A South Carolina volunteer firefighter was threatened with arrest after he used his own helicopter to assist with rescue efforts in western North Carolina following devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Meanwhile, the International Association of Fire Fighters said today that it will remain neutral in this year’s presidential race, electing not to endorse Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.
In other news, the World Health Organisation has launched a campaign to overhaul the way Europe deals with the consumption of alcohol, saying that alcohol is too cheap.
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America First Legal Sues AZ Sec of State Over 218k Voters Mis-Listed as Providing Citizenship Proof
America First Legal filed a lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) over 218,000 voters who were incorrectly registered as providing proof of U.S. citizenship.
AFL announced on Thursday that the lawsuit was filed on Wednesday.
The secretary of state’s office on Monday said that an additional 120,000 Arizona residents were found to have been placed on the state’s voter rolls as providing proof that they are U.S. citizens, despite the fact that they had not done so.
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A middle school student who was said to have worn blackface during a California high school football game has been ruled by a judge to not be protected by the First Amendment for doing so. The boy said that he painted his face to show team spirit while participating as a fan at the game.
Court documents show that a friend of the student painted the face of the boy, who was new to the Muirlands school. Other students also wore face paint. The paint was under his eyes and ran down his cheeks but did not cover his entire face. His nose, forehead, around his eyes, part of his chin and above his lip were not painted at all.
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CDC: Record Number of Kindergartners Had Vaccine Exemptions in 2023-24 School Year
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday revealed that the 2023-2024 academic school year held the record for the most kindergartners declining at least one vaccination.
The CDC said a total of 3.3% of kindergartners nationwide, equaling 127,000 kindergartners, were granted exemptions on at least one vaccine, which beats the previous record of 3% in the 2022-2023 school year.
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Coalition of 19 GOP AGs Launch Investigation Into ActBlue Over Money Laundering Allegations
Authored by Debra Heine via American Greatness
A coalition of 19 Republican state attorneys general have launched a criminal investigation into the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue over allegations of money laundering.
As American Greatness reported in April, multiple independent investigative journalists, including O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) and Election Watch have uncovered what appears to be illegal activity involving millions of dollars in campaign donations to Act Blue that have been laundered through unwitting small donors.
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According to a new report from the House Judiciary Committee, Democrat policies that came after the George Floyd riots, “Defund the Police” movement, as well as the election of “rogue prosecutors” has led to increased crime in different Democrat-controlled cities around the nation.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) posted on X: “This report highlights how rogue prosecutors in Democrat-run jurisdictions downgrade serious crimes, refuse to prosecute the laws on the books, and put violent criminals ahead of innocent communities.”
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Tech tycoon and humanitarian Elon Musk said Thursday that significant government reforms are needed after seeing a report from a volunteer citizen relief workers who said that the federal government has been blocking citizens from delivering aid to hurricane victims because the donations were not from companies on the government’s “preferred vendors” list.
Instead of allowing American citizens to lend a helping hand out of their own goodwill, the US government, the volunteer relief workers said, has prioritized companies that won hefty contract bids to aid natural disaster victims, which reportedly allows state and federal governments to get kickbacks from the companies. The General Services Administration has a contract award process for “vendors offering relief supplies.”
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FDA/DoD Whistleblower Drops Bombshell: Government Countermeasures Killed More People Than COVID
A former top official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) has come forward with bombshell whistleblower allegations about the true cause of deaths during and after the “pandemic.”
The stunning whistleblower disclosures were made by Dr. Jose-Luis Sagripanti, a highly credible source who gave over three decades of federal service before recently retiring.
Dr. Sagripanti served as a high-level administrator for both the FDA and the DOD.
He was appointed to the U.S. Army in October 2000, as the ST for Biochemistry, a position with Presidential Protocol 6 at the highest technical level in the U.S. government.
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Federal Judge Issues New Pause on Biden Administration’s Latest Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration’s latest student loan cancellation plan, hours after a different judge let the previous pause expire.
Six conservative states led the effort to block the program, and filed the initial injunction in Georgia last month. However, the judge that granted the Georgia injunction determined on Thursday that the Southern state does not have the legal right to sue.
U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall ruled in Georgia that Missouri had “clear standing” to challenge the latest student loans plan, which would have forgiven federal student loans for nearly 30 million borrowers, the Associated Press reported.
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Firefighters Union Will Not Endorse Harris or Trump for President
The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) on Thursday said it would remain neutral in this year’s presidential race, electing not to endorse a candidate, becoming the second major union to do so in recent weeks.
The union’s executive board backed President Biden’s 2020 White House bid. In a statement, IAFF President Edward Kelly said the union membership voted by a margin of 1.2 percentage points not to endorse either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Trump.
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A South Carolina volunteer firefighter was threatened with arrest after he used his own helicopter to assist with rescue efforts in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact on the area. This comes as the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Transportation has set up a no-fly zone for drones in the area, and issued a temporary no-fly zone for private flights.
Jordan Seidhom told Queen City News that when he woke up on Saturday, he saw a post on Facebook regarding a family stranded in Banner Elk, North Carolina. After researching the mountains where the family was located on his mapping software and finding a place to land, he loaded his helicopter with bottled water and food and headed toward the town.
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International Longshoremen’s Association Ends Port Strike After Reaching Wages Agreement
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) endedtheir strike on Thursday evening, after reaching a tentative agreement on wages with the United States Maritime Alliance.
Approximately 50,000 members of the union have been striking since Tuesday, per CNN, which halted all shipments at ports on the East Coast and in the Gulf. The employees will now return to work on Friday.
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Maine: Everything We Know So Far About the Orrington Trash Plant Fire
A fire that broke out at the Orrington trash plant on Tuesday evening and blanketed surrounding towns in a plume of smoke is expected to continue for several days.
Firefighters are still at the scene battling the blaze that broke out on the tipping floor of the Eagle Point Energy Center, formerly known as the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. The cause of the fire is disputed and will likely never be known.
But the biggest questions concern the safety of residents of Orrington and nearby towns as environmental agencies begin to assess the air quality in the wake of the ongoing fire.
Here is everything we know about the blaze, the efforts to extinguish it and the environmental concerns.
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GOP House members have warned that the Biden-Harris Department of Justice and US Attorney General will be held accountable if the agency delays the release of the DOJ Inspector General’s January 6 report that covers the response of the DOJ and its agencies, including the FBI.
The letter from Thomas Massie, signed by House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan and other GOP members stated, “During your testimony before our Committee on June 4, 2024, Chairman Massie asked you a series of questions about Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s forthcoming report on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) and its components’ actions before, during, and in response to the events that occurred at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.”
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Nikki Haley Responds to Tim Walz’s Debate Comments: ‘Sends Chill Up Your Spine’
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has responded to the remarks made by Democrat vice presidential nominee Tim Walz during his Tuesday debate with GOP rival JD Vance.
Haley slammed the performance by Walz, the radical Democrat governor of Minnesota.
She made the remarks while analyzing the CBS News debate on her SiriusXM show “Nikki Haley Live.”
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PayPal’s Secret Data Grab Banks on Users Staying Blissfully Unaware
As things stand, data belonging to PayPal users will “quietly” (that is, without their knowledge or consent) start to be used by third parties.
Reports explain that this “secret opt-in” is explained in the settings for the personalized shopping page. Those who happened to make it to that page could learn that this more “personalized experience” can be opted out of.
The plan is to start data “sharing” in the early summer of next year, and at one point, the same page said that after this November, PayPal will be using information collected about users to “personalize your shopping.”
However, 404 Media says this line was gone after they contacted PayPal on Monday.
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Seattle Police Department Lost 23 Guns Since 2017
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has somehow lost 23 guns since 2017 and has so far provided no clues as to how police officers can be so careless with their weapons.
The 23 missing guns were part of training units that have previously been found to be lacking strict storage and security measures. Other pieces went missing from the police firing range or police officers just misplaced them, WKRC reported.
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Seeking to Cut Food Waste (& Save the Planet), California Bans ‘Sell by’ Labeling on Products
Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times
Food products sold in California will no longer have a “sell by” stamp after July 1, 2026, after Gov. Gavin Newsom approved the nation’s first law governing food labeling.
When it goes into effect, Assembly Bill 660 will require the use of two standard terms for food products that choose to use a date label—”best if used by” to indicate the quality date of food, or “use by” to indicate the safety of food.
Newsom said in a statement he also believed the new law, which he signed on Sept. 28, would better inform consumers and “significantly reduce food waste.”
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Taylor Girl Who Allegedly Stabbed Sister to Death Could be Sentenced as an Adult if Convicted
TAYLOR, Mich. — The teen accused of stabbing her 7-year-old sister multiple times to death could be sentenced as an adult if she were convicted.
On Sept. 28, at around 11 a.m., the children’s parents left the house near Telegraph and Chestnut and had the teen babysit the 7-year-old sister.
Allegedly, the sisters were in a verbal argument over a note that was left in the main-floor bathroom to flush the toilet. After the argument ended, the teen waited in the bathroom until the 7-year-old came in. The teen then allegedly stabbed her sister multiple times with a kitchen knife and a bowie knife.
The 7-year-old was taken to a local hospital, where she later died. Police said the 7-year-old had at least ten stabbing wounds.
Teen charged
The teen, whose identity is being withheld, was charged with First Degree Premeditated Murder, Felony Murder, and Child Abuse in the First Degree.
Taylor police believe mental illness played a role in the deadly stabbing.
In a hearing held on Thursday, Oct. 3, the teen was remanded, and the decision was made to have the teen’s sentencing adult designated due to more facts discovered in the investigation.
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Taylor Swift Lost 2 Million Spotify Listeners Since Endorsing Kamala Harris
Billionaire pop star Taylor Swift has lost a whopping two million of her monthly listeners since she announced her endorsement of Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris for the critical 2024 election.
Floods of illegal aliens pouring into American communities and families battling crippling inflation may be of little concern to Swift.
However, it appears that her fans may be longing for the prosperous years under President Donald Trump.
Despite predictions that Trump would lose support from attacking Swift, the pop star’s endorsement of Harris has actually cost her at least 2 million monthly listeners on the streaming platform Spotify.
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Three Ex-Cops Convicted in Tyre Nichols Death, One on Civil Rights Charge
Three former Memphis police officers were convicted by a jury on Thursday of witness tampering in the death of Tyre Nichols, and one was convicted of a civil rights charge.
The Tennessee jury found Demetrius Haley guilty of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing bodily injury. He was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, according to the Associated Press. The two other former cops, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean, were acquitted on all civil rights charges.
Nichols was a black man whose death spurred protests for police reform. He died Jan. 10, 2023, three days after he was allegedly beaten during a routine traffic stop on Jan. 7.
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Tina Peters Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for ‘Election Interference’ in Colorado
On Thursday, Colorado Judge Matthew Barrett threw former state county clerk Tina Peters into jail for nine years on counts related to suspected breach of her county’s voting system. She had high suspicions of voter fraud in her state during the 2020 presidential election and was charged with tampering with the election process.
Peters had rejected the veracity of Dominion Voting Systems and provided a colleague connected to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell with someone else’s security pass so he could access the county election process.
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Trump to Appear on 60 Minutes Only if CBS Apologizes for Dismissing Hunter Biden Laptop Story
Donald Trump has said that the only way he will be doing a 60 Minutes interview is if CBS News apologizes for the time he was being interviewed by journalist Leslie Stahl, argued that the Hunter Biden laptop story could “not be verified.”
In June that laptop was introduced as evidence against Hunter Biden. In 2020, a host of intelligence experts who claimed that the laptop was Russian disinformation signed a letter, suppressing the story. The letter had been driven by the CIA soliciting them for signatures.
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UCLA Denies ‘Jew Exclusion Zone’ Resulted From Pro-Palestine Encampment, Contradicting Judge
Several weeks after a federal judge nominated by President Trump ordered UCLA to stop “knowingly allowing or facilitating the exclusion of Jewish students” through a pro-Palestine encampment to protest Israel’s actions against Hamas for its terrorist attack on civilians nearly a year ago, UCLA gave a legal answer to the Jewish students suing it: What exclusion?
The taxpayer-funded university filed its answer Tuesday to the lawsuit by religious liberty firm Becket on behalf of Yitzchok Frankel, Joshua Ghayoum and Eden Shemuelian, denying “Jewish students were ‘segregat[ed]’ or that Jewish students in particular were prevented from accessing classrooms or the main undergraduate library,” as the plaintiffs allege.
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Former President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that he’s “always worried” about whether safety at one of his rallies will be violated, insisting the Biden-Harris administration continues to make it “very difficult” to enforce security.
The question of his personal safety and that of others in the crowd is even more pressing as he prepares to return for another rally this weekend in Butler, PA — the location where he almost lost his life to would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks. Trump made the observations while he spoke about a myriad of topics with NewsNation.
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Canada Banned Certain Guns, Can’t Figure Out How to Collect Them
Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours)
CALGARY, Canada—On May 1, 2020, the Canadian government outlawed 1,500 types of semiautomatic rifles and announced a firearms buyback program to take possession of the newly banned guns.
The action was the federal government’s response to a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in which 22 people were killed over April 18—19, 2020.
The killer, dressed as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and driving a car rigged to look like a patrol car, used an AR-style rifle smuggled into Canada from the United States.
Four years later, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party struggles to keep control in Parliament, both sides of the debate anticipate the possible end of the program even before the first gun has been surrendered.
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Czechia’s New Defense Strategy Calls for Strengthening of NATO’s Eastern Flank
As tensions with Russia escalate, the Czech Republic is ramping up its military commitment to NATO’s eastern flank, approving plans to deploy up to 2,000 troops over the next two years in response to ongoing security threats from Russia.
This decision underscores the government’s commitment to protecting both Czech citizens and broader security interests within the North Atlantic Alliance. During a government meeting Wednesday, Minister of Defense Jana Cernochova emphasized the importance of this increased military engagement, stating:
“We must ensure our soldiers are where they are most needed to maintain peace and stability in Europe.” The cabinet’s proposal, which still requires parliamentary approval, will allow Czech soldiers to operate in various countries, including Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Slovakia, expanding their role in the defense of NATO’s eastern borders.
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EU Has Enough Support to Impose Chinese EV Tariffs, Sources Say
France, Greece, Italy and Poland will vote on Friday in favour of tariffs of up to 45 per cent on imports of electric vehicles (EVs) made in China, sources said, enough to push through the European Union’s highest profile trade measures, risking potential retaliation from Beijing.
The European Commission, which is conducting an anti-subsidy investigation into EVs made in China, has put its proposal for final tariffs to the EU’s 27 member states for a vote expected on Friday.
The support is a significant boost for Brussels as it pursues one of its largest trade cases ever. It remains unclear how the region’s top economy and major car producer, Germany, will vote.
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EU to Blame for Own Decline, Senior Eurocrat Admits
The decline in Europe is “the normal consequence” of its decisions, Enrico Letta — EU rapporteur on the single market, former Prime Minister of Italy and President of the Jacques Delors Institute — has claimed.
Speaking at an October 2 event hosted by Forum Europa, an international economy forum, Letta pointed the finger at the EU for its economic downturn, adding that the bloc needs a wake-up call regarding the state of its economy
“It is not just a problem of the last 12 months”, he said. “There is a clear, declining trajectory and this decline is not by chance or suddenly happening.”
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European Commission Takes Legal Action Against Four Countries Over Delay in Corporate Tax Reforms
The European Commission (EC) has initiated legal proceedings against Spain, Cyprus, Poland, and Portugal for failing to meet the deadline to introduce a minimum corporate income tax rate.
According to the EU directive, all member states were required to adopt a minimum 15 percent corporate tax rate by the end of 2023, but these four countries have yet to announce the necessary legislation.
The delay comes amid repeated warnings from the European Commission which Eurosceptics say is interfering in national affairs, although Brussels will claim it has jurisdiction in line with single market rules.
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The European Commission announced on Thursday that it is taking legal action against Hungary over a controversial law that imposes jail terms on organizations accepting foreign funds for political activities.
The law, passed under Hungary’s government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is part of a broader effort to curb foreign influence on domestic political matters.
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European Authorities Press on With Digital Wallets for Social Media Age Verification
Digital wallets for age verification are being developed to protect minors on large social media platforms under the Digital Services Act (DSA), before they are deployed under another regulation, a European Commission official said on Wednesday (2 October).
The digital wallets were envisioned under the latest Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (eIDAS) regulation, signed in April to amend a previous text.
They are designed as a tool for EU citizens to “control their digital identity” while “moving seamlessly across borders,” according to a Commission website. Possible use cases range from public services to banking.
According to the eIDAS, the wallets are planned to be operational by the end of 2026, but the Commission, working with coordinating authorities for digital services in member states, wants to have a “bridge” until then, the senior official said.
The wallets will not be mandatory for platforms or users, but they could become “de facto a little bit like a gold standard” for age verification, the official said.
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Exclusive: Greta Thunberg Rumoured in Secret Brussels ‘Civil Disobedience’ Plans
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist, has been rumoured to be involved in secret plans for “civil disobedience” on October 5 in Brussels drawn up by climate protestors.
In leaked correspondence seen by Brussels Signal, activists taking part in a public green demonstration scheduled for that day say that they are also planning a separate “blocking” act in the city.
They claim that Greta Thunberg has already “confirmed” that she will take part in this separate demonstration, which they say will constitute an act of “civil disobedience”.
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Explained: How Czechia’s Pension Reform May Affect You
The Czech government has recently announced a controversial proposal for pension reform that includes a slower increase in the retirement age. Under this plan, the retirement age will be capped at 67, with a gradual increase based on average life expectancy starting from around 2050. This reform also includes increasing pensions in line with inflation and average wages.
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Geert Wilders for Breitbart: Why European Patriots Should Support Israel
War is terrible. If only because there will always be innocent victims on both sides. But sometimes war is inevitable, because war can be just. Nowhere is this clearer today than in the war Israel is waging against the powers that want to wipe not only the state of Israel but also the Jewish people of the face of the earth.
Last Tuesday, Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. Wednesday, Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets into Israel from Lebanon. In order to neutralize the Hezbollah terrorists, the Israeli army has launched the first ground offensive in southern Lebanon since 2006.
The war in the Middle East is rapidly escalating. But it is clear who is to blame and it is equally clear which side we must back. We stand with Israel, because its enemies are evil and neutrality in the face of evil is evil.
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Germany: Berlin Police Raid Homes of Five Men on Suspicion of ‘Pro-Palestinian’ Crimes
German authorities have raided the homes of five men suspected of involvement in “pro-Palestinian-motivated crimes” as part of a broader effort to crack down on anti-Israel activity within the country.
On September 30, a co-ordinated operation by Berlin police saw 125 officers search apartments across several districts of the capital. The suspects, ranging in age from 18 to 40, were targeted in connection with various offences.
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Hackers Access Contact Details of Most Dutch Police Officers in Data Breach
Dutch authorities have revealed a cyber attack resulting in the theft of details of almost all of the 65,000 police officers in the Netherlands. The digital heist includes police names and email addresses, along with an unspecified proportion of their private telephone numbers.
Minister of Justice and Security David Van Weel informed the House of Representatives of the problem in a letter last Friday, September 27th. While his department appears to be treating another state as the primary suspect, it has yet to name which one is responsible.
Dutch police union Nederlandse Politiebond (NPB) called it a “nightmare” and has advocated increased vigilance on the part of its members. The union was reassured that the identities of undercover officers remain safe, due to additional precautions used.
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Hungarians Are Flocking to Italy to Buy a Home
Ten years ago, an apartment in Italy cost roughly three times as much as a Hungarian one, but today they are very similar, reports Portfolio.hu.
Average square meter prices in both countries are slightly above €1,750, although this is highly skewed to the upside for Hungary due to Budapest. Without the capital, Hungarian square meter prices are below €1,250.
Meanwhile, the Italian real estate market has also suffered from “1-euro houses,” an effort to attract young foreign settlers due to depopulation.
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‘Incompetent’ WHO Says Alcohol ‘Too Cheap’, Demands EU Clampdown
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a campaign demanding an overhaul of how Europe deals with the consumption of alcohol in a move that has been blasted by critics.
With its Redefine Alcohol campaign, unveiled on October 2, the WHO urged Europeans to examine critically their personal and societal ties to alcohol, and pushed for a rethinking of alcohol’s often pervasive influence in daily life, celebrations and traditions.
Among the critics of the WHO campaign is Dr Christopher Snowdon, head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, who told Brussels Signal he had strong disagreement with this argument, calling the WHO “an incompetent and corrupt organisation that constantly meddles in areas that are beyond its original remit”.
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Interview: Poland’s Left-Liberal Government is Jailing Its Opponents, and Priests Are No Exception
In an interview conducted by Poland’s Ordo Iuris Institute, Krzysztof Wasowski, the legal counsel of Polish priest Father Michal Olszewski, spoke about his client’s dire legal situation under the Donald Tusk government ruling in Poland. The case is important, as it draws up parallels to the persecution of clergy under communist rule and reflects the Tusk government’s persecution of its political opponents.
The background of the case is that Fr. Olszewski, who was the head of the Profeto Foundation, was provided a multimillion grant under the previous conservative government, with 66 million zlotys paid out, while the total should have been almost 100 million zloty (over €23 million, or $26 million). The project was designed to help victims of sexual violence, but the government contends his organization should have never received any funding.
Now, he has already been in prison for over six months. He was first arrested on Holy Tuesday, on March 26 of this year, said Wasowski.
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Iran May be Involved in Nordic Israeli Embassies Attacks, Swedish Security Services Say
Iran’s involvement in the attacks on the Israeli embassies in Stockholm and Copenhagen earlier this week is an “objective hypothesis”, the head of operations for the Swedish Security Service, Fredrik Hallström, has said.
The target selection and modus operandi suggest Tehran’s involvement in the shooting at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday night (1 October), the official said.
The same goes for the hand grenade explosions near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagenon Wednesday morning (3 October).
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Klaus Schwab Champions the “Intelligent Age,” Despite Concerns Over Censorship and Surveillance
World Economic Forum (WEF) Founder and Chairman Klaus Schwab appears quite enthusiastic about a future where technology takes the lead and central role in people’s everyday lives, but also across industries.
More likely, when he talks about the supposedly upcoming “Intelligence Age” — given his own and his organization’s track record — Schwab might actually have in mind advanced technology programmed by the few, in control of the rest.
Schwab’s recent post on the WEF’s website reveals that he does see himself as a visionary: first, he takes credit for the phrase “the Fourth Industrial Revolution” (that, true, has produced a world where elites use Big Tech to control, influence, and muzzle the “unwashed masses”).
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Lacking Volunteers, Poland Could Scrap Planned ‘Ukrainian Legion’
The Polish Defense Ministry might need to quietly let go of its planned “Ukrainian Legion”—a contingent of soldiers made up of military-aged Ukrainian refugees in Poland and equipped and trained by Warsaw—after being forced to admit that it’s struggling to recruit volunteers who would like to return home and fight on the frontlines.
The idea was conceived and announced in July during the Warsaw visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who signed a bilateral security agreement with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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Macron: EU Could be ‘Killed’ by New ‘Multipolar’ World Order
The European Union could be “killed” by the rise of the new “multipolar” world order, French President Emmanuel Macron has claimed.
Speaking at a Bloomberg event in Berlin on October 2, the French leader blasted what he called the rampant “overregulation” of the bloc’s single market, warning that if the union continued down its current path it risked destruction at the hands of the US and China.
“The EU could die,” Macron said, warning that the world’s larger trade blocs were ignoring international rules in favour of protecting and promoting their own economies.
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Netherlands: Explosive Attack on ATM Leaves 14 Homes Damaged in Amsterdam
An explosive attack on an ATM on Maasstraat in Amsterdam early Thursday morning left 14 surrounding homes damaged. At least one is uninhabitable, the property manager told AT5. The ATM itself was blown to pieces. No one got hurt, the police said.
The bombing happened around 2:30 a.m. The explosion blew away the wall in a stairwell and shattered many of the windows in surrounding homes. Residents couldn’t access their homes all night, a police spokesperson confirmed to the Amsterdam broadcaster.
Witnesses reported hearing two “gigantic bangs” and seeing two dark-clothed men fleeing on a scooter toward Churchilllaan.
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Netherlands: Police Raid Haarlem Office of Suicide Pod Inventor After Switzerland Incident
Those in the Netherlands in life threatening danger should immediately dial 112 for emergencies, and anyone suffering from depression or contemplating suicide can call 113 Zelfmoordpreventie at any time by dialing either 113 or 0800-0113, or by visiting 113.nl.
At the request of the Swiss authorities, the Dutch police raided the Haarlem office of Philip Nitschke, the man who invented the Sarco suicide pod, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirmed to NOS.
According to the Volkskrant, the authorities searched the Exit International premises on Monday and seized several computers and the first non-functioning prototype of the Sarco.
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Netherlands: KLM to Cut Costs Over Post-COVID Customer Lull
Dutch low-cost airline KLM has announced it will cut or delay investments and introduce cost-saving measures due to inflated costs combined with its failure to recover its pre-COVID passenger numbers.
“KLM announces measures to structurally improve the company’s operational and financial performance. These measures include increasing productivity, simplifying the organisation, cutting costs and deferring or postponing investments” it said in a statement on on October 3.
According to a CWT Global Business Travel Association’s forecast from September 2024, the rising costs for KLM could be explained by many factors including volatile oil prices, labour costs and constraints and inflationary pressures.
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Patriots for Europe Group Welcomes Two New MEPs From Poland
Following “long negotiations,” two MEPs belonging to the Polish National Movement, a member party of the Confederation (Konfederacja), successfully joined the ranks of the national conservative Patriots for Europe (PfE), the group announced on X.
According to a press release:
We are particularly pleased that two such dedicated politicians, both in their Polish homelands and at European level, have decided to join the Patriots’ Group. With MEP Anna Brylka and MEP Tomasz Buczek, the Patriots have welcomed two MEPs who share the common values and goals of the Patriots Group and are committed to the upholding of sovereign nations, the protection of our identity, and the preservation of the cultural heritage.
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Spain: Asturian Language Proposal Sparks Fears of Separatism
Conservatives have decried an effort from Spain’s governing Socialists to make a local language co-official with Spanish in the northern region of Asturias. The move, they say, would lead to the relegation of Spanish to secondary status, encourage social disunity, and foment yet another separatist movement.
Earlier this week, the Asturian government, headed by Spain’s governing Socialist Party together with smaller left-wing parties, presented a proposal to change the region’s Statute of Autonomy to make the Asturian language co-official.
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Swedish Teens Arrested for Copenhagen Blast Near Israeli Embassy
Three suspects were arrested by Copenhagen police only hours after two explosions close to the Israeli embassy on Wednesday morning. All three are reportedly Swedish citizens, in yet another example of gang violence spilling over from Sweden to neighboring countries. A shooting at the Israeli embassy in Stockholm on Wednesday evening has so far not resulted in any arrests.
According to police, a 19-year-old man was arrested near the Danish crime scene shortly after the incident but has since been released. A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man, both Swedish citizens, were arrested on a train at Copenhagen Central Station. They appeared in constitutional hearings on Wednesday morning in the Judicial Guard at Copenhagen City Court, and are facing charges of possession of hand grenades and for detonating them.
Two hand grenades were detonated on the roof terrace of a building about 100 meters from the Israeli embassy. According to the indictment, the crime occurred “in association and in prior agreement with one or more co-perpetrators.”
Sources told Swedish state broadcaster SVT that the attacks were carried out on behalf of the ‘Foxtrot’ criminal network led by Rawa Majid—dubbed “the Kurdish Fox.” The Foxtrot gang has previously been accused by Israeli intelligence of orchestrating attacks against Israel’s embassy in Stockholm, carried out on orders by the Islamist dictatorship in Iran.
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An activist affiliated with the far-left La France Insoumise party in Nantes has been indicted on charges of rape and torture of a disabled 4-year-old girl.
The 32-year-old former LFI member, Pierre-Alain Cottineau, was placed in pre-trial detention last week after admitting to the allegations during police custody.
Cottineau admitted to the rape during police questioning, also revealing that he has “pedophile inclinations.” He is facing charges of “rape with acts of torture or barbarism” and “sexual assault on a minor under 15 by a person in authority,” as well as the possession and distribution of child pornography.
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Croatian President Blocks Military Participation in NATO Ukraine Mission
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has said he will not allow any Croatian military personnel to participate in the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) mission as it could have “harmful consequences on Croatia’s national interests.”
This puts Milanovic at odds with the center-right HDZ-led government, which had already decided to join other NATO allies in the effort involving some 700 military personnel. The mission is aimed at coordinating arms deliveries and training Ukrainian soldiers from a single headquarters at Germany’s Wiesbaden Air Base.
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G7 Leaders Still Hope for Diplomatic Solution in Middle East, Italy Says
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urgently convened a phone conference with G7 leaders on Wednesday in response to the escalating Middle East crisis, resulting in a strong condemnation of Iran’s attack on Israel.
A diplomatic solution to the Middle East crisis is still possible, the Group of Seven said after a phone conference Wednesday led by Premier and duty G7 chair Meloni, a statement from Palazzo Chigi said.
The leaders agreed to work together to reduce regional tensions, starting with the implementation of UN Resolution 2735 in Gaza and Resolution 1701 to stabilize the Israeli-Lebanese border, the statement noted.
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Israeli Strikes Kill Nine in Central Beirut as Blasts Heard Across Lebanese Capital
Israeli strikes on a central Beirut medical centre have killed at least nine people, after Israel’s military suffered its deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Residents in the capital heard a missile flying overhead before hearing the sound of the explosion in the district of Bachoura. Videos showed the floor of an apartment building burning. Residents living in nearby areas began to flee, driving away quickly in cars and on scooters.
The Israeli strike hit a medical centre belonging to the Hezbollah-linked Islamic Health Organisation in the early hours of Thursday. The attack was the second airstrike on central Beirut this week, with most strikes having previously been confined to suburbs in the southern suburbs.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting Beirut and issued evacuation warnings for various locations throughout the night. Three missiles hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed last week, and loud explosions were heard, Lebanese security officials said.
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Israel Targets Likely Hezbollah Successor in New Beirut Attacks
Update(1939ET): Israel is conducting more major airstrikes in Beirut Thursday evening. Israeli officials are now claiming that strikes last night targeted head of Hezbollah’s executive committee Hashim Safi al-Din. He’s been widely reported as the likely successor to take over the Shia paramilitary group after Nasrallah’s killing last week.
“Safi al-Din is the leading figure to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s leader. An Israeli official said Safi al-Din was in a bunker deep underground and it isn’t yet clear whether he was killed in the strike,” Axios is reporting.
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‘Intercepted’ Review: Eavesdropping on Evil in the Ukraine War
The Ukraine War has already inspired several superb documentaries, the latest of which is “Intercepted,” which combines audio of phone calls Russian troops made to their loved ones back home with matter-of-fact footage of the bleakness and devastation they wrought.
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NATO’s Rutte Arrives in Kyiv on First Trip After Taking Post
Newly appointed NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte travelled to Kyiv on Thursday (3 October), only a few days after taking over the top position in the Western military alliance.
Speaking alongside Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Rutte said he had come to make “crystal clear” his commitment to Ukraine.
Both discussed the current battlefield situation, Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’, which Zelenskyy pitched last week in New York and Kyiv’s needs ahead of winter.
Zelenskyy said he would like to see Western partners shoot down Iranian missiles and drones attacking Ukraine over its territory, just as they did during attacks on Israel.
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Putin’s forces have launched a major drone attack on 15 Ukrainian regions, causing widespread damage to commercial and residential infrastructure.
The Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 78 out of 105 Russian drones during the assault, with 23 more likely impacted by active electronic jamming.
Authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv said the air force had downed around 15 drones over the city and its surroundings during an air alert that lasted more than five hours.
An attack on the southern region of Odesa damaged power lines, regional governor Oleh Kiper said. Workers restored power to more than 3,000 consumers, though a further 2,000 people remained without power in one of the districts.
It comes as claimed a key town in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops were forced to withdraw from the area after years of fighting.
The Russian Army said it had seized Vuhledar, Donetsk, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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London Hands Over Important U.S. Military Base to China Ally
Britain’s left-wing government announced a plan on Thursday to surrender sovereignty of a British Overseas Territory in the Indian Ocean that has hosted an important joint U.S.-UK military base and listening post for the past 50 years.
The United Kingdom is giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, from whom it bought the archipelago in the 1960s. The announcement is the latest development in years of sovereignty claims by Mauritius, now drifting into China’s sphere of influence, which until recently were not even recognised as legitimate by the UK or its allies.
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Pakistan: Doctors Link Pfizer mRNA ‘Vaccine’ to Deadly Autoimmune Diseases
A group of medical doctors has uncovered evidence linking Pfizer’s Covid mRNA “vaccine” to a surge in deadly autoimmune diseases.
The link was uncovered during a study led by physician-scientist Dr. Ashraf Ullah, the head of Internal Medicine at May Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.
Dr. Ullah and his team conducted a case report involving a 40-year-old patient experiencing a Covid mRNA vaccine-linked injury involving Aplastic Anemia (AA) and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS).
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According to Senator Hanson the pact ‘is not just a harmless international agreement — it sets the agenda for dangerous changes that could deeply impact our nation’.
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The federal government’s disaster response agency doesn’t have enough money to help Americans left in distress by Hurricane Helene after blowing billions on illegal migrants.
Over the last two years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has handed out more than $1 billion taxpayer dollars to specifically support illegal migrants with housing.
But now there’s no money to help out the 150,000 American citizens who have reached out for federal assistance after their homes were damaged by Hurricane Helene.
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Biden Border Patrol Chief Defends Migrant Crossing Hotspot Where There’s Been a 5,000% Increase
Even though one area of the border has seen more border crossings this year than in the last 17 years combined, the head of the US Border Patrol is applauding efforts to stop migrant crossings there.
The Swanton sector of the Border Patrol, which straddles the northern border of the US where Canada, New York State and Vermont meet, had a 5,000% increase in illegal crossings since 2021 when President Joe Biden took office.
In a recent online post, the top agent in the sector explained that the 19,222 migrants found illegally crossing the area this year is more than if you added up all migrant encounters in the last 17 years.
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Biden-Harris HHS Sec Subpoenaed Over 291,000 Unaccounted for Migrant Children Amid Border Crisis
The Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Health and Human ServicesSecretary Xavier Becerra has been subpoenaed by Congress in an attempt to get information from him regarding the vetting of sponsors for unaccompanied minor immigrant children that have crossed the border into the US but have been unaccounted for by immigration authorities.
House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green (R-TN) subpoenaed Becerra, who oversees the operations of HHS. The agency has been put in charge of placing unaccompanied alien children (UAC) with sponsors in the US.
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‘Dangerous’ Migrant is Person of Interest in Shooting Death of 17-Year-Old Chicago Girl
A 19-year-old male migrant described as “dangerous” is in custody in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old female migrant in Chicago on Tuesday, a police source told Fox News.
A Chicago Police Department (CPD) source told Fox News that Juan Ramirez-Olivo was involved in the death of 17-year-old Stephanie Lopez Ramirez. She was found dead with gunshot wounds to the arm Tuesday in an apartment in Humboldt Park on Chicago’s west side. The two were in the apartment together when shots were fired.
The CPD source and a separate friend of the victim’s family told Fox News that Ramirez-Olivo implied the shooting was an accident. But both sources have called that into question. The CPD source said Ramirez-Olivo was likely illegally in possession of a gun that he purchased on the street.
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Defiant Pro-Refugee Lawmakers Seek Ways to Challenge German Migration U-Turn
Discontent with the German government’s harsh rhetoric on migration is increasing as remaining pro-refugee lawmakers resort to the Council of Europe, open letters, and resignations to recentre the debate on human rights.
While the German government has long stood out at the EU level for its comparatively humanitarian-oriented positions on irregular migration, public pressure after terrorist attacks linked to rejected asylum-seekers has triggered radical measures.
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A redacted report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General has found that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) did not “fully assess risks associated with releasing noncitizens without identification into the United States and allowing them to travel on domestic flights.”
The report stated that although the CBP and ICE have policies and procedures in place to check the identification of those crossing the border into the US illegally, “they cannot always verify the noncitizens’ identities.”
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Dozens of Lawmakers Demand Answers From AG Garland as Thousands of Non-Citizens Found on Voter Rolls
The Biden-Harris administration’s Attorney General Merrick Garland has come under fire from dozens of lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate.
Congressional lawmakers are demanding answers from the Department of Justice (DOJ) after thousands of non-citizens were found registered to vote on America’s voter rolls.
Members of Congress are calling on AG Garland to explain what will be done to stop non-citizen voting in federal elections.
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FEMA Gave $20 MILLION to San Diego to Open Welcome Center for Illegal Immigrants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gave around $20 million in order to open a welcome center in San Diego, California for illegal immigrants coming into the country. The unearthed report comes as the agency is running short on funding for the rest of hurricane season after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, which has taken the lives of at least 160 people.
According to NBC7, FEMA shelled out $19.6 million in order to pay for an illegal immigrant transition center in the blue city. The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in favor of accepting the grant in May.
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French Interior Minister Unveils His Plan for Immigration and Crime
Deaf to the cries of outrage from the Left, who have been denouncing his ideological closeness to the Rassemblement National since his televised appearance on Sunday, France’s new Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is persisting with his statements on the need to control illegal immigration and reduce legal immigration. In an interview with Figaro Magazine, he unveils the broad outlines of his plan to combat immigration, crime, and political Islam.
In the interview, the minister takes another look at the numerous “malfunctions” that led to the murder of 19-year-old Philippine on Friday, September 20th. To avoid a repeat of the same scenario in the future, Retailleau advocates tougher detention rules for illegal immigrants facing deportation.
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French Interior Minister Announces Deportation Flights for Illegal Migrants in Mayotte
In a bid to tackle immigration issues, France’s new interior minister Bruno Retailleau has announced deportation flights to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), targeting illegal migrants in Mayotte, the French overseas island territory located near Madagascar.
Speaking on October 3, Retailleau emphasised that those who set foot illegally in France, whether on the mainland or its regions elsewhere, would not be allowed to stay.
“Those who have arrived illegally in mainland France or overseas regions are not destined to stay with us,” he said.
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Migrant Charged in Torture of Texas Woman Who Returned Home to Find Four Armed Men Waiting for Her
An illegal immigrant has been arrested and accused of tying up a woman, pistol-whipping her and threatening to cut off her fingers if she did not show him where her valuables were in a terrifying home robbery in Texas.
Manuel Hernandez-Hernandez, 28, is one of four men police in Texas believe took part in the Sept. 21 home invasion. It’s unclear how long he has been in the country or where he is from.
He’s been charged with aggravated robbery and is currently in jail with an immigration hold for being in country illegally, according to Dallas County jail records.
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have nabbed more than 19,000 illegal immigrants at one sector alone along the US-Canada border during Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 — more than have been apprehended along the northern border sector over the past 17 years.
FY 2024 ended Monday, and agents at the CPB’s Patrol’s Swanton Sector have caught illegal immigrants from 97 differnt countries, sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia said.
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Four Moroccan citizens seeking asylum in Spain escaped from a reception room at Madrid’s Barajas Airport on Tuesday night by climbing through a hole in the ceiling, according to sources from the country’s interior ministry.
After making their way through the roof, the men reached the top of the building and have not been seen since. The National Police have launched a search operation to locate the escapees.
Union representatives cited by the 20 Minutos news outlet have criticized the conditions at Barajas Airport, claiming that the structures provided by airport operator Aena to secure asylum seekers are “completely insufficient and unsafe.”
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The trial of a Syrian migrant accused of stabbing a 4-year-old girl in a German supermarket earlier this year began on Wednesday in a case that exposes the flaws in Europe’s open borders and offers a stark contrast between Western hospitality and the stricter deportation policies of Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed S. (34), a Syrian-born man with Dutch citizenship, is standing trial in Ravensburg, Germany, for the unprovoked attack on a minor on April 4, 2024, in a small town in Bavaria’s Allgäu region.
While standing in a supermarket with her mother, little Manuela (name changed) was set upon by Mohamed S. who stabbed her four times with a 20-centimeter kitchen knife.
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he recently adopted EU asylum and migration pact, which will only enter into force in 2026, brings little improvement to the migration crisis and is years behind in development, which means consistent external border protection is key, argues Austrian MEP Petra Steger. She notes that more and more EU countries are realizing Hungary was right and migration policy needs to be completely revamped.
“Nine years ago, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants the green light to enter Europe. Since then, the situation has barely improved, with 8 million people immigrating to Europe under the pretext of asylum. The majority of them are still here in the EU, although many do not need protection,” wroteSteger, who belongs to the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), in an opinion article for Austrian news outlet Exxpress.
Despite the problems facing Europe wrought by mass immigration, the failed Dublin system was continued for years.
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Trump Vows to ‘Absolutely’ Deport All Haitian Migrants From Springfield Ohio
President Donald Trump has declared that he plans to “revoke” the protected status of Haitian migrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and “absolutely” deport them all “back to their country.”
Under the Biden-Harris administration, the small city of just under 60,000 people has been flooded with roughly 20,000 migrants from Haiti.
The Biden-Harris admin imported the migrants to Springfield from Haiti and gave them temporary protected status so they could live in the country without being classed as illegal aliens.
Trump said the spike in population from foreign nationals has caused the small town to be “overrun.”
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Venezuelan Tren De Aragua Gang Linked to Murder of 12-Year-Old Texas Girl Jocelyn Nungaray
The illegal migrants accused of brutally killing 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray are believed to be linked to the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, according to police documents. The young victim was lured under a bridge, assaulted, and strangled to death before her body was dumped into a creek on June 16 in Houston, Texas.
Newly released information revealed that investigators from Houston police and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office have probed the TikTok accounts of Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26, and Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, after obtaining a search warrant to access their devices. Investigators believe to have found a message intended for gang members both within and outside the United States that “involved TdA gang membership,” KCPR2 reported.
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British Immigration Judge Criticised for Misgendering Transgender Witness
A migrant accused of faking his sexual orientation to stay in Britain has been granted an appeal to his asylum rejection. The decision came after a judge suggested the applicant was in a “marriage of convenience” with a woman, even though he is not married. Additionally, the judge was criticised for “misgendering” a witness.
The judge is being replaced for the appeal after using the word “he” when referring to a witness who identifies as a transgender woman.
This story, reported in The Daily Mail, has unsurprisingly received a fiery response online, with some social media users jibing that “this has to be satire.”
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced on Wednesday a proposal to deliver on her promise last February to put the brakes on gender ideology in Alberta schools, ensure parental rights are respected, and to ban sex change operations for minors under 18 years of age.
“In Alberta, we believe children should wait until adulthood before making physical changes to their body. Furthermore, we believe in the rights of loving parents to be meaningfully engaged with their children’s education when sensitive issues are taught. And women and girls deserve the opportunity to compete fairly and safely in female-only divisions,” Smith wrote in a post on X.
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Georgia Defies EU, Signs ‘Anti-LGBTQ Bill’
Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of Parliament in Georgia, has signed a controversial bill into law that opponents have described as “curbing LGBTQ rights”, despite strong EU opposition.
The bill defines marriage as a voluntary union between two individuals of different biological sexes to create a family, angering many Western leaders.
Pressure from the European Union and other powers initially resulted in Georgia’s pro-EU President Salome Zurabishvili refusing to sign the law, with reports indicating that the leader was seeking to avoid controversies surrounding “homophobia” and “LGBTQ issues” in light of the country’s upcoming October 26 elections.
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UK: Tavistock Child Psychologist ‘Can Still Practise’ Despite Conviction for Grooming
Dr. Ross Canade, a psychologist who treated young patients at the controversial transgender clinic within the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, pleaded guilty in July to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.
Yet an investigation by The Daily Mail has found that Dr. Canade has not been suspended by the regulator which oversees his profession, meaning he is still free to practise.
The news prompted TalkTV presenter Renée Hoenderkamp to ask: “Are our children safe anywhere?”
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