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Mass migration and its deleterious effects plunging England into chaos

Angry anti-migrant protests have swept across the UK, with the latest unrest set off by the horrific stabbing of three children in Southport by the 17-year-old son of Rwandan immigrants.

Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham have witnessed violent demonstrations, with mosques attacked, police premises ransacked, and cars and buildings set ablaze.

US billionaire Elon Musk has speculated that the UK is heading towards civil war.

Musk weighed in on the wave of violence sweeping across the country amid uncontrolled migration and soaring crime, posting on X a succinct post that read, “Civil war is inevitable.”

The Tesla CEO and owner of X made the comment under one of many videos showing scenes of unrest gripping towns and cities in Britain during the past days. The latest wave of interethnic violence was triggered by a recent tragedy in the town of Southport, where a 17-year-old teen of Rwandan origin stabbed three girls to death on July 29.

Police arrested dozens of people on Saturday, as projectiles and fireworks were set off, and storefronts set on fire. Footage posted on social media shows crowds chanting anti-immigrant slogans such as “stop the boats” in Liverpool, in a reference to the dinghies used by asylum seekers to cross the English Channel to the UK.

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel denounced Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour Party for complacency amid the riots, writing on X that Parliament ought to be recalled from summer break.

The UK’s newly minted Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has inherited the migrant crisis from his predecessor, faces an uphill battle to tackle illegal migration. The number of people crossing the English Channel is currently estimated to be more than 10,000 this year alone. Previous measures resorted to by the UK government have failed to stanch the tide of illegals.

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Both Washington and the tech tycoon supported the opposition candidate in Venezuela’s presidential election

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday accused the US Government and South African tycoon Elon Musk of attempting to orchestrate a coup in the country.

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) on Sunday declared Maduro the winner of the country’s presidential election, announcing that with 80% of ballots counted, he had secured more than 51% of the vote, compared to 44% for his main rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

However, Gonzalez’s Western supporters, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk, rushed to accuse Maduro and the CNE of election fraud. Washington went as far as to officially recognize Gonzalez as the winner of the election. “It is clear to the US… that Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia won the most votes,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, citing “overwhelming evidence.”

At a press conference in Caracas, Maduro lambasted Blinken, calling his attempt to “declare” the results of another country’s election an act of “despair” and “a gesture uncharacteristic of US diplomacy.”

“Would you look at that? Blinken and the US state Department have [our] election results,” Maduro said mockingly. He went on to accuse the West of attempting to destabilize Venezuela.

“I denounce that the United States government, together with Elon Musk and the international fascist [Argentine President Javier] Milei, are at the forefront of a destabilization process and a coup d’etat, at this moment, against the Venezuelan people and the Venezuelan democracy,” Maduro stated.

Earlier, during an address he made on national television, the Venezuelan president also issued a personal challenge to Musk to fight him.

Venezuelan authorities on Friday ratified Maduro’s election victory after the final ballot count revealed that he had 52% of the vote to Gonzalez’s 43%. However, the opposition, along with the governments of Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, later called for a detailed vote count to be made public to prove Maduro’s win. Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay on Friday joined the US in rejecting the official election results and recognizing Gonzalez and not Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate president.

Moscow accepted the official election results, with Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulating Maduro earlier this week on winning another term.

Maduro will be serving a third consecutive six-year term, after first taking office in 2013 following the death of late President Hugo Chavez. Maduro’s previous reelection, in 2018, was also rejected by the US, along with the EU and several Latin American states.

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U.S. economy near the breaking point

The rising number of Americans whose checking accounts are running on fumes have a new, but less-than-ideal way of scraping up cash to make ends meet, as the IRS has issued rules to enable potentially penalty-free withdrawals from retirement accounts for flexibly-defined “emergencies.”  

The new rules bring to life one of the provisions of the SECURE Act 2.0, a law passed at the end of 2022 that made many tweaks to retirement plans. With this one, retirement account owners can withdraw up to $1,000 for “emergencies,” and the IRS isn’t tightly defining that word.

Whether you’ve had a car wreck or simply went overboard ordering from GrubHub, the provision will let you take money out of your account without being subject to the typical 10% penalty for withdrawals before age 59 1/2. You’ll still owe ordinary income tax — while facing a potential opportunity cost in the form of gains you may miss out on by cashing out. 

Under stress from inflation and an economy that’s nowhere near as strong as the White House advertises, record numbers of Americans are raiding their retirement savings to make ends meet. In 2023, Vanguard saw an all-time-high 3.6% of its accounts hit for a hardship withdrawal, up sharply from 2.8% in 2022.

Meanwhile, ZeroHedge has been resolutely chronicling the latest indicators of an economy near the breaking point — here’s a sampling of headlines from just the past few weeks: 

• The Percentage Of Americans That Worry They Won’t Be Able To Pay Their Bills Is Higher Than It Was During The Great Recession
• Auto Insider Warns More Americans Fall Behind On Car Payments As Repos Soar 23%
• Americans Can’t Even Afford Chocolate: Hershey Sales Crater, Guidance Melts 
• 4 In 10 Americans Will Stay Put This Summer As Money Is Tight

Against that grim backdrop, here are some basics of the new $1,000 emergency-withdrawal rule: 

• It only applies to traditional retirement accounts — not Roth ones.
• You can take up to $1,000 provided it doesn’t bring your balance under $1,000. For example, a participant with a $1,700 balance can only withdraw $700.
• You don’t have to put the money back. If you want to, you have a three-year deadline. 
• You can’t take another emergency distribution for three years, unless you either pay the money back, or you make new, regular contributions equal to what you took out for the emergency. 

An important caveat: It’s up to employer retirement plan providers whether they’ll make this new avenue available to participants. As they decide, they’ll have to weigh the cost of implementing necessary systems changes and dealing with more transactions against the fact that a provision like this makes employees more comfortable contributing to a retirement plan. Voya Financial, for one, is undertaking a participant survey to gauge interest in the feature, according Wall Street Journal. 

IRS Notice 2024-55 vaguely describes emergencies as “unforeseeable or immediate financial needs relating to necessary personal or family emergency expenses,” and says that determination is made “by the relevant facts and circumstances for each individual.” The IRS provides examples — such as vehicle repairs, property losses, funeral expenses or medical care — but then throws in an open-ended reference to “any other necessary emergency personal expenses.” So, seems safe to say it’s a free-for-all up to $1,000. 

There are other, larger exceptions to the 10% early-withdrawal penalty, but they’re more complicated. They include distributions up to $5,000 for birth or adoption, $10,000 for first-time homebuyers, $10,000 for victims of domestic abuse and $22,000 for losses endured in a federally declared disaster area. 

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United Kingdom and Israel significantly upgraded relations in 2021 to “strategic partnership” status

The United Kingdom will deploy additional military personnel in the Middle East amid tensions in the region after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the country’s government said.

“Military personnel are also in the process of deploying to the region to provide Embassies with operational support to help British nationals,” read a statement from Whitehall.

Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it had received a report of a distress signal from a vessel proceeding 170 nautical miles (195 miles) southwest of the Yemeni port of Aden.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed military cooperation with his UK counterpart John Healey Friday as Western countries seek to protect Israel as it escalates tensions in the Middle East. Iran enjoys the right under international law to launch a retaliatory strike against Tel Aviv after the Zionist state launched an attack on sovereign Iranian territory earlier this week.

The United Kingdom and Israel significantly upgraded relations in 2021 to “strategic partnership” status. The British government has been criticized for its foundational role in unrest in the Levant, which it provoked in 1917 by granting its colonial holdings in Palestine to Zionist settlers. The UK has continued to back Israel diplomatically and militarily, although the modern armed forces of the former colonial power are considered relatively weak.

Earlier this week Hamas confirmed that Haniyeh had been killed in an Israeli attack on his residence in Tehran after he took part in the inauguration of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Hamas blamed Israel and the United States for the highly provocative attack on its territory and vowed to retaliate.

Israel has also launched attacks on civilian targets in Yemen and Lebanon this week, killing Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.

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Tehran will likely launch a series of strikes on Israel within 48 hours, Axios sources expect

The US and Israel are continuing preparations for a major attack by Iran in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources. The assault is anticipated to begin on Monday.

According to two unnamed US officials, Gen. Michael Kurilla, the head of US Central Command, has arrived in the region for a preplanned visit that is likely to focus on efforts to mobilize the same broad international and regional coalition that defended Israel from a previous major Iranian attack in April.

Tensions in the Middle East have reached the boiling point in recent days, after Iran accused Israel of killing Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in a bombing in Tehran. While Israel has neither confirmed nor denied orchestrating the hit, it did admit to eliminating Hezbollah leader Fouad Shukr in Beirut, who it said was responsible for an attack on a soccer field in the Golan Heights that killed 12 minors.

With the Iran promising to retaliate, the Israeli military has been put on high alert, and the US – its main ally – has increased its presence in the region.

Axios sources suggested that Iran’s attack will follow the same playbook as in April, when Tehran launched a retaliatory strike on Israel in response to what it claimed was West Jerusalem’s bombing of its consulate in Syria. That assault involved hundreds of drones and missiles, but Israeli officials insisted the damage was minimal.

At the same time, officials told the outlet that the upcoming strike could be more massive and involve Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, adding that they do not know whether Iran and Hezbollah will conduct coordinated or separate strikes. They also said they believe Tehran and Hezbollah are now finalizing their plans, which must be approved at the highest political level.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden’s administration is reportedly concerned that Washington and West Jerusalem will find it much more difficult than in April to rally a coalition to repel an Iranian attack, as the tensions caused by Haniyeh’s assassination are directly linked to the Hamas-Israel war. As fighting rages in Gaza, Israel has come under heavy flak for its operation in the Palestinian enclave, which has resulted in unprecedented destruction and the deaths of thousands.

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Baron Walney called for COVID-style lockdowns to tackle unrest after the murder of three schoolgirls by the son of a Rwandan immigrant

An advisor to Britain’s Labour government has suggested using COVID-style lockdowns to tackle growing unrest, as protestors clash with police and counter-protestors across the UK.

John Woodcock, Baron Walney, a former MP and the UK government’s advisor on political violence and disruption, told Times Radio that the government should be prepared to implement lockdown measures to tackle unrest.

He said the British public will back measures they “feel are necessary to get this situation under control.”

“I think the government and new ministers will understand the British public will back them in whatever measures they feel is necessary to get this situation under control.

“Hopefully we can see this petering out now over the next few days and the extra effort which is being put on forces being able to have effect.

“But if that isn’t the case, I think the British public will back further action from ministers in this emergency to get things under control.

“Back in Covid, they were prepared to back measures that were needed in that situation and I think they would take a similar approach to keeping rioters off the streets now given the scale of damage that has been done to communities.”

Tensions across the UK remain extremely high after the murder of three schoolgirls by Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, the son of a Rwandan immigrant, at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.

Videos have been circulating widely on social media of roving Muslim gangs armed with weapons in northern towns and cities, including a group calling itself the “Muslim Defence League.” The British police have been accused of “turning a blind eye” to the violence of these groups, while viciously attacking protestors.

One video shows a British policeman apparently telling a gang of Muslim men to discard their weapons at a local mosque.

“How can anybody try to tell anyone that two-tier policing doesn’t exist?!” commented independent journalist Lewis Brackpool.

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