According to a new poll, almost two-thirds of Italians are in favor of closing the country’s borders because of migrants. Meanwhile, Germany has implemented a new program to admit queer refugees from Afghanistan.
In other news, Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) pulled the fire alarm in the Capitol in order to delay a vote on the Republicans’ spending measure.
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German GDP to Decline 0.6% in 2023 Amid Rising Interest Rates and High Inflation
Germany’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is predicted to contract by 0.6% in 2023, according to projections from five renowned economic institutes. This revised outlook contrasts the growth of 0.3% anticipated in their spring forecast, writes Reuters.
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Breaking: MTG Calls on DOJ to Prosecute Jamaal Bowman Using Same Law Used to Imprison J6ers
Not long after Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was caught pulling a fire alarm at the House office building as part of an effort to delay a vote on a Republican-backed stopgap spending bill, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) issued a call for the Department of Justice to prosecute the far-left representative under the same laws it used to lock up defendants who were involved with the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled the fire alarm in the Cannon building this afternoon and interrupted the official proceedings of the House as Republicans worked to keep the government open,” Greene wrote on X. “I’m calling on the DOJ to prosecute him using the same law they used to prosecute J6 defendants for interfering with an official proceeding.”
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Police likely waited years before arresting the man who had openly discussed his involvement in Tupac Shakur’s killing so he would provide a “compilation” of confessions, a retired detective who once investigated the shocking murder told The Post.
On Friday, Las Vegas Police arrested and charged with murder Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who five years ago revealed in a documentary interview he was riding in a white Cadillac where a back-seat shooter opened fire at Tupac’s BMW in Sin City in 1996.
Davis and others in the Cadillac were reportedly members of the notorious Los Angeles street gang the South Side Compton Crips, while Tupac was affiliated with the Bloods, a rival LA gang.
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Elon Musk Shares Video of Himself ‘Hip-Firing’ a ‘50 Cal’ Gun: ‘I Have an Arsenal of Weapons’
Twitter/X boss Elon Musk has shared a video of himself shooting a gun on social media and declared that he has “an arsenal of weapons.”
The video quickly went viral, racking up millions of views in just a few hours.
“I have an arsenal of weapons, most of which I bought in California before they changed the law to make it impossible to do so,” Musk posted.
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FIRST ON FOX — The New York City bodega clerk who had murder charges dropped after video showed he acted in self-defense is suing District Attorney Alvin Bragg and NYPD for civil rights violations.
Jose Alba, an ex-bodega worker who was attacked behind the counter on July 1, 2022, by 35-year-old Austin Simon and his girlfriend, Tina Lee, filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York on Friday alleging he was wrongfully prosecuted because of the Manhattan district attorney’s “racial equity” policies. The complaint names Bragg, NYPD Detective William Garcia, and unidentified arresting officers and detectives of the NYPD as defendants in the case.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul Blames Climate Change for Flash Flooding in New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul (R-NY) told New Yorkers to expect events like recent flooding, since they have become the “new normal,” during a briefing Saturday.
It began Friday, with heavy rainfall in New York City and the surrounding region bringing chaos, flooding streets and shutting down public transportation. The state is under a state of emergency due to the extreme flooding that is affecting the subway system, streets, and even bus floors.
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A Harlem bodega worker jailed last year in a fatal self-defense stabbing over a bag of potato chips filed a false arrest lawsuit against the city and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, with court papers recounting the plaintiff’s continued fears of lethal retribution.
The paperwork filed Friday in Manhattan Federal Court said Jose Alba “used lawful self-defense” in the deadly July 1, 2022, confrontation inside the Blue Moon bodega in Harlem, with the worker plunging a knife into intruder Austin Simon after the angry attacker charged inside the neighborhood bodega. Video showed the 35-year-old Simon getting into the employee’s face and shoving the clerk into a chair during the fast-escalating dispute that ignited criticism of the DA after his decision to prosecute Alba for murder.
“Despite the fact that Simon and (his girlfriend) were the initial aggressors, it was [Alba] who was arrested, incarcerated, and wrongfully prosecuted,” alleged the 40-page document from attorney Richard Cardinale, charging the decision to charge the Hispanic man for the death of the Black man was based on Bragg’s “policy to achieve ‘racial equity’“ in the Manhattan criminal justice system.
The plaintiff was seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages determined by a jury for his injuries, emotional distress, and fear and anxiety from his arrest, prosecution and incarceration for five days. According to the lawsuit, Alba remains without a job since his arrest and worries that “Simon’s fellow gang members or friends will seek vengeance and attack or kill him.”
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Michigan Thief Used Bluetooth to Steal 800 Gallons of Gas by Hacking Into Pumps
A thief stole around 800 gallons of gas from a Detroit fuel station using the Bluetooth option on a cellphone to hack into the pump.
The owner of the Shell gas station on Eight Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue told FOX 2 Detroit thieves can override the system using the hack, and then it’s a free-for-all.
“They can take as much gas as they want and allow other vehicles to pump gas as well,” said the owner, who went only by the name “Mo.”
“They just open the pump for them automatically,” he added.
The thief took 800 gallons of gasoline worth $3,000, he said.
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A 15-year-old girl who was seen in a now-viral video throwing a chair at her teacher was arrested and is being charged with two counts of felony assault from the incident, which took place at Southwestern Academy in Flint, Michigan, on Thursday.
The video shows two students arguing when one picks up a chair and throws it, hitting the teacher in the back of the head as she instantly falls to the floor. The video cuts out shortly after.
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Madeline-Michelle Carthen has a unique dilemma. Despite obviously being very much alive, the 52-year-old from St. Louis, Missouri, has been dead on paper since 2007.
“It’s like a haunting,” she told KSDK-TV, a local outlet, as she stressed how the mix-up destroyed her life as she knew it.
From getting and keeping jobs to buying a house or graduating from college, the roadblock has become more of a dead end in many ways.
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The suspect in last week’s vicious murder of a young Baltimore tech entrepreneur was sentenced to serve a 30-year sentence in prison in 2015 but got out in 2022 — not as a result of parole but because of an earned credit system for good behavior that’s become more liberal in recent years.
Jason Billingsley, 32, was taken into custody without incident in Bowie, Maryland, late Wednesday after being named the prime suspect in 26-year-old Pava LaPere’s murder.
Cops believe he tricked the EcoMap Technologies founder into letting him into her apartment building by pretending he forgot his keys.
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman Pulled Fire Alarm as House Democrats Tried to Stall GOP Measure
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) was caught by a security camera pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building as Democrats were trying to stall a vote on the clean continuing resolution put on the floor by Republicans.
It came as House Democrats were using a number of procedural measures to stall a vote on a clean continuing resolution to buy time for their members to read the bill.
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Senate to Move Forward on House-Passed Spending Measure to Avert Government Shutdown
The Senate is moving forward on pushing the House-passed continuing resolution to keep the government open through its chamber before the Oct. 1 deadline.
A Democratic aide told the Washington Examiner that the Senate is currently hot-lining the bill in order to set up a vote “as soon as possible.” Democrats were forced to decide whether to proceed with the bill, which includes disaster relief but excludes Ukraine aid, after Senate Republicans rallied around the House measure on Saturday afternoon.
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The harrowing incident took place on Thursday afternoon at the Southwestern Classical Academy in Flint, Michigan.
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Trump Imitates Biden Getting Lost on Stage in California GOP Speech: ‘Where the Hell Am I?’
Former President Donald Trump mimicked President Biden’s past awkward stage exits — pretending he couldn’t find the stairs during a Friday night speech at the California Republican Party convention.
“Where the hell am I?” the 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner shouted to howls of laughter from the crowd.
The impression came as Trump questioned whether the 80-year-old incumbent was fit enough to withstand a second term as president.
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Trump Greets Jubilant Crowd at Carvel Ice Cream Shop in Los Angeles
Cheers roared as former President Trump paid a visit to a Carvel ice cream shop in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California on Friday.
Chants of “build the wall,” and “we need Trump” echoed throughout a plaza just outside of the ice cream parlor.
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Tulsa County Deputy Rescues Pregnant Mom, Two Children From Burning Car
He got the family out just before the engine exploded.
TULSA, Oklahoma. — A pregnant mother and her two 11-month-old twins were rescued from a burning vehicle on Tuesday in Tulsa.
Deputy Ivan Patino with the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office said he saw smoke coming stopped truck on the side of Highway 75. Patino was able to talk to the mother, who believed her vehicle was just overheating, in Spanish.
The engine caught fire, and Patino was able to get the mother and her two children out of the car and put them safely in his vehicle for safety. When he returned with a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, the engine exploded.
He was taken to the hospital, where he was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Venture Capital Firm’s Grant Program for Black Women Blocked by US Appeals Court
Venture capital firm Fearless Fund had its grant program for black female business owners blocked by a United States appellate court Saturday.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to issue a temporary block against Fearless Fund issuing grants per a request from the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which sued the group over the grants. The alliance is another organization founded by activist Edward Blum, who created the Students for Fair Admissions, a group the Supreme Court sided with in the Harvard College and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill cases, effectively ending the use of race as a factor in college admissions.
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WEC Violated Rulemaking Requirements, Cannot Bypass the Rule of Law
The News: WILL won a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) on behalf of Rick Braun, a registered Wisconsin voter and taxpayer.
The suit challenged the use of the National Mail Voter Registration Form in Wisconsin, which was issued by the United States Election Assistance Commission. The suit argued that the use of the Form to register voters in Wisconsin was unlawful, because WEC never lawfully adopted it and because it failed to meet statutory requirements.
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In Lithuania, one of the teachers’ unions has declared an indefinite strike and its members are taking part in a demonstration in Vilnius, some of them walking to the capital from other cities, according to LRT.
The Lithuanian Education Employees Union (LŠDPS) announced an indefinite strike on Friday, demanding better working conditions. The association’s leader stated that the strike could last up to a month. Approximately 3,000 workers in the education sector are participating in the strike.
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Austrian Chancelor Criticized for Advising Low-Income Families to Eat at McDonald’s
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer faced criticism following a video posted online in which he advises low-income families to feed their children burgers at McDonald’s, as reported by Politico.
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UK’s Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps said he plans to send British troops into Ukraine.
He told the Telegraph he aims to get military training “closer and actually into” the country.
Ukraine relies on international allies for training and equipment as Russia’s invasion drags on.
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Car Production in the UK Declines by 9.7%
Car production in the United Kingdom experienced a significant decline in August, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In that month, production decreased by 9.7% compared to the previous year, reaching a total of 45,052 vehicles. This marks the first decrease after six consecutive months of continuous growth.
The domestic car market in August saw a 25.2% drop, reaching 8,010 vehicles, while exports decreased by 5.5%, totaling 37,042 vehicles.
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Jindrich Rajchl, a lawyer, political activist, and the leader of the Czech anti-globalist PRO party (Law, Respect, Expertise), has said that the greatest thing that’s missing in politics in the Czech Republic and abroad is common sense, adding that PRO is the party of common sense.
During a wide-ranging interview with the Voice of Europe, where he discussed topics like the migrant crisis in Europe, the EU’s response, the political party that he leads, Viktor Orban and the Visegrad alliance, the war in Ukraine, and former US president Donald Trump, Rajchl said that PRO represents the way of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
When asked what PRO stands for and what its core principles are, this is how Rajchl responded:
“We are a national-conservative party. We are not promoting ourselves or just presenting ourselves as right or left. I think we are just the party of common sense. This is the most needed, let’s say, the thing that’s missing in politics.”
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Jindrich Rajchl, a lawyer, political activist, and the leader of the Czech anti-globalist PRO party (Law, Respect, Expertise), has spoken out in favor of the V4 alliance, which has languished as of late. He said Hungary’s Viktor Orban is the only one truly opposing EU’s liberal-globalist agenda.
During a wide-ranging interview with the Voice of Europe, where he discussed topics like the migrant crisis in Europe, the EU’s response, the political party that he leads, Viktor Orban and the Visegrad alliance, the war in Ukraine, and former US president Donald Trump, Rajchl said that Central Europeans, or Middle Europeans, are not fully Western or Eastern but somewhere in between.
He added that it’s important for a Central European identity to be formed.
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Jindrich Rajchl, a lawyer, political activist, and the leader of the Czech anti-globalist PRO party (Law, Respect, Expertise), has said that former US President Donald Trump will undoubtedly be victorious in next year’s elections if there isn’t mass election fraud as there was in 2020.
During a wide-ranging interview with the Voice of Europe, where he discussed topics like the migrant crisis in Europe, the EU’s response, the political party that he leads, Viktor Orban and the Visegrad alliance, the war in Ukraine, and former US president Donald Trump, Rajchl said: “Well, if there are fair elections, he will win right away.”
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Jindrich Rajchl, a lawyer, political activist, and the leader of the Czech anti-globalist PRO party (Law, Respect, Expertise), has slammed the Czech Republic’s defense minister for saying that the country along with the US deep state-led collective west should prepare for nuclear conflict with Russia, saying that talk like this is simply insane.
During a wide-ranging interview with the Voice of Europe, where he discussed topics like the migrant crisis in Europe, the EU’s response, the political party that he leads, Viktor Orban and the Visegrad alliance, the war in Ukraine, and former US president Donald Trump, Rajchl said the statements made by the minister of defense are insane and genuinely make him afraid.
“And if I listen to our Minister of Defense, Yana Chemnokhala, I’m concerned, I’m afraid. Because she is saying that we need to prepare for the nuclear conflict? How do we prepare for a nuclear conflict? Make yourself a coffin or what? I mean, this is crazy. No serious politician in the world can talk about nuclear war because nuclear war doesn’t have winners, it has only losers.”
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Deputy Foreign Minister of Poland Criticizes Zelensky for a Strategic Mistake
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, expressed concerns about the recent actions of Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, stating that he is making a significant strategic mistake. This information came from an interview with the Fronda publication.
According to Mularczyk, instead of advancing the interests of his own country, Zelensky is exerting pressure on Poland, causing tension not only with the Polish government but also with Polish society.
In Mularczyk’s view, Zelensky is aligning himself with a narrow group of oligarchs and agricultural companies, rather than considering the interests of the broader society and strategic partnerships.
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Foreign Minister Lipavsky Advocates for Czech Ambassador in Russia Despite Diplomatic Tensions
Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský argues that the Czech Republic should assign a new ambassador to Moscow, even amidst the current diplomatic chill between the West and Russia. He presented this viewpoint during an interview with Seznam Zpravy.
Lipavský’s stance is informed by the Czech Republic’s aspirations on the global stage and anticipated peace talks concerning Ukraine. He believes in prioritizing practical considerations over symbolic moves when it comes to diplomatic ties.
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France Considers Blocking Instagram for Bullying Perpetrators
France is planning to tighten measures against bullying in schools and is considering the possibility of blocking Instagram for bullying perpetrators. This move comes in response to severe cases of bullying in schools and suicides among adolescents. Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne emphasized the government’s determination to combat bullying, reports Der Spiegel.
As part of the proposed measures, students who harass others could temporarily lose their smartphones, and their accounts on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram could be suspended for six months or, in case of repeat offenses, up to twelve months. The implementation of these suspension measures would be the responsibility of the platforms, and failure to comply with court orders could result in hefty fines of up to €75,000.
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France’s Legal Landmark: Class Action Targets Police Racial Profiling
France’s esteemed administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat (State Council), will hear an unprecedented class action this Friday accusing the state of racial profiling by the police. This landmark case holds potential ramifications for future social activism in France.
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AfD MEP Christine Anderson became a household name after a speech she delivered at the European Parliament in March of 2022 flooded social and legacy media networks alike. In her speech, Anderson excoriated Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, calling him a “disgrace to any democracy” for his authoritarian-esque actions against truckers opposing forced vaccinations.
The fire-breathing German MEP made her foray into politics in 2013 when she became a member of the right-conservative Alternative for Deutschland (AfD). Quickly, and likely due to her fighting spirit paired with her no-nonsense, matter-of-fact, communication style, she rose in the party’s ranks. After having served as the AfD’s group leader in the Limburg-Weilburg district, in Hesse, from 2016 to 2018, she was elected to represent the German people in the European Parliament.
Today, Anderson, a mother of three, sits on several European Parliamentary committees, including but not limited to the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age, the Committee on Culture and Education, and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality.
Following the AfD’s annual congress in Magdeburg in the summer, MEP Anderson spoke with The European Conservative about the outcome of the congress and what it means for the party’s direction as it looks ahead to the 2024 EU elections. We also discussed the Russo-Ukrainian war and how it’s affecting Germany; Sahra Wagenknecht and the possibility for right— and left-wing populists to join forces, and more.
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Hungary’s Orban Highlights Challenges Before EU Talks With Ukraine
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban voiced concerns on Friday regarding the potential start of Ukraine’s accession negotiations with the European Union. He indicated that “very difficult questions” must be addressed before such talks can commence.
The EU is scheduled to decide in December on allowing Ukraine to initiate membership discussions. For this to happen, unanimous approval from all 27 member nations is required. However, diplomatic sources hint that Hungary might be a hindrance in this process.
Orban, during his address on state radio, emphasized the challenges of considering membership for a nation currently embroiled in a war. He stated, “We cannot avoid the question…whether we can actually seriously consider membership for a country, to start accession talks with a country that is at war.”
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orban Announces Pension Boost for Elderly
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has announced a forthcoming pension boost for the country’s elderly citizens, set to take effect in November, reports About Hungary.
In a video shared on Facebook, PM Orban extended warm regards to senior citizens in honor of the upcoming International Day for Older Persons, highlighting his government’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding the value of pensions.
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Hungary Sees 15.2% Yearly Growth in Gross Wages for July
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary experienced a significant annual increase of 15.2% in gross wages during July with the average wage reaching 559,100 forints (EUR 1,434), as reported by About Hungary.
The report, released on Monday, highlighted that not only did gross wages surge by this remarkable rate, but the average net wage, inclusive of benefits, also saw a corresponding growth, landing at 371,800 forints. However, when accounting for a July Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 17.6%, real wages faced a slight decline of 2%.
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Hungary and Slovakia Forge Nuclear Industry Partnership for Energy Security
Hungary and Slovakia have joined forces in a nuclear industry collaboration agreement. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Péter Szijjartó, inked the pact with his Slovak counterpart, Peter Dovhun, in Bratislava, reports About Hungary.
This partnership aims to synchronize their involvement in nuclear development projects that focus on implementing cutting-edge technologies.
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In Just 12 Hours, Three People Lost Their Lives in Sweden
In just 12 hours, three incidents involving firearms claimed three lives in Uppsala and Stockholm. Swedish media describe it as a day full of tragedy, highlighting the rising toll of gang-related violence. The number of victims associated with gang-related crime due to shootings or explosive detonations stands at 11 in September alone, as reported by RMF24.
[Comment: Article dated September 28, 2023.]
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Irish Police Have Arrested Three Ukrainians With a Record Shipment of Cocaine
Irish police have arrested six people including three Ukrainians, on suspicion of being involved in the transportation of a record-breaking 2.2 tons of cocaine, local TV reports this.
The drugs were discovered on the cargo ship MV Matthew. Authorities arrested three men; an Iranian and two Ukrainians. While three others, an Iranian, a Ukrainian and a British citizen are being questioned at police stations.
The ship, carrying 2.2 tons of cocaine worth 158 million euros was coming from South America. According to authorities, this is a record in the country’s history.
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Macron Proposes Limited Autonomy for France’s Mediterranean Island Corsica
During a speech in the Corsican parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron has put forward a proposal to grant Corsica, a French island in the Mediterranean with strong nationalist sentiments, limited autonomous status, Le Monde reports.
Macron emphasized that this autonomy would be established within the framework of the French Republic, not in opposition to it. He did not specify which powers might be delegated from Paris to autonomous Corsica.
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Over 40 Per Cent of French Back Lifetime Limit of Four Flights Per Person
More than four in ten people in France would back a lifetime limit of four flights per person, according to a survey published this week by the Consumer Science and Analytics (CSA) Institute.
The market research and opinion polling firm found that 41 per cent of those surveyed in France are supportive of a proposal from engineer Jean-Marc Jancovici to ban people from taking more than four aeroplane trips during their entire lifetime.
[Comment: Nuts!]
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PM Office: Ukraine Will Not Receive EU Money Until Hungary Receives the Funds Its Entitled to
During a press conference, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s office, made the following statement:
“We will not provide any financial assistance to non-EU countries until EU member countries receive the funds they are entitled to.”
Gulyas also mentioned that Ukraine’s eligibility for financial aid from the EU hinges on budget modifications, which necessitates Hungary’s approval.
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Poland Clamps Down on Violent and Dangerous Criminals
The reform of the Polish penal code will come into force this Sunday, October 1st, with those found guilty of murder, rape, theft, or drunk-driving offenses receiving harsher sentences.
The amendments to the criminal law were passed by the conservative majority of the parliament last year, and signed by President Andrzej Duda in December. Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro previously said that “punishments must be severe enough to effectively deter especially the most dangerous criminals, those who commit crimes against people’s lives, health and freedom.”
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Polish Opposition Representative: Poland May Leave the EU if There’s No Change in Leadership
The leader of the Polish opposition and former head of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has made a statement ahead of the elections. He warned that Poland could be on the brink of exiting the European Union if there is no change in leadership in the upcoming elections.
On his official social media page on X, Tusk wrote: “On October 15th, either we will remove the Law and Justice Party (PiS) from power, or PiS will remove us from the European Union.”
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Sweden: 14-Year-Old Girl Hanged Her Rapist in the Forest
A 26-year-old taxi driver from the Middle East was reported for raping a 14-year-old girl in Sweden — then he was found hanged in a nature reserve. Now the girl, her boyfriend and three of his brothers are suspected of the very painful murder, which according to the prosecutor had the character of “an execution,” Friatider reported.
The events began in February this year when the then 15-year-old girl reported that the taxi driver had raped her when she was 14.
On March 26, a taxi was found abandoned, covered in snow and with the taximeter running in a parking lot at the Hjälstaviken nature reserve in Enköping municipality north of Stockholm.
On April 1, the taxi driver was found — hanging from a tree 500 meters from the car.
The police quickly turned their attention to the now accused young people. All the young people deny the crime except for the girl, who admits that she lured the man to the place — but only so that he would be beaten.
According to the indictment, the girl lured the taxi driver to the scene of the murder on March 24 and kept him there until the four boys arrived.
The boys had previously bought rope, masking and clothes that were used as aids in the murder, which took place by strangulation and hanging.
According to the indictment, the approach involved a painful death for the taxi driver and the murder had, according to the prosecutor, “the character of an execution”.
The day before the murder, the police have found plans to take revenge on the taxi driver in a chat where the girl mentioned that the boyfriend’s brothers would meet the rapist.
“They are going to meet my rapist. THIHIHI”, the girl writes, among other things, in internal messages.
The night before the murder, the girl sent a message to the taxi driver asking him to get vodka and arranged to meet him at the desolate place.
According to the indictment, he was hanged the same day in the solitary nature reserve by the five young people.
After the murder, the girl took a picture of her boyfriend while he was celebrating with a flatbread roll. Later, she sent a message to an acquaintance that her rapist was dead.
All the defendants deny wrongdoing, but the evidence includes cell phone cell phone lines and DNA traces.
DNA from both the taxi driver and one of the brothers was found on a jacket.
The girl is now 16 years old, as is her boyfriend. Two of his brothers are 17 years old and one is 18 years old.
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The French Government is Reducing Arms Deliveries to Ukraine and Focusing on Industrial Cooperation
French authorities have announced a significant reduction in arms supplies to Ukraine, particularly in terms of equipment owned by the French armed forces or ordered from domestic manufacturers. This decision was announced by the French Minister of Defense, Sebastien Lecornu, during his visit to Kyiv, reports RMF24.
As part of this new approach, France plans to establish close cooperation with Ukrainian arms companies instead of supplying them with its own equipment. This means that France will now profit from the production and repair of armaments within Ukraine.
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Jindrich Rajchl is a father of three, a husband, a Czech and European patriot, a political activist, a lawyer, a former football official, a successful businessman, and a politician who leads the anti-globalist party PRO (Law, Respect, Expertise).
As an activist, Rajchl has been a vocal participant in numerous demonstrations against COVID-19 measures and the government led by Petr Fiala. He was notably associated with the conservative, Eurosceptic, Tricolor movement, where he initially ran for the presidency but later withdrew his candidacy and terminated his membership.
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UK: Second Arrest Made Over Felling of Historic Tree Along Hadrian’s Wall
LONDON (AP) — British police on Friday made their second arrest over the cutting down of a 300-year-old tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the northeast of England.
Hours after a 16-year-old was freed on bail, Northumbria Police said a man in his 60s was arrested and is being questioned in custody.
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UK:16-Year-Old Boy Arrested After World-Famous Tree Cut Down at Hadrian’s Wall
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after one of Britain’s most famous trees, known from cinema and to tourists for its picturesque isolation and voted England’s best tree in 2016, was felled with a chainsaw.
Northumbria police say a 16-year-old boy was arrested and has been released on bail in relation to vandalism after the Sycamore Gap tree at the Roman defensive work Hadrian’s Wall was felled overnight into Thursday.
The force had vowed to “bring anyone responsible to justice” in the wake of the felling and the absolute outrage expressed in the United Kingdom after it became public. The county police commissioner was said to be “incandescent” with rage at what police called a “deliberate act of vandalism”.
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Ukraine Conflict a ‘Slavic Fraternal War’ — Hungary
by RT
The Ukraine conflict is a face-off between two Slavic nations in which the rest of the world should not get involved, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. He added that most other Western countries are doing everything they can to spread the hostilities.
In an interview with Kossuth Radio on Friday, Orban said the conflict between Kiev and Moscow “is not our war,“ but rather a “Slavic fraternal war between two countries.“ For this reason, he said other nations should strive to “isolate it, separate it, prevent it from spreading further.“
He acknowledged, however, that Budapest and the rest of the Western world have markedly different views on the situation, with the latter intent on globalizing the conflict and seeing it as their war.
According to Orban, this approach is mistaken as Western nations are risking severe consequences without having a clear goal.
He attributed this difference in positions to the fact that Hungary directly borders Ukraine, while most of Kiev’s backers are quite far away from the country.
The Hungarian prime minister noted that, while “tens of thousands die,“ the front lines remain stationary, and there is a “constant danger“ of other nations being affected by the conflict.
Orban also suggested that it would be a mistake to admit Ukraine into the European Union before the conflict is over. He noted that Kiev and Moscow have territorial disputes, and it is therefore difficult to predict how big or small Ukraine will end up being, and how much of the population will remain when hostilities end. He said these are key parameters for distributing responsibilities and resources within the EU.
The prime minister concluded by claiming that the bloc is short of funds, and currently has to decide between supporting Ukraine or its own less-developed member states, such as Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Croatia.
Earlier this month, Orban predicted that the “deterioration of the economic situation in the West will force countries to stand up for peace,“ and they will urge Kiev to negotiate with Moscow.
Since the conflict broke out in February 2022, Hungary has been highly critical of Western economic sanctions on Russia, as well as the shipment of increasingly more advanced weaponry to Ukraine.
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When Will Britain Get a Break? Two Party System Offers Tax Rises or Tax Rises
Both the governing Conservatives and likely governing-in-waiting Labour party are talking up more tax rises, even as the United Kingdom suffers the highest peace-time tax surge ever.
The government cannot rule out more tax rises to come, a Conservative minister said on Friday, even as a new study finds the British people have suffered the single largest increase of the tax burden in a single Parliament outside of wartime ever.
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Serbian Border Buildup Prompts NATO Troop Increase
NATO is sending additional troops of its Kosovo Force (KFOR) to the Kosovo-Serbia border due to the deteriorating situation in Kosovo.
The military alliance made the announcement in a Friday, September 29th, press release. Exactly how many troops are involved was not disclosed.
While Serbia-Kosovo relations have been dire for some time, a new level of intensity was reached when, last Sunday, a heavily armed group of about 30 Serbian militants had holed themselves up in a monastery in northern Kosovo after killing an Albanian-Kosovar policeman.
Three attackers lost their lives in the ensuing shootout with Kosovo forces.
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Tunisia: Farm Land Confiscated to Facilitate European Green Deal
The European Commission and specifically Germany’s wish to promote the production of hydrogen energy in Tunisia is inflaming the nation’s already dire economic conditions as critics proclaim that Europe’s artificial thirst for green energy is harming food security and water supplies in the country.
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Putin Taps Former Wagner Commander to Take Charge of ‘Volunteer Units’ in Ukraine
(AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine, signaling the Kremlin’s effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of their chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
In remarks released Friday by the Kremlin, Putin told Andrei Troshev that his task is to “deal with forming volunteer units that could perform various combat tasks, primarily in the zone of the special military operation” — a term Moscow uses for its war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine to Fund Defense With Seized Russian Assets — Zelensky
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Ukraine will set up a new defense fund that includes seized Russian assets among its primary sources of financing, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has announced.
The move is aimed at providing authorities in Kiev with “additional resources” to boost military production, create new defense programs and support the country’s troops, Zelensky said, speaking on Friday at the first International Defense Industries forum in the Ukrainian capital.
“The fund will be replenished with dividends from state defense assets and with profits from the sale of confiscated Russian assets,” he stated.
The Ukrainian leader didn’t specify if he was talking about nearly $300 billion of Russia’s gold and forex reserves that have been frozen by the country’s Western backers, or about Russian-owned properties in Ukraine, seized after the launch of Moscow’s military operation in February 2022.
Russia has described the blocking of its assets in the West as “theft.” According to Kremlin press-secretary Dmitry Peskov, these were “absolutely illegal actions that contradict international law” and represent “an encroachment” on both state and private property by the US and its allies.
The fund is being established despite the $24-billion deficit in Ukraine’s budget for 2024 and despite the country mainly relying on money provided by its Western backers to function. In his article for Bloomberg earlier this week, Niall Ferguson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, said that “around 70% of the Ukrainian budget is covered by international assistance.”
Zelensky also said that, during the forum, the Defense Industries Alliance between Ukraine and foreign arms manufacturers, who are looking “to build the arsenal of the free world together with Ukraine,“ has been created.
According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, some 38 companies from 19 countries have so far agreed to join the alliance.
“Our priority is the development of defense production using modern technologies, including the production of shells, missiles, and drones in Ukraine, in cooperation with global leaders in this field,” the president said.
“Special conditions” will be offered to foreign firms willing to cooperate with Ukraine on making weapons, he promised.
Earlier this week, however, the head of the Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Aleksey Danilov claimed that the country was nonetheless transferring some of its defense production abroad, due to the threat of long-range Russian strikes.
“Unfortunately, Russia hit the place where missiles were assembled… Now we have moved a certain part of the production outside our country,” he told Spanish newspaper ABC, without revealing any further details.
After Germany’s Rheinmetall Group, the producer of Leopard 2 tanks, announced in summer that its planning to set up a plant in Ukraine, Russia warned that the facility would be a “legitimate target” for its forces.
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Zelensky Hosts Major Arms Manufacturers Conference in Hopes to Boost Domestic Weapons Production
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion and reduce foreign dependence on arms deliveries.
The event marked a new development in support of Ukraine, with the previous focus being on the delivery of weapons, repair of damaged equipment and military training of Ukrainian soldiers.
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Exodus Grows: Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Barely one day after their government’s decision to dissolve the Republic of Artsakh in the face of the Azerbaijani onslaught, over three-quarters of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh have fled, international media report.
The ethnic Armenian—and majority Christian—breakaway region has a population of 120,000.
On the exodus’ fifth day, September 29th, Armenia’s government said nearly 93,000 people had already crossed into its territory.
Armenia, which proved unable to shield the enclave from Azerbaijan’s lightning military offensive, sent city buses from its capital of Yerevan to facilitate the evacuations.
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Raisi Denounces Twin Explosions in Pakistan
TEHRAN- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has denounced terrorist explosions at two mosques in Pakistan, declaring that Tehran is prepared to combat extremism in all its forms.
On Friday, at least 59 people were murdered and more than 60 were injured in Pakistan’s southern region of Balochistan.
The bombs went off near a mosque in Mastung city, as people gathered to commemorate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. No one has claimed responsibility for the explosions.
In a message to Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Friday, Raisi said the blind act once more demonstrated that terrorists, who are ignorant of the humane principles of Islam, seek “no goal but to sow discord among Muslims.”
“However, this time they will also fail to achieve their illegitimate and inhumane objectives.”
The Iranian president denounced the “terrorist, anti-religious, and anti-human” move and conveyed compassion and condolences to his Pakistani counterpart and the country’s Muslim population.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is resolutely ready to cooperate with Pakistan in the fight against any form of terrorism and extremism,” Raisi added.
He called on the world community, particularly Muslim nations, to “seriously react to this criminal act and prevent the recurrence of such bitter events.”
The Iranian president expressed optimism that the criminals will be identified and punished as quickly as possible.
Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani also condemned the acts of terrorism.
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Russian Mystery Plane That Landed in Pyongyang Making Washington Nervous
A Russian ‘mystery plane’ spotted in North Korea is making Washington nervous, after Kim Jong Un visited Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin this moth. The two leaders, deemed ‘rogue’ actors by the West, are believed to have discussed and possibly inked a weapons deal at a moment Moscow needs more ammunition for military operations in Ukraine.
Citing aviation tracking site FlightRadar24, Bloomberg described it as an an unscheduled Russian military VIP plane that landed in Pyongyang earlier this week.
The aircraft was in the North Korean capital for two days, however, both countries have kept mum as to its purpose. It could have been transporting another high-level Russian defense delegation.
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Top Japanese Virologist Raises Alarm Over Manufactured Omicron Strain
One of Japan’s leading virologists is raising the alarm after discovering evidence to suggest that strains of Covid have been manufactured.
In a video posted on social media, Professor Takayuki Miyazawa from Kyoto University issued an emotionally charged statement about his findings.
Miyazawa is a top virologist and associate professor at the university’s Institute for Life and Medical Sciences.
In the video, Miyazawa tries to warn the public that governments have been lying about Covid.
Interestingly, Miyazawa is a prominent pro-vaccine advocate in Japan.
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Fraser is one of about 2,000 Indigenous land owners who have held freehold title over 103,000 square kilometres of Central Australia for the past 42 years.
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Australian house prices are expected to soar over the next two years because of record-high immigration and a very tight rental market.
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Mexico’s President Obrador Blasts US Aid for Ukraine — Advocates for More Latin America Funding
Mexican President Andre’s Manuel López Obrador on Friday blasted the US for providing so much aid to Ukraine — rather than sending more money to Latin American countries to help boost economic development.
“[The US] don’t do anything,” Obrador said at a high-level US-Mexico meeting in Washington.
“It’s more, a lot more, what they authorize for the war in Ukraine than what they give to help with poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
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Suella Braverman has said some migrants are ‘gaming the system’ with many lying about their ages in a bid to get asylum.
The Home Secretary has said that in cases where officials challenge migrants about their ages, ‘about 50 per cent’ of the claims are found to be false.
Speaking to fellow Conservative MP Lee Anderson, she some migrants are ‘actually adults pretending to be children’ and that others lie about their religion, marital status or having family members in the UK.
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Austrian Greens Grant €6.93m Climate Bonus to Asylum Seekers
On top of an exceedingly generous welfare system that provides asylum seekers ‘free’ healthcare, subsidies for clothing and school needs, cash for accommodations and meals, along with an income allowance of more than €1,000 per month, all at the expense of the Austrian taxpayer, the Green party’s climate bonus will give additional €6.93 million to the foreigners on basic care.
Under the climate bonus policy, 63,000 non-Austrians, 20,000 asylum seekers from mainly Afghanistan, Syria, and Pakistan, and 43,000 refugees from Ukraine, all of whom are dependent upon the state for their welfare, will now receive €110 per month in addition to the plethora of other cash benefits and social services they receive, the Vienna-based news outlet eXXpress reports, citing Austria’s interior ministry.
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Austria Intends to Engage Refugees in Public Works
The Austrian government plans to require asylum seekers to perform public works during the process of obtaining their documents. Those who refuse may consequently lose access to primary healthcare, according to Focus magazine.
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EU Approves Asylum Reforms: A Deep Dive Into the New Provisions
European Union foreign ministers with notable support from Germany’s Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, have reached a consensus on reforming asylum provisions. This significant step aims to curb the rising numbers of illegal migrants into the EU. Poland and Hungary, however, have declined to endorse these reforms, reflecting their unwillingness to accommodate refugees.
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Germany Has Received First Afghan Queer Refugees Under Special Admissions Program
Germany has received its first beneficiaries under the Federal Admissions Program for Afghans at risk, which had been temporarily halted in March due to allegations of abuse, as reported by InfoMigrants.
Two young Afghan men, both identifying as queer, have been safely relocated to Germany through a special admission initiative for vulnerable individuals, as reported by the German news outlet Tagesspiegel.
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Germany: Gottfried Curio (AfD): Ampel Coalition Shows No Interest in Limiting Immigration
Gottfried Curio, the domestic policy spokesperson for the AfD (Alternative for Germany) parliamentary group, has accused the Ampel Coalition, particularly Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser of the SPD (Social Democratic Party), of lacking genuine interest in limiting illegal immigration. According to Curio, Faeser is even planning to expand family reunification policies after the Hesse state election, as reported by Deutschland Kurier.
Curio points to Germany’s stance regarding the impending failure of negotiations for a new EU asylum system.
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Hungary Rejects EU Migration and Asylum Proposal — State Secretary
Hungary has formally declined the EU’s proposal for a migration and asylum pact, with Bence Rétvari, the State Secretary of the Interior Ministry of Hungary, expressing strong reservations about the potential consequences. Rétvari voiced his concern that the proposed regulation could create a gateway for a significant influx of illegal migrants into Europe, as reported by About Hungary.
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Illegal Immigration Surges in Croatia Post Schengen Entry
Nine months after Croatia’s accession to the Schengen area, the world’s most extensive visa-free zone, the country reports a significant 140% year-on-year increase in illegal immigration. Border Police Chief, Zoran Niceno, revealed on Thursday that the surge amounted to over 54,500 individuals crossing the Croatian border unlawfully this year.
The nation with a population nearing 3.9 million, boasts the European Union’s longest external land border at approximately 1,350 kilometers. Since its inclusion in the Schengen area in 2023, Croatia has imposed rigorous checks on arrivals from its non-EU Balkan neighbors. Despite this, the country remains a favorite route on the Balkan path, which saw heavy usage by countless individuals fleeing conflicts in 2015 and 2016.
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Italy: Interior Minister to Appeal Against Ruling Against Migrant Decree
(ANSA) — ROME, SEP 30 — The Italian interior ministry said Saturday it will appeal against a Catania court’s ruling not upholding the detention of three migrants after judging the government’s recent migrant decree illegitimate.
Sources close to the migrant dossier said “the accelerated border procedure is one of the aspects that, already contained in the 2023 European directive, today finds the unanimous agreement of European countries within the framework of the new Pact for Migration and Asylum which is being built, and which the Italian government disciplined in its Cutro decree”, referring to an emergency decree issued in the Calabrian town where 94 migrants and refugees including 35 children died in a shipwreck on February 26.
The ruling Brothers of Italy (FdI) party earlier called the ruling, which it said had freed four Tunisians, political and ideological.
Magistrates union ANM said it was simply democracy at work, and not interference in the political sphere.
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Leader of Southern EU Countries Meet in Malta to Discuss Migration Issues
On September 29th, the leaders of nine southern European Union countries gathered in Malta to discuss common issues that have been a source of concern for many years, including illegal migration, as reported by the Associated Press.
The one-day meeting included representatives from Malta, France, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain. With the exception of Slovenia and Croatia, all these countries are located along the Mediterranean Sea.
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Nearly Two-Thirds of Italians Support Closing the Borders Due to Migrants
Almost two-thirds of Italians are in favor of closing the borders due to the wave of migration into the country. This is according to a survey conducted by the Demos Institute, as reported by La Repubblica.
The analysis of the survey results highlights that the issue of migration has once again come into focus for Italians after a hiatus caused by the pandemic and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. One of the conclusions is that Italians’ concern about the growing influx of migrants has clearly increased over the past year.
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Netherlands: BBB Chief’s Talk on Migrant Bill Raises More Questions
A controversial bill proposing a migrant redistribution scheme, which would force municipalities to take in asylum seekers, is soon to be put to a vote in the Netherlands.
The position of the pro-farmers Boer Burger Beweging (BBB) party on the bill has been unclear, but important: The party is expected to make significant gains in November’s elections for the House of Representatives, likely placing it in a future government coalition or kingmaker role.
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Poland Vetoing EU Migration Pact Amid Asylum Seeker Debate
Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, announced on Friday that Poland would maintain its veto on the European Union’s migration pact. This decision comes at a time when the EU is striving to reach an accord on a system to distribute asylum seekers who arrive in Europe via unofficial border entry points.
Despite recent discussions among EU ministers, no final agreement was reached on how to handle irregular immigration. This lack of consensus has raised concerns in Berlin and Rome, especially given the anticipated increase in migrant arrivals and the forthcoming significant elections in both nations.
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Reuters: Female Migrants at the US-Mexico Border Falling Victim to Sexual Violence
A report published by Reuters highlights an incident involving Carolina, an immigrant from Venezuela, who was awaiting her chance to enter the United States at the Mexico-USA border in the city of Reynosa. She was abducted and sexually assaulted. These details have been confirmed by both the victim herself and her lawyer.
As per Reuters’ dispatch, Carolina’s assailants entered her shelter in Reynosa at the end of May, initially assuming they would force her to contact her family in Venezuela and demand a ransom of $2,000. However, the situation took a horrifying turn when one of the attackers brutally assaulted her inside a run-down bus near the hideout.
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Swiss Immigration Debate Intensifies Amid Labor Shortages
Switzerland’s premier political party, the Swiss People’s Party (SVP), is proposing a cap on the nation’s population at 10 million by 2050, a move that could curb immigration.
This comes at a time when businesses are grappling with significant labor shortages. Despite the current population being 8.9 million, around 40% of businesses are finding it challenging to hire, marking a substantial increase from the typical 10% average, as per the KOF economic research center.
This immigration proposal is emerging as a major talking point in the run-up to next month’s elections. The issue of immigration has always been divisive with one-third of Swiss citizens indicating it as a top concern in recent polls. This has led to increasing support for the SVP, which now holds over a quarter of the lower house’s seats.
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The Leader of the German Opposition Complained That Refugees Are Occupying Queues at Dental Clinics
In Germany, for several days now, there has been discussion about the statement made by Friedrich Merz. He is the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the largest opposition party in the country. In a televised debate on Welt-TV, he criticized the government’s migration policy and spoke about migrants as follows:
“Three hundred thousand asylum seekers have been denied asylum, but they do not leave, they receive full benefits and complete medical care. They sit at the doctor’s office and get their teeth done, while German citizens cannot get appointments.”
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Hundreds of people crossed the English Channel on Saturday as people smugglers took advantage of good weather to deploy new tactics in a bid to stay one step ahead of French authorities.
People could be seen packing themselves onto a dangerously-low-lying dinghy off the coast of France as they prepared to make the perilous journey across the Channel, which has already claimed the lives of seven this year.
More than 30 people were crammed onto the tiny craft, with dozens more wading into chest-deep water in a bid to pile onboard too.
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Number of Gay Brits Up 50% in Five Years — Study
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The number of people in Britain identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) increased by more than 50% between 2017 and 2022, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
Around 1.8 million or 3.3% of UK citizens identify as LGB, compared to 2.1% in 2017, the agency said in a study released on Wednesday.
Most of those identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual are younger people, with ONS data suggesting that almost one in ten of those aged from 16 to 24 fit into one of the three categories.
Among women in the 16 to 24 age group, 10.6% identified as lesbian/gay or bisexual — an increase of 5.8% compared to 2017, the survey found.
The proportion of British men between 16-24 identifying as gay or bisexual was lower, at 7.9%.
Overall, the number of those who consider themselves straight has declined, from 95% in 2017 to 93.4% in 2022, the ONS data showed.
The study said the drop can be attributed to “more people exploring their sexual identity” as well as “changing societal attitudes towards different groups” allowing people to express themselves more freely.
Around 46% of those identifying as straight were married, while 72% of lesbians and gay men, and almost 83% of bisexual people, had “never married or entered a civil partnership,” the ONS said.
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EXCLUSIVE: Convicted paedophile and rapist Karen White, who was born a man, molested female inmates in a three-month reign of terror at New Hall women’s prison in West Yorkshire.
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WEF Demands Criminalization of ‘Climate Inaction,’ Punishable Up to Death
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is calling on governments around the globe to criminalize so-called “climate inaction” with severe penalties for offenders.
In a recent article from Klaus Schwab’s unelected organization, the WEF demands that failing to comply with the globalist green agenda should be classed as a “human rights violation.”
In most civilized nations around the world, human rights violations are serious crimes that carry harsh punishments.
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Woke Wars: Britain’s Royal Navy Tells Sailors to Introduce Themselves With Gender Pronouns
Britain’s Royal Navy has reportedly told its sailors that they should introduce themselves with gender pronouns before meetings in order to be more “inclusive”.
A “Trans and Non-Binary Awareness” guide, seen by The Telegraph newspaper, reportedly published on the Royal Navy’s internal intranet has told staff: “Introducing yourself with your pronouns at the start of meetings and interactions is a good way to be inclusive.”
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Hi got what hi deserved..
Viking genetical cod is stil there..
This is the way it suppose to be..Us or Them…
Regards from Polish Catholic Soldier!!
We Pole support you Swedes !
When will come to ” push and shawl ” we stand by your side..
The number of people in the Britain identifying as Pedophillic (PEDO) increased by more than 50% between 2017 and 2022, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
Around 1.8 million or 3.3% of UK citizens identify as (PEDO), compared to 2.1% in 2017, the agency said in a study released on Wednesday.
Most of those identifying as (PEDO) are younger people, with ONS data suggesting that almost one in ten of those aged from 16 to 24 are into the (PEDO) lifestyle.
Among women in the 16 to 24 age group, 10.6% identified as (PEDO) — an increase of 5.8% compared to 2017, the survey found.
The proportion of British men between 16-24 identifying as (PEDO) was lower, at 7.9%.
Overall, the number of those who consider themselves non (PEDO) has declined, from 95% in 2017 to 93.4% in 2022, the ONS data showed.
The study said the drop can be attributed to “more people exploring the hedonistic pedophilloic multicultural rape culture lifestyle” as well as “changing societal attitudes towards different groups” allowing people to rape infants more freely.
Around 46% of those identifying as non (PEDO) were married, while 79% of (PEDO) people, had “never married or entered a civil partnership,” the ONS said.
I see that Ned May thinks it is great for the woman hater Nasty Adoring Masculator to slander women with all this hate filled postings about us.
Ned probably agrees with Nasty Masculator because he refuses to post my truthful answers to his evil Comments.
Ned I thought you were better than that but it seems you agree with him.
You bruise yourself jumping to conclusions.
It’s not that I agree with him, but rather that several of your comments consisted of nothing but ad-hominem attacks — insults and name-calling, etc — against him. That’s not acceptable here, as you know.
You may engage with him to refute him, advancing your own arguments to your heart’s content, but I will delete insults and other ad-hominem comments.
..”to slander women ”
Yeah ” A Austrian woman” sound like oxymoron for us Poles….
In Poland we still have fresh memories of Austrian woman death squads at Concentration camps..
You hate for Polish Catholic people is notice..
Trademark of heretic Austrian lutherans..