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Fifty-nine percent of Democrats now call themselves supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America. That’s scary because the stated goals of the DSA are not some bloated European welfare state but a radical overhaul of American society. It’s an overhaul that would eventually cost us both our economic and democratic freedoms. A new Quinnipiac poll did not sugarcoat wording to ask about “fairness” instead of socialism or whether people were “open-minded” to so-called “democratic socialist” policies. It directly asked, “On political matters, do you consider yourself a supporter of the Democratic Socialists of America, or not?” Twenty-six percent of those...

There is a decisive shift occurring in European politics. It’s happening across nations – and parties. It lies behind the far-right Alternative für Deutschland’s victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state election last weekend. And it is the under-reported factor in the close general election being fought in Sweden this weekend. In almost every part of the continent, the politics of crime, security, migration and citizenship is driving governments to harden their borders and toughen their approach towards integration, especially when it comes to Islamism. On the centre-right, the Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker has outlined this week that he plans to bring...

A neo-Nazi who may have interacted with would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks online revealed himself to be Bjorn Leif Hjelmerud of Norway, The Daily Mail reported. Hjelmerud admitted to being in contact with a “Tom Crooks” YouTube account believed by some to be the 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, shooter who nearly took the president’s life, the outlet reported citing a text exchange with Hjelmerud. A member of the white supremacist Nordic Resistance Movement, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, Hjelmerud egged on violent comments from “Tom Crooks” about overthrowing the government in a 2020 YouTube comments section. “If a gun and...

The so-called Red-Green Bloc was far ahead, then in the last week, the race tightened up. In the end, the Red-Green Bloc eked out a narrow victory, with 176 seats in the incoming national legislature (the Rikstag). The Right of Center Bloc got 173. A mere 3 seat margin. Challenges remain because the Center Party (which is counted as part of the Red-Green Bloc but actually isn't a left of center party) objects to the Left Party. But, the Center Party cannot simply shift to the Right of Center Bloc, because it also objects to the Swedish Democrats. The Left...

It is extremely close between the red-green bloc and the Tidö parties, according to an election forecast by SVT based on votes actually counted.

The red-green parties are bigger than the Tidö parties in SVT's polling station survey.

The centre-left opposition holds a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing bloc but Prime ⁠Minister Ulf Kristersson's four-party alliance – which includes the far right Sweden Democrats – has been catching up in the final weeks of campaigning.

Voters going to the polls in Sweden...latest set of polls showing a tighter race... Today's US inflation report showing the Consumer Price Index remained at 3.4... More than 3300 deaths now reported from the Ebola outbreak... 44 people hurt...train derailment in northwestern France... On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States family members called on President Trump to hold Saudi Arabia to account... In Brazil...Supreme Court and Federal Police opening a corruption probe...leading opposition candidate Flavio Bolsonaro... North Korea launching a projectile eastwards... In the British House of Commons assisted death legislation failing... "BRICS" leaders...

The Liberals continue to rise in public opinion, according to new figures from Novus published by GP and TV4.

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday announced import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the the West Bank, as well as sanctions against specific individuals and businesses that provide services such as construction, instruction, financing or real estate for settlement expansion. The announcement was carried out in coordination with France and Canada.On August 19, UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said he would introduce a comprehensive set of measures in “the coming weeks.” Nevertheless, the timing has been criticized, coming just days before the Jewish High Holy Days begin - which has already been flagged as a dangerous period...

It is the first time since 2022 that the Liberals have reached over 4 percent in the voter survey ...

A man in his 50s has died after being seriously assaulted outside a restaurant in Sweden after trying to defend his daughter from a group of young men who had been groping her. Authorities have not yet released information about the suspects’ nationality, ethnicity, or background, raising the suspicion among social media users that the perpetrators may be migrants. Police were called to the centre of the Swedish city of Karlstad at about 1:25 a.m. on Sunday, August 30th, after a violent disturbance broke out outside a fast food restaurant. Officers found a middle-aged man seriously injured at the scene....

Sweden is putting books, handwriting, and human attention back at the center of education—and reminding the rest of us that technology should serve children, not master them. For years, parents were told the future of education was digital. Out went textbooks. In came tablets. Out went handwriting. In came keyboards. Children barely old enough to tie their shoes were handed screens and told this was progress. Sweden embraced that revolution more enthusiastically than most countries. Now Sweden is hitting the brakes.Not, as some viral posts claim, by “banning digital classrooms.” The truth is actually more interesting. Sweden is deliberately...

The future of money is changing fast. 💳🌍 Around the world, countries are moving toward a cashless society, where digital money, online payments, and mobile wallets are replacing traditional paper cash. From Sweden and Norway to China and Nigeria, the shift to electronic payments is transforming economies and daily life. In this video, we explore: • Why cash is disappearing in many countries • How digital payments and mobile banking are taking over • The rise of a cashless world and what it means for the future of money If you’re curious about digital currency, cashless societies, online transactions, the...

Sweden’s left-wing parties are running Arabic-language advertisements aimed at immigrant voters ahead of this year’s elections, repeating a strategy used during the 2022 campaign. The advertisements have appeared on Al Kompis, an Arabic-language website aimed at immigrants in Sweden who cannot speak Swedish. Political parties and public authorities have previously used the platform to reach the country’s Arabic-speaking population. Among those advertising during the current campaign are the Social Democrats and the Centre Party. An advertisement featuring Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson promises greater investment in healthcare and schools. It links to a dedicated campaign page claiming that the party’s...

A woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after falsely accusing 10 men of raping her. Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton, pleaded guilty on Monday at Bolton Crown Court to 10 counts of perverting the course of justice. Sponsored link Men Over 40 Are Ditching the Blue Pill for This 7x Stronger Alternative Men Over 40 Are Ditching the Blue Pill for This 7x Stronger Alternative Men's Vitality The allegations were made between 2013 and 2019, with most of the men arrested and spending time in custody, including some undertaking intimate examinations, said Greater Manchester Police....

Full Title: Syrian teen given 10 months in closed youth care in Sweden for repeated rape of 14-year-old girl he called his ‘whore’ and a ‘dog’ The court heard how he would spit on the girl, and tell her he would kill her if she didn’t dress as he told her to, or didn't keep her coat on and zipped up during school A 15-year-old Syrian boy who repeatedly raped, threatened, and humiliated his 14-year-old girlfriend in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been sentenced to ten months in a closed youth care facility after an appeals court increased his punishment. The Gothenburg...

The Swedish EV brand, which is majority-owned by China’s Geely, was authorization by the Commerce Department authorization under the connected vehicles rule. The U.S. Commerce Department won’t allow Polestar to sell vehicles in the United States beginning with its 2027 model year, in the latest restriction targeting connected vehicle technology tied to China. Polestar, a Sweden-based electric vehicle maker majority-owned by Chinese conglomerate Geely Holding, said Thursday it would not appeal the decision. The denial falls under the Connected Vehicles Rule, which bans the import and sale of vehicles featuring certain connected technologies, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular connectivity, and certain...

STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based ‌on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing ‌undeclared work or links to extremist organisations. The law, which covers pending permits but also ​retroactively already granted permits, is part of a wider tightening of immigration rules by the right-wing government and its support party, the nationalist Sweden Democrats, ahead of a parliamentary election in September. The law ‌has been criticised by ⁠the opposition and human rights advocacy groups as arbitrary because decisions would be taken on behaviour that ⁠has...

Early on a Sunday evening last year, Anneli Berg said "see you later!" to her 16-year-old son Rio as he headed out to the gym with his friends. She expected him to arrive back at their home in Stockholm, Sweden, in just a couple of hours. But Berg would never speak to her son again. Just after 9 p.m. that night in March 2025, a hooded stranger emerged from the dark, came up behind the group that had just left the gym, pulled a gun and opened fire. One teen was shot in the thigh. Rio was killed. "It's still...