Swedish authorities have banned carry-bags at large public events, due to the increased risk of a terrorist attack. Meanwhile, a new survey shows that a majority of Germans favor ending Islamic immigration to their country.
In other news, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the world is taking Ukraine for granted, and expects success in the war with Russia too quickly.
To see the headlines and the articles, click “Continue reading” below.
Thanks to Dean, DV, JW, LP, Reader from Chicago, SS, Upananda Brahmachari, and all the other tipsters who sent these in.
Notice to tipsters: Please don’t submit extensive excerpts from articles that have been posted behind a subscription firewall, or are otherwise under copyright protection.
Caveat: Articles in the news feed are posted “as is”. Gates of Vienna cannot vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the contents of any individual item posted here. I check each entry to make sure it is relatively interesting, not patently offensive, and at least superficially plausible. The link to the original is included with each item’s title. Further research and verification are left to the reader.
Journalist Owen Shroyer with Infowars has reportedly been sent back to solitary confinement at FCI Oakdale prison after a phone call of himself sending a message to his followers was posted to his X account.
In the phone call, posted to his account on Tuesday morning, Shroyer expressed his gratitude for the letters that have come in for him, saying “I can’t tell you how much they mean to me.”
Shroyer revealed that he had been let out of solitary confinement after spending a week there. Shroyer had been placed in solitary confinement as a result of the prison’s Covid intake policies.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Breaking: Joe Biden Received $40,000 in ‘Laundered China Money’ From Family: Oversight Committee
On Monday, Rep. James Comer claimed that the House Oversight Committee had uncovered evidence suggesting President Joe Biden received $40,000 in “laundered China money.”
He outlined how the cash allegedly made its way from a Chinese company to the current president in 2017 via a series of companies, and Biden family members.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Breaking: House Torpedoes Resolution to Censure Tlaib Over Anti-Israel Sentiments
The US House of Representatives has voted to kill a Democrat motion put forth to kill a resolution to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who introduced the resolution to have Tlaib censured, said people ought to pay attention to lawmakers “who vote with the Democrats to stand with pro-Hamas antisemite, Rashida Tlaib.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Breaking: Donald Trump Jr Testifies in Trump Organization Civil Fraud Trial in New York Court
On Wednesday, Donald Trump Jr testified before the courtroom in the civil fraud trial of the Trump family and Trump Organization.
Trump Jr, Trump Organization executive vice president and also a co-defendant in the case, is the first of three Trump children to testify, with Eric and Ivanka Trump to follow, according to Reuters.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A man wearing just underwear broke into a Los Angeles home and threatened to kill the Jewish family living there on October 25. He was later was arraigned Monday in the Van Nuys Courthouse. Daniel Garcia’s social media shows that he was an avid supporter of Bernie Sanders, Gavin Newsom, and believes that Israel’s governance is akin to that of Nazis. He is currently being held on $125,000 bail.
On October 25 at approximately 5:20 am, Garcia attempted to enter the victim’s home by kicking in the door while shouting antisemitic slurs including threatening to “kill Jews!” He was caught on camera shouting “Free Palestine” and “brown people matter.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
‘Daddy’s Stabbing Mommy.’ Man Kills Wife at Home: Texas Cops
Moments before a mother was stabbed to death, she had called 911 with concerns about her husband, according to police in Texas.
On the call, she stated “her husband was having a major crisis (and) was running around with a knife thinking about suicidal thoughts,” Houston Police Lt. Ronnie Wilkins said during a news conference recorded by KHOU.
Then the phone line went open, he said.
At about that same time — shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 — officers arrived at the home, according to police.
The responding officers went to the front door, Wilkins said, but they didn’t hear anything and went around to the back.
While at the back door, Wilkins said the officers saw a child come out of the downstairs bedroom and run toward the front door.
The officers went back to the front of the home and went inside, police said.
As they entered the home, the 8-year-old girl told officers, “daddy’s stabbing mommy,” according to Wilkins.
Officers continued into the home and found a man and woman in the back bathroom with “major injuries all over,” he said. They provided medical attention until Houston Fire Department arrived at the home.
The wife, believed to be 49 years old, was pronounced dead at the “tragic scene” with “numerous stab wounds,” Wilkins said. The husband was taken to a hospital, “possibly in critical condition.”
Police said he had stabbed himself a few times.
| — Hat tip: DV | [Return to headlines] |
DC Mayor Hands Out AirTags So Residents Can Find Cars After They Are Stolen
On Wednesday, Washington, DC mayor Muriel Bowser announced that residents in certain areas of the city will be eligible to receive free “digital tracking tags” in an attempt to address rampant auto theft.
The Apple AirTags will become another tool in the Metropolitan Police Department’s arsenal, allegedly allowing officers to trace and recover stolen vehicles.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
‘Definitely Concerning’ — US Infant Mortality Rate Rises for First Time in 20 Years!
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admitted Wednesday the infant mortality rate in America rose by 3% in 2022 for the first time in twenty years.
University of Maryland infant mortality researcher Marie Thoma told CBS News, “It’s definitely concerning, given that it’s going in the opposite direction from what it has been.”
The demographics seeing the largest increase in infant mortality rates were white Americans, Native Americans, all males and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Editor of Harvard Law Review Caught on Camera Harassing Jewish Student During Anti-Israel Protest
Less than two weeks after Hamas brutally massacred hundreds of innocent civilians in Israel, a freshman from the Jewish state was verbally and physically harassed at the Harvard University campus by a group of students as he tried to make his way through a pro-Palestinian protest.
One of those who partook in accosting the first-year was Ibrahim Bharmal, a student and editor of the Harvard Law Review.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Elon Musk unleashed on liberal billionaire George Soros during a fiery appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, where he claimed the donor “fundamentally hates humanity,” while also explaining he purchased Twitter last year to rescue it from the “far-left.”
Musk spent nearly three hours chatting with Rogan, where they discussed his decision to purchase Twitter, now known as X, which led to a conversation about Soros and his support of progressive organizations and left-wing political candidates.
“In my opinion, he fundamentally hates humanity,” Musk said of Soros.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Elon Musk Calls for Financial Incentives for Having Children
X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called for financial incentives to have children, stating that birthing the next generation of humans is vital to prevent the human race from “spiraling into oblivion.”
“Having children should be incentivized, not be a financial penalty like it is in most countries,” Musk wrote on X on Tuesday. “We must create the next generation of humans or spiral into oblivion.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Exclusive: Seattle Sounders Fans Wave Pro-Palestinian Antifa Flags, Banners at Soccer Match
Despite fans being prohibited from bringing Israeli and Palestinian flags to a Seattle Sounders soccer game, the franchise took no action after an Antifa-supporting fan group flew the Palestinian flag and other signs in support of the Hamas terrorist organization during a game.
During Seattle’s 2-0 victory over Dallas on Monday night, members allegedly of independent fan club Emerald City Supporters (ECS) flew a Palestinian flag, a banner that said “Free Gaza” and an flag with an Antifa logo in Palestinian colors.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
General Michael Flynn has given an explosive statement alleging that members of Congress are “owned by globalists” because they’ve been caught “sleeping with children.”
The former U.S. national security adviser to President Donald Trump made the bombshell allegations during an interview with political commentator Joy Thayer.
Flynn, the former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), warned that Congress is “totally, completely broken” due to the moral integrity of certain lawmakers.
According to Flynn, “corporate lobbyists” and “globalists” have a hold over several members of the House of Representatives because they were allegedly caught in compromising situations during overseas trips.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
George Soros Has Now Spent Almost $2 Million on Matt Dugan’s Campaign for Allegheny County DA
George Soros is indeed still funding almost all of Matt Dugan’s campaign for Allegheny County district attorney.
The billionaire liberal mega donor has spent big money — roughly $1.8 million in total — on the DA’s race, through a political action committee that has bankrolled Mr. Dugan’s primary and general election campaigns. That group, the Pennsylvania Justice and Public Safety PAC, paid for Mr. Dugan’s winning Democratic primary campaign, and at the time, Mr. Soros was its only contributor.
Financial disclosures filed last week showed that the group has continued to pay for almost all of Mr. Dugan’s general election campaign. But it wasn’t clear until Wednesday that Mr. Soros remains the group’s only donor. The PAC’s latest financial filing shows Mr. Soros made three separate contributions totaling about $1.1 million between early June and late October, on top of more than $700,000 during the primary.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the Department of Justice’s classified document case against former President Donald Trump, is weighing modifying the trial schedule due to various issues with how it has been conducted thus far. Cannon notably laid into the DOJ’s Jay Bratt over his “level of understanding to these realities.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A Michigan judge wants to know why two men convicted in the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer have been transferred to out-of-state federal prisons.
Paul Bellar and Joe Morrison, who were found guilty of providing material support for a terrorist act, along with other charges, are entitled to appeal their convictions following a 2022 trial on state charges, but their lawyers say it’s increasingly difficult to work with their clients when they’re hundreds of miles away, according to the Associated Press.
Bellar was sentenced to seven years in prison and Morrison to 10 years. The two had no direct role in the kidnapping plot, but had held gun training with leader of the plot Adam Fox.
Morrison is in a federal prison in Illinois, while Bellar was shipped to Pennsylvania. Another defendant in the case who was part of the same paramilitary group but has not formally challenged his placement, Pete Musico, was sent to West Virginia, and was sentenced to at least 12 years in prison.
The Associated Press noted that there is a federal prison located in Milan, Michigan.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Only 3.5% of Americans Opted to Get Latest COVID Shot: CDC
New data from the Centers for Disease Control has revealed that just 3.5 percent of Americans opted to receive the latest Covid booster shot despite the Biden administration urging Americans 60 years of age and older, as well as those who are immunocompromised, to vaccinate themselves against a “tripledemic” of the latest Covid strain, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
The lack of demand for the new vaccine has pharmaceutical giants such as Pfizer recording losses, with much of its stock having to be thrown out.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A 21-year-old student was arrested Tuesday for making “horrendous” anti-Jewish death threats at Cornell University that put the Ivy League campus on high alert over the weekend.
Patrick Dai, a junior majoring in engineering at the prestigious university, was named in a federal complaint charging him with posting threats to kill or injure another using interstate communications — which could land him in jail for up to five years.
The Pittsford, New York, native, whose parents say suffers from “severe depression”, was formally charged just hours after New York State Police troopers identified a person of interest over the online threats to “bring an assault rifle to campus.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
During a Tuesday hearing, the Supreme Court considered whether public officials should be required to include disclaimers on their personal social media accounts and discussed various tests for determining when public officials blocking critics on personal social media accounts violates the First Amendment.
The justices heard arguments from lawyers representing the petitioners and respondents in two cases involving public officials who blocked citizens on their personal social media accounts.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Suspect in Brooklyn Double Murder Dies After Shot by Police During Attempted Arrest
The suspected gunman in the shooting death of two men in a Brooklyn apartment building died after being shot by police attempting to take him into custody, according to the NYPD.
Officers were trying to arrest Jason Pass, 47, the suspect in Sunday’s double murder, when he was shot by police who said he had a knife in his hand, the department said.
Early Wednesday, police pulled over a car Pass was driving on Bay 44th St. when Pass got out of the vehicle with a knife and began to run away, police said. After a pursuit and a confrontation with Pass, police said he charged at officers with the knife and that is when they opened fire.
“He didn’t give us a choice, he decided to charge at officers forcing them to protect themselves,” said NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell.
| — Hat tip: LP | [Return to headlines] |
Top Marine General Hospitalized After Heart Attack While Jogging
A top Marine Corps general has been hospitalized after suffering an apparent heart attack while out jogging.
58-year-old Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized on Sunday evening, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
On Wednesday, Donald Trump responded to the attempt to remove his name from the ballot in Colorado, warning that if the 2024 election isn’t free and fair, it could spell the end of democracy in the United States.
The former president is currently being challenged in court by a group of voters who cited the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause as justification for barring him from running in the state.
Trump has neither been charged nor convicted of insurrection by any court or prosecutor.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
On Wednesday, pro-Hamas supporters rallied again at the University of Washington and the genocidal leader of the group proudly proclaimed, “We don’t want Israel to exist. We don’t want these Zionist counter-protesters to exist.”
The unidentified organizer also targeted The Post Millennial’s West Coast editor Ari Hoffman, saying, “Last protest on this campus, we saw the chief of UW police shaking hands, making jokes, with known Zionist aggressors, like Ari Hoffman,” which triggered a round of boos from the crowd.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
US Senator Calls for ‘No Limit’ on Civilian Casualties in Israeli Response to Hamas Attacks
In a recent statement, Republican senator Lindsey Graham expressed the view that the United States should place “no limit” on civilian casualties that Israel might inflict in Gaza in response to the Hamas terror attacks on October 7.
Speaking to CNN, Graham, from South Carolina, was questioned about whether there should be a threshold for the United States government regarding civilian casualties.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
US Vice President (VP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Czar Kamala Harris railed against “AI-enabled mis— and disinformation” and pushed for protections against “potential harm” during a speech at the US Embassy in London, one day before she’s due to represent the US at the UK’s AI Safety Summit.
“President Biden and I believe that all leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector have a moral, ethical, and societal duty to make sure that AI is adopted and advanced in a way that protects the public from potential harm and that ensures that everyone is able to enjoy its benefits,” Harris said.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Energy Company Abandons 2 Major U.S. Projects as Green Agenda Crumbles
Democrat President Joe Biden’s globalist green agenda has just been hit with a severe blow after the world’s largest offshore wind farm developer abandoned two major U.S. projects.
Danish wind energy company Orsted A/S announced it has pulled out of the projects due to supply chain and interest rate impacts and recorded impairment charges well above previous forecasts.
Orsted says it was forced to cease the development of the Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects off the coast of New Jersey.
The news comes amid a wider downturn in the green energy industry.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Poilievre Slams Trudeau’s Carbon Tax ‘Pause’ in Atlantic Canada as Cynical Political Stunt
Official Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre (CPC-Carleton) asked the Trudeau government Monday in Question Period whether Liberal MPs outside of Atlantic Canada are “totally useless” since they have been unable to get a carbon tax “pause” for their constituents, unlike their counterparts on the East Coast.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a three-year carbon tax “pause” on home heating oil. That announcement overwhelmingly affected Canadians living in Atlantic Canada, where oil remains the home heating fuel of choice. The rest of Canada uses natural gas, which won’t be exempt from the carbon tax for the next three years.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
‘AI’ Takes Collins Dictionary Word of the Year, ‘Debanking’ Makes Shortlist
Artificial intelligence, more specifically its abbreviation “AI,” was crowned word of the year for 2023 in the Collins dictionary, one of the world’s earliest English-language dictionary publishers.
The Collins dictionary defines AI as “the modeling of human mental functions by computer programs.” The dictionary publisher described AI-powered language models as “bursting into the public consciousness” at the end of 2022.
It said AI has not only seen rapid development in 2023 but has also been “much talked about.” Collins wrote that AI is considered to be the “next great technological revolution.”
In addition to AI, Collins has had a particular interest in “digital culture” this year, shortlisting the word “de-influencing,” which it defines as an influencer using their online presence “to warn followers to avoid certain commercial products, lifestyle choices, etc.”
Among its other shortlisted words for the word of the year, Collins also had two finance-related words. “Debanking” made the list, which its officials define as “the act of depriving a person of banking facilities.”
Collins claimed this word made the list after a populist politician in the United Kingdom, Nigel Farage, claimed the Coutts bank tried to close his account due to his political affiliation.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Berlin Police Officer Under Investigation for Smearing Climate Activists With Paint During Protest
In Berlin, a police officer is now under investigation for his actions during a recent protest where he smeared climate activists with the paint they had brought for their demonstration. The incident occurred after climate activists painted the slogan “Olaf is lying” on the office building of the German Chancellor.
Plainclothes police officers arrived at the scene to manage the protesters and attempted to push them back. A scuffle ensued as the police repeatedly removed the activists from the building. However, the activists managed to grab brushes and continued their protest.
During the confrontation, one officer pushed one protester to the ground and then another. Subsequently, the officer took a brush and applied orange paint to the face of one of the activists. The Berlin police have confirmed that the officer in question was one of their undercover agents.
The officer is currently under investigation on suspicion of assault while performing his duties.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Central Europe Stands in Solidarity With Israel’s Struggle
Austria, Croatia, Czechia, and Hungary opposed the UN resolution that failed to condemn the Hamas massacres.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Czech Unions Plan Widespread Protests on November 27th
Czech Republic’s unions are set to stage a day of protests on Monday, November 27th, targeting the government’s policies. The largest trade unions are preparing to go on strike, while others such as firefighters, will engage in accompanying actions. The primary grievances leading to the protests are the effects of the consolidation package and changes in pensions.
Josef Stredula, the chairman of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (CMKOS), stated that the choice of November 27th for the protest carries significant symbolism because it marks the anniversary of a general strike in 1989.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Czechia: in Prague, Simultaneous Rallies in Support of Israel and Palestinians Are Taking Place
On the evening of November 1st in Prague, concurrent pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations are being held, as reported by IDNES.
At 4:00 PM, a pro-Israel demonstration began at the Old Town Square in Prague. Around 200 people with Israeli flags and photos of Hamas hostages gathered at the designated starting time.
About a kilometer away from this location, a pro-Palestinian demonstration is assembling at Wenceslas Square. Significant law enforcement presence is in the area to prevent clashes between the participants of the two events.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Czechia: Restaurant in Prague Threatened Over Israeli Flag Display, Police Launch Investigation
A restaurant in Prague faced threats and intimidation from protesters for displaying the Israeli flag on its doors with the incident occurring in the wake of violence around the Gaza Strip, Parlamentni Listy.cz reports. Demonstrators were heard chanting “Free Palestine, Svobodu Palestine” (Freedom for Palestine) in front of the establishment.
The restaurant owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, shared their account of the incident. They revealed that the restaurant had hung an Israeli flag following the Gaza Strip conflict and while most reactions were positive, this particular episode was marred by aggression. The individuals involved, who appeared more like service workers than construction workers, harassed the restaurant staff and threatened to return, vandalize the premises and set the flag on fire.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Estonia Faces Looming Water Price Hike as EU Grants Near Expiration
Estonia’s water management sector is bracing for a significant increase in water prices as European Union grants come to an end, Delfi Ärileht writes. Water utility companies have been engaged in discussions for decades and a price hike appears inevitable.
Smaller companies are considering mergers to enhance their capabilities. The Climate Ministry’s water service steering group is working on a strategy to ensure a quality communal water supply and reasonably priced sewage service even after EU grants cease.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The European arms industry is not equipped to meet Ukraine’s needs for artillery ammunition, according to a report by Norwegian ammunition manufacturer Nammo.
The leading defense company claimed that Europe’s military-industrial sector would need over a decade at its current production rate to cater to Kyiv’s needs for artillery shells.
Journalists at the Ukrainian portal Defense Express analyzed the report, which estimated that currently all of Europe is capable of producing about 500,000 artillery rounds annually. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s demand is about 600,000 rounds per month.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Expensive Vandalism by German Activists: Cleaning the World Clocks Cost 14,000 Euros
A few weeks ago, “The Last Generation” sprayed the World Clocks at Alexanderplatz. The cleaning cost approximately 14,000 euros, as reported by the Berliner Zeitung.
In mid-October, activists from the climate protection group “The Last Generation” painted the World Clocks at Alexanderplatz in the Berlin-Mitte district with orange paint. The cost of removing the paint amounted to around 14,000 euros. According to the district administration, the paint has now been completely removed and the lighting damage has been repaired.
The mechanics of the World Clocks were not damaged. However, the cleaning process required significant effort including the use of a so-called lifting platform.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
France: Israel-Hamas War Sparks Flood of Antisemitism in Paris
A wave of antisemitic incidents, which have seen bomb threats targeting some twenty Jewish schools and Stars of David spray painted on homes and buildings allegedly inhabited by Jews have rocked France in the past few days. Tensions are high, with police opening fire last night on a fully veiled woman making threats and advocating terrorism.
Residents in the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 18th arrondissements of Paris woke up on the morning of Tuesday, October 31st, to find dozens of blue Stars of David, a Jewish symbol, spray painted on several homes and buildings, some of which are reportedly lived in by Jewish people, Le Parisien reported.
Reports indicate that similar graffiti, featuring stars and sometimes accompanied by inscriptions like “from the river to the sea, Palestine will win,” was discovered in suburban areas of Paris, including Vanves, Fontenay-aux-Roses, Aubervilliers, and Saint-Ouen.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Hamburg fell victim to further riots on the evening of Halloween as hundreds of masked vandals launched fireworks at police and had to be dispersed by water cannons.
In scenes reminiscent of the same time last year, around 350 individuals gathered in the Harburg district of the Geman port city intent on causing civil unrest. The group smashed windows of businesses and set garbage cans alight, and when faced with an order to leave the area by riot police, the vandals targeted officers with pyrotechnics and bottles.
Anti-Semitic chants were also heard by the authorities, NDR Info reported, suggesting a link between the rioters’ sympathy for the Hamas-run Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict with Israel.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Hails Record Investments and Exports in 2023 Despite Ongoing Challenges
The Minister attributed these positive results to the government’s steadfast commitment to its strategy of fostering a work-based society that promotes investment and job creation, even during times of crisis.
Minister Szijjartó addressed the parliament’s economic committee and emphasized that these new records in investments and exports should not be taken lightly. Hungary has been directly affected by the conflict in Ukraine and the European response to the crisis has presented exceptional challenges to the Hungarian economy. Szijjartó noted that the sharp rise in inflation is primarily a result of the war and the sanctions aimed at addressing it.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Hyundai’s Plant in Czech Republic Surpasses Production Targets
The Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) facility in Nosovice, located in the Frýdek-Mistek district, is on track to exceed this year’s production plan of 328,500 cars with expectations of manufacturing up to 340,000 automobiles, according to the HMMC plant spokesperson, Petr Michnik.
In the current year, the factory has already produced approximately 280,000 vehicles, surpassing the original plan by around 10,000 units. The achievement is attributed to smooth production processes and favorable component deliveries. Last year, the plant manufactured 322,500 cars.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Italian PM Meloni Slams ‘Very Stupid’ EU Leaders in Hoax Call With Russian Pranksters
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni claimed that Ukraine’s allies are growing tired of the country’s ongoing conflict with Russia and slammed the European Union for failing to do more to combat the migration crisis at Italy’s southern border in a hoax phone call with Russian pranksters.
The right-wing Italian leader divulged her thoughts on several issues facing Europe and the wider region to the Russian duo Vovan and Lexus — also known as Vladimir Kuznetsov and Aleksej Stolyarov — who have successfully duped a multitude of high-ranking politicians and celebrities into compromising situations.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Italy: Meloni Makes Good on Pledge to Allow Election of PM
An Italian draft law meant to bring about Italy’s “Third Republic” through constitutional reform, a main election promise of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was presented by Meloni’s cabinet on Monday, October 30th.
As reported by Italian media, at a government summit that day, Meloni and her ministers agreed that this draft law, prepared by the Minister for Institutional Reforms, Maria Elisabetta Casellati (Forza Italia/EPP), would be presented to the Council of Ministers this Friday, which would then pass it on to Parliament.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Meta to Charge Users for ‘Ad Free Experience’
On Monday, Meta announced that it will be rolling out a new ad-free subscription service for European users in accordance with recently passed EU legislation regarding the collection of data online.
Paying will not only rid the social media sites of their many ads, it will also prevent them from gathering and sharing data. Users who do not wish to shell out extra cash for the already free service can expect no change in their experience.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Production lines at the company’s factories would close without further orders for the aircraft from overseas, because the Royal Air Force is phasing out the Eurofighter Typhoon from 2025.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
Multiple European Countries Make Arrests Over Hamas-Related Terrorism
Police in at least three European countries have arrested people they said were threatening or planning terror attacks related to the Israel-Hamas war.
The arrests come amid a global spike in antisemitic incidents following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that has spurred an ongoing Israeli military response in Gaza. While police have offered widely ranging levels of detail about the threats they said they interrupted, they believe Israelis were possibly the intended targets of multiple plots.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
‘Neurological Complications’ Soar Among COVID mRNA Vaxxed, Study Warns
A new study has revealed that a “shocking” number of Covid mRNA vaccine recipients have been suffering from “neurological complications.”
The study found that almost one in three people who received the shots victims were hit with “tremors, insomnia, muscle spasms,” and more.
The researchers note that neurological complications have soared among the vaccinated.
The study, conducted by top researchers from the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan, Italy, was published in the peer-reviewed journal Vaccines.
During the Italian population-based study, scientists aimed to “evaluate the neurological complications after the first and/or second dose of COVID-19 vaccines and factors potentially associated with these adverse effects,” according to their paper.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Phasing Out Coal Might be a Mistake After All, Says Germany
“Now is not the time to shut down power plants. Until it is clear that energy is available and affordable” said the minister.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
Polish Trucks Threaten to Block Border Crossings With Ukraine
Polish truckers are threatening to block all border crossings with Ukraine starting in November due to excessive competition after the liberalization of international transport between Ukraine and the European Union.
From November, Polish truckers will initiate protests and blockades at the Ukrainian border crossings in a move that threatens to disrupt border traffic potentially until the end of the year.
The announcement was made on social media by “Ukravtoprom,” the Association of Motor Vehicle Producers of Ukraine, citing the International Transport Association of Ukraine.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Rising Costs Threaten Access to Driver’s Licenses for Many in Germany
Critics voice concern over the increasingly high costs associated with obtaining a driver’s license, warning of the potential exclusion of a wide range of socio-economic groups.
The expenses for securing a driver’s license have now surged, ranging from 3,000 to 4,000 euros, as reported by Bild. This sharp increase is not only pricing out low-income individuals but also posing a challenge for many average earners, according to Malte Dringenberg, spokesperson for the Automobile Club of Germany (AvD).
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Sweden Has Announced a “Full Ban on Bags” at Large Events
The Swedish police have announced a “complete ban on bags” at major sporting and cultural events due to an elevated terrorist threat, according to an announcement published, reported by Teller Report.
“Based on the current situation in society and the level of terrorist threat being at the fourth (second-highest) level, the Swedish Police Agency has decided on a complete ban on bags at major events,” the statement reads.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Synod on Synodality Disappoints Radical Liberals
The much-hyped “Synod on Synodality” conference in the Vatican ended last weekend, but despite concerns it could usher in a radically liberal view for the future of the Catholic Church, many liberals and LGBT activists expressed severe disappointment in the results.
The Vatican released a 42-page summary report on the Synod entitled “A Synodal Church in Mission,” which outlines the result of the Synod on Synodality. The document dropped any mention of the term ‘LGBTQ+’ much to the annoyance of liberals within the church.
One of the most well-known pro-LGBT priests in the Church, Father James Martin SJ, wrote an op-ed on the synod for the Jesuit magazine America, in which he said:
Still, the lack of any mention of the term “L.G.B.T.Q.” in the final synthesis … was, for many people, including myself, a disappointment.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A prominent Black Lives Matter activist in the United Kingdom who used over £32,000 (€36,000) in donations intended for a youth charity to fund her lavish lifestyle has been jailed for two and a half years.
Xahra Saleem, 23, set up a GoFundMe page encouraging donations from the public ahead of a Black Lives Matter march in the southwest English city of Bristol in June 2020 which culminated in the toppling of a statue commemorating Edward Colston, a Bristol-based philanthropist who profited in his later years from the slave trade.
The page, which amassed donations totaling £32,344, stated that funds would be used for personal protective equipment (PPE) ahead of the march at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, with leftover monies being pledged to Changing Your Mindset, a charity for disadvantaged youths based in the Bristol district of St. Paul’s which has a large African-Caribbean population.
At a sentencing hearing on Tuesday, Bristol Crown Court heard how Saleem pocketed the cash and used it to fund an extravagant lifestyle while repeatedly ignoring requests from the charity for her to transfer the funds.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: BLM Activist Jailed for Fraud After Spending Charity Donations on Herself
A Black Lives Matter activist from Bristol has been jailed for fraud after using donations intended for a children’s charity on herself.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
UK: Due to a Bedbug Infestation, a Library in London Has Been Closed
Authorities in the London borough of Ealing have announced the closure of a local library after bedbugs were found in the furniture, as reported by the BBC.
The Ealing Council stated that using the library had been safe, but they decided to close it due to concerns of both staff and visitors. The library in Ealing, located in west London, is scheduled to reopen on Thursday after the completion of a chemical treatment of the furniture. The council emphasized that the chemicals used are safe for humans.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: Hundreds of Anti-Israel Activists Occupy London’s Liverpool Street Station
Anti-Israel activists “occupied” London’s Liverpool Street train station as police were incapable or unwilling to restore order.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
Just Stop Oil activists brought London to a standstill again this morning with their second slow march this week as they staged a ‘die-in’ by going limp and floppy to make it harder to remove them from the street — leading to 35 arrests.
It marks the second day of the activists’ 30-day campaign of disruption on an ‘unprecedented scale’ after more than 60 were arrested in Parliament Square on Monday.
And yesterday, JSO complained about strict bail conditions imposed on some of the eco activists, which banned them from entering London to join the action.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: London Man Arrested After Facebook Video Criticizing Palestinian Flags on UK Street
The arrest of a British man expressing discontent regarding the display of Palestinian flags on Bethnal Green Road in London has ignited fresh concerns about the lack of free speech in the United Kingdom, a nation swerving towards even more limits on civil liberties.
On Tuesday, October 31, the unnamed individual was apprehended by Metropolitan Police officers, who were subsequently captured on film escorting him to a police vehicle.
The incident followed a video post on social media in which the man appears critical of the abundant Palestinian flags hung from lampposts and road signs in his east London neighborhood.
Shortly before 10 p.m., local law enforcement responded to the video, arresting the man under suspicion of a racially aggravated Section 5 public order offense.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: Man Arrested After Complaining About Palestinian Flags Flying in London
A man in London has been arrested after posting a video on social media complaining about Palestinian flags being flown in his neighbourhood.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
UK: Protesters Chained to Gates at Defence Convention
Environmental activists chained themselves to the gates at the start of a defence convention in Telford.
The group, from Extinction Rebellion, protested at the Telford International Centre (TIC) as the Specialist Defence and Security Convention UK (SDSC-UK) began.
The two-day event was described as bringing together defence bosses and manufacturers from across the Midlands.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Serbian President Dissolves Parliament and Announces Snap Election
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic ordered the dissolution of the country’s parliament on Wednesday and announced a snap general election scheduled to take place on Dec. 17.
The move comes a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Belgrade and urged both Serbia and Kosovo to bury their differences and find a way to normalize future relations if they wanted to be considered as serious contenders for EU membership.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Tunisia: Five More Islamist Terrorists in Jail Break
Tunisia is on edge after five high-profile Islamist prisoners escaped from a jail just outside the capital Tunis Tuesday, leading to senior intelligence officials already being sacked by the beleaguered Saied government.
The jailbreak comes just weeks after a failed asylum seeker who himself broke out from a Tunisian prison in 2011 shot dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels. Relations between Europe and the North African state have become increasingly strained amid a migrant and economic crisis.
The Tunisian Interior Ministry released the details of the five men, known to be key figures in Islamism both within Tunisia and around West Africa. They escaped from the maximum security Mornaguia jail.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
BBC News Arabic Launches Emergency Radio Service for Gaza
Gaza Daily will broadcast information and developments, as well as providing safety advice.
| — Hat tip: SS | [Return to headlines] |
Facebook, Instagram Claims to ‘Protect’ Users by Limiting Posts on Middle East Conflict
Meta has announced that it is limiting certain features on Facebook and Instagram in order to protect users amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas.
The changes, which are temporary, include limiting comments on new posts from users in the affected region to friends and close followers, and making it easier to delete comments en masse.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
With the Rafah Border Crossing Open, Who is Exiting Gaza?
Gaza’s border with Egypt opened for limited evacuation today, allowing for just under 500 people to flee war-torn Gaza.
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened on Wednesday, allowing limited evacuations from the besieged enclave to Egypt after nearly nearly four weeks of Israel’s war.
The opening could see up to 491 people entering Egypt. By 9:48am local time (07:48 GMT), people were already streaming through the Palestinian side of the crossing.
Two hours later, Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground reported scenes of chaos as people pushed to be allowed through the crossing, angry that their calls to embassies and government officials had gone unheard.
Before 15:00 GMT, the General Authority for Crossings in Gaza told Al Jazeera that 76 wounded Palestinians and their companions had so far crossed into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, in addition to 335 holders of foreign passports.
The opening came the day after Israel bombed Jabalia refugee camp, which killed more than 50 people, according to Gaza’s health authorities. The war has now claimed more than 8,700 Palestinian lives, including more than 3,500 children.
| — Hat tip: Dean | [Return to headlines] |
Soros University in Vienna Declared ‘Undesirable’ in Russia
(Reuters) — Russian has designated the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, founded by billionaire financier and civil society activist George Soros, as an “undesirable organisation”, according to a list on its website.
Prosecutors had accused the CEU of discrediting Russia’s political leadership and the Russian forces that have invaded Ukraine in what Moscow calls a “special military operation”, and of recruiting staff to formulate a global anti-Russian agenda in the media, the Russian daily Vedomosti reported.
Since its foundation in 1991, CEU has been a gateway to the West for thousands of students from eastern Europe, offering U.S.-accredited graduate degree programs in an academic climate that celebrates free thought.
The university, which does not have a branch in Russia, rejected the accusations and said it was committed to academic excellence and critical independent inquiry.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The World is Taking Ukraine for Granted and Expects Success Too Quickly, Protests Zelensky
The “modern world” is too accustomed to success and the “colossal” effort by the nation to push back Russia’s invasion is not appreciated, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky told his people in his nightly address to the nation.
Many didn’t expect Ukraine to survive the Russian invasion when it came, but now it has they don’t appreciate how difficult that has been, Ukraine’s Zelensky said as part of his nightly televised address in remarks again appearing to address concerns about how long the war is lasting, and how much it is costing.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Ukraine War: Russia Hits Most Settlements in One Day, Says Kyiv
Russia bombarded 118 Ukrainian towns and villages in 24 hours, more than on any other day this year, says Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.
He said 10 of Ukraine’s 27 regions had come under attack and the onslaught had caused deaths and injuries.
Many of the communities hit were near the front lines in the east and south.
Russia has for weeks trained much of its military firepower on Avdiivka, a strategically significant town in the eastern region of Donetsk.
“[Avdiivka] is being erased, shattered. There have been more than 40 massive shelling attacks against the territorial community in the past day,” said local leader Vitaliy Barabash.
He said two civilians had been killed and warned that Russia was building up to a third wave in its offensive. Ukraine says Russia has been pouring reinforcements into the area in a bid to encircle and capture the town.
Twenty attacks in the Avdiivka area alone were repelled on Tuesday, Ukraine’s armed forces general staff said.
| — Hat tip: JW | [Return to headlines] |
Harekrishna Roy | HENB | Barasat (WB) | Nov 1, 2023:: Another brutal rape and murder case has been surfaced in West Bengal where Hindu girls are victimized on regular basis in West Bengal by Muslim miscreants on regular basis under the indulgence of Trinmool Congress, the pro-Muslim ruling party in the state.
After the shocking and suspicious ‘rape and murder’ or ‘murder without rape’ of two school girls, 1. Doli Barman (17 yrs) by jilted lover Javed Akhter in Kaliaganj (North Dinajpur) in April 2023 and 2. Diya Pradhan (17 yrs) by jilted lover Mohammad Abbas in Matigara (Darjeeling) in August 2023; another rape and murder case has been surfaced in North 24 Parganas’s Gobradanga where one Payel Goldar (15 yrs) has been left hanging to a tree after the miscreant Ilyas Mondal raped and murdered her as alleged.
As per local input, Payel was in a love trap looped by the miscreant Ilyas for a reasonable time which was being denied by the jilted lover who took the opportunity to end her life in a brutal way. Reports says that Ilyas barged into the house of Payel when here parents went to their neighbours house and took her away to a lone place in a mango orchard and murdered Payel after raped her and finally hanged her body in a mango tree, as alleged. The slippers of Payel recovered from a little distance where she was found and her feet were touched to the ground. Many injury marks were also seen on her body as some witnesses told our source and the victim was a student of IXth standard of a local secondary school as revealed.
The related post mortem reports could not be accessed by HENB and it is difficult to say about the seriousness of the WB Police to investigate the mysterious death of Payel Goldar, daughter of Sanjay Goldar of village -Ranidanga (Raghabpur), Machlandapur-I, PS. Gobardanga of North 24 Parganas.
Meanwhile, most of the accused of infamous Kamduni rape and murder case were freed by Calcutta High Court as police made various loopholes to protect the criminals who brutally killed Shipra Ghosh after raped and tortured with highest beastiality.
As per social media input, A BJP team led by Advocate Tarunjyoti Tewari went to the Payel Goldar’s house and tried to console the victim’s family in their odd times.
More details are awaited.
| — Hat tip: Upananda Brahmachari | [Return to headlines] |
On 31st October, several MPs, politicians, and other prominent persons claimed to have received an alert from Apple suggesting that ‘state-sponsored threat actors’ might have been trying to access their phones. The generic warning quickly turned into a political outrage where the opposition blamed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for trying a so-called cyber attack on their Apple devices, including iPhones.
Notably, Apple itself on its website states that these alerts regarding the so-called “state-sponsored threats” to their users’ devices are not reliable.
It has now come to light that the security threat messages were from a Soros-linked NGO named Access Now. Notably, the screenshots of the message shared on social media mentioned that those who received the warning message could contact the 24×7 helpline of Access Now.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The very foundations of free speech in Australia are under threat, warn legal experts, as the country considers adopting a chilling law that aims to tackle online “misinformation.” The proposed legislation could expose Australians, who are accused of disseminating misinformation on the web, to sometimes graver legal consequences than those suspected of severe criminal offenses, such as arson or even murder, the Daily Telegraph Australia reported.
Protection against self-incrimination is a key principle in Australian law, rooted in English common law traditions. It ensures individuals aren’t compelled to provide evidence or answer questions that might incriminate themselves in criminal proceedings. The Evidence Act and various regulatory statutes in Australia explicitly protect this right. However, there are exceptions, such as some regulatory contexts where individuals can be compelled to provide evidence, though with safeguards like “use immunity” to prevent the evidence from being used against them in criminal proceedings. Australia’s High Court has emphasized the importance of this right, even as debates emerge regarding its balance with community safety concerns, especially in contexts like terrorism and organized crime.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas revealed on Tuesday that 600,000 migrants evaded apprehension this year alone as they illegally crossed the border into the U.S.
Additionally, Mayorkas did not have information readily available on whether the 169 terror watch list members who illegally crossed the southern border were in jail or deported.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) asked President Joe Biden’s DHS head during a hearing Tuesday the recorded number of illegal border crossers who were able to evade his agents in the last year. He also asked about the status of terror watch list individuals.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Belarus Dumps Bodies of Migrants on Border With Latvia, Polish Media Reports
Belarus has been accused of facilitating the dumping of two lifeless bodies, believed to be migrants, at the border fence with Latvia.
The Latvian border authority published footage of an unidentified group on the Belarusian side of the border transporting two bodies showing no signs of life to the fence and leaving them there.
The video, reported on by the Polish broadcaster Belsat TV, showed a body being carried on a stretcher to the fence before another was dragged along the floor and left.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
“Are there HSI special agents who are currently at the border having them pulled away from other cases?” Senator Josh Hawley asked DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a senate hearing on Tuesday.
“Combatting the fight against fentanyl, yes,” Mayorkas said. Hawley, however, had spoken to a whistleblower involved in law enforcement at the border who had a different view.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Czech Republic Extends Border Checks With Slovakia Until November 22nd
The Czech government has decided to extend selective border checks with Slovakia for an additional 20 days, until November 22nd, due to illegal migration, was announced by the Minister of Interior of the Czech Republic, Vit Rakusan.
“On my proposal, the government has approved the extension of reinforced protection of the Czech-Slovak border for 20 days, until November 22nd,” Rakusan wrote on the social media platform X.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York say White House has given them no help with the surge in arrivals
The Democratic mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York say they are ready to travel to meet President Joe Biden next week as they press for $5 billion in funding to help cope with the surge in migrants arriving in their cities.
In a letter released Wednesday, they say they are having to get by with little help from his administration.
Such is the urgency, that they are proposing to travel to Washington, D.C., for a crisis meeting within days.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
EU Unsure if Anti-Human Trafficking Teams Still Operational
The European Conservative can reveal that the European Commission is uncertain whether its very own anti-human trafficking teams in the Sahel region are still operational after a series of Russian-backed coups challenged traditional French and European hegemony in West Africa.
Questions regarding the effectiveness of the EU’s joint investigation teams in Niger and Mali, which are meant to combat cross-border criminality alongside local authorities, were first raised by VOX MEP Jorge Buxadé Villalba in a parliamentary question in late September.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Exclusive: The Paramilitary Group Taking the Border Into Their Own Hands…
Daily Mail joins ex-soldiers patrolling the wall and catching smugglers as migrant crossings continue to surge
The first figure strides purposefully out of the bushes. Dressed head-to-toe in camouflage fatigues he is likely the guide.
Six more people follow, some looking down at the trail as they go, each carrying a rucksack.
Maybe they are migrants, maybe they are drug mules, said Tim Foley, founder of Arizona Border Recon, a volunteer group of mostly military veterans who are trying to plug the holes in the frontier with Mexico.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Farage Tells Tucker ‘Hamas Sympathisers’ Will Infiltrate Palestinian Refugees to the West
In an interview with Tucker Carlson on X, formerly Twitter, Brexit leader Nigel Farage argued against Britain taking in refugees from Palestine, warning that a large number would be sympathetic to Hamas terrorists and therefore represent a threat to the national security of the United Kingdom.
Amid clamouring from the left — including from far-left First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf — for the UK to take in yet another group of foreign refugees, this time from Gaza, Nigel Farage has urged for caution with this group in particular, arguing it increases the risk of further Islamic terrorism on the streets of Britain.
Speaking with Tucker Carlson on X, Farage said that while there have been examples of successful integration of refugees in the past and that Christian charity informs the British ethic, the “primary duty” of any government “is to the integrity of its own country” and principally the safety and security of the citizenry.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Germany’s largest-selling tabloid newspaper Bild has published a 50-point migrant manifesto urging newcomers to respect the country’s values, democracy, and constitution.
It described the publication as a “guiding principle for what holds our free society together” and claimed the text was aimed at everyone who lives or wishes to live in Germany, adding: “We do not want to change our way of life just because we have guests.”
The manifesto touches upon several legal and constitutional matters that contravene a number of principles established in Sharia, religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition and is practiced in multiple nations across the Arab world from where many recent new arrivals to Germany originate.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Germany: Berlin Struggles With Migrants Housing Shortage as Daily Arrivals Double
Approximately 200 migrants seeking asylum arrive in Berlin daily,marking a twofold increase compared to September. With all existing shelters occupied, hotels are being rented, and disused airports like Tegel and Tempelhof are being transformed into emergency quarters, as reported by the Bild newspaper portal.
The Mayor of Berlin has estimated the annual costs related to refugees at 1 billion euros. According to the Berlin Senate, the average cost of accommodation in a rented hotel is 57 euros per person per day.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Italy Puts Sea-Eye 4 Under Administrative Detention — NGO
(ANSA) — ROME, OCT 31 — Italy has placed the German migrant rescue ship Sea-Eye 4 under administrative detention for 20 days and fined the NGO operator 3,000 euro for allegedly ignoring orders from the Libyan coast guard, Sea Eye said in a statement on Tuesday.
This is the third time the ship has been sanctioned since Italy introduced new rules for private vessels on migrant search and rescue operations in the central Mediterranean at the start of this year.
The Sea-Eye 4 is being held at the Calabrian port of Vibo Valentia.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The migrant caravan heading to the U.S. has grown by over by a thousand in just 24 hours, as social media teaches Chinese citizens how to reach the American dream.
Hundreds more have joined the caravan of migrants in Mexico bound north, one of the organizers said, bringing the total number to about 7,000 as the group traveled through the southern state of Chiapas.
Organizer Irineo Mujica said on Tuesday the caravan had swelled since Monday by about 1,000 to more than 7,000 people, although a spokesperson for the Chiapas government said state authorities still estimated its size at around 3,500 participants.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Nordic Countries Agree to Cooperate on Deportation Flights
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland have all agreed to cooperate in deporting illegal immigrants by pooling together their deportees on shared flights back to their homelands in cooperation with the European Union border agency Frontex.
Danish Minister for Immigration and Integration Kaare Dybvad Bek commented on the new agreement saying that it is “a crucial principle that foreigners without legal residence return home,” the Danish online tabloid Avisen Danmark reports.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Survey Reveals Majority in Germany Support Ending Acceptance of Immigrants From Islamic Countries
61% of those surveyed in Germany expressed support for ending the acceptance of immigrants from Islamic countries in the Federal Republic of Germany, according to a recent survey conducted by the Institute for Public Opinion Research INSA for Bild.
This survey comes in the wake of active pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli protests that occurred in the country amid the escalation of the Middle East conflict following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Switzerland Has Extended Protection for Ukrainian Refugees Until 2025
Switzerland has extended the duration of protection for Ukrainian refugees until 2025. This was reported on the government’s website of the country.
“Long-term stabilization of the situation in Ukraine is not foreseen. Thus, the protection status (S) for those seeking refuge from Ukraine will not be canceled before March 4, 2025,” stated the Swiss authorities.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
A Syrian national has been arrested in Germany after he was caught behind the wheel of a vehicle attempting to smuggle 32 illegal immigrants into the country.
The 34-year-old’s vehicle was subjected to a routine check at the German-Austrian border crossing at Burghausen on Sunday. After refusing to comply with requests to pull over, the migrant driver attempted to flee the scene in the vehicle before stopping abruptly further up the road and running from the vehicle on foot into a nearby forest.
A German police officer chased after the suspect and apprehended him in the forest, using pepper spray on him and bringing him to the ground before handcuffing him.
However, upon leading the suspect out of the forest, the Syrian national attempted to evade the authorities once more, pulling the officer to the ground and attempting to strangle him with his bare hands.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Thousands of Illegal Afghans Comply With Order to Leave Pakistan Ahead of Deportation Deadline
Thousands of Afghan migrants living illegally in Pakistan rushed to the border to head home on Tuesday ahead of a Nov. 1 deadline issued by the government in Islamabad for illegal immigrants to leave Pakistan or face being arrested and expelled.
Starting Wednesday, the country will ramp up its enforcement against illegal immigration and detain anyone not in possession of valid identity documents or an up-to-date visa.
Detention centers have been erected in preparation for the mass deportation of the estimated 1.7 million Afghan migrants living illegally in the country.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
UK: Rough Sleeping in London Hits Record High as Migrants Become Majority Living on the Streets
The number of people sleeping rough in London has hit a record high, with homelessness charities warning that the ongoing asylum crisis in Britain has led to an overflow of migrants living on the streets.
New figures from the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) revealed that a record 4,068 people were spotted sleeping rough in the U.K. capital between July and September this year — a 12 percent rise compared with the same period in 2022 and a 24 percent increase over the figure recorded for April to June earlier this year.
Of that figure, 2,086 people spotted (51 percent) told outreach workers they were new to sleeping rough — a 13 percent increase over the same period last year.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Breaking: Joe Rogan and Elon Musk Say the Woke Mind Virus is Destroying Civilization
On the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk decried the current state of San Francisco and civilization at large, pinning the blame on the “mind virus” being spread far and wide by the woke left.
The tech billionaire nonetheless urged people to have hope, and continue fighting to “right the ship.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
The American educational system has been intentionally picked apart and deconstructed. Where once the goal of education was to relay cultural knowledge from arts and literature to science and maths, recent decades have seen an intentional shift toward the obliteration of that form of education, and in essence, the erasure of the cultural knowledge that has heretofore been imparted.
Critical race and gender theory are also used as part of the furtherence of these goals, which parents have spoken up against in recent years. The intent of this new form of education is the erasure of the culture, history, arts, letters and sciences that elevated American society to the echelons of global dominance.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
High school students in Loudoun County, Virginia, staged a walk-out protest calling on their school board to reinstate separate bathrooms for boys and girls.
The incident unfolded Wednesday as roughly 50 to 100 students of Woodgrove High School demonstrated against the district-wide policy known as Policy 8040, which allows transgender students to access bathrooms of the gender with which they identify.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Pro-Family Groups Take a Stand Against EU Parenthood Certificate
Europe’s pro-family groups are organizing against the EU Commission’s push for a certificate of parenthood.
Last year, the Commission proposed an EU-wide certificate recognizing a parent-child relationship. This would help to ease the administrative burden for families caught in cross-border situations where legal documents certifying the relationship of a minor to a parent may not be easily recognised between member states.
However, family law is not a competency of the EU, and opponents warn that it could also facilitate surrogacy arrangements made by European families in other countries, force member states to recognise same-sex marriages, and diminish protections for children.
Under the draft directive, obtaining a certificate of parenthood would only require a simple administrative process. Significantly, the language of the draft eschews the legal terms of parentage or filiation for parenthood.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Speaker Johnson Slams Corporate Media for Attacking His Christian Faith: ‘Disgusting’
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has fired back at the Democrats’ allies in the corporate media for attacking his Christian faith.
Johnson is an Evangelical Christian.
Since being elected as the new speaker, Johnson has proudly invoked his faith in God and said the Bible is his “worldview.”
After winning the speakership, Johnson has come under attack for proudly expressing his beliefs.
During an interview with Fox News star Kayleigh McEnany, Johnson has now shot back at MSNBC host Jen Psaki, HBO’s Bill Maher, and others who trashed him for his faith, saying the attacks don’t bother him.
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
Former Democratic Representative Tusi Gabbard has called out the hypocrisy of LGBTQ+ activists attending pro-Palestine marches alongside radical Islamists who literally want gay and trans people to be murdered.
Appearing on Laura Ingraham’s show Tuesday, Gabbard noted that “Democrats, they have called people like me an Islamophobe for many years just for speaking the truth about radical Islam. About the threat that this Islamism poses to the freedom and peace of security of the American people and people around the world.”
Gabbard continued, “we are so concerned about Biden’s open borders and the fact that we have got millions of people coming in who are not vetted in any way, shape, or form who have not been checked.”
Ingraham interjected, “they say you can’t call it a clash of civilisations, why not? It is a clash of civilizations. No women’s rights. No belief in pluralism. The dignity of the individual. Free expression. None of that. That’s not on the table.”
| — Hat tip: Reader from Chicago | [Return to headlines] |
I am curious. Does anyone know of a more recent county Muslim demographic map for the USA?
https://imgur.com/QATOTp2
From the prison telegram channel Brides of ISIS
“Today French journalists came to the Roj camp and inspected the entire camp
They were given a tour of the market by Kurdish representatives of the camp administration, then the journalists went to inspect the life of the camp, accompanied by internal affairs officers
We interviewed French sisters to find out their opinion about returning to their homeland, and also found out what it was like to live in the Syrian desert for years
It is also known that today representatives of several European countries arrived at the camp and intend to take all their compatriots.”
https://t.me/ystremlenniye/1837