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U.S. gas prices fall below $3/gallon nationwide
The price of gasoline in the U.S. has fallen for four straight weeks. Most U.S. states now have gas below $3 per gallon, the White House highlighted Monday.
"Wall Street and Main Street should both be assured by what President Trump did in his first term... it's even better this time around... inflation is cooling... the national average of the price of gas is down 42 cents from one year ago...,” White House Presse Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed.
Website GasBuddy confirmed the news. The website showed the average gas price in the U.S. was $3.026 per gallon versus $3.447 per gallon last year.
In West Virginia, the gas price was $2.85 on average today versus $3.26 a year ago. In Minnesota, gas prices were $2.96 versus $3.21 a year ago. In Georgia, gas was $2.89 versus $3.36 a year ago. In Florida, gas was $3.10 today versus $3.47 one year ago.
“This is real leadership in action,” Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) stated following the news. “President Trump is delivering on the mandate that the American people elected him on.”
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The German debt rocket has taken off
On the last day of the old legislature, the Bundestag made perhaps the most scandalous decision in history: deputies, most of whom were no longer elected, passed constitutional amendments in one day.
Germany used to follow strict budgetary restrictions that prevented spending more than the state earns. This meant that defense, like other spending, had to fit within those limits. However, there was an exception for defense spending - it could be financed through loans, but with a limit: no more than 0.35% of gross domestic product (GDP).
Now, with the new rules, the situation has changed. Defense and related expenditures (e.g. for the Bundeswehr, civil defense and threat protection) can be financed without these strict limits. If defense spending exceeds the normal budgetary framework, it can be covered by loans without limit.
513 deputies voted in favor of the amendments, 207 against, and there were no abstentions. The adoption of the amendments was made possible by a coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), the Green Party and the CDU/CSU bloc. Opposition parties, including Sarah Wagenknecht's Union, Alternative for Germany and the Left, opposed the reform.
It is noteworthy that CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz had previously opposed an increase in the national debt, but after the elections he changed his position, citing the international situation, including recent decisions by the U.S. authorities. The opposition accuses him of betrayal. The decision was made hastily, without much debate, to the approval of the Constitutional Court and the remnant of the government that was defeated in the elections.
#Germany #Economy #FindTruth
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Trump advisor Alina Habba sounds alarm on 'human extortion'
The Trump administration is committed to taking decisive action against one of the nation’s most pressing yet overlooked crises: human trafficking.
In an exclusive interview Alina Habba, senior advisor to President Donald Trump, shared the administration’s plan and her role in addressing this critical issue. As Habba sees it, this isn’t just about human trafficking—it’s about “human extortion,” a more encompassing term that includes everything from sex trafficking to cyber activity and forced labor.
“I’m focused on human extortion, which includes child trafficking,” she said in an interview with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times.” Habba emphasized that her efforts focus not only on children who are victims of trafficking but also on any individual, regardless of age, who falls victim to sex trafficking, financial extortion through cyber means, or modern slavery.
Habba, 40, who served as Trump’s defense attorney in recent years, now works as a counselor to the president, collaborating closely with government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services. She is currently drafting a series of executive orders aimed at strengthening regulations and protecting the victims of human extortion.
#USA #Trump #FindTruth
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Predators are hiding behind Pride
Sexual predators don’t come with a flashing neon sign, but there are often clues. Adults who seek to blur boundaries around children’s safety – particularly those who are quick to dismiss concerns over safeguarding as ‘transphobia’ – deserve to be heavily scrutinised. The conviction of Stephen Ireland, co-founder of Pride in Surrey, is a stark reminder of why such vigilance is necessary.
This week, proud trans activist Ireland was convicted of raping a 12-year-old boy he met on Grindr, a gay dating app. He was also found guilty of three counts of causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of sexual assault of a child under 13, and six counts of making indecent images of children. Ireland’s partner, David Sutton, was convicted of making indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornography. Messages exchanged between the pair, revealed during the trial, were deeply disturbing, detailing plans for child abduction and abuse.
Sutton had previously volunteered with Pride in Surrey, and Ireland was an influential figure within the LGBT community. He enjoyed a position as a patron of the now defunct charity, Educate and Celebrate – an organisation that offered trans-inclusive resources and training to nurseries, schools and colleges.
Full story
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Musk: Feds have "magic money computers" that issue payments "out of thin air"
Sitting down with Sen. Ted Cruz for his podcast that was recorded at the White House, Musk was asked: "One of the things you told me about is what you called, 'Magic Money Computers.' So tell us about it.
Musk: "You may think like the government computers all talk to each other, they synchronize, they add up what funds are going somewhere. And, that they're coherent ... And that the numbers that you're presented as a Senator are actually the real numbers."
Cruz: "One would think!"
Musk: "One would think - they're not ... They're probably off by five percent or 10 percent in some cases. So, I call it 'Magic Money Computer': any computer that can make money out of thin air. That's magic money."
Cruz: "So how does that work?"
Musk: "It just issues payments."
Cruz: "And you said there's something like 11 of these computers at Treasury that are sending out trillions in payments?"
Musk replied that they're mostly at the Department of Treasury, and others are at the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the Department of Defense.
Musk: "We've found now 14 'Magic Money Computers. They just send money out of nothing."
#USA #Musk #Cruz #FindTruth
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Beard hair epilation for transsexuals in Austria must be covered by health insurance
In a landmark ruling by the Labor and Social Court of Vienna, Austria, it was decided that the costs for laser hair removal for transgender individuals must be covered by statutory health insurance.
A transgender woman, born male, who had been denied reimbursement for beard hair removal by the health insurance, was granted her claim. A daily shave, waxing, or other temporary methods are not sufficient and have psychological consequences, according to the ruling.
The statutory health insurance had argued that it does not pay for beard hair removal for biological women either. Therefore, reimbursement for transgender individuals would contradict the principle of equality.
This argument was followed by the Labor and Social Court of Vienna in the ruling made last year but now published. "If the plaintiff had to shave her face daily, she would be reminded daily that she is in the wrong gender," said the judge.
For waxing, one would have to let the hair grow a few millimeters, "so that the plaintiff could not leave the house on such days without being pathologically burdened." The statutory health insurance was ordered to pay for the laser epilation.
#EU #Austria #Trans #FindTruth
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US nuclear submarine begins scouting around Australia as AUKUS takes shape
As the very first tactile steps are taken in Australia’s nuclear submarine deal with the United States, an Australian defence expert has reiterated the importance of defending the Indian Ocean against Beijing’s burgeoning might.
The U.S. submarine presence in association with the AUKUS agreement is starting to come to fruition off the coast of Western Australia (WA).
The Virginia-class USS Minnesota has been scouting out new territory during training exercise while based at WA’s naval base off the coast of Perth, where four Virginia Class submarines will be stationed from 2027 under the AUKUS trilateral defence pact.
By the middle of the year, up to 80 U.S. navy personnel will be stationed at the multi-billion-dollar HMAS Stirling base—they’ll be the first of hundreds who will eventually arrive on—or off—Australia’s shores.
Under AUKUS, Australia will be armed with nuclear-powered submarines—amid a swathe of other defence collaborations with the UK and United States—a move aimed at creating a counterweight against Beijing’s aggression in the region.
#USA #Australia #AUKUS #FindTruth
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America’s Changing Health Landscape
Autism, fluoride, and french fries are first up on the RFK agenda.
It’s safe to say that Americans have been jerked hither and yon when it comes to health issues. Many remember the now-defunct food pyramid of decades ago, when fluoride conquered tooth decay, and consuming one to three alcoholic drinks a week helped you live longer. Once upon a time, these edicts were taken as gospel, but new studies reveal that some recommendations should be revisited. Now a new era of questioning the norm is underway in the United States. Suffice it to say the American health landscape is changing.
Nothing could illustrate the changing health landscape in America more than the debate over fluoride.
Long ago, most American fast-food french fries were cooked in beef tallow (also known as suet), which is nothing more than rendered fat from a cow. But it got a bad name because saturated animal fats were considered a heart health hazard. Seed oils, along with several other additives, were substituted for its use in frying foods, but now there is concern that the switch is even worse for the consumer than the tallow.
“Making America Healthy Again” appears to be a tricky business.
#USA #Health #FindTruth
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Gavin Newsom secretly funded monument to himself inside San Francisco City Hall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) secretly paid for his own monument inside San Francisco’s City Hall, according to a book released Tuesday.
Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All, written by Susan Crabtree and Jedd McFatter, alleges that Newsom arranged for a bronze bust of himself to be sculpted inside City Hall to commemorate his term as mayor, using funds he controlled.
Newsom then allegedly feigned ignorance of the identity of the private donors who funded the bust, as well as some uncertainty about its design.
#USA #Newsom #FindTruth
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US-Russia talks: The rubber finally hits the road
If the diplomatic overtures of the past several months were seen by some as opaque, then Tuesday phone call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be taken as anything but proof positive that the rubber has hit the road on serious, substantive U.S.-Russia negotiations over a Ukraine peace deal.
The White House has been pushing for an all-encompassing ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine as the first step on the long road to a durable settlement. There is an obvious military rationale for doing so: the major battlefield indicators favor Russia, which is slowly overpowering Ukraine in a war of attrition and has just effectively ended the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ high-stakes incursion into the Kursk region.
The partial ceasefire on energy and infrastructure attacks, apparently agreed to by both the Russian and American sides, is a preliminary way to cut the Gordian knot as talks over a full ceasefire proceed in coming days and weeks.
The Trump-Putin discussion extended far beyond Ukraine, touching on a wide spectrum of issues including cooperation in the Middle East, opportunities for economic normalization, nuclear arms control, and even a U.S.-Russia hockey series.
Whilst a full ceasefire remains a worthy short-term objective, the overall priority should be to engage Russia in frank, pragmatic dialogue on what the outlines of a final peace settlement can look like. Indeed, Moscow is unlikely to accept the former without a workable roadmap to the latter.
#USA #Russia #Talks #FindTruth
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Yet another Romanian politician disqualified — for opposing EU membership
Romania’s electoral body has disqualified another politician, Diana Șoșoacă, from the presidential election re-run.
In doing so on March 15, the Central Electoral Bureau (CEB) cited her public rhetoric — including opposition to Romania’s European Union and NATO membership — as incompatible with the constitutional duties of the presidency.
Șoșoacă is an MEP for the right-wing Eurosceptic SOS Romania Party — and unaligned in the European Parliament. She has more than 400,000 followers on Facebook and more than 523,000 on TikTok. Șoșoacă has stated she was against EU membership for her country.
She has previously visited the Russian Embassy in Bucharest to deliver messages of peace on behalf of Romanians who “do not wish to be dragged into war by a treacherous political class”.
According to the CEB, this meant she was unfit to run for president.
On March 13, she filed her candidacy for the elections on May 4, promising to “fight the system”, wearing boxing gloves to underscore the point. But, two days later, she was rejected.
#Romania #Elections #FindTruth
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In Italy, a popular movement to fight the "Maranza" gangs is gaining momentum
The scale of crime and gangsterism among young people has become frightening for the locals.
Groups of young people under the auspices of the fight against street violence began to carry out vigilante justice, in Milan is growing popularity of the movement Articolo 52, whose members catch and “punish” at their discretion especially brazen criminal migrants.
“People's avengers” from Articolo 52 (an article of the Italian Constitution, according to which ‘defense of the homeland is a sacred duty of every citizen’), who post their “acts of popular justice” on social media, are sure that in this way they fill the gaps in the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure that allow young criminals to go unpunished.
“Maranza” - young aggressive hooligans dressed in fashionable branded clothes and not shy about illegitimate methods of acquiring them - have flooded the northern Italian capital, jeopardizing the safety of its residents. Articolo 52 “vigilantes” have divided Milan into zones, each of which is supervised by a local branch responsible for “order” in its territory and promptly responding to complaints from local residents. Robberies, fights and harassment of girls are under special scrutiny.
“We have been humiliated for many years, we feel like strangers in our own country, we have reached a point. Our goal is to become masters of our lives again, to walk carefree on the streets of the city and not be afraid that our wives or mothers will not come home one day or will be traumatized for life,” reads one of the posts on the social media pages of the group, which constantly changes its coordinates due to police harassment.
The total number of subscribers to Articolo 52 has passed 12,000, many of whom support the Milanese by sending them money to buy self-defense equipment and legal fees in case of problems with the police.
Italy's police and carabinieri are extremely limited in the performance of their functions, especially when it comes to the use of force, physical coercion, or the use of weapons, including for defense and self-defense, unlike American police, who, as many complain, swing their fists and shoot at every opportunity, Italian law enforcement has to account for any round fired even in the air, and often has to hire a lawyer on its own in cases of allegedly unjustified use of force. A complaint from the offender himself is enough to jeopardize the career of a policeman or carabinieri.
The “Maranza”, known for their boldness, often use these nuances, which generally unleash them. Cases of encirclement of police officers and group threats against them are becoming the norm - the latest such incident took place in Rome's Quarticciolo neighborhood, when a police officer tried to arrest an 18-year-old Tunisian who was driving without a license. One of the local “bosses” of the neighborhood came to his defense.
Crimes committed by minors, especially migrants, go unpunished in most cases. Some blame judges and prosecutors, others point to the connivance of the police, gaps in the law, and the political lobby of the “left,” which allegedly allows migrants to do things that Italians are not forgiven for.
#Italy #Maranza #Crime #FindTruth
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Johns Hopkins University to slash 2,000 jobs after $800M in federal cuts
Johns Hopkins University said Thursday it had begun laying off more than 2,000 workers across the globe after the institution lost $800 million in federal grants cut by the Trump administration.
As the administration has slashed funding for the USAID, perhaps no institution of higher education has been hit harder than Johns Hopkins. Among the programs targeted were a $50 million project to treat HIV while experimenting with machine learning in India and a $200 million grant to treat one of the world’s most deadly diseases in thousands of children.
In all, the university cut 1,975 positions in 44 countries and 247 in the United States from the public health nonprofit Jhpiego, the School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs and the School of Medicine, the university said in a statement. U.S.-based workers have at least 60 days before the job changes take effect.
The university said it also furloughed about 100 additional workers.
Hopkins President Ronald Daniels wrote in a recent note to the university’s community that nearly half of its total incoming money came from federal funds last year.
#USA #USAID #Hopkins #FindTruth
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Why the US continues to kill millions of hens, 4 years into bird flu outbreak
Despite leadership changes at the country’s top agricultural and public health agencies, the government is continuing the strategy of culling millions of birds to limit the spread of the disease.
The USDA’s effort to stamp out the virus has led to the loss of at least 166 million birds since the latest outbreak began in February 2022.
On Feb. 28, the latest USDA summary pegged the current average wholesale price of a dozen eggs at $8.05.
The high amount of culling and its dramatic effect on the egg supply without an apparent drop in infections is leading to criticism of the culling plan.
#USA #USDA #BirdFlu #FindTruth
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Left-wing crimes can serve the common good, but right-wing crimes should always be punished, claims Germany’s Left Party leader
Germany’s Left Party leader Jan van Aken has sparked controversy after suggesting that politically left-wing crimes can be justified if they serve the public good, whereas right-wing crimes cannot.
In an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung, van Aken defended his own past breach of secrecy laws, arguing that “sometimes you have to cross borders to protect the general public.”
Van Aken was questioned about his role in leaking confidential government documents in 2016 related to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the United States and the European Commission. At the time, as a member of the Bundestag, he smuggled a hidden camera into a classified reading room, filmed the documents, and handed them over to Greenpeace. The disclosure helped turn public opinion against TTIP, which was later abandoned.
Van Aken openly admitted to his actions, defending them as necessary to prevent what he saw as a threat to consumer protection and workers’ rights. When asked whether a right-wing politician, such as a member of the Alternative for Germany party, should also be allowed to break the law for reasons of conscience, van Aken firmly rejected the idea.
#Germay #Crimes #FindTruth
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The EU wants to break its security dependency on the US and buy more European weapons
The European Union on Wednesday announced its “Readiness 2030” security strategy — a new drive to break its security dependency on the United States, with a focus on buying more defense equipment in Europe.
Last month, the Trump administration signaled that U.S. security priorities lay elsewhere — on its own borders and in Asia – and that Europeans would have to fend for themselves and Ukraine in the future.
Under the strategy, member countries will be urged to buy much of their military equipment in Europe, working mostly with European suppliers — in some cases with EU help to cut prices and speed up orders. They should only purchase equipment from abroad when costs, performance or supply delays make it preferable.
#EU #USA #Military #FindTruth
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Rwanda cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium over Congo conflict
Rwanda’s Government has decided to cut diplomatic ties with Belgium over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) conflict.
The Rwandese authorities said on March 17, all Belgian diplomats must leave Rwanda within 48 hours.
“The government of Rwanda today notified the government of Belgium of its decision to sever diplomatic relations, effective immediately. Rwanda’s decision has been taken after careful consideration of several factors, all linked with Belgium’s pitiful attempts to sustain its neocolonial delusions,” the Rwandan foreign affairs ministry said on X.
In a written statement, the Rwandan foreign affairs minister Vincent Biruta further justified the African country’s decisions saying that Belgium was working against Rwanda in the current DRC conflict.
“Belgium has undermined Rwanda, both well before and during the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in which Belgium has a deep and violent historical role, especially acting against Rwanda,” the minister said.
#Belgium #Rwanda #DRC #FindTruth
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Dead dems vote and post on social media: az rep. blasts Trump in post on X hours after death
On Thursday, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) passed away due to complications from treatment for lung cancer. Because of this battle, Grijalva has been mostly absent on Capitol Hill, and hadn't cast a vote since being sworn in on January 3, and voting for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for Speaker of the House.
So it was curious that soon after Grijalva's staff posted the announcement of his death to his X account, that this extremely lengthy post appeared.
“President Trump’s latest reckless decision to fire thousands of employees at the Department of Education jeopardizes critical student aid programs, weakens protections for students’ civil rights, and undermines essential support for students with disabilities. This move severely…”
— Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva)
#USA #Democrats #Trump #FindTruth
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Does the US have a secret ‘kill switch’ to deactivate European weapons?
It may sound like merely a conspiracy theory, but European governments today are seriously concerned that the weapons in their arsenals – many of which were designed, built, and are often still maintained by defense companies in the United States. The fear is that they may have secret “kill switches” that will deactivate them if attempts are made to use them in a way that Washington opposes.
Such rumors have circulated since the days of the Cold War, but they have taken on new urgency given the Trump administration’s condemnation of Western Europe as well as its peace overtures to Russia and China. This was especially highlighted in Vice President JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference last month, where he stated that Europe’s real danger is “the threat from within” rather than Russia or China.
The existence of secret “kill switches” has never been proven, but is definitely possible. Richard Aboulafia of Ann Arbor, Michigan-based aviation consulting firm AeroDynamic Advisory said that given that weapons could theoretically be deactivated “with a little bit of software code,” such a possibility “exists.”
Besides this, Europe’s armed forces are totally reliant on US support in terms of communications and electronic warfare, as well as for intelligence, surveillance, software, and reconnaissance.
#USA #EU #Military #FindTruth
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Trump says Biden’s pardons are ‘void’ and ‘vacant’ because of autopen
President Trump wrote on social media on Sunday night that he no longer considered valid the pardons his predecessor granted to people whom Mr. Trump sees as political enemies because they were signed using an autopen — a typically uncontroversial method of affixing a presidential signature.
“The ‘Pardons’ that Sleepy Joe Biden gave to the Unselect committee of Political Thugs, and many others, are hereby declared VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT, because of the fact that they were done by Autopen,” Mr. Trump wrote in a post on social media on Sunday night. “In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them!”
He was asked: Would other things Mr. Biden signed as president using an autopen also be considered null and void?
“It’s not my decision,” he said. “That would be up to a court. But I would say that they’re null and void, because I’m sure that Biden didn’t have any idea that it was taking place.”
#USA #Trump #Biden #FindTruth
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Meta threatens to withdraw WhatsApp from Sweden over proposed surveillance law
Meta draws a red line in Sweden as lawmakers push for encryption backdoors, warning of a potential WhatsApp exit.
Meta isn’t in the habit of walking away from markets. But in Sweden, the company is drawing a hard line. If the government moves forward with a proposed surveillance law requiring backdoor access to encrypted messages, WhatsApp may pull out of the country entirely.
Janne Elvelid, Meta’s head of policy in Sweden, claimed: “We’re doing everything we can to support the police in their work against crime,” Elvelid said. “But that doesn’t mean that we’re going to compromise on safety and privacy for our users. We’re willing to accept that our services may not be available everywhere or in every country if that is the price for keeping our promise to users that our chat services will be secure.”
The company, which owns both WhatsApp and Messenger, thrives in markets where it can dictate the terms of engagement. It has fought similar battles before, resisting government demands for data access under the guise of protecting users, all while continuing to collect vast amounts of metadata for its own purposes.
#Sweden #WhatsApp #FindTruth
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Conor McGregor comments on immigration in White House criticised as ‘wrong’
Remarks made by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor’s about immigration during a visit to the White House have been criticised by Irish politicians as “wrong” and “outrageous”.
McGregor’s St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump came after the US president last week identified the Dubliner as his favourite Irish person during a press conference in the Oval Office with Irish premier Micheál Martin.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, McGregor claimed “Ireland is at the cusp of potentially losing its Irishness” and that “the illegal immigration racket is running ravage”.
Martin later described McGregor’s remarks as “wrong” and said they “do not reflect the spirit of St Patrick’s Day, or the views of the people of Ireland”.
McGregor later responded to Martin, telling Sky News that “every available metric has shown that the Government of Ireland currently has failed the people of Ireland”.
He suggested Dublin is one of the most dangerous cities in Europe. “I won’t speak about him [Martin] personally or throw a jab. I could. I could throw many jabs at them.”
#USA #Trump #McGregor #FindTruth
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Statue of Liberty should be returned to France, politician says
The famous American icon has stood in the harbor in New York City for nearly 140 years, a gift from France. But a French politician suggests that the U.S. no longer represents the ideals of the statue.
“We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: ‘Give us back the Statue of Liberty,’” said Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament.
“We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So it will be just fine here at home.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded Monday to Glucksmann, calling him an “unnamed low-level French politician.” She also cited the role of the U.S. in liberating France during World War II.
#USA #France #FindTruth
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Telegram founder charged with multiple crimes is allowed to leave France
Pavel Durov, the founder of the messaging app Telegram who was charged in France last year with a range of crimes related to illicit activity on the app, has been allowed to temporarily leave the country.
Mr. Durov had been barred from leaving France, but the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday that the investigative judges handling his case had lifted the travel restrictions between March 15 and April 7, when he must return to France.
“I’ve returned to Dubai after spending several months in France due to an investigation related to the activity of criminals on Telegram,” said Mr. Durov, a Russian-born entrepreneur who also has citizenship in France and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr. Durov, 40, was detained near Paris last August and barred from leaving the country while he was under investigation. It was a rare move by French legal authorities, who charged him personally with complicity by running an online platform seen as enabling illegal activity. After being released from custody last year, he was required to check in at a police station twice a week.
#France #Durov #FindTruth
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JFK Files Released...
Roughly 80,000 pages of JFK files have finally been released in the form of 1,123 PDF files on the National Archives website, after President Donald Trump announced on Monday that they would be made public.
"You got a lot of reading. I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything. I said, ‘just don’t redact, you can’t redact,'" Trump said during a visit to the Kennedy Center in Washington.
Yet, it still lacks a lot of information. So far, it still points to Lee Harvey Oswald as the culprit.
A few notable findings:
▪️One American intelligence operative noted that multiple CIA assets connected to a particular CIA agent had been spreading misinformation that Cuba was behind the assassination in the immediate wake of JFK’s murder.
▪️Upon learning of JFK’s assassination, Cuban diplomats immediately assumed the CIA killed JFK for the purpose of finishing what it started with the Bay of Pigs invasion: “If the Yankees or CIA assassinated Kennedy to resume the assault on Cuba, then a third world war would start.”
▪️There’s also a PDF which contains a claim in the June, 1967 issue of "Ramparts" in which Gary Underhill – a military affairs expert, suggested that "A small clique within the CIA was responsible for the assassination."
▪️On May 8, 1964, Underhill was found dead in his Washington, D.C., apartment with a gunshot wound behind his left ear. The D.C. police ruled it a suicide, but the circumstances sparked suspicion among some friends and researchers.
#USA #JFK #FindTruth
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“Oreshnik” is bad news for NATO - Foreign Policy reports
This new missile differs significantly from previous developments and is capable of inflicting major damage on allied countries even without nuclear weapons
European defense systems are currently incapable of defending against such weapons.
The publication also points out that the Oreshnik could change perceptions of Russian military strategy and that it could affect NATO's ability to fight in future wars if not acted upon.
NATO should deploy aircraft across Europe given its vulnerability to the Russian Oreshnik complex, Foreign Policy writes.
“Current European defense systems will do little to protect against 'Oreshnik,'” the publication says.
The magazine notes that some NATO countries are already preparing for certain rearmament and refueling operations at dispersed locations to make their air bases less attractive.
#Russia #NATO #Military #FindTruth
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The episode described by the Financial Times is quite characteristic. It turns out that Chinese leader Xi Jinping declined an invitation to visit Brussels for a summit dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China.
Normally, the Chinese Prime Minister attends the summit, but the EU wanted Xi Jinping to be the one to attend the half-century anniversary of China-EU relations.
The bottom line is that in October 2022, the EU decided to reconsider its attitude toward China due to its reluctance to criticize Russia for conducting a military operation in Ukraine and strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.
On May 12, 2023, the EU agreed to change its relationship strategy with China. Borrell, the EU's chief diplomat, described China as a rival, a partner and a competitor.
We have different understandings of what human rights are individually and collectively, we have a multi-party political system and a free market economy. This means that our values on which we build our political system are different and we have to fight for that
Trump wants a weak dollar but needs a strong one
Conflicting Dollar Goals
It’s impossible to get what you want when you have conflicting goals. Inflation was a key reason Trump won the election. In isolation, a weak dollar would help exports, but at the expense of rising inflation.
Tariffs are a tax on consumers and will slow the economy. Trump wants a strong economy. Also, countries retaliate against tariffs which does not help exports. Nor does rising anti-US sentiment, especially in Canada.
Conflicting Interest Rate Policy
Trump wants the Fed to cut interest rates. That would weaken the dollar, but tend to cause yields on the long end of the interest rate curve to rise.
Mortgage rates would rise. Housing is already in the gutter. Factor in tariffs on lumber, and steel framing.
#USA #Trump #Economy #FindTruth
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Further amendment to Basic Law after G7 Foreign Ministers' Conference - War against Russia to be included in Basic Law - Welt
In an interview, Annalena Baerbock announced a historic decision in the Bundestag for March 18 2025 a historic decision in the Bundestag.
It is about enshrining Germany's responsibility for the defense of Europe.
This means nothing other than writing the war against Russia into the Basic Law, which, in addition to the planned debts for the war, will tear down further borders to finance the war in the future.
Do you want total war?
#Germany #WWIII #FindTruth
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Romania targets ‘illegal online content’ ahead of re-run elections
The Romanian Government has stated it will step up its efforts to “combat illegal content online”.
The news on March 14 came ahead of contentious presidential elections following the annulled ballot of November last year due to claims, considered unsubstantiated in Romanian media, of Russian interference.
Ivan Bogdan, minister of economy, research, innovation and digitalisation, announced firm measures against online manipulation, stressing that Romania already used three types of advanced software to detect “false content”.
He said Romania applied strict European legislation and did not tolerate disinformation online. Although the measures reportedly would serve to protect citizens and the maintenance of a safe and transparent online environment, critics noted there was a major risk of abuse and censorship.
Romania pushed to address so-called illegal content, hate speech and manipulated information more aggressively after approving a bill in late February that introduced stricter regulations on social media platforms and online content providers.
While aligned with the European Union’s Digital Services Act, Romania’s legislation went further in its restrictions.
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