Reader’s Links for July 7th, 2023

Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism and all the flavours of galloping statism and totalitarianism such as Nazism and Fascism which are increasingly snuffing out the classical liberalism which created our near, miraculous civilization the West has been building since the time of Socrates.

This document was written around the time this site was created, for those who wish to understand what this site is about. And while our understanding of the world and events has grown since then, the basic ideas remain sound and true to the purpose.

So please post all links, thoughts and ideas that you feel will benefit the readers of this site to the comments under this post each day. And thank you all for your contributions.

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40 Replies to “Reader’s Links for July 7th, 2023”

  1. Warning : Council of American- Islamic Relations (CAIR) National Director Nihad Awad’s tweet on July 2, 2023

    “France continues to repeat its shameless long past of violence, racism, and segregation against non-white people.
    It doesn’t have what it takes to be a civilized nation. It’s been the most racist in Europe. It’s up to the oppressed people to reclaim their rights and denied dignity”.

  2. CBC news has significantly altered a story it published earlier this year (before Alberta election campaign), claiming Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith’s office had contacted Crown prosecutors and says it regrets those claims. Hmmmm

  3. Drivers in every province and territory are forced to pay 14 cents per litre of gas carbon tax. Not Quebec. In Quebec, drivers pay 10 cents per litre.

    Tell Doug Ford, the so-called Conservative Premier of Ontario what you think of the carbon tax price per litre difference, tell him to scrap it, send it to China. pr*****@*****io.ca

  4. Grade school science some Climate Clowns might have missed.

    Carbon dioxide (CO2) is essential component of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a chemical process that uses light energy to convert CO2 and water into sugars in green plants.

    During photosynthesis plants take in CARBON dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) from the air and soil. Within the plant cell, the water is oxidized, meaning it loses electrons while the carbon dioxide is reduced, meaning it gains electrons. This transforms the water into oxygen and carbon dioxide into glucose.

    Trees take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

    Remember before you cut down a tree to plant a solar panel:
    When forests are cut down, much of the stored carbon is released into the atmosphere again as carbon dioxide (CO2). This is how deforestation and forest degradation CONTRIBUTES to global warming.

    20% of greenhouse gas emissions come from deforestation and other forms of land use change.

    Not rocket science — perhaps grade 5 science.

  5. Zelensky Loses Cool at President of NATO Nation; Fumes as Bulgaria Refuses Arms for Kyiv

    • The Little Rat is increasingly unhinged. Radev had to shoo the cameras out of the room. Eloquent facial expressions.

  6. Canada’s growth —2.7% population increase last year was the highest rate among Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development.

    The governments — tells us that unsustainable immigration is justified by he need for workers.

    Healthcare is at the top of the list. Horse pucky. The government mandated healthcare workers to get the vax or get out. How many doctors and nurses have been fired, kicked out of hospitals because they refused to be vaccinated? Let’s have an inquiry into the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons across Canada. Why is the government telling citizens we must bring in foreign doctors?

    Sign in to watch the next clown show with the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons vs Ontario Dr. Mark Trozzi . Showtime July 16. Sign up now and see what is really happening to doctors.

    • Could these nurses and doctors set up their own clinics? This is so appalling. It’s sickening how quickly politicians eagerly became national socialists, in what I thought were previously moderate benign western lands…

      • Are the foreign doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers vaccinated? Or is this just population replacement?

  7. A Shameful Moment in White House History” – Oversight Chair James Comer Demands Briefing on Joe Biden’s White House Cocaine Scandal
    By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 9:30 am36 Comments

    House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer sent out a letter this morning to Kimberly Cheatle, the Director of the United States Secret Service, demanding a briefing on the Biden family cocaine scandal.

    Secret Service officers discovered cocaine stashed at the White House last weekend after the Biden clan, including son Hunter, left the building for a trip to Camp David.

    Former Secret Service Officer and media star Dan Bongino says it is almost 100% likely that it was a member of the Biden family who brought the coke into the White House. What a surprise!

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/shameful-moment-white-house-history-oversight-chair-james/

  8. (Richard: The left is working hard to start a Civil War, they think they can use the chaos to seize total control of the US. Actions like this are insuring the war will occur, but it will be one that the left can’t win. They will lose and be driven so far out of the mainstream it will take a Century before they regain any power.)

    Americans Angered After Far Left Singer Changes National Anthem Lyrics to Unleash a Race-Baiting Tirade Against Country (VIDEO)
    By Cullen Linebarger Jul. 7, 2023 9:45 am60 Comments

    An ungrateful musician invited to sing America’s national anthem decided to change the lyrics to bash the greatest nation on planet Earth and angered an entire nation in the process.

    Fox News reported that R&B award-winning singer Jill Scott was performing during the second day of the Essence Festival, which focused on criticizing the alleged “systemic racism” in America.

    Essence Magazine, which hosted the festival commented: “Everyone please rise for the only National Anthem we will be recognizing from this day forward. Jill Scott, we thank you!”

    Scott proceeded to deliberately butcher the “Star Spangled Banner,” changing the lyrics so she could unleash a race-baiting tirade against America.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/americans-angered-after-far-left-singer-changes-national/

  9. Muslim Immigrants in France View Migration as ‘Recolonization’ in Response to Historical French Colonialism: “We Will Colonize Them for Life, Until Death, Until the End of Time” (VIDEO)
    By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 10:00 am0 Comments

    Source: Ezra Levant/Rebel News
    A shocking revelation came to light in a dialogue between a Rebel News reporter and a Muslim immigrant in France.

    When questioned about the significant influx of Muslim immigrants to France, despite allegations of rampant racism, the response took a historical turn.

    The immigrant made a bold admission, hinting at an impending long-term ‘colonization’ of France as a retribution to historical French invasions.

    “They colonized us for 132 years, and now it’s our turn to come here… They colonized us for 132 years, and now we will colonize them for life, until death, until the end of time,” said the Muslim immigrant.

    Another video showed Muslim immigrants admitting they are only in France for welfare and the red passport.

    Another video showed Muslim chanting, “Allahu Akbar, we are not afraid. We were born Muslims. If the police kill us we have the right to kill. It is written in the Koran!”

    Critics argue that France will be the first Islamic Republic in Europe.

    The Muslim population in France is the largest in Western Europe, at an estimated 5.7 million people, according to Al Jazeera.

    Compared to the general population, Muslims had a far higher unemployment rate (14% in October 2020) than other groups.

    The tragic death of 17-year-old driver Nahel in France sparked nationwide rioting among Muslim immigrants, Blacks, and local citizens.

    According to report from Middle East Eye, “The riots are a form of political dissent expressed by a generation of Muslims and non-white teenagers whose lives are deemed inferior, cheap, and meaningless by the French state.”

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/muslim-immigrants-france-view-migration-as-recolonization-response/

  10. Church of England Torn Between Liberals Who Embrace Gay Wedding and Conservatives Who Reject It – Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Takes Responsibility for Steep Decline in Attendance
    By Paul Serran Jul. 7, 2023 9:15 am125 Comments

    The Church of England (CoE) and the greater Anglican community is facing a dilemma: just how much should they embrace gay relationships? Should they ‘evolve’ with the times, or hold on to centuries of doctrine?

    Reuters reported:

    “The Church of England’s governing body will deliberate on how priests could carry out blessings for same-sex couples when it gathers in the cathedral city of York for a five-day meeting on Friday.

    The assembly of bishops, clergy and laity – called the General Synod – is also due to discuss on Saturday how to protect vicars who might choose not to pray over the union of same-sex couples.”

    The CoE does not allow same-sex marriages in its 16,000 churches, but in last January, it has set out proposals to let gay couples have ‘a prayer service after a civil marriage’.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/church-england-torn-between-liberals-who-embrace-gay/

    • Their whole reason for being is the bible,if you discard your fundamental scriptures,how can you call yourself christian or have any moral credibility?

  11. Ignored and Unsuccessful: Atlanta Police Hunt for Salon Robber Whose Heist Fell on Deaf Ears (VIDEO)
    By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 10:30 am45 Comments

    In an event that could pass as a comedy skit, Atlanta police are actively searching for a man whose attempted robbery of a nail salon was largely ignored by the salon’s patrons and employees.

    The incident took place on July 3 at the Nail First salon located at 2625 Piedmont Road, according to Atlanta News First.

    However, the robber’s criminal ambitions were thwarted not by a show of force or an activated alarm system, but rather, an unexpected wall of apathy.

    The man entered the salon and demanded that patrons surrender their money and get on the ground. Bizarrely, as CCTV footage reveals, most patrons barely moved or showed any reaction to the would-be criminal’s demands.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/ignored-unsuccessful-atlanta-police-hunt-salon-robber-whose/

  12. Not Making Headlines: 90% of US Jobs Created in June were to Foreign Born Workers – Including Illegals (VIDEO)
    By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 11:01 am1 Comment

    US job growth slowed in the month of June. There were 209,000 nonfarm jobs created last month versus a forecast of 225,000 new jobs for the month. May payrolls were revised lower to up 306,000 from up 339,000, a loss of 33,000 jobs. And, of course, wage gains did not keep up with inflation once again.

    but the news is even more bleak for American families.

    On Friday morning Heritage Foundation Fellow, E. J. Antoni joined The War Room to discuss the latest jobs numbers.

    E. J. pointed out that 90 percent of the new jobs created went to foreigners. And that number includes illegal aliens!

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/not-making-headlines-90-us-jobs-created-june/

  13. NYC Council Staffer Urged BLM Protestors to “Throw More Bottles at Cops” “Torch More Vans” During George Floyd Protests
    By Margaret Flavin Jul. 7, 2023 10:15 am102 Comments
    TruthGettrGab

    Ember Ollom, a digital press aide for the New York City Council, is under fire after anti-police tweets, sent in the midst of the already violent George Floyd protests, have resurfaced.

    Ollom urged BLM protesters to direct more violence at police tweeting in May of 2020, “I would like it on the record that I would like you all to throw more bottles at cops and torch more vans.”

    Ollom was responding to Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan’s tweet, “In the middle of a deadly pandemic, we saw elected officials indiscriminately thrown to the ground and beaten with batons, bottles thrown at cops, and NYPD vans torched.”

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/nyc-council-staffer-urged-blm-protestors-throw-more/

  14. 1993: The Barry R. Posen Plan for War on Russia via Zombie State Ukraine

    On July 27, 1993, the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation on Defense and Military Relations, establishing a programme of defence cooperation at the Department-Ministry-level, with “substantive activities” between those offices being launched in July 1994…

    The Morgese case study is a blow-by-blow review of the US military activity in the Ukraine between 1993 and 2001, designed to set up the Ukraine for her destruction. So detailed a review, that it would swamp the layman.

    Accordingly, we propose another document dating from 1994, readable by the laymen amongst us, and which spells out thirty years in advance, the full-blown War Plan for a ZOMBIE Ukraine.

    Its author, Barry R. Posen (Rand, CFR, MIT, Woodrow Wilson Foundation), belongs to the leather-armchair school of strategy the US so excels in: arranging for others to die for the US living standard…

    [H]is study predicts with such ghastly exactitude both events in the Ukraine over the last 20 years and the expected, indeed hoped for, Russian response, that one readily perceives that this is no prediction, but rather a fully-formed proposal for War – complete with Posen’s dismay, very faintly-veiled, at Operation Barbarossa’s failure, and his pleasure at the “high cost” Barbarossa exacted on Russia…

    [Key paragraph titles:]
    •Manoeuvring the Ukraine into Demanding the US Armed Forces Intervene

    •Partnership for Peace Designed to “impose considerable costs on Russia”

    •If the Russian Government Reject further Western “Reforms,” NATO Must Act

    •Confrontation with Russia “Probable” and She can be Provoked into the Ukraine

    •The Ukraine Must be Shifted towards “Ethnic Nationalism”

    •“Diplomacy Profits from Ghastly Television Footage”—Bucha, Anyone?

    •Give the Ukraine “Many More Opportunities to Inflict Disproportionate Casualties on the Russians”

    •Move NATO Ground and Air Forces into Poland

    •The West will Need to Repudiate its High Minded Principles Publicly in a Series of Venues, All Ostensibly Designed for the very Purpose of Protecting these Principles

    •The Ukrainian Defence will be a “Catastrophic Failure” and the Army, Destroyed

    •A Divided Ukraine Would then Assume the Role in a New Cold War that Divided Germany Assumed in the Last One

    •Encourage the Ukrainians to Blow Up their Own Cities and Infrastructure

    •The Ukraine Must “Convince its Neighbours that It has a Million Men Willing to Die”

    •The Ukraine Must Learn to Love Poland, and Become A Dumping-Ground for Old Weapons

    •“Inherent Irrationality” of a “Violent Struggle of the Magnitude Envisioned Here” No Obstacle!

    •And if all else Fail, Nuke ’em

    https://www.thepostil.com/1993-the-barry-r-posen-plan-for-war-on-russia-via-zombie-state-ukraine/

    U.S. – UKRAINE SECURITY COOPERATION 1993-2001 A CASE HISTORY

    https://www.thepostil.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/US-Ukraine-Security-Cooperation-1993-2001-A-Case-History.pdf
    ………….
    Prof. Posen has changed in recent years. He sees liberal hegemony as dangerous, his argument is summed up in “Restraint”, a book published in 2014.

  15. Canadian cultural anthropologists break the Overton Window.

    The Weirdest People in the World
    How representative are experimental findings from American university students? What do we really know about human psychology?

    “[M]embers of Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic societies [aka W E I R D], including young children, are among the least representative populations one could find for generalizing about humans.

    Many of these findings involve domains that are associated with fundamental aspects of psychology, motivation, or behavior – hence, there are no obvious a priori grounds for claiming that a particular behavioral phenomenon is universal based on sampling from a single subpopulation.

    Overall, these empirical patterns suggests that we need to be less cavalier in addressing questions of human nature on the basis of data drawn from this particularly thin, and rather unusual, slice of humanity.

    https://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~henrich/pdfs/Weird_People_BBS_final02.pdf

  16. “Tucker Carlson Reveals Capitol Police Chief Told Him J6 Crowd Was ‘FILLED With Federal Agents'” TheLibertyDaily – 1 hour ago
    https://rumble.com/v2yoqf0-tucker-carlson-reveals-capitol-police-chief-told-him-j6-crowd-was-filled-wi.html

    “LIVE: Tucker Carlson WORLD FIRST Interview Since Leaving Fox! – #163 – Stay Free With Russell Brand” Begins @ 38:57…
    Russel Brand – July 7, 2023 12:00pm EDT
    https://rumble.com/v2yn47a-live-tucker-carlson-world-first-interview-since-leaving-fox-163-stay-free-w.html

  17. Tucker Carlson: “Any Country That Has Electronic Voting Machines is by Definition at Risk of Having its Elections Stolen” (VIDEO)
    By Cristina Laila Jul. 7, 2023 2:05 pm20 Comments
    TruthGettrGab

    Tucker Carlson sat down for an interview with Russel Brand to talk about a variety of topics.

    Tucker Carlson spoke highly of Trump and said he “loves” the former president.

    “I think looking back on this, ten years from now, assuming we’re still around, I think we’re going to see Trump’s emergence as the most significant thing to happen in American politics in 100 years because he reoriented the Republican Party against the wishes of Republican leaders,” Tucker said.

    Tucker also spoke freely on the dangers of voting machines in US elections.

    He was unable to speak freely on this topic at Fox News because Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation suit against the outlet to shut down the conversation.

    Tucker spoke out against electronic voting machines.

    “Any country that has electronic voting machines is by definition at risk of having its elections stolen. No country that cared about democracy will have electronic voting machines,” Tucker Carlson said.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/tucker-carlson-any-country-that-has-electronic-voting/

  18. Tucker Carlson in Latest Interview: “I LOVE Trump – We’re Going to See Trump’s Emergence as Most Significant Thing to Happen in American Politics in 100 Years” – VIDEO
    By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 12:45 pm229 Comments

    Tucker Carlson joined Russell Brand on Stay Free recently. The video was released on Friday.

    During the interview Russell Brand asked Tucker his thoughts on Donald Trump. Brand admitted that much of his audience are Trump supporters.

    Tucker Carlson told Brand, “I Love Trump.”

    Tucker Carlson: Where am I on Trump now? I love Trump personally. I made a huge mistake last November in getting involved in American politics, something I’ve never done before, and making calls, you know, this guy’s gonna win. I think this is gonna happen in this state. Meet your new governor, New York, stuff like and I was wrong on almost every call. I’m not a very astute political analyst. I’m not interested in politics. I never have been interested in politics. I’m interested in ideas. I’m interested in people. And so there’s a primary going on in the United States between Trump and a bunch of other people, primarily Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, but others, Vivek Ramaswami, for example, among others. And I haven’t said word one about it. I don’t plan to. I think looking back on this, ten years from now, assuming we’re still around, I think we’re going to see Trump’s emergence as the most significant thing to happen in American politics in 100 years, because he reoriented the Republican Party against the wishes of Republican leaders.

    But when I think about Trump right now, so it’s July of 2023, I’m struck by his foreign policy views. Trump is the only person with stature in the Republican Party, really, who’s saying, Wait a second!

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/tucker-carlson-latest-interview-i-love-trump-were/

  19. 17-Year-Old New York Football Player in Coma After Collapsing on the Field Due to “Cardiac Event” – Had No Known Heart Problems
    By Cullen Linebarger Jul. 7, 2023 2:25 pm0 Comments

    A New York high school football player is on life support after collapsing on the football field at Newfield High School earlier this week.

    The New York Post reported that 17-year-old Robert Bush was undergoing conditioning drills Monday afternoon with his teammates when he suddenly bent over and passed out.

    One of his brothers, Steve Bush, told Newsday that Bush suffered a “cardiac event.” He is now in a coma.

    Coaches performed CPR and used a defibrillator to try to revive Bush. Emergency medical teams then rushed him over to Stony Brook University Hospital according to the Post.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/17-year-old-new-york-football-player-coma/

  20. Here We Go: Kevin McCarthy Refuses to Endorse President Trump – Steve Bannon Blames Donor and Establishment Influence (VIDEO)
    By Jim Hoft Jul. 7, 2023 1:30 pm135 Comments

    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy refused to endorse President Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 Presidential Election, a move that Politico suggests is designed to prevent a division within the House GOP over the 2024 election.

    Back in 2022, McCarthy refused to say if he would endorse Trump in the 2024 election.

    When reporters asked McCarthy if he would back Trump’s campaign, he answered, “You guys are crazy.”

    Last month, McCarthy said “he doesn’t know” if former President Donald Trump is the “strongest” Republican candidate for president in the upcoming election.

    After previously doubting Trump was the best candidate for the party in 2024, the speaker reversed course this week, telling conservative Breitbart News that the former president “is stronger today than he was in 2016.”

    Conservatives Are Looking For Ways To Boycott and Move Spending Away From Woke Corporations — Here Is One Way To Do It

    Politico reported:

    While scores of McCarthy’s members have already backed Trump, plenty of other Republicans are steering clear of the polarizing former president in the GOP primary. That camp includes virtually every swing-seat lawmaker, many of whom fear that embracing Trump could spell their electoral doom next fall — as well as allies of Trump’s rivals, from Ron DeSantis to Doug Burgum.

    So as much as McCarthy might risk alienating Trump by staying on the sidelines, the California Republican also provides the most political cover he can to his vulnerable members. The pressure on the speaker to choose sides will only grow throughout the summer, though, as Trump locks down support across the House GOP and questions intensify about why McCarthy isn’t fully embracing the man who helped deliver him the speakership.

    Another House conservative, granted anonymity to speak candidly, said that a Trump endorsement might only make matters worse for McCarthy and his “incredibly split” conference.

    “The reality is, if we get Trump, there’s probably a good possibility that we don’t keep the House” next fall, said this conservative, who has not endorsed in the primary. “McCarthy knows that. He knows that if Trump’s on top of the ticket, that we probably lose New York and California. … If we lose the House, there’s no way McCarthy stays as minority leader. He’s gone.”

    That leaves McCarthy in a difficult position amid his party’s long primary battle. He controls one of the smallest majorities in modern House history, where a handful of disgruntled members can force a vote to remove him at any time,. At the same time, McCarthy is facing a brutal map to keep the House in 2024 — one that will become even more forbidding if the twice-indicted Trump emerges as the nominee.

    Steve Bannon lashed out at the decision, blaming not the so-called “pencil neck moderates,” but the influence of donors and establishment leadership within the Republican Party.

    “Kevin McCarthy refuses to endorse Trump,” Bannon said, “And they said, well, he’s trying to not have a civil war in the Republican civil war. With what? With these pencil-neck moderates? Give me a break. No, it’s the donors. It’s the donors. It’s the donors’ leadership.”

    WATCH:

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/here-we-go-kevin-mccarthy-refuses-endorse-president/

  21. Lauren Boebert: House Oversight Investigating Much More Than White House Cocaine, “It Seems as Though the List Just Never Ends”
    By Shawn Bradley Witzemann Jul. 7, 2023 12:15 pm

    As yesterday reported by The Gateway Pundit the White House cocaine story changes on the daily and official explanations continuously mutate like a radiation exposed comic book character. Now, The Gateway Pundit reports Chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer isn’t interested in letting any powdery details get swept under the rug.

    But according to Representative Lauren Boebert, the Oversight Committee is interested in much more than stimulative powder parties in the West Wing.

    Hot on the heels of Rep. Comer’s open letter to United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, Rep. Boebert says further investigation is already in the works.

    ”Devon Archer and other Biden business associates will be coming to the House Oversight Committee to be deposed,” the Colorado congresswoman tweets, “We’re going to expose every shady Biden business deal that we can possibly find out about.”

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/lauren-boebert-house-oversight-investigating-much-more-than/

  22. WAYNE ROOT: President Trump, This Time One Rule: “No More Mr. Nice Guy. No Mercy.”
    By Assistant Editor Jul. 7, 2023 11:40 am218 Comments

    By Wayne Allyn Root

    We are in so much trouble at this point. The odds of saving America go down by the minute.

    My gut instincts say Democrats have used the open border to put themselves in a no-lose situation. If they beat Trump in 2024, it’s over. America is finished. We are forever more a one-party nation. No Republican will ever win again

    If Trump manages to beat a rigged election for the second time (just like 2016), we win a short reprieve. But Democrats still win long term. That’s the whole point of the open border. Biden waved the whole world in. So, even if Trump wins, as waves of illegals start to vote in 2028 and 2032, Trump will become the last Republican ever elected.

    Heads we lose, tails they win. Democrats have it rigged any which way we go.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/07/wayne-root-president-trump-this-time-one-rule/

  23. Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts
    Story by Anthony Faiola, Catarina Fernandes Martins • 15h ago

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    PORTO, Portugal — Addiction haunts the recesses of this ancient port city, as people with gaunt, clumsy hands lift crack pipes to lips, syringes to veins. Authorities are sealing off warren-like alleyways with iron bars and fencing in parks to halt the spread of encampments. A siege mentality is taking root in nearby enclaves of pricey condos and multimillion-euro homes.

    Portugal decriminalized all drug use, including marijuana, cocaine and heroin, in an experiment that inspired similar efforts elsewhere, but now police are blaming a spike in the number of people who use drugs for a rise in crime. In one neighborhood, state-issued paraphernalia — powder-blue syringe caps, packets of citric acid for diluting heroin — litters sidewalks outside an elementary school.

    Porto’s police have increased patrols to drug-plagued neighborhoods. But given existing laws, there’s only so much they can do. On a

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/07/portugal-drugs-decriminalization-heroin-crack/

  24. REVEALED: Election Officials Lobbied for Colorado’s BAN on Hand-Counting Votes.
    Colorado legislation supposedly aimed at increasing election security effectively outlawed hand-counting ballots in most of the state, and election officials are the ones who requested the ban. The Colorado Election Security Act (SB22-153) was drafted in response to Mesa County clerk Tina Peters allowing election skeptics to replicate hard drives to check for evidence of fraud. SB22-153 contains a number of provisions, with the state government mostly focusing on those outlawing replication, and banning people convicted of insurrection or sedition from becoming election officials. At a meeting of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), Colorado’s elections director Judd Choate said “probably… the most important part” of the law is a rule most missed or ignored: an effective ban on hand-counting ballots almost everywhere

    https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/07/07/revealed-election-officials-lobbied-for-colorados-ban-on-hand-counting-votes/