Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has called for the breakup of the Russian Federation. Meanwhile, Vladimir Solovyov, an ally of President Vladimir Putin, insisted in a TV appearance that nuclear war is inevitable.
In other news, a man was stabbed to death after getting into an argument early today with a fellow resident outside the East Harlem migrant shelter where both men lived.
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Biden’s Bold Move to Combat AI Abuse Stirs Privacy and Free Speech Fears
The Biden administration is pushing for sweeping measures to combat the proliferation of nonconsensual sexual AI-generated images, including controversial proposals that could lead to extensive on-device surveillance and control of the types of images generated. In a White House press release, President Joe Biden’s administration outlined demands for the tech industry and financial institutions to curb the creation and distribution of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence (AI).
A key focus of these measures is the use of on-device technology to prevent the sharing of nonconsensual sexual images. The administration stated that “mobile operating system developers could enable technical protections to better protect content stored on digital devices and to prevent image sharing without consent.”
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Biden to Face at Least 35 ‘Uncommitted’ Delegates at Chicago DNC
As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a growing number of delegates remain uncommitted, with a significant block in the party unsatisfied with President Joe Biden’s leadership.
Currently, Biden has secured 3,664 delegates, yet over 682,000 voters in the primary have cast “uncommitted” ballots or written in different candidates, resulting in 35 uncommitted delegates that will be present at the convention.
This trend reflects dissatisfaction among far-left voters, many of whom have launched campaigns like “Abandon Biden” or “Leave it Blank” in protest of Biden’s stance during the Israel-Hamas conflict and his perceived lack of condemnation of Israel.
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Biden Campaign Meets With Top Nikki Haley Supporters in Attempt to Woo Anti-Trump Backers
Democrat President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is attempting to woo support from anti-Trump Republicans, according to reports.
Biden’s 2024 campaign is in real trouble, according to the polls and the general feeling among most reasonable pundits.
The Biden campaign is reaching far and wide to corral as much support as possible.
The Democrats are now even trying to pull backing from those unlikely to cast a vote for the elderly president.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg defended the Biden administration’s push to build half a million electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along U.S. highways by 2030 after being questioned about how just eight have been built since President Biden signed the legislation two years ago.
Buttigieg appeared Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” where he tried to ease doubts about reaching Biden’s goal of 500,000 chargers by the end of the decade when asked why it wasn’t happening more quickly.
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COVID Shots Linked to Surge in ‘Rare Blood Cancer,’ Study Finds
A new study has uncovered links between Covid mRNA shots and a global surge in a “rare blood cancer.”
The study sought to uncover evidence that the Pfizer/BioNTech (BNT162b2) mRNA vaccine led to robust germinal center B cell response while inducing effective stimulation of T follicular helper (TFH) cells which also triggered side effects including lymphadenopathy.
Scientists believe that this response has caused a rare blood cancer spike among those vaccinated with the Covid mRNA injections.
TrialSite News reported multiple cases of this condition also aggregated in the React19 Scientific Publications Directory.
The database currently houses at least 20 studies showing that mRNA vaccines can on at least rare occasions trigger this condition.
Specifically in the present case, the study authors from Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA report that the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine called BNT162b2 appears to have triggered a case of angioimmunoblastic lymphoma (AITL).
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Fani Willis Files Appeals After Judge Drops Charges Against Trump
Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has filed a last-ditch appeal after multiple charges against President Donald Trump were dropped.
The move from the Democrat prosecutor comes after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dropped multiple indictments against Trump.
Willis’s case against Trump has fallen apart and McAfee’s decision to drop multiple indictments has signaled that the 45th president has soundly crushed the Democrat district attorney.
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A Pennsylvania dad made a triumphant return home on Friday after being arrested in February the Turks and Caicos over ammunition that he had accidentally left in his luggage when he traveled to the Caribbean islands.
Now, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) is taking credit for helping secure the release of Bryan Hagerich, 39, despite the Pittsburgh-native facing up to 12 years in prison for the stray rounds.
Fetterman was the only Democrat to travel to the British territory as part of a delegation of lawmakers who pushed for the release of five Americans detained there — all of whom were caught with ammo in their bags.
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First Cruise Ship Sets Sail From Port of Baltimore Since Key Bridge Collapse: ‘It’s a Good Day’
“Cruising is back in Baltimore,” declared Jonathan Daniels, executive director of the Maryland Port Administration, as passengers began arriving Saturday at the Cruise Maryland Terminal.The festive occasion marked the first cruise ship to arrive and depart the Port of Baltimore since the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26.
Less than a week prior, the terminal was the headquarters for the Key Bridge Response Unified Command to coordinate recovery operations, Daniels said. They began condensing their workspace down last weekend, started packing up Monday night after the Dali was refloated that morning and were out by Tuesday afternoon.
“While there is still work that needs to be done to be able to complete the salvage operation, this is a wonderful sign that the next milestone is pointing to the fact that business is truly returning to the port,” Daniels said.
Just after 10 a.m., the sound of steel drums echoed in the terminal as it began to fill with passengers eager to board Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas cruise ship for a five-night trip to Bermuda.
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Grayson Murray’s Parents Confirm 30-Year-Old Golfer Died by Suicide
Professional golfer Grayson Murray has reportedly died by suicide, his parents confirmed in a statement released by the PGA Tour on Sunday. His death was reported on Saturday.
“We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not only have to admit it to ourselves, but that we also have to acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare,” read the statement from Murray’s parents.
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Hillary Clinton Praises ‘Tremendously Impressive’ GOP Tactics, Lamenting Dems Have ‘Nothing Like It’
During the 2016 cycle, Hillary Clinton boasted about how Republicans were probably the enemy she was most proud of making. But now she’s sounding almost envious.
While riffing about Democratic failures to defend Roe v. Wade, Clinton, 76, griped that her party sometimes lacks the relentless resolve the right has.
“One thing I give the right credit for is they never give up,” she told the New York Times in a recent interview. “They are relentless. You know, they take a loss, they get back up, they regroup, they raise more money.”
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Rage rituals are one of the latest trends circulating on the internet, with women paying thousands of dollars to participate in screaming ceremonies and breaking objects.
Mia Banducci, known better for her online persona, Mia Majik, is a cybersecurity engineer-turned-self-proclaimed “intuwitch” who hosts rage ritual retreats for women so they can unleash lungfuls of deafening shrieks in the middle of the woods while beating sticks and other objects on the ground.
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JPMorgan Chase Rolls Back Policy of ‘Debanking’ Conservatives
JPMorgan Chase, America’s largest bank, has just rolled back its policy that led to the “debanking” of conservative and Christian customers.
In recent years, major corporations have blatantly discriminated against Americans with certain viewpoints, most of those being conservatives and Christians.
According to Fox News, JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the U.S., recently “rolled back” its “social risk issues” policy, which resulted in the “debunking” of several Christian nonprofits and conservative individuals.
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Judge Approves Class-Action Lawsuit Against American Airlines Over ESG Pension Investments
Authored by Matt McGregor via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
A district judge has granted a pilot’s request for a class-action lawsuit against American Airlines for allegedly investing pension funds into environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds.
The case revolves around the allegation that American Airlines—headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas—violated its fiduciary obligation to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) “by investing millions of dollars of American Airlines employees’ retirement savings with investment managers and investment funds that pursue political agendas” through ESG initiatives.
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‘Make Yourself Winners’: Donald Trump Promises Libertarians in Cabinet if Third-Party Supports Him
Presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promised the Libertarian Party on Saturday evening he would appoint officials from their political party to positions in his administration if he is elected with the help of their vote.
Trump attended the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C. where he delivered an address courting third-party voters. The former president encouraged Libertarians to not “risk” the reelection of President Joe Biden by voting for Trump instead.
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Man Accused of Stabbing 6, Including 4 Girls, Captured After Police Chase in Massachusetts
A man accused of randomly stabbing four girls in a Massachusetts theater and a couple in a nearby fast-food restaurant on Saturday is in custody after a police chase.
Massachusetts State Police said the man, who wasn’t identified, was taken to a hospital after he crashed his car in Sandwich while speeding away from authorities. No word was given on the extent of his injuries.
Police tied the man to stabbings in Braintree and Plymouth that left six people wounded. All the victims are expected to survive, law enforcement said.
The Braintree attack took place inside a movie theater around 6 p.m. when local authorities said the suspect walked in without paying and stabbed four girls between the ages of nine and 17.
“Without saying anything and without any warning, he suddenly attacked and stabbed the four young females,” Braintree police said in a news release. “The attack appeared to be unprovoked.”
Police said the man ran out of the theater after the attack and drove off in a black SUV.
About an hour later, state police said the same man stabbed a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man inside a McDonald’s in Plymouth.
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Man Douses Subway Rider With Flaming Liquid on Downtown NYC Train
On Saturday, 49-year-old Nile Taylor was arrested after allegedly throwing an unknown flammable substance at a man on the New York City subway who shielded his fiancée from the attack, which caused severe burns on his body.
According to ABC 7, Taylor was charged with assault, arson, and reckless engagement, along with petty larceny and criminal possession of a weapon.
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mRNA Shots Permanently Alter DNA of Vaxxed & Their Offspring, Censored Study Shows
A disturbing new study has revealed that Covid mRNA shots permanently alter the DNA of those who receive the injections.
Alarmingly, however, these dangerous changes to the DNA will be passed on to the offspring of the Covid-vaccinated.
This week, renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough posted a video to X, in which he highlights the study.
McCullough reveals that the explosive study has been massively censored across Big Tech social media platforms.
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NASA Detects Earth-Size Planet Just 40 Light-Years Away That’s ‘Not a Bad Place’ to Hunt for Life
Scientists using a NASA space telescope have discovered a tantalizing world. It’s about the size of Earth, sits remarkably close to our solar system, and could be comfortable for life as we know it.
The extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” named Gliese 12 b, orbits a small and cool red dwarf star located just around 40 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. The exoplanet — which the team found with NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) — is estimated to have a width around 1.1 times that of Earth, making it similar to our planet as well as Venus, which is often called our world’s solar system “twin.”
Gliese 12 b orbits its star, Gliese 12, so closely that its year lasts just 12.8 Earth days. However, because the red dwarf Gliese 12 is just around a quarter of the size of the sun, it is also much cooler than our star. This means that, even though Gliese 12 b is at a distance from its red dwarf parent equivalent to just 7% of the distance between the sun and Earth, it still is in its planetary system’s habitable zone. Also known as the “Goldilocks Zone,” the habitable zone is the region around a star that is neither too hot nor too cold for planets to host liquid water, a vital ingredient for life as we know it. Though, importantly, the two teams behind the discovery of Gliese 12 b can’t yet say for sure if it has an atmosphere. It therefore remains unclear if the world could be habitable, but the researchers have some cautious optimism.
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‘No Rest Till Brown Divests’: Anti-Israel Protesters Interrupt University Graduation
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Anti-Israel protesters briefly disrupted an outdoor commencement address given by Brown University’s president in the United States on Sunday.
Shortly after Christina Paxson began, her speech was interrupted for several minutes by shouting as she told the graduates, “I would really like to give you your degrees.” She eventually resumed with some people continuing to shout.
“No rest till Brown divests,” the protesters chanted.
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RFK Jr.’s Bid for Libertarian Nod Implodes After Garnering Pitiful 2.07% Delegate Support
Well, that was fast.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s short-lived attempt to become the Libertarian nominee for president flamed out even faster than it started, as he received support from a paltry 19 delegates, or 2.07%, at the party’s DC convention Sunday, sending him home in the first round.
Earlier in the day, Kennedy, 70, was unexpectedly nominated from the convention floor by a delegate, the announcement swiftly drawing waves of boos from the crowd in what became a harbinger of his embarrassing showing.
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Seattle Museum Shut Down After Staff Walkout to Protest Exhibit on Antisemitic Hatred
Nearly 30 Seattle museum staffers have shut down the art center in protest of its new “Confronting Hate Together’’ exhibit, claiming portions of the show “conflate anti-Zionism as antisemitism.”
The workers, who form about half of the staff at the Wing Luke Museum, stormed off the job Wednesday, the day the exhibit opened, forcing the site to close and vowing to remain on strike until their demands are met.
“Zionism has no place in our communities and being anti-Zionist goes hand in hand with our own liberation as AA/NHPI,” wrote the disgruntled staffers, who work at the only pan-Asian art and history museum in the United States. “Our solidarity with Palestine should be reflected in our AA/NHPI institutions.”
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Officials at Alaska’s famed Denali National Park are in hot water after allegedly telling construction crews at the park not to fly the American flag.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, penned a letter to National Park Service Director Charles Sams demanding an explanation for the actions of officials at Denali National Park, pointing out that the demand for the construction crew to remove the flag was made on the “eve of Memorial Day weekend.”
News of the alleged incident appears to have originated in a report by the Alaska Watchman, a local conservative publication that cited an anonymous construction worker at the park.
Fox News Digital has been unable to independently verify the details of the report.
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Soros Empire’s Grip on American Legal System Might Just be Loosening
Prosecutors across the country who have received financial backing from political action committees funded by George Soros are losing elections and facing recalls as crime continues to plague America’s cities.
In just the past few months, the district attorney overseeing Portland lost his reelection bid, while Los Angeles’ district attorney faces long reelection odds. These prosecutors received campaign cash from Soros-backed political action committees, with their troubles building on a pattern experienced by Soros-backed prosecutors across the country.
Voters have, in recent years, rejected Soros-backed district attorneys in Loudoun County, Virginia, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and San Francisco. St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner resigned in 2023 rather than be removed by Missouri’s attorney general.
“Local prosecutor races are the most important races that nobody paid attention to until George Soros exploited the system by electing radical, progressive prosecutors who had no intention of enforcing our laws,” Protecting Americans Action Fund Executive Director Ada Furciniti told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Protecting Americans Action Fund is a PAC founded by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares aimed at defeating liberal prosecutors across the country.
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Claims She ‘Cried’ Over Rulings
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor claimed Friday she has “cried” about rulings made by the conservative-leaning court.
Sotomayor told an audience at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute she found herself in “tears” over Supreme Court decisions that did not include her joining the majority’s opinion, according to The New York Times.
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Texas Judge Stops Biden Administration Rule That Caps Credit Card Late Fees at $8
The Biden Administration has been trying to create laws and rules that would limit “junk fees” charged by credit card companies and other companies with consumer fees.
One of those rules would limit credit card companies from charging late fees. The rule would drop the average credit card late fee from $32 to $8. Recently, however, a federal judge in Texas blocked this rule.
U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, paused the rule in response to business and banking organizations stating the rule violated certain federal statutes. Among those upset with the rule are the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Bankers Association.
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Trump Promises Ross Ulbricht’s Freedom
At the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced his intention to commute the life sentence of Ross Ulbricht, the operator of the “Silk Road” website. Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in 2015 for creating and managing the Silk Road platform, was found guilty of facilitating the sale of drugs and other illicit goods after the anonymous darknet marketplace he created was used for such illegal activity.
The dark web is a subset of the deep web, consisting of websites accessible only through specific anonymity-preserving networks like Tor.
“If you vote for me — on Day one, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of ‘time-served,’“ President Trump said. “He’s already served 11 years, we’re gonna get him home.”
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Trump’s Fellow Billionaires Boost His Presidential Bid
Former President Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign is getting a financial boost from a group of billionaires as he looks to close the fundraising gap with Democrat rival President Biden.
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO and co-founder of Blackstone, announced on Friday that he will back the former president in the 2024 race after he previously called for the Republican Party to turn to a “new generation of leaders.”
Schwarzman, who is worth an estimated $39 billion, said he shares many Americans’ concerns “that our economic, immigration and foreign policies are taking the country in the wrong direction” and added that the “dramatic rise of antisemitism has led me to focus on the consequences of upcoming elections with greater urgency.”
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Vivek Ramaswamy Calls for ‘Libertarian-Nationalist Alliance’
Authored by Nathan Worcester via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
In remarks at the Libertarian National Convention, Trump surrogate and former Libertarian Party voter Vivek Ramaswamy called for the men and women in attendance to ally with the “America First” wing of the Republican Party.
“I believe the future of this country depends on a libertarian-nationalist alliance,” the entrepreneur said. The crowd mostly booed in response.
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Finally! Trespass Notices Issued to the Hamas Hobos Illegally Squatting at the University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is world-renowned for its medical school. And we think we have proof positive that this faculty produces excellent surgeons indeed. Case in point: U of T president Meric Gertler has finally been reunited with his spine. And perhaps even his testicles.
After all, President Gertler, a.k.a., the Invisible Man (move from ver, Mitch Marner) has finally stepped forward after three long smelly weeks. Last Thursday afternoon, Gertler told the Hitler Youth campers at Little Gaza that enough is enough.
Which is to say, Gertler gave the unhappy campers 24 hours notice to leave. Otherwise, notices of trespass would be issued on Friday. And if those notices are ignored (spoiler alert: the trespass notices are being ignored) then at long last the cops will be called and the university will divest itself of this festering tent city once and for all.
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Huge Win: Prosecutor Throws Out Toronto Police Charges Against David Menzies
Moments ago, William Deck, an Ontario Crown prosecutor, told a Toronto justice of the peace that he will not pursue charges against David Menzies, dealing a stinging rebuke to the police who have been targeting him.
Deck told the court there is “no reasonable prospect of conviction” — something the whole world could see from the very beginning.
The charges in question were laid in March, when David was reporting on a violent pro-Hamas rally outside a Liberal Party fundraiser attended by Justin Trudeau.
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Liberals Spent $443 Million to Reduce Homelessness — Numbers Increased by 20 Percent: Report
Homelessness has increased by 20 percent in Canada, despite the $443 million in new annual spending directly targeting the problem, records from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) show.
The $443 million was a massive 374 percent jump in funding.
The 20 percent figure is part of so-called “point in time counts” which look to get a rough estimate of the number of people without a permanent roof over their heads.
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Toronto Police Give No Answers After Shots Fired at Jewish School
A shooting occurred outside a Jewish elementary school in Toronto earlier today.
Two alleged suspects can be seen on security camera footage appearing to get out of their car and fire shots into Bais Chaya Mushka school.
Rebel News’ CEO Ezra Levant attended the police conference outside the school thereafter and asked the police if their inaction in enforcing trespass and mischief charges against pro-Hamas protestors had led to criminals feeling emboldened to act further.
[Comment: Article dated May 25, 2024.]
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US Representatives Blast Trudeau for Freezing Freedom Convoy Bank Accounts
A trio of US lawmakers condemned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests in a recent debate on central bank digital currencies.
The criticism emerged during a debate on a bill addressing the potential risks associated with central bank digital currencies on Thursday.
Several Republican representatives drew parallels between the Canadian government’s actions and those of authoritarian regimes. They highlighted the use of the Emergencies Act to freeze the financial assets of truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) compared the situation to China’s use of CBDCs for citizen surveillance.
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US Senators Write Letter to Trudeau Calling on Him to Meet NATO’s 2% GDP Defence Spending Target
Twenty-three US senators from across party lines have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling on him to increase Canada’s defence spending.
The letter calls on Trudeau to spend 2 percent of GDP on defence, the NATO spending target that Canada agreed to in 2014.
“As we approach the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., we are concerned and profoundly disappointed that Canada’s most recent projection indicated that it will not reach its two percent commitment this decade,” the letter states. “In 2029, Canada’s defence spending is estimated to rise to just 1.7 percent, five years after the agreed upon deadline of 2024 and still below the spending baseline.”
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Why is B.C. Still Persecuting Christian Churches for Worshipping During COVID Lockdowns?
For over three years, the province of British Columbia has engaged in a legal battle with three Fraser Valley churches who served their community with in-person worship, despite COVID public health orders that forbid them from doing so.
Despite pubs, fitness classes and even indoor theme parks receiving accommodations to remain open during the declared COVID-19 pandemic, Abbotsford’s Immanuel Covenant Reformed Church, Langley’s Riverside Calvary Chapel and Chilliwack’s Free Reformed Church, were collectively slapped with over 40 fines, each costing $2,300, for practicing their religion.
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Britain Wants to Make All 18-Year-Olds Serve in the Army or Perform “Civic Duties” on Weekends
Britain wants to make all 18-year-olds serve in the army for a year—or alternatively give up their weekends to perform “civic duties.” This is how the country aims to reintroduce mandatory military conscription. This was reported by the Daily Mail, citing British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
If the Conservatives win the upcoming elections, the new rules will come into effect in September next year.
According to the plan, high school graduates will be required to spend a year in full-time service in the armed forces—or engage in volunteer work on weekends with the police and the National Health Service.
Sunak refers to the experience of Sweden, Norway, France, and Denmark, which have already implemented this approach in one form or another. The “Sunak plan” states that one of the goals is to overcome the “lethargy of many young people” in light of increasing military tensions in the world.
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EU Leaders Will Meet in Prague to Discuss Ukraine Aid This Week
The leaders of several European Union countries will convene in Prague on May 28 at the invitation of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala to discuss enhanced support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian aggression. The discussion will focus on ammunition aid, air defense, and defense industry cooperation following Russia’s latest attack on Kharkiv.
The meeting will take place at Kramar’s Villa, the official residence of the Czech PM in Prague. Attending will be Polish President Andrzej Duda, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, Dutch PM Mark Rutte, and Latvian PM Evika Silinova.
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Farage Sparks Leftist Meltdown After Stating Growing Number of Muslims ‘Loathe’ British Values
The chattering classes in the UK put on their outrage cap on Sunday while trotting out accusations of “racism” against Brexit leader Nigel Farage for warning that an increasing number of Muslims in the country “loathe” British values.
Appearing on Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips, Mr Farage stated: “We have a growing number of young people in this country who do not subscribe to British values, in fact, loathe much of what we stand for. I think we see them on the streets of London every Saturday.”
When pressed by Phillips if he was referring to Muslims in the UK, Farage replied: “We are. And I’m afraid I found some of the recent surveys saying that 46% of British Muslims support Hamas — support a terrorist organisation that is proscribed in this country.”
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Italy: Turin Uni Dean, Minister Call Off Friday Muslim Prayers
Request sent to prefect and police chief of city
Turin University Chancellor Stefano Paolo Corgnati and Universities Minister Anna Maria Bernini on Friday came out against an imam holding Islamic Friday prayers on the campus.
When they learned of plans to hold a prayer meeting, they “immediately sent a request to the Prefect and Police Commissioner of Turin to warn any religious authorities that might be involved from carrying out functions and activities at the university’s premises,” said the Turin Politecnico university.
Corgnati said the move had been made “in full coordination” with Bernini.
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Italy: Three Frenchmen Arrested Over Cruise Gang Rape
19-year-old female student victim of attack
Three French men have been arrested at the port of Genoa over the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old woman on cruise ship, sources said on Monday.
The woman, a student on a school trip with her class, was allegedly attacked on Saturday after boarding the ship in Civitavecchia.
The young men, who had boarded in Marseilles, allegedly raped her after luring her into a cabin with an excuse.
The woman, who is in a state of shock, reported the attack to the captain, who called the police.
The ship was detained in the port of Genoa for the initial investigations, including the analysis of video-surveillance cameras.
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Party Leaders Will Continue Discussing Candidate for Dutch Prime Minister on Monday
The party leaders of PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB will continue discussing the prime minister’s candidate for a new Cabinet on Monday morning. They will do this with formation leader Richard van Zwol. However, it is still unclear when the parties will present a candidate.
Geert Wilders (PVV), Dilan Yesilgöz (VVD), Pieter Omtzigt (NSC), and Caroline van der Plas (BBB) will resume the discussions at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Last week, it was mutually agreed to remain silent about the discussions about the leader of the new Cabinet.
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Population in Europe is Declining Faster Than Expected — FT
The year 2024 could become a turning point in the history of the European Union, as the population, currently at 448 million, has begun to decline according to UN forecasts. Moreover, it is expected to continue declining at an unprecedented rate for peacetime, writes the Financial Times.
It is noted that during 2022, the EU population grew after a temporary two-year decline reflecting the impact of the pandemic. This growth was aided by the influx of refugees from Ukraine. Last year, Eurostat projected that the population would peak at 453 million in 2026. However, the figures for 2023 turned out to be lower than expected, as the birth rate in the EU fell to a level that Eurostat had not projected for another two decades, indicating that the peak might not be reached by 2026.
“It is becoming apparent that the long-anticipated demographic change in the EU seems to be arriving earlier than many experts had predicted. While immigration has helped maintain population numbers over the past few decades, and the increased participation of immigrants and women in the workforce has compensated for the accelerated decline in the working-age population in the EU, these factors will soon be insufficient,” the newspaper writes.
In many of the 27 EU countries, birth rates have remained extremely low for decades. As the most productive part of the population shrinks, additional pressure is placed on public finances, which has implications for the economic prospects and geopolitical position of the bloc. Consequently, the EU has become a testing ground for government pro-natal policies, most of which have so far proved ineffective in stopping the decline in birth rates. Another measure—increasing immigration—is a politically sensitive issue in many capitals.
According to the UN, the number of working-age people in the EU aged 20-64, who provide the bulk of tax revenue, has decreased from a peak of 270 million in 2011 to 261 million this year. Relative to the total population, the share of the working-age population in the EU peaked at 61.4% in 2008 and has now decreased to 58%.
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UK: Watch: 25 Arrested as Mass Street Brawl Breaks Out in Sheffield
Police arrested 25 people after a mass brawl broke out in broad daylight on the streets of Sheffield in northern England on Saturday.
South Yorkshire Police said on Sunday that 22 people were hospitalised, ten of whom with serious injuries after a violent brawl broke out at around 2 pm on Saturday on Woodbourn Road in Sheffield.
Footage purporting to have captured the incident posted on social media appeared to show two people being brutally beaten while lying on the ground. Dozens of men were seen in the footage, many of whom were wearing hooded sweatshirts and carrying weapons some of which appeared to be machetes.
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Hamas Launches First Long-Range Rocket Attack From Gaza Since January
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel’s massive air, sea and ground offensive.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in what appeared to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January. Hamas’ military wing claimed the attack. Palestinian militants have sporadically fired rockets and mortar rounds at communities along the Gaza border, and the military arm of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group later Sunday said it fired rockets at nearby communities.
The Israeli military said eight projectiles crossed into Israel after being launched from the area of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where Israeli forces recently launched an incursion. It said “a number” of the projectiles were intercepted.
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12 People Injured After Qatar Airways Plane Hits Turbulence on Way to Dublin
Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were hospitalized, CBC reported.
Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).
It said that upon landing the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire and rescue department, “due to six passengers and six crew … reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.”
The airport said all passengers were assessed for injuries aboard the plane, and eight were then taken to hospital.
Passenger Paul Mocc told Irish broadcaster RTE that he saw “people hitting the roof” and food and drink flying everywhere.
Another traveler, Emma Rose Power, told RTE that after the turbulence, “some of the flight attendants I saw, they had scratches on their face, they had ice to their face. There was one girl that had a sling on her arm.”
Qatar Airways said in a statement that “a small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are now receiving medical attention.”
It said “the matter is now subject to an internal investigation.”
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NATO Country Says Goal Should be Breakup of the Russian Federation
Last week, Russian media took note of the latest provocative statements by Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She has led Russia’s tiny Baltic neighbor into a firm hawkish anti-Moscow position. The country was part of the wave of eastern European nations to join NATO in the mid-2000s during the Bush era.
She’s calling for the breakup of the Russian Federation. Kallas proposed during a debate in the country’s capital of Tallinn last week that Russia could become much “smaller” as a desired outcome of the Ukraine war.
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Putin Ally Insists ‘Nuclear War is Inevitable’
Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian propagandist and ally to President Vladimir Putin, insisted that “nuclear war is inevitable” on a recent episode of his television show.
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which Putin fully launched in February 2022, there have been fears that the conflict could escalate to nuclear war. Earlier this month, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned that while Moscow’s nuclear war policy hasn’t changed, the situation is fluid.
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Bangladesh: Hindu Student is Sentenced to Five Years in Jail Over Blasphemy Charges
Shitanshu Guha | HENB | New York | May 21, 2024:: Hindu College student Tithi Sarkar has been sentenced to five years in prison for insulting Islam. Jamuna TV reported on May 13, 2024, that Tithi made derogatory comments about the Prophet Muhammad on social media. New Age reported on October 27, 2020, that Tithi Sarkar, a third-year student in the Zoology Department at Jagannath University, was suspended for making comments about Islam and Muhammad. Tithi, a former editor of the University Rights Council and convener of the World Hindu Struggle Council, claimed that her Facebook account was hacked and filed a general diary (GD) at the police station regarding the matter. She was expelled from Jagannath University in October. Earlier, students had protested against Tithi. On May 13, 2024, Banglanews24 reported that Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge Zulfiqar Hayat sentenced the expelled Jagannath University student Tithi Sarkar to five years in prison. However, the court stipulated a set of rules, following which Tithi would not have to go to jail.
The Daily Star reported on January 4, 2023, that a Hindu youth named Rakesh Roy was sentenced to seven years in prison for blasphemy. On February 12, the same year, a court in Rangpur sentenced another Hindu youth, Paritosh Sarkar, to four different prison terms: one year, two years, three years, and five years, totaling eleven years. The court ordered that all sentences run concurrently, meaning Paritosh would serve five years. Jaijaidin reported on May 15, 2024, that a man named Badal Banik was beaten by a mob in Feni for insulting the Prophet. Shahidul Islam Chowdhury, the Officer-in-Charge of Feni Model Police Station, said that the police rescued Badal from the mob’s wrath and took him into custody. He is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Necessary legal action is being prepared following an investigation. However, Badal claimed that he did not insult the Prophet and that he was targeted due to previous enmity.
Nayadiganta reported on May 15, 2024, that Cumilla University (CuU) student Swapnil Mukherjee has been temporarily suspended on the recommendation of the proctorial body for insulting the Prophet and Islam. Acting Proctor Kazi Omar Siddiqui confirmed this to the media, stating that preliminary investigations proved the allegations of blasphemy. Students protested against Swapnil with human chains and demonstrations. Amar Sangbad Media reported on May 2, 2024, that two Jagannath University students, Kawing Kein and Edison Dewan, were accused of making derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. Edison Dewan, a student in the Marketing Department, shared a video on a Facebook page named Buddhist Provard, where a cleric made derogatory remarks against Buddha. Kawing Kein commented on it using the name Muhammad, and Edison reacted with laughter. Kawing Kein claimed that he did not insult the Prophet, stating that he used the name Muhammad because he thought the cleric’s name was Muhammad, as Muslims often write Muhammad before their names.
The Daily Star reported on April 29, 2024, about the arrest of a Hindu youth for writing Lalon’s song on Facebook. The police released him after obtaining a bond following protests from the elite community. Weekly Blitz reported on May 5, 2024, that Sharia Bank funds in Bangladesh are being used for love jihad. The Vorer Kagoj newspaper headlined: “Unity Council and Puja Council Concerned: Love Traps for Converting Hindu Women.” On April 10, Video reported that a madrasa teacher named Faisal Karim Reza was arrested for vandalizing idols at a Kali temple of Sanatan followers in Bogura. Somoy TV reported on April 27, 2024, that cricketers refused to play under a female umpire in the Dhaka Premier League.
These incidents have recently appeared in the media. Are all these incidents interconnected, or are they isolated incidents according to the administration or leaders? Under the Digital Security Act or Cyber Security Act, hundreds of Hindu students and teachers in Bangladesh are suffering from social and state retaliation, some serving prison sentences, some detained without trial, some on the run, or sentenced. It is worth noting that Hindus in Bangladesh never insult Islam or Muhammad. They already face humiliation, oppression, and fear. They know that insulting Islam or Muhammad ensures death or severe torture. Does anyone want to invite trouble? The reality is that a certain group often uses this weapon against Hindus. The administration and the state machinery remain silent or do not take action.
Hindus in Bangladesh do not throw stones at mosques, yet attacks on temples and idol-breaking incidents are common. Clerics in their sermons continue to make enticing falsehoods about Hindu deities more than explaining the greatness of Islam. No one is watching! The Digital Security Act or Cyber Security Act is being used against Hindus like a blasphemy law. Clerics are not being caught. Only the majority in Bangladesh have religious sentiments, while others do not, or their feelings have become numb. The question arises, is religion so fragile that the entire administration has to jump in based on what a teenage girl, Tithi Sarkar, said? Many speak against Jesus in Western countries. Hindus in India speak against their deities. Do they have no feelings? All the feelings are in Bangladesh’s majority? Are Hindus in a state of ‘let go, mom, I need to cry to live’ because of these sentiments? There seems to be no immediate solution to this problem.
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Hundreds of People Fall Victim to Landslide in Papua New Guinea
In the Enga province in northern Papua New Guinea, a powerful landslide buried the village of Kaokalam. About 1,000 homes were affected. It is estimated that the death toll will exceed 300 people, as reported by AP.
Search and rescue operations are hindered by the difficult terrain and the risk of additional landslides. The road leading to the village has been damaged, making part of the affected area accessible only by helicopter.
The Australian government is assisting with the rescue operations. The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Australian mission in Port Moresby is in contact with the authorities of Papua New Guinea.
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In New Caledonia, Where Unrest Continues, the Long-Awaited Evacuation of Tourists Has Begun
This weekend, French tourists who were stranded in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia due to widespread unrest began leaving, AFP reports.
The evacuation of French tourists started on Saturday, May 25, as officially announced by local authorities. The tourists were transported by military planes to Australia and New Zealand, where they will be able to board commercial flights to return home to mainland France.
A few days earlier, Australia and New Zealand had evacuated their tourists using military transport planes. Since May 14, when the archipelago was engulfed by widespread unrest, New Caledonia’s international airport has been non-operational, all commercial flights were canceled, and access to the airport was blocked by numerous barricades.
It is worth noting that midweek, French President Emmanuel Macron personally visited New Caledonia in an attempt to calm the situation. He called for the restoration of order, after which political dialogue about the future of the territory will begin.
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Melbourne Jewish School Bolsters Security After ‘Chilling’ Antisemitic Graffiti Incident
One of Melbourne’s prominent Jewish day schools, Mount Scopus College, has been defaced with shocking antisemitic graffiti, sparking renewed calls for decisive government action against rising antisemitism.
The front fence of the Burwood campus was found vandalised on Saturday with the words “Jew die” sprayed in black paint.
Mount Scopus is celebrated as ‘one of the world’s leading Jewish day schools.’
A year 11 student, who chose to remain anonymous, expressed profound distress over the incident.
“I am scared and sad that this is happening in Australia in 2024,” she said. “I also wonder why the government is doing nothing to call out or stop the antisemitism.”
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Queensland Tribunal Rules X Can be Liable for “Hate Speech” Published on the Platform
Social media giant X has faced a significant legal setback in Australia. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has ruled that the company can be held accountable for so-called “hate speech” published on its platform. This landmark decision came in response to a complaint lodged by the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) in July 2022. AMAN accused X of permitting a “far-right conspiracy group” to post hateful and denigrating comments about Muslims.
Social media companies like X have traditionally argued that they are not responsible for content on their platforms that originates outside the jurisdictions where they do business. However, this ruling ignores that notion, suggesting the platform is responsible for the speech of its users.
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Viral ‘Jewish Threat’ Against Muslim Woman Exposed as a Hoax
A viral post claiming to expose a threat to a Melbourne Muslim woman from Jewish neighbours has been branded a hoax after social media users investigated the claims.
An X user known as @NorCleor ignited a storm of controversy with a post that garnered over 11 million views before the account was privated.
The post features a threatening note supposedly found by the user, a Muslim living in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. However, a closer examination of the circumstances reveals several inconsistencies that have led many to question the authenticity of the note.
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Nigeria: Some 160 Villagers Reported Taken in Deadly Raid
Ten people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria’s central Niger state, BBC News reported.
A large number of armed men, suspected to be from Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram, invaded Kuchi village on Friday night, local official Aminu Abdulhamid Najume told the BBC’s World Service.
Those kidnapped were mostly women and children, while those killed included local hunters who were providing security for the area, he said.
The gunmen reportedly rode into Kuchi on motorbikes and even spent time cooking food, making tea and looting houses before leaving more than two hours later.
Mr Najume , who chairs the Council of the Munya Local Government Area, said the Kurchi community had been left traumatised and anxious to hear news of those taken.
Writing on social media, Amnesty International expressed its “deep concern” at the mass abduction.
“The invasion of the village by the gunmen is yet another indication of the Nigerian authorities’ utter failure to protect lives,” it said.
“Since 2021 gunmen have been consistently attacking Kuchi village and raping women and girls in their matrimonial homes.
“From time to time, the gunmen demand millions of Naira as ransom from the people to avoid being kidnapped.
“Amnesty International is calling on the Nigerian authorities to end these spate of abductions and bring suspected perpetrators to justice. Frequent mass abductions and killings are clear evidence of failure of authorities to protect the people.”
Attacks in Niger state have become increasingly common although it has often been unclear if the gunmen have any links to jihadist groups.
Last month several villages were targeted by armed gangs kidnapping for ransom.
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Dutch Trucker Caught With 47 Undocumented Migrants Convicted of People Smuggling
The court sentenced a Dutch truck driver to four years in prison, six months of which conditionally suspended, for trying to smuggle 47 people onto the ferry to England. The 33-year-old man from Gemert-Bakel was convicted of people smuggling. The sentence is equal to what the Public Prosecution Service (OM) had recommended.
The Dutch authorities caught the man in Hoek van Holland on December 5 last year when sniffer dogs alerted to the suspect’s truck at the border crossing point for the ferry to England. When Koninklijke Marechaussee officers searched the truck, they found 47 men, women, and children hiding in the trailer among vintage cars. They were from Iraq, Turkey, Vietnam, and Albania, among others.
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Migrant Stabbed to Death Outside East Harlem Shelter Where He and Suspect Lived
A man was stabbed to death after getting into an argument early Sunday with a fellow resident outside the East Harlem migrant shelter where both men lived, police said.
The 29-year-old victim was knifed in the chest near Third Ave. and E. 97th St. at about 4 a.m., cops said.
A witness told the Daily News the man and his attacker argued after the victim broke the other man’s car window.
“The guy came out of the car and stabbed him,” said the woman, who asked not to be named. [The victim] was standing and then … he fell forward.”
The city last year opened a 500-family migrant shelter on that corner, in a 19-story vacant college dormitory building that used to house Hunter College and Baruch College students.
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Netherlands: Tensions Between Groups of Eritreans in Amersfoort, Police Have Situation Under Control
A tense situation arose in Amersfoort on Saturday evening surrounding an Eritrean party. Outside on the Van Galenstraat in the Kruiskamp district, a group of Eritreans was looking for a confrontation with the dozens of people inside. The police suspect that they are supporters and opponents of the regime in the African country.
According to a police spokesperson, dozens of officers managed to keep the groups apart around 10 p.m., and the danger of a confrontation could be avoided. They moved the partygoers to another location as the evening progressed. The group of Eritreans trying to cause trouble were later sent out into the street.
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Employee Who ‘Doxxed’ KC Chiefs Player Harrison Butker Fired From City Government
Kansas City has fired the employee responsible for posting personal information about Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on the city’s official X account. The incident followed Butker’s remarks at a commencement ceremony for a Catholic unversity, which resulted in significant backlash from those who disagreed with the NFL player’s Catholic values.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirmed the firing on KCMO Talk Radio on Thursday. “The city has separated from the employee who is responsible for the message,” Lucas explained, according to the Daily Mail. “I think that to me, in many ways, resolves the back and forth that’s in the political world. I think there has been accountability from the City of Kansas City. We all look forward to moving on [and] let the Chiefs play.”
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Arizonans’ pension funds have repeatedly been leveraged to forward racial and climate-related resolutions at publicly traded companies, according to a report from conservative watchdog group American Accountability Foundation (AAF).
Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) used Arizonans’ pension funds to back environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder resolutions on issues including race, gender, climate and politics, according to documents AAF obtained through a public records request. ASRS utilizes proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, who have each expressed support for ESG initiatives.
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Italy Among 9 EU States Not Signing EU LGBT Rights Text
Belgium’s declaration supported by 18 out of 27
Italy was among nine EU countries that on Friday failed to sign a declaration for the promotion of European policies in favour of LGBT+ communities presented by the Belgian presidency to the EU member states.
Not signing the declaration were Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The declaration had been prepared on the occasion of the World Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
Italy, on 7 May, had joined the declaration against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia of the EU External Action Service and the 27.
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Obama-Supporting Male ‘Artist’ With ‘She’ in Bio Goes on Boston Stabbing Spree, 4 Girls Hospitalized
On Saturday, a man was arrested for stabbing four young girls at an AMC movie theater in Braintree, Massachusetts, and later two other adults at a McDonald’s in Plymouth.
According to Boston 25, a source identified the suspect as Jared Ravizza, who police arrested after a police chase to Cape Cod. All the victims in both stabbings were transported to local hospitals to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
In a press release, Braintree police said the man arrived at the AMC around 6:00 PM, when he “proceeded past the ticket counter and entered one of the theaters without paying.” It added, “Without saying anything and without any warning, he suddenly attacked and stabbed the four young females.”
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Trans Runner Wins Girls 400m Race in Washington State Championship
On Saturday, trans-identified male athlete, Veronica Garcia, won the Washington state girls 400-meter race by over a full second, leading the East Valley (Spokane) girls trackteam to a state championship.
In a video posted on X, Garcia had a massive lead the entire race, and posted a final time of 55.75 seconds with the second-place finisher, Lauren Mathew, running at 56.75 seconds.
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I hate to say it. But I kind of agree with putin.
If people don’t smarten up we could be heading to a nuclear war .
Zelunski is totally corrupt. And Western powers are wasting treasure ( and valuable artillery shells) propping up this puppet.
Puppet of whom is the question.
“Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has called for the breakup of the Russian Federation.”
I wonder when Putin will call for the breakup of Estonia.
Would the big boss please throw some brains down (for our politicians)?
Russia is nuclear armed.
Or to paraphrase a certain saying:
God doesnt play with dice, but our politicians do.
This is what happens when you put emotional women in charge, they spew the dumbest things.
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