French Interior Minister Labels Italy An “Enemy” Of France After Migration Row

French Interior Minister Labels Italy An “Enemy” Of France After Migration Row

Authored by John Cody via Remix News,

Following growing tensions between Italy and France over the issue of boat migrants in the Mediterranean, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has resorted to extremely harsh rhetoric, referring to the Italian government as “enemies of France.”

Darmanin made the comment in response to a question from a National Rally MP Mathilde Paris during a Q&A session in the French parliament, saying Italy is “attacking France.”

Paris was inquiring why the majority of the migrants aboard the Ocean Viking ship, which France allowed to dock, have been released from the administrative center housing them, despite the minister’s previous assurances that “(they) will not be able to leave the administrative center.” Instead of addressing the question, Darmanin claimed she was an “ally” of the “enemies” of France.

“In fact, madam, you are not patriotic if you ally yourself with the enemies who are attacking France at the moment,” Darmanin said in response to a question by Paris. “You are siding with Madam (Giorgia) Meloni and her government who did not respect international law, instead you are attacking French policemen,” he added.

The French government is being criticized for taking in the migrants, and a report shows that 26 of the 44 minors taken in have already escaped the migrant center.

War of words

The language being deployed by Darmanin is sure to add further tension between the two countries, which has been growing ever since Italy rejected taking 234 migrants from the NGO ship Ocean Viking, which had mostly North Africans on board. Italy argues that it has already accepted 90,000 migrants in 2022 alone, and even after rejecting Ocean Viking, it still allowed three NGO ships to dock and 600 migrants to disembark.

Although French President Emmanuel Macron has labeled Meloni “inhumane” for not taking in the Ocean Viking migrants, at the same time, France has now said it is retaliating by not accepting 3,000 migrants from Italy it had promised to take in. Meloni has responded, pointing to France’s CFA franc program, in which France agrees to print money for 14 African countries in exchange for mint fees, which can go as high as 50 percent. She argues that France continues to act like a colonial power, which drives Africans to migrate in the first place.

Italy has taken the path of allowing boats to dock, but argues that all healthy migrant males will not be allowed to disembark, which is doing little to address Italy’s problems with mass migration. With millions of young Africans looking to head to Europe, the issue is likely to dominate European politics and bilateral relations between nations like Italy and France for the foreseeable future.

Tyler Durden
Thu, 11/24/2022 – 04:00

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/french-interior-minister-labels-italy-enemy-france-after-migration-row

Live: Ukraine scrambles to restore power as Russia ‘weaponises winter’

Ukrainian energy workers on Thursday raced to restore power after Russian missile strikes destroyed energy infrastructure across western Ukraine, leaving more than two thirds of Kyiv without power. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield has accused Moscow of “weaponising winter” and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for urgent UN action against the Russian “formula of terror”. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

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Foxconn offers to pay workers to leave world’s largest iPhone factory after violent protests

Foxconn has offered to pay newly recruited workers 10,000 yuan ($1,400) to quit and leave the world’s largest iPhone assembly factory, in an attempt to quell protests that saw hundreds of workers clash with security forces at the facility in central China.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/business/foxconn-offer-protests-china-covid-intl-hnk/index.html

Elon Musk trolls critics with new ‘stay at work’ merchandise, following ‘woke’ discovery

Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to troll critics and former employees of his company in a new Twitter merchandise reveal. 

The day after Musk found and revealed a closet full of “stay woke” t-shirts at Twitter headquarters — a catchphrase often used by those on the ideological Left — the new Twitter boss retconned the design and reveal a new “Stay at work” shirt.

“Awesome new Twitter merch!” he captioned the photo.

The new design, which could be just a meme, is a reference to Musk’s changing or work policy at Twitter. After he took over the platform, Musk ended remote work for employees, a convenience that was made widely available under the coronavirus pandemic.

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In a mass email on Nov. 9, Musk said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” and that employees should expect changes concerning office policy.

The email allegedly said Musk will discontinue remote work and will be requiring employees to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week. Any exceptions would need his personal approval, Bloomberg reported.

He echoed these requirements in an all-hands meeting with Twitter employees, Platformer Managing Editor Zoe Schiffer reported in a tweet. 

“If you can physically make it to an office and you don’t show up, resignation accepted,” he said on Nov. 10.

The changes were implemented within two weeks of Musk completing his $44 billion acquisition of the company.

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On Tuesday, Musk posted a video of him and another person finding an entire “secret closet” full of shirts that read: #StayWoke.

“Here we are at the [merchandise] thing and there’s an entire closet full of hashtag woke,” Musk said. An unidentified person off-camera added: “A secret closet.”

In the aftermath of the purchase, critics have vocalized concerns Musk’s push to enable “free speech” on the platform would allow discrimination, insults, and fake news to flourish.

Musk has since highlighted that “hate speech impressions” are down by a third, an accolade he credited to the remaining Twitter employees.

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Others criticized Musk’s decision to reinstate previously banned users like former President Donald Trump and the satirical website Babylon Bee.

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/elon-musk-trolls-critics-new-stay-work-merchandise-following-woke-discovery

Unconditional love: After 50 years, DNA reunites Kentucky woman with long-lost Australian dad

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This Iowan donated thousands of meals when disaster struck. Now, his free food movement is national.

What started as a way for an Iowa man to use his restaurant’s meat before spoiling became a national movement — one that shows no signs of slowing.

     

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German police raid homes over ‘Last Generation’ art protest

Prosecutors in the German city of Dresden have said they are investigating climate activists accused of damaging property at an art gallery.

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Family of soccer star files wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford after she died by suicide

The family of Katie Meyer, a star soccer player who died by suicide last spring, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford University and several administrators alleging their actions surrounding a potential disciplinary action caused her “to suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide.”

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/us/katie-meyer-wrongful-death-lawsuit-stanford-university/index.html

Dr. Fauci’s legacy torched: ‘Perfect example’ of why no one should be in a position of power that long

“The Five” co-host Dagen McDowell on Wednesday blasted Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to the White House, for his COVID advice ahead of the holidays and his legacy in managing the pandemic.

DAGEN MCDOWELL: The only nice thing I have to say about Tony Fauci, or to Tony Fauci, is bye, don’t let the door hit you where the good lord split you. Actually, I hope the door does hit you on the a–. Goodbye. He is a contemptible power-hungry, bureau-hack, and the danger is he’s a perfect example of why somebody should never be in a position of power for that long. 

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He was, to paraphrase Brit Hume, he is an epidemiologist, you should have been in charge of fighting the disease, not our economy, not our children’s development, not businesses, not our children’s education, none of it. Trillions of dollars of wealth was destroyed because of him. Businesses were crushed. Children have been setback for their lifetimes. We’re on a financial trajectory to a horrible burden in the coming decades, and he’ll never pay the price and I guarantee you he gets a job from some left-wing hack.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/dr-fauci-legacy-torched-perfect-example-why-no-one-position-power-that-long

Volkswagen Sales In China Stall In 2022

Volkswagen Sales In China Stall In 2022

If Volkswagen was hoping for a post-pandemic bounce back in China, they may have to wait another year…

The automaker announced this week that they are expecting sales in China to stay nearly steady on a year-over-year basis from 2021. The company is expecting about 3.3 million vehicles sold in 2022, according to Reuters

The company head of China told media this week that the company is still struggling to “make up the impact of coronavirus lockdowns and chip shortages”. Previously, Volkswagen had forecast sales of 3.85 million for the year.

This number would have been on a par with pre-pandemic numbers, but it doesn’t look as though the automaker is even going to make it within 10% of its original sales goal. The company had already adjusted its expectations for sales during the middle of the year, the report says. 

In July the company said that monthly production had improved, but that it wasn’t able to make up for a shortfall from the beginning of the year. 

But there is somewhat of a silver lining: the company is still expecting sales of ID electric vehicles to double this year and new Covid restrictions that China has implemented over the last few weeks have not impacted Volkswagen, the company said. 

China chief Ralf Brandstaetter said that he would be visiting the company’s plant in Xinjiang amidst reports of human rights violations in the area.

“I would like to get a first-hand look on site as soon as possible. That was not possible until now because of coronavirus restrictions,” he concluded. 

Tyler Durden
Thu, 11/24/2022 – 04:35

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/volkswagen-sales-china-stall-2022