On Sunday evening at 8.20 pm, a frightening scene took place in the centre of Nice for passers-by. On the corner between Avenue de la République and Rue Leotardi, a man suddenly held a gun in his hand. In front of numerous witnesses, the perpetrator shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ and threatened to kill everyone. At the time, it was not known whether the weapon was a dummy or not. The state police intervened.
During the transport, he continued to be threatening, shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ several times again and threatening to kill the police officers, claiming that he had ‘memorised their faces’.
The 56-year-old man, who lives in the neighbourhood, was taken into police custody.
The Nice public prosecutor’s office confirmed to Nice-Matin that an investigation has been opened. According to Maud Marty, deputy public prosecutor, the police custody could be extended.
German authorities thwarted another potential terror attack after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested in Hanau, Hesse, with multiple weapons and inflammatory writings calling for violence against Germans.
The 33-year-old suspect, identified in a state parliamentary report by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as Hassibullah A., was apprehended last Friday following a tip-off from city officials.
The suspect first raised concerns during an appointment at Hanau’s Citizens’ Service office, where he displayed erratic behavior while attempting to deregister his residency and declare voluntary departure from Germany. After he left, staff alerted the police, who later found him at his asylum accommodation on Ludwigstrasse in Hanau-Steinheim (photo).
A search of his belongings recovered two kitchen knives, a balaclava, an axe, a hammer, and written materials allegedly containing threats against Germans. The AfD report claims that phrases such as “Death to you Germans” and “Long live Afghanistan” were among the notes, though police have not officially confirmed the wording.
Following his arrest, the suspect was transferred to a psychiatric clinic, where he remains under police guard. The incident has raised significant security concerns, with the AfD suggesting that a potentially deadly attack was only narrowly averted due to the swift actions of Hanau city officials and law enforcement.
“It cannot be ruled out that it was only thanks to the quick reaction of the Hanau city officials and the police that the next serious act of violence by an Afghan with unknown victims was prevented literally at the last minute,” the report stated, as shared on X by local AfD MP Klaus Gagel.
“It remains unclear and remains to be clarified why the public was not informed about the incident in a timely manner,” it added.
The official AfD parliamentary request to the Hessian state government sought further clarification on the suspect’s background and his movements in Germany.
Authorities are continuing their investigation into the suspect’s intentions and whether he acted alone or had connections to extremist networks.
The case has sparked renewed debate over asylum policies and public safety ahead of next month’s federal elections, particularly in light of recent attacks.
Last week, a 28-year-old Afghan national was arrested following a brutal stabbing spree targeting a group of daycare children and their teachers in the Bavarian town of Aschaffenburg.
A 2-year-old child died after multiple stab wounds while a 41-year-old man was also murdered as he attempted to intervene in the attack. Two others sustained serious injuries, including another young child and a daycare worker.
Over the last decades, the representatives of left liberal movement, whether they are high-ranking officials, opposition, social activists or even ordinary citizens, are used to spreading and guiding everyone with “the only proper course” that serves faithfully to their own views and interests.
Any deviation from the imposed mainstream agenda results at least in a public shaming expressed by the internet army of liberals or even in full cancellation.
At the same time, the key leverages they use can vary.
Thus, in 2022 the formerly popular BLM and LGBTQ faded into the background and were superseded by Ukraine.
For the following three years the country has become the spotlight among the Western political establishment and since that time it has been used by elites to achieve their own goals.
Anyone, who rejected the idea of helping Kyiv by any means, was labeled as killer, traitor and “Putin’s friend.”
This became a perfect instrument to fight unduly independent politicians.
National interests and domestic issues were put on the sidelines. There were only two variants possible: either you help Kyiv or you support the war.
Such high-ranking political figures, as Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico and President of the United States Donald Trump, faced it. Romania, which almost elected Calin Georgescu, who criticized NATO and supported the idea of halting military aid for Ukraine, as its president, was forced to annul the results of the elections. German opposition party AfD, that calls for cutting support for Kyiv and concentrating on the internal problems of state, is now castigated as fascist and risks isolation.
Ukraine itself also adds fuel to the flames and directly insults those who refuse to meet its requirements.
The price, too high for staying on the “right” side, was paid by many European countries like France, Germany, Austria and Great Britain, that faced a number of government resignations or significant economic difficulties.
The only hope is that this insanity will stop with coming to power of Trump who made bringing an end to the financially and politically exhausting war in Ukraine as one of his top priorities.
The idea of keeping unreasonable spendings going turns the U.S. president off.
Moreover, Trump’s relations with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who directly accused him of working for Russia and literally campaigned for his rival, Kamala Harris, can’t be described as entirely friendly.
Frankly speaking, Kyiv has played a victim for too long, being absolutely sure it can do whatever it wants. Ukraine went over the line in its statements, demands and actions long ago but whether Zelensky and his administration realize it still remains a big question.
Korallusstraße in Hamburg’s Wilhelmsburg district at midnight on Saturday night ( January 18): Residents could hear desperate cries for help coming from a green area in front of a high-rise building in Korallusstraße. 17 Korallusstraße – Google Maps
The police have arrested an 18-year-old Lebanese man in Hamburg as a suspected rapist. After a young woman made a desperate jump to escape from the sixth floor of a block of flats, the migrant quickly sought out his next victim.
The 18-year-old survived the 20 metre fall with serious injuries. Residents became aware of calls for help from a green area in front of the tower block after midnight on January 18. They found the seriously injured woman and immediately called the emergency services. She was taken to hospital, where doctors confirmed that she would survive the fall. Due to her serious injuries, she was not yet fit for questioning. The criminal investigation department is investigating. As the German newspaper Bild reports, the young woman had met Hamsa M., a Lebanese citizen, in the tower block, whom an acquaintance describes as a ‘normal guy’, but who has problems with women. On the night of the offence, M. allegedly threatened and raped the 18-year-old. As she fled from her alleged tormentor, she finally jumped from the sixth floor.
Just hours after the first offence, Hamsa M. is said to have targeted another teenager. At around 3.30 pm, he lured a 14-year-old girl into the stairwell of the same block of flats, where he allegedly raped and robbed her. The girl managed to escape and alerted passers-by, who called the police. One day after the incidents, the police arrested Hamsa M.. During a search of the flat he lived in with his family, investigators found extensive evidence. The suspect is now in custody.
A green energy tycoon has called for a ban on political donations despite handing over £5million to Labour.
Dale Vince, who is one of Labour’s biggest donors, argued donations should stop, as it “colours our politics and creates cynicism”.
When questioned on why he donated to Labour, Vince claimed he was trying to “bridge the funding gap” against the Conservatives to make it a fair contest.
The tycoon’s remarks come after rumours spread a few weeks ago alleged that Elon Musk could donate up to £80million to Reform UK.
When questioned on why he donated to Labour, Vince said he was trying to “bridge the funding gap”
Powell indicated the move could feature in an Elections Bill planned for the next parliamentary session in July.
Labour’s manifesto pledged to “protect democracy by strengthening the rules around donations to political parties”.
An anonymous Labour donor echoed Vince’s views that the political donations system should be reformed, saying: “In my personal view, there’s too much money in politics and I’m not just talking about the UK.
“It has to be regulated, not sure if a total ban but clearly something has to be done – some guardrails around how much is going into the political pot. It’s getting too much.”
Rumors spread a few weeks ago alleged that Elon Musk could donate up to £80m to Reform UK.
While foreign donations are not allowed in UK politics, money can be gifted through a UK-registered company, according to Electoral Commission rules.
This led to speculation that Musk could donate to Farage’s party through the UK businesses of Tesla or X.
Traditionally, Labour is given donations by trade unions while the Tories are bankrolled by ultra-rich City donors.
However, in the lead-up to the general election, Labour raised more than all other parties combined, with a third of the funds coming from 11 donors.
Vince was one of these donors, handing over almost £5.5million to Labour between April 2022 and May 2024.
The tycoon’s influence has been under scrutiny lately after Ed Miliband approved an application to build a solar farm in Lincolnshire put forward by Vince, however, he claims he had no influence within the party.
It is often observed that students across the nation, but particularly in the schools of large cities and blue states, are learning little. It’s not uncommon to discover huge portions of kids in those cities can’t read, write or do math and many graduate from high school functionally illiterate. That this is on purpose is horrifying:
A recent study suggests that, for the first time in nearly 100 years, Americans’ average intelligence quotient (IQ) is declining.
The professors who authored the study theorize that the quality of education could play a role in reversing the IQ gains enjoyed by previous generations.
No! You think? Actually, it’s worse than it seems:
Professors from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., and the University of Oregon in Eugene explain the Flynn effect: starting in 1932, average IQ scores increased roughly three to five points per decade. In other words, “younger generations are expected to have higher IQ scores than the previous cohort.”
Data from the sample of U.S. adults, however, imply that there is a reverse Flynn effect. From 2006 to 2018, the age groups measured generally saw declines in the IQ test used by the study, the International Cognitive Ability Resource (ICAR).
It has also been apparent that girls and some minorities–not Asians–do particularly badly in STEM fields, and most don’t enter them at all. This might indicate why that’s true:
A group of educators has published a guide on implementing “Black Feminist Mathematical Pedagogies” in classrooms, arguing that such an approach is necessary because minorities—especially Black girls—face “violence and trauma” in math education.
Normal Americans, including math teachers, understand math is math. There is no “black feminist” mathematics any more than there is a white male mathematics. One either understands the theories and processes of mathematics that lead to correct answers or they don’t. They either do the hard work of math, or they don’t, and race or gender have nothing to do with it. But the authors think otherwise:
“As a culture, whiteness is toxic in society and in education. More specifically, in society, whiteness presents through norms including—but not limited to—perfectionism, a sense of urgency, individualism, and objectivity.”
They argue that these cultural values place an “additional burden” on minority students, making them feel unwelcome and alienated in math classrooms.
Many Americans born without the math gene have experienced discomfort in math classes, but it may be a bit excessive to say they’ve been traumatized. Are generations of American really that weak-minded? The authors suggest requiring kids to be quiet, pay attention and do their work is “mathematical violence.” This is a type of lunacy all too common in contemporary American education, which largely buys the idea that disciplining unruly kids, and particularly black kids, is somehow racist and wrong. Never mind that their disruptions prevent attentive, polite kids from learning and make schools dangerous places.
In any competently conducted classroom, there must be a sense of urgency—there is never enough time to cover any curriculum—and if kids aren’t seeking perfection they aren’t learning as much as they should and can. This is particularly true in math where there is one right answer, though people like the authors always deny that too.
A University of Delaware Professor, Casey Griffin, is onboard:
Griffin argues that women’s sense of belonging in math is hindered by values such as ‘objective’ and ‘rational thought.’
Imagine that: a female professor opposing objective and rational thought.
“Given that the U.S. system of education—particularly secondary and postsecondary institutions—was created by men, for the sole purpose of educating men, it is not surprising that it was developed with ‘masculine’ qualities.”
Female math teachers might find that surprising.
“I hypothesized that incorporating feminist [teaching methods] into math classes might support women’s retention in STEM. Feminist pedagogies aim to position not just the instructor, but all students, as sources of knowledge.”
This too is a common, anti-intellectual approach in American education. Teachers must not actually teach, but must stand aside and “facilitate” each student’s innate brilliance. As Ben Franklin noted, the wise learn from everyone, but that’s not remotely what these people are advocating.
In schools where merit is ruthlessly suppressed and social and sexual pathologies are the focus of the curriculum, it’s unsurprising things like “feminist pedagogies” are the order of the day. That’s far easier on teachers and students than preparing to effectively teach, behaving like civilized people and doing assignments to build bigger, better brains.
These methods have produced predictable results: generations of less intelligent, less capable, but supremely entitled people with high and undeserved self-esteem and little ability to be productive citizens. Is fixing this yet another urgent, Trump project?
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A notorious neo-Nazi in Germany has announced his gender transition and is actively pursuing women who “misgender” him under the nation’s new self-identification law. Sven Liebich, who now goes by the name “Maria-Svenja,” is a convicted criminal with a history of violence and “incitement to ethnic and racial hatred.”
Liebich first began to identify as transgender in 2024, with the knowledge of his newfound gender identity coming to the attention of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in the federal State Saxony-Anhalt. The Office confirmed to BILD that they had been informed of his changes in December of 2024, having observed Liebich for years because of his involvement in extremist groups.
According to the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, the gender changes by Liebich were processed at the registry office in the city of Schkeuditz, Saxony, and have been official since December. But Liebich has not altered his external appearance, and still “presents” as a male. When questioned about this, Liebich claimed it was due to a fear of discrimination.
Since beginning to identify as a “woman,” Liebich appears to have taken immediate advantage of Germany’s new gender self-identification law, which came into effect in November of 2024 and imposes harsh penalties for “discrimination.”
This legislation, also known as the Self-Determination Act, significantly relaxed the requirements for changing an individual’s legal sex marker or name, removing a previous prerequisite of psychological assessments or judicial approval. The Act also imposes fines on those who are found guilty of failing to treat someone as their self-declared gender.
Liebich is now seeking damages for “discrimination” from people who correctly identify him as a biological male. One of his targets, Josefine Barbaric, is the chairwoman of Nein, lass das! e.V. (No, don’t do that!), an association dedicated to protecting children from sexual violence.
After hearing about Liebich’s gender change, Barbaric took to Instagram to address the implications of the Self-Determination Act, expressing concern that violent men now have the ability to request housing in women’s prisons.
Barbaric has now received a letter from Liebich’s lawyers demanding that she remove her Instagram post and cease using male pronouns for him. Liebich is requesting €15,000 in compensation from Barbaric, along with covering the costs of his legal representation.
Guten Morgen zusammen, Sven Liebich hat das Selbstbestimmungsgesetz genutzt und heißt jetzt nicht mehr Sven sondern Marla Svenja. Die Mitteldeutsche Zeitung wollte ihn dazu interviewen und traf ihn auf einem Firmengelände an – mit Vollbart. Äußern wollte er sich nicht zu seiner… pic.twitter.com/ATh14ellUE
Reduxx has exclusively obtained the legal threat, sent from the Andreas Wölfel law firm in Tröstau.
n the letter, Liebich is referred to as “Ms. Marla-Sven Liebich.” It states that Barbaric has “violated the legally anchored disclosure ban according to Paragraph 13 of the Self-Determination Act as well as the personal rights of their client” by “inaccurately“ referring to Liebich with male pronouns.
The letter further states that revealing the former sex and name constitutes “serious violations of Liebich’s privacy rights,” leading to “public humiliation” and “significant mental strain.” Barbaric’s Instagram post, they argue, has incited ”feelings of discrimination, humiliation, and reputational damage” for Liebich.
Liebich’s legal team has set a deadline of January 24 for Barbaric to pay €15,000 in compensation for the distress she caused, in addition to €1,375.88 in legal fees. Barbaric is also being ordered to sign a cease-and-desist declaration, which would entitle Liebich to collect a €10,000 fine from her if she were to ever misgender him in the future.
If Barbaric does not comply with all these demands by the end of business day today, Liebich’s lawyers will seek an injunction against her through court.
Speaking to Reduxx, Barbaric speculated that trans activists may have reported her to Liebich, as they routinely target her for expressing criticism of the Self-Determination Act.
Barbaric has spoken out against the Act in her capacity as a child safeguarding expert, noting that correctly identifying biological sex is critical in her line of work as pedophiles have explicit sex preferences in their victims. Barbaric has said that biological sex is part of a pedophile’s paraphilic sexual preference disorder.
Barbaric is a well-regarded advocate for children, and has even published an educational book recommended by police and government officials which helps children develop the confidence to set boundaries around their own bodies.
Josefine Barbaric
“I will not be silenced. Our voice is for the children. This case alone illustrates that in Germany, the abnormal has become the norm. Collective delusion and ideological distortions contribute nothing to the protection of children and women in Germany; indeed, they achieve the opposite,” Barbaric told Reduxx.
Despite currently seeking damages for discrimination, Liebich is currently on trial for incitement and defamation in a separate criminal matter. Last August, he was sentenced to one year and six months in prison without parole for the crimes, but he is challenging the verdict at Leipzig Regional Court.
If sent to prison, Liebich has stated that he will seek to be housed in a women’s correctional facility.
Germany’s radical self-identification law makes it difficult to prevent males, even those convicted of serious crimes, from being moved into women’s prisons.
Prior to the law coming into effect, renowned defense attorney Udo Vetter warned NiUS that only very well-founded exceptions could be made to prevent the transfers after a male declared himself to be a “female.” The burden of proof to refuse such a transfer lies with the state and can only be ensured by court-appointed experts in cases involving very serious crimes.
A recent report by Die Welt revealed that a series of trans-identified male prisoners, incarcerated across Germany, have repeatedly sexually assaulted and harassed female inmates and prison staff.
GERMANY: A new report has revealed that multiple trans-identified males have sexually assaulted female inmates while housed in women's prisons across the country.
German justice officials had previously denied any incidents had taken place.https://t.co/LezLNtVFI8
In Vechta, a women’s prison in Lower Saxony, three sexual assaults were reported between 2023 and 2024 by the same trans-identified male offender. Although the trans-identified man was not named, it is known that he was convicted for possession of images of child sexual abuse.
While the survey provided some insights into the implications of housing trans-identified men with women, comprehensive data is impossible to obtain. This is because so-called “trans- and non-binary identifying inmates” are only recorded as such if they request special provisions due to their gender identity.
There was a time when simply mentioning that COVID-19 came from a Chinese lab got you banned on Facebook and YouTube. Now with the CIA’s endorsement of the lab leak theory, it’s now the official view.
Notably, the FBI already supported the lab leak theory, so did figures in the Defense Intelligence Agency, but an official linked to WHO, which Trump just withdrew from, managed to bias the official Intel Community assessment.
The CIA assessment isn’t even a product of the new Trump administration but took place under the Biden administration. It’s just being released now by the new incoming Trump administration team.
Within a matter of years we’ve gone from the lab leak theory being so dangerous that even mention of it had to be banned, to the FBI and the CIA both endorsing it.
On today’s #NCFWhittle we speak with one of Britain’s most prolific historians, Prof. Jeremy Black, the author of more than 200 books and a former professor of history at Durham and Exeter universities.
Top British universities are set to offer “inclusive assessments” for minority groups to yield better results.
The Office for Students (OfS) has approved plans proposed by Russell Group universities to replace in-person, unseen exams with open-book tests and take-home papers popularised during the pandemic.
Institutions are being encouraged to close the attainment gap between the number of Firsts and 2:1s awarded to white, middle-class students compared with other groups, the Daily Mail reports.
Traditional exams are seen to put ethnic minorities, poorer groups, and those with mental health issues and disabilities at a disadvantage.
The Access and Participation Plans (APPs) have been approved by the OfS.
Universities must ring up a list of ways they have been supporting their students from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to keep on the regulator’s register each year.
The University of Oxford’s proposals are to “use a more diverse and inclusive range of assessments” to “improve the likelihood” of those from “lower socio-economic backgrounds” obtaining quality degrees.
More explicitly, pledges by Cambridge include “’improving outcomes” for “Black-British and British-Bangladeshi students” and mentions that “assessment practices” might be the root cause for “awarding gaps”.
However, King’s College London has set out plans to “diversify assessment” to make the process “fairer” while keeping some semblance of traditional exams.
Currently, data from the regulatory body revealed a 22 per cent difference between white and black students achieving 2:1s, while there is an 11 per cent between advantaged and disadvantaged students.
A spokesman for the OfS said: “Through APPs, we encourage universities to consider whether their assessments are working properly for all students because we know that some students are more likely to attain lower grades than their peers, even when their prior academic performance is the same.
“Where there is evidence that current assessment models may not be fair, it is appropriate for universities to trial and evaluate changes in the way they grade students.”
However, he maintained that programmes must continue to be “academically robust, credible, and a reliable reflection of students’ hard work”.
