Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times,

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to resume processing applications from foreign nationals living in the United States under Biden-era humanitarian parole programs who are seeking work permits or more permanent immigration status.

In handing down her order, District Court Judge Indira Talwani agreed with the Trump administration that the secretary of homeland security has broad discretion to direct immigration policy.

However, she rejected a claim that suspending the parole programs was within that broad discretion, writing that “their conclusion that the Secretary’s actions are wholly shielded from judicial review is incorrect.”

The judge agreed with two organizations that sued the Trump administration—the Justice Action Center and Human Rights First—saying they were likely to succeed on the merits of their argument that any such suspension of the programs was arbitrary and capricious.

Talwani also said it was not in the public interest for hundreds of thousands of immigrants to lose their legal status in the United States.

“This court emphasizes, as it did in its prior order, that it is not in the public interest to manufacture a circumstance in which hundreds of thousands of individuals will, over the course of several months, become unlawfully present in the country, such that these individuals cannot legally work in their communities or provide for themselves and their families,” Talwani wrote in her order.

Talwani’s decision grants a reprieve to thousands of beneficiaries of humanitarian parole programs, including Uniting for Ukraine, Operation Allies Welcome, Central American Minors Parole, Family Reunification Parole, Military Parole in Place, and the process available to Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans known as CHNV humanitarian parole.

Under those programs, individuals from Afghanistan, Latin America, and Ukraine were granted a two-year parole to live in the country on humanitarian or public benefit grounds.

The Trump administration has sought to end the use of the parole program, arguing the Biden administration abused it to “indiscriminately allow 1.5 million migrants to enter our country.”

In August 2024, the Biden administration put the parole program on hold after authorities discovered fraudulent information in thousands of application forms filed by sponsors.

After taking office in January, President Donald Trump terminated the CBP One app service, which was established under the previous administration to allow migrants outside the United States to schedule appointments at U.S. ports of entry.

Following Trump’s order, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive ending what he described as “the broad abuse of humanitarian parole,” returning the program to a case-by-case basis.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials subsequently stopped processing new parole applications.

In her ruling, Talwani said federal law still requires agencies under DHS to follow a lengthy process for granting or denying parole and other immigration relief.

One of the Trump administration’s orders “gives no reasoned explanation for its decision and thus no basis for the suggestion that such action is ‘consistent with applicable statutes, regulations and court orders,’” she wrote.

Another directive ordering an examination of certain parole programs to determine if they were strictly in accordance with law was “unclear” and included “no findings that the Parole Programs are not strictly” in accordance with law, she said.

Human Rights Group Welcomes Ruling

Anwen Hughes, director of legal strategy for refugee programs at Human Rights First, welcomed the decision. She said the ruling “reaffirms what we have always known to be true: our government has a legal obligation to respect the rights of all humanitarian parole beneficiaries and the Americans who have welcomed them into their communities.”

“We are pleased that the court has again rightly recognized the harm the government’s arbitrary decision-making has inflicted on innocent people, and we share the judge’s hope that the government will adhere to this order and immediately resume adjudicating our clients’ applications for relief,” she said.

Last month, Talwani blocked the Trump administration from revoking the parole status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

The administration has asked the Supreme Court to pause her decision, arguing it prevents the executive branch “from exercising its discretionary authority over a key aspect of the Nation’s immigration and foreign policy and thwarts Congress’s express vesting of that decision in the Secretary, not courts.”

The Epoch Times contacted DHS for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.

Authored by Jon Fleetwood via Substack,

In what could be a massive shift away from bird flu pandemic orchestration, the Trump administration has canceled its contract with Moderna for developing an avian influenza “bird flu” vaccine for humans, including purchase rights.

“The Company had previously expected to advance the program to late-stage development with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); however, today Moderna received notice that HHS will terminate the award for the late-stage development and right to purchase pre-pandemic influenza vaccines,” according to a Wednesday press release from Moderna.

Moderna in January was awarded $590 million by the Biden admin to advance the development of its bird flu vaccine, in addition to $176 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year to complete the late-stage development and testing of a pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccine against the H5N1 avian influenza, Reuters pointed out.

Is the Moderna cancellation a signal that the administration is moving away from escalating bird flu pandemic orchestration?

It’s difficult to tell right now.

The unprecedented cancellation comes just after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) quietly confirmed the federal government’s plans to launch clinical trials for a “universal vaccine” for influenza in 2026—a synthetic injection built by fusing together parts of multiple virus strains into a single dose.

It also comes after the Trump admin’s recent announcement of the development of a $500 million “next-generation, universal vaccine platform” called ‘Generation Gold Standard’ that will focus on bird flu jab creation.

This website has been sounding the alarm since early 2024 on the government’s orchestration of a coming bird flu pandemic, when we reported the USDA was simultaneously performing gain-of-function experiments on purported bird flu viruses (the problem) while developing an mRNA shot against the pathogens (the solution).

The news is welcome for those opposed to government pandemic planning.

But Moderna isn’t giving up.

“While the termination of funding from HHS adds uncertainty, we are pleased by the robust immune response and safety profile observed in this interim analysis of the Phase 1/2 study of our H5 avian flu vaccine and we will explore alternative paths forward for the program,” said Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel. “These clinical data in pandemic influenza underscore the critical role mRNA technology has played as a countermeasure to emerging health threats.”

Earlier this month, we reported how Moderna just opened a new 290,000 sq ft facility in the U.K. that will produce up to 250 million vaccines per year.

According to Moderna’s new press release, the pandemic profiteer “will explore alternatives for late-stage development and manufacturing of the H5 program consistent with the Company’s strategic commitment to pandemic preparedness.”

It could be that the administration is still moving forward with bird flu orchestration and merely looking at different vaccine platforms, like those utilizing “self-amplifying mRNA” (sa-mRNA) technology.

For example, Arcturus Therapeutics announced in November that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted approval for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for ARCT-2304, a self-amplifying mRNA injection targeting the H5N1 bird flu virus.

So is this the end of bird flu pandemic orchestration—or just a pivot from Moderna’s mRNA to a new wave of even more experimental, self-replicating genetic platforms?

Time will tell.

And we will be watching.

Of all the economic reports, the BEA’s periodic update of US GDP is the most useless because not only is it politically motivated, but it gets constantly revised so much that by the time we get a somewhat accurate description of how strong the economy is, it is already one – if not two quarters – later. Today’s second estimate of Q1 GDP – a quarter which ended almost two months ago – is just such an example. 

Moments ago the BEA reported that in Q1, US GDP shrank at a 0.2% annualized pace, a modest improvement from the -0.3% initial print which was also the median consensus.

According to the BEA, GDP was revised up 0.1% from the advance estimate, reflecting an upward revision to investment that was partly offset by a downward revision to consumer spending. 

While there were few notable changes between the initial report and the revision, the most notable revision was in personal consumption which was cut by a third from 1.7% increase in the first print to  just 1.2% in the latest, making this the weakest quarter for personal spending since Q2 2023.

Here are some other notable changes:

• Personal consumption contributed just 0.8% to the bottom line GDP print, down from 1.21% in the first estimate and down sharply from 1.21% in Q4.
• Fixed Investment came at 1.34%, unchanged from the preliminary print, and largely driven by major data center investments
• The change in private inventories largely offset the drop in personal consumption, adding 2.64% to the final GDP print – the largest contribution by far – from 2.25% initially.
• Trade or net exports (exports less imports), was generally in line, subtracting a whopping 4.9% from the GDP number, a modest deterioration from the 4.84% original print.
• Finally, government subtracted 0.12% from the GDP number, an improvement from the -0.25% original decline.

And visually:

The sharp revision in personal consumption meant that Real final sales to private domestic purchasers, the sum of consumer spending and gross private fixed investment, often viewed as a much more accurate indicator of actual growth, increased 2.5% in the first quarter, revised down 0.5% point from the previous estimate.

While the GDP data was stale, the inflation data was especially so, even if there were even fewer changes here:

1. GDP price index rose 3.7%, unchanged from the original number and in line with estimates
2. Core PCE (ex food and energy) was 3.4%, a fractional drop from the 3.5% originally reported.

Overall, the report painted an uglier picture of the US economy in Q1, although it is likely a “kitchen sink” because in Q2 we expect that the bullwhip from the jump in imports (a boost to GDP) coupled with the deferred surge in personal consumption to propell Q2 GDP to 3% if not higher.

BYD’s aggressive discount campaign is shaking up China’s EV market, pushing rivals to slash prices and raising concerns of an industry-wide “race to the bottom,” according to Nikkei Asia.

Since January, BYD has launched repeated limited-time offers. Its latest, running through June, cuts prices by up to 34% across 22 EV and hybrid models, with its Seagull now starting at just $7,700. Morningstar’s Vincent Sun said investors are worried this signals a prolonged price war. “I believe sales targets are the main driver behind this,” he said.

BYD aims to sell 5.5 million vehicles in 2025, including 800,000 overseas. But its stock fell over 8% Monday and continued sliding Tuesday after the discount news.

Great Wall Motor chairman Wei Jianjun hinted at growing debt in the industry, saying, “The Evergrande of the automotive industry already exists; it just hasn’t collapsed yet.” Many believe he was referring to BYD, whose debt ratio stood at 70.7% in March. BYD’s Li Yunfei appeared to hit back with a cryptic social media post: “A dog can bite a person! But a person cannot bite a dog!”

Nikkei writes that other carmakers quickly followed BYD’s lead. Geely’s Galaxy brand launched deals with discounts up to 20,000 yuan, while Changan and Leapmotor also cut prices. Rising inventories are partly to blame—China had 3.5 million unsold vehicles in April, a 57-day supply, the highest since late 2023. BYD alone reported 154.4 billion yuan in inventory, up 33% from the previous quarter.

Despite its lead, BYD is feeling pressure. Haitong’s Oscar Wang said competitors are catching up in tech and pricing. “While long-term reliance on price wars may erode brand premium value, it can help capture market share in the short term,” he said.

Macquarie’s Eugene Hsiao noted, “We think BYD is looking to both sustain its position in the local EV market while also forcing competitors to match them on prices, which may accelerate future consolidation.”

The Chinese government has signaled support for mergers among state-owned auto firms, and Geely recently announced it will take Zeekr private to cut overlapping costs. S&P Global warned that “many entities [are] on an unsustainable path” and predicted “a sweeping consolidation” ahead. “For many firms, a merger or some form of partnership will be necessary for survival.”

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,

A volunteer has been banned from a railway charity scheme in the UK after he asked a basic question regarding a train that had been wrapped in ‘Pride’ colours.

The Telegraph reports, “Matthew Toomer, 48, was thrown out of West Midlands Railway’s ‘Adopt a Station’ scheme after he privately contacted company bosses to express concern about its ‘Progress Pride’ train.”

Here is the train in question:

What awful hateful thing did Mr. Toomer say?

He commented on a social media post about the rebranded train, asking if it would “return to its natural state once the event is over.”

Oh the horror.

He was then “summoned” to attend a meeting with railway officials and informed that he views (he didn’t express any views) “do not align with [WMR’s] values and mission.”

He was then banned from the station volunteer group altogether as punishment for merely hinting at not being fully onboard with the trans train.

Mr Toomer told reporters “As a gay man myself, I want to stress that this wasn’t about objecting to visibility.”

Yes, even the gays can’t ask questions about the relentless ‘progress’ of THE MESSAGE.

“My concern was the increasing tendency of public transport organisations to take visible positions on divisive issues,” Toomer further outlines, adding “The Progress Pride flag has become associated with particular ideological stances – particularly around gender – which not everyone, including many within the LGB community, fully endorse.”

“My position was simply that public services should remain neutral and welcoming to everyone,” he emphasised.

Noooooo. That opinion won’t do.

While the Free Speech Union has demanded that the train company “apologise for this vindictive decision and reinstate him,” the Telegraph gleaned that the company had basically scoured Mr. Toomer’s social media activity and discerned that it was “problematic”.

A WMR spokesman said “Our company has a proud culture of inclusion and allyship,” adding “We believe the views Mr Toomer has expressed on social media on a range of subjects are at odds with these values and could be harmful or offensive to our colleagues, customers or other volunteers.”

Wrongthink then, essentially.

When asked to point out examples of the “problematic” posts by Mr Toomer, the spokesman could not or would not do so.

The case officer for the Free Speech Union, Rebekah Brown, remarked, “I expect the vast majority of West Midland’s Railway’s customers will agree with Mr Toomer, not with WMR’s enforced ideological orthodoxy.”

“A train company has no business acting as the arbiter of permissible opinion for volunteers, with these chilling consequences for individuals’ freedom of speech in their daily lives,” Ms Brown further urged.

Forcing ideological views on everyone, such as plastering Pride flags across stations, trains, and buses every June, often stems from bandwagon jumping and virtue signaling rather than any genuine public demand.

Literally EVERY train and bus company in the UK does it.

Our Pride train officially has a name and we are ✨e m o t i o n a l✨ pic.twitter.com/bglFEDCGxt

— Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast) October 11, 2020

Our Pride train has just departed for its first official journey from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. The train is serviced by our full LGBTQ+ crew, creating not just a Pride train, but a Pride experience 🌈 #LiveProudhttps://t.co/q0gpxeoTcT pic.twitter.com/m1tZTQ4wG6

— Avanti West Coast (@AvantiWestCoast) August 25, 2020

Train gets covered in LGBTQI+ Progress flags. pic.twitter.com/jIzjVNOBPk

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) June 22, 2024

As if it *knew* it were needed – like a train-shaped superhero summoned from afar – the Thameslink #Pride Trainbow appeared. Then, with its special combination of engineering, magic powers and feeling that someone’s got my back, it carried me off feeling far better than before. pic.twitter.com/ArxpoiWl0d

— Tim Dunn (@MrTimDunn) April 7, 2022

Our fabulous #PrideTrain is ready for Manchester Pride this Friday and we want YOU to come along for the fun✨ Here’s where you can join us:

🌈 London Euston (10:20)
🌈 Milton Keynes Central (10:50)
🌈 Stoke-On-Trent (11:48)
🌈 Stockport (12:17)
🌈 Manchester Piccadilly (12:28) pic.twitter.com/XO6KAqH7Ii

— Virgin Trains Ticketing (@VirginTrainsTix) August 22, 2018

Seen our #PrideOfScotRail train yet? Don’t worry if not, it’ll be wearing this design until it needs repainted in 2029!

— ScotRail (@ScotRail) June 25, 2021

🌈To mark #PrideMonth, we are delighted to have unveiled our brand new #trainbow this morning!
🚆The train will be running between @LondonWaterloo and Bournemouth today.
🏳️‍🌈We are immensely proud to celebrate diversity and support equality. Happy Pride Month! #PRIDE2020 pic.twitter.com/J2BxtwGjTm

— SWR Help (@SW_Help) June 2, 2020

Look who has had a glow-up for Pride 🤩 🏳️‍🌈

Keep an eye out for our special bus and Overground train. More coming soon…

Tag a pal who would like a P-ride on one of these! #Pride2023 #EveryStoryMatters pic.twitter.com/ggw3kR31KF

— TfL (@TfL) June 28, 2023

Update: I am at Reading railway station but alas cannot hear you above the volume of the screaming queerness of @networkrailwest’s rainbow stairs (the first iteration was installed for Reading Pride in 2019 iirc) pic.twitter.com/egp0jXPjmW

— Tim Dunn (@MrTimDunn) June 25, 2021

We were delighted to bring some colour to one of our new Intercity Express Trains 800 008 today and join in with the Pride month celebrations. Send us your pics of the #trainbow if you see it! #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/ANrrBoGdHJ

— GWR (@GWRHelp) June 7, 2018

UK adds “intersex-inclusive Pride train” to their railway network pic.twitter.com/E0aqk0spe2

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 29, 2023

The transgenders on the bus go snip snip snip… https://t.co/7uhvFZjqLN

— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) May 20, 2025

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is back with a message; Europe could be ‘destroyed’ unless they continue to allow millions of ‘non-Europeans’ to flood the bloc. 

Criticizing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s migration policy, Merkel told Southwestern Press Forum in Neu-Ulm last week that efforts to secure borders could have catastrophic consequences.

“I do not believe we can decisively combat illegal migration at the German-Austrian or German-Polish border… I have always advocated European solutions,” she said when asked about Merz’s latest measures adopted by his cabinet – which include a prohibition on asylum applications at all German land borders, with exceptions for pregnant woman, children and other vulnerable individuals – a sharp reversal from Merkel’s 2015 open-border policy.

“Otherwise, we could see Europe destroyed,” she continued.

Critics have called Merkel’s open-border policy “disastrous” after over a million migrants flooded into Germany during the peak of the 2015-2016 refugee crisis, while Germany continues to be the top destination for asylum seekers – ‘welcoming’ over 237,000 applicants in 2023, roughly 25% of the bloc’s total, according to EU stats.

Merz promised to crack down on migration his ‘first day’ in office in the run-up to Germany’s snap election on Feb. 23. Less than 24 hours after being sworn in, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced sweeping border controls that would prohibit migrants from entering Germany, including those seeking asylum.

Merkel’s criticism of Merz is her second this year – as she previously slammed his decision to rely on ‘far-right’ politicians to help pass an anti-immigration motion in parliament.

Authored by Thomas Brooke via Remix news,

Several senior members of the U.S. House of Representatives have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen demanding answers over what they describe as possible foreign interference in Poland’s presidential election campaign.

The letter, led by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, calls on the European Commission to investigate a wave of political advertisements that allegedly violated Polish election law by promoting opposition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski and discrediting his rivals, PiS-backed Karol Nawrocki and Confederation-backed Sławomir Mentzen.

The letter was also signed by Keith Self, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Europe, and five other Republican lawmakers. The group cites investigative reporting by Wirtualna Polska, which linked the online ads to Estratos, an Austrian company reportedly backed by Americans with ties to the Democratic Party, as well as a Polish NGO that has received funding from “organizations funded by U.S. Democratic Party megadonor George Soros’ Open Society Foundations.”

“Estratos is the same organization that reportedly played a key role backing the anti-Viktor Orban opposition in Hungary’s 2022 elections,” the letter adds.

According to the Polish media outlet, the Facebook pages “Wiesz Jak Nie Jest” (You Know How It Is Not) and “Stół Dorosłych” (Adult Table) spent more on ads than any official election committee. These ads, appearing just before the second round of voting, encouraged support for Trzaskowski while attacking right-wing candidates Karol Nawrocki and Sławomir Mentzen.

The ads’ origin has raised alarm because, under Polish electoral law, only official committees and voters are allowed to conduct campaign activity — foreign-funded organizations and companies are strictly barred. Wirtualna Polska reports that 80 percent of Estratos is owned by “Higher Ground Labs, a U.S. fund operated by major Democratic Party operatives who helped run the U.S. presidential campaigns of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Kamala Harris.”

The remaining 20 percent is controlled by Hungarian liberals — a key figure in the company is Ádám Ficsor, who once served as Hungary’s minister for special services under former Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai.

The letter claims that “approximately 420,000 PLN ($105,000)” has been spent in “allegedly ‘illegal political ads’ posted by the Polish NGO on Facebook since April 10, 2025, in support of Trzaskowski.”

“The integrity of democratic processes may have been undermined,” it adds.

The congressmen also criticize what they see as political bias in the treatment of Poland’s governing Law and Justice (PiS) party.

“Equally disturbing are reports of the Tusk government’s monthslong refusal to release tens of millions of dollars in public campaign funding that PiS is legally entitled to receive, defying a ruling by the Supervisory Chamber of Poland’s Supreme Court, a payment demand from Poland’s National Electoral Commission, and an opinion by Poland’s Ombudsman (Human Rights Commissioner) Marcin Wiące to release the money,” it reads.

As a result, U.S. lawmakers are demanding answers to the following questions from the European Commission, which it claims is potentially guilty of “double standards” in its crackdown on alleged rule of law violations under the previous conservative government, yet turning a blind eye to those conducted by organizations favorable to the liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a former president of the European Council and leader of the European People’s Party:

1.        What entities provided the $105,000 (420,000 PLN) used for the Facebook advertisements promoting Rafał Trzaskowski, and did any of these funds originate from foreign sources in violation of Polish electoral law?

2.        What role, if any, did Estratos Digital GmbH and its U.S.-based owner, Higher Ground Labs, play in coordinating or financing these advertisements, and to what extent were U.S. Democratic Party operatives directly involved?

3.        How does the Commission justify its failure to address the Tusk government’s refusal to release millions of dollars in court-ordered funding to PiS, given its prior sanctions against the prior PiS government for rule-of-law violations?

4.        Why has the Commission remained silent on Finance Minister Andrzej Domański’s defiance of Poland’s Supreme Court, National Electoral Commission, and Ombudsman rulings, given its previous vocal criticism and aggressive actions against the PiS government?

5.        What oversight mechanisms, if any, has the Commission implemented to prevent foreign-funded NGOs, such as those linked to George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, from influencing Poland’s 2025 presidential election?

The signatories urged von der Leyen to launch a full investigation.

The second round of the Polish presidential election is scheduled to take place on June 1, with a run-off between the liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki.

The latest polling suggests the vote is on a knife-edge, with Trzaskowski ahead by one percentage point, but well within the margin of error.

Read more here…

In 2024, there were a record-breaking number of elections. Over two billion people voted for political leaders in 40 countries. What does the balance of power look like now?

In this graphic, in collaboration with Inigo, Visual Capitalist’s Jenna Ross shows a breakdown of the types of government in proportion to the global population.

Imagining a Global Parliament

Data for this chart comes from Arden Strategies’ Global Parliament Index. The index assumes there is a hypothetical global parliament with 1,000 seats, each representing about eight million people. 

To determine the political alignment of each government, Arden Strategies considered many factors including the government’s affiliations, policies, manifestos, and record in power. Where a governing party has complex or multiple identities, the team of experts used their judgment. 

The below shows how the types of government break down in 2025.

*Includes Populist or Authoritarian Left, Centrist Authoritarian, and Populist or Authoritarian Right

Autocratic or powerful monarchic systems rule the most people. For instance, China, Russia, Egypt, and Iran all have autocratic systems.

Shifts in Types of Government

Many populations had declining support for leaders amid struggles like inflation, leading to some shifts in political power.

For example, the U.S. shifted from center-left to center-right with President Donald Trump’s victory. Trump has since issued a record number of executive orders in his first 100 days.

The UK and France, historical allies of the U.S., shifted left in 2025.

As more people are governed by non-centrist governments, we are reaching a global crossroads in geopolitical stability.

In the face of global change, today’s data can help form the foundation of tomorrow’s resilience.

By Thomas Brooke of Remix News,

Dutch right-wing leader Geert Wilders has issued a stark ultimatum to the country’s ruling coalition, threatening to withdraw support from the government within weeks if it does not impose a strict asylum freeze.

“Otherwise we will get out,” the Party for Freedom (PVV) leader declared at a press conference on Monday, during which he presented a hardline 10-point plan aimed at radically curbing migration and dismantling existing asylum policies.

Wilders’ proposals include closing the borders to all asylum seekers, deploying the military to enforce border controls, halting family reunification for recognized refugees, and deporting tens of thousands of Syrians with temporary protection status. He also called for the closure of asylum seekers’ centers, the fast repeal of the Dispersion Act, which distributes asylum seekers across municipalities, and the withdrawal of housing priority for status holders.

“Our patience has run out now,” said Wilders, claiming his party has been “very reasonable and very patient” over the past year while waiting for tougher migration policies. He invoked Article 72 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which allows member states to act unilaterally on matters of internal security, to justify a total border closure for asylum seekers.

“My limit, and the limit of a lot of Dutch people, has been reached,” he told journalists, as cited by TPO. “Holland must become Holland again. The PVV will wait no longer.”

One of the more radical proposals is the forced return of around 60,000 Syrians to what Wilders claims are now “safe” areas of Syria following the fall of deposed former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. “The EU and the U.S. recently lifted the sanctions on Syria. So, it’s time to go back!” he said.

The plan further demands the immediate deportation of asylum seekers and dual nationals convicted of violent or sexual crimes. For dual citizens, Wilders proposes stripping them of Dutch nationality and removing them from the country, even if this means unilaterally exiting the European Convention on Nationality.

He also criticized Dutch police leadership and local authorities for what he sees as a failure to maintain order during public unrest. Citing riots in Scheveningen and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Wilders demanded tougher police intervention and said mayors who stand in the way should be suspended. “If a mayor fails to let the police do their job, and when necessary use violence, they should pack their bags,” he said.

Wilders’ ultimatum puts further strain on the fragile four-party coalition government, led by independent Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Although the PVV achieved a historic victory in the 2023 parliamentary elections to become the largest party in the Netherlands, Wilders was blocked from becoming prime minister by New Social Contract (NSC) former leader Pieter Omtzigt and VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz.

“Omtzigt and Dilan did not allow me to become prime minister, so there was a Schoof I cabinet,” Wilders said. “But if that cabinet behaves like Rutte V, and does not change or does not change sufficiently, we are gone.”

The NSC, one of the coalition parties, downplayed Wilders’ threats and emphasized that the coalition agreement already contains robust migration measures awaiting implementation by parliament.

As reported by VRT, Opposition parties also dismissed Wilders’ plan, describing it as a “political show” and a “diversionary tactic.” The Dutch defense union VBM criticized the call to deploy the military at borders, stating this is the responsibility of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, which already lacks sufficient personnel to monitor all 840 border crossings.

Despite criticism, Wilders insists that the PVV is simply demanding that the government act on what voters mandated in the 2023 election. “The streetscape of our cities and neighborhoods has changed beyond recognition due to mass migration and Islamization,” he said. “We have too many foreigners, too much Islam, there is a lack of respect for our culture and our people.”

Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.us

This week I was researching the history of the modern African economy as well as the financial effects of “colonialism”, largely in an effort to discern if Africa is actually better off with or without western influence. One can of course argue that racial divisions like Apartheid in South Africa or segregation in Rhodesia have their own oppressive social effects beyond the financial. There’s also the argument that only “white colonists” ever benefited from the infrastructure they built (which is actually untrue, wherever white colonists were established, everything from water access to roads to medical care improved for everyone).

However, I think it’s fair to ask if these nations were experiencing growth and prosperity under white governance, or if things were relatively the same. We’re not supposed to talk about it – We’re only supposed to say “colonialism bad”. I don’t care about that, I just want to know what the realities are.

In the process I came across an interesting video featuring a black South African man who presented the race issue and the South Africa issue in a way that was simple but it brought impressive clarity. In summary he said:

“Africans are forever chasing the white man.”

What he means is, African culture, some elements of black culture, the third world in general, all of them are constantly trying to co-opt what white western culture builds. He argues that wherever the white population in Africa shrinks or migrates away, the country “becomes a shithole”. So, Africans chase white people.

When white people in Africa relocate to Australia, or Canada, or the US or Europe, the Africans try to follow. Instead of building up their own communities and nations they use and then eventually tear down the infrastructure that whites already built. They never replace it with anything else. Then they immigrate overseas to where the white people are because their own countries are in disarray. Eventually, they start tearing down those countries.

Leftists will call this a “racist” argument rooted in “white supremacy”, but this is a black South African making the point. It’s not racist, it’s just an observation of concrete fact. When Rhodesia became Zimbabwe and the whites were ethnically cleansed, the country collapsed and the black people starved to death.

South Africa systematically oppresses (or kills) the white citizenry because they want the land the whites own (they chase the white men). The Afrikaners are 7% of the population but make up around 70% of all agriculture and food production. Instead of seeing the white populace as a valuable asset to the country, they treat them as a foreign enemy. And so, the country falls deeper into economic despair and they are now on the verge of their own collapse.

When Matamela Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, sauntered into the White House with his big grin and his large entourage, he was there to get money. He wasn’t there to explain how he was going to improve conditions in his country. And, he certainly wasn’t there to debate the finer details of the ethnic cleansing of whites in his country or the government confiscation of their land. No, he was a black African leader petitioning a white US President for handouts.

In this case he believes his country is entitled to that money, so it doesn’t come off as begging so much as it comes off as arrogant conceit. If his country could build on its own, it would. If they had the ability to construct and innovate and maintain on their own, they would. Instead, they travel halfway across the world to the US. They chase the white man.

They’ve had over 30 years to get their system to work, and instead everything is broken. They can’t even keep their electrical grid and water functioning. And it’s not just South Africa, this is true for much of the third world. In Europe the populace is far more familiar with Africans chasing them, but we see a similar trend with Central and South Americans chasing whites in the US.

Wherever the west builds and creates and improves, the third world demands a piece. They arrive in vast caravans that stretch for miles. They arrive in boats on beaches in the night. They slip across borders and enter illegally like invaders because they see the west as something to be pillaged. They do not want to build their own thing. They don’t even know where to begin. They simply see what we have and they want to take it. They chase us wherever we go because they can’t emulate, they can only confiscate.

In progressive literature white people overall are elevated to the status of ultimate villains – The great oppressors that enslave and destroy. Yet, if this was true, why is it that the third world chases after us so much? You would think they would stay as far away from whites as possible, but they INSIST on immigrating to the west. Or they bitch and moan about our capitalist ways, but they never leave.

By extension, leftists will claim that white people are the “real invaders” that exploit and steal from the third world. In other words, we are “chasing the brown man”. But, if this was the case, then why aren’t white people rushing to migrate to Africa? Why is the western industrial presence in Africa in steep decline? Even black Africans leave Africa in droves when they get the chance to do so. No one is chasing the brown man. This is not a thing. No one covets what a beggar society has.

Now, I see this not as a race issue but as a cultural issue (I’m sure there are people who will debate that sentiment). If you look at countries like Japan or South Korea, they don’t chase white people. They build their own societies and fuel their own progress for the most part. They don’t need white culture or western culture to feed off of (China does, but that’s a whole separate article).

There are societies in the Middle East that remain relatively self sufficient, while others in the Middle East view the west as a target for conquest. The difference is in the culture, not the skin color. And what do most third world cultures have in common? This first thing is an oversupply of AK-47s, the second thing is they tend to be socialist or communist. These are beggar cultures with a beggar mentality.

In the US we can see this same mentality bleeding into parts of our own society. Every time leftist black American’s demand reparations or special privileges in employment and schooling or handouts through DEI programs, they are, in essence, chasing the white man. They want what the white man has and they’re not really shy about saying it. They didn’t build it or earn it but they want it, and if they can’t have it they will just as happily tear it all down.

The phrase “black fatigue” comes to mind, but again, it’s far more about culture than skin color. It’s something that white people like me aren’t supposed discuss.

Frankly, I find race divisions to be a distraction from the bigger problem, which is elitism and the sabotage of the west from within by wealthy oligarchs so that they can replace it with an authoritarian socialist “Utopia”. That said, I cannot ignore the fact that certain minorities in the US tend to lean majority far left, or that most third world migrants hold socialist ideals.

To be sure, there are millions of white woke liberals helping to fuel this fire, but again, most of the black community is happy to be used. These people become the enemy because they have allowed themselves to be weaponized in the hopes of getting a piece of the western pie before whole thing is ransacked. They don’t want to build for themselves, so, they voluntarily become the barbarians at the gate.

My advice to these people is to stop. Stop chasing the white man. Stop trying to feed off the western world. Put in the effort to construct your own great societies with your own accomplishments. No one is stopping you except yourselves. You are being duped into acting as a battering ram for globalism and multiculturalism; you are a tool for deconstructing the west.

By extension, stop coveting what white people have built within your own communities and start seeing such people as valuable allies in creating something better.

If you try to take from them they will eventually retaliate and it will not be a pretty sight. But, the interesting thing about white people (at least the conservative types) is that they will often help you if you ask nicely. Instead of threatening them, maybe try learning from them? Most white people I know love to improve their communities in any way they can, and they enjoy helping people who want to help themselves.

Instead of seeing white people as the enemy because of historic “crimes” which every single ethnic group has been guilty of, why not look to the future? Of course, this would require people in the third world to abandon their socialist leanings. Far left ideology is a poison that makes nations and cultures weak. It makes them perpetual beggars. To improve one’s future, one must aspire to create, not steal.

Why not stop chasing the white man and work with him instead?

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