Switzerland has closed its border with Italy due to the recent massive surge of migrants. Austria and France had already closed their borders with Italy, which leaves Slovenia as the only country left having a border open with Italy.
In other news, consumers in Australia are upset after several KFC franchises have gone cashless, refusing any cash purchases.
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While business sentiment in Germany fell less than expected in September, a key survey on Monday showed a fifth consecutive decline in the metric — down to 85.7 points from 85.8 the previous month.
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Republicans and Democrats Clash on CBDC Plans
In a clash of political parties and ideologies, US lawmakers are gearing up for a major debate over the concept of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Democratic and Republican factions are wrestling over several bills, each aiming to shape the destiny of digital currency in America, gravitating between the possibilities of outright banning CBDCs or initiating pilot schemes to explore their potentials.
Cornerstone to the fiery conversation is the proposition of a digital dollar, an idea so repulsive to Republican leaders that it has found a place in presidential campaign arguments and spurred an onslaught of bills aiming to extinguish it before it gains traction.
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Spain Has One of the Highest Rates of Young People Without Work and Education in the EU
In Spain, 17% of the population neither studies nor works. This figure exceeds the OECD average by 15%, according to Euronews. For many years, Spain has grappled with a persistent crisis: it remains one of the European countries with the highest percentage of young people aged 18 to 24 who are neither in education nor employment.
According to the latest Education at a Glance 2023 report, this figure stands at 17%, surpassing the average OECD rate by 15%. Among EU countries, the Czech Republic, Italy and Romania have higher percentages (31%, 24%, and 22% respectively), while Greece has a similar percentage to Spain.
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Biden’s Approval Rating Among Black Americans Down 17 Points: NBC Poll
A new poll from NBC News has revealed that Biden’s approval rating among black and Latino voters has fallen since his first year in office.
The poll found that approval of Biden’s job performance has fallen by 17 points among black voters since 2021, from 80 percent to 63 percent.
Biden’s job performance approval is also down from 61 percent in 2021 to 43 percent among Latino voters, down 17 points from 43 percent to 26 percent among voters with a high school diploma or less, and down 14 points among independent voters, from 50 percent in 2021 to 36 percent.
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Breaking: Anon Account Holder ‘Catturd’ Swatted After Being Doxxed by Leftist Outlets
During a Monday afternoon livestream, the man behind the conservative anonymous X account Catturd was swatted.
Around one hour into In the Litter Box with Jewels and Catturd, episode 418, Jewels Jones revealed that Catturd had been swatted and wouldn’t be rejoining the episode.
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Fabian Marta, a man who had contributed to the well-known anti-child sex trafficking film Sound of Freedom, has officially had previously filed charges of child kidnapping dropped against him.
A St. Louis grand jury, as well as the state of Missouri, found no evidence that a crime had been committed.
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Busted! Adam Schiff Funneled Millions to Defense Contractors After Taking Donations
While Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) campaigns for a Senate seat on a platform of earmarks for local causes, the 12-term Congressman has been busted steering millions in taxpayer dollars to for-profit defense contractors, many of whom have been political donors to his campaigns.
According to an investigation by Politico, Schiff “has offered an incomplete and potentially misleading account of his record on earmarks.”
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California Officials Dragged Feet Investigating China-Linked Biolab, Documents Suggest
Suspicions were raised about the operations of a Chinese-linked biolab in central California far earlier than previously known, according to a review of hundreds of internal emails, documents and photographs obtained by Fox News.
Two California state agencies called on by the city of Fresno to intervene in the matter tell Fox they had no authority to get involved but the delay of local and state officials to take action in fall 2022 appears to have allowed lab workers to empty a warehouse full of dangerous biological agents, lab mice, chemicals and equipment.
A trove of emails obtained through a public records request with the city of Fresno showed one official had been so concerned by Universal Meditech Inc.’s operations he filed urgent pleas with California’s environmental and toxic substance agencies for assistance in possibly shutting down the biolab before it could relocate.
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CDC Refuses to Release Latest Data on Post-Vaccination Heart Failure
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is refusing to release the latest data related to heart failure recorded in patients who had recently received Covid vaccinations.
The federal health agency has not updated information on reported cases of myocarditis and pericarditis following COVID-19 vaccination.
Myocarditis and pericarditis are conditions related to inflation in the heart.
While pericarditis can be uncomfortable, myocarditis can be potentially fatal.
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Former Democrat House Representative and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard slammed her former party and called what the Dems are trying to do to former President Donald Trump.
She said: “The political prosecution of Trump is an obvious attempt by Biden/Dem elite to drain Trump’s attention and resources.
“Their actions expose their utter contempt for democracy and the rule of law—and makes laughable all of their verbiage about ‘protecting democracies around the world.’“
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FBI Sued After Allegedly Losing Hundreds of Thousands in Rare Coins During Raid
Two Americans are alleging the FBI lost or stole their property after seizing it through a “shady” process.
“All we know is that their property was in a box and safe before the FBI broke into the box,” Joe Gay, an attorney with the nonprofit law firm Institute for Justice, told Fox News. “Once the FBI broke into the box, we honestly don’t know exactly what happened.”
“We don’t know if they lost it. We don’t know if somebody pocketed it and walked away,” he continued. “We have no way to know.”
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Hillary Clinton: ‘The Russians’ Are Planning to ‘Interfere in Our Elections’ to Help Trump ‘Again’
Democrat election denier Hillary Clinton has claimed that “the Russians” are planning to make sure President Joe Biden doesn’t win re-election in 2024.
According to the twice-failed presidential candidate, Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to interfere in our elections “again.”
Clinton claims that Putin wants to help President Donald Trump win the 2024 election while suggesting that “the Russians” swayed the 2016 race.
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House GOP: Biden’s ‘Organized Crime Ring’ Likely Received $50 Million in Bribes
House Republicans have revealed that they believe Democrat President Joe Biden and his family likely received a staggering $50 million in bribe payments.
Previously, House Oversight Committee investigators uncovered bank records showing $20 million in payments to Biden family accounts.
However, Republicans have now revealed that the Bidens’ alleged influence-peddling business could have raked in an additional $30 million in bribes from foreign nationals.
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Mask Mandates Back for Health Care Workers in Several California Counties
Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
Several Bay Area health agencies in California announced last week that mandatory masking would return to hospitals and health care settings for the fall and winter months.
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Social media users, particularly conservatives, widely mocked New Jersey’s Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez after he claimed in the face of federal corruption charges that the hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash in his home was from his personal back account.
“For 30 years I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my personal savings account, which I have kept for emergencies because of the history of my family facing confiscation in Cuba,” Menendez said during a press conference on Monday.
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President Biden didn’t let a little acronym get in the way of stalling his remarks Monday. ‘Doesn’t matter what we call it, but that’s what it is,’ Biden said, skipping over the shorthand for an initiative.
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An Italian restaurant owner announced that he was closing up shop after doing business for over a decade in downtown San Francisco, according to a local news report.
“After almost 14 years in San Francisco’s Financial District, it is unfortunately time for BARBACCO to close its doors,” the restaurant on Saturday wrote in an Instagram post. “We hoped 2023 would be the year the neighborhood returned to the way it was pre-pandemic, however that hasn’t been the case. We appreciate each of you for allowing us to serve you over the years, whether it was lunch with coworkers, a date night after a long day, or a meal at one of our many pasta dinners.”
The owner of Barbacco told CBS News Bay Area that his business had been suffering for a long time.
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed has sensationally blasted homeless activists in the city, complaining they are keeping people on the streets and enabling them.
She claimed advocates get in the way of city workers and discourage those most in need from going into shelters and getting help.
“These activists are the same people who hand out tents to keep people on the street instead of working to bring them indoors, as we are trying to do,” Breed wrote on the online platform Medium.
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Sean Hannity to Moderate Groundbreaking Debate Between Governors Newsom, DeSantis
FOX News Channel’s Sean Hannity will moderate a red vs. blue state debate between Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis and Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom, FOX News Media announced Monday.
The 90-minute event will air at 9 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 in Georgia, marking the first time the two prominent governors will face off in a debate.
“I’m looking forward to providing viewers with an informative debate about the everyday issues and governing philosophies that impact the lives of every American,” Hannity said.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), known for his efforts to force the Biden Administration to declassify information related to covid’s possible lab origins at Wuhan, exited a classified briefing this week on the situation in Ukraine and expressed a feeling of shock.
“If there is some path to victory in Ukraine, I didn’t hear it today. I also heard that there’s going to be no end to the funding requests…”
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The Clintons Welcome Trans Queens, Muslim Politicians, Foreign Oligarchs
by Daniel Greenfield
The Clintons are back in Manhattan, baby.
Once again random celebrities, Orlando Bloom, Matt Damon, Patrick Dempsey, Karlie Kloss, will rub shoulders with random foreign leaders like Mia Mottlev, the Prime Minister of Barbados,
Irfaan Ali, the President of Guyana, Biden administration officials, the heads of nonprofits with made up titles like “intersectional environmentalist”, heads of UN agencies, New York Times reporters, professional humanitarians and shady foreign oligarchs. (Mostly the latter.)
Getting to the Midtown Manhattan Hilton may not be easy due to its proximity to the masses of illegal aliens clustering around hotels that have been turned into homeless shelters, but once there delegates to the Clinton Global Initiative 2023 will have the chance to be in the same room as Atiqul Islam, the Mayor of Dhaka, and Qween Jean, the founder of Black Trans Liberation, not to mention Ashley Judd, who hopefully will not beat each other to death with swag bags.
Six years ago, when CGI appeared to be deader than everyone who had witnessed the Clintons commit federal offenses, a comeback appeared to be impossible, but thanks to the boundless generosity of Google, Pfizer, the UAE’s DP World, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Waltons, and Alfonso Fanjul, the glorious triumphant resurrection of Bill, Hillary and Chelsea is upon us.
Wait, are you wondering who Alfonso Fanjul is? The Clintons have a lot of friends. Especially wealthy friends with foreign last names. The Fanjul family controls Domino Sugar, which benefits from government subsidies, and Alfonso was a co-chair of Bill’s 1992 campaign.
But let’s not dwell on Alfonso, when another CGI sponsor is the MEBO Group…
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Independent reporter Tucker Carlson has issued a call to action for freedom-loving people everywhere amid mounting attacks against free speech.
Speaking during an event in Utica, Michigan, Carlson called on the public to fight back against censorship by “telling the truth.”
Carlson called out the widespread acceptance of dishonesty in public life.
“What’s true?” he asked the crowd.
“The true things are the things that you can’t say.”
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Voting Firm That Sued Trump Team Over 2020 Election Caught in Bribery Scheme
A voting technology company that has sued President Donald Trump and his allies over their comments about the 2020 presidential election has just been caught in the center of a massive bribery scheme.
Last week the Justice Department filed money-laundering charges against former Philippines election administrator Andres Bautista.
The case involves four executives from subsidiaries of voting tech firm Smartmatic, CNN reported.
The report cites a U.S. Southern District of Florida court filing.
In a Thursday social media statement responding to the allegations, Bautista denied receiving bribes from Smartmatic.
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A Native American group filed a lawsuit against the Washington Commanders in federal court this morning that upends a long-standing cancel-culture narrative about racism in sports.
The Native American Guardians Association (NAGA) accuses the NFL franchise and new owner Josh Harris of defamation, civil conspiracy and civil rights violations for their role in suppressing Native American history, in a complaint filed in the United States District Court of North Dakota.
NAGA led a viral petition this summer demanding that the organization reclaim its traditional Redskins identity. It generated 150,000 signatures.
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Would-be Burglars Armed With ‘Billy Club’ Pick the Wrong Farmer to Try to Rob: ‘I Will Shoot’
Washington state farmer Sam Krautscheid had just baled hay with one of his sons and was heading to an Eric Church concert when his evening took an unexpected turn, and he was forced to use his gun to protect his farm from suspected criminals.
“I’ve got a loud voice. And I just started yelling to get down. ‘Get down, get on the ground and don’t come any closer,’“ Krautscheid told Fox News Digital in a phone interview. “‘I don’t want to shoot, but I will shoot.”
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‘Zombie Apocalypse’: San Francisco on Track to Crush Overdose Death Record as Addicts Die in Streets
San Francisco is poised to surpass a record-breaking year for overdose deaths.
There were 563 overdose fatalities in the Golden City between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, according to a recent report from the San Francisco chief medical examiner. This puts the city on track to hit 845 overdose fatalities in 2023, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, far surpassing the record 725 in 2020.
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Trudeau Ducks Question Period, Refuses to Take Responsibility for Nazi Waffen-SS Vet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ducked Question Period (QP) in the House of Commons Monday and his government refused to take responsibility for inviting a former Waffen-SS soldier to Parliament last Friday, where Yaroslav Hunka received praise from the House Speaker and a standing ovation from every Member of Parliament.
Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre, who posted yesterday on X that Trudeau approved Hunka’s presence in Parliament, demanded that Trudeau take responsibility for the decision and the resulting condemnation of it around the world.
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Prime Minister Justine Trudeau spoke out on Monday after the firestorm surrounding his giving a standing ovation to a veteran who fought alongside Nazis in World War II.
“Obviously, it’s extremely upsetting that this happened,” Trudeau said when he was cornered by reporters despite having avoided Question Period in Parliament. “The speaker has acknowledged his mistake, and has apologized, but this is something that is deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and by extension to all Canadians. I think particularly of Jewish MPs and all members of the Jewish community across the country are celebrating Yom commemorating Yom Kippur today.”
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Approval for Sweden’s NATO Membership by Hungary Hindered by a Four-Year-Old Swedish Film
The Hungarian ruling parties have yet to voice their support for Sweden’s NATO application due to lingering concerns surrounding a four-year-old educational radio program. This information was conveyed by the leader of the Fidesz group during a recent press conference, as reported by various Hungarian media outlets, SVT reported.
Hungary is governed by a coalition formed by Fidesz and KDNP. During a meeting, members of parliament from these parties viewed the controversial film in question, which delves into Hungary’s democratic development. Laughter reportedly erupted within the hall as they watched the film, perceiving it as biased and overly critical of the country. A participant in the film was described during the meeting as “Hungary’s most prominent left-wing activist.”
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‘Don’t Interfere in Our Democracy!’ — Slovak Election Favorite Fico Warns Czech President
Former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has accused Czech President Petr Pavel of interfering in the upcoming Slovak elections after he made disparaging remarks about Fico’s opposition party to journalists during the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.
Pavel told the press in New York that relations between Czechia and Slovakia would worsen if Fico returned to power, and accused the former Slovak leader of holding views akin to Russian propaganda.
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EU Data Shows Ukraine is Exporting More Grain Now Than Before Bans in Central Europe
EU data shows Ukraine managed to export more grain in August than before the grain embargo instituted by five Central European countries, which may help counter arguments that these same countries are harming Ukraine’s ability to export agricultural products.
The data was revealed by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski, which shows that a record 4 million tons of grain were exported through the “solidarity corridors” in Romania, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. This number shows that over 1 million tons more were exported by Ukraine than before the grain embargo (2.9 million tons). The current embargo on grain does not affect the transport of grain through countries like Poland or Hungary but simply bans it from being sold in those countries.
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French Election: Rassemblement National Makes Significant Gains
Following Sunday’s election, which saw 35,000 mayors, as well as regional, departmental, and municipal councilors, head to the ballot boxes, to elect half of the French Senate’s 348 seats being contested, the establishment center-right Les Republicains (LR) emerged as the clear victor, maintaining its majority, while Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist Rassemblement National (RN) made notable gains.
While Le Pen’s Rassemblement National had been widely anticipated to achieve a notable Senate breakthrough, its actual performance at the polls—which resulted in the party gaining three seats—exceeded all expectations. Previously, during the presidential election in April 2022, RN lost its only Senate seat when Stéphane Ravier defected to Éric Zemmour’s Reconquête.
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Greece: Syriza Elects Pro-American Moderate as Leader
Less than three months after the resignation of long-time leader Alexis Tsipras in the wake of a demoralising defeat to Greece’s ruling conservatives, the socialist opposition party Syriza looks to be taking a reformist turn following the election of the former Biden staffer and political moderate Stefanos Kasselakis to the helm of the party on Sunday evening.
A Greek-born but American-educated Goldman Sachs investment banker turned shipping magnate, the 35-year-old Kasselakis, who is openly gay, defeated former Labour Minister Effie Achtsioglou despite having no previous political experience.
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Hundreds of Nigerian midwives working for Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) have been suspected of gaining their medical qualifications by fraudulently having others take their exams for them in their home country, and dozens remain under investigation.
In a press release published on Wednesday, the U.K.’s Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) explained it had received reports back in May this year of “unusual data” relating to computer-based tests at the Yunnik Technologies Test Centre in Ibadan, Nigeria.
It added that, following an investigation, it now believes “there is evidence of widespread fraud at the Yunnik site.”
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Slams ‘Lecturing’ Biden Admin, Hopes for Return to Trump-Era
The Hungarian foreign minister says his country is hoping for a return of former President Donald Trump to the White House, as he says the relationship between the U.S. and Hungary has deteriorated due to the “lecturing” and interference in policy by the Biden administration.
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told Fox News Digital that his country, which is led by a conservative government, had strong relations with the U.S. during the Trump administration, but that it has soured with the new Biden administration.
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Hungary is in No Hurry to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership Application
On September 25th, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated that Budapest is not rushing to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership, as reported by Reuters.
He announced further delays in the process, which has been stalled in parliament since July 2022.
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Hungary FM: The Attempt by the UN General Assembly to Achieve Peace in Ukraine Has Failed
During a speech in New York on Friday, Péter Szijjartó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, expressed his disappointment with the United Nations General Assembly session that took place this week, reports About Hungary.
He stated that the session failed to seize the opportunity to bring Ukraine closer to peace, as major and influential countries decided that the timing was not right for initiating negotiations.
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‘I Will Beat You Until You Die’ — Black Man Threatens to Kill German Lesbians in Shocking Video
A lesbian couple who kissed each other on a train in Berlin were threatened with murder and told to leave the country; a woman attempting to defend them was also threatened with death.
The Black man in the video, who films the entire incident, appears to be reacting to a kiss between a lesbian couple across from him when the video starts. Although the video was recently published on X, it does not appear to have a date or location. However, the train where the film was shot, the S-Bahn, shows the Berlin stop of Tempelhof in the background.
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Orban Takes Stand: Hungary’s Support for Ukraine Tied to Hungarian Minority Rights
Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has taken a firm stance on his country’s relations with Ukraine. He links support in global forums to the treatment of Hungarians in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine.
Orban was cited by the Telex portal, condemning Ukraine for its perceived oppression of Hungarian educational institutions in Transcarpathia, suggesting that the Ukrainian authorities are attempting to transform Hungarian schools into Ukrainian ones. He further implied that if these endeavors fail, Ukrainian authorities aim to shut down these institutions.
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Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “to respect Poland’s sovereignty” and refrain from making statements “that could harm mutual relations.” Scholz chose illegal immigration of all things to criticize Poland about, a topic his government is currently facing a crisis over due to his inability to control Germany’s borders.
Rau, who posted the comment on platform X, emphasized that recent remarks from the German politician hint at potential interference in Poland’s internal matters and its ongoing election campaign.
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Rapists Will Serve Full Sentences: New Crime Reforms in the UK
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a series of proposals aimed at compelling convicted rapists to serve their entire prison sentences, marking a significant shift in crime policy. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has been tasked with developing these proposals, which are expected to be included in the King’s Speech in November and highlighted in an upcoming speech, according to reports from The Telegraph.
A Conservative source, cited by the paper, described these changes as part of a broader “gear change” intended to showcase a different facet of Rishi Sunak’s approach to governance.
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Slovakia’s Election Campaign Leader: Pursuing Ukraine’s EU Membership Now is “Illusory”
Former Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, whose party Smer-SD is leading ahead of the snap parliamentary elections, believes that Ukraine’s accession to the European Union is a distant prospect due to the ongoing war, corruption, and democracy deficiencies. Fico stated this in a written comment to Reuters.
According to the former Slovak Prime Minister, addressing Ukraine’s EU membership while there is a full-scale war on its territory is “illusory.”
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Tensions Rise: Polish Official’s Bold Remarks on Ukraine Draw Attention
In a recent confrontational comment directed towards Ukraine, Marcin Przydacz, the Secretary of State of the Chancellery of the President of Poland, asserted that Poland “will cope” without fostering a friendship with Ukraine.
Speaking on the RMF FM radio station, Przydacz emphasized Poland’s position of strength, referencing its NATO membership, potent military, EU inclusion and a well-governed state structure. He remarked, “Ukraine needs to understand that it is in everyone’s interest not to let ourselves be divided, because only Moscow benefits from this. However, we will certainly manage if Ukraine does not want and is not seeking friendship with Poland.”
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UK: 27-Year-Old Women’s Soccer Star Maddy Cusack Dies Suddenly
British women’s soccer star Maddy Cusack has tragically died suddenly at just 27 years old, her team has revealed.
Cusack played as a midfielder for England’s Sheffield United.
Cusack played for the team since 2019.
She became the first player to reach 100 appearances for the women’s team last season.
She also worked as a marketing executive at the Women’s Championship club.
The club issued a statement saying the team is “devastated.”
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UK: Anglican Minister Slams Progressive Christians as ‘Fake,’ Calls Notion an Oxymoron
Free Church of England minister and prominent British conservative commentator Deacon Calvin Robinson is slamming progressive Christianity and warning that liberalism is the “greatest” current threat to the western Church.
In an interview with FOX News Digital, Deacon Robinson argued that the term “progressive Christian” is an “oxymoron,” and stated that the liberal, “neo-Marxist” thought that has infected the minds of some leaders and congregants in both the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches is “one of the devil’s tools” being used to destroy Christianity from within.
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Billionaire John Caudwell is warning of an “environmental apocalypse” due to CO2 emissions.
Last month, he bragged about using his private helicopter instead of a car to save time on getting back to his £90 million mansion.
He also owns a 73 foot superyacht which belches 1,500 times more CO2 than the average car.
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UK: Just Stop Oil Protesters Slowly March Through Bristol
The noise of car horns from angry drivers inconvenienced by having to slow down accompanied Just Stop Oil as they marched through Bristol.
The protesters were marching peacefully on Saturday afternoon to demand no new oil, gas or coal.
Several dozen protesters, escorted by police, set off soon after midday from College Green towards Castle Park.
One of those taking part in the march was Peter Lillie, 30, a GP from Bedminster.
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Media outlets and architects of the UK’s censorship law, the Online Safety Bill, are increasing the pressure on neutral video sharing platform Rumble after it refused to bow down to the UK Parliament’s pressure to demonetize comedian Russell Brand.
The pressure to demonetize Brand came after anonymous sexual assault allegations were made against him. Brand has denied the allegations and has not been arrested, charged, or convicted of any of the allegations made against him.
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UK: Shoplifting ‘Epidemic’ Hits Major European City as Stores Offer to Equip Staff With Bodycams
Major retail chains in the United Kingdom have grown so concerned about increased shoplifting they have provided employees with body cameras to deter crime.
“Recently, we’ve had a massive increase in the cases of shoplifting,” Benedict Selvaratnam, owner of the Fresh Market in Court in London’s Croydon, told Fox News Digital. “Where it used to be three to five incidents in the week, now we’re suffering from anywhere to three to 10 a day. It’s very much out of control.”
Fashion chain Primark joined supermarket chains Tesco and Sainsbury’s in supplying employees with body cameras and adding security guards and CCTV cameras and systems.
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UK: Updates as XR Protesters Glue Themselves to Schlumberger Building in Cambridge
Members of Extinction Rebellion have gathered outside a research centre in Cambridge this morning (September 25) as part of a protest. Activists have glued themselves to the delivery entrance of the Schlumberger building based at the University.
The action is taking place as part of the SLB Out campaign that is being organised by the group. They are demanding that the University of Cambridge stop collaborating with Schlumberger and remove them from the city.
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US Will Grant Poland $2 Billion Loan to Boost Defense Capabilities
The United States will provide Poland with a loan of 2 billion dollars to enhance the country’s defense capabilities. This was officially announced on the website of the U.S. Department of State.
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Brussels Backs Kosovo After Shootout With Serb Militants
NATO forces are preparing for a potential rapid deployment in the Balkans this week after clashes between Kosovar police and what appears to be an armed contingent of Serbian nationalists resulted in the deaths of one police officer and three Serb militants in the northern Kosovar village of Banjska on Sunday, September 23rd.
Violence erupted Sunday morning at approximately 3 a.m. local time when Kosovar forces arrived to remove barricades erected by Serbian nationalists. An ensuing firefight resulted in the death of one Kosovar police officer.
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In Albania, a Former Minister Has Been Sentenced to More Than 6 Years for Corruption
In Albania, former Minister of Environment Lefter Kokë has been sentenced to six years and eight months on corruption charges related to a waste incinerator plant in Fier, which became one of the country’s largest corruption scandals in history, as reported by Balkan Insight.
Albania’s Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime handed down a prison sentence of six years and eight months to former Minister of Environment Lefter Kokë and found a dozen other individuals, including officials and businessmen, guilty in connection with a concession agreement worth 28 million euros that the government entered into with a private company for the construction and operation of a waste incinerator plant in the city of Fier. The plant was never completed.
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First US Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine as Officials Admit They “Risk Being Destroyed”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed reception of the first delivery of US Abrams battle tanks, after President Biden last week made it clear they would finally arrive within days of his meeting with Zelensky at the White House.
“Good news from Minister (of Defence) Umerov. Abrams are already in Ukraine and are being prepared to reinforce our brigades,” Zelensky announced on Telegram. His hope is that it will boost Ukrainian forces amid the stalled offensive, as US officials have said the arrival was “months ahead of estimates, and in time to be used in Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia.”
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Putin Rains Down Hell on Ukraine’s Odessa in Shocking Overnight Blitz
Vladimir Putin has rained down hell on Ukraine’s port city of Odessa with a powerful missile strike — just as the city’s large Jewish population marks the holy day of Yom Kippur.
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Russia Issues New WW3 Alert: ‘Reckless’ Western Politicians Have Forgotten About Self-Preservation
Alex Jones breaks down Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s latest UN speech and what it means for Americans concerned about WW3.
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Ukraine is promising a “new phase of war” reliant on a drone army, with the country planning to invest over €1 billion to improve drone capabilities and train thousands of drone pilots.
With Ukraine running low on manpower and artillery shells, drones are seen as a potential answer to the country’s difficulties on the frontline. The Ukrainian military, which already extensively deploys drones, sees the unmanned vehicles as an opportunity to reduce its reliance on infantry to achieve its military goals, while also improving the accuracy of limited resources, such as artillery.
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Ukraine: The Soldiers Who Can’t Leave the Front Line Until the War is Over
Open-ended service, just 10 days leave a year and a high casualty rate — for Ukrainian soldiers in one unit, life on the front line is far from easy, as BBC Newsnight witnessed up close.
Standing among some flattened buildings, “Jimmy”, a Ukrainian officer who’s been on active service for years, reflected on his survival: “I’m a lucky man… as I see it, war can either love people or not.”
His soldiers think the fact Jimmy’s still with them, despite multiple wounds, means he lives a charmed life.
His unit, the 24th Mechanised Brigade, has a long history, and is part of the old regular Ukrainian army, fighting the Russians from 2014. But since the invasion of February 2022, the army has more than trebled in size, the nation mobilised and Jimmy’s unit changed out of all recognition.
We spent two weeks in August with the 24th, which now serves in the Donbas, that old centre of smokestack industries in the east, occupying a section of the front between Bakhmut and Horlivka.
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US to Keep Paying Salaries for Tens of Thousands of Ukrainians During Government Shutdown
A newly aired “60 Minutes” segment entitled The unexpected way American tax dollars are being used in Ukraine has uncovered that the US government is paying the salaries of some 57,000 Ukrainian civic services personnel.
The report details the various ways non-military aid is being spent at a moment GOP Congressional leaders are intensely debating whether to move forward with a proposed defense budget that includes Biden’s push for $24 billion more in military assistance for Kiev.
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More than 200 were injured as a result of the explosion in a fuel depot near Stepanakert, Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan says.
According to him, the health condition of the majority is severe or extremely severe.
The medical capacities of Nagorno-Karabakh are not enough to save people’s lives. Medical aviation is urgently needed to save people’s lives, the Ombudsman alarms.
He say the action should be taken without delay.
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Armenia: Many Casualties Feared in Karabakh Fuel Depot Blast
A powerful explosion destroyed a fuel depot near Stepanakert, killing and injuring many people, authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said late on Monday.
They said they are unable to immediately specify the number of casualties or establish the cause of the explosion at the facility located on a highway connecting the Karabakh capital to the town of Askeran.
Karabakh’s human rights ombudsman, Gegham Stepanian, said more than 200 people were injured in the explosion. He said that due to their limited capacity and lack of medication Stepanakert’s two main hospitals cannot to provide adequate care to all of these people. Many of the critically injured persons need to be urgently flown to hospitals in Armenia, added Stepanian.
“Active efforts are being made to organize the transportation of the injured to Armenia by helicopters,” the Armenian Ministry of Health told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service later in the evening.
The blast occurred amid a mass exodus of Karabakh’s population that followed last week’s Azerbaijani military offensive.
Videos posted on social media showed a long line of cars parked near the depot that received large quantities of gasoline over the weekend for the first since Baku blocked traffic through the Lachin corridor last December. Their owners were apparently waiting to fuel up and drive to Armenia along with their families. Thousands of other Karabakh Armenians fled to Armenia earlier on Monday.
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China: MeToo Journalist is on Trial for “Subversion”
The trial of a Chinese journalist and her labor rights activist ally is again laying bare China’s increasingly oppressive statute on civil society. Huang Xueqin, at one time an influential figure in the Chinese #MeToo movement, and Wang Jianbing, her ally, were apprehended by the authorities in September 2021. Over six months later, both now find themselves grappling with charges of “inciting subversion of state power.” The muddled legal terms underlying their charges make evident the continual tendency in recent years for Beijing to repress outspoken critics of societal issues in the nation.
Huang rose to recognition early in 2018 for her endeavors towards encouraging victims of sexual harassment to break their silence. Her creation of a social media outlet for reporting such cases of alleged misconduct further highlighted the abiding issue in universities and offices alike. Following her detainment in 2021 — not her first brush with the law — she delivered a handwritten testimony, affirming that “Being a journalist is not a crime,” the Times reports.
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Outrage as Several KFC Stores Go Cashless in Australia
A rising number of KFC stores are no longer accepting cash, sparking outrage from customers who share concerns that the country is going cashless.
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TV Networks Join the Pushback Against Australia’s Proposed Anti-”Misinformation” Law
In a bid to stand up for freedom of speech, Australian free-to-air broadcast networks have raised criticisms about a proposed legislation aimed at combating so-called “misinformation.” The targets of controversy are the bill’s nebulous definitions of harm, potential violations of freedom of expression, and the risk of content censorship by social media platforms complying with government-imposed obligations.
The focal point of the dispute is drawn from the quote by Free TV which expressed concerns, similar to the Australian Human Rights Commission and various legal authorities. They pointed out that the suggested definition of “harm” is “harm to the health of Australians” and “disruption of public order,” allowing for room for misunderstanding and misuse, and potentially threatening freedom of expression on governmental and political matters.
This legislation hands over a wide range of new powers to ACMA, which includes the enforcement of an industry-wide “standard” that will obligate digital platforms to remove what they determine as misinformation or disinformation.
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Vile Voice Messages Left for No Campaigner Jacinta Price as She Fights Indigenous Voice
Senator Jacinta Price has been leading the Opposition’s No vote campaign but it has made her a magnet for vicious personal attacks after her mobile phone number was leaked on social media.
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In a huge blow to France’s policy and presence in Africa, President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that France is not only pulling its ambassador from Niger, but is ending its military presence, with a full exit by close of 2023.
Macron in Sunday statements confirmed, “We are putting an end to our military cooperation with the de facto authorities of Niger because they don’t want to fight terrorism anymore.”
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In Graz, a 25-year-old faced trial on charges of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in a bar restroom in Deutschlandsberg, Styria. The jury did not find this to be a consensual act, resulting in a four-year prison sentence, which is currently not legally binding.
Upon entering the courtroom in Graz, the 25-year-old defendant wore a T-shirt with the explicit phrase “F*** off.” The judge commented on the choice of attire, to which the defendant explained, “I didn’t have another clean shirt.” His demeanor gave the impression that he may not fully grasp the gravity of the situation. According to allegations, in December 2022, he followed a 17-year-old girl into the women’s restroom at a Deutschlandsberg nightclub and sexually assaulted her, Kronen Zeitung reported.
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EU Border Agency to Double Flight Hours Amid Massive Uptick of Illegal Arrivals on Lampedusa
In response to the significant surge in arrivals that has overwhelmed the focal point on the Italian island of Lampedusa in recent days, the European agency Frontex has declared its commitment to bolstering its assistance to Italy. Frontex intends to increase aerial surveillance over departure zones, with a particular focus on the Tunisian coastline.
Frontex has already made arrangements to double the flight hours of its aircraft responsible for monitoring the central Mediterranean Sea. Additionally, the agency has extended an offer to provide supplementary satellite imagery of the primary departure areas for migrants originating from Tunisia. These developments were announced in a press release issued by the European border surveillance agency, InfoMigrants reports.
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Max Ferrari, an Italian journalist working with Il Giornale d’Italia and a historical member of Salvini’s League, tells Remix News in an exclusive interview that Meloni’s stance on immigration must be reversed
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France Ravaged by Migrant Rapes as Spate of Sexual Assaults Targeting Elderly Women Sweep the Nation
Multiple reports of rapes and attempted rapes by migrants living in France have made local headlines as the continued dramatic rise in sexual assaults and mass immigration shows an undeniable correlation.
French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Friday the demise of a 67-year-old woman who was accosted outside her home in Versailles by an Algerian national on Wednesday evening and then carried forcefully into her home, where she suffered a night of excruciating torture.
The elderly woman was tied up, beaten, and raped by the migrant before successfully fleeing the home and taking refuge with a neighbor who contacted the authorities.
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‘Green Party is a Security Risk to the Country!’ — German Coalition Turns Inwards Over Migration
The German Green Party is a security risk to the country over its refusal to budge on proposed EU asylum reforms, the secretary general of its co-governing FDP party has claimed.
In an interview with the German Press Agency on Saturday, FDP Secretary General Bijan Djir-Sarai called for an urgent rethink of Germany’s migration policy after the recent asylum crisis saturated state services and led to support for the liberal coalition plummeting in favor of the conservative opposition.
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Greece: 235% Increase in Illegal Migrant Arrivals in August
Over the past two months, there has been a notable surge in the influx of migrants, placing a tremendous strain on the reception and hospitality facilities on the islands.
Currently, on Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Kos, and Leros, there are 12,402 individuals, while the existing infrastructure on these five islands, designated for initial reception, is designed to accommodate only 15,190 people, Ekathimerini reported.
The month of August witnessed a staggering 235% increase in migration flows compared to the same period in 2022, with the number of arrivals reaching 7,197 individuals within a span of just three weeks, starting from the beginning of September up to the present.
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Hungary Backs US Conservatives on Border Wall as Illegal Immigration Skyrockets: ‘You Have to Do it’
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto offered his support to U.S. conservatives pushing for more border security — including a wall at the southern border — saying that his own country has shown the importance of physical infrastructure.
Szijjarto visited Texas last week before heading to New York for the U.N. General Assembly and told Fox News Digital in an interview that there are “many similarities” between the migration challenges facing the two countries.
He said that while the U.S.-Mexico border is much longer than the Hungarian border, they have both faced significant pressure from migration and efforts to prevent border security measures from being implemented.
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Hungary and Poland Stall EU Migration Pact Negotiation
The European Parliament has halted discussions on the EU’s proposed migration pact due to a deadlock among member states, with Poland and Hungary taking a firm stance against the majority of the bloc.
Negotiations on two aspects of the proposed pact, concerning a European database and joint screening of arrivals, have been suspended by the European Parliament because of an impasse among member states over the crisis-management regulation, InfoMigrants reported.
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Meloni Tells Scholz Stunned at Berlin Funding Migrant NGOs
(ANSA) — ROME, SEP 25 — Premier Giorgia Meloni wrote to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Monday saying that she was “amazed” that Berlin had decided to fund NGOs working to rescue migrants at sea and helping them in Italy too, without liaising with the Italian government.
“I have learned with amazement that your government — in an uncoordinated manner with the Italian government — has allegedly decided to support with substantial funds non-governmental organisations engaged in the reception of irregular migrants on Italian territory and in rescues in the Mediterranean Sea,” she reportedly wrote.
“Both possibilities raise questions”, she said.
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Migrants Risk Lives on Treacherous Alpine Routes to Reach France
In a bid to reach France, thousands of migrants are risking their lives on the perilous high-altitude routes of Piedmont’s Val di Susa, situated on the Italy-France border, reports Info Migrants.
This region has become a dangerous transit point for migrants arriving in Italy, particularly after landing on the southern Sicilian island of Lampedusa. Despite the life-threatening challenges posed by the ‘Olympic’ mountains, named after Turin’s 2006 Winter Games, the migrants persist in their pursuit of a new life in France.
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As buses of asylum seekers keep arriving in New York City and Chicago, the two cities continue to hemorrhage money as they use emergency contracts to set up the infrastructure needed to tackle the surge.
Both cities have already spent millions from their own budgets as they look to care for the surge of asylum seekers, as conservative governors from southern states continue busing them north as a way to protest what they see as open-arms immigration policies by Democrats.
Chicago has paid at least $56 million to Favorite Healthcare Staffing to care for the more than 13,000 migrants who have arrived this year, according to an NBC 5 investigation that found nurses were making $135 an hour or more. A manager was paid $14,000 for just one week of work, and a nurse earned an eye-watering $20,000 for a week in December. Both invoices included overtime.
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New York governor Kathy Hochul has deployed 150 more National Guardsmen to help with the migrant crisis in NYC which spiraled over the weekend with three men arrested for allegedly attacking their girlfriends at emergency shelters.
Hochul announced on Monday that an additional 150 soldiers will join more than 2,000 servicemen already helping with the migrant surge across New York state which has seen more than 116,000 people arrive just this year.
The National Guardsmen will focus solely on case management for the Venezuelans who can apply for Temporary Protected Status and then get a work permit.
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— Home Secretary to make major speech TODAY calling for overhaul of UN Refugee Convention
Suella Braverman will today warn that 780 million people are eligible to claim asylum in the UK under ‘absurd’ rules — as she makes her bid to tackle the Channel crisis by calling for an overhaul of the UN Refugee Convention.
In a hard-hitting speech at the American Enterprise Institute, a centre-right think tank in Washington DC, the Home Secretary will claim international asylum laws are creating an ‘absurd and unsustainable’ system with ‘huge incentives for illegal migration’.
Mrs Braverman raises the prospect of rewriting the UN’s 1951 treaty — because the threshold for asylum claims has become too low. She will point out that would-be refugees once had to show they were facing ‘persecution’ but now they must only prove ‘discrimination’.
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Switzerland Closes Italian Borders Ahead of Migrant Wave
Switzerland became the third Schengen country to close its land border with Italy by reinstating temporary border control measures in the southern Canton of Ticino, Italy24 reported on Sunday evening, September 24th.
The Swiss followed the initiative of France and Austria, who announced border closures last week to curb illegal entries from Italy after the country registered record numbers of migrants arriving on the island of Lampedusa for several weeks.
This means that the only land border that’s still fully open under regular Schengen rules is Slovenia’s since most migrants are heading to Western and Northern Europe after being redistributed to asylum centers across Italy.
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Tunisia Accused of Bussing Migrants to Illegal Departure Port
The Tunisian government has allegedly been using buses to move illegal migrants from the city of Sfax to the port of Al Amra, which is known as a hub for illegal boat departures to Italy, as some have questioned whether Tunisia is pushing them toward Europe.
The operation has largely been directed at moving sub-Saharan African migrants living on the streets of Sfax, the second-largest city in the country, and hundreds of migrants have been moved from the city so far, Le Monde reports.
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Fifteen migrants claiming to be children were reportedly found to be adults by Kent officials after having their ages reassessed.
The discoveries were made between January 2022 and June this year, Freedom of Information Figures revealed.
During this time, the ages of 23 migrants claiming to be children were assessed — and of these 15 were found to actually be adults.
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USA Hits New Low Under Joe Biden as Migrants Plant Venezuelan Flag on Texas Island
President Joe Biden is falling in the polls because he is failing this great nation. He hit a new low today when illegal immigrants planted a Venezuelan flag on a Texas island.
Chris Olivarez, Spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said:
“The Eagle Pass area continues to experience an influx of illegal immigrants — the majority from Venezuela. Some decided to claim a Texas island by placing a foreign flag — that was quickly taken care of by our DPS Tactical Marine Unit.”
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Jason Owens, the new head of the Border Patrol has warned that the agency is unable to protect Americans from “hardened criminals” smuggling in weapons, drugs and gang members because it is so overwhelmed with processing thousands of illegal immigrants every day.
Appearing on ABC News, Owens stated that the Border Patrol cannot lawfully send back people illegally trying to enter the country over the Southern border, and has to “enforce the laws that are on the books.”
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British Army Doctor Punished for Agreeing With the Idea That Men Can’t be Women is Cleared
The cold grip of censorship threat has finally lost its hold on military hero and doctor, Colonel Dr. Kelvin Wright, vindicating his freedom to express deeply held beliefs about gender.
The esteemed Army veteran, known for his life saving efforts during his tour in Afghanistan, was subjected to rigorous disciplinary proceedings following a complaint lodged by a junior officer about the content Wright had shared on Facebook.
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A primary school in the Netherlands is facing calls to rethink its LGBT inclusivity policy after receiving complaints from the parents of a student who is refusing to use the girls’ locker room after being confronted by a biological boy identifying as a girl using the same facility.
Jessica Kakiay-Yavuz, the mother of a 9-year-old student at the Roman Catholic primary school De Tweemaster in Huizen, told the De Telegraaf newspaper how her daughter no longer feels comfortable attending gym class because she is forced to change in the presence of a boy.
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On the brink of implementing Humza Yousaf’s highly contentious legislation early next year, a specialized hate crime unit has been announced by Police Scotland. With the unit scheduled to be operational by November, a comprehensive training of about 16,400 law enforcement officers will follow in December.
This is all in anticipation of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, expected to be ratified early in 2024. This Act expands upon the existing law, offering a broader protective net for “vulnerable” groups and introduces the notion of “stirring up hatred”.
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UK Police Drop Charges Against March for Life Director
West Midlands Police will not bring charges against Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director of the pro-life organization March for Life UK, who on March 6th was arrested for “engaging in prayer” in a so-called “buffer zone” surrounding an abortion facility on Station Road, Birmingham.
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‘Wokism’ is a Fundamentally Anti-Human Ideology: An Interview With Jay W. Richards
Jay W. Richards is director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion and Family and William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, executive producer at The Stream, and adjunct professor at the Catholic University of America. Dr. Richards is a prolific author of books, including The New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012); Money, Greed, and God, winner of a Templeton Enterprise Award in 2010; The Privileged Planet, with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez; and The Human Advantage. His most recent book is The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic Into a Catastrophe.
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Hundreds of Nigerian midwives working for Britain’s Nigerian Health Service (NHS) have been suspected of gaining their medical qualifications by fraud.
Thus a group of independent Nigerians will do an investigation into the Nigerian Health Service (NHS) to find it institutionally racist.
Then, thus awarding themselves bonus’s, commissions and big salary increases.
(Ever feel like your an occupied country?)
Does anyone also feel like the daily onslaught of bad news has gotten worse? It used to be, every morning there’d be interesting tidbits and very funny memes. Now? Badnews badnews badnews wall to wall. This is not the way to win the culture war… methinks.
One can always choose to ignore it.
I think thats how most ‘muricans cope with it; burying their heads in the sand via following sportsball or social media garbage.
That’s the problem with taking the red pill though. Once you can see something it can’t be unseen. I tune out much of the news but even so I think it’s fair to say that everything is happening faster and the news is objectively worse now than it was ten or twenty years ago.
As for the culture war, there are plenty of people and personalities fighting it. But what we face can’t be won via culture when the evil creatures doing this stuff to us and our culture and our nations want us dead. There will be a time when we will have to fight them kinetically. Not all of us are cut out for that or have the skills to do it. There’s still many ways to be useful to those who can do it when things turn kinetic.
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Why did war break out in Ukraine?
LAST UPDATE: 26/9-2023 / snaphanen.dk
US prefers war to weaken Russia
By Lars Hedegaard
In a recently published video, Jeffrey Sachs talks about the prehistory of the Ukraine war, and it is well worth listening to.
Why is it worth listening to?
Is Jeffrey Sachs someone whose views are important and therefore worth your time?
Sachs is an economist and political analyst, a professor at Columbia University in New York, and was Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General between 2001 and 2018.
Secretary-General between 2001 and 2018. It is therefore safe to assume that he speaks with some weight on international issues.
Without reproducing the full content of the video, Sachs recalls that a negotiated peace between Ukraine and Russia almost materialised in March 2022 – shortly after the Russian invasion. The deal was negotiated by Turkey, with contributions from Israel, but was blocked by the US, which preferred war.
Mr Sachs points out that
Vladimir Putin
made a peace proposal even before the outbreak of the war on 17 December 2021, whereby NATO would not seek expansion with Ukraine.
In this context, Mr Sachs called the White House and said that if the US did not seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict and thus accept Putin’s proposal, there would be war. Told that the US would not negotiate with Russia, Sachs concluded that the Biden administration wanted war.
According to Sachs, the war is only peripherally related to Ukraine, but more to the US desire to weaken Russia, and he characterises the Ukraine war as a proxy war, where Ukraine is armed to fight for US interests so that the US does not have to deploy troops itself.
“I, Lars Hedegaard, have no reason to doubt the facts that Mr Sachs points to”,
Here is the interview with Jeffrey Sachs
titled: The US and Ukraine – A deeper look.
https://youtu.be/YUifh-Wud4g
Tens Of Thousands Of Armenians Flee Their 2,000-Year Heartland In Karabakh, Facing Genocide
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/tens-thousands-armenians-flee-their-2000-year-old-heartland-karabakh-facing-genocide