Europe Votes Against Thought-Policing 'Chat Control', Brussels Passes It Anyway...

DHS Deports Convicted Child Rapist Gov. Tim Walz Pardoned The Department of Homeland Security deported Tou Lue Vang on Friday, the Laotian national Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pardoned last month in an effort to keep him in the country. Vang, 42, entered the United States illegally and built a life in Minnesota that included, by his own admission, sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty in 2006 to first-degree criminal sexual conduct after admitting he abused the girl over four years, starting in 2002. When police arrested him in 2005,...

In Latest Blow To Free Speech, German Courts Could Issue "Speaking Ban" Against Top AfD Politician Via Remix News, German courts are currently deliberating whether leading Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician Björn Höcke could be hit with a “speaking ban” during a campaign event in the city of Lindenberg im Allgäu. The move could signal a worsening of free speech in Germany, with Höcke using the legal proceedings to make the case that his fundamental rights are being violated. “Democrats of all countries, look to Germany! Right now, German courts are seriously deliberating...

This Is The Income Needed To Be 'Happy' Around The World In most countries, the average worker still earns less than the income researchers associate with peak reported well-being. Research on income and well-being has identified a “satiation point,” an income level beyond which additional earnings no longer improve reported happiness. But how close does the average worker come to reaching that threshold? An analysis from Remitly calculated the price of happiness in economies around the world and compared it with average local wages. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, ranks the 50 countries...