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June 9, 2024
World

Macron Dissolves French Parliament After Getting THRASHED by Le Pen’s National Rally at European Elections.

French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the national parliament following his party’s thrashing by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European Elections on Sunday. The nation will now face domestic elections, with opinion polling showing the right-wing party in the lead. The next presidential elections are scheduled for 2027.

Projections on Sunday afternoon indicated that Le Pen’s National Rally secured around 32 percent of the vote, far outpacing President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance party, which garnered around 15 percent.

The situation represents a massive setback for Macron, who had emphasized the importance of the European Elections for the future of the European Union.

The National Rally’s Jordan Bardella described the vote as “a verdict against which there is no appeal.” He criticized Macron as a “weakened” leader.

Results from around Europe continue to come in on Sunday, with right-wing, anti-immigration, populist parties making gains across the continent, though not in every nation uniformly.

France’s domestic, legislative elections are expected to take place between June 30 and July 7, with two voting rounds.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the national parliament following his party's thrashing by Marine Le Pen's National Rally in the European Elections on Sunday. The nation will now face domestic elections, with opinion polling showing the right-wing party in the lead. The next presidential elections are scheduled for 2027. show more
June 7, 2024
Jack Montgomery
War
World

Biden Sends Groveling Apology to Zelensky for Aid Delay.

Joe Biden apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday for the delay in funneling him even more military aid. The Democrat tried to blame the delay on Republican lawmakers before pledging his unwavering support for the proxy war with Russia.

“I apologize for the weeks of not knowing what was going to pass, in terms of funding, because we had trouble getting the bill that we had to pass, that had the money in it,” Biden told Zelensky before a private meeting in Paris. Biden complained “very conservative members were holding it up” but emphasized that his government intends to continue supporting the Ukrainian war machine despite Ukrainian victory having become an increasingly dim prospect in the face of Russian advances.

Zelensky expressed gratitude for Biden’s “significant support,” drawing parallels with U.S. assistance for the European Allies in the 1940s.

“During World War II, the United States helped to save human lives, to save Europe. And we count on your continuing support and standing with us, shoulder to shoulder,” he said. Zelensky has frequently appeared more willing to trigger a Third World War than to negotiate a peace deal, recently demanding NATO warplanes begin flying missions against Russia inside Ukraine.

NO OFF RAMP. 

The meeting, held during ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, was the first face-to-face between Biden and Zelensky since December and follows Biden authorizing Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to strike Russia. The Kremlin alleges this has already resulted in deadly attacks on women and children on the Russian side of the border in Belgorod.

Among the Republicans reluctant to continue funding the war is vice presidential contender Senator J.D. Vance. He argues the U.S. military-industrial complex is incapable of supplying the Ukrainians with the shells they need and that nothing the U.S. does can replace its manpower losses.

“[B]oth American and Ukrainian leadership [need] to accept that Mr. Zelensky’s stated goals for the war—a return to 1991 boundaries—are fantastical,” the America First Congressman has said, stressing Biden “has no viable plan for the Ukrainians to win this war.”

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Joe Biden apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday for the delay in funneling him even more military aid. The Democrat tried to blame the delay on Republican lawmakers before pledging his unwavering support for the proxy war with Russia. show more
June 6, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Media
Politics
World

Slovak PM Says Soros Encouraged The Assassination Attempt On Him.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived multiple gunshot wounds on May 15, has issued his first public address since the assassination attempt. In a 14-minute video posted on Wednesday, just before a moratorium on electioneering ahead of the European elections, the populist leader said he felt “no hatred towards the stranger who shot me,” saying he was “only a messenger of evil and political hatred, which the politically unsuccessful and frustrated opposition developed in Slovakia to unmanageable proportions.”

Fico, an ally of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, is opposed to mass migration and the Western proxy war with Russia in Ukraine. He accused globalist opposition politicians, “foreign-funded political non-governmental organizations,” and corporate media outlets “co-owned by the financial structure of George Soros” of encouraging his attempted assassination by fomenting a poisonous political atmosphere.

“I fundamentally disagree with the single-correct-opinion policy that some major Western democracies are aggressively promoting today,” Fico said. He argued the EU and NATO have “literally sanctified the concept of the single correct opinion” on Ukraine, “namely that the war in Ukraine must continue at any cost in order to weaken the Russian Federation.”

Anyone who disagrees, he complained, is “immediately labeled as a Russian agent.”

Fico recalled charting an independent path for Slovakia during previous terms in office, for example, by refusing to assist the Bill Clinton-led NATO bombing of Serbia and withdrawing Slovak soldiers from Iraq. Now, he argued, “the right to a different opinion has ceased to exist in the EU.”

Michal Šimečka, chairman of the Progressive Slovakia opposition party, has already complained about Fico’s speech, saying he should have promoted social reconciliation. Another opposition leader said Fico, by calling out the globalists who facilitated his shooting, is the one promoting political division.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who survived multiple gunshot wounds on May 15, has issued his first public address since the assassination attempt. In a 14-minute video posted on Wednesday, just before a moratorium on electioneering ahead of the European elections, the populist leader said he felt "no hatred towards the stranger who shot me," saying he was "only a messenger of evil and political hatred, which the politically unsuccessful and frustrated opposition developed in Slovakia to unmanageable proportions." show more
June 6, 2024
Jack Montgomery
UK
War
World

French Officials Stopped British Paratroopers Marking D-Day in Brexit Insult.

British paratroopers dropping on Normandy on June 6, 2024, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings faced an unexpected reception from French customs officials. Video footage shows the troops, carrying heavy rucksacks, having to display their passports and documents to French bureaucrats on landing.

Over 300 paratroopers from the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the United States participated in the event, replicating the historic D-Day drops on June 6, 1944. The 250 British paratroopers from the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade departed from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, with their descent in France marked by the Royal British Legion Band of Wales, who played Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again.

Anti-Brexit activists and journalists celebrated the spiteful gesture by the French, doubly insulting given their refusal to stop boat migrants from sailing for England from French beaches in their tens of thousands each year, as just revenge for Britain leaving the European Union.

Brigadier Mark Berry, commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade, was first to exit the Airbus A400M transport plane. Brigadier Berry paid homage to the 23,000 airborne troops from Britain, America, Canada, and other Commonwealth nations who participated in Operation Tonga, a critical component of the D-Day invasion.

The commemorations represent possibly the last significant gathering of D-Day veterans, as the few remaining survivors are now very advanced in years. One American veteran, 102-year-old Robert ‘Al’ Persichitti, missed the anniversary after he passed away on a ship en route to Normandy on May 31.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, a history enthusiast and great supporter of veterans, attended the memorial.

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British paratroopers dropping on Normandy on June 6, 2024, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings faced an unexpected reception from French customs officials. Video footage shows the troops, carrying heavy rucksacks, having to display their passports and documents to French bureaucrats on landing. show more

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June 6, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
Politics
World

Populist Politician Stabbed in Same City Where Afghan Killed Cop at Anti-Islam Rally.

Heinrich Koch, a 62-year-old local council candidate for Alternative for Germany (AfD), was stabbed on Tuesday night after confronting a young man who was pulling down political posters in Mannheim. Last Friday, an Afghan migrant attacked a Mannheim anti-Islamization rally organized by the Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa (BpE). Islam critic Michael Stürzenberger and a police officer named as Rouven L. were among the people stabbed by the Afghan, with the officer later dying.

AfD state chairman Markus Frohnmaier said he was “shocked and dismayed” by Koch’s stabbing. National spokesman Tino Chrupalla said the populist party’s “members and representatives are the most frequent victims of political violence” in Germany, but this would not stop them. Koch was reportedly wounded in the stomach and ear and is currently hospitalized.

He captured the incident on video, and the footage is circulating on social media, with some sources describing the attacker as ANTIFA. However, as of the time of publication, this is unconfirmed, and he remains at large.

The AfD is one of several anti-mass migration parties in Western Europe that is expected to make a significant breakthrough in the European Parliament elections later this month. Recent polls have the party either tying or leading the governing Social Democrats, with a significant advantage over its coalition partners, the far-left Greens and neoliberal Free Democrats.

The AfD’s increasing support increasingly perturbs the German political establishment. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has suggested the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution could ban the populist party as a right-wing extremist organization. The notionally center-right Christian Democrats, formerly led by Angela Merkel, have also been working on legislation to outlaw the party.

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Heinrich Koch, a 62-year-old local council candidate for Alternative for Germany (AfD), was stabbed on Tuesday night after confronting a young man who was pulling down political posters in Mannheim. Last Friday, an Afghan migrant attacked a Mannheim anti-Islamization rally organized by the Citizens’ Movement Pax Europa (BpE). Islam critic Michael Stürzenberger and a police officer named as Rouven L. were among the people stabbed by the Afghan, with the officer later dying. show more
June 5, 2024
William Upton
NatSec
World

REPORT: Israeli Govt Drops $2 Million on Social Media Op Targeting U.S. Lawmakers.

The Israeli government is behind a massive influence operation targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public at large using fake social media accounts and decoy websites with tailored pro-Israel content meant to appeal to specific political ideologies. Israeli political marketing firm Stoic was contracted to run the operation by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs in the wake of Hamas‘s October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against the Jewish state.

With a budget of an estimated $2 million, Stoic was tasked with promoting support in the U.S. for Israeli military actions in Gaza aimed at eliminating Hamas. The operation, which remains active, deployed hundreds of fake accounts on the social media platforms X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram, posing as Americans and pushing pro-Israel messaging. These fake social media accounts primarily focused on flooding the replies of U.S. lawmakers. Additionally, black lawmakers saw the highest degree of engagement from the accounts. The National Pulse reported in April on a similar “spamouflage” operation run by the Chinese government.

FAKE NEWS & ANARCHISTS.

The Fake Reporter, an Israeli disinformation watchdog, first exposed the influence operation in March. However, according to a June 5 report released by the watchdog group, the operation went far beyond attempting to influence U.S. politics through social media posts. The report reveals an extensive network of social media accounts and decoy websites pushing pro-Israeli, anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian messaging. Each website appears tailored to appeal to a specific political ideology, including far-left anarchists.

“One of the websites presents itself as anarchist and anti-establishment, appealing to young idealists who share these values,” the report states, adding: “It opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state, arguing that anarchists should reject all state structures, including new state creation.”

While both Instagram and Facebook say they’ve shut down the operation on their platforms, it appears to remain active on X. However, analysis by the Fake Report suggests that despite Stoic’s $2 million budget, the Israeli influence operation has had little impact—impeded by its sloppy execution.

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The Israeli government is behind a massive influence operation targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public at large using fake social media accounts and decoy websites with tailored pro-Israel content meant to appeal to specific political ideologies. Israeli political marketing firm Stoic was contracted to run the operation by Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs in the wake of Hamas's October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks against the Jewish state. show more
June 5, 2024
World

Fresh Calls for an ‘EU Army’ Emerge.

Former European Parliament Chief Brexit Negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has renewed his calls for a “European Defence Union,” advocating for shared resources and common political structures to lead it. In a Tuesday post on X (formerly Twitter), Verhofstadt renewed his push for a joint defense agreement while describing Europe’s current efforts as “backward thinking” and “dangerous.”

“We need a European Defence Union with [its] own resources to finance it and common political structures to lead it. Everything less is useless… and dangerous,” wrote Verhofstadt. He further criticized Europe’s stance on national sovereignty, stating it “criminally neglects our common security.”

Verhofstadt’s comments come amidst increasing NATO activity in Europe. The alliance has been expanding its military presence, with plans to deploy American troops to the continent should a potential conflict with Russia arise. NATO is also establishing new “land corridors” across central Europe to ensure rapid troop mobilization, aiming to circumvent bureaucratic hurdles.

NATO officials have emphasized the need to strengthen Europe’s defenses, citing warnings that Russia could become a credible threat within a few years. The alliance is exploring various countermeasures to bolster its position, including strategies to address logistical challenges and communication disruptions in the event of an attack.

However, Verhofstadt’s call for a defense union will likely encounter resistance from some EU member states. These states have traditionally been wary of ceding sovereignty to Brussels.

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Former European Parliament Chief Brexit Negotiator Guy Verhofstadt has renewed his calls for a "European Defence Union," advocating for shared resources and common political structures to lead it. In a Tuesday post on X (formerly Twitter), Verhofstadt renewed his push for a joint defense agreement while describing Europe's current efforts as "backward thinking" and "dangerous." show more
June 3, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Science
World

China Lands on Dark Side of the Moon.

A Chinese spacecraft has successfully landed on the far side of the moon following a month-long journey, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The mission, involving the Chang’e 6 landing craft, aims to collect rock and soil samples from this less-explored region for the first time in history.

The landing occurred early Sunday morning in a crater known as the Apollo Basin, chosen for its scientific potential and suitable landing conditions. The terrain on the far side of the moon is rugged, complicating the navigation and reducing the windows available for communication with the unmanned craft.

This mission represents a significant milestone for China’s space program. The Chinese mission carried equipment from the European Space Agency, French space agency CNES, and Italy, increasing the communist state’s international prestige relative to the United States, which once dominated space exploration.

Professor John Pernet-Fisher, a lunar geology specialist at the University of Manchester, expressed excitement over the potential scientific insights that could be gained from analyzing rocks from the far side of the moon. Most lunar samples collected so far have been volcanic and similar in composition to those found in Iceland or Hawaii. The material on the moon’s far side is expected to have different chemistry.

The mission should also offer further proof that the moon is not “made up mostly of gases,” as Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), formerly of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, recently stated.

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A Chinese spacecraft has successfully landed on the far side of the moon following a month-long journey, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The mission, involving the Chang'e 6 landing craft, aims to collect rock and soil samples from this less-explored region for the first time in history. show more
June 3, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
Politics
World

Mexico Elects Far-Left Claudia Sheinbaum as First Female, First ‘Jewish’ President.

Claudia Sheinbaum has won the Mexican presidential elections. A member of current president Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s leftist Moreno party, Obrador will be both the first woman and the first Jewish person to become President of Mexico. Sheinbaum, a climate “scientist,” has strongly emphasized her sex, telling supporters, “For the first time in 200 years of the Republic, I will become the first woman president of Mexico. We have achieved a plural, diverse, and democratic Mexico.” Conversely, she has downplayed her Jewish heritage, saying, “Of course I know where I come from, but my parents were atheists,” and insisting she “never belonged to the Jewish community.”

Her Ashkenazi paternal and Sephardic maternal grandparents migrated to Mexico from Lithuania and Bulgaria, respectively.

The Mexican presidency is an important matter for the U.S., with the flood of illegal aliens and fentanyl across the southern border having reached unprecedented heights with Obrador in the Mexican presidential palace and Joe Biden in the White House.

President Obrador, known as AMLO, has shown little enthusiasm for tackling the crises. “We do not produce fentanyl, and we do not have consumption of fentanyl” in Mexico, he said in 2023, telling Americans the drug is “their problem.”

The same year, Obrador said the “flow of migrants” will continue unless the U.S. meets a series of Mexican demands, including an end to the trade embargo against communist Cuba, the lifting of sanctions against communist Venezuela, the legalization of millions of Mexican illegals, and tens of billions of dollars in payouts to Latin America.

Sheinbaum has said she will continue Obrador’s foreign policy with “pride” and “will always tell [the U.S.] it’s better to build bridges rather than walls.”

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Claudia Sheinbaum has won the Mexican presidential elections. A member of current president Andrés Manuel López Obrador's leftist Moreno party, Obrador will be both the first woman and the first Jewish person to become President of Mexico. Sheinbaum, a climate "scientist," has strongly emphasized her sex, telling supporters, “For the first time in 200 years of the Republic, I will become the first woman president of Mexico. We have achieved a plural, diverse, and democratic Mexico." Conversely, she has downplayed her Jewish heritage, saying, “Of course I know where I come from, but my parents were atheists,” and insisting she “never belonged to the Jewish community.” show more
May 31, 2024
Jack Montgomery
World

Populist European Prime Minister Released from Hospital After Shooting.

Prime Minister Robert Fico was moved to home care on Friday from a hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica, where he was being treated following an assassination attempt. The European Union and NATO leader, a populist ally of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, opposed to Western involvement in the war in Ukraine, was shot multiple times earlier on May 15.

The suspected attacker has been identified as 71-year-old Juraj C. Following the attempt on his life, Fico, 59, underwent a five-hour operation, followed by a second surgical procedure two days later.

The attack left the Prime Minister in serious condition, but he is now stable enough to be discharged from the hospital to continue recovery at home. The assassination attempt marked the first major attack on a European political leader in over two decades.

Orbán described the assassination attempt as an attack by a “left-wing activist” and said it would disrupt his efforts to push for a negotiated peace in Ukraine. Since Fico’s shooting, the Secretary-General of NATO and the European Union High Representative have come out in favor of escalating the proxy war with Moscow by authorizing the use of Western weapons against targets inside Russia.

Pro-Ukraine social media users reacted to the news of Fico’s shooting by expressing hope that Orbán would be targeted next.

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Prime Minister Robert Fico was moved to home care on Friday from a hospital in the central city of Banska Bystrica, where he was being treated following an assassination attempt. The European Union and NATO leader, a populist ally of Hungary's Viktor Orbán, opposed to Western involvement in the war in Ukraine, was shot multiple times earlier on May 15. show more