Month: May 2023

Losing Sight of Ourselves

“I didn’t even look in the mirror to say goodbye to myself. I didn’t care. I wanted to be blind.”

Zelensky Uninvited to Eurovision Stage

“We believe that this is the best way to reflect and celebrate Ukraine’s Eurovision song contest win and show we are united by music during these hard times,” the EBU concluded.

Parliament Calls for Ending EU Funds to Islamism

European taxpayers have been financing the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities for years. Now, with the Parliament and Council on the same page, the Commission will not be able to ignore the calls to end this for too long.

Assisted Suicide Comes to Portugal 

Instead of changing the text, the Socialist Party majority went straight to a second vote and garnered the needed supermajority to override the veto.

Ukraine Can’t Save the West from Itself

Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression serves an illusion for a certain kind of American and pro-Atlanticist conservative in Europe: that Ukraine’s patriots can fill the West’s spiritual and cultural void.

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

The ban follows instructions given directly by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who on Tuesday, May 9th, expressly requested that any demonstration originating from “the ultra-Right or the extreme Right be banned.”

Italy Expected To Exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Relations between China and Italy soured almost as soon as the ink dried on the original 2019 agreement, with officials saying Italy’s exit from the initiative was essential for maintaining good relations with America.

Fiscal Forecast America: The Debt Limit Drama

Fiscal Forecast America: The Debt Limit Drama

Democrats and Republicans are bickering over the debt ceiling. They will reach an agreement before the June 1st “default” date, but it will only be a stopgap measure. At some point, Congress will face such high costs for its debt that not even the most optimistic investors can trust the U.S. Treasury any longer.

May 10, 2023
EU Parliament Extends Ukraine Tariff Suspension

EU Parliament Extends Ukraine Tariff Suspension

MEPs voted 537 to 42 in favour of the extension, which will come into effect June 6th and extend the suspension of EU tariffs on Ukranian goods for another year.

May 10, 2023
Spate of Knife Attacks Hits Vienna

Spate of Knife Attacks Hits Vienna

Vienna’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Dominik Nepp said that the “cycle of violence is apparently spinning faster and faster,” and has called for a security summit.

Tucker Announces New Show on Twitter

Tucker Announces New Show on Twitter

The former Fox News host said that “at the most basic level, the news you consume [via mainstream platforms] is a lie.”

May 10, 2023
’Ndrangheta Mafia Targeted By European Operation

’Ndrangheta Mafia Targeted By European Operation

More than a hundred members of the ’Ndrangheta are currently being investigated for drug trafficking; arms trafficking; money laundering; various frauds and tax offences.

Serbia: Vučic Vows To Disarm Country in Wake of Mass Shootings

Serbia: Vučic Vows To Disarm Country in Wake of Mass Shootings

The two mass shootings—the first to take place in the country since 2013—occurred in a 48-hour timespan and left 17 people dead and 21 injured.

May 10, 2023
Portugal Declares Drought Emergency

Portugal Declares Drought Emergency

The country has declared severe and extreme drought across 40% of its territory.

May 10, 2023
U.S. Braces For Migration Surge As Title 42 Policy Set To Expire 

U.S. Braces For Migration Surge As Title 42 Policy Set To Expire 

With the expiration of Title 42, U.S. immigration authorities will no longer be able to immediately return migrants who illegally entered the country without allowing them to apply for asylum, no matter how baseless their claims are.

May 10, 2023
Scholz: EU Centralization and Enlargement

Scholz: EU Centralization and Enlargement

Unelected Eurocrats, with questionable democratic legitimacy, have an “unquenchable lust for power,” conservative MEP Ryszard Legutko replied to German Chancellor Scholz’s proposed power grabs sold as inevitable EU reforms.

May 10, 2023
Europe Needs Leaders with Character

Europe Needs Leaders with Character

For the aspirations of the Maastricht Treaty to become a reality, Europe would need to cultivate a climate of mutual trust and consensus among the various member states.

EU Parliament Deliberately Supports Anti-Christian Propaganda

EU Parliament Deliberately Supports Anti-Christian Propaganda

The exhibition took place in the European Parliament in Brussels, around the so-called works of art of the Swedish lesbian photographer Elisabeth Ohlson, who makes no secret of her LGBT activism.

King Charles Thanks Britons for “Support and Encouragement”

King Charles Thanks Britons for “Support and Encouragement”

King Charles said he was particularly pleased that celebrations were “as happy, safe and enjoyable as possible.”

May 9, 2023