Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with drones and missiles, killing at least six people in Kharkiv and wounding eleven others. Meanwhile, Russian media said Russian fighters entered the suburbs of Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut — claims Ukraine roundly denied.
In other news, armed police are standing guard outside cemeteries in Sierra Leone to stop drug addicts from stealing human bones to grind up for the psychoactive zombie drug that is sweeping the country.
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Analysis: Grocery Prices Nearing 40 Percent Higher Than in 2019
A $100 grocery haul in 2019 costs almost $140 today for the same common items, causing consumers to “become creative to cope.”
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Apple Lays Off 600 in Wake of Electric Vehicle Failure
One of the most valuable companies on Earth, tech giant Apple, has laid off more than 600 employees in California, signaling a shift in the company’s priorities as it faces a multitude of challenges under the leadership of CEO Tim Cook. Many of the layoffs were related to the company’s failed electric vehicle project, which was shut down in February.
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Netherlands: Inflation Climbed to 3.1 Percent in March
Inflation in the Netherlands rose to 3.1 percent in March, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported in a quick estimate. Inflation was higher than in February when daily life became 2.8 percent more expensive compared to a year earlier. In January, inflation was still 3.2 percent.
The rising inflation is mainly related to energy prices and the prices of motor fuels at the pump. Recently, petrol and diesel have become more expensive for motorists due to rising oil prices. Crude oil prices are now at the highest level in about five months.
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“The Allegation is False”: CIA Denies Meddling in Hunter Biden IRS, DOJ Investigations
The CIA has denied a whistleblower allegation that the agency “intervened in the investigation of Hunter biden to prevent the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) from interviewing a witness,” according to a response issued to House Republicans on Friday.
According to the whistleblower, in August 2021, the IRS wanted to interview Hunter Biden associate (who loaned Hunter $6.5 million), Patrick Kevin Morris — and that “the CIA intervened to stop the interview.”
“Two DOJ officials were allegedly summoned to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia for a briefing regarding Mr. Morris,” at which “it was communicated that Mr. Morris could not be a witness during the investigation.”
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Biden Administration Rule Makes Firing Federal Workers Harder as Trump Promises ‘Deep State’ Revamp
President Biden’s administration is implementing a new rule to make it more difficult to fire federal workers as former President Trump promises to revamp the workforce to weed out the “deep state.”
Early Thursday, the White House released a statement from the Democratic incumbent president regarding “the final rule to protect nonpartisan civil servants.”
Biden said his administration was announcing “protections for 2.2 million career civil servants from political interference, to guarantee that they can carry out their responsibilities in the best interest of the American people.”
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Biden Admin Temporarily Drops ‘Outrageous Climate Mandate’ Amid Flurry of Lawsuits
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) temporarily suspended its controversial rule requiring private companies to disclose carbon emissions data after it was met with a slew of lawsuits.
The rule, which was finalized in March, was immediately met with litigation by a cohort of 25 GOP attorneys general, along with energy companies Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services, and business groups including the Chamber of Commerce, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers and Domestic Energy Producers Alliance.
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Biden Repeats Lie About Chinese Communist Party Leader Before Flubbing His Own Name: ‘O’Biden’
Democrat President Joe Biden has repeated a lie about Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping during yet another gaffe-filled speech.
Biden falsely claims he traveled 17,000 miles with the Chinese premier, a lie that was debunked the last time he told it.
Elsewhere in his latest humiliating speech, Biden also flubbed his own name and referred to the “O’Biden” administration.
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Body of Third Baltimore Bridge Collapse Victim Recovered, 3 Still Missing
The body of a third construction worker killed when the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed last week after it was struck by a cargo ship was recovered Friday, officials said.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced the recovery of 38-year-old Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval from the Patapsco River on Friday evening.
“This evening, the Unified Command announced that divers were able to bring Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval, one of the remaining missing workers, home to his family,” Scott said in a statement. “While I take solace in knowing this brings us one step closer to closure, my heart continues to be with all the families still waiting anxiously for their loved ones.”
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Brazen Virginia ‘Street Takeover’ Caught on Video Leaves Officer Injured; Four Charged
Fairfax County police released wild video of a “street takeover” that left one officer injured and a cruiser damaged last weekend.
Hundreds of people gathered in Springfield, Virginia, at around 3 a.m. on Sunday to watch drivers do donuts and drive recklessly at a car meetup. Police Chief Kevin Davis said the purpose of the gathering was “utter chaos and disorder,” and that it proved dangerous for the first officer to respond to the scene.
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College Education in the US Could Soon Top $100,000 Per Year at Some Schools
Vanderbilt University has made headlines after reports revealed that some students will be facing a staggering cost of attendance nearing $100,000 per year.
According to a report from the New York Times, a letter sent to a newly-admitted engineering student at Vanderbilt totaled the cost of room, board, personal expenses, and a high-end laptop at $98,426.
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Democrats Are Now ‘Prepared to Lose’ in November, Report Reveals
Democrats are now anticipating defeat in the critical November presidential election as President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign continues to struggle, according to a new report.
Biden has taken to viciously mocking President Donald Trump on the campaign trail.
However, beneath all of the jokes is real fear.
Democrats are mentally “prepared to lose” the presidential election in 2024, a top Democrat confessed to the Washington Post.
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Disinformation “Expert” Tells People to Only Use “Trusted Sources, “ Avoid “Doing Your Own Research”
Brianna Lyman, elections correspondent at The Federalist, recently reported on a panel discussion featuring Al Schmidt, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth, and Beth Schwanke, Executive Director of the Pitt Disinformation Lab. Schmidt and Schwanke, speaking at a forum organized by Spotlight PA, voiced their stance on “misinformation” and “disinformation” surrounding elections. Strikingly, Schwanke recommended that rather than conducting self-led investigations, Pennsylvanians should place their confidence in so-called “trusted” sources. These include certain institutions and media outlets that have unfortunately been tied in the past to acts of censorship.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been accused of illegally recording a lawyer in the Trump-Georgia case.
During an interview with Townhall columnist and legal analyst Phil Holloway, an attorney for Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd, Christopher Kachouroff, claimed that Willis recorded a phone call between herself and one of his colleagues in Maryland.
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FBI, DHS Warn of Potential Threats in US Following Terrorist Attack in Moscow
In the wake of the recent terrorist attack in Moscow, American intelligence officials have issued a cautionary bulletin warning individuals to be careful while attending large gatherings in the US.
The bulletin, released by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically highlights the potential for violence targeting mass gatherings, such as sports stadiums, concert venues, and places of worship. Concerns have also been raised regarding the upcoming solar eclipse scheduled for April 8, which is expected to draw millions of spectators outdoors.
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Florida Bill Criminalizing the Harassment of Working First Responders Awaiting DeSantis’ Signature
A bill criminalizing the harassment of first responders on duty in Florida is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature after it was approved by the state legislature.
Senate Bill 184 would make it illegal for anyone to harass a police officer, correctional probation officer, firefighter or an emergency medical care provider “engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty” after already receiving a warning not to approach the first responder.
The measure was passed by both chambers last month.
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A former high school wrestler took matters into his own hands when he witnessed a customer at his local Indianapolis, Ind. Subway restaurant attacking an employee.
Gabriel Pitzulo joined “Fox & Friends First” Thursday to discuss what happened on March 22 when he walked into the sandwich shop on his lunch break.
“It was just another normal day at work, I was going to my local Subway where I go all the time,” Pitzulo said. “As I walk in, it was pretty hectic. People yelling, it was kind of loud.”
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Gov. Sanders Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Eclipse
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of the solar eclipse, according to a news release.
Sanders said in the release that she released funds from the Response and Recovery Fund to help commercial carriers transport essentials to customers in the state during the eclipse.
The essential items listed in the order include groceries, pharmacy items, medical equipment, goods, commodities, fuel, poultry, livestock and feed.
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Gunfire at Miami-Area Bar Kills Security Guard, Injures Officer and Six Others, Police Say
A gunman and a security guard were shot dead and seven others were injured — including an Army-trained Doral police officer who wrapped a tourniquet around his injured upper thigh — in a shootout involving police at a Doral nightclub early Saturday.
According to Miami-Dade police, a dispute broke out at Martini Bar at CityPlace Doral around 3:30 a.m. Saturday. A security guard intervened and was shot and killed by the gunman. Two Doral police officers who were at Martini Bar on security detail exchanged gunfire with the shooter.
Nine people in total were shot.
In addition to the security guard, the gunman was killed in the exchange, and six people at the bar were injured during the shootout, along with a Doral police officer.
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Harvard Scrubs ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ Film Info From Website
Harvard Law School scrubbed its website of an event page advertising a screening of the film “How to Blow Up a Pipeline” amid concerns about endorsing violence.
Internet archives show the event page was removed sometime between Friday and Tuesday when The College Fix noticed it was gone. A post advertising the screening on Harvard’s Systemic Justice Project website also was removed prior to the event.
“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is a fictional story about climate activists who blow up a section of pipe in Texas, according to the film’s website.
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Several defendants involved in the events on January 6 have initiated a class-action lawsuit against Capitol Police officers for “millions of dollars in damages.”
Edward Jacob (Jake) Lang, who was arrested for involvement in the January 6 Capitol incident and refers to himself as a “political prisoner,” explained in an interview with Real America’s Voice the lawsuit.
Lang explained that the class-action lawsuit includes over 78 January 6 defendants and is seeking retribution for “millions of dollars in damages and injuries” that the Capitol Police allegedly caused the defendants.
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A group of “out of control” pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted a town hall at Rutgers University on Thursday, shouting anti-Israel slogans like “one solution, intifada revolution” and forcing officials to end the meeting early as they and Jewish students were ushered out by police, a student told Fox News Digital this weekend.
The student, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, said Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and administrators “ran away,” “leaving behind the Jewish/pro-Israel students to deal with an unruly and obviously antisemitic crowd, whose attention turned to the Jews after the administration left.”
They said police then ushered students out the back door because it was too dangerous to exit the front door.
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Jill Biden is Calling the Shots on Israel-Hamas War Behind the Scenes
Democrat President Joe Biden drew a “red line” with Israel this week, demanding an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza.
The call comes as a backlash mounts against Israel and its military offensive against Hamas.
However, the ultimatum came days after Biden told guests at the White House that his wife and closest confidante, First Lady Jill Biden, wants an end to the conflict in Gaza “now.”
Biden shared his wife’s comments at a meeting with Muslim leaders on Tuesday night, the New York Times reported.
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Media Continues to Promote False Conspiracy Theory About Barron Trump’s Paternity
As the critical 2024 election draws near, corporate media outlets are desperately attempting to keep a false conspiracy theory about President Donald Trump’s family alive.
On Thursday, The Inquisitr published an article claiming that X is “ablaze” with rumors that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fathered President Trump’s youngest son Barron.
However, even the posts the outlet used to prop up its false story were five months to almost 18 months old.
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More Aftershocks Likely in Wake of Historic Northeast Quake, USGS Says
NEW YORK — A day after a historic earthquake rattled much of the Northeast on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey says the ground may not be done shaking.
The initial quake struck near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m. ET and measured at a 4.8 magnitude, ranking as the strongest quake to be centered in New Jersey since 1783.
The USGS estimates nearly 43 million people felt the quake as the shockwaves spread across New York City and the Northeast. People reported feeling the shaking from Maryland to Maine.
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Letitia James, Attorney General of New York, has shifted her focus from former President Donald Trump to an independent website, VDARE, which the outlet suggests is part of an ideological war that threatens the fundamental rights of freedom of speech and dissent. This recent offensive against VDARE, employing similar lawfare tactics as against President Trump, highlights the cost and struggle of defending free expression.
In a post on Good Friday 2024, VDARE’s founder and editor, Peter Brimelow, ominously announced, “VDARE.com’s crucifixion by New York State’s communist Attorney General Letitia James.” VDARE has been battling relentless subpoenas from James, sinking nearly $1 million in legal fees over three years.
AG James has been unyieldingly searching for faults within VDARE’s operations.
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New York City Man Confronts Alleged Porch Pirate With Baseball Bat: ‘Get on Your Knees!’
New York City resident Carlos Mejia took matters into his own hands to stop porch pirates from stealing his stuff in a now viral TikTok video.
Security footage from March 30 showed a would-be robber attempting to steal a fake package at Mejia’s home before Mejia stormed outside wielding a baseball bat.
“Oh, s**t, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, I just didn’t want nobody to take him, bro!” the alleged thief stammered.
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Obama Acting as ‘Malevolent Shadow President’ Behind Biden Presidency, Report Warns
A new report has warned that former President Barack Obama is still running the White House.
Obama has made some power moves that rival President Joe Biden’s influence, Stephen Flurry of the Philadelphia Trumpet reported.
Rumors suggest that Obama is intentionally more powerful than Biden.
Flurry, who is the news outlet’s executive editor, contends that Obama may still be running the show.
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Report: Fossil Fuel Lobby Cashes in on Biden’s $7.5 Billion for EV Chargers
The fossil fuel industry is cashing in on $7.5 billion for electric vehicle (EV) chargers Biden signed in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Rust Belt Senators: Japanese Corp. Trying to Buy U.S. Steel Tied to China
A few Senators are sounding the alarm over the ties between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Nippon Steel Corporation.
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New York Police Department Chief of Patrol John Chell said the recidivism of suspects facing charges who are let go by lenient judges, against the backdrop of the state’s lax bail laws, puts rank-and-file officers in grave danger.
Chell spoke Thursday with Fox News’ “The Story” about the case of eight migrants who were found squatting in an apartment in the Bronx that was allegedly flush with guns, extended clips, ketamine and housed a child — wherein six of the eight suspects were allowed to walk from their arraignments.
One of the suspects, Hector Desousa-Villalta, had reportedly been facing attempted murder charges in neighboring Yonkers, N.Y., last year until the alleged victim declined to cooperate with authorities.
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Trump Anticipating Campaign Fundraiser Will Top $50 Million: ‘Historic’ Haul
Former President Trump’s campaign team is now predicting that Saturday evening’s fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, will rake in an estimated $50 million, smashing records for a Republican or Democratic candidate.
“It took three Democrat presidents to raise $25 million and one president to raise over $50 million, Donald J. Trump,” campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez boasted.
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Trump: New Pandemic Will be Launched to Rig 2024 Election
President Donald Trump has issued a critical warning about the looming November presidential election.
Trump has published a video message in which he warns that the Democrats are planning to unleash a new Covid variant in order to bring pandemic restrictions back across America.
In the video, Trump states that Democrats “rigged the 2020 election and now they’re trying to steal the 2024 election.”
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University of Florida Student Fatally Stabs Own Mother, Sheriff Says
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 21-year-old pre-med student at the University of Florida is in custody after officials with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said he fatally stabbed his own mother Saturday afternoon.
It happened just after 2:00 p.m. in the Frostproof area where deputies said Emmanuel Espinoza drove to his mother’s house and stabbed her to death. He later called 911 to confess, according to officials.
The victim, 46-year-old Elvia Espinoza, was a second grade teacher at Ben Hill Griffin Elementary School in Frostproof, deputies said.
Emmanuel Espinoza will face a first-degree charge upon booking, according to officials.
It is not clear what the motive was in the stabbing.
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Vanderbilt Students Expelled, Suspended for Participation in Unruly Pro-Palestinian Protests
Several Vanderbilt University students have been expelled, one has been suspended, and more than 20 have been placed on probation after last month’s rowdy demonstration protesting the administration’s removal of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) initiative.
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Wisconsin State Bar Suspends DEI Program After Lawsuit
The Wisconsin State Bar suspended their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs after a lawsuit calling them unconstitutional.
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) sued the state bar association in December 2023 for administering the “Diversity Clerkship Program” alleging that it is illegally and racially discriminatory.
“Defeating unconstitutional DEI programs has become WILL’s area of expertise, and we are not stopping here,” WILL Associate Counsel, Skylar Croy said in a statement.
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EU Commissioner Sparks Fury Among Britons After Claiming ‘Gibraltar is Spanish’
An EU commissioner has sparked fury among Britons after he claimed “Gibraltar is Spanish”.
Speaking on the chances of completing a Brexit deal for the peninsula before the June deadline, Margaritis Schinas, the European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life, uttered a Franco-era slogan in support of Spanish sovereignty over the Rock.
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Germany: Police Patrol Without Pants to Protest Uniform Shortage
German police are facing a serious uniform shortage — the war in Ukraine is blamed — and officers have gone trouserless to make the point.
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German Intel Chief Defends His Efforts to Police the “Thought and Speech Patterns” of Citizens
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The German Interior Ministry continues to defend its controversial and widely criticised plans to restrict the speech, travel and economic activity of political dissidents. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), our domestic intelligence service and political police, have sacrificed substantial popular regard in the face of this campaign. According to a poll published last month, a plurality of Germans believe that the BfV is being misused for political purposes. The sentiment is prominent across all parties, except of course for the Greens, who believe that all is well with the Federal Republic.
The creepy, dissolute and rodent-looking BfV chief, Thomas Haldenwang, has taken to the pages of the Frankfurter Allgemeine to defend the conduct of his office and his plans to shape the “thought and speech patterns” of ordinary people through official repression.
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Jewish Synagogue Fire Bombed in German City of Oldenburg
BERLIN (AP) — An incendiary device was thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany on Friday but caused only minor damage, police said. No one was injured.
The incident in the city of Oldenburg happened early Friday afternoon. The fire was discovered quickly and didn’t spread, and the fire service didn’t need to extinguish it. No event was taking place in the building at the time.
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‘More of Everything’: Norway Wants to Double Its Defence Budget
The Russian bordering Nordic nation of Norway has announced it will be considerably increasing the size of its armed forces over the next decade, in the most significant change in its defence in modern times.
The Norwegian government made the big reveal of its long-term defence renewal plan on Friday, saying by 2036, it will push its national spending to three per cent of GDP, with the country already due to spend the NATO minimum of two per cent this year.
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Netherlands: Greta Thunberg Arrested at Highway Blockade in the Hague
Update: Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested again by the police at the XR blockade in The Hague. She was also arrested earlier in the afternoon but returned to the city after being taken away in a bus with other demonstrators. There, she was again part of a blockade, this time on Koningskade.
Well-known climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested at an Extinction Rebellion highway blockade on Zuid-Hollandlaan in The Hague. The police have put her in a detention bus, an ANP reporter sees.
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Poland Plots “Hate Speech” Censorship Law — Including Jailing Offenders for as Much as Three Years
Poland’s new left-leaning government is pioneering an unprecedented crackdown on so-called “hate speech.” Newly proposed legislation could result in three-year imprisonment sentences for individuals accused of delivering offensive remarks against members of the LGBT community. The fresh approach to law enforcement has been attributed to the left’s successful rise to power, fulfilling earlier calls for rigid speech control.
The Polish Ministry of Justice has put forth a draft amendment on hate speech for public viewing on the official Government Legislation Center website. This proposed legislation targets not only hate speech related to sexual orientation and gender identity, but expands its scope to include offenses against age, disability, and gender.
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UK Police Focus on Minor Speech Incidents Over Traditional Crime
Reports indicate that, despite recent government directives, UK police forces continue to document instances such as neighborhood squabbles, inebriated tirades, and online disputes as incidences of hatred. This, unusually, includes business owners on the receiving end of negative internet reviews. Last year, authorities appealed to the police to halt documenting occurrences devoid of any clear evidence of deliberate bias. Nonetheless, the trend persists.
Worryingly, this diversion of attention appears to coincide with a substantial drop in the resolution rate for conventional crimes. Home Office data reveals that in 2023, a meager 3.9% of robbery incidents resulted in charges being laid.
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UK: Anti-ULEZ Protesters Arrested Near Sadiq Khan’s Home
Multiple anti-Ulez protesters have been arrested near Sadiq Khan’s home after police ordered them to disperse.
There were chaotic scenes on Saturday as officers pinned a number of demonstrators to the ground at the scene, marching down the street in a line to force people to leave the area.
It came after campaigners hostile to the London Mayor’s ultra-low emission zone announced plans to stage a “KHANAGE @ KHANS” demonstration near Mr Khan’s home in Streatham, south-west London.
The event was part of a campaign to highlight what they said was the damage done to motorists by the policy in the run-up to the London mayoral election next month.
Around 100 demonstrators, with accompanying vehicles including a bus and a fire engine, waved banners and used loudhailers but were swiftly issued with a S42 dispersal order by police, who were there in large numbers.
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Hundreds of young eco-zealots and pro-Palestine activists are plotting to wreak havoc on the London Underground this week, The Mail on Sunday has revealed.
In a bid to cripple the network, the co-ordinated attacks would see them flood into central Tube stations and block train carriages, causing chaos for commuters and tourists.
In an echo of the environmental protests which block major roads, many of those involved are willing to remain in place until arrested and hauled away by police.
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Experts are urging drivers to make themselves aware of cars which are compliant with the Ultra Low Emission Zone and Clean Air Zones for under £10,000.
With the expansion of the Ulez last year and the growing number of CAZ and LEZ schemes across the UK, motorists need to have a cheap alternative to ensure they do not get hit with daily charges and fines.
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Wilders to Stop Pushing for Nexit: Wants “Netherlands First” Agenda in EU Parliament
Geert Wilders and his far-right PVV party wants to work on “putting the Netherlands first” in the European Parliament, and will not include its position to leave the European Union in its election manifesto. The party pleaded for a so-called Nexit in its campaign for the last European elections in 2019, and even had a section about it in its manifesto released ahead of the Dutch parliamentary election last November.
“We will work very hard to change the EU from the inside,” the PVV wrote. They also added that “intensive economic cooperation” benefits the country.
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Israeli Troops Recover Slain Gaza Hostage; Egypt to Host New Truce Talks
Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo.
Almost six months into the war, Israel has faced protests at home demanding a deal to free the dwindling number of live hostages from Hamas’s October 7 cross-border rampage. Western countries, meanwhile, have voiced outrage over what they see as an unacceptably high Palestinian civilian toll and the accompanying humanitarian crisis.
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Catherine Russell, executive director of UNICEF, made the comments of social media today, as she pushed for an immediate ceasefire in the war torn country.
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Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv Leave Six Dead, 11 Injured
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces overnight attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least six people and wounding 11 more in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, local officials reported.
Governor of the Kharkiv region Oleh Syniehubov said missile strikes on the city damaged residential buildings, a gas station, a kindergarten, a cafe, a shop and cars.
Overall, Russia fired 32 Iranian-made Shahed drones and six missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the air force commander. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down three cruise missiles and 28 drones, Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk said in a statement. “Russian killers continue to terrorize Ukrainians and attack Kharkiv and other peaceful cities,” he said.
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Ukraine Denies Russia’s Claimed Takeover of Eastern Town
The “meat grinder” continued in Ukraine Saturday with intense battles in the partially occupied eastern Donetsk region, as Russian forces tried to penetrate Ukrainian defenses during the war’s 772nd day of fighting.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed its troops now control Vodiane, a settlement within Donetsk, after thwarting two counterattacks by Ukraine’s mountain brigade.
Russian state media said fighters also entered the suburbs of Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut — claims Ukraine roundly denied.
Bakhmut was the scene of major fighting last year, with heavy losses on both sides, until Moscow’s forces took the city in May.
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Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Vows ‘No Compromise’ With Russia, Claims Country Wants to Keep Fighting
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff said this week that there will be no “compromises” with Russia despite fears that Moscow will seek to capture more territory after the failures of the counteroffensive last year.
Andriy Yermak, one of the most powerful figures in the Zelensky government, told POLITICO that Kyiv will not accept any terms in which the lines of conflict are frozen and that Ukraine will not accept any agreement that infringes upon its borders.
“The Russians are not interested in any negotiations. They want the capitulation of Ukraine. But it will never happen — all of us who are in Ukraine, we will not accept any compromise on our independence, on our territorial integrity, on our freedom. And this president will never agree to anything like the Minsk agreements or a frozen conflict. No, I’m sure about that,” Yermak said.
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China is using AI and fake social media accounts to spread division and mistrust in the United States ahead of the presidential election, according to a stark new warning from Microsoft.
As election day nears Chinese cyber operatives are expected to deploy AI to create sophisticated deep fake online videos with false ‘news reports’ and phony anchors.
The tech giant said Beijing is ‘doubling down’ on efforts to disrupt the election and is currently using fake online polls to decide which issues most divide Americans.
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In Musgrave Park, adjacent to the Brisbane’s idyllic Southbank tourist precinct, more than 60 tents litter the grass filled with people who are in need of permanent accommodation.
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Armed police are standing guard outside cemeteries in Sierra Leone to stop drug addicts stealing human bones that they grind up to use in a psychoactive ‘zombie’ drug sweeping the country.
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Brazilian Censorship Scandal: Twitter Files Shows How Government and Big Tech Silence Dissent
The latest development in the Twitter Files suggests that a concerted initiative backed by the Brazilian government is threatening freedom of speech across the globe in coordination with various high-profile tech companies. According to the allegations brought forth by investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters are specifically in the crosshairs of this extensive campaign.
At the helm of this scheme, as Shellenberger suggests, is Alexandre de Moraes, the superior electoral court’s chief and a participant in Supreme court proceedings and someone whose push for censorship has been documented heavily.
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A group of around 15 asylum seekers has arrived by boat to a remote part of Western Australia, in the third such arrival since last November.
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Biden Visits Baltimore as Left and CEOs Use Bridge’s Fatalities to Demand More Migrant Workers
President Joe Biden visits Baltimore on Friday following the deadly bridge disaster on March 26, as investors and left-wingers jointly use the tragic deaths of six migrant workers to demand legalization for low-wage migrants.
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Canadian Border Authorities Unable to Locate 28,000 Foreign Fugitives With Deportation Orders
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has revealed that it cannot account for over 28,000 foreign fugitives with deportation orders.
As reported by Blacklock’s Reporter last October and confirmed by recently released documents, many of these foreign fugitives have prior criminal convictions both in Canada and their country of origin.
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Conservative Group Releases Ad Blasting Montana Democratic Senator’s Immigration Record
Aconservative group aligned with the Senate GOP leadership spent over $15 million on an ad buy criticizing Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., for his voting record on immigration.
The ad, which is scheduled to run through this summer, highlights Tester’s previous remarks on sanctuary cities, amnesty and the border wall.
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An illegal migrant has been charged with aggravated murder in Ohio as the sheriff’s office revealed he had been previously arrested 11 times and deported eight.
Fermin Garcia-Gutierrez, 46, has been arrested for shooting and killing another man in Hamilton on Monday.
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said Garcia-Gutierrez has arrests dating back to 2001 and has allegedly used at least seven different names and three different birthdates.
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Man Stabbed in the Chest Outside of NYC Hotel Housing Migrants: Cops
A man was stabbed outside of a New York City hotel that has been converted into a migrant shelter.
The victim was involved in a dispute outside of the Watson Hotel on W. 57th Street when he was stabbed in the chest and forearm by another man, according to police.
He was privately taken to Mount Sinai West Hospital in stable condition, cops said.
No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.
The Watson, a three-star hotel in Hell’s Kitchen, was refashioned to house migrants as tens of thousands have inundated the city.
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling and other critics of Scotland’s new hate crime laws must stop ‘peddling misinformation’, Scotland’s First Minister has said.
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Professors Claim Pointing Out How Hamas Brutalizes LGBTQ People is ‘Homophobic Violence’
Describing Hamas’ brutalization of LGBTQ Palestinians needs to be labeled “homophobic violence,” university professors suggested at an event last month.
Associate Professor Maya Mikdashi took part in a discussion at the school titled “Palestine is a Feminist and Queer Anti-Imperialist Abolition Struggle” with University of Illinois professor Nadine Naber on March 20. During the event, Mikdashi pushed back on the complaint that Palestinians and Hamas mistreat LGBTQ citizens, claiming that the assertion itself is a form of bigotry.
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Professor Settles With Lutheran University After Suspension for ‘Woke Dysphoria’ Criticism
A professor suspended two years ago after criticizing “woke dysphoria” has reached a settlement with Concordia University Wisconsin.
“My Concordia university is experiencing dysphoria because it is coming under the influence of Woke-ism (that is, a potent cocktail of Progressivism, Neo-Pragmatism, and Marxism),” Professor Gregory Schulz wrote two years ago, in a piece called “Woke Dysphoria at Concordia.”
This appears to be what led to Schulz’s suspension, as previously reported by The College Fix.
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Rome Conference Advocates for International Surrogacy Ban
Just over a year after the publication of the Casablanca Declaration, aimed at securing an international ban on surrogacy, the people behind this initiative gathered in Rome for a conference and met Pope Francis, who expressed his warm support for them.
The aim of the conference, organised in Rome April 5-6, was to bring together international experts—lawyers, doctors, politicians—to raise public awareness of the dangers of surrogacy and how its growing acceptance in developed countries has increased the exploitation of the poorest countries where women are recruited to rent out their wombs for this new style of trade.
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Scotland: Rowling Wins Another Round: Police Back Down on Logging Comments
Police Scotland has been accused of bias and ‘making it up as they go along’ over new hate crime laws defied by J.K. Rowling.
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Scottish Leader Receives More Hate Speech Complaints Than J.K. Rowling
Chaos erupted around Scotland’s new hate speech law, with leftist leader Humza Yousaf reportedly receiving more complaints than J.K. Rowling.
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Scottish Police Warn Hate Speech Law Will Force Cuts in Policing Actual Crime
Scottish police have warned that the controversial new hate speech law enacted by the leftist government of Humza Yousaf will force police to cut backs on the policing of actual crimes.
The head of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), David Threadgold, warned on Saturday that the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act will necessitate sacrificing other areas of policing due to the strain on officer time recording and investigating complaints of potential speech violations.
Police Scotland was bombarded with over 6,000 complaints since the new speech restrictions came into place on Monday, creating a vaguely-worded criminal offence of “stirring up hatred” against several protected groups with a maximum punishment of up to seven years in prison.
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A gender clinic in Texas has come under scrutiny for performing hundreds of unconventional and experimental genital surgeries.
According to the Daily Mail, the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery, located in Austin, offers a range of surgeries catering to individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary. The clinic, nicknamed “Frankenstein’s Lab,” offers procedures that include the creation of both a penis and vagina in patients as well as the complete removal of sex organs, something critics are referring to as “barbie-dolling.”
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Psychoactive zombie drugs made from the ground up bones of the dead? Are these drugs FDA approved, or, only available under emergency use authorization?
“Psychoactive zombie drugs made from the ground up bones of the dead? Are these drugs FDA approved, or, only available under emergency use authorization?”
My PDR doesn’t list any. However….
“I’m waiting for the democrats to promote necrophilia (deceased Obamericans are consenting adults also), and later, cannibalism.” —posted to fb (Mar 2019)