Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Baja California this morning, and then rapidly moved into southern California, causing flash floods, mudslides, and power outages. While the storm was passing through, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck, with an epicenter northeast of Los Angeles.
In other news, the Russian attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon has met with failure as the lander crashed into the Moon’s surface.
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A charity that provides free clothing to vulnerable Sydneysiders has seen a huge jump in demand for its services as the cost of living crisis fuels growing homelessness.
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Canada: Morneau Blames Inflation on Liberal COVID Spending That ‘Went on for Too Long’
Trudeau’s former finance minister continues to hold Cabinet to account after criticizing their inflationary spending publicly for the second time.
Bill Morneau oversaw the delivery of many COVID programs as minister that lasted longer than necessary. He admitted the federal government’s pandemic spending went on for too long and contributed to Canada’s current inflationary woes.
“I think the early efforts were appropriate and important. They were, in several cases, too large. That was not purely a Canadian issue; other countries had the same problem,” Morneau told the Harvard International Review.
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1 Dead, 8 Wounded, in Philadelphia Block Party Shooting
Nearly 40 rounds were fired by multiple shooters, police said.
A gunbattle erupted at a Philadelphia block party over the weekend, leaving a teenager dead and eight other people injured, according to police.
The shooting unfolded early Saturday in the Parkside neighborhood in the western part of the city and investigators suspect multiple shooters were involved. At least 38 rounds were fired in the incident, sending a large crowd gathered for the block party scrambling for cover.
At least two other teenagers, both 17-year-old girls, were among the eight people wounded.
Capt. Anthony Mirabella Jr. of the Philadelphia Police Department said numerous 911 calls were made to the police dispatch center at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, reporting a barrage of gunfire and multiple gunshot victims.
The 19-year-old man fatally shot in the incident was hit multiple times by gunfire, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 5:40 a.m. Saturday, according to police. The victim’s name is being withheld by police pending an autopsy, authorities said.
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14 U.S Cities Planning to Ban Meat, Dairy, Private Cars by 2030
14 American cities have set a “target” to comply with the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) green agenda goals by banning meat, dairy, and private car ownership by 2030.
The U.S. cities have formed a coalition called the “C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group” (C40).
The C40 has established an “ambitious target” to meet the WEF’s goals by the year 2030.
To fulfill the “target,” the C40 Cities have pledged that their residents will comply with the following list of mandatory rules:
“0 kg [of] meat consumption”
“0 kg [of] dairy consumption”
“3 new clothing items per person per year”
“0 private vehicles” owned
“1 short-haul return flight (less than 1500 km) every 3 years per person”
The C40 Cities’ dystopian goals can be found in its “The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World” report.
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California Introduces Digital ID, Starting With Driver’s Licenses
In a concerning move for privacy advocates, California has broadened its digital driver’s license/ID initiative, prompting citizens to place sensitive ID details onto their smartphones. Dubbed “mDL” by the California DMV, this mobile driver’s license can be used in contexts like airport security or verifying age for alcohol purchases.
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DOJ and FBI Are Subpoenaed for Big Tech Censorship Documents
The House Judiciary Committee has issued subpoenas of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI to furnish documents linked to an investigation into claims of collusion between the Biden administration and Big Tech firms. The claims suggest an unsettling alliance designed to orchestrate online censorship, infringing on American citizens’ First Amendment rights.
Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan, disclosed this development in letters to Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray. The committee seeks to probe into the alleged cooperation between the executive branch and tech firms to suppress free speech. The documents demanded through the subpoenas are expected to be submitted by September 18th.
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Elon Musk Loses His Cool, Rudely Tells James Woods to Go Pound Sand: “Then Delete Your Account”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk uncharacteristically lost his cool and snapped at Hollywood legend James Woods over a proposed change at Musk’s social media company Twitter(X).
Musk wants to get rid of the block function which caused Woods to say:
“In the midst of a libel suit I was targeted by thirty trolls the defendant enlisted to harass me. X will be untenable for people like me, who are willing to share their identities. If he does this, I will have no choice but to retire from this site.”
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House Republicans found emails that prove “without a shadow of doubt” that Joe Biden abused his power as Vice President to protect his son. (See Video Below) James Comer said:
“Biden used at least 3 fake names in emails he was receiving from the federal government and we learned that when he was receiving emails from Ukaine Hunter Biden was copied on them.
“This is obvious that Joe Biden abused his power as Vice President to protect his son and this email ties Joe Biden and Hunter Biden into this corruption scheme without a shadow of doubt.
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Gump’s owner John Chachas discussed how San Francisco’s “sad state of affairs” may lead him to move the iconic retail store outside of California on “The Story with Martha MacCallum.”
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Man Killed by CMPD Officer After Struggle Following Domestic Violence Call, Police Say
A man was shot and killed Sunday morning by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer after a struggle following a domestic violence call in South End.
A man was shot and killed Sunday morning by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer after a struggle following a domestic violence call in South End, police said.
The man has not yet been identified.
Police said officers responded to a domestic violence call for help at 327 W. Tremont Ave. shortly before 8 a.m. In a video statement released on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said officers heard a shot fired inside an apartment at The Penrose after they arrived, and forced their way inside.
Once inside, Jennings said officers struggled physically with the suspect.
“During the struggle, the subject was able to obtain a knife,” Jennings said.
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One officer was stabbed in the neck, according to police. As that officer retreated, the backup officer shot and killed the suspect, Jennings said.
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Poll: Trump Posts Biggest Lead Yet Over DeSantis, Other 2024 Rivals
Former President Donald Trump posted his biggest lead yet over his rivals at 62 percent of likely Republican primary voters, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll published Sunday.
His top rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has fallen farther back from earlier this summer, the poll showed, to 16 percent. The other candidates are in the single digits, with third runner up Vivek Ramaswamy at seven percent.
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Progressive Insurance Sued Over ‘Patently Unlawful’ Racism for $25K Black-Only Business Grants
Progressive Insurance is being sued for “patently unlawful” racism over a program which awards exclusively black-owned businesses $25,000, while allegedly discriminating against businesses owned by white, asian, hispanic and anyone else who isn’t black.
Filed in an Ohio federal court on Wednesday by the conservative group America First Legal (AFL) — which is headed by former senior Trump adviser Stephen Miller — the class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the owner of Freedom Truck Dispatch, Nathan Roberts, claims that Progressive racially discriminated against non-black small-business owners by offering the grants to 10 “black-owned small businesses to use toward the purchase of a commercial vehicle.”
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USGS reported several small tremors after the tremor, nearly 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Sunday afternoon, as much of the region began to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Hilary.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake’s epicenter was about 4 miles southeast of Ojai, California, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
According to the USGS, the magnitude 5.1 earthquake happened at 2:41 p.m. PT.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Southern California on Sunday afternoon, as much of the region began to feel the effects of Tropical Storm Hilary.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake’s epicenter was about 4 miles southeast of Ojai, California, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles.
According to the USGS, the magnitude 5.1 earthquake happened at 2:41 p.m. PT.
Several smaller aftershocks occurred after the earthquake, ranging from magnitude 2.6 to 4.0.
The City of Calabasas posted to X that the earthquake was upgraded to a 5.1, though there were no reports of any damage.
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On Saturday, Tim Pool offered to add $5,000 as a reward offer to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist in Raleigh, North Carolina, who set fire to a “Trump Won” yard sign. This would be on top of the initial reward offer of $1,000 which came from the man who owned the sign, John Kane. Conservative influencer Benny Johnson joined in soon after that, saying he would add another $5,000 to the pile.
In total, Kane’s money combined with that of Pool and Johnson has brought the pot to $11,000.
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Tropical Storm Hilary Batters California With Dangerous Flooding, Mudslides, Power Outages
Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall over Mexico’s Baja California peninsula late Sunday morning before setting its sights on Southern California and prompting flash flood warnings in the areas surrounding Los Angeles.
Hilary had weakened from a Category 1 hurricane to tropical storm status early Sunday. The National Weather Service had predicted the storm was likely to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding to the region and cross into the southwestern U.S. as a tropical storm.
NWS also announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the Los Angeles, Long Beach and Glendale areas are all under a flash flood warning until 7:45 p.m. local time. Los Angeles Unified School District officials also announced that schools will be closed on Monday due to the storm.
According to NBC LA. Eisenhower Medical Center in Riverside County had flooded. A tornado warning was also issued for San Diego County, where power outages were reported.
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Viral Video Shows 10 Minutes of Democrats Denying Election Results
A video has gone viral this week that shows footage of several top Democrats denying the results of various elections.
The video has resurfaced after a Georgia grand jury indicted President Donald Trump on Monday for challenging the 2020 election results.
However, Democrats have refused to accept the results of elections they lost for decades without consequence.
Last year, Breitbart listed over 150 examples of Democrats denying election results.
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X CEO Linda Yaccarino Met With Pro-Censorship Group in the Weeks Ahead of X Suing CCDH
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a group facing a lawsuit, a congressional probe, and mounting accusations of participation in censoring internet users in collusion with the US government, is trying to fight back.
The lawsuit is the work of X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk, with the filing claiming that CCDH caused the social media company to lose advertisers by mounting a “scare campaign” and in the process violating its terms of service.
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Cows for the Climate? Canada Breeds ‘Emission-Friendly’ Bovines
Canada’s dairy farms are set to go whole hog on specially-bred cows whose burps would emit less methane—a world first.
By using a rigorous process of genetic selection, Semex, the company providing semen from ‘low-methane-emitting’ bulls, claims emissions by Canada’s dairy industry could drop 20-30% by 2050.
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Crown Drops Charges Against Ontario Pastor for Reopening His Church
Pastor Michael Thiessen of Grace Baptist Church in Simcoe, Ontario, was charged in 2021 under the Reopening Ontario Act. This law closed businesses and limited church capacity to combat the spread of COVID.
The Crown prosecutor has agreed to stay charges against pastor Michael Thiessen of Grace Baptist Church, who had been charged in April 2021 after complaints to police that his church was non-compliant with limits of church attendance.
The church was then placed under surveillance, and congregants were stopped in a drunk-driving-style check-stop operation by police. Thiessen was charged at this time.
“We are pleased that taxpayer-funded resources will no longer be devoted to this prosecution, which had been carried on pursuant to unscientific laws that were unjustified violations of our Charter rights and freedoms,” stated John Carpay, president of the Justice Centre. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has been representing the pastor.
A trial for Mr. Thiessen had been scheduled for September 14, 2024.
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Hundreds of freedom fighters in British Columbia celebrated a huge legal win after standing up for their mobility rights despite COVID-19 restrictions. The 212 citizens who were collectively slapped with close to 300 hefty Quarantine Act-related fines after being accused of violating the federal legislation were represented by The Democracy Fund Charity at no cost to them, thanks to many of you who donated to FightVaccinePassports.com.
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Meta Ban on Canadian News Prevents Prompt Access to Wildfire Locations, Evacuation Plans
As Greater Kelowna and Yellowknife residents seek refuge from unrelenting wildfires, Meta’s news censorship has worsened an already difficult situation for tens of thousands of people.
Delaney Poitras of Fort Smith, N.W.T., decamped last Saturday to be with loved ones in Hay River as emergency personnel combat the blaze near her community. But again, she bolted as Hay River received an urgent evacuation order the following day.
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RCMP Identify Two Arson Attempts Amid Yellowknife Wildfire Evacuations
Local law enforcement has charged and arrested four female youths with arson for attempting to start a fire along Burwash Drive that a resident managed to put out.
RCMP issued a statement Wednesday morning that “four females were attempting to light a fire in a small green space” at approximately 11:21 p.m.
They arrested all four and seized aerosol cans and lighters used in the incident. A nearby house captured the careless act on its home security system.
In the news release, police said this is one of two alleged arson attempts they are investigating in Yellowknife.
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Smith Blames ‘Human Activity’ for Hundreds of Alberta Fires This Year
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith continues to dodge pressure from legacy media, who appear adamant in their quest to blame ‘climate change’ for every wildfire this year.
During an interview with CTV, host Omar Sachedina repeatedly asked Smith Tuesday if she saw a connection between the abnormal 2023 wildfire season and environmental calamity.
“All I know is in my province, we have 650 fires, and 500 of them were human-caused,” she said, stressing the importance of not contravening fire bans to avoid accidental fires.
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The Alberta Government is Pushing the Pause Button on Green Energy Projects
The left and the mainstream media are gnashing their teeth and wailing about the threat of a “boiling earth.”
However, the super-heated rhetoric circulating Premier Danielle Smith’s announcement to institute a seven-month moratorium on renewable energy projects is not grounded in reality.
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AI Cameras in the UK Start Surveilling INSIDE Vehicles
In a move that veers into Big Brother territory, a newly implemented AI camera system tagged as “pioneering” technology by proponents, has caught nearly 300 drivers neglecting their seatbelts or using their phones in just three days. This technological marvel, installed along one of Devon and Cornwall’s busiest roads, has sparked concerns over free speech and potential overreach of surveillance. Especially now that actions taking place inside of vehicles are being surveilled.
Drawing on data from the Department of Transport’s Road Casualty Report, a staggering 24 percent of fatalities were passengers not wearing a seatbelt. Between June 2021 and June 2022, 29,804 people were tragically killed or grievously injured on British roads.
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Cyprus: Outrage Over Turkish Plans to Turn Historic Monastery Into Mosque
Plans to partially convert a historic Cypriot monastery into a mosque have incurred the wrath of ecclesiastical authorities and Cypriot nationalists, as authorities in the Turkish-occupied north of the country temporarily shelved the idea following a very public backlash.
An announcement late last month of a proposal by local Islamic groups to build a Muslim prayer centre (masjid) on the grounds of the Apostolos Andreas Monastery sparked national outrage as officials in the south of the island said it was “unthinkable” that the plans could go ahead.
The twelfth-century Apostolos Andreas Monastery—associated with St. Andrew the Apostle, despite being located in the Turkish-occupied north-eastern quadrant of the island—has been compared to the “Lourdes of Cyprus” by many historians and is a site of paramount religious importance to the island’s Orthodox Christian community.
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Czechia: Anti-Ukrainian March in Pilsen: Protesters Discontent Refugee Presence
In Pilsen, Czech Republic, an anti-Ukrainian march took place. The protesters are discontented with the presence of Ukrainian refugees in the country and the actions of the government, which, according to the march participants, is too oriented towards Ukraine’s interests at the expense of its own citizens. The event, according to the newspaper Novinky, gathered around 100 participants and proceeded without incidents.
The organizers of the march did not inform local authorities. The gathering of participants was organized through social networks. The reason for the march was an incident that occurred a week ago when an 18-year-old Ukrainian young man, who is not a refugee, attacked a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the city.
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Drug Trafficking in Belgium: A Problem of Greater Magnitude Than Terrorism — Justice Minister Says
Cocaine trafficking poses a greater challenge than terrorism in Belgium. The quantity of seized cocaine skyrocketed to almost 110 tonnes in the previous year, up from around 90 tonnes in 2021 and 66 tonnes in 2020, according to customs authorities.
This information reported by the country’s justice minister, Financial Times says.
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EU Taxpayer Money to Fund Timmermans in Dutch Political Campaign
Frans Timmermans—who recently stepped down as the bloc’s climate change and environment policy chief to lead the newly merged left-wing Labour Party (PvdA) and the Greens (GL) in the next Dutch election—will campaign at the expense of the European taxpayer.
The left-wing alliance confirmed to De Telegraaf that, after his self-chosen early departure as vice-president to the European Commission (where his masterminding of its WEF-backed Green Deal earned him the nickname ‘climate pope’), Timmermans, 62, will make use of Brussels’ generous so-called ‘transitional compensation’, to which he is entitled for another two years.
This means that even after next November’s elections, EU citizens will have to pay up to support Timmermans.
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Flemish Farmers Aim to Mimic Dutch Success After Antwerp Rally
Convoys of tractors were seen on the motorway heading to the Flemish city of Antwerp this morning as approximately 1,000 farmers and assorted supporters gathered to protest government hypocrisy over the implementation of new nitrogen emission regulations, which they say will shatter their livelihoods.
This is just the latest example of agrarian discontent growing throughout Europe. The Flemish Farmers Defence Force (FDF) aims to copy the recent advances made by their Dutch counterparts with direct action against government moves to enforce new nitrogen cuts, which they feel will cripple the Belgian agricultural industry.
Farmers focused the Friday morning protest on a planned chemical plant owned by the British multinational Inspec Ethylene Oxide and Specialities (INEOS), which was recently given a licence by the regional Flemish government despite pollution fears and the ongoing assault on the farmers over nitrogen emissions.
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France Shifts Focus in Battle Against School Bullying: Offenders to Change Schools, Not Victims
In a significant move against school bullying, the French government has introduced new measures that will see bullies transferred to different schools, rather than their victims, a reversal from previous practices. This decision comes on the heels of a decree by the Minister for Education, Gabriel Attal, who also highlighted that cyberbullies, even from different schools than their victims are now liable for penalties.
Director of the ALCHM association, which advocates against bullying and child abuse, Wilfrid Issanga applauded the move. He remarked, “This decision sends a resounding message to educators and parents alike.” He further added, “The Minister has proactively addressed the issue.”
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German Catholic Group Considers Banning AfD Members From Lay Positions
The head of one of Germany’s major Roman Catholic associations has called for banning members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) from lay positions within the Roman Catholic Church, arguing their conservative values are in contradiction to the faith.
Irme Stetter-Karp, President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), stated that she did not believe that members of the AfD and their values were compatible with Christianity, and called their recent surge in the polls “dangerous.”
In an interview with the Catholic online magazine Kirche + Leben released earlier this week, Stetter-Karp argued, “Over the years, the party [AfD] has moved further and further to the right. And it is clear that anti-Semitic, racist, and inhuman attitudes and statements have no place in a Catholic organization.”
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Germany: Poll: Support for Globalist SPD Falls; Right-Wing AfD Remains Strong
Support for Chancellor Scholz’s ruling, liberal-globalist Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) continues to drop as popular support for the right— opposition—the AfD and the CDU—continues to climb.
These are the results of a survey conducted by the sociological institute INSA especially for the newspaper BILD am SONNTAG. If elections to the Bundestag were held today, only 18% of voters would vote for the SPD. This is 2% less than a week earlier. In total, the current “traffic light” coalition of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP has a total of 40% of the votes. In the last elections to the Bundestag, this figure was 52%.
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German Chancellor Scholz Booed at Rally Over Ukraine Conflict Stance
In Munich, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faced spirited criticism at a demonstration organized by the ruling Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP). During his speech at the event, the chancellor encountered protests and jeers from the opposition, expressing their doubts regarding Scholz’s stance on the military conflict in Ukraine, as reported by Bild.
Not only were the chancellor’s supporters present at the rally, but also his political opponents, who actively attempted to drown out the politician’s speech with loud shouts and whistles. Olaf Scholz had to raise his voice to be heard in this atmosphere reminiscent of the events that occurred in early June.
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Germany: Masked Militants Chop Off Fingers of Member of ‘Right-Wing Extremist’ Scene in Chemnitz
Bloody deed in Chemnitz: Masked people attack a member of the right-wing extremist scene and chop off his fingers. The police are silent on a possible motive. Similar serious attacks have already occurred in Saxony.
Unknown persons chopped off three fingers of a man in Chemnitz with a machete. The victim is said to be a right-wing extremist known to the police, the Bild newspaper reported.
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Majority of German Citizens Oppose Missile Taurus Delivery to Ukraine: Survey Results
According to a survey by ARD Germany, reported by Die Zeit, over half of eligible German citizens are against the shipment of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. Among them, 36 percent support the delivery, while 12 percent remain undecided, as noted in the report.
The survey results reveal that the percentage of those opposing the delivery is particularly high in Eastern Germany — 70 percent. In Western Germany, 47 percent are against the delivery, while 40 percent are in favor.
The survey also highlighted differences in opinions based on party preferences. 76 percent of “Alternative for Germany” party supporters expressed opposition to the delivery, while voters of the Green Party (68 percent) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (56 percent) are mostly in favor.
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Result of the “Traffic Light” Coalition’s Policy: 10% of Medical Practices Could Close in Germany
Around 10% of medical practices in Germany could close within the next two to three years.
This is the belief of the National Association of Physicians for Compulsory Medical Insurance, as reported by Bild.
Andreas Gassen, the head of the organization, is calling for “reformist steps” and is accusing the German Ministry of Health of insufficient funding and excessive bureaucracy that negatively impacts the work of doctors. “There is no compensation for inflation, and the medical profession is burdened with bureaucracy and immature digital applications, such as electronic prescriptions,” says Gassen.
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Scholz Says Germany Will ‘Never’ Send Troops to Ukraine as Public Turns Against Escalation
Germany has vowed to never get sucked into the Ukraine conflict to the point of placing troops in the country, according to fresh remarks of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
He addressed an event organized by the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper on Friday, and the press asked him about the dangers of escalation in Ukraine, given Germany is supplying Kiev with weapons, including Leopard 2 battle tanks, which itself was a deeply controversial move representing an about-face at the time the decision was made.
Currently German officials are debating whether or not to supply Ukraine with long-range Taurus missiles, which Moscow would surely view as another major escalation.
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Sweden Initiates Investigation Into Legal Revisions Following Koran Burnings
Sweden’s government is set to launch an investigation into potential legal amendments aimed at curbing Koran burnings that have triggered outrage in the Muslim world and raised concerns of extremist threats.
As Bloomberg reported, the decision follows the recent escalation of terrorist threat levels in the Nordic country, which stemmed from a series of public incidents involving the desecration of the Islamic holy book. These events have incited widespread protests, civil unrest, and, notably, the arrest of individuals suspected of plotting terrorist activities within Sweden.
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Tenerife Wildfire Started Deliberately, UK Tourists Warned, With 12,000 People Evacuated
A wildfire raging on the popular UK tourist destination of Tenerife was started on purpose, police have confirmed, with 12,000 people evacuated since the blaze erupted on Tuesday.
Speaking today, Canary Islands regional President Fernando Clavijo announced police have opened three lines of investigation — although he did not say whether there had been any arrests.
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The Chancellor of Germany Promises Not to Drag the Country Into the War in Ukraine
Olaf Scholz, the Chancellor of Germany, stated that his government aims to prevent the involvement of the FRG in the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv. This statement was made during a discussion organized by the newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine.
“We are striving to avoid such a situation,” Scholz emphasized, responding to questions about the potential threat of Germany being drawn into the conflict. “For this reason, for example, German military personnel are not present and will not be present in Ukraine,” the Chancellor added.
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The Majority of Germans Are Dissatisfied With Chancellor Scholz’s Government
A significant portion of the German population is dissatisfied with the government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to a report from BILD. An INSA survey revealed that over 60% of Germans support a replacement of the current cabinet, while only 22% of respondents hold an opposing view.
According to the study, only 15% of respondents believe that the current coalition between the Social Democratic Party, the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party is managing better than its predecessors. 28% of survey participants believe that nothing has changed, while 49% would prefer to return to the previous government led by former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Meanwhile, sentiment towards Scholz is at a very low level. The survey indicated that 70% of respondents expressed a negative opinion about the performance of the current Chancellor, while only 22% support him.
Calls for Scholz’s resignation have also been voiced earlier.
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Two-in-One: Referendum to be Held During Poland’s October Elections
Poland’s lower house of parliament, the Sejm, on Thursday, August 17th, passed a law allowing for a nationwide referendum to be held on October 15th, the same day as parliamentary elections.
Among other topics, Poles will be asked to voice their opinion on the EU’s migrant redistribution scheme.
The new law was passed by 234 votes to 210, with seven abstentions.
Opposition parties are boycotting the referendum, which they claim is a misuse of public funds as well as an attempt by the ruling conservative party PiS (Law and Justice) to drum up support from voters at the ballot box.
As part of the referendum, people will be asked four questions.
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UK A-Level Results: Higher Percentage of Top Grades
This year’s A-level results show that more than a quarter of students received A or A+ grades, even though there was a decrease from last year due to efforts to address grade inflation caused by the pandemic, reports The Telegraph.
In the UK, 27.2% of A-level grades were top grades this year. This is a decrease from last year’s 36.4%, but it’s still higher than any year before the pandemic. In 2019, the percentage of A or A+ grades was 25.5%.
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The office of far-left Mayor Sadiq Khan has been accused of spreading racism after it published a guide that featured a picture of a white family with the caption “doesn’t represent real Londoners”.
A series of guidance on practices for city government media publications produced by the office of Mayor Khan dubbed ‘Look Book — Mayor of London Brand Guidelines’ was taken down from the mayor’s official website after it was accused of anti-white racism.
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UK: Brexit: Lottery as Politics
“Brexit has failed!” This is what Nigel Farage, the politician who was the cheerleader for Britain leaving the European Union, said in a television interview in May.
This month, it was the turn of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the man who railroaded Brexit through the parliament, to echo Farage. In his newspaper column, he wrote, “we are still being held in the gravitational pull of the EU.”
For a brief moment, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seemed to amplify that echo with a tweet that implied the UK was still part of the EU. (Needless to say the tweet was hastily corrected.)
Well, has Brexit failed?
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UK: Eco-Warriors Strike in Chelsea Deflating 28 SUVs as They Blame Vehicles for Wimbledon Tragedy
Activists struck in the dead of night to deflate the tyres of dozens of “Chelsea Tractors” in retaliation for a Land Rover crash that killed two children at a Wimbledon school.
The group, calling themselves The Tyre Extinguishers, used a lentil to let the air out of the wheels of 28 Sports Utility Vehicles parked overnight on Saturday in Chelsea.
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UK: Fury as Just Stop Oil Eco Mob is Recruiting University Professors for Campus Campaign
Just Stop Oil supporters are reportedly trying to recruit professors for an autumn of disruption at universities.
Activists from the group, which wants the Government to end all fossil fuel licences and extraction, are planning to target higher education facilities in October.
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Caroline Glick: Israel’s #MeToo Stalinists Celebrate Their Victory
Campaigners against Israel’s Netanyahu government scored a notable victory on Aug. 4. After a six-month demonization, defamation and harassment campaign against the Kohelet Policy Forum and its chief donor, Arthur Dantchik, Dantchik, a Philadelphia businessman, announced that he was ending his support for the conservative Jerusalem think tank.
Moshe Koppel, a Bar-Ilan University professor, founded Kohelet a decade ago as a full-spectrum policy think tank. Like its opposites on the left, Kohelet has developed policies on legal reform, economics, education and welfare. Its scholars work closely with like-minded policymakers to advance their policies in government ministries and the Knesset.
In March, Kohelet became the target of a demonization campaign the likes of which Israel has never seen. Its offices were barricaded and vandalized. Its leaders were assaulted on the streets and in restaurants, and were subjected to noisy demonstrations at their homes in pre-dawn riots. Israel Defense Forces Brig. Gen. (res.) Nehemia Dagan called for the military “neutralization” of Kohelet, describing its funders as “Jews of the kind upon which the antisemitic ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ was based.”
Dantchik, whose funding enabled Koppel to establish Kohelet, was subjected to a prolonged, no-holds-barred campaign in Philadelphia.
Yaya Fink is a professional far-left political activist and failed two-time Knesset candidate. Until this year, he served as the CEO of Darkenu, a dark-money leftist pressure group that is associated with continuous efforts to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Darkenu’s billionaire funder Kobi Richter proclaimed Saturday in a radio interview that the left will succeed in its anti-government campaign because it controls the military and the economy. It will destroy the economy to force Netanyahu to comply with its demands, he added.
Fink is a central figure in the anti-government campaign. He hosted an Aug. 8 Zoom conference with more than 1,000 participants to celebrate the victory over Dantchik and Kohelet. Conference speakers were key actors behind the operation…
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German Foreign Minister and Greens MP Annalena Baerbock had to abandon a trip to Australia when her VIP aircraft suffered repeated mechanical failures leading it to dump two tanks of fuel.
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Lukashenko Clarifies Belarus’ Stance on Using Nuclear Weapons: A Response Only to Aggression
Belarusian President, Alexander Lukashenko, in a candid interview with Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko, addressed concerns and queries surrounding Belarus’s potential use of nuclear weapons.
Lukashenko was clear that Belarus would only resort to nuclear arms if the nation faced external aggression. He stated, “In the event of an attack on Belarus, we will not second-guess our response. Our entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, would be deployed for deterrence.” Emphasizing that Belarus has tactical rather than strategic nuclear weapons, Lukashenko asserted that these were not procured to intimidate but would be used decisively in the face of an overt act of aggression.
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Russian Moon Mission Ends in Disaster as Lander Has ‘Ceased to Exist’
Russia’s Lunar lander failed on approach and crashed into the surface of the moon on Sunday, marking an end to Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years.
Russia’s spaceflight group, Roskosmos, announced the failure in a statement, saying the craft ran into a problem as it attempt to enter a pre-landing orbit. The Luna-25 spacecraft had been scheduled to land on Monday, but Roskosmos says it careened out of control and crashed into the moon around 12:00 GMT on Saturday.
“The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon,” Roskosmos said in a statement.
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Ukraine has launched two major kamikaze drone strikes that took out one of Putin’s prized nuclear bombers in a spectacular fireball and caused significant damage to a train station used to supply Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
New footage of the strike on Soltsy airbase in the Novgorod region shows one of Russia’s nuclear bombers being swallowed by an enormous fireball.
Smoke billowing from the fireball could be seen for miles around.
Russia’s defence ministry tried downplaying the attack, claiming that just one of the bombers was hit:
‘The Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using a copter-type UAV on a military airfield in Novgorod region.
‘As a result of the terrorist attack on the territory of the airfield, a fire broke out in the aircraft parking lot, which was promptly eliminated by fire brigades.
‘One plane was damaged, but there were no casualties as a result of the terrorist attack,’ it added.
But Ukrainian sources countered this claim, saying that two Tu-22M3 bombers were badly damaged.
On top of this, the Institute for the Study of War said a Russian insider told them that the fire damaged at least two aircraft.
Russian media has since reported that at least six of the supersonic bombers have been relocated to Olenya airbase, nearly 1,000 miles away.
The attack on the prized bomber came a day before a major railway station was also attacked in a suspected Ukrainian kamikaze drone strike.
There was a fire and damage to the roof and façade of the Kursk train station on a line used to transport weapons, troops and ammunition to Vladimir Putin’s illegal war against Ukraine.
Footage showed the moment of attack as drone attacks were also reported in Moscow and Rostov region.
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The West Needs a ‘Plan B’ to End Ukraine War, Says Swiss Security Expert
Thomas Greminger, who heads the Geneva Center for Security Policy, says the West needs to consider a plan B with Russia to ensure the long-term stability of Europe. This includes dialogue with Russia.
“Stability in Europe can only exist with, not against, Russia,” said Greminger in an interview in the NZZ am SonntagExternal link . “The condition, of course, is that Moscow is ready to play by the rules again.”
Before leading the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Greminger was the Swiss ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from 2010 to 2017. He then became the organisation’s secretary general. During that time, he was involved in trying to de-escalate tensions after the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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Ukraine Hypes Neo-Nazi Linked Azov as ‘Legendary’ on Return to Frontline Service
The Azov Brigade, as known for its neo-nazi links as its enthusiasm for combat is returning to the front lines after a period of recovery and training.
The Azov Brigade are returning to the front line, a spokesman for the Ukrainian National Guard says, remarking on the deployment: “The legendary special forces brigade Azov was reinstated and started to carry out combat missions in the Serebriansky Forestry area. Azov soldiers reliably hold the lines and inflict devastating losses on the enemy in terms of manpower and equipment.”
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US Intelligence Deems Ukraine’s Counteroffensive a Failure
Authored by Kyle Anzalone via AntiWar.com
According to the Washington Post, the US intelligence community has assessed that Ukraine’s Spring counteroffensive will fail to meet its core objectives. Western officials said their war games had predicted massive Ukrainian losses, but that Kyiv would remain committed to the operations and gain the upper hand on the battlefield.
The Post reports it spoke with Western and Ukrainian officials familiar with the intelligence assessment. Washington declined to offer an official statement on the bleak outlook for Ukrainian forces.
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Zelensky Chastises Citizens for Dancing and Drinking During War Enjoying
Zelensky has urged his citizens to not party it up while the country is at war after footage from nightlife in Kyiv has gone viral.
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A Thai political party is campaigning on a promise to, once in power, distribute some $280 (10,000 baht) worth of digital currency to citizens.
But, what Pheu Thai Party has in mind would come with some strings attached that observers say looks a lot like programmable CBDCs (central bank digital currencies.)
The main feature of this type of CBDCs is the use of blockchain and then the programming of expiry deadlines and geolocation-dictated restrictions into it.
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CSIS Says China ‘Weaponized’ WeChat to Defeat Conservatives in 2021: Report
An October 2022 CSIS report confirmed that China ‘weaponized’ an instant messaging service to target the 2021 conservatives and secure Trudeau a minority government.
According to The Bureau, the CSIS document validated concerns held by former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole and former MP Kenny Chiu, both alleged victims of Chinese ‘disinformation.’
DisinfoWatch, a foreign disinformation monitoring watchdog, also warned of a coordinated campaign against the conservatives in 2021. Experts said the movements stemmed from WeChat.
O’Toole informed the Commons in May that he received a CSIS briefing on a Chinese plot to promote false narratives about his policies while party leader.
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GOP Congressman’s Emails Hacked by Chinese Communist Party
Republican Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) has revealed that his emails have been hacked b the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The congressman, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, said the FBI told him that China hacked his emails earlier this year.
“I thank the FBI for notifying me that the CCP hacked into my personal and campaign emails from May 15th to June 16th of this year,” Bacon posted on social media.
“The CCP hackers utilized a vulnerability in the Microsoft software, and this was not due to ‘user error.’
“Thus, there were other victims in this cyber operation,” he wrote.
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Rodney Marks, a ‘corporate comedian’, performed the contentious skit at the Conservative Political Action Conference Star Casino in Sydney on Sunday.
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Anthony Albanese’s son took on an internship at beleaguered consultancy giant PwC after his father reportedly spoke to one of the firm’s top executives.
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Muslim preachers Mohamed Shaar and Takeadean Mohtadi have shared offensive messages towards Matildas stars and urged Australians not to support them.
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‘Killing Christians Takes Us to Paradise’: The Persecution of Christians, July 2023
The following are among the murders and abuses inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of July 2023.
The Muslim Slaughter of Christians
Uganda: On July 9, a Muslim man murdered his wife, a mother of three, hours after she became Christian.
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More Than 300 Trucks Delivered Essential Goods to Niger
Over 300 trucks carrying essential goods have arrived in Niger from Burkina Faso under heavy military escort.
The Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) orchestrated this operation with the approval of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), led by Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani. A significant number of aircraft and ground vehicles were employed to secure and accompany the trucks. The authorities of Burkina Faso also cooperated to facilitate this operation.
This operation successfully secured and convoyed 311 trucks from different countries in the sub-region to Niger. This is the first time such an operation has been carried out, showcasing the commitment of the Nigerien Armed Forces to support the Nigerien population in the face of sanctions imposed after the July 26 coup.
Since the coup, the ECOWAS has imposed sanctions that led to the closure of borders by neighboring countries, which are members of this organization, towards Niger.
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Mexico Overtakes China as America’s New Manufacturing Base
As U.S. relations with China have fractured over the years, Mexico has emerged as the new manufacturing base for America.
Doing business overseas has become increasingly more expensive.
Due to the rising costs, experts believe that Mexico has now overtaken China to become the top manufacturer for American companies.
At the beginning of 2023, Mexico became the top U.S. trading partner with bilateral trade between the two countries totaling $263 billion during the first four months of this year, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
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Hungarian Police Hunt for Head of People Smuggling Ring — Local Media Reported
As About Hungary reported, authorities Pursue Leader of Human Trafficking Network Responsible for Smuggling Across Borders.
In a recent development, law enforcement agencies have intensified their efforts to apprehend the mastermind behind a human trafficking operation that successfully transported at least 13 distinct groups of individuals from Serbia into Hungary, subsequently aiding their onward journey to Austria in the year 2021. As disclosed by investigators in a statement provided to MTI on Thursday, the meticulous operation had been orchestrated by a notable Iraqi figure who oversaw the activities of a well-coordinated, 16-member criminal syndicate operating from foreign territories.
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Hungary’s Chief Security Advisor György Bakondi said there are almost 500 border violations on the average weekday and even more at weekends.
Bakondi told public television that the latest data shows that 91,000 people tried to cross the border illegally this year and criminal proceedings were undertaken against 700 people smugglers who typically operated in large gangs. He said that whereas armed violence on the Serbian side of the border had been confined to various migrant groups, a novel development was that a few days ago a local involved in community media in Hajdukovo (Hajdújaras) had been on the receiving end of a hand grenade attack. Also, illegal migrant activity has increased on the Italian and Balkan routes, Bakondi said. Meanwhile, in another interview, he told public radio that it would be dangerous to set up an open refugee camp with a capacity of 20,000-30,000 near the border town of Röszke because this would risk accepting people involved in shootings on the other side of the border. As already witnessed in Bicske and Debrecen in the past, having an open camp would pose extreme risks to Hungarian and European internal security, including social, health, educational and accommodation systems.
The latest data shows that 91,000 people tried to cross the border illegally this year and criminal proceedings were undertaken against 700 people smugglers who typically operated in large gangs.
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An 18-year-old Ukrainian refugee was left disfigured and in need of plastic surgery after being slashed with a box cutter in a violent robbery at the hands of a large gang of approximately 40 North African men in Italy.
Danylo Shydlovskyi, who fled his homeland following the Russian invasion last year, was hospitalized as a result of the attack on the evening of Sunday, Aug. 6, in Milan.
He had been returning home from a day trip to the lake with his brother and some friends when the group was attacked outside the Garibaldi train station.
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The Biden administration is quietly selling off parts of Donald Trump’s border wall to try to thwart Republicans who want to force it to be extended.
A website called GovPlanet, which offers online auctions for military surplus, listed hundreds of unused parts of the southern barrier in recent months.
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Lampedusa Hotspot Under Fresh Pressure After 6 More Landings
(ANSA) — ROME, AUG 20 — The migrant hotspot on the stepping stone island of Lampedusa, closer to Africa than to Italy, has come under severe new pressure after six more landings overnight Sunday.
There are now 2,427 migrants, including 228 unaccompanied minors, at the Lampedusa hotspot.
Among the boats rescued or docked in the waters off the island was a 10-metre wooden boat with 133 Bangladshis, Egyptians, Eritreans, Ethiopians, Libyans, Syrians and Somalis on board.
The last landing, before midnight, took place directly on the mainland: 12 Tunisians, including a minor, who had left Djerba, disembarked at Molo Madonnina.
The transfer of 1,100 migrants was ordered Sunday.
The hotspot has an official capacity of just 400 but officials said Saturday it could cope with up to 3,000 migrants after emergency measures were put in place.
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More than 25,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain via small boats since Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, according to figures analysed by the Labour Party.
Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock said Mr Sunak had ‘fundamentally failed to get a grip’ on the migrant crisis in the English Channel, despite a pledge to put a stop to small boats crossing from France.
Mr Sunak entered 10 Downing Street on October 25.
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Top Democrats Turn on Biden Over Open Border Policies
Several top Democrats have turned against President Joe Biden over his open border policies.
Biden’s weak policies at the Southern Border are continuing to facilitate the migrant crisis that has been bringing chaos to cities across the country.
>From Massachusetts to Arizona, city and state officials have been expressing frustration over the flood of illegal border crossers.
Seven prominent Democrats and one Independent politician now say Biden needs to do more to stem the flow of illegal aliens to American cities.
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More than £300million is to be spent on new detention centres for Channel migrants, the Mail can reveal today.
The Home Office is seeking contractors to operate three new immigration removal centres (IRCs) designed to hold 1,000 people in total.
The contracts — valued at £306million — will run for four years and ‘possibly for up to a further two years’, official documents say, indicating ministers expect the Channel crisis could continue until the end of the decade.
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A California mother of three who claims she was fired for speaking out about education curriculum at her local school board meeting told Fox News Digital that she has been unfairly branded as racist, homophobic and transphobic by members of her community in letters sent to her employer and printed in local news outlets.
Janet Roberson spoke at a Benicia Unified School District (BUSD) meeting on April 20, where she expressed concerns about the district’s sexual education curriculum that she said taught “gender confusion, not gender clarification” because it told 10-year-old students they could choose their own gender and receive puberty blockers. She said teaching “vulnerable children that lifetime dependence on medical care is a viable option is completely unacceptable and evil.”
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Classic EM Forster Novel Gets Trigger Warning for ‘Offensive Cultural Representations’
EM Foster’s 1924 classic novel, A Passage to India, was given a trigger warning in its latest US edition by publisher Modern Library to make readers aware of “offensive cultural representation” and “language.”
In the opening pages of the 2021 US edition of the book it reads, “This book was published in 1924 and reflects the attitudes of its time.” The warning continues, “The publisher’s decision to present it as it was originally published is not an endorsement of any offensive cultural representations or language.”
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Legalise Euthanasia, or Risk Falling Behind, Warns Finnish Doctor
Finland has no intention of legalising euthanasia. Yet, despite the current right-wing conservative coalition government in place, at least one Finnish doctor has called for the practice of assisted death to be legal, arguing that legalising euthanasia would eliminate suffering.
Palliative physician Juha Hänninen, who is head of the association Right to a Dignified Death, has claimed that government plans to expand palliative care are not enough and that to end suffering, assisted death must be made legal by the government, news outlet Yle reports. Hänninen said:
For the Christian Democrats, this is an ideological issue. They think that it is against God’s will for man to make decisions about the end of his life. And they put these to each other as alternatives. However, in no country where euthanasia law is in force has it reduced the development of hospice and palliative care. Quite the opposite.
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The Decline and Fall of ‘Woke’
by Daniel Greenfield
Walking into the children’s section of a public library, I spotted a copy of ‘Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice’’. Published in 2020, it’s almost a cultural artifact because ‘woke’ has gone from a hip term for leftism to a battered conservative punching bag in the culture war.
‘Woke’, the term, peaked in 2020. In 2017, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary and appeared as a category on Jeopardy. Next year, Essence magazine announced its list of ‘Woke 100 Women’. In 2020, Disney’s Hulu aired ‘Woke’:, a tedious series about a college activist.
By 2023, wokeness has come to mean leftist extremism. It’s most often used by Republicans and hardly ever by Democrats who act baffled at the idea that there was ever such a thing as wokeness. Much like ‘Defund the Police’, a set of sounds that once defined lefty culture, has been flushed down the memory hole and everyone is pretending they never heard of it.
In Seattle, the home of wokeness, “race and equity experts” say it’s “time to get rid of woke.”
“That word has been taken,” Erin Jones, a DEI consultant who charges $1,000 an hour for her workshops, admitted. “There’s no good way to use that term. I think it’s been so weaponized at this point that there was not a positive way to use the word ‘woke.’“
What happened to ‘Woke’ is the same thing that once happened to ‘Liberal’. Conservatives seized on it and used it to sum up everything wrong with leftist extremism. Before long, no one wanted to identify as a liberal because it meant being seen as a lunatic fighting for sex ed for kids, free needles for addicts, political correctness in the office and surrendering to enemies.
Leftist support for these policies never went away, but leftism underwent a rebrand…
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TikTok Reportedly Removes Then Reinstates Riley Gaines Reaction Video to Non-Binary Activist
A recent TikTok video from Riley Gaines was allegedly removed for violating community guidelines, according to the former NCAA All-American swimmer on Friday.
Gaines claimed the social media site removed a video of her eating cereal in reaction to a non-binary TikTok user listing out pronouns and other identities.
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The British raped, robbed and killed the English.
England is no more.
Exploited, labeled and demonised by the Evil ones known as the “British”
The British are all spiteful bastard mongrels.
When will the English, or what remains of them, ever get justice for being destroyed, enslaved and openly attacked?
Who needs enemies?
When you have supposed allies such as the “British”
Who exactly are “the British”? I’m mostly English, but part Scots, and totally confused by your post.
I know the British ain’t Welsh. The British enslaved us and made us dig their holes for them so they could have the coal that we needed to stay warm.
[epithet] ,get your “priorities ” in order !
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Suddenly, Ivermectin has been approved
FDA and ivermectin
Dr. John Campbell
https://youtu.be/fR4jEvuoF6I
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ADDENDUM
FDA In Court For the Ivermectin Statements
https://swebbtube.se/w/b4XgdVooqmkhmkUgTxFs8B
Wagner is back with big words, but they have delivered in the past… are they really going to tackle those brutes, and who pays them for it now?
https://www.russland.jetzt/2023/08/wagner-chef-wieder-auf-sendung.html
“Wagner boss back on air
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has emerged from oblivion and recorded a new video from Africa:
Moving on! The temperature is +50. Everything just the way we like it. The Wagner Army is doing reconnaissance and exploration, making Russia even bigger on all continents and Africa even freer. Justice and happiness for the African peoples. We are here to finish off ISIS, Al-Qaeda and other scum. And we are hiring real men of courage. We continue to do the jobs we were given and promised to do successfully.”
Okay, where’s the list of the 14 WEF green cities so I know where and what to avoid.
The usual suspects….
As for Californication their seasons are 1) earthquake 2) fire 3) wind and 4) rain.