Hammer Gang Trial Opens in Dresden After Years of Far-Left Violence

A major trial of alleged members of the far-left extremist group known as the ‘Hammer Gang’ (Hammerbande) is set to begin Tuesday at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden.

Among the defendants are the group’s leaders, Johann Guntermann and Paul M., who face charges of membership in or support of a far-left criminal organization as well as attempted murder. The trial had been postponed several times, with the latest delay due to the unavailability of the defense.

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Hundreds protest against plans to house 600 lone male asylum seekers in army barracks near their homes

Hundreds of furious residents have taken to the streets to protest against government plans to move hundreds of lone male asylum seekers into an army training camp.

The Home Office intends to transfer around 600 migrants to the military site in Crowborough, East Sussex by the end of next month – a move locals say has been forced on the community with virtually no consultation.

The mounting anger follows revelations that cadets based at the camp could be removed to make way for the arrivals.

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Opinion: Canada wasn’t ‘stolen’ from Indigenous people

If Canadians care to understand why our country is increasingly fractured, one key driver is the notion that non-Indigenous Canadians — “settlers” as they are called — should be grateful to live anywhere in the Americas.

The “settler” label is mostly directed at those of British and European ancestry. But it can apply to anyone whose families arrived from anywhere — Africa, Asia, the Levant, the Pacific — who were not part of the prior waves of migration to the Americas.

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Geoff Russ: Liberal nationalism is a cringey failure. The new right can step up

Canada’s young people, especially the large numbers of younger conservatives, feel more and more homeless in their own country.

They are not only priced out of housing, but told by their teachers, media broadcasters, and elected officials that Canada is imaginary, and that Canadians are guilty of being genocidal “settlers” by demerit of their birth and heritage. There is real and justified anger among them.

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GOLDSTEIN: Yes, unsustainable immigration lowered our standard of living

While it will enrage the usual suspects, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s assertion Canada’s “immigration insanity,” rather than his boss’ trade war against us, is the reason Canada’s “living standards have stagnated,” contains an element of truth.

Vance made the claims on X on Friday, in responding to a chart posted by another user that showed Canada’s real (inflation-adjusted) GDP per person – a widely accepted metric for determining a nation’s standard of living – has plummeted in recent years.

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Top Catholics Respond to USCCB’s Immigration Message

America’s bishops stumbled on immigration — and got corrected by Rome.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has made repeated missteps when dealing with the issue of immigration. These include misrepresenting the Catholic Church’s teachings on refugees, mitigating the Church’s teachings on national sovereignty, downplaying the responsibilities of immigrants, and lambasting faithful Catholics for upholding national security and cultural identity. The latest example of the USCCB’s pontificating on the subject has drawn strong responses from numerous prominent Catholics, including the Pope himself!

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Teaching Terrorism in American Classrooms

Should American K–12 students be taught, without informing their parents, to sympathize with terrorists? Of course not.

But that’s exactly what’s happening in K–12 schools across the country, thanks to instructional materials supplied by the California-based nonprofit Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA) and unearthed by Defending Education.

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Risk of War with China Highest Ever as U.S. Pulls Missiles from Japan

On November 17, Japan’s Ministry of Defense notified the Iwakuni city government that the Pentagon had withdrawn its Typhon missile battery from the U.S. Marine Corps air station there.

The battery had been deployed in September for the Japan-U.S. “Resolute Dragon 2025” exercise. This was the first time that the U.S. had installed a mid-range missile in Japan.

China had bitterly complained about the deployment, claiming that the missile system “seriously threatens regional security.”

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GUNTER: Nutrien’s U.S. port project shows Carney’s MPO more about politics than results

Potash is a key component in agricultural fertilizer, and demand is on the rise worldwide. Farms in places such as China, India and Japan are consuming ever larger quantities.

Canada is the largest potash producer in the world (about one-third of the total). Our annual potash exports are valued at around $9 billion to $11 billion and are expected to grow for the next couple of decades.

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