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July 25, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

French Populists and Far Left Will Unite to Reverse Macron’s Attack on Social Security.

Marine Le Pen‘s National Rally (RN) intends to support a motion by the left-populist France Unbowed (LFI) party to scrap President Emmanuel Macron‘s controversial increase in the state pension age. Led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, LFI is the largest party in the far-left coalition that won the most seats in France’s snap legislative elections.

Macron’s changes to social security, which sparked widespread protests and riots last year, raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. It was implemented despite France allowing mass migration, punching holes in pro-immigration arguments that migrants will pay for pensions and other welfare benefits as Western populations age.

President Donald J. Trump has previously argued that illegal aliens are ruining social security in the U.S. as they are drain public benefits.

As Macron did not have a majority in parliament last year, he used presidential powers that allow the government to force through legislation even without the majority of votes in the National Assembly, but such powers will be harder to deploy now the pro-Macron faction in the legislature has fewer seats than the far left.

Loiret Thomas Ménagé, a National Rally lawmaker, commented on the leftist proposal to repeal Macron’s pension reforms saying, “The only majority available on this text is with the deputies of the RN group. The repeal of the pension reform is also part of our program.”

Marine Le Pen also stated on Tuesday that she intends to table a similar piece of legislation later this year on October 31, saying, “We will then see who will be on the side of social justice… or not!”

While France’s establishment and far-left parties have previously refused to support any legislation tabled by Le Pen‘s party, the RN has supported measures from other parties they have deemed to be in the interests of the French people.

Despite the RN supporting the left on pensions, they have colluded with the Macronist faction to prevent the right-populists—who placed first by share of the popular vote—from gaining any key positions within the new parliament.

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Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) intends to support a motion by the left-populist France Unbowed (LFI) party to scrap President Emmanuel Macron's controversial increase in the state pension age. Led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, LFI is the largest party in the far-left coalition that won the most seats in France's snap legislative elections. show more
July 24, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Immigration
World

France Is No Longer France: Tourist Gang Raped by Five ‘African-Type’ Men in Paris.

A 25-year-old Australian woman was publicly gang-raped by five “African-type” men in Paris, France, on the night of July 20. Such crimes are becoming increasingly common in multicultural Paris, which is set to host the Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11.

This incident follows a similar case involving a British tourist who was raped and robbed during the Fête de la Musique on June 22. The suspects in that case are yet to be apprehended. Another Briton, a female police officer on vacation, was raped at knifepoint in October of last year at the base of the Eiffel Tower.

In June, a 12-year-old Jewish girl was gang raped in a suburb of the French capital, by two 13-year-olds who were also accused of berating the victim with anti-Semitic insults.

In 2023, the Paris police reported 93 cases of rapes occurring in public spaces like streets and parks, a slight increase from 92 cases in the previous year.

Former President Donald J. Trump has expressed his own concerns about the state of Paris, saying the city was no longer recognizable earlier this year in May, and that Europe has “opened its doors to jihad.”

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A 25-year-old Australian woman was publicly gang-raped by five "African-type" men in Paris, France, on the night of July 20. Such crimes are becoming increasingly common in multicultural Paris, which is set to host the Summer Olympics from July 26 to August 11. show more
July 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
NatSec
World

‘Hamas’ Threatens ‘Rivers of Blood’ at Paris Olympics.

An apparent supporter of Hamas has threatened to carry out violence at the Paris Olympics, although doubts have been raised that the man actually represents the group. The 59-second video appears to show a man speaking in Arabic while covering his face with a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf. The Egyptian Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported the threat on Monday, July 22.

The first account on X to post the video appears to be ‘Hamas Fighter,’ who posted the clip on Sunday, July 21. During the short video, the man states that France has supported Israel, referred to as the “Zionist regime,” and provided weapons to the Israelis. “You helped murder our brothers and sisters, our children,” the speaker states.

“You will pay for what you have done. Rivers of blood will flow through the streets of Paris,” the man adds, then lifts into view what appears to be a severed human head. The legitimacy of the video has been called into question by former Islamist turned Quilliam counter-extremism think tank founder Maajid Nawaz.

Nawaz claims the man in the video is not a member of Hamas and expresses doubt he is actually Palestinian. Regardless of the authenticity of the clip, France has increased security around the Olympic games, cleared out migrant camps, and prevented an alleged terrorist plot earlier this year in May.

French authorities are taking Islamist terror threats seriously, including those posted on social media. France has suffered a number of mass casualty jihadist attacks, including the Charlie Hebdo massacre in 2015, the Paris terror attacks later the same year, and the Nice truck attack of 2016, which left hundreds dead.

Meanwhile, police in Britain and across Western Europe have detained 61 Islamist radicals regarding 28 different terror plots since the October 7 killings by Hamas.

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An apparent supporter of Hamas has threatened to carry out violence at the Paris Olympics, although doubts have been raised that the man actually represents the group. The 59-second video appears to show a man speaking in Arabic while covering his face with a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf. The Egyptian Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper reported the threat on Monday, July 22. show more
July 23, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
World

WATCH: Gaetz Backs Bukele’s Super Prison in El Salvador.

Representative Matt Gaetz has visited the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) in El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele has confined thousands of gang members to dramatically lower the Latin American country’s once-notorious crime rates.

“The people in the United States of America are very grateful for the State of Exception, and we’re very grateful that CECOT exists so that these criminals are not harming the people of El Salvador or harming the people of the United States,” said the Florida Congressman, in reference to the state of emergency Bukele has instituted to smash El Salvador’s gangs.

“A lot of the people behind me would have found a way to make their way to the United States and harm Americans, and we are grateful to President Bukele and his administration for establishing security and the State of Exception, and for all the good work people do here to keep everyone else safe,” Gaetz continued.

“El Salvador is a country on the rise because people are safe and they are hopeful,” he added.

TRUMP. 

Bukele, who defended former U.S. President Donald J. Trump when Democrats were attempting to exclude him from primary ballots, earned many international supporters on the populist right for his achievements in slashing crime. However, Trump appeared to criticize him at the recent Republican National Convention.

“A certain country and I happen to like the president of that country very much, but he’s been getting great publicity because he’s a wonderful shepherd of the country. He says how well the country’s doing because their crime rate is down,” Trump said.

“In El Salvador, murders are down 70 percent. Why are they down? … [T]hey’re down because they’re sending their murderers to the United States of America,” he argued.

It is likely Trump is signaling he expects a streamlined deal on deporting Salvadoran criminals, such as MS-13 gang members, when he is reelected.

As President, Trump enjoyed good relations with Bukele, signing a cooperation agreement with the populist leader and praising him for doing “an incredible job with MS-13.”

“He realizes what a threat they are, and they have been very, very tough, and we all appreciate that,” Trump said in 2019.

WATCH: 

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Representative Matt Gaetz has visited the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) in El Salvador, where President Nayib Bukele has confined thousands of gang members to dramatically lower the Latin American country's once-notorious crime rates. show more
July 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

Populists Dominate Polls as Austria Prepares to Put Forward Election Candidates.

Austria’s populist Freedom Party (FPOe) is set to announce its candidate list this week. The party is dominating the European Union (EU) member’s polls, with national elections slated for September 29.

Led by populist firebrand Herbert Kickl, the Freedom Party currently stands at 27.2 percent support, with the establishment right Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) and the leftist Social Democrats (SPOe) trailing behind at 22.8 percent and 21.4 percent, respectively.

The FPOe has led the polls in Austria for months and finished first in the European Parliament elections earlier this year.

When the FPOe is strong, it pulls the OeVP to right, and FPOe leader Kickl previously served as Austria’s Interior Minister in a coalition with the OeVP from 2017 to 2019. He was and was known for being tough on illegal immigration during his tenure.

HERBERT KICK: ANTI-WAR, ANTI-MASS MIGRATION ORBAN ALLY. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kickl became a vocal critic of the Austrian government’s lockdown policies, which at one point saw the government consider fining or imprisoning adults for not taking the vaccine. Kickl addressed thousands at various anti-lockdown rallies.

Kickl is likely to reimplement his anti-mass migration policies heading into the election, exemplified by a 2023 campaign he launched called ‘Fortress Austria’, which called for border walls to be erected along immigration “pressure points.”

On the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Kickl has defended Austria’s traditional posture as a neutral state. He walked out of a speech at the Austrian parliament by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, arguing it violated Austria’s principles of neutrality.

The FPOe under Kickl has also forged an alliance with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, helping to found the Patriots for Europe group, now the European Parliament’s third-largest force.

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Austria's populist Freedom Party (FPOe) is set to announce its candidate list this week. The party is dominating the European Union (EU) member's polls, with national elections slated for September 29. show more
July 23, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

‘Denial of Democracy’ – Macron and Far Left Shut Le Pen’s Populists Out of All Key Positions.

The presidency of France’s National Assembly remains with President Emmanuel Macron‘s ally Yaël Braun-Pivet despite the Macronist bloc in the legislature placing third by share of the popular vote, thanks to support from RINO-like Republican MPs.

Coveted vice-presidential roles in the legislature were distributed among the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, the Republicans (LR), and Macron‘s bloc, leaving Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, which won the popular vote and nearly 125 deputies, completely sidelined.

In response, Le Pen is condemning the deal between the far-left, Macronists, and Republicans as a “denial of democracy.”

Many RN supporters are similarly angry at the deal, with protestor Sylvain, of Milly-la-Forêt, saying, “I find it scandalous… It’s undemocratic and unacceptable.”

The so-called cordon sanitaire is a policy that has been used to exclude the RN for years from official positions, as well as possible governing coalitions.

There is also conflict among the left-leaning parties, with the Macronist bloc, Ensemble, trying to isolate the LFI led by Jean-Luc Melenchon within the far-left New Popular Front bloc. No clear candidate for prime minister has emerged.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, predicted that the conflicts between the various factions in France could lead to yet another snap election, as the Macronists and the far left struggle to form a working partnership.

The RN has not only been singled out by rival political parties, but also by the deep state. Prior to this year’s national election, many officials announced they would refuse to obey the RN if they were able to form a government.

However, despite these hurdles, the RN has continued to grow and gain seats, while the establishment parties decline.

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The presidency of France's National Assembly remains with President Emmanuel Macron's ally Yaël Braun-Pivet despite the Macronist bloc in the legislature placing third by share of the popular vote, thanks to support from RINO-like Republican MPs. show more
July 21, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
News
World

Why Are People Setting Up Tents and Defecating on a Canadian Beach?

A Canadian resident has taken to social media to decry a trend of visitors to a local beach community defecating along the waterfront, blaming immigrants for the behavior.

The TikTok account “itsnattylxnn2.0” states that she is tired of people setting up tents and pooping on the beach in the Wasaga Beach community in Ontario, Canada.

“I’m tired of people saying the people who are pooping on the beach. That’s what they do back home. We are not ‘back home,’ we are in Canada. As a local, I refuse to let my kids dig in the sand on the beach,” she states in her video.

Ontario Parks claims not to be aware of the problem and said none of their staff observed people defecating on the beach, highlighting the abundance of washrooms available to beachgoers.

The accusations are not new, however, with a news report from 2021 noting that residents had complained of such behavior to the Mayor of Wasaga Beach, leading to enhanced enforcement of park policies by Ontario Parks and the Ontario Provincial Police.

Prior news articles report similar behavior in the parts of the province, including Port Colborne and Gravenhurst.

In recent years, the government of woke Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened the gates to mass migration, leading to the largest population growth Canada has seen in decades.

In particular, citizens of India have come to Canada in record numbers through student visas, temporary foreign worker programs and traditional forms of immigration.

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A Canadian resident has taken to social media to decry a trend of visitors to a local beach community defecating along the waterfront, blaming immigrants for the behavior. show more
July 20, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Politics
World

French RINOs Hand Parliament Presidency Back to Macron.

Following the snap legislative elections in France on June 30 and July 7, a globalist coalition supporting President Emmanuel Macron has secured the presidency of the National Assembly despite coming second in seats and third in the popular vote. They did so with the help of a rump of supposedly “center-right” lawmakers from Les Républicains (the Republicans), who behave in broadly similar fashion to Republicans-in-name-only (RINOs) in the United States.

Amidst a parliamentary landscape divided chiefly between the far-left New Popular Front (NFP) coalition, the Macronist coalition, and Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally (RN), Macron’s MPs successfully re-elected Yaël Braun-Pivet as the leader of the National Assembly.

Braun-Pivet clinched victory in the third round of voting with 220 votes, surpassing Communist politician André Chassaigne with 207 votes and RN candidate Sébastien Chenu with 141 votes, thanks to Republican backing.

Braun-Pivet, who became the first woman President of the National Assembly in 2022, faces renewed criticism from the far-left NFP parties following the election outcome.

“Through an undisclosed agreement with Les Républicains, the [Macron]-backed candidate has reclaimed the presidency of the National Assembly after three consecutive defeats in European and legislative elections,” stated Olivier Faure, the Socialist Party’s first secretary, in reference to the Macronists dire performance in the European elections and two rounds of French national elections. “This constitutes a blatant disregard for democracy,” Faure said of the deal.

As the fourth-highest official in the French state, the President of the National Assembly oversees debates in the Chamber and wields substantial powers of appointment, including appointments to the Constitutional Council.

However, the coalition supporting the Macronist candidate is narrow, lacking the dominance needed to truly govern the National Assembly. France continues to grapple with a political crisis since the dissolution of June 9.

Following the vote returning a Macronist to power in the legislature, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) called for a demonstration in Paris, urging President Macron to appoint a prime minister from the NFP, which emerged as the largest group of parties in the recent legislative elections.

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Following the snap legislative elections in France on June 30 and July 7, a globalist coalition supporting President Emmanuel Macron has secured the presidency of the National Assembly despite coming second in seats and third in the popular vote. They did so with the help of a rump of supposedly "center-right" lawmakers from Les Républicains (the Republicans), who behave in broadly similar fashion to Republicans-in-name-only (RINOs) in the United States. show more
July 19, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Crime
Politics
World

ICYMI: Populist Slovak Prime Minister Who Survived May Shooting Blames Anti-Trump Media for Assassination Attempt.

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May, has drawn comparisons between his experience and the recent attack on former President Donald J. Trump. The Slovak populist believes the media and political left stoking hatred fueled both incidents.

Fico criticized Slovak media outlets, referring to them as “adversary media,” “anti-Slovak press,” and “[George] Soros’s herd of pigs,” for inspiring his shooting.

“If Donald Trump’s attacker had spoken Slovak, after reading [Slovak newspapers], it would have been enough to incite him to ‘set things right’ with the former U.S. president,” Fico wrote.

Fico predicted Trump‘s enemies will now begin pushing a discourse “about the necessity of reconciliation, pacification, and forgiveness,” echoing the media rhetoric following his own assassination attempt.

Liberal media, celebrities, and others in the United States and the wider West have demonized President Trump for years.

BBC presenter David Aaronovitch recently called on President Joe Biden to “hurry up and have Trump murdered on the basis that he is a threat to America’s society” in a supposedly satirical post responding to a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.

Many media publications have directly compared Trump to Adolf Hitler, including the New Republic, The Washington Post, and Germany’s Stern magazine.

Nigel Farage has also blamed the media for feeding into hysteria regarding Trump, saying, “It’s so unpleasant, that I think it almost encourages this type of behavior.”

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Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived an assassination attempt in May, has drawn comparisons between his experience and the recent attack on former President Donald J. Trump. The Slovak populist believes the media and political left stoking hatred fueled both incidents. show more
Orban
July 19, 2024
Christopher Tomlinson
Immigration
World

Orban Offers Simple Solution to Illegal Immigration Crisis: ‘Don’t Let Them In.’

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered a simple solution to the illegal immigration crisis at a European summit on Thursday, arguing governments should simply stop letting illegal immigrants in.

Orbán’s remarks came at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. Reporters asked him, “What more can Europe do to tackle migration?”

In response, the Hungarian leader said plainly: “Don’t let them in.”

Along with his newfound role trying to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, Orbán is known as one of the staunchest opponents of mass migration in Europe.

In June, he commented that Germany no longer resembled the country it once was due to mass migration changing the fabric of society.

“It’s a colorful, transformed, multicultural world in which the migrants coming in are no longer guests of the country,” he said. “This is now their country too, and it’s increasingly becoming theirs.”

TRUMP.

Elsewhere, Orbán stated that a Donald Trump victory in the U.S. would be “the best news for everybody,” praising the former president as a man of peace.

Trump met with Orbán last week at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, with the Hungarian leader revealing afterward that the former president would be looking to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine immediately after his election.

Hungary currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, with its presidency borrowing a turn of phrase from President Trump with the slogan “Make Europe Great Again.”

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered a simple solution to the illegal immigration crisis at a European summit on Thursday, arguing governments should simply stop letting illegal immigrants in. show more