USA - Mass migration exposes the United States’ food supply to diseases and parasites that could ultimately affect national security, animal health experts told The Epoch Times. With unfettered illegal immigration — some 9 million encounters since 2021 — the normal guardrails for inspection are ignored, raising the likelihood of unwanted diseases being brought across the border. Dr Michael Vickers has been a veterinarian for about 50 years and served on the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC),

USA - What’s going on with our youth? A recent Wall Street Journal article about so-called Gen Z, those born between 1997 and 2012, identifies members of Gen Z who are 18 and up as “America’s Most Disillusioned Voters.” The headline continues, “Young adults are now more skeptical of government and pessimistic about the future than any other living generation before them.” Per Wall Street Journal polling reported in the article, “More than three-quarters of voters under 30 think the country is moving in the wrong direction — a greater share than any other age group.” We’re talking here about our nation’s future, and this dismal picture should trouble us all.

USA - Adeel Abdullah Mangi is a Biden administration judicial nominee to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. They have been trying to push him through the senate confirmation process for months, but Republicans have blocked the nominee because he has ties to people who were in the domestic terror group the Weather Underground and other radicals, including cop killers. Now even senate Democrats are objecting to Mangi’s nomination, meaning that the Biden administration should probably stop wasting everyone’s time with this. The Washington Free Beacon reports: "Senator Jacky Rosen (Democrat for Nevada) on Wednesday became the third Democrat in the Senate to come out against Adeel Mangi, President Joe Biden’s controversial nominee to serve as a federal appeals court judge."

EUROPE - The EU must increase its military strength and internal cooperation, but that does not mean it should aspire to a single army, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has said. In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday, the foreign policy chief insisted there is a “strong consensus” among EU members on boosting the bloc’s defense capabilities, both in terms of its military industry and armed forces.

USA - When I awoke early on Tuesday morning, I was stunned to learn that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed. We are being told that it was a tragic “accident” and that there is no evidence that any foul play was involved. Hopefully that is true. But no matter how it was caused, this tragedy is going to have an enormous impact on US supply chains. And of course this comes at a really bad time, because Houthi missile strikes in the Red Sea and low water levels in the Panama Canal have been putting a tremendous amount of strain on global supply chains recently.

ISRAEL - The United Nations Security Council has emboldened Palestinian militants to make unacceptable demands, jeopardizing the prospects of a hostage release deal and Gaza ceasefire, Israel claimed on Tuesday. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of demonstrating “utter disinterest in a negotiated deal,” after a UNSC resolution on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and unconditional release of the remaining Israeli hostages being held by the Palestinian militant group. According to Israel, Hamas demanded an “immediate halt to the war, the complete withdrawal of the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] from the Gaza Strip and leaving in place its administration.” “Israel will not address Hamas’s delusional demands. Israel will pursue and achieve its just war objectives: Destroying Hamas’s military and governmental capacities, release of all the hostages, and ensuring Gaza will not pose a threat to the people of Israel in the future,” Netanyahu’s office said.

ISRAEL - Israel canceled the planned visit of a high-level delegation to the US as a message to Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. The snub came after Washington refused to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Monday. Meeting in Jerusalem with US Senator Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, Netanyahu explained his reasons. “I thought the US decision in the Security Council was a very, very bad move,” the Israeli prime minister said. “The worst part about it… was that it encouraged Hamas to take a hard line and to believe that international pressure will prevent Israel from freeing the hostages and destroying Hamas.” The decision not to send the delegation to Washington was a message to the Palestinian militant group, he explained. “It was a message first and foremost to Hamas: ‘Don’t bet on this pressure, it’s not going to work’. I hope they got the message,” Netanyahu said.

USA - Dave Brat described the vast difference in beliefs between the ruling elites and normal American voters. As an example: Normal Americans have a very unfavorable view of Congress and mainstream journalists. The sociopathic overlords however have very favorable opinions of Congress and American journalists. That top 1% of the folks who rule our lives and make up these budgets for us, 69% of them have a very favorable view of Congress. Why? Because they just funded $7.2 trillion, and part of that goes to every elite group on the Hill, and the State Department, the NGOs who are helping the border invasion. 71% of the elites, the elites have a 71% favorable view of journalists. You got to be kidding. It’s hard to find the truth these days. In Holy Week, let that sink in. Your elite schools are training in Marxists. They’re not training in Christians. They’re not training people in on the Judeo-Christian West. They’re training in Marxists who want to create division. Sad but true. The future of the country is bleak when the youth are being brainwashed to hate America and its values.

USA - Earlier this month, a group of more than 100 illegal aliens stormed the US border, breaking through razor wire local authorities in Texas had built, and overwhelming members of the state National Guard. The footage went viral on social media and across the internet, but comes as no surprise to those of us who have spent years warning of the dangers posed by America’s surrendered border. This isn’t the first time footage of illegal aliens storming the US border has gone viral, and it’s unlikely to be the last. This raises the question: How can anyone watch this video or the similar one from last year and not conclude that America is under invasion? There has been much debate in political and legal circles as to whether or not the word “invasion” is an appropriate term to use when describing the current crisis at the border. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, one definition of invasion is “the act of entering a place by force, often in large numbers.”

GERMANY - A majority of Germans have little to no confidence in the military’s ability to defend the nation in case of attack, according to a new survey. Three-quarters of respondents say they don’t believe in the Bundeswehr’s capabilities, with only 10% expressing confidence in the armed forces. In terms of funding, a strong majority (69%) of Germans said the army needs more money, with 64% saying Berlin should spend more than 2% of its GDP on national defense. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius argued last November that the Bundeswehr needs a thorough upgrade to become “war-capable.” According to the survey, around 73% of Germans agree with Pistorius, with 64% backing the re-introduction of compulsory military service, which was abolished in 2011.

USA - The Republican majority Louisiana State Senate approved legislation that states the World Economic Forum, World Health Organization, and United Nations have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Louisiana. Senate Bill 133 passed in a 37-0 vote and moves to the Louisiana House of Representatives. “The World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall have no jurisdiction or power within the state of Louisiana. No rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy, or mandate of any kind of the World Health Organization, United Nations, and the World Economic Forum shall be enforced or implemented by the state of Louisiana or any agency, department, board, commission, political subdivision, governmental entity of the state, parish, municipality, or any other political entity,” the two-page bill reads.

UK - Water companies pumped raw sewage into British rivers and seas for a record 3.6 million hours last year, more than double than in 2022, new figures have revealed. The figures, equivalent to more than 450 years, are 105 per cent increase from the previous 12 months, according to Environment Agency data published this morning. The number of discharges from the 14,000 storm overflows which are owned by English water companies also soared to 464,056 last year, up 54 per cent from 301,091, meaning that last year was the worst on record for sewage spills. This is the highest number since current data began in 2016, ahead of the previous peak of 403,375 spills in 2020.

UK - This weekend, the top rowers from Cambridge and Oxford Universities will take to the Thames River to compete in the historic Oxbridge Boat Race. Ahead of the race, scientists are urging those competing to cover any cuts and 'take care not to swallow river water' - after tests revealed high levels of E.coli along the stretch of the river that will be used. The 16 tests around Hammersmith Bridge in west London indicated an average of 2,869 E.coli colony forming units (CFU) per 100ml of water. To meet the Environment Agency's inland bathing water quality standards, the level should be below 1,000 CFU per 100ml.

A new report shows that 25 countries, home to 25% of the world’s population, face extremely high water stress every year, using up almost their entire annual supply of water. Titled the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, the report was prepared by the World Resources Institute (WRI). According to the WRI report, the global demand for water is exceeding what is available; around 4 billion people face water-stressed conditions for at least one month a year. The five most water-stressed countries are Bahrain, Cyprus, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Qatar, the report says. The most water-stressed regions are the Middle East and North Africa, where 83% of the population are vulnerable to extremely high water stress, and South Asia, where 74% are vulnerable to it. The demand for water has doubled since 1960, the WRI report says.

USA - A new report by the Pew Research Center shows that in 2021 [latest statistics], the governments of almost all the world’s countries imposed restrictions on religion, including Christianity. The findings were published in Pew’s 14th annual report on countries that restrict the religious expression of some groups while granting benefits to others. According to the report published on March 5, “government restrictions on religion – laws, policies and actions by state officials that limit religious beliefs and practices – reached a new peak globally” in 2021. The report cited violations by governments across the world from Europe to Africa and the Middle East. The report found that various governments at various times had inflicted not only property damage, including raids and evictions but also killings, physical violence, detention, and displacement of religious groups.