Customers at NY mall confuse umbrella for AR-15 rifle, leading to lockdown
A shopper at New York’s largest mall triggered panic when a man with an umbrella was mistaken for an active shooter. The incident unfolded around 3:20 PM, leading to a sudden influx of 911 calls. Witnesses thought the umbrella resembled an AR-15 rifle while walking through the Destiny USA Shopping and Entertainment Complex. One caller […]
Chicago officials confuse Secret Service agents for ICE at elementary school
Officials at public schools in the Democratic Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago claimed that the US Immigration Customs Executive Organization (ICE) agent arrived in elementary school last week. ICE stated that the agent has never arrived at the Hamline Elementary School behind the Chicago Yard district, and the US secret service stopped on Friday to […]
Starmer’s Berlin trip was a real success. But let’s not confuse Germany with the EU | Helene von Bismarck
pictureEarlier this week, Keir Starmer did something very ordinary: the newly elected British Prime Minister visited Germany, one of Britain's largest neighbours and a NATO ally, then headed to France. In a normal world, this wouldn't be anything remarkable in itself, but in the post-Brexit era we live in, nothing is ordinary. During the Brexit […]