Author: Press Room
Do you have a hamster, rabbit, guinea pig, or even a horse that is no longer of use? If so, a zoo in Denmark would like to hear from you. It is pleading for the donation of small unwanted family pets that can be killed and served up to help feed captive predators. AP reports the Aalborg zoo maintains it is trying to mimic the natural food chain of animal inmates “for the sake of both animal welfare and professional integrity” and offers assurances the donated pets will be “gently euthanized” by trained staff. The online call for pet donations…
Richard Hunt, the executive chairman of the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC), said at a Breitbart News policy event last week that Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KY) are trying to take away your credit card rewards with their credit card legislation. Hunt explained that the EPC represents a diverse group of organizations, including credit unions, community banks, large banks, and unions. He warned that two senators, Durbin and Marshall, are moving to take away credit card rewards, which many Americans use for cashback or even to pay for travel for vacation. Marshall and Durbin have been pushing the…
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has opened an investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith, who may have unlawfully targeted President Donald Trump. The OSC has Smith under a microscope regarding the possibility that he violated the Hatch Act which says government workers are not allowed to take part in certain political activities, Fox News reported on Saturday, noting it received confirmation of the probe from the office and that Smith is not being criminally investigated. The OSC is a government watchdog that operates independently as a federal investigative and prosecutorial office. In July, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)…
Over 1,000 applications have been filed for the country’s ‘shared values’ visa program in less than a year, government data shows Russia has become an attractive destination for Westerners at odds with their governments’ policies, according to a Swiss outlet Tages-Anzeiger. The country’s ‘shared values’ visa, started less than a year ago, has been a resounding success, the report says.In August 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing foreigners who share Russia’s “traditional values” and disagree with the “neoliberal” principles imposed by their governments to apply for residence permits under a simplified procedure. The decree came into force…
US Envoy Steve Witkoff has the greater reach in the Russian government of all US officials. Witkoff will undertake a nearly impossible mission in Moscow. While the US-Russian bilateral relations have improved markedly over what they collapsed to during the Joe Biden administration from hell, at this point in time, we’ve come to a point where all the advances made so far may be erased. A war of words, the threat of sanctions and secondary tariffs, the interruption of the regular meetings to normalize diplomatic relations… many developments are now pointing in the wrong direction. Now, it arises that US…
The Ukrainian government responded to President Donald Trump redeploying two nuclear-powered submarines “in the region” to deter Russia, saying the move had shut up Kremlin loudmouths. Top Volodymyr Zelensky ally Andriy Yermak praised President Trump’s submarine redeployment on Monday morning, stating “the concept of ‘peace through strength’ works… Russia understands only force”. President Trump had first floated the nuclear submarine deterrent on Friday in response to a combative and threatening message published by Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian President who found a new place in semi-retirement on the national security council, and on social media as threat-maker in chief. On Thursday, Medvedev…
Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “My View with Lara Trump,” “The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne tha God said comedian Jon Stewart should make a White House run in 2028. Charlamagne said, “I really don’t know. I mean, I think that there’s some good candidates out there, you know, I think that we really have to look to the governors when it comes to the Democrats. I don’t think that there’s any like, change agents that’s going to come out of nowhere and shake things up in the Democratic Party. I think it’s going to end up being a governor. You…
The state of Victoria has rolled out machete disposal bins ahead of a ban on the tools amid rising violent crime Australians have been ordered to surrender their machetes or face up to two years in prison and fines exceeding $30,000 under a new weapons ban in Victoria. The state’s government adopted the measure in an effort reverse a surge in violent crime.Victoria has announced a complete ban on the possession, sale, and use of machetes, set to come into effect on September 1. Residents have been given a three-month amnesty period to comply, with officials warning that after November…
In a blistering statement released Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton torched rogue Democrat lawmakers who fled the state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan, accusing them of abandoning their constitutional responsibilities and vowing to hold them accountable under Texas law. Over 50 Democratic state lawmakers abruptly abandoned their posts and left the state—trashing the special session and scuttling Republican-led redistricting efforts—according to The Texas Tribune. Governor Greg Abbott (R) issued a final, no‑excuses deadline: 3:00 PM Central on Monday, August 4, to return and allow business to continue, or face immediate legal removal from office. Texas Democrats are refusing to return…
More than eight in ten Germans said that they believe people are afraid to express their full opinions amid an increasingly censorious political climate in the country. A survey published on Monday by the Institute for New Social Responses (INSA) found that 84 per cent of those surveyed believe that fellow citizens are self-censoring their opinions “because they are afraid of consequences.” In contrast, just nine per cent disagreed. According to the pollster, this belief was shared across the political spectrum, with 77 per cent of supporters of the leftist-progressive Green party agreeing that people self-censor and 92 per cent…