Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“A decade ago this month, Germany opened its borders to more than 1 million migrants, mainly Syrians, as well as Afghans and Iraqis. Many were fleeing brutal civil wars. At the time, Chancellor Angela Merkel declared, ‘Wir schaffen das!’ (We can manage this!), and the challenging task of integrating refugees began. But the country’s welcome mat soon wore thin. And that was even before the unexpected flow of another 1.25 million refugees from Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion. Now, like much of Europe, Germany is tightening border controls, turning away many migrants, encouraging many to return home, and deporting those in the country illegally or with criminal records. German politics has been upended by the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment. (09/23/25)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/0923/After-migrant-influx-Germany-seeks-balance
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
“Two Spring Valley middle school students were arrested Tuesday, accused of having a BB gun on campus, the Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called to STEAM Academy on Leland Street about 11:30 a.m., responding to a report that a student had a firearm on campus, Sgt. Matthew Moser said in a news release. … A search turned up a BB gun in the backpack of one of the students, he said. It was not loaded.” [editor’s note: Whichever idiot cop arrested two kids over an unloaded BB gun needs to be fired – TLK] (09/24/25)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/24/two-students-arrested-after-bb-gun-found-at-spring-valley-middle-school/
Source: The Political Orphanage
“Why Europe is Poorer than America.” (09/24/25)
https://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/why-europe-is-poorer-than-america
Source: The Daily Economy
by Hannah Frankman Hood
“Studies suggest that today’s kids get an average of 4-7 minutes of unstructured time outside a day, while they spend 7-8 hours a day in front of screens. With a youth mental health crisis also sweeping the nation (rates of anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and diagnosed mental health disorders like ADHD are all at record highs), it’s not hard to imagine that the correlation between kids’ indoor confinement and their mental health struggles is more than a coincidence.” (09/24/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/seven-minutes-outside-the-collapse-of-childhood-play/
Source: EconLog
by John Phelan
“A revolt is building across the United States against property taxes. From Florida to North Dakota, states have attempted or are attempting to abolish them. The anger driving this movement comes from two sources. One is the belief that you are being taxed for living in your house. ‘Is the property yours or are you just renting from the government?’ Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked. … The second driving force is that property tax burdens are often tied to the notional market value of an asset — your house — rather than to the owner’s ability to pay or the cost of providing the services the tax finances. … The first of these points is based on a misapprehension (albeit an understandable one, given the second point).” (09/24/25)
https://www.econlib.org/sort-of-defense-of-property-taxes/
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“The Global Sumud Flotilla which is bringing aid to break the Israeli siege on Gaza has once again come under attack. Activists say drones are dropping explosive objects which have reportedly burned the arm of one crew member and destroyed the main mast of one of the boats. As Middle East Eye recently noted, US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack has admitted that Israel was behind the attacks on flotilla boats in Tunisia which we discussed earlier this month …. The Israelis will literally launch drone strikes on activist boats for trying to bring formula to starving babies and then turn around and say the world hates them because of their religion.” (09/24/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/09/24/more-attacks-on-the-gaza-aid-flotilla-and-other-notes-from-the-edge-of-the-narrative-matrix/
Source: US News & World Report
“Denmark’s prime minister apologised in person on Wednesday to women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control campaign, which has left islanders with deep scars and strained relations with their former colonial power. Thousands of women and girls as young as 12 were fitted with intrauterine devices without their knowledge or consent between 1966 and 1991, the year Greenland was given authority over its healthcare system. ‘I don’t believe we can achieve the more equal and proper relationship that many of us desire unless we dare opening even the darkest chapters,'” Mette Frederiksen, dressed all in black, said at a ceremony in Greenland’s capital Nuuk. The ceremony marks another step in Denmark’s accelerated efforts to repair ties with Greenland since U.S. President Donald Trump this year began vowing to take control of the vast, resource-rich Arctic island for security [sic] reasons.” (09/24/25)
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-09-24/denmarks-pm-apologises-in-person-to-greenland-women-over-forced-contraception
Source: The New Republic
“Trump’s Angry, Unhinged Tirades at U.N. Rattle Experts: ‘Really Crazy.'” (09/24/25)
https://newrepublic.com/article/200841/trump-angry-unhinged-tirades-un-rattle-experts-really-crazy
Source: Law & Liberty
by Jeffrey Polet
“The Constitution’s original critics warned that presidential ambitions for imperial greatness could lead directly to militarism and tyranny.” (09/24/25)
https://lawliberty.org/forum/imperial-ambitions-and-a-militaristic-constitution/
Source: Fox News
by Joshua Treviño
“‘[T]here’s no other government,’ said the United States secretary of State, ‘that’s cooperating as much with us in the fight against crime as the Government of Mexico.’ Issued several days ago from the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, with the uppermost tier of Mexico’s political elite beaming approvingly, it was a bold statement for Marco Rubio to make. It’s a big win for them, in their desperation to ward off what they see as a series of worst-case outcomes, among them tariffs, the end of United States/Mexico/Canada trade agreement (USMCA), American extraditions of their cartel-connected political class, and U.S. military strikes in their country. In this context, the praise from Rubio (perceived as a Latin America hawk in general) comes as a tremendous relief.” (09/24/25)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-rubio-trying-version-trust-verify-mexico
