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DHS to offer work permits, deportation protection to over 470,000 Venezuelans amid new border surge

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Migrants mostly from Venezuela move into Eagle Pass, Texas • Sept. 20, 2023
New York City politicians have been calling for the move announced by DHS...

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that it will be offering hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants already in the U.S. - including those in the country illegally - work permits and protections from deportations, just as numbers are skyrocketing at the southern border.

Officials announced a move to redesignate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status, which allows migrants to apply for deportation protections and work permits if they have arrived for a certain date.

The latest extension will see TPS extended for 18 months and applies to nationals who were in the country on or before July 31. Venezuela was last extended, but not re-designated, for TPS in 2022, meaning it was not open to new applicants. This redesignation will open it up to new applicants, and officials told reporters they estimate it will protect around 472,000 foreign nationals.


The designation is typically based on conditions in the designated country and is based on three grounds: armed ongoing conflict, environmental disasters or "extraordinary and temporary conditions." Officials on Wednesday cited the latter.

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Blackbox

What does "far-right" even mean anymore?

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"Far right" is basically anything that contests the Establishment narrative.

Anybody taking the legacy, corporate media at face value these days is likely under the impression that the entire world is being overrun with "far-right" extremists, after all, anything orthogonal to the current WEF-inspired world order seems to be, by definition, far right.

If it wasn't apparent already, it became obvious during the pandemic how establishment narratives are promulgated by corporate media cartels to enshrine elite-approved canon. For that to work, it was key to neutralize non-conforming impulses, and the way to do that, it seemed, was to label it all as "far right".

The term has now been so misplaced and over-used that it becomes impossible to differentiate between fast rising maverick politicians from skinheads with swastika tattoos. Make no mistake, this is deliberate.

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The standard playbook is to cast anything gaining momentum as "populist" - which is always implicated as being wrong-headed and retrograde, even though a literal definition of the word simply connotes that large swaths of the population are feeling strongly about something (usually some manner of getting screwed by the elites).

Attention

Eagle Pass issues disaster declaration as more than 4,000 migrants cross over two days

Migrants
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Migrants at the border crossing • Eagle Pass, Texas
The mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, signed an emergency declaration after thousands of migrants crossed into the border town.

Eagle Pass is accustomed to regular migration since the city of under 30,000 became one of the most heavily-crossed areas along the U.S.-Mexico border in recent years.

However, the number of people crossing over the last couple of days — which the Texas Department of Public Safety places at more than 4,000 — has overwhelmed the city's local police and fire departments, according to Mayor Rolando Salinas Jr.

"The emergency declaration grants us the ability to request financial resources to provide additional services caused by the influx of undocumented immigrants," Salinas wrote in Wednesday's emergency declaration.

In a rare move, U.S. Customs and Border Protection redirected its agents from processing vehicles and the railway along the busy trade port between Piedras Negras, Mexico, and Eagle Pass in order to assist Border Patrol with taking migrants into custody.

On Wednesday evening, hundreds of migrants — many from Venezuela — could be seen under the Eagle Pass-Piedras Negras International Bridge waiting to be processed.

Comment: See also: Illegal migrant surge forces Biden administration to SUSPEND entries as shelters reach capacity with border


Footprints

Illegal migrant surge forces Biden administration to SUSPEND entries as shelters reach capacity with border

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Illegal migrants line-up against the southern border wall near the bank of the Rio Bravo River between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico
The El Paso port of entry with Mexico is shut down while personnel at that crossing point are diverted to assist with processing the massive surge of illegal migrants who arrived between entry ports in Texas.

In a Friday statement, Custom and Border Protection (CBP) announced 'temporary suspension' at the busy Bridge of the Americas (BOTA) port shared between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. There was no specification in the statement on when the port will return to normal operation, just a note that CBP would do so 'as quickly as feasible.'

'The temporary suspension at BOTA will allow CBP's Office of Field Operations officers to assist the U.S. Border Patrol in processing noncitizens who have arrived between the ports of entry including vulnerable populations like families and unaccompanied children,' CBP said in the Friday statement.

Black Magic

Physician "Re-Education" in Canada

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© College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) regulates the practice of medicine in Ontario. Physicians are required to be members to practise medicine in Ontario. The role of CPSO and its authority and powers are set out in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA), the Health Professions Procedural Code under the RHPA and the Medicine Act.

Mission: Serving the needs of the people of Ontario through effective regulation of medical doctors.
Totalitarian staple adopted by WEF client state. Will lawyers be next?

Today I returned from lecturing on Fifth Generation Warfare in Toronto, Canada. This was my second invited lecture to a group of Toronto "resistance" members, the first being almost exactly one year ago. Excellent talks were provided by Drs. Jill Glasspool-Malone, Mark Trozzi, and Byram Bridle. At the theater I had the opportunity to meet with many old friends and newly found ones, including both Tammy Peterson (Mrs. Jordan Peterson) and various anonymous physicians who I have been in contact with since the very beginning of my journey objecting to the mismanagement and rampant ethical breaches associated with the COVIDcrisis.

Frankly, I was shocked by what I learned from talking with these colleagues.

Many are already aware that the World Economic Forum client state formerly known as "Canada" (managed on behalf of the WEF and it's corporate members by their "young leader" program graduates Justin Trudeau and Christina Freeland, who were placed by the WEF into this position to do its bidding), and specifically the Provence now generally known as the Peoples Republic of Ontario, is now requiring that Dr. Jordon Peterson atone for his thoughtcrimes by participating in a mandated and court-ordered reeducation program.

Camcorder

Hunter Biden request to appear in court by video rejected by judge

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Hunter Biden's court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 3 in Delaware.
Delaware judge Christopher Burke says Hunter Biden must not receive special treatment.

A federal judge has ordered that Hunter Biden appear in court for his arraignment on federal gun charges despite his requests to have his first hearing to take place virtually.

President Biden's son was charged by Special Counsel David Weiss with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer; and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.

Hunter's lawyers on Tuesday told the court the president's son is expected to plead not guilty, while requesting his first appearance take place on video conference — something Weiss' team opposed in a filing early Wednesday.

Magic Wand

Dishonest WaPo reporter caught completely off guard during recorded call with Dave Portnoy

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When Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy discovered the Washington Post's Emily Heil had contacted his advertisers and labeled him as a person with a "history of misogynistic comments," he took matters into his own hands and called her.

Portnoy posted the 11-minute confrontation in its entirety on Twitter. Heil initially lies, saying she didn't characterize Portnoy as a misogynistic racist, before being confronted with her own words.

"We have this Pizza-fest happening on Saturday, and you're reaching out to our advertisers," Portnoy said. "You're basically sending an e-mail that says, to the effect, 'Dave's a misogynic racist. Do you want to defend yourselves advertising at this event?' Right?" he asked Heil.

Comment: This seems like an effective way of dealing with Yellow Journalists - call them on their BS and bring receipts.

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Brain

The Covid narrative flunked the critical thinking test

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At the height of the Covid hysteria, several times I encountered variations of the meme "It's not a pandemic; it's an IQ test." Probably the memesters were poking fun at those duped by the mainstream Covid messaging.

In any case, that meme really misses the point. The essential problem has never been about one's IQ. Many highly intelligent people (in an academic sense) swallowed a very dubious narrative, while others less academically gifted did not. The real divider was the ability and inclination to think critically about it.

In a previous article I explained the basic concept of critical thinking, which can be defined as rational judgment about appeals to belief. Here I will lay out my own classroom approach to it in relation to the Covid messaging and policies.

The approach was derived from Browne and Keeley's once popular critical thinking textbook, Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking. Simplified for Japanese university students unfamiliar with the concept of critical thinking, this approach consists of six questions, all very applicable to the official narrative about Covid. For any Japanese speakers who may be reading this, here is a video link of me explaining my approach.

Bullseye

'Go to hell': Brave EU politician delivers damning message to the global tyrants

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MEP Anderson took no prisoners in her latest warning to the globalitarian elite.

Member of the European Parliament Christine Anderson has been an unyielding opponent to Klaus Schwab's 'Great Reset' Agenda. Known best for her famous smackdown on Justin Trudeau, MEP Anderson has established herself as one of the few politicians left who represent the interests of the European people.

September 13 was no different as MEP Anderson took no prisoners in her latest warning to the globalitarian elite. Before the European Parliament, in a session specifically focused on the COVID-19 response and the World Health Organization, MEP Anderson ended the meeting with a powerful statement.

Here's what she said, word for word:


Star of David

Israel fumes over new Palestinian world heritage site

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© AP Photo / Mahmoud Illean
Tell es-Sultan archaeological site near Jericho, West Bank
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has lashed out at the UN for its "politicized" decision to recognize a prehistoric ruin in the West Bank as part of the world's cultural heritage.

The Tell es-Sultan location outside of Jericho was nominated for the World Heritage List of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the Palestinian Authority. It was accepted on Sunday during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The site is an oval-shaped mound with evidence of human settlement dating back to the Neolithic era. The nomination was separate from Jericho, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The city is administered by the Palestinian Authority and serves as a significant tourist attraction.