Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Bud Light, has pledged to purge its white, male employees in an effort to have a “more diverse and inclusive environment,” according to footage found on the company’s website. The company has seen its sales collapse since the disastrous Dylan Mulvaney advertisement campaign which wiped billions off the firm’s value, and chased millions of customers away.
In the video, one employee of Anheuser-Busch explains, “we’re still 40 percent women, and 60 percent men, still predominantly white: so there’s still work to be done.” The “work” to be “done” is apparently replacing white male workers with alternatives.
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In doing this, another employee says, “I feel like I finally found my voice as a black woman, and I’m not prepared to lose it.”
Discussing the #CheerstoDiversityAndInclusion campaign, Anheuser-Busch’s European Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Lara Laila Gärber explains, “at AB InBev, what we wanted to do is ensure that diversity and inclusion is fully integrated in our business strategy.”
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Anheuser-Busch has lost billions of dollars as a result of its decision to embrace diversity by partnering with Dylan Mulvaney for the now infamous ad campaign. The stock has also since been downgraded by HSBC.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Crime in Washington, D.C. has seen a dramatic decrease in early 2026, with homicides dropping 80 percent, robberies down 58 percent, and overall crime down by 26 percent compared to the same period in 2025.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and federal law enforcement agencies have contributed to these results through targeted interventions.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The data reflects crime statistics in Washington, D.C. for the early weeks of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.
🎯IMPACT: The significant decline in crime demonstrates the effectiveness of the President’s law and order policies, offering a model for other cities to follow.
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President Donald J. Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as part of an effort to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital, is bearing significant fruit. Data from the city’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) show that, year-to-date, homicides are down 80 percent, robberies are down 58 percent, burglaries are down 58 percent, car thefts are down 57 percent, and crime across the board is down 26 percent when compared to the same time last year.
In the first month of 2026, Washington, D.C. saw only two homicides—over the same period in 2025, the city had already racked up ten murders. Meanwhile, robberies fell from 158 in the first month of 2025 to just 67 in the first month of 2026. Motor vehicle thefts, one of the most common crimes in the capital city, sat at 381 in January of last year but fell to 162 in the first month of 2026. Overall, the total crime count for D.C. slid from 1,880 incidents in the first month of last year to 1,385 this past month.
The National Pulse reported last month that crime on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Metro and bus system hit an over two-decade low last year as the National Guard presence has bolstered the city’s police department. Overall, crime on Metrobuses fell 37 percent, while Metrorail saw a 34 percent decline, and crime in Metro parking facilities fell 40 percent.
Notably, the success of the crackdown has resulted in an extension of the National Guard deployment as the city continues to refocus its police force on neighborhoods that have long needed a more substantial law enforcement presence. The plummeting crime rate has also all but ended resistance to the Guard deployment, which city officials initially opposed.
The Trump administration’s public safety efforts in D.C. come in direct response to a surge in lawlessness under former President Joe Biden.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of War says it may have to resort to “extraordinary measures” if Virginia Democrats pass a bill to place the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) fully under state control.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Pentagon, Virginia Democrats, and VMI leadership.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Proposed legislation pending in Virginia, with the Pentagon issuing its warning late Tuesday, February 3.
💬KEY QUOTE: “The stability of this proven leadership pipeline is a matter of direct national securityinterest,” said Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.
🎯IMPACT: The proposed bills could end VMI’s current governance and funding, raising concerns about military readiness and state investment.
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The U.S. Department of War says it may have to resort to “extraordinary measures” if Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly pass a bill to bring the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) fully under state government control. House Bill 1374, proposed by Virginia Democrats, would dissolve VMI’s Board of Visitors and place the institution entirely under state governance.
“The Department of War is monitoring Virginia House Bill 1374, focused on the governance of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), with significant concern,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He continued, “For generations, the unique military environment at VMI has made the Institute a vital source of commissioned officers for the Armed Forces.”
Parnell further emphasized that “the stability of this proven leadership pipeline is a matter of direct national security interest and any action that could disrupt the ecosystem requires our full attention. DoW reserves the right to take extraordinary measures to protect the integrity of VMI and our commitment to the cadets and midshipmen currently training there remains steadfast.”
VMI has long been a political target for Virginia Democrats who have worked for decades to find ways to defund or close the storied military college. In addition to HB 1374, Virginia Democrats introduced House Bill 1377, which would establish a task force to determine whether VMI should continue receiving state funding. The bill follows a 2021 task force initiated by then-Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA), which accused VMI of widespread discrimination. If the new task force concludes that VMI has not adequately addressed these claims, the commonwealth could cut its funding entirely.
Virginia Delegate Dan Helmer (D), who sponsored HB 1377, argued that the state should not fund an institution “incapable of separating itself from a Lost Cause ideology that promotes White supremacy.”
VMI, which received 27.5 percent of its funding from Virginia in the last academic year, has a historical association with the Confederacy, having produced many of its generals during the Civil War.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a New Orleans Police Department recruit from Cameroon who was issued a firearm despite an being subject to an active deportation order.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Larry Temah, a 46-year-old recruit, ICE, and the New Orleans Police Department.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: Temah was arrested on January 28, just one week before his scheduled graduation from the New Orleans Police Academy.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This illegal alien from Cameroon, Larry Temah, is not only breaking the law with every step he takes in this country illegally, but the New Orleans Police Department hired him and issued him a firearm — what kind of law enforcement department gives criminal illegal aliens guns and badges?” – Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary.
🎯IMPACT: The case highlights ongoing concerns over sanctuary city policies and enforcement of immigration laws.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Larry Temah, a 46-year-old recruit with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) from Cameroon, on January 28, 2026—just one week before his scheduled graduation from the police academy. Temah had been issued a firearm despite being subject to an active deportation order.
Temah entered the U.S. legally in 2015 on a visitor visa and received conditional residency in 2016 after marrying a U.S. citizen. However, his application for permanent residency was denied in 2022 due to fraud, per ICE. He failed to appear in immigration court three times, leading an immigration judge to order his removal in absentia. ICE also stated that he lacked valid work authorization.
Federal law prohibits illegal aliens from possessing firearms, yet the NOPD recruited Temah and provided him with a gun. “This illegal alien from Cameroon, Larry Temah, is not only breaking the law with every step he takes in this country illegally, but the New Orleans Police Department hired him and issued him a firearm—what kind of law enforcement department gives criminal illegal aliens guns and badges?” said Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary. She added that it is a felony for illegal aliens to possess firearms.
An NOPD spokesman disputed ICE’s claims, claiming the department verified Temah’s employment eligibility through ICE’s E-Verify system before hiring him. The spokesman stated: “New Orleans is not a sanctuary city, and NOPD does not control jail operations or detainer decisions, which fall under the Sheriff’s Office.” They denied that the department knowingly violated any laws.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Bill Gates, called out her former husband over the release of millions of documents relating to deceased pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Melinda French Gates, Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: French Gates made her comments during an interview on February 3.
💬KEY QUOTE: “For me, it’s personally hard whenever those details come up, because it brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage.” – Melina French Gates.
🎯IMPACT: The Epstein files continue to impact many high-profile elites, leading to resignations and calls for further investigations.
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Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, said she felt “unbelievable sadness” after newly released documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein referenced her ex-husband, and included disturbing claims about his behavior. French Gates made the comments during an appearance on NPR, where host Rachel Martin asked how she reacted to a new tranche of Epstein-related records that became public as part of a large federal disclosure.
Among the documents is a draft email attributed to Epstein and dated July 18, 2013. The email alleges that Bill Gates contracted a sexually transmitted infection following encounters involving “Russian girls” and that he sought antibiotics that could be given to French Gates without her knowledge. The message also contains explicit personal language. A spokesman for Bill Gates strongly denied the allegations, calling them “absolutely absurd and completely false,” and said the email reflects Epstein’s anger after Gates cut off contact with him.
French Gates, who divorced Bill Gates in 2021 after 27 years of marriage, said the renewed attention surrounding the Epstein files brought back painful memories. “For me, it’s personally hard whenever those details come up, because it brings back memories of some very, very painful times in my marriage,” she said. She added that any unanswered questions about the claims are for those involved, including her ex-husband, to address, not her.
She also said the revelations prompted her to reflect on Epstein’s victims and the broader harm caused by his crimes. “I’m able to take my own sadness and look at those young girls and say, ‘My God, how did that happen to those girls?’” she said.
The comments follow the Department of Justice (DOJ) releasing millions of pages of records tied to Epstein’s activities and network of contacts. The disclosure includes emails, correspondence, contact lists, flight records, and other materials gathered during investigations into Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Federal prosecutors in Chicago, Illinois, uncovered schemes involving foreign nationals exploiting U.S. Medicare and supplemental insurance systems, filing over $1 billion in fraudulent claims.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nationals of Kazakhstan and Pakistan are accused, including Anuar Abdrakhmanov and Tair Smagul, as well as two unnamed Pakistani nationals.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Fraudulent activities spanned multiple states, with cases tied to Kentucky, Connecticut, and other locations. Key events occurred between 2023 and 2024.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Medicare received tens of thousands of beneficiary complaints tied to the fraudulent billing.” – Federal prosecutors
🎯IMPACT: The schemes resulted in hundreds of millions in false claims, with supplemental insurers paying at least $450,000, and exposed vulnerabilities in Medicare’s billing systems.
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Federal prosecutors in Chicago have exposed massive Medicare fraud schemes involving foreign nationals, with more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims filed for medical equipment and diagnostic tests. Investigators say many of the items were never delivered, authorized, or requested by patients or doctors. Court filings show that nationals from Kazakhstan and Pakistan took control of seemingly legitimate medical supply companies and used stolen patient information to submit fake prescriptions and bills. Authorities say the perpetrators tried to funnel the proceeds overseas before being stopped.
One of the largest operations involved Kazakh national Anuar Abdrakhmanov, who allegedly submitted $666 million in Medicare claims in just five months through Priority One Medical Equipment. Investigators found that the company’s listed office in Kentucky was mostly empty, with employees forwarding mail to a supervisor they had never met.
Another case centers on Kazakh national Tair Smagul, accused of laundering proceeds from roughly $953 million in fraudulent claims. Medicare received more than 27,000 complaints from beneficiaries tied to Smagul’s operation in Connecticut, with doctors and patients denying any involvement in the billed services.
Two Pakistani nationals are also accused of running schemes using stolen Medicare data to submit false claims through shell companies with names such as Snazzy Sprocket and Peculiar Penguin.
Officials say these cases highlight the growing scope of Medicare fraud, which federal authorities believe may involve billions more in undiscovered false claims.
These prosecutions come amid a broader wave of fraud cases involving migrants. In Minnesota, investigators uncovered what federal authorities describe as one of the largest welfare fraud scandals in U.S. history, involving false claims for child nutrition, housing stabilization, and autism services. More than 78 people have been indicted, and hundreds of millions of dollars were reportedly stolen.
In Washington, D.C., Ruby Corado, a transgender migrant activist and founder of the now‑defunct nonprofit Casa Ruby, was recently sentenced to 33 months in prison for diverting federal COVID‑19 relief funds. Court filings show Corado stole more than $950,000, transferred at least $150,000 overseas, and was ordered to repay $956,215 in restitution.
Other reported migrant-linked fraud includes a $7 million SNAP scheme allegedly run by a Haitian immigrant duo, who submitted false claims using fabricated identities to obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly shot and killed in Libya.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Abdullah Othman (Gaddafi’s political adviser), and Libyan authorities.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred in Zintan, western Libya, where Gaddafi had been based for a decade.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We fight here in Libya, we die here in Libya.” – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 2011.
🎯IMPACT: Throughout the 2011 uprising, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi remained defiant, warning of “rivers of blood” and the destruction of Libya.
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the Libyan city of Zintan. The 53-year-old’s death in an apparent assassination was confirmed by his political adviser, Abdullah Othman, though details surrounding the incident remain unclear, and Libyan authorities have not issued any official statements.
Gaddafi, though he never held an official position, was widely seen as his father’s second-in-command from 2000 until 2011, when Muammar Gaddafi was killed by militants with the anti-Gaddafi National Transitional Council (NTC). Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was captured in Zintan that same year while attempting to flee the country. After being imprisoned, he was released in 2017 as part of a general pardon.
Educated in the West, including earning a PhD from the London School of Economics in 2008, Gaddafi sought to present a modernized image of Libya and worked to repair relations with Western nations. However, his role during his father’s regime and the 2011 uprising led to allegations of crimes against humanity, including torture and violence against opposition figures. The International Criminal Court (ICC) sought his prosecution, and in 2015, a Tripoli court sentenced him to death in absentia.
Throughout the 2011 uprising, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi remained defiant, warning of “rivers of blood” and the destruction of Libya. “We fight here in Libya, we die here in Libya,” he said at the time. Following his release in 2017, Gaddafi went underground in Zintan, avoiding assassination attempts while maintaining contact with allies inside and outside Libya, and attempting a political comeback.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Congressman Jerry Nadler referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as “goons” and argued people would be “justified” in shooting them during masked arrests in remarks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY), ICE agents, and other Democrat officials such as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Remarks made during a House Judiciary Committee markup session on Tuesday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If you were attacked by a masked person, you might think you were being kidnapped, you’d be justified in shooting the person to protect yourself.” – Jerry Nadler
🎯IMPACT: Attacks on ICE agents have increased significantly, with violent incidents and threats becoming more frequent.
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Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) drew sharp criticism during a House Judiciary Committee markup on February 3 after referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as “goons” and suggesting that people could be “justified” in shooting them. The comments were made as lawmakers debated legislation on biological men competing in women’s sports and a balanced budget amendment.
During the hearing, Nadler accused ICE of routinely violating civil liberties, saying, “We see the ICE goons break into people’s homes without a warrant… This is the major problem we have today.” He also warned of what he described as “fascism in our streets,” citing high-profile immigration enforcement operations and agents wearing masks while carrying out arrests.
“If you were attacked by a masked person, you might think you were being kidnapped, you’d be justified in shooting the person to protect yourself, but we see people being shot for what? For driving a car,” he said, likely referring to anti-ICE activist Renée Good, who was fatally shot after hitting a federal officer with her SUV during an attempted getaway.
Nadler’s comments come amid a broader pattern of aggressive rhetoric toward ICE from some Democratic officials. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz previously described the agency as “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo,” while Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas compared ICE to “slave patrols.”
Recent reports from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicate a dramatic rise in violence directed at ICE personnel. DHS data shows a 1,300 percent increase in overall assaults against agents, a 3,200 percent increase in vehicular attacks, and an 8,000 percent surge in death threats. Incidents have included shootings, attempted vehicular assaults, and violent protests targeting ICE facilities and officers in states such as Illinois, Texas, and California.
Additional controversies have emerged involving Democratic officials at the state and local levels. A Democratic district attorney publicly vowed to pursue ICE agents “like Nazi war criminals,” while a Democratic attorney general, like Nadler, suggested that people might be legally permitted to shoot masked ICE agents under “stand your ground” laws if they believed they were under attack.
In another case, a convicted felon serving as a Democrat lawmaker introduced legislation to bar ICE agents from holding police jobs in her state.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Data from Trump pollster Fabrizio Ward reveals voters oppose Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy’s pitch to President Trump to leave broadcasting regulations in place, rather than freeing up the market.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Trump administration, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), local television station owners, national broadcasters, advertisers, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, and American voters.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The poll of 1,000 registered voters nationally was conducted between January 20 and 22 by Fabrizio Ward.
💬KEY QUOTE: “By an eight-to-one margin, voters who get their local news from TV would be less likely rather than more likely to vote for a Member of Congress who opposed local TV station owners being allowed to compete nationally.” — Fabrizio Ward
🎯IMPACT: The data suggests voters—regardless of partisan affiliation—overwhelmingly support ending ownership restrictions on television station owners.
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New data shows that local television stations continue to be a key source of news and entertainment for a large swath of American voters, and they’re beginning to notice the slow death of local broadcasters at the hands of the national networks empowered by favorable federal government regulations.
The news is pertinent as President Trump and his FCC Chairman, Brendan Carr, consider changes to the 39 percent broadcasting cap set decades ago, as previously covered here at The National Pulse.
A poll of 1,000 registered American voters, conducted between January 20 and 22 by Fabrizio Ward, found that nearly half of respondents still get a large share of their news from local TV stations, even as social media and streaming services continue to grow in market share.
The findings undermine the lobbying efforts of Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy, who is currently attempting to convince President Trump and Chairman Carr to keep the antiquated broadcast cap in place, because it protects his cable news business and stymies competition against him.
Ruddy’s Newsmax attempted to impose Joe Biden and Antony Fauci’s vaccine mandate on its staff, and settled with Dominion Voting Systems under its previous management over the topic of stolen elections, costing the company over $65 million.
HOW IT WORKS… OR DOESN’T.
By limiting growth and competition from local broadcast companies, the federal government has unintentionally granted the national networks significant leverage. Without new revenue, local broadcasters are left at the whim of the national networks, which have systematically slashed spending on local news as they undergo consolidation, in favor of cheaper, easier-to-produce national news packages. This has forced local networks to cut costs further, leading to plummeting viewership. Unable to grow and compete beyond regional markets, the local broadcasters are caught in a death spiral imposed by the national networks and enabled by federal regulation.
However, this situation does not appear to have gone unnoticed by the electorate. According to the Fabrizio Ward poll, 57 percent of respondents believe local television station owners should be allowed to compete with national networks without government interference. Only 15 percent of respondents said the government should keep restrictions on local broadcasters in place.
Notably, both Republicans and Democrats support lifting regulatory restrictions by similar margins, putting Ruddy and his pitch to the President on the opposite side of Americans across the board.
Just 20 percent of Americans said the status quo is fair. Most Trump voters say it is unfair, as do most Kamala Harris voters.
“By an eight-to-one margin, voters who get their local news from TV would be less likely rather than more likely to vote for a Member of Congress who opposed local TV station owners being allowed to compete nationally,” Fabrizio Ward stated, adding, “Among the same group of voters, the Member of Congress who supports local TV station owners being allowed to compete nationally for advertising against cable networks and internet streamers would enjoy a wide margin of support.”
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: New countryside management plans are being implemented to make England’s rural areas more “diverse,” with claims that these spaces are perceived as a “white environment.”
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Britain’s far-left Labour Party government, white rural Britons, and ethnic minorities.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The plans stem from reports published since 2019, targeting areas such as the Malvern Hills in England.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Many minority peoples have no connection to nature in the UK because their parents and their grandparents did not feel safe enough to take them or had other survival preoccupations.” – Woke UK report.
🎯IMPACT: The plans aim to reshape rural areas to appeal to a more multicultural demographic, potentially altering traditional British countryside culture.
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Government-backed plans to reshape England’s countryside are drawing fresh scrutiny, as officials move to make it more “diverse,” amid a recent history of anti-white policies in the United Kingdom. Authorities overseeing National Landscapes, formerly known as “Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty,” are revising long-standing management strategies after internal reviews concluded that these areas risk appearing out of touch with a “modern Britain.”
The concern, according to the woke planners, is that the countryside is widely viewed as a space dominated by white, middle-class visitors. Planners for the Malvern Hills openly complained that the area is seen as a place where “most white English users value the solitude and contemplative activities which the countryside affords.” However, they claim that “the tendency for ethnic minority people is to prefer social company (family, friends, schools).”
The plan further claims: “Many minority peoples have no connection to nature in the UK because their parents and their grandparents did not feel safe enough to take them or had other survival preoccupations.”
The push is not solely a product of the current leftist Labour government, with the groundwork being laid under the formerly governing Conservatives beginning in 2019. At that time, a series of government-commissioned reports warned that the countryside was being perceived as “an exclusive, mainly white, mainly middle-class club” and risked ending up “being irrelevant to the country that actually exists.”
Proposed remedies include targeted outreach to minority communities, revised marketing campaigns, multilingual signage, and policy changes designed to remove what planners describe as cultural or practical obstacles to participation—for instance, imposing restrictions on dog owners, to make Muslims who regard the animals as “unclean” more comfortable.
The controversy fits into a broader national debate over identity, history, and inclusion. In higher education, one English university recently announced plans to drop the term “Anglo-Saxon” from a master’s programme, citing a desire to “decolonise” the curriculum and move away from allegedly nationalist or ethnically charged interpretations of national history.
Similar tensions have emerged across public policy. For instance, an official inquiry found that the Royal Air Force (RAF) unlawfully discriminated against white male recruits while attempting to meet diversity targets, a finding that led to public apologies from senior commanders—although nobody was punished.
All of this is unfolding against the backdrop of significant demographic change. Major urban centres such as London and Birmingham are no longer majority White British, while many rural regions remain more than 90 percent white.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion funding deal to end the partial government shutdown, sending it to President Donald J. Trump for approval.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The funding deal passed on Tuesday after a four-day partial government shutdown.
💬KEY QUOTE: “We’ve got a very short time frame in which to do this, which I argued against, but the Democrats insisted on a, you know, a two-week window, which, again, I don’t understand the rationale for that.” – John Thune
🎯IMPACT: The funding deal keeps 97 percent of the government running through September 30, but leaves unresolved issues for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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The House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.2 trillion funding deal Tuesday with a 217-214 vote, ending the four-day partial government shutdown. The package, which had cleared the Senate late Friday, now heads to President Donald J. Trump for his expected signature. The deal keeps 97 percent of the government operational through September 30, but leaves unresolved funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which faces a February 13 deadline.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) expressed skepticism about the timeline, calling it “an impossibility” to negotiate a DHS funding deal in just 10 days. “We’ve got a very short time frame in which to do this, which I argued against, but the Democrats insisted on a, you know, a two-week window, which, again, I don’t understand the rationale for that,” Thune stated ahead of the House vote.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) worked to secure enough Republican votes to push the deal through, despite opposition from some GOP lawmakers who were frustrated that the funding package did not include the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote, has passed the House but remains blocked in the Senate by the 60-vote filibuster rule.
President Trump has been adamant about ending the shutdown as quickly as possible, urging House Republicans to send the funding package to his desk without changes. The shutdown, which began at midnight Saturday, has had minimal impact on federal operations compared to previous shutdowns. However, the funding lapse arose after Senate Democrats held up the appropriations bills in an attempt to shut down the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions.
The $1.2 trillion deal includes five appropriations bills and a two-week temporary extension of DHS funding. While Republicans have already funded key immigration enforcement agencies like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Democrats are pushing for reforms such as mandatory body cameras and stricter accountability measures for officers. Speaker Johnson warned that holding up the DHS appropriations bill could impact critical operations like FEMA disaster response and TSA airport security.
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Many people are shocked to learn that because of active censorship, we currently have to spend more time making sure you can even see The National Pulse, than on producing the news itself. Which sucks. Because we do this for the truth, and for you.
But the regime doesn’t want you being informed. That’s why they want us to go away. And that will happen if more people don’t sign up to support our work. It’s basic supply and demand. So demand you get to read The National Pulse, unrestricted. Sign up, today.
We don’t sell ads, and refuse corporate or political cash. It all comes down to you, the reader. I hope you can help.
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