More and more political leaders, both Republican and Democrat, are calling for President Joe Biden to be removed under the provisions of the 25th Amendment. Meanwhile, in the latest betting odds, former First Lady Michelle Obama has surged into third place in the presidential race, behind Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
In other news, the Ocean Viking, a migrant-rescue ship operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranée, has been impounded in the Italian port of Brindisi.
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Michele Bullock issued a bleak picture of cash distribution during her first appearance before a parliamentary committee as Reserve Bank of Australia Governor.
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200 Foot Steel Radio Tower Stolen in Alabama
How do you make a 200 foot steel radio tower disappear?
At this point, maybe we should start worrying less about the rise of looting and thefts in major U.S. cities and start testing thieves for above-average engineering and problem-solving skills. Hey, maybe as part of a new diversity initiative we could even get them involved in the space program!
Regardless, this inquiry is what WJLX station general manager Brett Elmore finds himself asking in Alabama — after a 200-foot radio tower was stolen.
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Joe Biden was ‘painfully slow’ during interviews with Department of Justice investigators as he battled a failing memory, according to a damning report into his mishandling of sensitive documents.
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Biden Lashes Out Over Questions About His ‘Mental Acuity,’ Then Makes Several Gaffes, Starts Yelling
Democrat President Joe Biden did little to quash concerns about his fitness for office during a Thursday night presser as questions about his age and mental acuity continue to mount.
Biden lashed out at reporters, made several embarrassing gaffes, and started yelling angrily at his critics.
The president erupted in anger during a press conference that he called at the last minute on Thursday night.
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Breaking: Alex Jones’ Ex-Wife Arrested for Harassment of InfoWars Founder in Texas
Alex Jones’ ex-wife Kelly Rebecca Jones was arrested this week for harassment of the popular Infowars host in Texas. She was charged with harassment and fined for driving without proper insurance.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Post Millennial that the arrest was in connection to an incident involving Alex Jones.
She was booked in the Hays County Sheriff’s Office.
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Breaking: Trump Wins Nevada Republican Caucus
On Thursday night, former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucus.
The race was called by the Associated Press for the former president who gained all 26 delegates in the caucus as the only major GOP candidate on the ballot.
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The star power behind CNN’s weekly primetime experiment “King Charles” has quickly lost its luster among viewers as the network continues struggling to maintain a sturdy programming lineup.
“King Charles,” named after co-hosts Gayle King and Charles Barkley, premiered in late November with a dismal audience of 500,000 total viewers and 139,000 in the advertiser-coveted demographic of ages 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Since then, viewership cratered a whopping 20% as the Jan. 31 broadcast fell to 400,000 total viewers. Just 89,000 of those in the key demo, a stunning 36% drop.
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Stanfield experienced a medical emergency during a workout at Paladin Stadium on Wednesday and the school said he was taken to Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital and placed on life support.
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Democratic Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold trashed the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices signaled they were leaning towards overruling Colorado’s high court decision to ban former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot.
Griswold told CNN anchor John Berman she knows that the Supreme Court has “not been friendly” to democracy the day after the body heard oral arguments in the Trump v. Anderson case on Thursday.
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Biden confronted reporters and defended his memory in a surprise address hours after Special Counsel Robert Hur issued a report explaining he wouldn’t be charged over classified documents.
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Special counsel Robert Hur’s shocking report on President Biden’s deteriorating mental state has Democrats wishing there was a way to change the 2024 ticket — but fearing the time to do so has already passed with the primary calendar in full swing and VP Kamala Harris polling worse than her boss, The Post has learned.
A well-placed Democratic operative said Friday that it is “realistic” Harris may replace Biden as a result of his diminished capabilities, though the person added that they suspected that the party’s slate of candidates would be the same as four years ago.
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Fani Willis Tries to Block Subpoena Demanding She Testify
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is desperately fighting to avoid testifying about allegations that she improperly benefited from her relationship with fellow anti-Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade.
Willis is seeking to quash a subpoena over claims of financial benefits from the Georgia Democrat prosecutor’s relationship with Wade.
The move comes amidst denials of wrongdoing from both parties.
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Harvard Renews COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Joining 69 Other Schools
Authored by Matthew Lysiak via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
Students at Harvard University will continue to be required to take the COVID-19 vaccine in order to register for the upcoming semester, the school has recently announced, joining 69 other schools around the country that still require the shot.
“Harvard requires all students who will be on campus to have some protection from COVID-19 through vaccination,” reads a statement posted by the school. “This may be through the initial primary series of COVID-19 vaccination or one of the most recent COVID-19 boosters.”
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Twice-failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was humiliated by hecklers while giving an address at Columbia University.
The former secretary of State was giving a speech on the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).
However, Clinton was abruptly interrupted by heckling protestors who blasted her as a “war criminal” and warned she “will burn.”
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Photographs of Joe Biden’s garage revealed a scene straight from the TV show Hoarders.
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Indiana Launches Investigation as Election Fraud Uncovered in Democrat Presidential Primary
Authorities in Indiana have launched an investigation after a county clerk’s office discovered evidence of election fraud related to the Democrat 2024 presidential primary.
St. Joseph County Clerk Amy Rolfes and her staff alerted law enforcement after uncovering fraudulent signatures and addresses on hundreds of petition papers.
It was revealed this week that the Indiana State Police launched an investigation after the country clerk’s office made the discovery in late January.
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Representative Jim Jordan, along with 44 other Congressional members, joined forces with America First Legal (AFL) to submit a crucial brief to the US Supreme Court. This brief supports Missouri, Louisiana, and private plaintiffs in the significant case of Murthy v. Missouri. The case centers on allegations of the federal government’s unconstitutional suppression of free speech on social media platforms.
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Joe Biden: Climate Change is ‘More Consequential’ Than Nuclear War
President Joe Biden has made the astonishing claim that the only existential threat in the world is climate change, which is worse than nuclear war.
“There is only one existential threat we face in this world, and that’s the environment,” Mr. Biden told guests at a campaign reception in New York on Wednesday. “I mean, it literally is the existential threat.
“It’s even more consequential than nuclear power, nuclear war,” he continued. “That would be horrible and awful, and it would just make the environment incredibly worse. But it’s about the environment.”
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Judge Blocks Omaha’s Ban on Guns in Public Places While Lawsuit Challenging it Moves Forward
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska’s largest city won’t be able to enforce its ban on guns on all public property, including parks and sidewalks, while a lawsuit challenging that restriction moves forward.
Douglas County District Judge LeAnne Srb issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking that ban, but she refused to put Omaha’s restrictions on “ghost guns” and bump stocks on hold.
The Liberty Justice Center filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association arguing that the city restrictions violate a new state law passed last year that allows people to carry concealed guns across the state without a permit and without the need to complete a gun safety course. A similar lawsuit challenging gun restrictions in Lincoln remains pending.
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Kyle Rittenhouse Speaks at ETSU, Sparking Protests
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — There were some heated conversations at East Tennessee State University Thursday night as Kyle Rittenhouse spoke at a campus event.
Rittenhouse was acquitted of homicide in 2020 after killing two men and wounding another during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Dozens of people gathered at The Quad ahead of Rittenhouse’s arrival at ETSU and were protesting the event hosted by the student-led conservative group Turning Point USA.
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Marianne Williamson Ends Democrat 2024 Presidential Campaign
Author Marianne Williamson has ended her 2024 campaign to challenge Democrat President Joe Biden.
The news comes as Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign reportedly feared too many Democrat competitors.
According to the Washington Examiner, Williamson, who unsuccessfully ran in 2020, has now dropped out of the 2024 race after the Nevada primary.
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A California man was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with a theft from an Apple Store in Berkeley, in which he is allegedly seen on video snatching display devices before walking past a police vehicle and walking to a getaway car.
Emeryville Police Department detectives arrested 22-year-old Tyler Mims of Berkeley for his involvement in the theft, and charged him with burglary, grand theft and other crimes.
On Monday, officers with the department were dispatched to the scene after a caller reported the crime and said the suspect fled with 50 iPhones, with a total value of $49,230.
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Mayo Clinic Doctor: Racism is Causing Heart Failure Spike Among Black People
A politicized “expert” from the Mayo Clinic has argued that heart failure is soaring among black people because of racism.
The claim was made by Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a medical doctor whose research “seeks to better elucidate the social determinants of cardiovascular health and how they contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease,” according to her online biography.
The Mayo Clinic News Network reported that the organization’s so-called “experts” now believe that heart failure has skyrocketed in the past three years because of racism
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An average of betting odds on who will win the 2024 election has revealed that Trump is leading all candidates, Biden is in second place, and former First Lady Michelle Obama has surged into third place.
Trump leads with a 43.2 percent chance of winning the election, according to a RealClearPolitics average of betting websites. Biden sits in second place, with a 29.3 percent chance.
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— Top Republican demands Attorney General Merrick Garland make the first move to oust the president
New York Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding that he ‘begin proceedings’ to remove President Joe Biden under the 25th Amendment after a bombshell report highlighted Biden’s mental challenges.
The Department of Justice released its long-awaited investigation into Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents Thursday, delivering a damning assessment of the president’s ‘diminished faculties’ and limited memory.
Special Counsel Robert Hur described him as ‘a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,’ and that ‘it would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him’ for retaining classified documents.
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New: Michael Rapaport Admits He Promoted Trump Charlottesville ‘Very Fine People’ Hoax
Anti-Trump actor and activist Michael Rapaport has now acknowledged he peddled fake news about the Charlottesville narrative surrounding former President Donald Trump when he said there were “fine people on both sides.”
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday demanded that 81-year-old President Joe Biden take a mental competency test ‘immediately.’
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KENNEDY: It’s official. America’s top law enforcement department thinks Biden’s brains have turned to mashed potatoes. Call the cops!
This Special Counsel report is elder abuse.
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A private plane has crashed into a vehicle on a Florida highway causing a massive explosion.
Video footage captured by drivers show the aftermath of the accident, revealing burning flames emanating from the plane as a brave bystander is seen rushing toward the smoke.
The incident occurred on I-75 in Collier County near Pine Ridge Rd.
The plane, a Bombardier Challenger 600 with a capacity for up to 14 people, reportedly lost an engine before the massive crash. The pilot had radioed in that both engines had failed as he was preparing for landing.
The flight was traveling to the Naples Airport from Ohio State, according to FlightAware data.
All southbound lanes are reportedly closed. There is large police and emergency response.
It’s unclear how many people were on board and if there are any casualties.
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‘Put the Guns Down’: 2 Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 2-Year-Old Boy in Langley Park
Police arrested two men in the killing of a 2-year-old boy who was shot while being pushed in a stroller by his mother in Langley Park, Maryland, Thursday evening.
Jeremy Poou-Caceres and his mother were shot about 5:35 p.m. in the 1400 block of Kanawah Street. A detective in the area heard gunfire and went to the scene, finding a young mother and child suffering from gunshot wounds in a courtyard, Prince George’s County police said.
“I have a small infant who’s been shot,” the detective radioed in.
Paramedics soon arrived and rushed the boy to Children’s National Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The child’s mother was taken to a D.C. hospital. She will survive her injuries, police said.
With the help of numerous tips from the community, police identified 33-year-old Israel Fuentes Jr. and 28-year-old Johnny Alejandro Turcios — both of Lewisdale — as suspects and took them into custody, police said. Both are charged with first-degree murder and related charges.
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San Francisco Sued Over Guaranteed-Income Programs Blasted by Critics as Racist
Two conservative groups say San Francisco and the state of California are racist for illegally giving away millions in tax money to three non-profits that exclude recipients based on race and gender identity.
The American Civil Rights Project and the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation say the city and state violate the law by picking who gets federal money based on skin color.
The suit names three guaranteed-income programs.
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A Chicago gang committed nine robberies in less than an hour during a crime spree that didn’t stop until their final victim pulled out his own gun.
Shocking surveillance footage captured one of the nine robberies on camera, in which the group of armed criminals are seen launching their attack.
One of the victims described the gang’s vehicles as a gray Kia Seltos and a sliver Kia Forte.
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Treasury Department’s Janet Yellen Dodges Questions on Financial Surveillance of “MAGA”, “Trump”
A wave of backlash for the Biden administration has been triggered following a probe into a surveillance mission by the Treasury Department targeting Americans. Republicans have been seeking answers about the initiative, which involved surveilling bank records of Americans for “extremist” activities post-January 6.
Recent reports revealed a controversial directive from the Treasury Department regarding the monitoring of financial transactions. Under this directive, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) asked financial institutions to investigate their clients’ transaction data for terms such as “MAGA” and “Trump.” This sparked an outcry from Republicans who questioned the government’s monitoring strategies.
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“It Has to be Done”: After Court Victory for Freedom Convoy, Canadians Ready to Sue
Authored by Matthew Horwood via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
Several Freedom Convoy protesters, buoyed by a recent victory in Canadian federal court, said they’re preparing to sue the federal government, banks, and the police that brought the 2022 protest to a heated end.
“I think it’s the second phase to what took place with the federal court case,” military veteran and plaintiff Eddie Cornell said. “We’ve got a big hill to climb, but it’s something that’s necessary. It has to be done.”
On Jan. 23, Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley issued a ruling against the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the protests and blockades that gridlocked Canada’s capital Ottawa for weeks.
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Carbon Dioxide is Not Causing ‘Climate Crisis,’ Study Warns
A group of leading climate scientists has issued a warning to governments and the public after conducting a study that debunks the globalist anti-carbon agenda.
Three scientists, including the world-renowned Atmospheric Professor Yi Huang of Canada’s McGill University, have published a study showing that carbon dioxide is not causing a so-called “climate crisis.”
They analyzed data that is frequently used to promote the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) “Net Zero” agenda.
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Poilievre, Indigenous Leaders Partner Up to ‘Make Canada Great Again’
During an event with Indigenous leaders in Vancouver on Thursday, Pierre Poilievre announced that the Conservative Party would be supporting the First Nations Resource Charge, a policy that would see First Nations “take back control of their resources and money” by simplifying negotiations between them and resource companies.
One of the leaders in attendance, Doig River First Nation Chief Trevor Makadahay, praised Poilievre for increasing collaboration in their joint endeavor to “make Canada great again.”
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Quebec City Enacts Ban on Wood-Burning Stoves, Fireplaces in Middle of Winter
Quebec City residents were barred from using wood-burning stoves and fireplaces for two days as the city implemented a temporary ban due to deteriorating air quality.
“The City of Quebec will prohibit the use of all solid-fuel-burning appliances throughout its territory from 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, until the lifting of this notice,” the municipality said in a post on X.
The city lifted the ban on Friday at6 a.m.
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Last week, the European Council finally adopted the midterm revision of the EU’s Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF)—the first of its kind in EU history. The most important element of it is undoubtedly the €50 billion aid package meant for Ukraine.
The budget review, however, has three major elements, none less important than the other. The other two pay special attention to the Western Balkan countries’ economic integration ahead of possible enlargement, as well as new financial instruments that help EU member states battle illegal migration at the Union’s external borders and beyond.
We sat down for an exclusive interview with Olivér Varhelyi, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood, to talk about the different elements of the MFF review. What are the criteria for implementing the Ukraine funds, when can the Western Balkan countries expect to finally join the EU, and what’s behind the sudden ‘pivot to Africa’ in terms of Brussels’ migration management strategy? Finally, we also asked the commissioner about the recent scandal involving the UNRWA and what the Commission plans to do about it.
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A Column of Protesting Farmers Drove Through the Center of Rome on Tractors
Italian farmers drove a column of four tractors through the center of Rome, urging the government to hear their demands for improving the agricultural sector.
On Friday morning, a group of farmers left their gathering point on the northern outskirts of the capital, where several hundred tractors had gathered and headed towards the historic center of the city escorted by police. Adorned with tricolor flags, the tractors passed by some of Rome’s major landmarks, attracting the interest of ordinary passersby and journalists stationed along the route.
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Czechs Are Heading to Poland to Buy Cigarettes in Bulk
The price difference for cigarettes between the Czech Republic and Poland has reached a historic record following the recent increase in consumption tax. For more expensive brands, it’s already approaching fifty crowns per pack, Novinky.cz reports.
Until Czech stores receive cigarettes with the new markings, the difference will continue to widen even further. Some newsstands are substituting the break with other goods, including controversial products containing HHC.
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EU Corporate Sustainability Rules Delayed Amid German and Italian Concerns
Efforts to implement new EU corporate sustainability rules have hit a roadblock as a scheduled vote on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive was postponed.
This delay was prompted by anticipated abstentions from Germany and Italy, raises significant challenges for the proposed measures.
The directive, which mandates companies to conduct due diligence on their supply chains to address environmental and social issues, had previously gained political agreement with lawmakers in December. However, today’s scheduled vote by ambassadors to endorse the deal was abruptly canceled, indicating hurdles ahead.
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Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland Protest Over EU Policies, Demanding Action on Rising Costs
Farmers in Italy, Spain and Poland demonstrated Friday as part of ongoing protests against European Union farming policies and to demand measures to combat production cost hikes, reduced profits and unfair competition from non-EU countries.
Similar protests have taken place across the bloc in recent weeks. Farmers complain that the 27-nation EU’s policies on the environment and other matters are a financial burden and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, has made some concessions over the last few weeks, including shelving plans to halve the use of pesticides and other dangerous substances. Nonetheless, the protests have spread.
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France: The Artist Holding Valuable Art Hostage to Protect Julian Assange
One unusually warm January afternoon, I arrived in Cauterets, a small spa town in the Pyrenees, in southwest France, to meet the Russian artist Andrei Molodkin. There was a scattering of fromagerie stalls in the streets. Low-slung cable cars ferried skiers to the mountaintop, casting moving shadows over the families wandering through the town. Walking among them, I wondered what they’d think if they knew what Molodkin was doing up the hill.
As Molodkin strained to open the heavy metal door of the safe, I counted five different locks. Inside were a handful of custom-built plywood crates, which will eventually hold a group of works donated by artists and collectors. There will be pieces by Picasso, Rembrandt, and Andy Warhol, as well as more contemporary works by artists such as Andres Serrano, Santiago Sierra, and Sarah Lucas, which Molodkin estimates at a collective value of around forty million dollars. “We have sixteen art works so far, but people keep offering to donate more,” he said, a note of satisfaction detectable in his voice. In the middle of the crates was a small pneumatic pump connecting two white barrels, one containing acid powder and the other an accelerator that could cause a chemical reaction strong enough to turn the entire contents of the safe to debris within two hours.
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Greece Calls European Parliament Condemnation a Political Ploy
After the conservative government of Hungary—and, until a Europhile PM took over, Poland—now Greece has fallen foul of the increasingly political application of the EU’s rule of law mechanism. A European Parliament resolution this week condemned the country and called for EU funds to be frozen, following a pattern that has become disturbingly familiar.
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Hungary Mulls Buying Several Small Nuclear Reactors
In a few years’ time, Hungary could commit to buying one or more small modular nuclear reactors; it is just a question of which producer to buy from and which type. The supply of such reactors is supposedly large, but those who buy often find only plants under construction or conceptual designs instead of working reactors, business portal Vilaggazdasag writes.
More than 80 small modular reactors (SMRs) are under development worldwide, as demand for them has soared due to their wide range of applications. They can be used by default to generate electricity, as part of hybrid power systems, for heating, desalinating water or producing steam for industry. They are also an indispensable solution for supplying areas that are geographically remote or otherwise under-serviced by other forms of energy generation.
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Hungarian Court Hands Life Sentence to Man Behind Mafia Hit That Shocked Country 26 Years Ago
A high-profile Mafia murder in Hungary dating back 26 years, and which involved a media mogul, has now nearly come to a conclusion, with a Budapest court convicting the masterminds behind the hit.
The individual commissioning the crime, Tamas Portik, received a life sentence, while his intermediary, Tamas Gyarfas, who hired the hitman, received seven years.
The victim in the hit was an entrepreneur with the largest private media holding at the time in Hungary, Janos Fenyo, who was gunned down in his car by a drive-by assassin with an automatic weapon on Feb. 11, 1998.
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Hungarian Farmers Staged a Protest Near the Border With Ukraine
On Friday, Hungarian farmers staged a protest near the Zahony border crossing with Ukraine, opposing the decision of the European Commission to extend duty-free imports of Ukrainian products for another year, Vilaggazdasag reports.
Tractors and various types of agricultural machinery stretched for hundreds of meters near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border.
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Meta and TikTok Sue EU Over Online Speech Laws
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and Chinese viral app TikTok, have taken legal action against the European Union for its regulation efforts to police online speech.
According to them, these measures jeopardize the unobstructed continuity of online global discussions. While Meta and TikTok have been heavy fans of censorship over the years, it appears that their issue with the EU’s legislation is not that it threatens free speech but because they believe censorship of narratives is their job, not the EU’s.
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New Date Set for European Parliament Elections in Slovakia: June 8th
The Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Peter Pellegrini of Hlas-SD, has officially confirmed the date for the European Parliament elections in Slovakia to be held on June 8, 2024, according to Aktuality.sk.
The elections will allow Slovak citizens to elect 15 Members of the European Parliament for a five-year term.
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Poland to Boost Gold Reserves Significantly
The management of the National Bank of Poland has decided to increase the share of gold in its official reserve assets to 20 percent, announced Adam Glapinski, the head of NBP, at a press conference on Thursday.
“A 20 percent share of gold in reserves is characteristic of the wealthiest, safest, and most credible countries,” added Glapinski, explaining that the decision also means further purchases of gold by the NBP.
According to Glapinski, gold reserves are an important factor in the way an economy is perceived by both rating agencies and trading partners.
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Poland Pushes for Tough Import Restrictions on Ukrainian Food Amid Negotiation Delays
Poland is negotiating with Ukraine to introduce “very large” restrictions on the import of Ukrainian food, but Kiev is dragging its feet. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Poland, Michal Kolodziejczak, in an interview with RMF FM.
He says that these requirements “did not please” Kiev, and he himself became the “first enemy in the negotiations” for Ukrainians. Although he did not even participate in these negotiations himself.
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‘Polish Nuclear Umbrella Could Secure Eastern Europe in a Post-American World, ‘ Says Expert
In an interview with the British magazine The Spectator, Dalibor Rohac, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, was asked about the potential consequences of Donald Trump’s victory in the upcoming U.S. presidential elections.
Rohac emphasized that a Republican win would fundamentally alter the United States’ international relations with European countries. According to Rohac, Trump’s approach towards Russia would not be assertive, and he would lack interest in strengthening NATO. The former U.S. president has described the Alliance “as obsolete” and has contemplated leaving it, Rohac noted. This, he believes, would send a clear signal to Poland, which “would become the next target of the Russian Federation.”
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Polish Farmers Launch 30-Day Protest, Blocking Roads and Ukraine Border Crossings
Polish farmers have today launched a series of protests against EU climate policies and agricultural imports from Ukraine. The general strike, which is due to last 30 days, will see the farmers block roads around Poland as well as border crossings with Ukraine.
Over 250 protest actions have been announced around the country, starting from 10 a.m. local time this morning, by the farmers, who say that their “patience has run out”.
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Polish Conservative MPs Confronted and Pushed Back by Armed Parliamentary Guards
Mariusz Kaminski and Maciej Wasik, the two Law and Justice (PIS) MPs pardoned by President Duda from their convictions for abuse of power in an anti-corruption sting, have had their mandates extinguished by the speaker of parliament; however, they are contesting that decision and maintain they have a right to represent their constituents.
On Wednesday the two MPs managed to enter the parliament grounds but were stopped from entering the actual building because parliamentary guards closed the main entrance.
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Romania Has Authorized the Rapid Deployment of NATO Forces in the Event of Very Serious Threats
Romania has allowed the deployment of NATO high-readiness forces on Romanian territory in the event of serious threats. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis informed the parliament of this decision in a letter, Euractiv reports.
Thanks to this decision, the North Atlantic Council may decide to deploy joint rapid response operational-tactical groups on Romanian territory in the event of a sudden serious security crisis threatening the country’s national independence and sovereignty, “with the aim of quickly responding to the crisis and preventing its escalation,” the president emphasized in the letter.
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Strasbourg EP Discussion: China — Not Russia — is the Primary Threat to the West
In a Vox-box discussion held at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Thursday, February 8th just ahead of the plenary voting session, journalist Chris Tomlinson hosted a lively discussion between French MEP Patricia Chagnon (ID), Slovak MEP Milan Uhrik (NI), and Italian MEP Matteo Gazzini (EPP).
During the course of the half-hour-long conversation, the MEPs addressed, among other things, pressing issues like the farmer protests presently gripping much of Europe, the war in Ukraine, its effect on European agriculture, Ukraine’s future and its possible accession to the EU.
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Sweden: Rise in Littering Fines Nationwide
In Sweden the number of fines for littering is increasing across the country, even though there is a decrease in Stockholm, as reported by Dagens Nyheter.
A total of 339 fines have been issued for littering in Sweden in 2023, which is an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year. Nevertheless, this is a relatively low figure. In Stockholm, a total of 34 fines were issued during the same period.
Johanna Ragnartz, CEO of Keep Sweden Tidy, points out that those who litter are rarely held accountable.
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West Bank ‘Paralysed’ by Israeli Checkpoints as Gaza War Rages
Israeli movement restrictions have long made life difficult for the three million Palestinians living in the West Bank; the number of barriers in the Palestinian territory has greatly increased since Oct. 7, adding hours to already lengthy commutes
To arrive at work in Jerusalem on time, Murad Khalid must be at the Israeli checkpoint by 3:00 a.m., despite living nearby in the occupied West Bank — a constant challenge made worse by the Gaza war.
The 27-year-old said he and other residents of Kafr Aqab neighbourhood in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem — located on the West Bank side of the barrier — are subjected to a “security check that may take an hour for each car” at Qalandia crossing.
Israeli movement restrictions have long made life difficult for the three million Palestinians living in the West Bank.
But since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, traffic has become “paralysed”, said Palestinian Authority official Abdullah Abu Rahmah. The number of checkpoints and barriers in the Palestinian territory has greatly increased since October 7, adding hours to already lengthy commutes and forcing residents to either wait at the checkpoints or take long detours.
Largely unaffected are the 4,90,000 Israelis living across the West Bank in settlements — considered illegal under international law — who can bypass Palestinian communities on roads built especially for them. It used to take accountant Amer al-Salameen just half an hour to drive from his home in the city of Ramallah to his parent’s village Al-Samou.
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Putin: Why is America Fighting for Ukraine’s Territory While Refusing to Defend Own Border?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked a critical question that every taxpaying American voter should be demanding answers to.
On Thursday evening, leading independent news anchor Tucker Carlson dropped his highly anticipated interview with Russia’s longtime leader.
During the over two-hour-long interview, Putin spoke about several geopolitical issues but the main topic of conversation was related to his nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
After Putin gave a long explanation of Russia and Ukraine’s history at the beginning of the interview, they also talked about imprisoned WSJ reporter Evan Gershovich, NATO, Bill Clinton, and much more.
At one point during the interview, Putin raised the issue of Democrat President Joe Biden’s policy to keep America’s border with Mexico wide open.
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Putin Says He Asked Bill Clinton if Russia Could Join NATO
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said in his interview with Tucker Carlson this week that he asked U.S. President Bill Clinton in 2000 if Russia could join NATO and, while Clinton allegedly said he was personally warm to the idea, his advisers decided it was politically impossible.
“I asked him: ‘Bill, do you think if Russia asked to join NATO, do you think it would happen?’ Suddenly he said, ‘You know, it’s interesting. I think so,’“ Putin recalled.
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Vladimir Putin ‘s interview with Tucker Carlson was packed full of bombshell revelations. But equally shocking were his outrageous claims that went unchallenged by his host.
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Tucker Carlson Says Russia is ‘Not an Expansionist Power’ After Putin Interview
After Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the journalist reflected on talking with the Russian leader for several minutes afterward and said he did not think the country was an “expansionist power.”
The interview of Carlson at the Kremlin with Putin lasted for around two hours and was released on Thursday. After the interview, Carlson then recorded his thoughts about what he experienced while talking to Putin.
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Ukraine Claims it Sank Another Russian Warship in Crimea
Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR) said on February 1 that sea drones attacked and sank a Russian corvette in the Black Sea near Crimea overnight. The GUR said on Telegram that Russia’s Ivanovets was patrolling near Lake Donuzlav in the western part of Crimea when several drones hit the ship.
A video posted on the site appears to show explosions hitting a ship, which then appears to start sinking. The GUR claim could not be independently verified. Russian officials have not commented. Ukraine has staged a string of damaging attacks on the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014
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Video: Ukraine Arrests Record Number of Draft Dodgers Near Hungarian Border
With many Ukrainian men in continuous fear of being drafted into the war, many are illegally crossing the border in order to avoid being sent to the front. Now, a record number of border crossers were apprehended at one time when Ukrainian border guards detained a group of 38 people trying to enter Hungary illegally.
According to the Ukrainian Border Service, border guards stopped two vans near the Hungarian border crossing. The two drivers were transporting a total of 38 men — a record number of individuals seeking to cross the border since the outbreak of the war.
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Upananda Brahmachari | HENB | Dehradun | Feb 9, 2024:: Four persons were killed and many critically injured in the violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa and a place for offering namaz (Mosque, as they claimed) inside its premises in the town of Haldwani in Uttarakhand where the Uniform Civil Code was passed a day before. Curfew has been imposed and shoot-at-sight orders issued. Nainital District Magistrate (DM) Vandana Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Prahlad Meena, who held a joint press conference here on Friday, confirmed the two deaths in the violence that broke out on Thursday. But, the latest news inputs from the localities have confirmed 4 casualties and injury of more than 100 police personnel.
When, the clash between Police and the Muslim mob in Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani in which so far 4 people have died and more than 100 policemen were injured, and the administration compelled to order the closure of all schools and colleges and stopping internet services, the Nainital DM Vandana Singh told the media person, “the incident was not communal in nature” as a face-saver of the Pushkar Singh Dhami Govt, assuring, “accused will be identified and strict action will be taken against them.”
PTI reports, “ local residents on Thursday set vehicles and a police station on fire and hurled stones, injuring more than 100 people, over the demolition of allegedly ‘illegally-built’ madrasa and an adjoining mosque.” The most horrid incident took place in the Malik-Ka-Bagicha area of Banbhoolpura Police Station jurisdiction.
Four people have been arrested for inciting the mob while several others are being searched. Police say, “cases for rioting and arsoning will be registered against 14-15 identified persons who incited violence”.
Haldwani Police-Muslim Violent Clash
The Banbhoolpura Police-Muslim clash proved that the passing of an UCC in Uttarakhand, was just a gimmick to satiate a majority urge. But, Dhami Govt shaped the state an Islamic hub by with all extremity promoting a dangerous ‘sabka saath -sabka vikas -sabka vishwas’ policy of Pasmanda Samrat Narendra Modi.
Even when the insurgent Islamic flames are turning the state of Uttarakhand under a wildfire, the secular DM of Nainital exhorted, “The police station has been completely damaged by the mob…This is an unfortunate incident. The accused will be identified and strict action will be taken. But, this (incident) was not communal. I request everybody to not make it communal or sensitive. Any particular community did not retaliate…This was an effort to challenge the state machinery, state govt and the law and order situation…A briefing will be done again in the evening,”
On the violence that erupted in the Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani, Chief Secretary of State Radha Raturi said, “We held a meeting and took stock of the situation here. The government will soon restore peace in the region, and the law of the land will be implemented. And soon, things will return to normalcy. I appeal to all citizens to not spread or pay heed to any kinds of rumours and help maintain peace.”
In the wake of violence in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Friday, Union Minister Giriraj Singh stated that no individual has the right to take the law into their own hands, regardless of the circumstances.
Singh expressed confidence in the Uttarakhand government’s ability to handle any such transgressions effectively.
“No one has the right to take the law into their own hands. Be it religious circumstances or any other reason, The Uttarakhand government is able, and if anyone takes the law into their hands, they will handle it perfectly,” the union minister told ANI.
But, how many instances Mr Giriraj Singh wants as the Muslims in India are always ready to take the law into their own hands.
Didn’t Mr Giriraj Singh hear the voice of Jamait Chief against the passing of UCC in Uttarakhand?
Though the internet services in the affected region are stopped, horrific pictures and videos are appearing in various social media platforms.
One female staff of the Uttarakhand Police narrated her ordeal as, “We locked ourselves in a room, while a mob tried to set the room on fire. they came in swarms from all directions. they attacked us with impunity.”
Another male staff of the Uttarakhand Police described how “the mob started stone pelting from all sides, burnt vehicles and bikes and attacked the police with country made one-shutter or firearms.”
However, BJP and its Godman Narendra Modi advertise a ‘Amritkaal’ (the seventy five years of Indian Independence) with the showering of stones as flowers by the Muslims, Bangladeshis and Rohingyas here and there in India.
Under the Modi-Shah magic, the stone pelters of Kashmir valley are seen all over India in any Muslim dominated areas.
Even then, Modi Govt in the Center and Double Engine BJP Govts in different states promote the Muslim (Pasmanda) appeasement and find scope to recruit more Muslim IAS and IPS through UPSC and State Administrative and Police services to endanger the situation furthermore.
It is important to note here that Uttarakhand was formed as a state on 9th November 2000, cutting it from Uttar Pradesh. Congress ruled there for 10 years and BJP for 14 years and last 7 years under a double engine Govt as proudly claimed by Bharatiya Janata Party. So, there is least scope to blame Congress for this Haldwani havoc as an usual excuse after a serious breakdown of the BJP’s double engine in the state.
There was another Haldwani horror in July 2023, when Muslims beat Hindu women and children by entering their home Then the peace-force tore clothes and kicked a pregnant woman, injuring face with a sharp weapon.
The Islamist forces in the BJP ruled states are highly increasing including Uttarakhand. The Haldwani Muslim-Police clash is nothing but a tip of the iceberg. The Nuh incident last year also exposed another double engine Govt in Haryana. Both Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and Haryana CM Monharlal Khattar are RSS insiders. They have failed to restrain the Islamic insurgency in their respective states and the pycphants in RSS-BJP are over satisfied with the PM Modi and other BJP CMs in other states even endangering the safety and security of the peace-loving Hindus.
The situation of the Hindus are like from the Frying Pan (Congress) to Oven (BJP). The concerned Hindu leadership must think about the Hindu defense ignoring all offense made (if any) in this reporting.
If the Police station can’t be protected under a double engine Govt, What is the security of Hindu there in fact? Isn’t the Haldwani havoc really shocking?
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Australia Plots Digital ID Launch for This Year
The Australian government is planning a nationwide digital ID launch, which is tentatively set for this year.
While it could be delayed for logistical reasons, it’s clear that the government is fully intent on pushing a new digital ID agenda in the country.
Having first entered Parliament last year, the Digital ID Bill in Australia finished its final stage at the end of January, garnering input from business and finance groups. The country’s authorities are currently communicating with the individual states.
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Venezuela Deploys Tanks, Armored Carriers to Guyana Border
After constant jawboning for over two months, Venezuela is now backing up its threats to annex part of oil-rich Guyana and secure access to some of the world’s largest oil deposits by “moving light tanks, missile-equipped patrol boats and armored carriers to the two countries’ border”, the WSJ reported noting that this is set to rapidly turn into a new security headache for the administration of the now officially senile US president.
The deployment, which was visible in satellite images made public Friday and in videos recently posted by Venezuela’s military on social media, is a “major escalation” in Caracas’s attempts to obtain some leverage over its neighbor’s newfound energy reserves, even though any military confrontation will result in an international response that promptly ousts Maduro. It comes despite a written agreement reached in December between the Venezuelan dictator and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali that denounced the use of force and called for a commission to address territorial disputes.
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A 15-year-old migrant suspected of shooting a tourist and firing at a police officer in a robbery-gone-wrong in Times Square was arrested on Friday, authorities said.
The US Marshals Joint Regional Fugitive Task Force and the NYPD tracked Venezuelan teen Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa down in Yonkers less than 24 hours after Thursday’s mayhem at the Crossroads of the World.
Photos obtained by The Post showed the young suspect, wearing a dark T-shirt, jeans and a gold necklace, being taken into custody at around 3:30 p.m. at what sources said was the home of a relative on Saratoga Avenue.
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Italy: Migrant-Rescue Ship Ocean Viking Impounded in Brindisi
The Ocean Viking, a migrant-rescue ship operated by the NGO Sos Mediterranée, has been impounded in the southern port of Brindisi, the port authority told ANSA on Friday.
The authority said the ship, which docked in the port early on Friday with 261 migrants on board, had been impounded for 20 days for an alleged breach of the ‘Piantedosi Decree’ and a fine would be issued too.
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State lawmakers in New York are calling on Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul to remove Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg from office after the rogue pro-crime prosecutor released a gang of illegal migrants without bail after they attacked NYPD officers.
Bragg is facing a widespread backlash over the move after videos of the shocking attack went viral around the world.
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Stab-Happy Germany: Knife Crime Soars 30% in Just One Year
New data shows that knife crime jumped 30 percent in one year in Germany and that more than half of the suspects are foreigners.
In response to an Alternative for Germany (AfD) request, the federal Interior Ministry released data showing that there were 1,160 knife attacks in Germany in 2023, which is up from 882 in 2022. Another 48 percent of suspects have German citizenship. It should be noted that it is unclear if the suspects listed as “German” have a migration background, as all Germans with citizenship are listed as “Germans” in the crime statistics even if they have roots in other countries.
The AfD responded to the new data with an official statement:
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Switzerland: Iranian Asylum Seeker Who Took Hostages on Train Shot Dead: Not Terror, Say Police
An Iranian asylum seeker was shot dead by police as he charged at an officer while wielding an axe, the culmination of a four-hour hostage-taking aboard a Swiss regional train service.
Nearly 100 members of the emergency services responded to a hostage-taking aboard a local train service stopped Essert-sous-Champvent train station after passengers managed to contact police to alert them of the situation. A “screaming” 32-year-old Iranian asylum seeker armed with an axe and a knife had tied up at least some of the 14 passengers and the driver of the Sainte-Croix to Yverdon train, leading to a four-hour hostage situation, reports Switzerland’s 20 Minutes.
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— More than 39,000 arrested for crimes on US soil and 458 million lethal doses of fentanyl seized since 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that he has built more border wall than even former President Donald Trump did during this time in office.
At a press conference Thursday at border hot spot Eagle Pass, which has become the epicenter of a political and legal standoff with the Biden administration, Abbott also bragged that Texas is the only state to construct its own border wall.
‘If you look at the amount of wall already constructed and the amount of wall that’s going to be under construction, Texas will have built more of the “Trump wall” than even Trump built in the state of Texas,’ Abbott said Thursday from Shelby Park.
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Police have arrested the 15-year-old Venezuelan migrant who they say shot at a Brazilian tourist and an NYPD officer after he was confronted for shoplifting on Thursday night.
CBS New York reports that Jesus Alejandro Rivas Figueroa was taken into custody by US Marshals in Yonkers after a nearly day-long manhunt following the Times Square shooting at the JD Sports Store.
The New York Police Department had offered $13,500 reward in their hunt for Rivas Figueroa, who police say lives at the hotel shelter at the Stratford Hotel in Manhattan and entered the US in September.
At just 15, Rivas Figueroa is already also wanted in two other crimes — an armed robbery in the Bronx from January 27 and another shooting in Midtown.
Chief of Patrol John Chell said on Friday that police have also identified the two other teen boys who are persons of interest . The other two boys are 15 and 16, but have not been named.
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Ukrainian Family Raked in €40,000 in German State Benefits Despite Returning Home for Almost a Year
A family of Ukrainian refugees has siphoned off approximately €40,000 in German welfare benefits despite returning to their homeland without notifying the German authorities.
A mother and her son arrived in Germany in the spring of 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine, and applied to receive Bürgergeld — the German citizens’ allowance.
The pair initially stayed with a host family in Schleswig-Holstein before a subsidized apartment was made available, and a taxpayer-funded daycare place was approved for the son.
Shortly after their arrival, the husband also fled Ukraine and stayed at the apartment in Germany and the couple were soon expecting their second child.
After the child’s birth, the family of four was receiving welfare benefits to the tune of €3,200 per month, comprising Bürgergeld, discounted rent, and heating subsidies.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s post on X directed at the Republican Party is causing a stir in Washington, with the Polish Prime Minister suggesting Ronald Reagan would be appalled by the current debate on Capitol Hill blocking aid to Ukraine.
Tusk was referring to Wednesday’s Senate vote, where a bill combining aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan with immigration restrictions was primarily rejected by Republican votes. In response to Tusk’s post, Republican Senator from Ohio, James David Vance, advised him to “temper his own authoritarian impulses.”
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Church of England Continues Debate on Homosexuality Amid “Profound Disagreement”
The Church of England’s governing body is set to convene this month to discuss the adoption of new commitments regarding homosexuality and same-sex couples, acknowledging ongoing divisions on the issue, as reported by Reuters.
As a central institution within the Anglican Communion, which boasts 85 million followers worldwide, the Church of England currently prohibits same-sex marriage, upholding its traditional stance that marriage is exclusively between a man and a woman. However, recognizing the need for greater inclusivity for LGBTQ individuals within its congregations, the centuries-old church has expressed regret for the “hostile and homophobic response” some members of this community have encountered.
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Danielle Smith on Transgender Policies, Alberta Energy, and Justin Trudeau
Despite facing pushback from left-leaning critics, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has stood firm in her support for a ban on gender reassignment surgeries and hormone therapies for minors. In an exclusive interview, True North’s Andrew Lawton delved into the nuances of these policies with Smith, also examining the overall dynamic between Alberta and the federal government.
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Florida Supreme Court Considers 2024 Ballot Initiative to Add Abortion Rights to State Constitution
The Florida Supreme Court is considering a 2024 ballot initiative that seeks to amend the state’s constitution to include abortion rights.
On Wednesday, the state’s highest court heard arguments in a case involving the potential 2024 ballot initiative.
The initiative is being pushed by pro-abortion activist groups that, if passed, would amend the state’s constitution to include a woman’s “right” to obtain the life-ending procedure for unborn babies, Politico reported.
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Michigan Judge Tosses Case of Transwoman Who Sued Lover for Disposing of Testicles Stored in Fridge
A case has been tossed by a Michigan judge where a man was sued for throwing out the testicles of his trans-identified male partner after they were surgically removed.
Brianna Kingsley, 40, filed a small claims petition against William Wojciechowski, 37, in August of last year, alleging that the latter “retains possession” of the former’s “surgically removed testicles” and keeps them “preserved in [a] Mason jar… in [the] fridge next to the eggs.”
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Donald Tusk’s new left-wing government in Poland is introducing a new draconian hate speech law that could see those who claim there are only two genders criminalized and jailed.
Barely a month into office, the Ministry of Justice has prepared a draft amendment to the country’s Penal Code to include dissent against gender identity and sexual orientation in hate speech violations.
It would mean that individuals who oppose the progressive gender ideology, or Catholics who insist that marriage can only be a union between a man and a woman in the eyes of God could be convicted of a criminal offense.
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UK: Video: ‘That Christianity is a Lame Joke’: Canterbury Cathedral Hosts Silent Disco Amid Protests
Some called it the “Rave at the Nave,” but others use terms like “sacrilege” to describe two ‘90s-themed silent discos held at one of the United Kingdom’s oldest cathedrals.
The beautiful interior of Canterbury Cathedral looked more like a vintage ‘90s-era nightclub than a revered place of worship on Thursday night. Dozens of revelers jumped up and down with glow sticks while listening to beats on their headphones.
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There has been an outcry in Russia over a Muslim activist’s demand to “cover up the shame of the statue of the Motherland”
Unfortunately, a very short link was found in English, without details.
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1755619253699633220
Islamic activist from Bashkortostan Rasul Akhiyaretdinov spoke about the excessive sexuality of the main sculpture of the memorial complex on Mamayev Kurgan, “The Motherland Calls!” The man recorded the video while standing in front of the monument. According to him, the Motherland looks too open.
Akhiyaretdinov turned to Putin. According to the activist, he allegedly managed to communicate with Muslim and Orthodox clergy and realized that “none of them were satisfied with the appearance of the monument.” The activist said that on behalf of Volgograd residents and all residents of Russia he expresses dissatisfaction with the appearance of one of the country’s symbols.
“On behalf of the residents of Volgograd and Russia, I declare that we are dissatisfied with the way the Motherland looks,” the activist said.
He stated that the USSR “made many mistakes,” and the “Motherland” statue is one of them, since the mother, Akhiyaretdinov is sure, cannot look like that. The activist demanded reconstruction in order to “hide the shameful places of this monument.” The man is sure that every local resident and tourist allegedly looks at the chest of the statue; he was especially outraged by the “protruding nipples.”
“It’s worth dressing the monument a little more modestly. Perhaps put a scarf on your shoulders or arms. After all, the scarf is a symbol of a woman’s honor. They write to me in the comments that I demand to wear a hijab, but no. I don’t want this,” said Akhiyaretdinov.
I will add that the Muslim blogger has already repented and recorded an apology on camera.
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Here comes more propaganda and more lies
about:
“The New Disease”
which no one EITHER BELIEVES OR IS INTERESTED IN.
10/2-2024 – http://WWW.SNAPHANEN.DK
Dr. Campbell is following up on the last two days of lighting the long, white “clots of blood” with undertaker and embalmer John O’ Looney from Milton Keynes.
He reacted already in December 2022.
The plugs debuted in spring 2021,
a few months after the introduction of
The Covid vaccinations.
O’Looney talks about oppression and rejection across the board. Very powerful forces will suppress the truth about vaccine damage, and anyone who participates in this cover-up is complicit in what the undertaker calls “a biblical crime.”
It’s like our whole world has been turned upside down.” Relatives of the sick and dead also participate in the cover-up. Hear him to the end about death threats and about his relationship with his own death.
https://youtu.be/wwdRfbPrGIY
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Putin about to drop a BOMBSHELL on Hillary Clinton in Tucker Carlson interview
https://swebbtube.se/w/jyxq6ghnTa1fQ5Cqg9zPVo
“On Thursday night, former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucus.” —Post Millennial (9 Feb 2024)
Just to set the record straight..
“With me at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, no one will lay a finger on your firearms—just as took place for four years when I was your president. Your Second Amendment will always be safe with me as your president.” —Trump to NRA (9 Feb 2024)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-election-2024-nevada-south-carolina-a6339d7c607bc042bb01583876e129cb
Oh, really? FACT: “Orange Hitler” PASSED (and pitched) more gun-control than PAA.
“The Trump administration Tuesday banned bump stocks…After that, it will be illegal to possess them under the same federal laws that prohibit machine guns.” —AP (18 Dec 2018)
https://apnews.com/article/6c1af80fb290472c89fb930e223505af
“Trump’s administration moved to reclassify bump stocks as machine guns, which are forbidden under U.S. law [actually, machine guns are NOT forbidden; just regulated—requiring lawful citizens to submit ATF paperwork and pay a $200 “transfer” fee…..but whatever —me].” —Reuters (14 Nov 2022)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-again-spurns-challenge-gun-bump-stock-ban-2022-11-14/
“I like taking the guns early, like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida. He had a lot of firearms. They saw everything. To go to court would have taken a long time. So you could do exactly what you’re saying, but take the guns first, go through due process second.” —Trump (18 Feb 2018)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376097-trump-take-the-guns-first-go-through-due-process-second/
Don’t get me wrong, Trump’s still better than most of the alternatives. But the Second Amendment is NOT necessarily “safe” with him as president. Just sayin’..
“Today’s Inspirational Twit-fer-[vulgarities]—those things they’re afraid to say, but I’m not. Pay attention and you’ll actually learn something.
Whenever a ‘toddler, under oath, begins her answer to a simple, direct question with some variation of “Thank you for the question….”, be aware that you’re about to be [knowingly and willfully] LIED to.” —posted to fb (Feb 2023)
To wit..
Sen. John Kennedy asks Melissa DuBose, The Prince’s latest “brilliant” US District Judge nominee, whether she’s “ever been a Marxist”.
The exchange may not be NOT pretty…but BLACK Lunatic Madness, once again, makes the axiom pretty clear. Watch…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGi42WFQaU