NATO Warns Its Members Against Shooting Down Russian Missiles Over Ukraine
Poland has suggested that shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine would be its “duty” but NATO appears to disagree and has warned its members against such a move. Adressing demands from Ukraine and statements by […]
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New Right-Wing Party to Create French ‘Union of the Rights’
Acknowledging the splintering of his political family following his controversial decision to form an alliance with Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National in June, Les Républicains (LR) party chairman Éric Ciotti announced the birth of a new right-wing political party, the UDR, or Union des Droites pour la République.
On Saturday, August 31st, Ciotti announced in a rally the creation of a new party, born from the rubble of Les Républicains.
The acronym was not chosen by chance. For Ciotti, the UDR stands for ‘Union des Droites pour la République’ (Union of the Rights for the Republic) and embodies his programme initially sketched in June—a right-wing political party willing to work hand in hand with the Rassemblement National—but above all, it stands as a historical reference for the French.
The UDR refers to the Union pour la Défense de la République, a right-wing political party launched by General de Gaulle in response to the May 1968 movement in France. Ciotti thus joins the long line of so-called Gaullist-inspired parties that have succeeded one another on the Right for several decades, with numerous and regular name changes (UDR, RPR, UMP, LR, and so on).
The birth of Ciotti’s version of the UDR can be explained by the break-up of his party at the time of the European and legislative elections in June 2024. Officially president of the Les Républicains, Ciotti opted for an electoral alliance with the Rassemblement National and was therefore disowned by a large part of his party’s leading team—although he claimed to be able to count on the support of its activists. A legal battle ensued, with the party’s leaders making three unsuccessful attempts to have him expelled.
Today, the Les Républicains party no longer really exists, even though Ciotti is still formally its chairman. Ciotti now sees himself as part of the UDR, and his former party colleagues—elected to the National Assembly by refusing any alliance with the RN and united behind Laurent Wauquiez—have formed a new parliamentary group called La Droite Républicaine.
Ciotti explained his strategy as follows on Saturday, August 31st, in front of his audience and then the press:
The Les Républicains brand is now outdated, discredited by its defeats, its contradictions, its lack of courage. The Union des Droites pour la République will be the great party of the right. The Republicans are changing. The spirit of the Republicans, or at least the spirit that I carried, is not dead. It is being transformed, rebuilt and reinvented. It’s a form of rebirth today.
The ideological line claimed by Ciotti is that of a union of the Rights that embraces its identity and rejects the pretences of Macronism and the centre-right—for now, paralysed by its proximity to the presidential camp. He denounces “the ten plagues of the ‘en même temps’ (at the same time).” Its programme includes measures such as strengthening direct democracy with regular recourse to referendums modelled on the Swiss system, ending jus soli, and introducing national preference.
The movement was launched with a view to breaking the cultural straitjacket of political correctness. “Here, we sing Sardou and we love Delon. Here France is at home,” Ciotti joked from the podium, announcing “our victory or chaos.”
It remains to be seen in the coming months whether the political niche of an assertive Right, left vacant for quite a long time in France, will be effectively occupied by Ciotti and his supporters.
Italy: ‘I Don’t Know Why. I Saw Her and Killed Her’ — Malian Migrant Confesses to Murder of Sharon Verzeni
A man arrested on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing to death an Italian woman as she took an evening stroll near her home in July this year has confessed to the murder, claiming he had no idea why he attacked his victim.
Moussa Sangare, the 31-year-old Italian citizen born to Malian immigrants, admitted stabbing 33-year-old Sharon Verzeni four times on a small street, Terno d’Isola, in Bergamo, in the early hours of July 30 this year.
Sharon had decided to take a late-night walk while her partner slept when she was accosted by Sangare who stabbed her three times in the back and once in the chest — an attack her autopsy revealed was rapid and which left her no time to react.
As her attacker fled, Sharon managed to call the emergency services to tell them, “He stabbed me,” but died shortly after her transfer to the hospital.
A widescale search for Sharon’s killer took place last month, with the Italian authorities particularly interested in the identity of a man caught on CCTV footage fleeing the vicinity of the murder on a bicycle.
That man was later identified as Sangare who was arrested last week and admitted to the murder.
“Tonight, at the end of very intense investigations, we were able to identify the gentleman on the bicycle who during the night first made spontaneous statements and then made a full confession,” Bergamo’s deputy prosecutor Maria Cristina Rota told the press.
During his police interview, Sangare claimed to have “had a sudden fit” which prompted him to attack Sharon — a woman he had never met and had no prior knowledge of.
“I can’t explain why it happened, I saw her and I killed her”, Sangare told the police.
However, the local prosecutor’s office claimed the killer left his house equipped with four knives, leading them to believe the attack was premeditated.
“The aim was obvious, he wanted to hurt someone,” said Rota, who revealed that his statements to the police led to the recovery of his clothes worn that evening along with several knives unused in the attack, and crucially, the recovery of another knife buried near the Adda River the prosecutor believes is the murder weapon.
“We believe this based on the length and width of the blade, which is compatible with the wounds found by the medical examiner on the body,” the deputy prosecutor told journalists.
The investigation also found that two minors, aged 15 and 16, had been threatened by Sangare with a knife just moments before the murder. Rota explained how the killer Sangare “gave up with the two kids and then met Verzeni who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
The suspect, of Malian origin, lived just five kilometers from the crime scene in Suisio. He was unemployed and had no criminal record.
During a search of his property, police officers found a cardboard cutout the size of an adult human which had been used as a practice board for throwing knives.
Following the confession, a statement from Sharon’s family conveyed their relief that the killer had been apprehended and would be brought to justice.
“The news relieves us and also sweeps away all the speculations that have been made about Sharon’s life,” it read.
The killer’s lawyer has suggested the existence of a psychiatric illness that, if medically substantiated, could see Sangare avoid prison and be sent to a psychiatric facility.
“It is very likely that there is a psychiatric problem, even if it is premature and will be a topic to be explored further with consultancy and a possible request for an expert opinion, but this is still a very relevant aspect,” explained lawyer Giacomo Maj.
North Carolina REJECTS RFK Jr.’s Request to be Taken Off the State’s Ballot
The state of North Carolina has declined a request by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) to be taken off the state’s 2024 ballot.
The independent presidential candidate and nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy suspended his campaign on Aug. 23 during a press conference in Phoenix. He later joined former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, during the latter’s campaign rally in the city. RFK Jr. then endorsed Trump and exhorted his supporters to do the same.
In line with his withdrawal, RFK Jr. said he plans to remove his name from the ballot in states where it could potentially hurt Trump, while stating his intention to remain on the ballot in states where his presence would harm Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris.
“In about 10 battleground states where my presence would be a spoiler, I’m going to remove my name,” he said. “And I’ve already started that process and urge voters not for me.”
Officials in the Tar Heel State turned down his request, however. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) voted on Aug. 29 to keep RFK Jr. on the ballot, citing logistical and financial challenges. Despite this, votes cast for the now-withdrawn independent candidate won’t be counted.
WBTV 3 reported that the NCSBE made the decision due to the timing of his withdrawal, which coincided with the start of ballot printing across the state. Approximately 1.73 million ballots had already been printed in over 60 counties by the time the board voted on RFK Jr.’s request.
NCSBE Executive Director Karen Brinson also explained that reprinting and redistributing ballots without his name would require at least 13 days and incur additional costs. Thus, the board ruled it was impractical to make the changes given the tight timeline and financial considerations.
RFK Jr.’s name also stays on the ballot in Michigan
Michigan likewise rejected RFK Jr.’s request to have his name struck off the state ballot.
“RFK Jr.’s campaign reached out to the Michigan Bureau of Elections (MBE) … in an attempt to withdraw his name,” said Cheri Hardmon, a spokeswoman for the bureau. She subsequently told Michigan Public Radio that the campaign was informed that the Aug. 6 deadline to remove his name from the ballot had passed.
According to WKAR 23, RFK Jr. is on the state ballot as the nominee of the Natural Law Party of Michigan (NLPM) which helped its nominating convention in April. The MBE spokeswoman said it could have held a new nominating convention any time until the state’s August primary.
“The [NLPM] held their convention to select electors for RFK Jr. They cannot meet at this point to select new electors since it’s past the primary,” she explained. The NLPM and RFK Jr.’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment sent by WKAR 23.
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Germany: After Being Widely Mocked, Berlin Police Drop Recommendation to ‘Sing’ if you Face a Knife Attacker
As knife crime becomes more of an “everyday” part of life in Germany, more and more people are concerned about how they should respond if they are attacked or threatened with a knife. The Berlin police’s tip to “sing loudly” has now been dropped from their website after being widely mocked on X.
“A screenshot of our homepage has been circulating for a few days, according to which we recommend that in the event of an attack, you irritate the perpetrator through unexpected behavior, such as singing,” write Berlin’s police. However, they then go on to write that they have removed this advice from their website.
“This is recommended by the professional associations for psychiatry, among others. However, this advice does not correspond to our police experience and has therefore no longer been part of our recommendations since 2023. The flyer was already updated, now our website is too.”
Seit einigen Tagen kursiert ein Screenshot unserer Homepage, laut dem wir empfehlen, im Falle eines Angriffs, den Täter durch unerwartetes Verhalten, wie z.B. Singen, zu irritieren.
— Polizei Berlin (@polizeiberlin) August 30, 2024
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However, the “tip” also sparked broad coverage in the German media, with Berliner Zeitung writing in response to the advice, “What sounds like a bad joke is actually meant seriously. The police give Berliners tips on how to deal with violent situations on their website and write that ‘statistically speaking, many will never get into” such a situation. On the other hand, 48,200 physical assaults were recorded last year, the highest number in 10 years, which reduces many people’s sense of security.”
Some users on X questioned why the advice was not taken down earlier, considering the police already knew since 2023 that this tip did not work.
Nevertheless, there is increasing interest from the public about how to respond to knife attacks in the wake of data showing that there are now 10 knife attacks in Berlin per day. Just last week, a mother of four was brutally murdered outside her home by her ex-husband, a Lebanese national thought to have connections with the clan gang scene.
According to Berlin police, 3,482 knife attacks were recorded in the city last year. In 918 cases, people were seriously injured. Over half of the suspects, 53.5 percent, did not have a German passport. Only 25 percent of Berliners do not have German citizenship, showing the disproportionately high role of foreigners in such crimes. In addition, the data shows that 16 percent of the “German” suspects have a dual passport. Even those German suspects with only a German passport, many of them have a foreign background through their parents or grandparents.
A Berlin prosecutor, for example, stated that 75 percent of clan gang members actually have citizenship, which means every time they commit a crime, it is recorded as “German.”
In general, those facing a knife attack should remain as calm as possible, draw attention to the attacker, from others in the area, such as saying, “Careful, you have a knife there.” Most importantly, create distance between you and the attacker and look for potential escape routes.
Start ’Em Young: Government Climate Alarmists Brainwashing Kids to Comply with Green Tyranny
Climate alarmists in the federal government are now brainwashing children with an “inescapable death spiral” if they do not comply with green tyranny.
The Washington Free Beacon reported on this matter, citing the Climate Kids webpage operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA). While the webpage includes educational materials and activities for children, it also parrots talking points from the climate alarmists. These include claims like “the world is undergoing cataclysmic warming,” “sea levels are rising” and “global ice coverage is diminishing.”
Just like the green tyrants claim, the Climate Kids page claims that fossil fuels are to blame for “pollution, the destruction of landscapes and natural habitats, oil spills in the ocean, and nasty fracking chemicals in the ground.” It also proclaims that global warming is the “biggest problem of all” despite studies that prove that the world’s temperatures are actually cooling.
(Related: NO WARMING AT ALL: Global COOLING continues for eighth straight year, according to NOAA data.)
The Free Beacon also showed an example of NASA’s Climate Kids webpage brainwashing children about the dangers of “climate change” and rising sea levels. One image predicted that cities like New Orleans and Miami could be underwater. However, the site does not show a timeline as to when it will happen.
Meanwhile, the NOAA Education Portal managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also peddles talking points from climate alarmists. It includes a curriculum with catastrophic language about global warming. “Courses linked on the portal, for example, encourage students to foster negative emotions about the state of the environment into taking action,” noted the Free Beacon.
“The online resources appear to be a peg in the Biden-Harris administration’s broader strategy of aiming climate messaging at younger generations.”
Texas Sen. Cruz to investigate the two climate portals
According to the Free Beacon, the NASA Climate Kids webpage was created during the Obama administration in 2012. However, the NOAA Education Portal was made under the Biden administration only in 2022.
The webpages did not sit well with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, with both now the subject of an investigation he is spearheading. On Aug. 22, he wrote letters to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NOAA Administration Richard Spinrad over the two resources. Cruz demanded information from the two officials about their efforts to stoke climate anxiety and “manufacture support” for “radical environmental activism.”
The senator accused the two agencies of producing “faux-educational materials that fuel climate alarmism” to generate support for the Biden administration’s climate agenda. Such fearmongering, he noted, contributes to the rise of “eco-anxiety” among young Americans.
“Young people are absorbing the rhetoric. They report high levels of anxiety about climate change and are adapting their behavior in radical ways, including by foregoing children. Is this anxiety based on science or sensationalism? The evidence points to the latter.”
Cruz wrote in his letter to Nelson that the prediction of submerged cities shown in the Climate Kids webpage wouldn’t happen for hundreds of years, if it will, based on the most updated analyses. “Our country’s approach to climate change should be driven by science, not the woke zeitgeist,” the senator wrote.
The Texas Republican meanwhile wrote in his letter to Spinrad that a video from 2012 in the NOAA Education Portal warned that melting ice caps could create an “inescapable death spiral.” The same video warned that “global warming” would leave no ice in the Arctic Ocean by 2022. However, NASA’s own data showed the opposite – the minimum extent of Arctic ice has increased by 29 percent since the video’s creation.
NASA spokeswoman Jennifer Dooren told the Free Beacon that her agency received the letter and would respond to the senator directly. Meanwhile, NOAA – which is under the Department of Commerce – did not respond to a request for comment.
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