Anti-ULEZ “Blade Runners” in London have expanded their operations by targeting camera vans, smashing their windscreens and slashing their tires. Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has introduced more restrictions in the capital, adding forty miles of roads that will now have speed limits of 20 mph.
In other news, an explosion killed five Palestinian activists in Gaza just inside the border wall with Israel. The unfortunate youngsters were reportedly trying to throw an explosive device over the wall when it detonated prematurely.
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August Inflation Breakdown: Where Are Prices Rising and Falling the Fastest?
Inflation accelerated for a second straight month in August as a spike in the cost of rent and gasoline kept prices abnormally high for millions of U.S. households.
The Labor Department said Wednesday that the consumer price index, a broad measure of the price for everyday goods that includes gasoline, groceries and rents, rose 0.6% in August from the previous month, in line with estimates.
Prices climbed 3.7% from the same time last year, faster than both the 3.2% reading in July and the 3.6% estimate from Refinitiv economists. It marked the steepest monthly increase this year, underscoring the challenge of taming high inflation.
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Biden’s Food Inflation Record: Grocery Prices Up 19.6%
You can’t feed your kids on happy talk about Bidenomics.
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Bidenomics Bust: Real Wages Are Falling Again, Even Worse for Blue Collar Workers
The runaway inflation that has dominated the economy during Biden’s presidency once again robbed workers of their wages gains in August.
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Brian Kemp Declares ‘State of Emergency’ in Georgia Over Inflation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Tuesday over high inflation and announced that he will be temporarily suspending the state’s gas tax to help ease the burden on drivers.
The suspension is scheduled to start on Wednesday and last until October 12. According to Kemp’s office, the reduction will result in savings for Georgians of 31.2 cents for regular gasoline and 35 cents for diesel, Georgia Recorder reports.
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Higher Gas Prices Reignite Bidenflation, Worst Monthly Inflation Increase Since June 2022
Prices rose rapidly as the summer wound toward its sweltering end in 2023, with monthly inflation rising at the worst pace in 13 months.
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—amid fears BoE is poised for more hikes
Grim figures showed GDP dropped 0.5 per cent in July — far worse than the 0.2 per cent expected by analysts and the biggest fall since last December.
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1 Student Dead, 2 Others Injured in School Shooting in Greensburg, Louisiana
School is canceled until Friday, the district said.
One student died Tuesday, and another was critically injured after a shooting at St. Helena High School in Greensburg, Louisiana.
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. local time as school was being dismissed, a rep for the St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Department told ABC News.
A third student was injured. All three were students at the school, the rep said.
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50 Percent of Likely US Voters Say Jan 6 Sentences Are Too Harsh: Rasmussen Poll
A new poll from Rasmussen shows that 49 percent of likely US voters now believe that the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, was nothing more than a peaceful protest that got out of control. In general, 50 percent of likely US voters believe that the sentences issued to those convicted on charges stemming from the January 6 riot are too harsh.
29 percent say that the sentences issued for January 6 protesters are not harsh enough while 20 percent say they are about right. 45 percent of likely US voters say that the Capitol riot was an “illegal insurrection against the government,” Rasmussen reports.
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American Auto Workers ‘Feel Abandoned’ by Democrat, Biden Agenda
American auto workers are increasingly fed up with Democrats as President Joe Biden pursues a green energy agenda.
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On Wednesday, nearly two dozen tech industry leaders met with Senators to discuss regulations on artificial intelligence.
Executives attending this meeting include Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, ChatGPT-maker Sam Altman, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, according to the Daily Mail.
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Breaking: Mitt Romney Will Not Seek Another Term in Senate
In a video posted to X on Wednesday, Senator Mitt Romney announced that he will be retiring, and not seeking another term in his seat.
“The next generation of leaders must take America to the next stage of global leadership.”
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Breaking: Federal Judge Blocks New Mexico Governor’s Firearm Carry Ban
On Wednesday, a federal judge blocked New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s temporary ban on the carrying of firearms in areas of the state with high crime rates.
US District Judge David Urias issued a temporary restraining order following a hearing spurred on by a series of civil lawsuits filed against the governor by pro-gun activist groups who argued that the ban infringed on citizens’ constitutional rights.
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Breaking: House Oversight Committee Slams Biden Admin’s Attempted Media Intimidation
The House Oversight Committee has issued a response to a leaked letter from the White House instructing major news outlets to discredit the impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden.
The committee blasted the president and his administration for attempting to silence the press, and vowed to continue informing the American people.
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California Inmate, 3 Others Convicted in $25 Million COVID Relief Fund Fraud
Four people from California, including one inmate, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiracy and aggravated identity theft for their roles in a scheme that defrauded the California Employment Development Department (EDD) out of nearly $25 million in Covid-19 relief funds.
The quartet amassed the fortune by using the personal identifying information of countless people to submit fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the pandemic.
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Champlin City Council Discusses Potential Secession From Hennepin County
The City of Champlin held a council work session earlier this week to discuss the city’s potential secession from Hennepin County into Anoka County.
Champlin, a community of about 24,000 residents, is in the far northern end of Hennepin County that borders Anoka County.
“When you look at the big picture, it feels like we’re just an ATM,” said Mayor Ryan Sabas about the Hennepin County Government. “But they are not making deposits here back to the city of Champlin.”
One-third of resident’s tax bill is sent to the Hennepin County government, according to the mayor.
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City Council in Texas Votes to Ban All COVID-19 Vaccine, Mask Requirements
A Texas city council voted on Tuesday to prohibit the enforcement of any COVID-19 mandate implemented at the federal or state level.
The City of Odessa’s resolution was presented by City Council Member Chris Hanie, who said residents should decide for themselves whether to mask up, KOSA reported.
“Nobody’s gonna lose a job because they don’t get a stick or they have to wear a mask,” Hanie said.
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Colin Kaepernick Seeks Return to ‘Slave Auction’ of NFL
Notorious former quarterback Colin Kaepernick has tried yet again to make a return to the NFL, this time with the New York Jets. His agent contacted the club after star QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending injury on Monday, however they were reportedly not interested.
Kaepernick, whose off-the-field antics garnered more attention than his plays, hasn’t thrown a pass in the NFL since 2016. Since then, he has repeatedly bashed the league and its practices, even going so far as to compare certain aspects to slavery.
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COVID Cancellations Are Back: California High Schools Cancel Football Games
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
Two California high schools have confirmed that they canceled football games because of COVID-19 cases among students.
Esparto High School near Sacramento confirmed that it canceled a game after it stated that six players tested positive for COVID-19. It also stated that multiple players were also injured and that it didn’t have enough players for a game.
This comes as there have been concerns that virus-related rules might be reimplemented in the coming months.
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Enrique Tarrio: Feds Tried to ‘Coerce Me’ Into Implicating Donald Trump
Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio claimed federal prosecutors tried to “coerce” him into implicating former President Donald Trump in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Tarrio to a record-high 22 years in prison despite not being in Washington, DC, on January 6.
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Exoplanet’s Surface May be Covered in Oceans, James Webb Space Telescope Finds
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered evidence of carbon-based molecules in the atmosphere of a suspected ocean world.
The extra-solar planet or exoplanet known as K2-18 b is a tantalizing target for astronomers as they search for life beyond the solar system, as previous research and observations with the Hubble Space Telescope have indicated that the planet could be an ocean or “Hycean” world replete with liquid water — a vital ingredient for life. K2-18 b has a radius between two and three times larger than Earth’s and located 120 light-years away from the solar system.
The new results showed traces of carbon dioxide and methane in K2-18 b’s atmosphere without detecting ammonia, which likely indicates a water ocean under a hydrogen-rich atmosphere.
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Forensic Analysis of Deaths in Pfizer’s Early mRNA Vaccine Trial Found Significant Inconsistencies
Authored by Megan Redshaw, JD via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
A group of researchers are calling into question Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s early trial data on its original COVID-19 vaccine after a forensic analysis revealed significant inconsistencies between data in the companies’ six-month interim report and publications authored by Pfizer/BioNTech trial site administrators.
The preprint, published on Sept. 4, showed trial subjects vaccinated with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine experienced a 3.7 times increase in cardiovascular deaths compared to placebo controls—a “significant adverse event signal” not disclosed by Pfizer when the vaccine was authorized for emergency use. In addition, the analysis found numerous instances where Pfizer/BioNTech attributed potential vaccine-associated deaths to other causes and undermined vaccine safety data.
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The chairman of the House Covid Subcommittee announced on Wednesday that he is going after the CIA following a “highly credible” whistleblower’s allegations that the government spy agency handed bribes to its agents so they would claim that Covid did not originate from a laboratory in Wuhan, China.
Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) told Fox News that the committee will request Andrew Makridis, the former CIA chief operating officer, to sit down for a voluntary transcribed interview and subpoena that agency for all internal documents and communications related to the Covid pandemic.
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House GOP to Force Vote on Bill Reversing California’s EV Mandate: Report
On Thursday, House Republicans will reportedly force a floor vote on a bill that would prohibit California and other Democrat-led states from implementing electric vehicle (EV) mandates, including those that ban the sale of vehicles with an internal combustion engine.
According to Fox News, the House will vote on HR 1435, known as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, which was written by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA). If enacted, the bill, which was first introduced in March, would stop Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing waivers to states seeking to ban or limit gas-powered vehicles.
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How TikTok’s Attempts to Censor QAnon Suppressed Content About the Writers’ Strike
Amid the ongoing strike from the Writers Guild of America (WGA), TikTok, the prominent Chinese social media platform, has made another blow to free speech as it curbed searches related to the strikes.
Heightening concerns of the ever-chilling grip of censorship, this development again highlights the problem of corporations taking roles in regulating access to information.
The WGA strike, which has been ongoing since May 2, was a result of stagnant labor negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
However, recent attempts from users to make inquiries using the term “WGA” on TikTok have been stifled. Users are met with a screen message asserting that the phrase “may be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines,” with no videos in the resulting search.
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Iconic Seattle Fish Market to Close After 77 Years Amid Rising Crime, Homelessness
An iconic Seattle fish market will be closing after more than seven decades in business, citing rising violent crime and homelessness.
Mutual Fish, which according to Eater Seattle, “introduced many innovations to the Seattle seafood scene and inspired generations of professional chefs and home cooks,” will be closing its doors for good on September 16.
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JFK Assassination Witness Breaks 60-Year Silence, Refutes Key Claim
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
A witness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy spoke out for the first time in 60 years and refuted a key claim regarding the 1963 incident and a “magic bullet.”
Paul Landis, an 88-year-old former Secret Service agent, was just a few feet away from when President Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. At the time, he was assigned to protect Jackie Kennedy, the former first lady.
Mr. Landis, in a recent interview with the New York Times, cast doubt on the government-backed Warren Commission’s finding that a “magic bullet” struck and exited the president before it struck then-Texas Gov. John Connally Jr., a theory that has been the subject of criticism for decades and has helped fuel a range alternative theories about the former president’s assassination. Officially, the U.S. government and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has maintained that a lone gunman—Lee Harvey Oswald—was the sole perpetrator.
Based on discrepancies between things that he witnessed during the assassination and the Warren Commission’s report that investigated the president’s death, he said “I’m beginning to doubt myself” and that “now I begin to wonder.”
In the interview with the paper, published on Sept. 9, Mr. Landis recalled hearing multiple gunshots at Dealy Plaza in Dallas as he went behind President Kennedy’s limousine, seeing the president moving forward after being shot in the head. After the assassination, Mr. Landis recalled picking up what he called a near-perfect-condition bullet from the back seat of President Kennedy’s limousine, near where the president had been sitting.
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Oregon AG Sues Fox Corp Over 2020 Election Reporting, Claims ‘Breach of Fiduciary Duty’
Oregon’s Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a stockholder derivative lawsuit against the board of directors of Fox Corporation this week, the corporate parent of Fox News, alleging it engaged in a breach of fiduciary duty. They claim that their pension funds were harmed by Fox News’ reporting on the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
“Fox’s Board knew that Fox News’s promotion of political narratives without regard for whether the underlying factual assertions were true created significant exposure to defamation charges,” alleges the complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court.
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Roseanne Barr Praises Rumble After YouTube Censorship
Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Roseanne Barr has announced that she will be promoting her new podcast on the video platform Rumble, voicing concerns over constant censorship on YouTube.
Barr, known for her iconic television show “Roseanne” and her outspoken views on numerous issues, had previously voiced concerns about the power dynamics in the world of mainstream media and Big Tech. She believes that platforms such as YouTube have become increasingly restrictive, limiting the free expression of content creators.
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San Francisco Resident Smashes Robotaxi With Hammer in Viral Video
San Francisco has become ground zero for autonomous vehicle testing in recent years. The city is the first in the nation to host experiments with robotaxis operated by General Motors’ Cruise and Google’s Waymo, offering driverless experiences for passengers, albeit often at the expense of pedestrians and other drivers.
In the latest incident of pedestrians fighting back, one SF local took it upon themselves to deal with a wayward Cruise car on their own. Video circulating on social media shows the vehicle stalled at a street corner, which has happened more than once in recent months. Someone wearing a mask began smashing the car’s cameras, windshield, windows, and sensors with a hammer while onlookers questioned if they should call 911.
By the time police arrived on the scene, the hammer-wielding culprit was gone, and they found the Cruise car vandalized.
“Officers spoke with a witness, who said that they heard a scream and looked out their window to see the suspect standing in front of the autonomous vehicle,” police said in a statement, per the San Francisco Chronicle. “The suspect then began vandalizing the vehicle. The suspect fled the scene prior to officers arriving on scene.” The vandal remains at large as the police conduct their “active and open investigation.”
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Seattle Officials Won’t Face Charges for Thousands of Deleted CHAZ Text Messages
Despite having deleted tens of thousands of text messages during the riots and deadly Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone that rocked Seattle during the “Summer of Love” in 2020, no charges will be filed against former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, former Police Chief Carmen Best, Fire Chief Harold Scoggins, and other high-level officials King County prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion and Dan Clark of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) wrote to the King County Sheriff’s Office in documents provided to The Post Millennial, “Based upon your investigation and our legal analysis of the facts as you presented, we conclude that there is no legal basis to file criminal charges in this case.”
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Secession: Why Some in Oregon Want to Become Part of Idaho
Mike McCarter knows his American history almost as well as he knows his Bible. His family has lived and worshipped in Oregon for four generations. “The only time I lived out of the state was during the Vietnam War when I was in the military,” he said.
But his Oregon may not be the Oregon you’re thinking of, the one with the misty rugged coastline, pinot noir wineries, and its loyally Blue politics.
McCarter lives in the town of La Pine, in the state’s rural and more sparsely populated part — the Red side of Oregon.
“It’s almost like the Grand Canyon goes right along the Cascade Range,” he told correspondent Lee Cowan. “It is a big divide.”
What that means politically, he says, is that the Blue part of Western Oregon always outweighs the Eastern part’s Red.
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This week, a Senate Judiciary hearing under the umbrella of the Privacy, Technology and Law Subcommittee became the stage for bipartisan senators to divulge plans aiming to focus on the allegedly looming threats of manipulative artificial intelligence, especially in the realm of elections. Visions for a framework proposed by Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), foresee a new government agency, tasked with issuing licenses to entities working with AI systems.
Simultaneously, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) unveiled preliminary details of upcoming legislation, crafted in tandem with Hawley, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine). This new proposal targets the prospects of AI technologies pervading the electoral process.
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that California’s minor firearm advertising law likely violates the US Constitution, saying “The First Amendment demands more than good intentions and wishful thinking to warrant the government’s muzzling of speech.”
The state law which prohibits the marketing and advertising of firearms that “reasonably appear to be attractive to minors” was struck down by a three-judge panel, in which Judge Kenneth Lee wrote for the majority: “While California has a substantial interest in reducing gun violence and unlawful use of firearms by minors, its law does not ‘directly’ and ‘materially’ further either goal.”
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Trump Slams George Soros’ Son: “We Can’t Let This Spoiled Little Degenerate Win”
Former President Donald Trump, who is currently well-positioned to secure the Republican nomination for the upcoming election, used Truth Social to criticize Alex Soros, the son of billionaire oligarch George Soros. This came in response to an article indicating that Alex, the newly appointed head of the Open Society Foundations, is reallocating resources with the aim of countering Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement in the 2024 elections.
Trump’s message on Truth Social read, “We cannot allow this entitled individual to emerge victorious. His father wields significant influence over District Attorneys and Attorney Generals across America. Their actions are detrimental to our country. Mitch McConnell’s inaction is assisting them! This is a source of embarrassment for the Republican Party. Republicans, it’s time to show strength!”
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White House Refuses to Address Impeachment Inquiry
During a press conference on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre walked out as a reporter pressed her for answers on why Biden interacted with Hunter Biden’s business associates.
“Can you explain why the president interacted with so many of his son’s foreign business associates? More than half of voters told CNN they believe the president was involved and he lied. You can’t have a response to that, Karine?” a reporter shouted as Jean-Pierre packed up her belongings and left.
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World’s Largest Lithium Deposit Discovered in Western US
American researchers have discovered what could potentially be the world’s largest lithium deposit, sufficient to manufacture billions of batteries for electric vehicles. This find was made by a team of volcanologists in the western part of the United States and is poised to become the largest lithium deposit on Earth, as reported by Rzeczpospolita.
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Rebel News Wins Lawsuit Against Trudeau Minister Who Blocked Ezra Levant on Twitter
On Tuesday, Ezra Levant announced that Rebel News had won its lawsuit against Steven Guilbeault after Judge Justin Zinn ruled that the Trudeau Liberals’ environment minister had acted illegally by blocking him on Twitter, now known as X.
Guilbeault has been ordered to unblock Levant’s account and pay $20,000.
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On Tuesday, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam told Canadians that as the warm summer months give way to fall and winter, they should prepare themselves for a return to masking.
Tam made her remarks alongside other masked federal health officials during a press conference to discuss the recent approval of new Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.
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340 Years Ago, Poland’s King Halted an Islamic Invasion Near Vienna and Saved Christian Europe
On September 12, 1683, a coalition of Christian forces led by King John III Sobieski defeated the Turkish-Ottoman army and saved Europe from Islamic expansion.
It was one of the most important battles in world history: the last great charge of Polish hussars that saw Christian Europe saved from the yoke of Muslim rule. It was 340 years ago, but the victory of soldiers under King John III Sobieski near Vienna still reverberates to this day.
“This is one of a few battles or events when Poland, Poles, played a key role,” said Poland’s minister of culture and national heritage, Professor Piotr Glinski.
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Balance sheet after the Corona period in schools and daycare centers: 3.5 billion euros for rapid tests that could have been better invested, according to criticism from the “Lobbyists for Children” party. Many tests are still in the federal state depots. The education and family ministries defend themselves against criticism.
Billions in testing costs, but failures in catch-up programs in schools — this is what the “Lobbyists for Children” party criticizes. According to their calculations, the total cost of daycare and school testing for the coronavirus is at least 3.5 billion euros based on inquiries to the respective federal states, Die Welt reported.
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Denmark Tightens Penalties for Violent Crime
Denmark’s Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday, September 13th, unveiled a legislative package comprising 39 measures designed to reduce gang-related activities and hold families accountable, citing the mass influx of foreigners from alien cultures as the reason for needing to do so.
Speaking to the press about the new package, Frederiksen said that although severe punishment in Denmark was unnecessary in the past, times have changed and now the security situation is such that the state is obliged to enact tougher sanctions against those who commit violent crimes, and in some instances, their families, the Copenhagen-based daily Berlingske reports. At a press conference, Frederiksen said,
There was a time in Denmark when we didn’t need to punish very harshly because we didn’t have very much crime. That has changed, unfortunately. And it is linked to immigration policy.
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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, believes that the European Union should resolve the issue of Ukraine and Moldova’s accession as soon as possible in light of new geopolitical realities to prevent these countries from falling into the spheres of influence of ideological adversaries of the community, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
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A police officer in Germany was accused of dumping oil on a radical climate protester accused of blocking the road and the matter is currently being investigated for potential disciplinary action.
The climate activists from Letzte Generation (“Last Generation”) glued their hands to the Konrad-Adenauer Bridge in Manheim on Sept. 3. The climate activists made allegations that some in the group were intentionally doused with oil, and provided a video showing at least one instance where a police officer holding a container of oil spilled it on one of the activists, who wear orange vests in their protests.
The alleged oil was used to separate the activists’ hands from the pavement. The tactic of gluing their hand to the road has been used by climate activists to raise awareness of climate change.
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‘Historical Injustice’: Spain Strips Pinochet of Military Honour
General Augusto Pinochet, the former president of Chile, was awarded the Spanish Grand Cross of Military Merit in 1975, just two years after taking power from communist president Salvador Allende. But now, the leftist Spanish government has decided to strip the former Generalissimo of that honour.
The Spanish Council of Ministers announced the removal of the military honour from General Pinochet, who died in 2006, on September 11th, the 50th anniversary of Pinochet’s coup against the Allende government, El Mundo reports.
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Hungarian Left Accused of Treason for Accepting US Campaign Money to Remove Orban From Power
A private Hungarian citizen filed a complaint with both Hungarian police and prosecutorial authorities after a former CIA analyst went public with a statement that the CIA attempted to interfere in the 2022 Hungarian elections and remove Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban from power.
Former analyst Larry C. Johnson said in a podcast at the beginning of September, “It is interesting that although in 2016 the Americans were deeply outraged by the alleged Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election campaign, in 2022 we directly interfered in the Hungarian elections, which Viktor Orban won again.”
Asked whether the CIA intervened to stop Orban, Johnson, said “Yes, to defeat him, which, among other things, America was trying to achieve by funding Orban’s opponents.”
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Hungary: Recent Poll: Fidesz Maintains Lead as Autumn Parliament Session Approaches
In a fresh poll unveiled by the Nézopont Institute, the ruling Fidesz party continues to maintain a “commanding” lead over its political rivals in anticipation of the upcoming autumn session of parliament, as reported by About Hungary.
While the poll indicates that Fidesz is currently enjoying a solid position with 51% of the hypothetical vote if an election were to be held this Sunday. It’s worth noting that around 10% of Fidesz supporters, which translates to roughly 5% of the total electorate, harbor some uncertainty about their party choice. However, Nézopont emphasized that this “partial uncertainty” among Fidesz supporters doesn’t necessarily imply an intention to switch to another party.
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The men jumped out of the vessel — a so-called narcolancha used to smuggle cannabis from Morocco into Spain — as police who were pursuing them radioed to scramble response vehicles.
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The UK continues to fall further behind other developed nations, with cancer survival ‘stubbornly lower’, while deaths from dementia are ‘radically higher’, IPPR report warns.
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The demographic crisis is perhaps the biggest threat Europe is currently facing, warned Hungarian President Katalin Novak in an hour-long interview with news station InfoRadió, just ahead of the 5th Budapest Demographic Forum.
“Not having enough children is not only a Hungarian phenomenon, it is the same everywhere in the so-called developed Western world. If we just think about the fact that there is not a single country in Europe today that has enough children to even maintain its population — so we are not talking about population growth — then we can sense how big the problem is,” Novak said.
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Outrage in Spain as ‘Wolf Pack’ Rapist’s Sentence Reduced Due to Legal Amendment
In Spain, the sentence of one of the individuals involved in the notorious “wolf pack” rape case is reduced. This case, dating back to 2016, involved the gang-rape of an 18-year-old woman during the Pamplona festival by a group of five men who infamously referred to themselves as the “wolf pack” in their WhatsApp group, as reported by Independent.
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Poland’s opposition leader and former Prime Minister Donald Tusk took to the X platform on Tuesday to launch his latest attack on the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party.
“They made money from the pandemic, sick children, land belonging to the Church, inflation and migrants. Legal and just, indeed. They make me want to puke,” he wrote. The “legal and just” line alludes to the name of PiS as the Law and Justice party.
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Polish PM Addresses Nation, Says Poland Will Extend Embargo on Ukrainian Grain
In Tuesday’s address, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that Poland will extend an embargo on Ukrainian grain, regardless of the European Commission’s decision.
“The commission’s decision opened the door to the import of food products from Ukraine, which subsequently led to the outbreak of an agricultural crisis. What was supposed to be just transit turned out to be a mechanism that flooded the Polish market with cheaper grain from Ukraine,” said Morawiecki.
The Polish prime minister reminded that in April, Poland, along with four other countries in the region, imposed a ban on the import of grains from Ukraine, and only then did the European Commission take a position favorable to Poland.
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Urfan Sharif, the father of Sara Sharif , his partner Beinash Batool and brother, have been arrested in connection to the 10-year-old’s death, Surrey Police said.
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SOTEU: VDL Promises More EU and Less Democracy
The European Commission will prepare reforms to accommodate more than 30 EU member states in the near future, including measures to further centralize the EU decision-making process, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in the final State of the European Union address of her term on Wednesday, September 13th. The speech, which primarily focused on past achievements and ambitious promises, made clear that the EU chief is courting support both in Brussels, and with the voters at home, in favor of her possible re-election next year.
It was predicatable that von der Leyen would use the EU’s most important speech as her personal campaign kick-off event, especially since the Commission set up a new website ahead of the address dedicated to detailing the EU’s achievements from last year. Under the motto “Promises kept,” the site showcases everything von der Leyen wants to make sure Europeans give her credit for.And this is what exactly happened on Wednesday.
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Swedish 13-Year-Old’s Death Linked to Gang Violence
Gang conflict in Sweden has claimed its youngest victim so far. A 13-year-old boy was found dead in a forest in the Swedish municipality of Haninge on Monday, September 11th. His death is said to be linked to Sweden’s ongoing gang conflicts which have exploded in scope as gang members and their families are now being targeted for assassination.
The body of the young teen was discovered in a wooded area near a railway track after he had been reported missing, according to a report from the newspaper Expressen, which also claims he had ties to criminal gang networks.
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The Future of Europe Depends on Upcoming Polish Election, Writes Spanish Vox MEP Herman Tertsch
Poland’s upcoming election in October will define Europe’s future, along with upcoming European Parliament elections in June, writes influentail conservative Vox MEP Hermann Tertsch in his article for El Debate entitled “Tectonic plates are moving in Europe and on the right.”
Tertsch, a former El Pais correspondent in Warsaw during the last years of communism, demonstrates his awareness of the realities facing Poland in the piece. He writes that Poland during the last decade has become an economic success story combined with social stability — all despite political polarization, war on its borders, and hostility in EU institutions.
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Both the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers ( RMT ) and the Fire Brigades Union failed to back a vote to censure Vladimir Putin’s military assault.
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Activists opposed to Sadiq Khan’s flagship policy — which has now expanded to cover the entire capital — have begun attacking the vehicles after launching hundreds of attacks on the cameras.
The vans are equipped with ANPR cameras which scan the number plates of passing vehicles to ensure if they are compliant with Ulez. If not, the driver is billed £12.50 a day.
Pictures have now emerged on social media of camera vans having had their tyres slashed, windscreen smashed and graffiti daubed over it — one with the slogan “no Ulez”.
The vans do not directly say they are enforcing Ulez but have Transport for London markings and say they are carrying ANPR cameras.
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The 20mph speed limits will hit eight London boroughs and will come into affect by the end of 2023 — months ahead of the original target of May 2024.
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UK: Tory ‘Darling’ Parks China Fears to Boost Net Zero Drive
A popular Tory politician has suggested that serious security fears relating to Beijing should not prompt a breaking-off of relations because Britain needs China to reach carbon ‘net zero.’
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch is not described as the “darling of the right” for no reason; for many genuine conservatives who reluctantly stick with the Tories, she is a—if not the—symbol of hope for the future of the party. Yet the secretary is as signed up to some of its most silly policy programmes as the rest.
After reports emerged of an alleged Chinese spy working closely with senior Tories who are “privy to classified or highly sensitive information,” Mrs. Badenoch, alongside other party leaders, made it their duty to highlight the positives of being linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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US Has Proposed to Polish Media to Encourage Ukrainians to Return to Their Homeland
The American Embassy in Poland has expressed an initiative to promote the idea of Ukrainians returning to their homeland through local media outlets, citing a statement from the diplomatic mission.
In an official statement, it is stated, “The Department of Public Diplomacy at the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow aims to support the intensive coverage by local and regional Polish media of the issue of Ukrainian families returning from Poland to Ukraine and their efforts towards social and physical rehabilitation.”
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Why Germany’s Wild Boars Are Radioactive
Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds
From weapons tests to destructive accidents at power plants, human nuclear activity has contaminated the Earth with radioactive material. These unstable particles can spread long distances and remain in the environment for hundreds of years, accumulating in plants and the bodies of animals.
In Germany, for example, scientists have long known that the wild boars roaming forests in the country’s south contain high levels of radioactive cesium. Boars hunted in certain areas must be tested for radiation, and some have been deemed unsafe to eat.
Previously, researchers considered radioactive material from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion to be the primary source of the boars’ radiation exposure. The 1986 disaster in Ukraine released radioactive material that spread over 40 percent of Europe, as well as parts of Asia, Africa and North America.
But according to a new study, published late last month in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, fallout from weapons testing decades before Chernobyl still contributes significantly to the levels of radioactive cesium in the boars.
“The fact that the radiation from those nuclear tests is still present, even when compared to Chernobyl, is noteworthy,” Michael Fiederle, a radiation researcher at the University of Freiburg in Germany who did not contribute to the study, tells the New York Times’ Christopher F. Schuetze.
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Explosion Kills Five Palestinians During Gaza Border Protest
GAZA (Reuters) — Five Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at the Israel-Gaza border by an explosive device that appeared to have been detonated accidentally, Palestinian officials said, as protests along the volatile frontier have ticked up after months of relative quiet.
Dozens of Gaza youth held a protest along the border in support of Palestinians jailed in Israel. An umbrella group of Palestinian factions said the explosion was caused by a device some of the protesters had planned to use during the rally.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the protesters had tried to throw it at its soldiers across the border. The Palestinian Health Ministry said five people had been killed.
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Women Who Refuse to Wear Hijab Face Up to 10 Years in Prison — Iran
Women in Iran face up to 10 years in prison if they continue to defy the requirements of the mandatory hijab law. Even organizations catering to women without hijab could be shut down, according to the Guardian.
According to Iranian human rights lawyer Hossein Raezi, the prison terms stipulated in the bill are equivalent to the penalties for serious offences such as murder and drug trafficking.
The Hijab and Chastity Bill provides for penalties including more than 60 lashes, heavy fines and jail terms. It also warns of business closures and other serious consequences if they are found to be providing services to women with a “dress code not agreed by law”.
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After Kim arrived by limousine — brought in his armoured train from the North Korean capital Pyongyang — Putin shook hands with him and said he was ‘very glad to see’ him.
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Kim Jong Un Toasts Putin, Wishing ‘Great Victory’ Over Enemies
The meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in the far eastern city of Vladivostok was all that it was expected to be, with the North Korean strongman praising a “heroic” Russian army which will be led by Putin to a “great victory” over its enemies.
“We are confident that the Russian army and people will win a great victory in the just fight to punish evil groups who pursue hegemony, expansion, and ambition,” Kim told Putin while raising a toast during an official dinner.
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New footage shows Vladimir Putin bizarrely twisting his foot and apparently struggling with a twitching leg during his meeting with Kim Jong Un.
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North Korea’s Kim Vows Full Support for Russia at a Summit With Putin at a Far East Spaceport
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
The meeting, which lasted over four hours at Russia’s spaceport in the Far East, underscores how the two countries’ interests are aligning: Putin is believed to be seeking one of the few things impoverished North Korea has in abundance -— stockpiles of aging ammunition and rockets for Soviet-era weapons.
Such a request would mark a role reversal from the 1950-53 Korean War, when Moscow gave weapons to support Pyongyang’s invasion of South Korea, and in the decades of Soviet sponsorship of the North that followed.
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Putin: Soviet Union’s Decision to Crush Hungarian, Czechoslovak Uprisings Was a ‘Mistake’
Sending Soviet troops to suppress the anti-Soviet uprisings and liberalization attempts in then communist Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968 was a mistake, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday.
“It is not right to do something in foreign policy that harms the interests of other peoples,” Putin said, referring to Russia’s position that the West is interfering in its affairs and ignoring its security concerns about NATO’s eastward expansion.
Putin said the U.S. was making the same mistakes as the Soviet Union, saying Washington “has no friends, only interests.”
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Trans Spox Says Ukraine Will Hunt Down “Russian Propagandists” Around the World
Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, the transgender ex-journalist from the US who is now a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces, has issued yet another bizarre and unhinged statement on behalf of the Ukrainian military.
The military spokesperson is vowing that Russia’s “propagandists” will be “hunted down” in a message which was published days ago, but which is now going viral and being mocked.
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Ukraine struck Russian naval vessels located near the Crimean city of Sevastopol in what as described as the “biggest attack” on the city that hosts the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
“We confirm a large landing vessel and submarine were hit. We do not comment on the means (used) for the strike,” Ukrainian military intelligence official Andriy Yusov told Reuters after the attack, which took place early Wednesday.
The attack on the fleet was confirmed by Russia, which said Ukrainian forces used 10 cruise missiles and sea drones to hit vessels being repaired at the port and attack ships at sea, causing fires that damaged two warships and injured dozens, according to a report from NBC News.
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Pentagon Clearing Jungle for New Base Near China
The US Air Force is stripping away tracts of jungle in Micronesia to make room for new airfields, a senior commander said, noting the move is part of plans to bolster American forces in the Indo-Pacific.
Speaking to reporters at an event hosted by the Air and Space Forces Association, Pacific Air Forces Commander General Kenneth Wilsbach described efforts to refurbish defunct US air bases — including a World War II-era installation on Tinian, a small island near Guam.
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A food business owner has slammed Australia’s export trade body Austrade for excluding him and other non-Indigenous business owners from a huge international trade exhibition.
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Craigieburn Shooting: Gunman Opens Fire at a Home in Melbourne’s North
A gunman opened fire at a home in Melbourne ‘s north in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Fake Letters Telling Homeowners Land Will be Reclaimed by Indigenous Australians
The letter had been dropped off in mailboxes in Boort, north-west of Melbourne, and advised homeowners to seek legal advice to protect their homes from re-acquisition.
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The squalid house of horrors where a mother and father allegedly starved, beat and tortured their 14 children is in a friendly Sydney suburban street where the kids were locked in and hardly seen.
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Macquarie Bank: Branches to Scrap Cash, Cheque and Phone Payment Services
Australia took a big step towards a ‘cashless society’ with the news that its fifth-largest bank plans to begin phasing out notes and coins within months. So how will you be affected?
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The message was unearthed on Wednesday amid ongoing disputes over Professor Langton’s criticism of the campaign opposing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament .
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Professor Langton has been fronting seminars across the nation promoting the Indigenous Voice to Parliament , and stood alongside the Prime Minister as he announced the referendum question.
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Mayo, a former crane operator at Darwin Port Authority, has a background in unions before contributing to the creation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart in 2017.
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Blake Towney, 26, told Daily Mail Australia he was shopping for his son Nate’s fourth birthday at Dubbo Centro on Tuesday, when a crazed man produced a knife and began ranting.
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Mexico Unboxes ‘Alien’ Corpses
And there you were thinking things couldn’t get any weirder.
Now Mexico is unboxing aliens.
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41% of New Yorkers Support Construction of Border Wall: Siena Poll
New York is a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants, however, as newcomers continue to put a strain on an already struggling system, a growing number of residents have expressed a desire to secure the southern border and quell the influx of people entering the United States unlawfully.
A poll recently conducted by the Siena College Research Institute found that while New Yorkers still skew towards supporting policies that support illegal immigrants, a sizable portion want to see policies that put the safety and well-being of Americans first.
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Breaking: Tim Ballard Tells Congress Biden Admin Has Become a ‘Child-Trafficking Delivery Service’
Tim Ballard, former DHS agent, founder of Operation Underground Railroad and the man depicted in the hit anti-trafficking film Sound of Freedom, told Congress on Wednesday that Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the US border has essentially made it a “child-trafficking delivery service.”
The comments came during a Committee on Homeland Security meeting, to assess the human cost of Biden’s border crisis.
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Breaking: Illegal Alien Murderer Who Escaped From Prison Captured in Pennsylvania
Nearly two weeks after escaping from a Pennsylvania prison, an illegal alien murderer has been captured.
Early Wednesday morning, police announced that they had finally apprehended 34-year-old Danelo Cavalcante following an extensive manhunt.
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An illegal migrant from Africa with a criminal record was arrested for raping an underage girl in Paris this week, according to reports.
The shocking incident unfolded at around 4 a.m. on Monday in the French capital.
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France: Migrant Leaves Woman for Dead After Viciously Stomping on Her Head With Both Feet
At the age of 53, the victim attempted to escape her assailant through the city streets, but her efforts were in vain. She sustained critical injuries and was subsequently transported to Pasteur Hospital in Nice, Le Figaro reports.
In the early hours of Tuesday, around 3 a.m., the lively streets of downtown Nice transitioned from their usual vibrancy to a profound darkness. For several agonizing minutes, a 53-year-old woman tried desperately to evade a relentless pursuer, a man twenty years her junior who was attacking her.
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After a migrant allegedly raped a French woman so brutally with a broomstick that she was forced into a month-long coma, two dozen right-wing protestors marched outside his home in Cherbourg, France. However, they are now facing criminal prosecution and up to five years in prison for an “unauthorized gathering” and for “promoting self-defense” despite the French government’s glaring inability to protect its own citizens.
The demonstration, which took place on Sept. 9, 2023, in the Provinces district, was on behalf of 29-year-old Mégane, who awoke from her coma but remains between life and death. The French government may have special reason to pursue Argos, the right-wing group that organized the protest, as the group is the direct heir to the French group Génération identitaire, which was banned by the government in 2021. Génération identitaire became a thorn in the government’s side after it ran a series of civil disobedience protests against the state of demographic transformation in France and the government’s failures to control illegal immigration.
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Migrants from Senegal are among the thousands being released to the streets of Southwest border towns as federal processing centers are overcapacity as a crush of crossings cripples the nation.
Street releases of migrants are being ordered in Tucson, Arizona, with migrants from African nations of Senegal, Mauritania, Ghana, Sudan part of the migrants who have recently made crossings into the US from Mexico.
Those released are now forced to fend for themselves in intense heat and limited resources.
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In Sardinia, Italy, a Shelter for Migrants Was Opened: The Center Has Already Received 60 People
In the city of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy opened a new shelter for unaccompanied migrant minors and adults. Now the center has received 60 people, almost half of whom are minors unaccompanied by adults, reports Info Migrants.
The shelter in the Cappuccini neighborhood of Sassari, a former Franciscan monastery, has received 60 migrants since the end of July. Twenty-five are unaccompanied minors, mostly from African countries.
According to Sassari prefect Paola Dessi, the local diocese with the support of Caritas, decided to run the facility after no responses were received to a formal request for tender.
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Massachusetts National Guard members were officially deployed as “rapid response teams” Wednesday to assist with the state’s bursting migrant shelters, as pressure mounts for President Biden to address the crisis in the state.
The move to deploy 250 members comes as Democrat Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency several weeks ago because of the strain on the shelter system.
“Massachusetts is in a state of emergency, and we need all hands-on deck to meet this moment and ensure families have access to safe shelter and basic services,” Healy said in a statement.
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Migrants Protest at Lampedusa Port
(ANSA) — ROME, SEP 13 — There were moments of tension at Lampedusa port on Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of migrants and refugees who had recently disembarked on the island demanded to be allowed to leave the pier.
Finance police offers made a pre-emptive charge in order to try to disperse crowds trying to break through the safety barrier.
The new arrivals then sat down without further protest, as numerous other small boats were lined up waiting to disembark.
As of 5 pm local time there were 6,762 migrants and refugees on Lampedusa — more than the island’s population of around 6,000 — after an unprecedented wave of arrivals in recent days.
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Situation on Lampedusa ‘Apocalyptic’ Says Island Priest
(ANSA) — ROME, SEP 13 — The situation on Lampedusa is “tragic, dramatic, apocalyptic”, parish priest Don Carmelo Rizzo said in an interview to Stranierinitalia.it on Wednesday.
“Not even rubbish is disposed of, water for the island comes from the mainland,” he continued.
“The Red Cross has supplies, but if 3,400 (migrants) arrive each day, they also fight over water among themselves.
“We are all on the alert and even the bishop is dismayed,” Don Rizzo said.
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Texas Judge Who Previously Deemed DACA Illegal Reaffirms Ruling
A revised version of the federal policy known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which prevents the deportation of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children has once again been deemed illegal by a federal judge who gave the same ruling previously.
U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen said in his decision Wednesday that on July 16, 2021, the court vacated the DACA program created by the 2012 DACA Memorandum, which prohibited the U.S., its departments, agencies, officers, agents, and employees from granting new DACA applications and administering the program.
Hanen’s decision then was affirmed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Wednesday, reaffirmed by him.
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Tunisian Migrant Suspected of Beating an Italian Young Man So Severely He’s Now in a Coma
An enigmatic incident unfolded last night in Milan’s Darsena area, shrouded in mystery. The alarm was sounded at 4 am this morning when a passerby discovered a severely injured 23-year-old man lying on the ground, Il Giornale reported.
Police promptly arrived at the scene, administering initial aid to the young man, including cardiac massage, while awaiting the arrival of a medical ambulance, which soon reached the location. The victim, in critical condition, was swiftly transported to Milan’s polyclinic hospital under a code red designation. Meanwhile, investigators have already identified the alleged assailant, and their legal standing is currently under scrutiny.
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On Tuesday, the Heritage Foundation released a new documentary about Biden’s border crisis as seen through the story of a 71-year-old grandmother and her 7-year-old granddaughter who were killed by a human smuggler who was working for a Mexican drug cartel.
According to the organization’s website, the documentary “…tells the heartbreaking story of Maria Alvarez and her 7-year-old granddaughter Emilia Tambunga, who were killed in Texas when a human smuggler smashed into their car. The driver was an American citizen working for a Mexican cartel that recruited him on TikTok.”
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A new investigation out from Sound Investigations reveals that tube site Pornhub has found a loophole around the age verification process for explicit, pornographic videos. When videos are uploaded with faces blurred out, Pornhub does not verify the ages of those in the videos.
Pornhub CEO Mike Farley spoke with an undercover reporter over dinner, and revealed that execs at the porn site are aware of this, and that human traffickers and rapists use this feature of bypassing age verification to “make a lot of money.”
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A member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an anti-Christian ‘drag nun’ group that has been honored by Scott Wiener as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers, was arrested in California’s Humbolt County last month after he was said to have publicly masturbated for an hour.
Details of the 53-year-old Clinton Monroe Ellis-Gilmore’s arrest came from a sheriff’s office report obtained by The Daily Wire.
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CAIR Wants Schools to Consult Mosques Before Teaching Sex Ed
by Daniel Greenfield
Prayers in schools and any kind of religious content, from the Ten Commandments to Christmas songs, remain widely opposed by litigious leftist organizations like the ACLU. And even the most modest efforts to keep kids from being exposed to graphic pornographic content have been assailed by the Biden administration which has sued school districts for trying to keep kids safe.
That’s why CAIR’s guide telling schools how to treat Muslim students is so extraordinary. The Islamist organization lays out rules for Islamic school prayers and tells schools to consult with mosques about sex ed. It warns schools against allowing Muslim girls to interact with boys in co-ed environments like swimming and dancing. And, in a time when leftist governors and school boards force girls to shower with transgender boys who claim to be members of their sex, it even insists that Muslim girls should shower in their burkinis even in single sex settings.
But what is truly extraordinary about the CAIR guide is that there will not be a word of protest against it from the same political establishment and media that smeared Florida laws empowering parents to protect students from sexual content as “Don’t Say Gay”.
There was a good deal of political discomfort when Muslims in Dearborn, MI, an Islamic dominated city, stormed a school board meeting to denounce LGBTQ content. Rather than addressing the fundamental conflict between its politics and Islamic law, the leftist media dishonestly blamed Republicans for having brainwashed Muslims to hate gay people.
Had an influential Christian or Jewish organization put out a similar guide to schools barring them from interacting in co-ed settings or being taught sexual materials, there would be outrage. The media would warn that we were on the verge of theocracy and schools would redouble their sexual programming. But that won’t be the reaction to the Muslim guide.
What will almost certainly happen instead is that the guide will be privately passed around by school administrations and treated as a mandate without it ever being publicly discussed.
But if implemented, these secret carve outs and exemptions will represent discrimination…
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Dem Porn-Wife Cries ‘Sex Crime’ After Public Videos Used to ‘Humiliate’ Her in Race
Democratic Virginia House of Delegates candidate Susanna Gibson has blasted her opponents for “the worst gutter politics” after the Washington Post reported that she was performing sex acts online for cash.
Gibson, a 40-year-old nurse practitioner and mother of two, streamed various sex acts on ‘Chaturbate,’ where more than a dozen videos of she and her husband were archived on a publicly available site, Recurbate, in September 2022 after she entered the race. The most recent were two videos archived Sept. 30, 2022, however it’s unclear when the live stream occurred.
Gibson called the controversy “an illegal invasion of my privacy designed to humiliate me,” adding “My political opponents and their Republican allies have proven they’re willing to commit a sex crime to attack me and my family because there’s no line they won’t cross to silence women when they speak up,” she told CNN in a Tuesday statement.
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Despite Warnings and Guidance, Sweden Continues to Administer Hormone Treatments to Minors
Administering hormone treatment to children as a means to halt puberty is a practice fraught with risks and should be reserved for highly unusual circumstances. Despite more stringent guidelines, recent findings by SVT reveal that 41 new cases of hormone treatment were initiated for children just last year.
Mikael Landén, who conducted an investigation into hormone therapy for SVT, expresses concerns about exacerbating the situation, stating, “I am concerned that our actions may be doing more harm.”
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French Gynaecologist Accused of Transphobia for Not Examining a Man
Accusations of transphobia have emerged against Dr. Victor Acharian, a gynecologist practicing at the Pau polyclinic, following his refusal to provide a consultation to a transgender woman. The SOS homophobia association shared an exchange that took place on social media, sparking outrage from activist groups.
Critics are condemning Dr. Victor Acharian’s actions as transphobic after he declined to examine a transgender woman. The doctor’s written explanations, which were shared by the SOS homophobia association, stated that he only “treats biological women” and lacks the expertise to provide care to individuals “who have transitioned from male to female.” These comments were made in response to a negative review left by the couple.
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Providence, Rhode Island has officially designated September 10 Edward Mitchell Bannister Day as a tribute to the trailblazing 19th-century African-American painter. While some simply celebrated the move, others used it as an opportunity to suggest that the city’s other artistic giant, HP Lovecraft, should be canceled.
GoLocal Providence ran an editorial piece on Monday urging Providence to erase any trace of the acclaimed horror author, citing statements he had made about black people and Jews.
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One woke Ontario school is demonstrating how undesirable books are removed from libraries. The material doesn’t perish in book burning ceremonies but is simply removed from the shelves.
The Peel District School Board (PDSB) went even further and decided to eliminate all books published in 2008 or earlier, according to CBC News.
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Private Prayer “Not Unlawful,” But Will British Police Take Notice?
Individuals who wish to pray silently in public, particularly near abortion clinics, might be unwise to feel comforted by the home secretary’s declaration that this is “not unlawful.”
One Birmingham priest, Father Sean Gough, last year made headlines when he was charged with violating the law and “intimidating service users” for standing near a Birmingham abortion centre while silently praying and holding a sign which read “Praying for Freedom of Speech.” He accused the government of “censoring the streets of the UK.” The charges have since been dropped.
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St Louis Children’s Hospital Will No Longer Perform Sex Changes on Minors
The Washington University Transgender Center at Saint Louis Children’s Hospital will no longer prescribe puberty blockers or sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, as a result of a new law in Missouri.
In a letter to staff obtained by The Post Millennial, Dr. David H Perlmutter, the executive vice chancellor for medical affairs of Washington University’s School of Medicine told staff at the center that following a review, “We have now reached a point where we can no longer continue to operate the center in the same way.”
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Virginia parents are continuing to fight back after a school board implemented an “anti-racism” policy in their children’s school district that they say treats children unequally and is “racist at its core.”
Five families in Virginia’s Albemarle County are suing the school board after it passed a wide-reaching anti-racism policy in 2019 for all schools in the district from elementary to high school. In their complaint, the plaintiffs allege the curriculum “indoctrinates children” in Critical Race Theory, and violates their civil rights. The parents say the district will not allow students to opt out of the curriculum.
Alliance Defending Freedom argued on behalf of these “racially and religiously diverse” families at the Court of Appeals in Virginia, Tuesday. The families are appealing a 2022 ruling to dismiss the case.
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Interesting about the Lithium, didn’t know this yet when talking about it the other day. Whatever this means for the chances to more reasonable policies in utilizing it, at least the Taliban can’t monopolize it then.
I doubt it will change much of anything.
America is full of all kinds of minerals and rare earths, yet little of it is ever allowed to be mined thanks to NIMBY morons and EPA regulations. More than half of the western United States remains federal land, and permits and leases are needed to develop the resources which are subject to the moods of whichever regime controls the White House.
The sad truth is that it would likely be easier to source lithium from the Taliban than from anywhere in the US.
But that’s only a home-grown problem, a class of problems for which always home-grown solutions exist as well. It may not happen timely and out of insight, but it will if there is enough pressure. Just the thought that the Taliban, out of all, would have a chokehold on this stuff is off the table. They still get enough buyers, no doubt the Chinese will still make them rich. But if they overstep it and religious violence becomes a threat to the trade, it’s only a short hop over the border and the communist boot comes down.
Well Ghengis Khan did show the way on how to deal with them.
Poetic Justice is rare.
The unfortunate youngsters were reportedly trying to throw an explosive device over the wall when it detonated prematurely.
I am really glad. The last 1450 years Saracens have been busily massacring
infidels. Think about Ottoman massacres in Greec, Bulgaria and Serbia.
The Status of Non-Muslims Under Muslim Rule
After the rapid expansion of the Muslim dominion in the 7th century, Muslims leaders were required to work out a way of dealing with Non-Muslims, who remained in the majority in many areas for centuries. The solution was to develop the notion of the “dhimma”, or “protected person”. The Dhimmis were required to pay an extra tax, but usually they were unmolested. This compares well with the treatment meted out to non-Christians in Christian Europe. The Pact of Umar is supposed to have been the peace accord offered by the Caliph Umar to the Christians of Syria, a “pact” which formed the pattern of later interaction.
We heard from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghanam [died 78/697] as follows: When Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, accorded a peace to the Christians of Syria, we wrote to him as follows:
In the name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate. This is a letter to the servant of God Umar [ibn al-Khattab], Commander of the Faithful, from the Christians of such-and-such a city. When you came against us, we asked you for safe-conduct (aman) for ourselves, our descendants, our property, and the people of our community, and we undertook the following obligations toward you:
We shall not build, in our cities or in their neighborhood, new monasteries, Churches, convents, or monks’ cells, nor shall we repair, by day or by night, such of them as fall in ruins or are situated in the quarters of the Muslims.
We shall keep our gates wide open for passersby and travelers. We shall give board and lodging to all Muslims who pass our way for three days.
We shall not give shelter in our churches or in our dwellings to any spy, nor bide him from the Muslims.
We shall not teach the Qur’an to our children.
We shall not manifest our religion publicly nor convert anyone to it. We shall not prevent any of our kin from entering Islam if they wish it.
We shall show respect toward the Muslims, and we shall rise from our seats when they wish to sit.
We shall not seek to resemble the Muslims by imitating any of their garments, the qalansuwa, the turban, footwear, or the parting of the hair. We shall not speak as they do, nor shall we adopt their kunyas.
We shall not mount on saddles, nor shall we gird swords nor bear any kind of arms nor carry them on our- persons.
We shall not engrave Arabic inscriptions on our seals.
We shall not sell fermented drinks.
We shall clip the fronts of our heads.
We shall always dress in the same way wherever we may be, and we shall bind the zunar round our waists
We shall not display our crosses or our books in the roads or markets of the Muslims. We shall use only clappers in our churches very softly. We shall not raise our voices when following our dead. We shall not show lights on any of the roads of the Muslims or in their markets. We shall not bury our dead near the Muslims.
We shall not take slaves who have been allotted to Muslims.
We shall not build houses overtopping the houses of the Muslims.
(When I brought the letter to Umar, may God be pleased with him, he added, “We shall not strike a Muslim.”)
We accept these conditions for ourselves and for the people of our community, and in return we receive safe-conduct.
If we in any way violate these undertakings for which we ourselves stand surety, we forfeit our covenant [dhimma], and we become liable to the penalties for contumacy and sedition.
Umar ibn al-Khittab replied: Sign what they ask, but add two clauses and impose them in addition to those which they have undertaken. They are: “They shall not buy anyone made prisoner by the Muslims,” and “Whoever strikes a Muslim with deliberate intent shall forfeit the protection of this pact.”
(from Al-Turtushi, Siraj al-Muluk, pp. 229-230)
Note: This was a from hand out at an Islamic History Class at the University of Edinburgh in 1979. Source of translation not given.
Europe stay asleep. Don’t wake up .
IRELAND (from TELEGRAM)
OPINION PIECE: Have we lost our sense of outrage. At what point does anger become justifiable. At what point does a sense of outrage lead citizens to realise that democracy and good governance has been stolen by a despotic elite and that it becomes the responsibility of citizens to take their democracy back by direct action…
https://t.me/OffgridiIreland/47507
I recently saw a meme on WRSA that said we need to stop calling the super-wealthy “the elite”, which implies that they are better than us. Better to call them deadly parasites or the “predator class”.
Language is a weapon to force ways of thinking and behavior. As in referring to invasive orcs and rapists as “migrants” or “refugees”. So I too will stop referring to parasitic financial and cultural predators as “elites”.
“Better to call them deadly parasites or the “predator class”.”
Better to call them what they are: infantile Bolsheviks (aka commie-toddlers).
I respectfully disagree.
While some or even many might be communists, I think the communist label like the nazi label are overused and in most cases incorrectly applied to behaviors which are more accurately described as selfish, greedy, psychopathic, or just plain anus-hole.
Communism is a pretty specific and well-defined definition for a particular kind of economic system, and most financial parasites are definitely not communists since the motivation appears to be acquiring wealth and control at all costs while forcing the rest of us into a subsistence-level subservience like feudal serfs.
“behaviors which are more accurately described as selfish, greedy, psychopathic, or just plain anus-hole.”
You’re making the case—infantile-Bolsheviks.
Moon: Effetes would be more accurate than “elites.”
Many if not most of them are effete and incapable of physical violence, but through manipulation of currency and financial control they cause all kinds of actual violence and suffering. And, a universal characteristic is a complete lack of empathy or concern for those whom they harm.
“Many if not most of them are effete and incapable of physical violence”
I think most’re effete (i.e., latently or blatantly homosexual) and also notably infantile in their “thinking”. And, in my experience, that is a DANGEROUS combination, leading to frequent outbursts of angry—often violent!—behaviour.
Did you see the Tom Hanks’ movie, “Big”? Imagine, instead of a shy 12 year-old boy in a man’s body, it’s an aggressive (often angry!) two year-old and that “man” is the occupant of 10 Downing, 1600 Pennsylvania or a four-star general (in open-toed pumps!). After two generations of Bolshevik re-education (i.e., public schools and toddler-controlled universities), I think the likelihood of physical violence from these people (who scream at the sky like two year-old girls!) is high and climbing fast. But I could be wrong..
THIS IS IMPORTANT, NED !!!
GERMANY
This German State TV article explains how
1. “researchers™” have scanned all the telegram channels of conservative account on Telegram etc.
2. State TV then contacts their bank.
3. And the bank then closes their account.
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/br-recherche/rechtsextreme-spenden-finanzdienstleister-100.html?utm_source=pocket_saves
BACKGROUND
These are the “researchers™” that carried out the raid.
https://cemas.io/ueber-cemas/
They list one political party they hunt – “The AfD Alternative for Germany”.
The also list their Sponsor.
https://cemas.io/ueber-cemas/transparenz/
The Alfred Landecker Foundation
https://www.alfredlandecker.org/
Who “cooperate” with a whole bunch of Israeli NGOS including the ADL.
https://www.alfredlandecker.org/de/partners
Guess who’s funding the witch hunt “in the name of Democracy”.
The UK Slumps Into the Red With GDP Dropping in July as coloured invaders and their rape baby offspring struggle to Cope With Soaring Interest Rates effecting their benefits.
Grim figures showed non whites invading England has destroyed the economy far worse than expected by analysts and has led to the biggest fall in recorded history.
So, nothing to do with incompetent political leaders then?
What effing part of invaders causing these problems and the people YOU vote for are the effing problem that you don’t get Mark!?