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Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò Exsurge Domine

Editor’s note: The following text is taken from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s X account, first published on April 18, 2026, and republished here in full.

It is understandable that many Catholics feel offended and scandalized by the statements made by the President of the United States regarding Leo, even if one certainly cannot claim that Jorge Bergoglio refrained during his “reign” from launching attacks and provocations against Donald Trump. Moreover, the latter’s intervention is contextualized by the statements orchestrated against him this week on the CBS, propaganda program 60 Minutes by three utterly corrupt cardinals: Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin, three prelates who are notoriously ultra-Bergoglian and ultra-progressive, part of the network of the serial abuser Theodore McCarrick, inextricably linked to the radical “woke” Left, and key electors and closest collaborators of Robert Prevost.

When asked by journalists about Donald Trump’s post, Leo replied: “I am not afraid of the Trump administration, nor of boldly proclaiming the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am called to do, and what the Church is called to do.” These words, apparently indisputable coming from Prevost, can however shift sharply in meaning depending on how they are interpreted. They may simply mean, “I have no fear of civil power,”thereby asserting the superiority of the Catholic Church’s spiritual authority over any earthly authority. Or, in a diametrically opposite sense, they may mean, “I have no fear of this administration” – implying that, in other instances, he deems it legitimate to feel fear and to refrain from “boldly proclaiming the message of the Gospel.” And immediately, one is reminded of how often we have seen the Vatican “fear” other administrations, both in Washington – especially when the interference of Hillary Clinton and John Podesta went so far as to block in the Vatican banking transactions via the SWIFT network – and in Beijing, where the Holy See is officially involved with the communist dictatorship, through a secret Agreement, not to “forcefully proclaim the message of the Gospel,” rubber-stamping the episcopal appointments of the Chinese Patriotic Association without them being deemed a schismatic act, unlike the Consecrations at Ecône.

In numerous other instances, Prevost, and before him Bergoglio, have seen fit to remain silent of their own accord, perhaps because their acquiescence, if not outright enthusiastic cooperation, was precisely what the Powers That Be expected from the Conciliar and Synodal Church. Indeed, no sooner had the Trump Administration cut off the stream of funds that USAID was channeling to the USCCB and various bodies of the American Catholic Church to facilitate immigration, than an open war erupted on the part of all those cardinals and bishops whom Clinton, Obama, and Biden had, until that moment, showered with money. During those years of plenty, Bergoglio and the entire American Episcopate took great care not to disrupt their idyll with the White House, thanks, in part, to the good offices of then-Cardinal McCarrick, and paid scant heed to the pro-abortion, LGBTQ+, and gender-related policies promoted by “Catholic” Democrats. The mere suggestion of excommunicating “pro-choice” politicians was deemed an intolerable intrusion by a Hierarchy that had itself made it abundantly clear it had no intention whatsoever of taking such a step.

Thus, a single phrase, extrapolated from its context – “I am not afraid of the Trump administration, nor of boldly proclaiming the message of the Gospel” – might appear entirely unobjectionable. Yet, when viewed within a broader, more coherent framework, it leaves one utterly perplexed, for it directly contradicts the very words Leo uttered on that same occasion: “We are not politicians. (…) I do not believe that the message of the Gospel should be instrumentalized, as some are currently doing.” And while there are undoubtedly those who instrumentalize “the message of the Gospel” through the pseudo-messianic delusions typical of American televangelists, there are also most certainly those the within the Vatican who do not hesitate to instrumentalize that very same Gospel to lend a veneer of legitimacy and morality to the agenda of ethnic replacement and the Islamization of the West: an agenda doggedly pursued by the globalist elite through the Agenda 2030. This is an Agenda that Trump detests entirely, but which the Holy See, Leo, the USCCB, and a host of pseudo-Catholic charities have elevated to the status of a new globalist totem within their own synodal program. Nor should we forget the doctrinal ratification that Bergoglio bestowed upon the pandemic farce and mass vaccination, just as he did for climate fraud and “sustainable development goals” with his pseudo-encyclical Laudato Si, or the blessing that Prevost imparted to a block of ice specially shipped from Antarctica during a truly cringeworthy ceremony at Castel Gandolfo.

Despite his insistence that he is not a politician, Leo had no qualms about granting a private audience on April 9 to David Axelrod, Barack Obama’s chief strategist and former senior adviser at the White House. One question is more than legitimate: Did Axelrod perhaps come to the Vatican to dictate a specific political strategy to Leo, much as Hillary Clinton and John Podesta had previously interfered to pressure Benedict XVI into abdicating and then facilitate the election of Bergoglio?

The paradox is made manifest by Trump himself: “Leo should get his act together as Pope, use Common Sense, stop catering to the Radical left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a politician. It’s hurting him very badly and, more importantly, it’s hurting the Catholic Church!” Which is absolutely true, more so than President Trump could possibly imagine.

While the Democratic administrations have repeatedly and improperly interfered in the governance of the Church of Rome, untimely and inappropriate interventions by the Vatican regarding Washington have hardly been lacking either. And while nobody was surprised by the invective of the Jesuit from Buenos Aires, who labeled Trump “unchristian” for declaring his intention to repatriate hordes of illegal immigrants, the pronouncements of the Augustinian from Chicago regarding immigration, and more recently concerning the war, have certainly left observers bewildered: “God blesses no conflict. Anyone who is a disciple of Christ, the Prince of Peace, never sides with those who yesterday wielded the sword and today drop bombs,” Leo said. Surely he could have elaborated, as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger did in 2003: “Given the new weapons that make possible a destruction extending far beyond groups of combatants, today we must ask ourselves whether it is still licit to admit the very existence of a just war.” Or, better yet, Leo could have recalled the words of Pius XII: “A people threatened by, or already the victim of, unjust aggression, if it wishes to act in a Christian manner, cannot remain in a state of passive indifference; moreover, the solidarity of the family of nations forbids others from behaving as mere spectators, adopting an attitude of impassive neutrality.” (Pius XII, Radio Message for Christmas, 24 December 1948)

But Prevost – and herein lies the true problem – does not speak with the voice of the Church: his words of condemnation against any war whatsoever ultimately serve to legitimize even unjust wars, thereby depriving the victim of aggression of the right to self-defense, given that even a defensive war would be deemed unjust. This error is akin to asserting that all religions are equivalent, that moral precepts must be adapted to contingent circumstances (see Amoris Lætitia and Fiducia Supplicans), or that capital punishment is contrary to the Gospel. For in these instances, too, the one who ought to serve as a point of reference in discerning Good from Evil betrays his own mandate by granting equal rights to error and to Truth, rather than assuming his moral responsibility to condemn the former and defend the latter.

Of course, if Leo ever dared to speak with the authoritative voice of the Catholic Church, he would find himself opposed not only by the pacifist Left (in whose ranks Prevost has served since the 1980s, joining the Young Augustinians movement (The resonance with the Young Turks movement, of clear Masonic aspiration (albeit perhaps unintentional), will not escape notice.), or Augustinians for Peace which was sponsored by the Italian Communist Party), but also by the “theo-con” Right, with which quite a few Catholic conservatives are dangerously aligned. The tolerance that the Conciliar Hierarchy currently enjoys is, in fact, conditional upon its acceptance and promotion not only of the globalist agenda of the UN, the World Economic Forum in Davos, and the Council for Inclusive Capitalism With the Vatican founded by Bergoglio in collaboration with Lynn Forester de Rothschild, but also of the liberal agenda of the Anglo-Zionist lobby. In other words, it depends on two supranational powers operating on seemingly opposing fronts yet pursuing a common objective: the establishment of a New World Order, in which, regardless of which side ultimately prevails in the conflict, the sole victim of persecution will invariably be Catholicism – specifically, that Traditional Catholicism which Rome is striving by every means to destroy or subsume by “conciliarizing” and “synodalizing” it.

According to Trump’s admonition, “Leo should get his act together as Pope (…) and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician.” Indeed, the election of an American “pope” from Chicago, steeped in heretical doctrines acquired during his years of ministry in Latin America, devoted to the cult of Pachamama, and ideologically aligned – by his own admission – with the worst progressivism of the infamous Cardinals Bernardin and Cupich, appears to have been deliberately orchestrated to serve as a counterweight to the President of the United States. If his role was intended to be – as has indeed become evident in recent months – that of continuing the conciliar and synodal revolution, it comes as no surprise that Bergoglio meticulously paved the way for his ecclesiastical ascent, ensuring that he would succeed him and not undo the twelve years of systematic dismantling of the Catholic edifice and total subservience to the globalist establishment carried out by the Argentine Jesuit. In the face of these concrete demonstrations of continuity between Bergoglio and Prevost, the silence of the sparse, moderately conservative minority within the College of Cardinals confirms their complicity and inadequacy.

The unanimous chorus of the mainstream media and the neo-papists serves as proof that Leo is not speaking as a pope but rather as a standard-bearer for anti-Trumpism, so to speak. This is because the accolades come from figures – both within and outside the ecclesial body – who possess nothing of the Catholic spirit, and who would be the very first to crucify Prevost were he to dare express even the slightest doubt regarding the untouchable “dogms”s of the radical Left. Furthermore, this defense of Prevost is motivated precisely by the fact that the “pope” has chosen to play the politician, thereby demonstrating a partisanship that discredits both the Papacy and the Catholic Church in the eyes of the world. For this reason, Leo truly ought to “get his act together as Pope” – a task that is, however, exceedingly difficult for someone like him, who was chosen precisely because his support for the globalist agenda would be not merely coerced, but spontaneous and convinced; and because Leo is being kept under close watch by the emissaries of those Powers who have absolutely no intention of relinquishing the positions they have secured within the Catholic Church, now that they stand so tantalizingly close to the finish line.

When Our Lord Jesus Christ is recognized as King of the Nations, no Antichrist will dare to claim the title of Messiah. And when He is recognized as King and High Priest within the Church, no Vicar of His will dare to subvert His teaching or demolish His Church. If this is happening today, before our very eyes, it is because we are living in eschatological times in which Our Lord has been dethroned from His Divine Kingship by the Nations, and from His Eternal Priesthood by His own Ministers. Therefore, in judging present events, let us not allow ourselves to be beguiled by abstract speculations, nor let us attempt to alter reality to suit our own illusions. Let us view all that is unfolding through a supernatural lens, for this is the only way to preserve, amidst our present tribulations, that peace of soul which the world neither knows how to give, nor can give (Jn 14:27).

+ Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop
former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America

Viterbo, 17 April MMXXVI
S.cti Aniceti Papæ et Martyris

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Carles Puyol, former football player and champion with the Spanish national team, participates in the Fearless Congress 2026 to restore the virtuous masculinity designed by God

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Former FC Barcelona defender and Spanish football legend Carles Puyol is one of the main speakers at the Fearless Congress 2026 , the largest masculinity congress in Latin America, which takes place from April 17 to 19 at the Sanctuary of the Mexican Martyrs in Guadalajara.

Puyol will speak today with a talk entitled “My Story: Struggle, Purpose and Victory,” at an event that seeks to combat the silent crisis of confused, empty men disconnected from their purpose, promoting a firm, humble, and faith-centered masculinity.

The congress, promoted by Andrés Villaseñor Urrea and the Fearless platform —linked to institutions of Regnum Christi and the Legionaries of Christ, such as the Semper Altius schools and the Anáhuac University Network—, is presented as a space to “recover virtuous masculinity as it was designed by God.”

Its organizers emphasize that male identity has been weakened by a culture that generates anxiety, addictions and suicides (in Mexico, a man commits suicide every hour and it is the second leading cause of death among young men).

The goal is to form responsible men, with courage, strength and determination to fight for what is just, beautiful and true, inspired by the perfect model of man: Jesus Christ.

The event also benefits a primary and secondary school that provides 100% scholarships to children in vulnerable situations.

Alongside Puyol, the lineup brings together top international figures: Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, actor and Catholic activist Eduardo Verástegui, psychologist Isabel Rojas Estapé, priest Patrick Gonyeau, YouTuber Álvaro Quesada, evangelical influencer Sarab Rey and others such as Christopher West, an expert in the Theology of the Body of Saint John Paul II.

The Sanctuary of the Martyrs, an emblematic site of the Catholic faith in Mexico, welcomes thousands of participants seeking to rediscover their identity as men, husbands, fathers, and leaders. Puyol is no ordinary guest.

Captain of FC Barcelona for a decade, he won three Champions League titles, six Spanish Leagues, Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with Spain. His career was a living example of iron discipline, quiet but decisive leadership, humility and total commitment to the team.

Far from aggressive stereotypes, he embodied a masculinity based on integrity, sacrifice, and service to the community. The congress’s official website describes him precisely this way: “Puyol not only won everything: he led with character when it mattered most. On and off the field, he embodies a firm and humble masculinity, showing that true greatness is built on dedication, sacrifice, and consistency.”

His participation reinforces the central message: authentic masculinity is not toxic, but virtuous and necessary for the family and society.

In a world where the left has imposed narratives that confuse roles, attack the natural authority of men, and promote a supposed “toxic masculinity” that only generates more emptiness, events like the Fearless Congress represent a clear and courageous response.

Puyol, Peterson, and Verástegui demonstrate that true masculine strength lies in commitment, responsibility, and faith in God, not in progressive ideological fads that weaken men and, with them, the family and the nation.

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Anti-white and anti-Jewish racism ‘common’ in France

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A recent study by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) for the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA) gives a broad picture of racism in France, with research among more than 14,000 people aged 15 and over.

The study shows that racism is common. Overall, 46 per cent of people in France say they have experienced discrimination or racist behaviour, most often verbal abuse.

The study also looks at groups that are usually less discussed. Among white French people, 39 per cent say they have already experienced discrimination

The study emphasises “We are not indulging in victimhood fantasies.”  The study represents millions of people, showing that anti-white racism is a real phenomenon and should not be treated as non-existent.

At the same time, Jewish people are among the most affected : Some 69 per cent of them report discrimination linked to their religion.

As a result, 31 per cent of Jewish victims say they had to change schools because of racism. In addition, 81 per cent say they avoid certain behaviours, such as showing their identity, going to certain places, or revealing their background. Avoiding public spaces concerns 58 per cent of Jewish victims, but also 43 per cent of white victims.

It also has serious psychological effects. Twenty-four per cent of victims report anxiety or depressive episodes and this number rises to 47 per cent among Jewish people. More than half of victims, 55 per cent, say they have considered leaving France. Some 1,320 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded in France in 2025.

Finally, the study says racism does not affect everyone in the same way. Jewish people often face everyday, repeated discrimination in ordinary situations, while black and Arab people are more exposed to institutional racism.

Overall, the study shows that racism in France is widespread and affects different groups in different ways. It highlights both the high level of discrimination against Jewish people and the significant experience of anti-white racism.

It aims to provide the “antidote” to the “exploitation” of the concept of  “anti-white racism”, which is “suspicious the moment it is uttered”.

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Anti-Corruption Group Seeks 10-Year Jail Term for Spanish PM’s Wife

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A Spanish anti-corruption group has called for a prison sentence of more than a decade for the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, intensifying political pressure on the Socialist-led government.

The union Manos Limpias has requested a total sentence of 10 years and 3 months in prison for Begoña Gómez, accusing her of continued influence peddling and embezzlement of public funds. In its indictment submitted to a Madrid court, the organisation claims she used her position as the prime minister’s spouse to influence the creation and management of a university chair at the Complutense University of Madrid.

According to the filing, Gómez allegedly benefited financially from the project, including €15,000 in funds, and is also accused of having commercialised software developed within the framework of the initiative through a private company. The union further alleges that a government employee assigned to the Prime Minister’s Office provided assistance in her activities.

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has formally concluded the investigation this week and is proceeding with charges against Gómez for four offences: influence peddling, embezzlement, corruption in business, and misappropriation. However, he has dropped the charge of professional misconduct, stating there was insufficient evidence to proceed.

Manos Limpias has also requested a separate 2-year and 3-month prison sentence for businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés, accusing him of benefiting from alleged preferential treatment in public contracts through links with Gómez.

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Iranian arsonist imprisoned in Britain for 20 years wins appeal against deportation after claiming he was gay and that he would take his own life if forced to return

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An Iranian man who has spent two decades behind bars in the UK following an arson attack has avoided deportation on mental health grounds.

The unnamed migrant, imprisoned since 2006, successfully appealed against removal to Iran by arguing he is so severely mentally unwell that sending him back would violate his human rights.

He told the immigration tribunal he would take his own life if deported to his home country.

The man also asserted that he is gay and would face persecution in Iran due to his sexuality.

While the Home Office challenged this claim, the tribunal accepted it as credible.

His case will now be reheard following the successful appeal.

The original offence occurred after a dispute with a housemate in 2006, where the Iranian switched on every gas appliance in the property, poured petrol over the carpet, and ignited a candle before leaving the premises.

According to the immigration tribunal, only “pure chance” prevented a “catastrophic explosion” when the candle extinguished itself.

The severity of the crime led to the man receiving an indeterminate prison sentence, a rare punishment reserved for those deemed exceptionally dangerous to the public.

Under this type of sentence, he will remain incarcerated until authorities determine he no longer poses a threat to society.

The tribunal heard he has since become unmanageable within the prison system, exhibiting extreme self-harming behaviour that has required psychiatric intervention.

Judge Paul Lodato of the upper tribunal ruled that the case must be reconsidered entirely due to fundamental flaws in the original judicial reasoning.

The upper tribunal found that the first-tier judge had failed to adequately engage with psychiatric reports and had “baselessly downplayed” the migrant’s mental health conditions.

Judge Lodato said: “I am satisfied that there were serious deficiencies in the judicial analysis.”

He added: “The judge did not engage with the extensive range of expert opinion which traced a direct line between [his] recognised mental health conditions and high risk of suicide on return.”

He emphasised that “anxious scrutiny and lawfully adequate reasons are required before the dismissal of a human rights claim founded on the absolute right to life.”

The migrant argued before the upper tribunal that his combination of mental health conditions causes him to behave in a “disinhibited, provocative and unpredictable way when under stress.”

Judge Lodato noted that the previous judge “could not satisfactorily explain what the Iranian authorities would be likely to do if confronted with this kind of behaviour” from the man.

The original tribunal had treated the migrant’s history of self-harm as separate from suicide risk, characterising his actions as manipulative.

However, the upper tribunal found this approach failed to address critical evidence central to the case.

The matter will now return to the first-tier tribunal for a fresh hearing, where judges will determine whether the man can remain in Britain or must face deportation to Iran.

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Young Arab man caught destroying historic stone wall in England because he couldn’t figure out how to get through it

by Olivia Murray 

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As some readers might be able to identify, I’m getting less and less inclined to be gracious toward the third-world individuals with subhuman levels of intelligence, and a culture to match. Having just returned from a beautiful trip around the U.K. with my two sons last month, I take particular umbrage with all-too-common instances like this, because where else but Europe, by virtue of its location and history, can you find longstanding examples of Western greatness and heritage?

If you didn’t watch the whole video, the Arab man is tearing a hole in a historic stone wall that’s been standing for centuries, because he apparently can’t figure out how to get through it. Eventually, the man recording, who’s scolding him, tells him there’s a “gap” in the wall just down yonder, but by then the damage is done. And, the Arab man doesn’t seem to care anyway.

These are people who clearly have no problem-solving skills, and I mean absolutely zero. Or, it’s a combination of that and the “seething racial hatred” that Pat Buchanan spoke of in his 2006 book, State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America, a sentiment held by a vast majority of the third world toward whites and the West itself:

The seething racial resentment in the Third World against the West — decades after independence and trillions in foreign aid — should cause second thoughts about opening our borders to mass immigration from that world.  Not everyone coming here brings in his heart the passionate attachment to America we attribute to the peoples of Ellis Island.

“Not everyone”? In fact, it’s probably “almost no one.”

It seems to me that climbing what looks to be a four-foot wall would have been easier than moving small boulders, so I have to assume his goal was to destroy. Which is what they always do…which is why one little picturesque coastal town in Wales has launched a “legal challenge” to prevent an influx of “Birmingham buyers” (code for third world Muslims).

(Birmingham has effectively been surrendered, with around 1/3 of the city being Islamic foreigners, much higher than the average of other big English locales.)

The video of the Arab tearing down the wall reminded me of another image I’d seen floating around certain corners of X, which revealed that roughly 300 years ago, a bridge that had been built by the Romans somewhere in Africa eventually gave way, and since then, the Africans had been swinging across it on a rope. Whatever it is, a lack of competence, ability, intelligence, certain people are incapable of rising to the superiority of Western civilization.

“AlL cUlTuReS aRe EqUaL” they said! Even ones that spawn evil morons who either can’t figure out what a gate is, or whose only impact on the world is chaos, ruin, and desecration.

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German survey finds Greens voters least tolerant of differing opinions

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Supporters of Germany’s Alliance 90/The Greens are the most likely among the country’s main political groups to say they become annoyed when confronted with opinions that differ from their own.

The poll, conducted by the Allensbach Institute for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, asked respondents whether they are often annoyed by people who hold completely different political views or whether they usually have no problem with it.

According to the results published on April 17, 28 per cent of Greens voters said they are often annoyed by differing opinions, the highest figure recorded among the main party electorates.

That compared with 24 per cent of Alternative for Germany (AfD) supporters, 19 per cent of Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) voters and 18 per cent of Social Democratic Party (SPD) voters. The national average stood at 21 per cent.

The survey, carried out between March 23 and April 9, 2026, among 1,057 respondents representative of the German population aged 16 and over, also suggested that people with higher levels of education were not necessarily more open to dissenting views, despite commonly held assumptions to the contrary.

As with other polls of this size, the margin of error is several percentage points, meaning the findings point more to a broader social pattern than to an exact measurement of party-political temperament.

The Allensbach study formed part of a broader examination of listening habits and communication in German society.

While two-thirds of respondents described themselves as good listeners and 80 per cent said listening was part of a respectful relationship, the poll pointed to a clear gap between self-perception and behaviour.

Among those who considered themselves good listeners, one in four still admitted it was sometimes difficult to listen patiently and refrain from voicing their own opinion.

A majority of respondents — 57 per cent — said there was at least one person in their family or circle of friends with whom they believed it made no sense to discuss political topics because opinions were simply too far apart.

The survey also found that offline circles of friends tended to be more politically homogeneous than people’s digital networks on social media.

Heavy users of social media were also more likely to report difficulties listening patiently or avoiding interruptions when others were speaking.

The findings come amid broader concern in Germany, as elsewhere in Europe, about political polarisation, shrinking common ground and a declining willingness to engage seriously with opposing views.

Even so, the poll suggested that most people still maintained personal contact across political divides, indicating that social relationships have not yet broken down as sharply as public debate might suggest.

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French Town Accused of ‘Islamophobia’ Suffers ‘Goat Rape’ Crisis; who are we to judge their culture?

I don’t make these stories. I just have to report them. And sometimes, I wish I didn’t have to.

Those who have been following Europe’s Islamization crisis (these days, America’s crisis as well) may remember the ‘Burkini’ flare up in France. Pennes-Mirabeau, a French town, barred Muslim women from going into swimming pools fully clothed in ‘Burkinis’ arguing that it was unsanitary.

The media rallied to defend the mandatory Islamic dress codes, which, as previously mentioned, having nothing to do with modesty (people who are actually modest don’t issue press releases or talk endlessly about their bathing suits) and accused Pennes-Mirabeau of ‘Islamophobia’.

Now some years later, Pennes-Mirabeau is in the news with likely more accusations of ‘Islamophobia’ coming after farm animals were sexually assaulted by an Afghan ‘refugee’.

A sordid affair has unfolded near Marseille. A 19-year-old man is suspected of raping goats and sheep in the town of Pennes-Mirabeau (Bouches-du-Rhône). An Afghan national, he was arrested on Friday, April 10, and taken into custody by the anti-crime brigade (BAC), according to information from La Provence and France 3 regions, confirmed by Le Figaro .

It was the sheep and goat owners in the town who alerted the authorities. Since the beginning of 2026, several of them had found some of their goats and sheep injured, particularly in February and March. The animals had their legs tied and showed signs of sexual abuse

After several similar incidents, the owners installed camera traps (motion-activated cameras) on their property in the hope of solving the mystery. They were horrified to discover the silhouette of a young man visiting their livestock.

He was arrested overnight between Thursday and Friday and taken into custody. An Afghan national, he faces up to three years in prison and a €45,000 fine for cruelty to a domestic, tamed, or captive animal.

But who are we to judge their culture?

There are some 100,000 Afghans who have invaded and still occupy parts of France.

France opened the door to Afghans with catastrophic results for both people and animals.

This movement is made possible by France’s relatively protective asylum system. In 2024, more than 70% of Afghans who applied for asylum were granted international protection (refugee or subsidiary protection), compared to less than 40% in some European countries.

The majority of Afghans arriving are young, male, poorly educated, and often struggle with language learning and professional integration. The social conservatism in Afghanistan, which migrants retain to some extent, is difficult to reconcile with French values, particularly on issues of freedom of conscience and women’s rights. This contrast is especially visible in the virtual absence of women among this migrant population: they represent less than 20% of exiles

More than 40% of those surveyed said they had never been to school. Nearly 19% of Afghans report having no more than a primary school education, and even a level lower than our primary school certificate, due to difficulties in reading and writing. And 10% cannot read or write in their mother tongue.

As a result, 18 months after they signed the CIR and the end of French language courses, 57% of them reported being unemployed.

A 2013 Pew Research Center study highlighted the difficulty of integrating Afghans, 99% of whom said they supported Sharia law and 85% supported stoning for adultery

German data show that, while Afghans accounted for only 0.5% of the population of Germany at the end of 2024, they were five times more likely to be charged with all offences recorded in that country in 2024 (2.3%)

In Germany, Afghans are 21 times more likely to be charged with sexual abuse of minors. They accounted for 10.5% of all such charges, compared with 0.5% of the general population; 16 times more likely to be charged with soliciting sexual acts from minors; 16 times more likely to be accused of pimping; 14 times more likely to be involved in the distribution, acquisition, possession and production of child pornography; 10 times more likely to be involved in violent offences against persons (‘crimes of brutality and crimes against individual freedom’).

These are young men who are not bringing their own women with them. So what does everyone think is going to happen? They’re going to prey on women and children and apparently even farm animals.

Letting in huge numbers of unaccompanied military age males is a decision by a nation to expose its women and children (and apparently farm animals) to sexual assault by the ‘refugee’ invaders.

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France to release prisoners to combat prison overpopulation

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The French Government is preparing measures for automatic or facilitated early releases of certain prisoners as a way to ease chronic and record-level overcrowding in the country’s prisons.

According to reports in news outlet Le Monde yesterday, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin is quietly advancing proposals that would allow accelerated early releases for inmates nearing the end of their sentences, particularly those convicted of less serious offences.

One major concept is the introduction of a “prison ceiling” or a “critical accommodation threshold”, a hard maximum on the possible number of detainees a prison can hold that would require the release of prisoners in order to take new ones in.

“For far too long, prison overcrowding has been undermining our penitentiary system. It degrades both the working conditions of our courageous prison officers and the detention conditions of inmates, preventing effective action against recidivism,” Darmanin said in a statement on X on April 14.

“We must act with determination. Without delay,” he said.

“This is why the Council of State examined today the “execution of sentences” bill that I will present in the coming weeks to the Council of Ministers, before its review by Parliament.

“It will include clear measures that I have formulated to combat this French scourge, including the state’s obligation to build the necessary prison spaces or the legal abolition of floor mattresses,” Darmanin said.

A parliamentary proposition of law backed by Macronist MP Florent Boudié is also under discussion. It includes emergency provisions for conditional early release in exchange for good behaviour, with stricter penalties in case of recidivism.

Prisoners convicted of crimes and acts of terrorism, as well as those under disciplinary sanctions, would be excluded from the system.

As of March 1, French prisons held 87,126 inmates for an operational capacity of around 63,353 places, resulting in a national occupancy rate exceeding 137 per cent.

Some remand prisons and local facilities continue to operate at nore than 200 per cent capacity, with inmates sleeping on mattresses on the floor.

The Council of Europe has repeatedly warned that such conditions risk turning French prisons into “holding pens for humans” that compromise human dignity.

French President Macron had promised to build up to 15.000 new cells but has not got close to that number and only added a fraction to date.

Extra prisons are opposed by the political Left, who generally do not believe in incarceration and have a tendency to attribute crime to sociology-economic factors over individual responsibility.

The initiative echoes limited early-release schemes used during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, when nearly 7,000 prisoners were freed to reduce density.

Proponents argue that without such “prison regulation” mechanisms, ongoing construction of new places will not suffice to resolve the structural crisis.

The proposals have drawn sharp criticism from the Right, who have denounced the plan as a dangerous softening of penal policy that prioritises “emptying prisons” over public safety.

They warn that automatic early releases could lead to increased recidivism and place law-abiding citizens at risk.

The Institute for Justice, an association and think-tank composed of citizens, victims and experts from the judicial world, mobilised to reform criminal justice, launched a petition to “prevent this judicial disaster from passing“.

Foreign nationals (excluding people with double nationality and those naturalised) account for around one fourth of the French prison population.

On January 31, 2024, there were 18,752 foreign prisoners (18,173 men and 579 women) out of a total prison population in France.

The largest groups among foreign inmates tend to come from Africa and parts of eastern Europe or the Balkans.

Foreign prisoners are over-represented relative to their share of the general population, as they make up about seven per cent to nine per cent of France’s resident population, depending on definitions.

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