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About 100 police officers from the Mossos d'Esquadra, Local Police, and National Police identified more than 60 people on Tuesday morning at the 'market of misery', located under the bridge of the C-31 highway between Badalona and Sant Adrià de Besòs (Barcelona).
The market takes place every Tuesday morning, and street vendors offer clothing, appliances, bed frames, and low-quality materials, among other things. In Tuesday's operation, which Europa Press attended, police officers arrived at the market around 7:45 am, when there were few vendors, who abandoned the area upon seeing the police presence.
However, by 11:17 am, more than 60 people had been identified, and the National Police's Foreigner Unit had transferred 6 people due to their irregular status in Spain, according to provisional data. Additionally, around 5,000 kilograms of material were seized, which was taken away by the cleaning service of Badalona.
MOSSOS STATEMENTS
Meanwhile, the head of the Basic Police Area (ABP) of Badalona, Alfons Sàrrias, explained to the media that the objective is to "recover the public space occupied by illegal street vendors for the use of citizens".
"When the operation began, some people who intended to set up their stalls and engage in this illegal activity moved to other parts of the city," he said. Sàrrias detailed that it is a "historic market", known as the 'market of misery', and assured that his intention is to carry out police operations every Tuesday, adapting the intensity depending on the response.
"We understand that each time this operation is carried out, the number of people engaging in this activity will be smaller, so the operation will have to be modified according to need," he explained.
Additionally, he highlighted that it is not a static operation, as the first point of the market is under the C-31 bridge, but agents patrol the cities to find other points where vendors may gather.
COMPLAINTS OF FILTH
"One of the complaints from citizens about this market is that since the material sold here is of poor quality, it is often abandoned like trash in any part of the city, generating filth," Sàrrias stated. He denied that the "majority" of the material sold in the 'market of misery' is stolen or counterfeit.
now that is a really important task for the police! not armed teens, not la-mina, not the pickpockets!
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
In Barcelona, there are some establishments that have witnessed the city's history over the decades. With changing times, the needs of Barcelonians are different, but if there is one business that remains essential after 200 years, it is barbershops.
In the heart of the Gothic Quarter is the oldest barbershop in the city, which is also the oldest in all of Spain. It is the iconic Barberia Manolo's Centenària, located at number 12 on Carrer dels Escudellers since 1853.
Barberia Manolo's has been cutting the hair of Gothic Quarter residents for almost 200 years, although it has not always been called that. It previously had the names Peluquería Barbería Rodó and Barbería Puig Coll; until the father of the current owner renamed it Barbería Manolo.
To get a haircut at Barbería Manolo's, it is essential to make an appointment, which can be done through their website. In case it is full, Manolo's has another barbershop in Sagrada Família, at number 438 on Carrer de València.
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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In the media’s most recent anti-Elon hit piece, Wired magazine takes issue with Musk’s flurry of posts calling attention to child rape gangs in the UK. It’s a weird hill for a publication that pretends to champion women’s rights to die on. But when it comes to the legacy media’s hatred for Musk, there are clearly no bounds.
The child rape gang scandal has been part of British public consciousness since journalists, most notably Andrew Norfolk at The Times, began covering it in the mid-2000s. The details of these stories — 12-year-old girls gang raped, murdered, and effectively sold into sex slavery in their own towns and under the nose of the authorities who spent the past decades “raising awareness” about human trafficking in third-world countries — defy belief.
Much of this went on under Tony Blair’s Labour government, which stood from 1997 to 2007. This at least partly explains why the British media, which is dominated by the strongly leftwing BBC, ignored so much of the story for so long. But the issue recently burst into flames after GB News ran reporting that the new Labour government is refusing to commission a national inquiry into how thousands of British children were milled into an organized, systemized and commercialized machine of mass rape over the course of decades.
Given all this, you naturally, almost viscerally, have to ask yourself how could the government not stand up such an inquiry? Who would say no to such an investigation — and why?
Musk began posting on X about the scandal on January 1, when he re-posted a speech by Norfolk describing one occasion when British police walked in on two drunk, naked 13-year-old girls in a room with seven Pakistani men — and arrested the girls for disorderly conduct. This was not an isolated case. Family members of girls who came forward were either stonewalled or, in some cases, arrested for “wasting police time.” Fathers were arrested in the act of rescuing their daughters from scenes like the one described above.
While it’s called a “scandal,” the phenomenon of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of British girls being hooked on hard drugs, including heroin, and raped by multiple men, sometimes dozens in a day, is closer to an atrocity. Yet, relative to the scale of these crimes, so little was done. And what was done — the ringleader of one of these gangs received a 2.5 year sentence — was flagrantly, almost audaciously light-handed.
Much of the failure has been chalked up to a notion that authorities were afraid of “inflaming racial tensions” — British-speak for not wanting to call attention to the fact that the gangs were made up of men of Pakistani origin. But, as the British-Pakistani prosecutor in one of the trials attested, tensions or not, that is now an established fact.
For Wired, none of this matters. In its piece, “Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About ‘Grooming Gangs,” the onus is placed on Musk and the “far-right” who, the publication claims, are victimiz...
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- The US Commission on National Defense Strategy warned of serious threats since 1945, advocating a 5% boost to the $886 billion Pentagon budget.
- Commission members have ties to defense contractors and think tanks, raising concerns about conflicts of interest.
- A new database by the Quincy Institute tracks funding to top Washington think tanks from the US government, foreign countries, and defense contractors.
- Think tanks like the Atlantic Council and Aspen Institute receive millions from defense contractors and foreign governments, influencing policy recommendations.
- Reports from think tanks often align with the financial interests of their donors, such as advocating for increased military spending and AI innovation.
- Commissioners like Jane Harman and Tom Mahnken have ties to organizations funded by defense contractors, raising questions about impartiality.
- Reports from think tanks like CSIS and CNAS often call for expanding military capabilities, benefiting their defense contractor donors.
- Foreign funding, such as from the UAE and Saudi Arabia, influences think tank reports on controversial defense treaties and policies.
- AI innovation is a key focus, with think tanks advocating for closer ties between the Pentagon and tech companies, often tied to their donors.
- The influence of money on think tank reports highlights the need for greater transparency and scrutiny in defense policy recommendations.
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Donald Trump has dominated U.S. political life for a decade, yet his core political philosophy remains undefined, with Democrats often labeling him as authoritarian or fascist.
- Contrary to progressive fears, Trump may be the most libertarian U.S. president, emphasizing limited government, deregulation, and tax cuts.
- Trump's libertarian leanings were evident in his speech at the Libertarian Party National Convention, where he highlighted his opposition to wars, withdrawal from international agreements, and reduction of government influence.
- Despite his libertarian rhetoric, Trump faced criticism and booing from hardcore libertarians who accused him of being a "tyrant" and "wannabe dictator."
- Trump's interview with Joe Rogan further showcased his libertarian views, advocating for eliminating income taxes and reducing government regulations.
- Trump's alliances with Wall Street and Silicon Valley figures, such as Elon Musk, reinforced his libertarian policies, including opposition to TikTok bans and support for H1B visas.
- On immigration, Trump's libertarian instincts led him to support policies like green cards for foreign graduates and increased labor mobility, despite his populist base's concerns.
- Trump's personnel choices, such as appointing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a Department of Governmental Efficiency, reflect his commitment to reducing government size and spending.
- Critics argue that Trump's libertarian policies, including massive tax cuts and deregulation, risk eroding state capacity and increasing deficits, potentially harming working-class Americans.
- While Trump's style may resemble authoritarianism, his aversion to taxes and regulations aligns him more with libertarianism than with fascism or populism.
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