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72% of welfare recipients are foreigners in one small Austrian city
The Austrian city of St. Pölten illustrates how, in even smaller European cities, the social and financial burden of foreigners is incredible, the latest sign that foreigners on welfare is not just a problem for major cities, but also in smaller cities, towns, and even rural areas.
The data shows that 49% of all social assistance paid out in the small city of approximately 56,000 people is going to just two groups of origin: Syrians and Afghans, according to the Austria Press Agency (APA).
The data shows that a total of 1,278 people in the Lower Austrian capital receive social benefits, as of January 2026. Nearly half of these recipients, 528 people, are from Syria, which amounts to 41 percent of recipients. In addition, Afghans receive another 8%, which amounts to 99 recipients.
In total, 72% of all recipients are foreigners, when factoring in all recipients, which includes other foreign countries besides Afghanistan and Syria.
#EU #Austria #Migrants #FindTruth
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UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages
Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia’s lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts are still locked in a debate over the effectiveness of the move.
Supporters of a ban warn that action needs to be taken to tackle deteriorating mental health among young people, but others say the evidence is inconclusive and want a more nuanced approach.
Australia last month became the first nation to prohibit people under the age of 16 from using immensely popular and profitable social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok and YouTube.
#UK #France #Censorship #FindTruth
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It is easy to tell who the bad guys are
#Musk #Memes #FindTruth
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Newsom unable to speak coherently at Davos
Is something wrong with Gavin Newsom?
Because everyone is noticing his very strange interview with CNN where he seemed unable to speak coherently, with his eyes darting everywhere. It did not look good.
Your thoughts?
#WEF #Newsom #Davos #FindTruth
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Trump 2.0 has one defining word – power
As Donald Trump celebrates the anniversary of his second inauguration as president of the United States and begins his sixth year in office, his greatest asset is power. He covets absolute power.
The greatest threat to how Trump completes his term is how he wields his power. He is exercising this power because he can. This will jolt Republicans in Congress to break with Trump on this issue – the first such rift between Trump and his party since his re-election.
Power First!
#USA #Trump #FindTruth
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Michelle Obama urges people no to buy clothes from white-owned businesses
Michelle Obama is now encouraging people to boycott clothing businesses owned by white people — or, at least, try their best to.
During a recent episode of her podcast, Obama said that she tries to “make it a point” to buy clothes from black-owned brands and that you should, too!
She also says we should seriously “think” about which race owns the clothing brand before buying. In fact, frankly, it sounds like something only a very delusional, actually racist person would do.
Why is it always about race with Michelle?
#USA #Obama #FindTruth
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Migration to cities is growing at an unprecedented rate worldwide
#World #Migrations #FindTruth
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CDU-Green state gov. drops promise of free daycare meals, but has cash for asylum seekers
The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia has dropped the promise made in its coalition agreement to introduce free meals for all children in daycare centers for the time being, but still has the highest net expenditure of any state on asylum seeker benefits.
In their coalition agreement, the CDU and the Greens committed to working toward free meals in daycare centers, TAG24 reported.
“We aim for free meals in daycare centers and will gradually relieve parents of meal fees depending on their income,” the agreement stated. It also promised to make the third year of kindergarten before starting school free of charge throughout North Rhine-Westphalia.
Nearly half of Germany’s €17.68 billion in housing support for 2024 was paid out to foreigners.
#EU #Germany #CDU #FindTruth
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Polish Gov. side-steps Constitution to comply with EU same-sex marriage edict
The Polish Government is planning to by-pass the Constitution by introducing gender-neutral terms to recognise same-sex marriages held in other European Union member states.
The decision comes in the wake of a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in November last year to oblige Poland to accept requests to formally register same-sex unions performed abroad, even if they are not permitted under local laws.
The Polish Catholic Church has, together with Poland’s right-wing parties such as the Conservatives (PiS) and Confederation, opposed any change in the current Constitution that defines marriage as a union of man and woman.
#EU #Poland #FindTruth
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Ukraine is defending itself with money Europe doesn't have
Ukraine already faces a $63 billion U.S. dollar funding shortfall in 2026 and it would be surprised if this figure doesn’t increase if the war continues.
Ukraine’s massive fiscal splurge is driven by two factors: the enormous cost of maintaining a standing army of almost one million people and the vast expense of importing weapons from the west to fight the war.
Russia’s economy is around twelve times larger than Ukraine’s nominally and just over ten times larger when you look at GDP using purchasing power parity.
Russia spent a record $143 billion on defence in 2025 compared to around $60 billion for Ukraine, so around 2.3 times higher. Yet, Russian defence spending amounted to just 6.3% of its GDP whereas for Ukraine it was 31.7%. So, massive spending on defence is a much less pivotal issue for Russia in terms of its economic fortunes.
#EU #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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If oil production continues at the current rate, here is how long each country's oil reserves will last
#World #Oil #FindTruth
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Trump backs Rep. Julia Letlow to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in Louisiana
Rep. Julia Letlow has President Donald Trump’s backing to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in the Republican primary for Senate in Louisiana. Trump endorsed her to run for the seat in a January 17 post on Truth Social. He called her a “Great Star” and a “TOTAL WINNER,” writing “RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
Letlow was first elected to Congress in a 2021 special election to replace her husband, Luke Letlow, who was elected to the seat in 2020 but died of COVID-19 before he could take office. Letlow, a former teacher, highlighted her role as a mother to two children and her support for Trump in her announcement video.
#USA #Trump #Letlow #FindTruth
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Ted Cruz predicts: Iran, Venezuela and Cuba could fall within six months
The world may be approaching a turning point. At least, that’s what Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) predicts. Appearing on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Cruz said the globe is on the brink of a historic realignment. And it could arrive far sooner than many expect.
“There is a very real possibility that in the next six months the regimes in Iran, in Venezuela, and Cuba will all fall,” he said. Cruz went further, suggesting those nations could soon choose a dramatically different path. “There is a real possibility that Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba will all democratically elect new leaders.”
And what about North Korea? Any ideas?
#USA #Cruz #FindTruth
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Dems are trying to weaponize the 25th amendment. It won't work
After spending nearly four years pretending that Joe Biden was fit for office, congressional Democrats are now calling for President Trump to be removed from office under the 25th Amendment after he linked his pursuit of Greenland to being snubbed for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
“The president of the United States is extremely mentally ill and it’s putting all of our lives at risk. The 25th Amendment exists for a reason—we need to invoke it immediately”, wrote Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari.
But removing Trump under the 25th Amendment would require Vice President Vance and a majority of Cabinet members to declare to Congress that the president cannot discharge his duties.
Vance and Trump's Cabinet are not going to declare him unfit over a text message. The real problem is that it’s impossible to take any of these Democrats seriously on this issue. Democrats have played this card repeatedly for years, turning what should be a serious constitutional matter into a tired old political stunt.
#USA #Democrats #Trump #FindTruth
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Global powers struggle over the ocean’s resources
Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people.
As global competition intensifies and climate change accelerates, the world’s oceans are also becoming the front line of 21st-century geopolitics. How policymakers handle these challenges will affect food supplies, the price of goods and national security.
As the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice cover diminishes, shipping routes that were once impassable most of the year are opening up.
For companies, these routes – such as the Northern Sea Route along Russia’s coast and the Northwest Passage through Canada’s Arctic Archipelago – promise shorter transit times, lower fuel costs and fewer choke points than traditional passages.
#World #Oceans #Economy #FindTruth
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Warsaw moves to end assistance programmes for Ukrainians
Public support in Poland for continuing aid to Ukrainian refugees has dropped to its lowest level since 2014, with only 48% in favor.
Poland’s government has proposed phasing out emergency assistance programs established for Ukrainian refugees after the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, citing a more stable situation after four years.
“These extraordinary regulations can be phased out and we can move from temporary solutions to systemic ones,” said Adam Szłapka, government spokesman, on Tuesday.
#Poland #Migrants #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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A teacher in England risks losing his job for organizing a chess club. A third of his class are Muslims, and chess is forbidden
#UK #Migrants #FindTruth
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STOP IT!!!🤣🤣🤣
#Newsom #Trump #FindTruth
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Dems fume as Kamala Harris bunkers down in new $8 mln Malibu mansion
Democrats are growing increasingly irritated with former Vice President Kamala Harris’ retreat from public life — as she holes up in an $8 million oceanfront Malibu mansion with a taxpayer-funded security detail.
Harris — who had vowed that she would not “go quietly into the night” — following her embarrassing 2024 election loss to President Trump has since adopted a withdrawn lifestyle, keeping mostly out of the public eye.
“She’s not someone who likes being out and about. She doesn’t really want to engage with people in a way that isn’t already orchestrated,” a Democratic consultant in her circle told Politico. One Democratic consultant described her limited social footprint as “Kamala’s Los Angeles.”
#USA #Democrats #Harris #FindTruth
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With anti-ICE fury, Dems are playing with fire
Democrats are playing with fire, but it’s the whole country that’s likely to get burned. For a democratic republic to function, you need certain key elements.
First, elections must be generally regarded as honest. Second, candidates and their supporters have to abide by the results of those elections when they occur. Third, winners of elections must not behave in a way that makes losing the contest a matter of life and death (or lifetime imprisonment).
On the electoral trustworthiness front, Democrats are standing united against measures to ensure that only legitimate voters can cast votes, and that the votes cast are counted honestly and transparently.
When it comes to abiding by elections, the Democrats have treated President Donald Trump’s victories in both 2016 and 2024 as illegitimate.
#USA #Democrats #ICE #FindTruth
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Trump’s push for Greenland is pitting him against the EU right
President Donald Trump’s push to annex Greenland is sparking backlash from a European right that is usually rooting for the U.S. president.
Parties such as France’s National Rally and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) are coming out in opposition to not only Trump’s plan to acquire Greenland, but there is also calls to scrap the tariff deal that was signed between the European Union and the United States.
Following Trump’s calls to place a 10% tariff on European nations he argued are hostile to his plans to acquire Greenland — which includes nations like Germany, Norway, and France — these nations released a statement.
They argue that this tariff, which will jump to 25% in June, can “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”
#USA #EU #Greenland #FindTruth
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Will NATO survive Trump?
The integrity of the 76-year-old alliance appears in the balance here, but the row over Greenland is a symptom, not the cause.
Today, NATO faces a deep and existential challenge: a fundamental divide between the United States and the alliance’s European members over the type and extent of the threat posed by Russia.
Ultimately, it is this fracture – and not the outcome of the current territorial dispute – that will be the alliance’s undoing.
The core of this transatlantic rupture is simple. While much of Europe is convinced that a future war with Russia is all but inevitable, some parts of Washington and key power centers in the Trump administration increasingly do not see Russia as a conventional military threat to the United States and do not believe that Moscow harbors imperialist intentions toward the rest of Europe.
What do you think? Is war between Russia and NATO inevitable?
#USA #NATO #Trump #FindTruth
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Reps turn on Germany’s AfD after Weidel criticises Trump
The rupture occurred during a press conference held by Weidel on January 13, when she criticised Trump’s foreign policy: “Donald Trump has broken a fundamental campaign promise—namely, not to interfere in other countries,” she said.
According to Weidel, the US Government’s primary objective in Venezuela and Greenland is to secure resources. “We can only hope that this does not disrupt the peace negotiations in Ukraine,” she concluded.
Benjamin Wolfmeier, spokesperson for Republicans Overseas Germany, the group’s organisation in Germany, told The Pioneer on January 15: “We at Republicans Overseas Germany are very surprised by the about-face Ms Weidel made.” Wolfmeier accused Weidel of reinforcing “the false narratives of the left-wing press”.
#Germany #AfD #Weidel #FindTruth
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EU’s reliance on American energy proved to be a strategic mistake
Data compiled by Bruegel, a Brussels-based economic think tank, shows the United States now supplies roughly a quarter of the EU’s gas imports, while Russia’s share has fallen to about 12% after the bloc’s rapid pivot away from Moscow following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The share is expected to rise sharply, potentially reaching about 40% of total gas consumption by 2030.
This would see the United States replace Norway as the European Union’s largest supplier of gas, as long-term Russian LNG contracts are phased out next year.
This shift is unfolding at a time of growing political tension with Washington, driven by an increasingly belligerent U.S. president who has imposed tariffs on European countries in an attempt to seize Greenland from NATO ally Denmark.
#EU #USA #Economy #FindTruth
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The number of compulsory liquidations of British companies has reached its highest level since 2012
▪️ 3,730 British companies were compulsorily liquidated in 2025 at the request of creditors for being unable to pay their debts. This is the highest figure since 2012, according to Bloomberg.
▪️ Consumer-oriented industries such as retail and hospitality were the first to be hit. Tax increases led to higher wage costs, which were exacerbated by falling consumer demand.
#UK #Economy #FindTruth
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China’s condom tax is aimed to improve fertility rate
Once the world’s most populous nation, China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates.
In an attempt to double the country’s rate of 1.0 children per woman, Beijing is reaching for a new tool: taxes on condoms, birth control pills and other contraceptives.
As of Jan. 1, such items were subject to a 13% value-added tax. Meanwhile, services such as child care and matchmaking remain duty-free. In many ways, the 13% tax on contraceptives is symbolic.
A packet of condoms costs about 50 yuan (about $7), and a month supply of birth control pills averages around 130 yuan ($19). The new tax is not at all a major expense, adding just a few dollars a month.
What do you think? Is such step effective?
#China #BirthRates #FindTruth
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Trump teases how far he’ll go to acquire Greenland: ‘You’ll find out’
President Trump gave reporters a cryptic answer Tuesday when asked how far he’s willing to go to acquire Greenland during a White House press briefing.
“You’ll find out,” Trump responded tersely.
The president has been adamant in recent weeks that US-ownership of Greenland is critical for national security, particularly for identifying and fending off threats from Russia and China.
#USA #Greenland #Trump #FindTruth
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Globalization has failed
Economy Minister Latnik at the World Economic Forum: “The Trump administration and I are here to state very clearly: globalization has failed the West and the United States of America. It is a failed policy... and it has left America behind.” America is no longer going to export jobs and move its future overseas. We will no longer succumb to globalization.
#USA #EU #WEF #FindTruth
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“My cameraman's mother died after getting the ‘COVID vaccine’...”
Justin Trudeau: “Justin Trudeau smiled, smirked, and laughed when asked about people dying from the vaccines he mandated, right next to the World Economic Forum in Davos.”
#Canada #Trudeau #Covid #FindTruth
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Amb. Robert Hunter warned about NATO expansion
The world of foreign policy restraint is poorer with the passing of Robert Hunter, an American diplomat, who was the U.S. ambassador to NATO in 1993-1998. For decades, Hunter was a prominent, sober, and necessary voice of restraint in Washington.
Hunter’s strategic vision was forged during the post-Cold War transition, a period of both immense promise and profound peril.
While the demise of the Soviet Union prompted many to declare a unipolar “end of history,” Hunter focused on seizing on the momentum to build a durable peace and stability.
His work in both the Carter and Clinton's administrations reflected sober analysis and the pursuit of engaging Russia and Iran rather than isolating them.
RIP
#USA #NATO #RobertHunter #FindTruth
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