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April 1, 2025
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Rep. Luna Leaves Freedom Caucus Amid Efforts to Block Her Proposal to Let New Moms Proxy Vote.

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❓What Happened: Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) stated she departed from the House Freedom Caucus due to internal opposition to her proxy voting initiative for new parents.

👥 Who’s Involved: Anna Paulina Luna, House Freedom Caucus members, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO).

📍 Where & When: Washington, D.C., Luna announced her departure and the petition developments on Monday.

💬 Key Quote: “A small group among us threatened the Speaker, vowing to halt floor proceedings indefinitely … unless he altered the rules to block my discharge petition,” Luna wrote.

⚠️ Impact: The petition could lead to a full House vote on proxy voting for new parents, and the House Rules Committee is evaluating whether it will proceed.

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has left the House Freedom Caucus. According to Luna, members of the caucus were attempting to obstruct her pro-family proposal to allow proxy voting for new parents on maternity or paternity leave. Luna joined forces with Colorado Democrat Rep. Brittany Pettersen to advocate for a petition supporting temporary proxy voting. The proposal has received substantial backing from other lawmakers, potentially prompting a full House vote.

In a letter disclosed on Monday, Luna expressed frustration at GOP colleagues. “A small group among us threatened the Speaker, vowing to halt floor proceedings indefinitely … unless he altered the rules to block my discharge petition,” she wrote.

At the heart of the disagreement is House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who opposes proxy voting, citing constitutional concerns. Despite this, Luna and Pettersen’s petition calls for accommodating new parents by allowing them to transfer their voting privileges to a fellow House member during their first 12 weeks after their child is born. Luna, who had a child two years ago, has vowed, “I will not compromise on something as important as ensuring new moms can vote while recovering.”

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Immigration
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DHS Pushes Back on Sanctuary Laws After Necrophiliac Illegal Immigrant Jailed.

An illegal immigrant was sentenced for sexually assaulting and robbing the corpse of a man on a New York City subway. The Department of Homeland Security is pushing New York officials to honor a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer against him after his sentence is complete.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: An illegal immigrant from Mexico has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually assaulting and robbing a dead man on the New York City subway. The federal government has demanded that New York officials hand him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upon his release.
📺 DETAIL: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Tuesday that Felix Jeronimo-Rojas, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting and robbing the corpse of 37-year-old Jorge Gonzalez. Gonzalez died on an R train near the Whitehall Street station in New York City in April 2025, and Jeronimo-Rojas assaulted his corpse and searched his pockets roughly three hours later. After surveillance footage capturing the incident was released, Jeronimo-Rojas turned himself in three weeks later. He was initially charged with rape and grand larceny. ICE has lodged a detainer against Jeronimo-Rojas, and DHS has revealed that Jeronimo-Rojas illegally entered the United States four times between 1998 and 1999 before illegally entering the country for a fifth time on an unknown date.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “This sicko robbed and raped the corpse of a dead man on a New York City subway… ICE lodged a detainer asking Governor Kathy Hochul and New York sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal illegal alien after his prison sentence… We need cooperation from sanctuary politicians to ensure depraved criminals like this are not released into our communities.” – Lauren Bis, Acting Assistant Secretary at DHS
🎯 IMPACT: DHS has criticized Democrat Governor of New York Kathy Hochul’s sanctuary policies, which it have resulted in the release of nearly 7,000 criminal illegal immigrants since January 2021, including those involved in violent and predatory crimes.
📺 FLASHBACK: This is not the first time that DHS has criticized Democrat-controlled states for implementing sanctuary-type policies. Earlier this month, DHS criticized Democrat Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger after an illegal immigrant charged with sexually abusing a child was granted a low bond. “Sanctuary Spanberger’s REFUSAL to work with [ICE] has made Virginians less safe and the commonwealth a magnet for illegal alien crime,” said the Department in a statement last week.

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1 hour ago
Corruption
Health
News

Over 450 Charged Amid DOJ Crackdown on $6.5 BILLION in Healthcare Fraud.

The Department of Justice has announced charges against 455 suspects for their alleged involvement in healthcare fraud schemes totaling over $6.5 billion, including a $27 million hospice fraud case in California.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 455 suspects for their alleged involvement in $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud scams.
📺 DETAIL: On Tuesday, the DOJ unveiled the charges amid a National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a nationwide crackdown on healthcare fraud spanning 45 states and territories. The defendants include 90 doctors and healthcare professionals, and more than $518 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims. “This is just the beginning. Fraudsters can no longer rip off American taxpayers… If you seek to harm or cheat Americans, we will find you, seize any assets, and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press conference on the crackdown. One case involved $2 billion in fraudulent wound claims in Arizona. Another case in Texas involved $906 million in fraudulent claims. In California, a funeral home was paid for the personal details of deceased people to fraudulently bill Medicare for hospice services. Those charged were allegedly paid between $1,000 and $3,000 for each deceased person fraudulently enrolled in hospice care, ultimately defrauding Medicare of nearly $27 million.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Today, under the leadership of [Vice President] Vance and [Acting Attorney General] ToddBlanche, we are announcing the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown involving 455 defendants charged in connection with $6.5+ BILLION in alleged fraud.” – Bill Essayli, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California
🎯 IMPACT: This massive takedown by the Trump administration highlights the scale of healthcare fraud in the United States and the DOJ’s ongoing efforts to combat it. The schemes not only cost taxpayers billions but also undermine trust in the healthcare systems. Notably, this crackdown primarily concerns healthcare fraud, with a wider war on fraud being waged on multiple fronts, spanning healthcare, welfare, pandemic relief, and government procurement, among other areas.
📺 FLASHBACK: In May, the Trump administration announced a six-month nationwide freeze on new Medicare enrollments for hospice providers. According to officials, scammers were found to have exploited vulnerable patients and billed the government for unnecessary services. The federal government froze a total of $1.4 billion in response to alleged healthcare fraud schemes.

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2 hours ago
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UK

WATCH: Farage Vows to End Discrimination Against White Boys in Schools and Universities.

Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, has condemned the British education system’s focus on diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), arguing it discriminates against white students.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has renewed his attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in Britain’s schools, universities, and public institutions, arguing that the Equality Act of 2010 has undermined meritocracy and encouraged discrimination against white Britons through measures such as “positive action.”
📰 DETAIL:  Speaking in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), Farage said so-called equality legislation has created “different grades of people” and pledged that a Reform government would repeal the Act, claiming it has embedded anti-white discrimination throughout the state. Farage also criticized university admissions practices, including at the prestigious University of Oxford, for disadvantaging white applicants, and especially white boys, despite the fact that they are now among the lowest-performing groups in the education system. His intervention comes as Reform UK continues to lead several national voting intention polls, with recent surveys placing the party ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives amid the political upheaval following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and, in the near future, Prime Minister, amid an emerging party leadership contest. Recent YouGov polling puts Reform on 25 percent, ahead of the Conservatives on 20 percent and Labour on 18 percent.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “White kids are being lectured… they’re made to feel frankly like lesser beings.” – Nigel Farage
🎯 IMPACT: Farage argues that DEI policies are fostering division and discrimination, particularly against white students, and has committed to repealing the Equality Act of 2010.

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3 hours ago
Immigration
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Customs and Border Protection Now at Strongest Manpower in History.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reached a historic staffing milestone, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on securing the border and tackling illegal immigration.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced it now has over 20,000 agents on staff, the highest number in the agency’s 102-year history.
📺 DETAIL: CBP has reported a record-breaking 21,471 agents on staff. The agency’s leadership has emphasized plans to further expand its workforce, offering improved salaries, benefits, and incentives of up to $60,000 for agents in certain locations. “Surpassing 21,000 agents is a milestone, but we aren’t stopping here and are committed to growing our workforce and providing the tools and resources needed for CBP’s mission… Our focus is on bringing in top talent and supporting our agents so they can succeed,” said Human Resources Management Assistant Commissioner Andrea Bright. In particular, the agency has sought to recruit veterans. “This record-setting achievement highlights the effectiveness of our recruitment efforts,” said U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rosario Vasquez. The increase in CBP agents has also been attributed to the combined $90 billion allocated from the One Big Beautiful Bill ($64 billion) and a recent budget reconciliation measure ($26 billion). CBP announced its manpower milestone on Wednesday.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We are building a stronger workforce every day, and our progress toward 25,000 agents will further enhance our ability to protect our borders and serve the nation.” – U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rosario Vasquez.
🎯 IMPACT: The agency’s record staffing levels are expected to enhance its ability to secure the border and address illegal immigration, which has already dropped by over 87 percent since October 2024. These figures represent a substantial reversal in the agency’s fortunes, having previously been cut off from federal funding due to Democrat obstruction during the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.
📺 FLASHBACK: In early June, the House of Representatives passed a $70 billion Senate-approved package for immigration enforcement and border security. The package allocated $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and a $5 billion discretionary fund for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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3 hours ago
Health
World

Ebola Confirmed to Have Spread to Europe.

A French doctor has tested positive for Ebola after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first confirmed case in France amid an aggressive outbreak in Africa.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: France has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a French doctor returning from Africa tested positive for the disease.
📺 DETAIL: The doctor was returning from a humanitarian trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the central African country at the epicenter of the most recent Ebola outbreak. The outbreak was confirmed by the DRC on May 15. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the outbreak as one of the most aggressive in history. At present, over 1,000 confirmed cases and 277 deaths have been recorded. The recent outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has no vaccine or specific treatment, making it hard to contain and cure. The virus has an average fatality rate of 50 percent, though mortality can range from 25 percent to 90 percent depending on the strain and response. Ebola symptoms include fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, sore throat, and headaches. Symptoms typically emerge from two to 21 days after exposure. The virus is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids, typically blood, as well as the organs of infected people or animals. Ebola derives its name from the Ebola River in the DRC, where it was first discovered in 1976. Since testing positive, the doctor has been put in isolation, according to the French Ministry for Health. The confirmation of the first Ebola case in France was announced on Wednesday.
🎯 IMPACT: The Ministry has clarified that the risk to the wider population remains low with French health authorities conducting contact tracing to prevent the spread of the virus. However, the rapid spread of the Ebola outbreak is becoming a cause for concern among public health experts. “What is important is we need to scale up, and this outbreak is moving faster than us,” said Dr. Abdirahman Mahamud, Director of Health Emergency Alert and Response Operations at the WHO, returning from the DRC last week.
📺 FLASHBACK: Back in May, public health experts warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak could turn into a significant pandemic as the disease spreads. “I suspect this is going to become a very significant pandemic, probably going to leak into Tanzania, leak into Southern Sudan, maybe leak into Rwanda,” said Robert Redfield, former Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Redfield added: “Normally when we have these Ebola outbreaks, and I had three of them when I was CDC director, all of which were in the DRC, normally we recognize them when we have five, ten cases, you know, at most… This one really wasn’t picked up until there was over 100 cases.” 

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4 hours ago
NatSec
News

Acting DNI Pulte Purges ODNI Staff in Deep State Shakeup.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has initiated sweeping personnel changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED:  Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte has removed 51 staff members from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) since taking office, including six terminations and 45 employees returned to their home agencies.
📰 DETAIL: The cuts, which Pulte reportedly described as sufficient “for now,” follow a broader downsizing effort initiated under former DNI Tulsi Gabbard that reduced the agency’s workforce from about 2,000 employees toward a target of 1,300. President Donald J. Trump had urged Pulte to carry out an immediate reduction in staffing, arguing the agency had become overly bureaucratic. Supporters of the cuts, including Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), contend the ODNI has expanded beyond its original mission and should return personnel to other intelligence agencies. The restructuring coincides with a standoff in Congress over the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expired earlier this month after Democrats refused to support an extension. Republicans warn the lapse could weaken national security, but President Trump is also pushing to link its extension to the implementation of election integrity safeguards included in the proposed SAVE America Act.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Pulte being willing to rock the boat and send a bunch of people back to their agencies and gut the bureaucracy is a feature, not a bug for Republicans,” said a Republican Senate staffer.
🎯 IMPACT: The personnel changes are part of a broader effort to streamline the ODNI, which has faced bipartisan criticism for its bureaucratic structure.

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5 hours ago
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Politics
UK

Only 13% of Brits Want to See Andy Burnham Installed as PM Without an Election.

Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Andy Burnham is on track to be installed as Labour leader and, by extension, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, without a general election or even an internal party election, despite widespread opposition to an uncontested coronation.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Only a little over one in 10 people support a coronation of Andy Burnham as leader of Britain’s governing Labor Party and, by extension, Prime Minister, according to polling data.
📺 DETAIL: According to a poll by Ipsos, only 13 percent of British people support a “coronation” of Andy Burnham as leader, in the form of an uncontested bid for control of the governing party with no meaningful leadership election. The poll also found that 39 percent of Britons believe there should be a party leadership election in which multiple candidates compete for election and are subjected to scrutiny from the media and the public. The poll was carried out from Friday to Monday and surveyed 1,131 British voters. This coincides with a survey from YouGov, which found almost half of Britons believe there should be a general election after Sir Keir Starmer is replaced as Prime Minister. The vast majority of British voters think that the outgoing Prime Minister was right to resign. Nominations for the Labour leadership race open on July 9. Over the course of a week, Labour Members of Parliament (MPs) will nominate their choice for party leader and Prime Minister. If Burnham is unopposed, he could be Prime Minister as early as July 18, a day after Parliament breaks for a summer recess.
🎯 IMPACT: If installed without opposition, Burnham will become Britain’s fifth Prime Minister in four years, underscoring the growing volatility of the country’s political system. While Labour politicians are eager to coronate Burnham, owing to his popularity with the parliamentary party, the British electorate is far more skeptical. Polls taken since his convincing victory in a parliamentary by-election (special election) last week, allowing him to challenge Starmer, show that, nationally, Labour continues to trail Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, and has actually lost a point of support while Reform has gained one.
📺 FLASHBACK: On Monday, Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation as the Prime Minister and leader of Britain’s Labour Party. The outgoing Prime Minister stated that he will remain in his post until a new leader is chosen. This follows heavy losses to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in local elections last month, and the return of Andy Burnham to Parliament following the Makerfield by-election. Wes Streeting, the former Health Secretary, was rumored to be planning to launch a leadership bid, but he has since thrown his support behind Burnham. As the only plausible rival to Burnham, Streeting’s endorsement has been taken as a sign that the party intends to coronate Burnham as Prime Minister without a real leadership contest.

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6 hours ago
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News

Trump Admin’s ID Requirements for Student Aid Have Reduced Fraud by $200 Million in Two Months.

Enhanced Department of Education fraud detection measures are expected to save taxpayers over $1 billion during the current FAFSA cycle.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Education (ED) has implemented a new fraud prevention system requiring high-risk applicants for federal student aid to present government-issued identification, blocking nearly $200 million in fraudulent claims since its launch in April 2026.
📺 DETAIL: The real-time, risk-based identity screening is integrated directly into the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application process, ensuring fraud is detected before funds are disbursed. This initiative follows concerns over lax verification measures during the COVID-19 era, when the Biden government rolled back safeguards, leaving less than one percent of applicants subject to identity verification. The updated system targets modern scams, including AI-generated bots and “ghost students.”
💬 KEY QUOTE: “Since we launched it, we’ve prevented nearly $200 million from falling into the hands of fraudsters,” said James Bergeron, Deputy Under Secretary of Education and Acting Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer.
🎯 IMPACT: The department estimates the new measures will save taxpayers over $1 billion in the current FAFSA cycle. California, which has historically seen high levels of fraud, accounted for $171 million of the blocked funds, underscoring the system’s effectiveness in high-risk areas. Enhanced safeguards also include data-sharing with the Social Security Administration and collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prevent funds from being accessed by illegal immigrants.
📺 FLASHBACK: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris regime reduced verification requirements for student aid, diverting resources away from fraud prevention and creating vulnerabilities that the Trump administration aims to correct.

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6 hours ago
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News
UK

Likely Next UK PM Wants to Scrap Rule Change Stopping ‘Boriswave’ Migrants from Staying Indefinitely.

Labour Member of Parliament (MP) and likely next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham is contemplating scrapping incoming immigration reforms intended to stop “Boriswave” migrants from settling in Britain indefinitely.

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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Newly elected Labor Member of Parliament (MP) and likely next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham, is considering scrapping Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s incoming immigration reforms.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “He sees it as a matter of fairness and will not want to impose the changes retrospectively,” said a source close to Burnham.
📰 DETAIL: The immigration reforms put forward by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, extend the timeline for migrant workers to qualify for “indefinite leave to remain” (ILR) in the United Kingdom from five years to ten years. The reforms are intended to apply retrospectively, meaning they would affect millions of migrants already present in the country. The proposed reforms are a response to the “Boriswave,” a massive spike in immigration since 2021, especially from countries outside the European Union, begun by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Notably, migrants with ILR can access the welfare system, meaning their looming regularization represents a financial time bomb for British taxpayers. The proposed reforms have previously faced backlash from Labour MPs, including former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, as well as campaign organizations affiliated with the governing Labour Party, who favor open borders. More than 100 MPs, peers (members of the House of Lords), and union leaders have called for the reforms to be scrapped. However, while Burnham’s allies have suggested that he may oppose the retrospective application of the reforms, a source close to him has described talk of reversing the reforms completely as “speculation” and insisted that Burnham has “yet to make a decision.”
🎯 IMPACT: If Burnham decides to block or substantially change the reforms, millions of “Boriswave” migrants will soon cross the five-year mark required to obtain indefinite leave to remain and welfare access, costing billions of pounds. Having won last week’s by-election (special election) in Makerfield, a pro-Brexit constituency in northwest England that voted for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in last month’s local elections, Burnham will need to balance the interests of Labour politicians, whom he requires support from to become Labour leader and Prime Minister, and the British public, who overwhelmingly support immigration restriction.

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High Court Authorizes Crackdown on Patriots Flying National Flags.

An injunction from the High Court in England prevents activists from displaying the national flags of England and Britain on public infrastructure in Oxfordshire.

PULSE POINTS
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: The High Court in England has approved an injunction preventing the flags of England and Britain from being displayed on public infrastructure in Oxfordshire.
📰 DETAIL: As a result of the injunction, four activists for Raise the Colours, a campaign to publicly display the St George’s Cross flag and the Union Flag, the flags of England and Britain, respectively, have agreed to cease their activities. The activists have also agreed to not obstruct any officials pulling the flags down, and not to encourage anyone else to put the flags up. Oxfordshire County Council argued that the flags were intimidating, posed safety risks, involved trespassing, and were unauthorized. “It’s unlawful behaviour, which has put people at risk and caused fear within our communities for almost a year,” Oxfordshire County Council leader Tim Bearder argued. The injunction was approved following a hearing on Tuesday. A further hearing will take place on July 9 for opposed to an additional inunction preventing anyone, not just the four activists, from putting up flags or obstructing their removal.
💬 KEY QUOTE: “We did not want to cause any distress to anybody, which has been stated… I feel it’s a sad day for the flag of our country and what it represents.” – Ryan Bridge, activist for Raise the Colours
🎯 IMPACT: The injunction could lead to penalties including imprisonment or fines for those who display the flags of England and Britain on English public highways in Oxfordshire. The injunction could pave the way for further restrictions on displaying the flags of England and Britain across the country. This development reflects the British authorities’ increasingly restrictive approach towards symbols and displays of national pride.
📺 FLASHBACK: Threats of legal action from Oxfordshire County Council, which is controlled by the Liberal Democrats, a liberal-left party that supports open borders and reversing the decision to leave the European Union (EU), were first reported in May. “The widespread installation of flags by Raise the Colours is not a sign of patriotism. It is an act of intimidation and division,” alleged Liz Leffman, then-Leader of Oxfordshire County Council. Earlier in June, the Council doubled down on its claim that the national flags of England and Britain were a cause of “distress” while applying for a High Court injunction.

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