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November 27, 2023
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War
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Dutch Populist Geert Wilders Says Relocate Palestinians to Jordan.

Geert Wilders, leader of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV), has proposed relocating Palestinians to neighboring Jordan. Multiple Arab states including Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Yemen, as well as the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, have condemned the populist, whose party just came first in the Dutch elections.

The Palestinian Authority, which governs the West Bank, branded the suggestion “blatant interference in their affairs,” while Jordan’s officials claim would undermine the rights of the Palestinian people and their pursuit for an independent state.

Wilders’s position is that “Jordan is Palestine.” This refers to the fact its territory was administered by the British Mandate of Palestine before being established as the Emirate of Transjordan.

“There has been an independent Palestinian state since 1946: the Kingdom of Jordan,” he wrote on X (Twitter) in October. “Jordan is Palestine. Palestinian people should be given the right to voluntarily settle in Jordan and freely elect their own government. Let the Hashemite Kingdom become a true democracy!”

The King of Jordan has vowed he will not even take Gazan refugees, however. His allies in Egypt have suggested any Gazans displaced to Arab countries will be sent to Europe.

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Geert Wilders, leader of the Netherlands’ Party for Freedom (PVV), has proposed relocating Palestinians to neighboring Jordan. Multiple Arab states including Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Yemen, as well as the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, have condemned the populist, whose party just came first in the Dutch elections. show more
November 23, 2023
Jake Welch
Politics
World

Trump To Visit Javier Milei In Argentina.

Former President Donald Trump will visit Argentina’s newly-elected libertarian populist President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires following a conversation between the two, the latter’s press team has announced. The dates of the visit are, however, yet to be made public.

The 45th President publicly congratulated Milei for his success in the Argentinian elections earlier this week despite initially being considered an outsider and wildcard candidate.

Trump told him, “A very congratulations to Javier Milei on a great race for President of Argentina. The whole world was watching, and I am very proud of you. You will turn your country around and truly make Argentina great again: Congratulations.”

In response, Milei thanked the former President on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening and suggested Trump’s presidency was an example for all of us who defend the ideas of freedom and I hope to meet him soon… LONG LIVE F*CKING FREEDOM.”

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Former President Donald Trump will visit Argentina's newly-elected libertarian populist President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires following a conversation between the two, the latter's press team has announced. The dates of the visit are, however, yet to be made public. show more
November 21, 2023
Jake Welch
Crime
World

Dutch Populist Leader Hospitalized After Violent Attack Days Before Election.

Thierry Baudet, leader of the Dutch right-wing populist “Forum for Democracy” Party, was rushed to hospital on Monday after being attacked with a glass bottle in the city of Zwolle two days before the Dutch general elections.

Baudet, 40, was treated by a trauma surgeon following the attack, which saw someone hit him on the back of the head and next to the eye with a beer bottle. His security guard also sustained facial injuries in the incident.

A spokesman for the Dutch police, Thijs de Jong, told the press authorities had apprehended someone on suspicion of involvement in the attack on Monday evening. “What we can say at the moment is that Mr. Baudet was hit on the head, possibly with an object,” he explained, though refusing to provide any further information as to the potential motive of the attacker.

“It looks like everything will all be alright,” Forum for Democracy announced after the event.

Baudet’s party claims to be anti-mass immigration, proudly nationalist, as well as skeptical of the European Union. Forum for Democracy is projected to receive between four of five seats in the Dutch parliament in the election.

The attack follows a number of other violent assaults on populist politicians in Europe, including Alternative for Germany’s deputy leader being smeared with dog excrement and the party’s Augsburg chairman being hospitalized with two black eyes and a leg brace earlier this year.

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Thierry Baudet, leader of the Dutch right-wing populist "Forum for Democracy" Party, was rushed to hospital on Monday after being attacked with a glass bottle in the city of Zwolle two days before the Dutch general elections. show more
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November 16, 2023
Jake Welch
World

Germany Defunds the Nation’s Populist Party.

The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party will be deprived of hundreds of millions of euros to which other political parties will remain entitled after the country passed a new law requiring parties to have been represented in the German parliament three times in a row before they can receive federal cash.

The AfD was first elected to the German parliament in 2017 and was re-elected in 2021, meaning its affiliate foundation, called the Desiderius Erasmus Stiftung, will receive nothing, despite the party currently polling second nationally, above German Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s Social Democrats (SDP).

The Desiderius Erasmus Stiftung’s chairman, Erika Steinbach, argued the decision “quite openly demonstrated an oppressive contempt for democracy that would do credit to any authoritarian country.”

The decision was similarly denounced by AfD Member of Parliament Mariana Harder-Kühnel, who said, “the establishment of an instrument to weaken the opposition could become a problem in a free, democratic constitutional state.”

The law comes after a series of attempts by the German establishment to attack the AfD following its electoral gains over the past several years. Several high-ranking politicians – including German President Frank Walter Steinmeier – have floated the idea of banning the party, while its members have been repeatedly physically attacked.

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The populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party will be deprived of hundreds of millions of euros to which other political parties will remain entitled after the country passed a new law requiring parties to have been represented in the German parliament three times in a row before they can receive federal cash. show more
November 9, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Breaking
World

BREAKING: Spanish Populist Leader SHOT in The Face.

Alejandro Vidal-Quadras, a co-founder and former president of the populist Vox party in Spain, has been shot in the face in the national capital of Madrid.

Santiago Abascal, the party’s current leader, says the 78-year-old appears to be “out of danger” following the shooting, carried out on a street in the center of Madrid around 1:30 p.m. local time. No suspect description or possible motive had been disclosed as of the time of publication.

Before starting Vox, Vidal-Quadras was a prominent member of the establishment right Popular Party, acting as its leader in Catalonia and serving in the European Parliament.

Similar in outlook to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France, Vox has been gaining popularity rapidly on a eurosceptic, anti-mass migration platform, bolstered by opposition to lockdowns during the Wuhan virus pandemic.

Founded in 2013, it has gone from securing less than 0.25 percent of the vote in its first outings to being a top-three party in multiple elections, with the Popular Party turning to it to form coalition governments at the regional level.

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Alejandro Vidal-Quadras, a co-founder and former president of the populist Vox party in Spain, has been shot in the face in the national capital of Madrid. show more
November 1, 2023
Jake Welch
Immigration
War
World

LISTEN: Italy’s PM Pranked Into Admitting Ukraine War Fatigue & Impossibility of Solving Migrant Crisis.

The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, admitted to Russian pranksters posing an African diplomats that European leaders are tired of the war in Ukraine and hope to broker a deal with the Russian government to end it. Asked about her stance on the ongoing conflict, Meloni explained both Russia and Ukraine are fatigued, adding we are approaching the point when “everyone will understand that we need a way out.”

“The problem is to find a way out that would be acceptable to both sides, not while violating international law,” she added in the audio, embedded below.

Meloni was also quite candid about her ability to curb the migrant crisis, which has seen over 120,000 illegal migrants flow through Italy since the beginning of the year. She stated the problem is becoming “very difficult for us to manage,” while adding: “What [Europe doesn’t] understand is that it is impossible” because of “the size of the phenomenon is something that involves, in my opinion, not only the European Union but the UN…” She also added that the newcomers to Europe are “impossible to integrate.”

The phone call has since been confirmed to be genuine by the Italian Prime Minister’s office and occurred before the UN General Assembly in New York on September 18 – around the same time the small Italian Mediterranean Island of Lampedusa saw an enormous influx of thousands of illegal migrants landing on its shores.

LISTEN:

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The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, admitted to Russian pranksters posing an African diplomats that European leaders are tired of the war in Ukraine and hope to broker a deal with the Russian government to end it. Asked about her stance on the ongoing conflict, Meloni explained both Russia and Ukraine are fatigued, adding we are approaching the point when "everyone will understand that we need a way out." show more

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October 12, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Migrants Who Don’t Integrate Should Be Stripped of Citizenship, Says Swedish Populist.

Jimmie Akesson, leader of the populist Sweden Democrats, has suggested that migrants who commit crimes or refuse to integrate into Swedish society should be stripped of their Swedish citizenship.

Akesson argued in a recent interview with a Swedish newspaper the country’s migration policy – over the past decade – has been built upon a lie insinuating people who migrate to Sweden want to become Swedish. In fact, “they don’t want that,” he asserted.

“We have a situation where people live in Sweden, as citizens of Sweden, but they still can’t speak Swedish. They have no connection whatsoever to Swedish society. They are only here to commit crimes. They bring down the reputation of Swedish citizenship and Swedish passports internationally,” he explained, before adding: “Sweden now needs to get away from all this … I don’t think there’s any other solution than to start looking at tearing up citizenships.”

Sweden – a country of ten million people – has become notorious throughout Europe for its increasing struggles to accommodate and integrate the over one million people who have arrived in the country over the past decade.

Crime and gang violence have skyrocketed in recent years, with Sweden ranking only behind Mexico in terms of the number of hand grenade explosions occurring in a country not actively involved in an open conflict.

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Jimmie Akesson, leader of the populist Sweden Democrats, has suggested that migrants who commit crimes or refuse to integrate into Swedish society should be stripped of their Swedish citizenship. show more
September 22, 2023
Jack Montgomery
News
Politics
World

French Globalists Seek to Jail Populist Le Pen AND Ban Her From Office.

Prosecutors in Emmanuel Macron’s France want to put populist leader Marine Le Pen on trial for allegedly misusing European Union (EU) funds, with the potential for a million-euro ($1.06M) fine, a 10-year ban on running for office, and 10 years behind bars if she is convicted.

The strategy of attempting to jail a leading opposition candidate is similar to that being explored in the United States with the sham persecution of former President and White House favorite Donald J. Trump.

The prosecutors claim EU funds allocated to Le assistants while she was an elected Member of the European Parliament (MEP) went to individuals who were members of her Front National party, now rebranded National Rally, allegedly violating rules against assistant funding being used for party political purposes.

“We dispute this position which seems to be an erroneous understanding of the work of opposition lawmakers and their assistants, which is above all a political one,” National Rally says of the charges.

Le Pen, 55, ran against President Macron in both 2017 and 2022, narrowing the gap between them from 66 va 34 percent to to 59-41 percent. A poll released earlier this year suggested she would now beat the increasingly unpopular globalist by 55-45 percent.

Le Pen will not get the chance to run against whoever replaces Macron as globalism’s chosen representative in France if the prosecutors have their way.

It is now up to judges to decide whether or not a prosecution will be allowed to proceed.

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Prosecutors in Emmanuel Macron's France want to put populist leader Marine Le Pen on trial for allegedly misusing European Union (EU) funds, with the potential for a million-euro ($1.06M) fine, a 10-year ban on running for office, and 10 years behind bars if she is convicted. show more
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September 5, 2023
Jake Welch
News
World

Populist Javier Milei Dominates Argentina Polls.

Javier Milei, Argentina’s populist presidential hopeful, is storming ahead of the establishment candidates in national polls and is now predicted to triumph in the country’s general elections next month.

The latest national survey found that Milei is at 35 percent support among the Argentinian public, far ahead of Economy Minister Sergio Massa, on 25 percent, and Patricia Bullrich, on 23 percent. He is also the clear winner in a second-round runoff election against either candidate, with a 19 percent lead over Massa and an eight percent advantage over Bullrich.

Another survey from the National University of Buenos Aires’ Faculty for Psychology found that 50 percent of Argentines believe Milei “would make the country better” than it currently is.

Milei and the La Libertad Avanza (Liberty Advances) party triumphed in Argentina’s primary elections last month, finishing above the main political parties Together for Change and Union for the Homeland.

Some of his main policies include the abolition of the country’s central bank, adopting the U.S. dollar, stronger gun rights, and removing anti-family sex education from schools.

The country will go to the polls on October 22nd.

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Javier Milei, Argentina's populist presidential hopeful, is storming ahead of the establishment candidates in national polls and is now predicted to triumph in the country's general elections next month. show more
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August 30, 2023
Jack Montgomery
Education
News

Conservative ‘Talent Institution’ to Open in London.

The Mathias Corvinus Collegium, a Hungarian “talent institution” which funds scholarships and fosters traditional conservative values, is to open a new branch near London’s iconic Trafalgar Square.

The Collegium, which recently hosted former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson in Budapest, will establish the conservative redoubt at a Hungarian cultural center in the British capital, having previously gained a foothold in the country’s top universities by partnering with the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation.

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban has supported the Collegium with public funding – as Western governments across the world fund generally leftist universities – as part of a modest effort to resist the general trend of education when it comes to such issues as diversity, gender ideology, and the role of religion in public life.

Orban has explicitly stated that he wishes to build a “Christian democracy” in Hungary, in which customs, traditions, and values derived from Christianity are given pride of place, and mass migration and multiculturalism are discouraged in favor of support for motherhood, the family, and social cohesion.

Previously, he has advertised Hungary as a bastion of traditional conservatism, willing to welcome Western “refugees”. The branching out of institutions like the Collegium suggests that he intends to try and spread his values overseas – as rivals to Orban such as George Soros have done with leftist institutions like his Central European University (CEU).

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The Mathias Corvinus Collegium, a Hungarian "talent institution" which funds scholarships and fosters traditional conservative values, is to open a new branch near London's iconic Trafalgar Square. show more