An estimated 30,000 homeless people live in Hungary, most of them in Budapest. According to the government, shelters have room for 19,000 people, while civil society groups that look after the homeless say there is only room for around 11,000 people. Space is tight in many shelters, the homeless sleep in large dormitories and the social work is inadequate, they say. As a result, many homeless people often prefer to live on the streets. Critics say the Orban government’s handling of the homeless situation is unprofessional and amateurish. According to Gabor Ivanyi, a well-known Methodist priest who has been running a homeless association and a shelter in Budapest for many years, the new law is akin to the health care system banning people from falling ill.
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DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen panics under questioning from Kamala Harris: We do not ‘detain’ children, we ‘care for them’
David Edwards at The Raw Story:
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Wednesday insisted that her agency does not illegally “detain” immigrant and refugee children, but she said it does “care for them” in facilities where they are not allowed to leave.
At a Senate hearing on Thursday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) suggested that DHS had violated federal statutes by detaining children longer than is legally allowed.
“You [testified] that your agency does not detain children,” Harris noted. “However, it appears that there is some conflict between your understanding and what the [Inspector General] reported in September of 2018.”
“There was a finding that [Customs and Border Patrol] held children for an extended period of time in facilities solely for short-term detention,” the senator continued, “despite assertions from you that children were being transferred to [Health and Human Services] within 72 hours as is statutorily required.”
Harris said that in several cases children were held in CBP custody for at least 25 days.
“How do you reconcile the testimony you’ve provided this committee with the report from the IG?” Harris asked.
Nielsen argued that housing children for dozens of days is not the same as detaining them.
“What you’re talking about is an unaccompanied child,” Nielsen opined.
“But, Secretary, I just have a minute left,” Harris interrupted. “You testified that you don’t detain children. The IG report indicates that CBP — I’m not finished — the IG report indicates that CBP has detained children. And not only has CBP detained children, they have detained them for longer than is statutorily allowed.”
“How do you reconcile the IG report with your testimony this morning?” Harris pressed.
“We do not detain children,” Nielsen insisted. “What we do is, when we apprehend them at a border patrol station, we process them. And as soon as there is room in an HHS facility, we transfer them.”
“So does the processing involve detention?” Harris wondered.
“It’s not a detention facility!” Nielsen exclaimed.
“Do they stay in CPB custody? Do they spend the night there?” the California senator tried again, appearing annoyed.
“We are not able to, under the law, put them anywhere else,” Nielsen replied. “So, we will care for them until bed space opens at a detention facility at HHS.”
“In other words, you do detain children,” Harris remarked.
“In other words, we do not have enough detention facilities at HHS because 10,000 children were sent here unaccompanied and their parents chose to do that,” Nielsen insisted.
Earth to DHS Secretary Kristjen Nielsen: you and your employers DID detain children in internment camps!
Lorde concert boycott: New Zealanders fined by Israel raise thousands for Gaza

Crowdfunding campaign easily covers $18,000 fine, but money will instead be sent to mental health charity
Two New Zealand women who were ordered to pay damages by an Israeli court for their role in Lorde cancelling a Tel Aviv concert have raised the sum through donations – but plan to give the money to the Gaza Mental Health Foundation instead.
Last week an Israeli court ruled Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab of New Zealand must pay damages to Israeli teenagers Shoshana Steinbach, Ayelet Wertzel and Ahuva Frogel totalling more than NZ$18,000 ($11,700) for writing a letter urging Lorde to cancel her gig, which she did.
JP Morgan and Ford cancel plans for Saudi investor event
Republicans join far-right figures at Montana anti-government event | US news | The Guardian – GOP embraces anti-Indian racists!
The Montana Human Rights Network (MHRN) characterized the conference as a platform for “anti-government extremism and anti-Indian bigotry”. It helped organize a protest a mile from the conference venue, in a park in downtown Whitefish. Around 300 people attended. A spokeswoman for MHRN, Cherliyn DeVries, said Bundy’s invitation to the New Code of the West event was “very disappointing” and did not reflect the views of the local community, which she said was “supported by public lands”. “He’s proven himself to be a violent extremist,” she said. “Violent extremists divide communities … This is not who we are. The middle is broad and deep.”
Source: Republicans join far-right figures at Montana anti-government event | US news | The Guardian
A hard Brexit means a hard border – whatever Owen Paterson says | Katy Hayward

The former Northern Ireland secretary is being simplistic on cross-border trade and reckless with the peace agreement
Owen Paterson, a former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, argued this week in the Guardian that the UK could leave the customs union, break free from EU rules, and still avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.
The problem with this claim is that the logic of a hard Brexit means hard borders. The EU is the world’s most advanced legal, technical and institutional environment for seamless border management. As Brexiteers well know, this has entailed common rules and coordinated systems. Paterson’s claims rest on the assumption that the UK can rip up the terms and conditions but stay in the club.
NSW Young Nationals investigate alt-right ‘infiltration’, suspend new memberships – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Background Briefing investigation revealed that Mr Jennings, Mr Brasher and Mr Tuckfield were attending a secret men’s-only fight club run by Lads Society. Mr Jennings was also a member of the far-right movement The New Guard, a group of self-described fascists. The new Nazis: How the meme-rich world of the internet is a threat The 21st century’s “Nazi 2.0” is moving from dark corners online into public debate. Here’s how the threat is different to its predecessor, writes Kaz Ross. “I wasn’t aware of this infiltration or these individuals attempting to come into our party to exert some level of influence,” Mr Grant said. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Young Nationals declared “radical ideologies have no place” within the party, and announced they would carry out an “urgent investigation” headed by the party’s constitution and ethics committee.
Trump wants people to come to US on merit
On this basis, his grandmother and grandfather would have been barred from entering US – what a scummy and dumb elitist! “What I want is merit. I want a lot of people to come in. We have great car companies entering our country again. We have companies like Foxconn going to Wisconsin with a massive plant,” Trump said. He further insisted that the administration and the Congress have to do the right thing whether there’s an election or not.
Simone Biles Criticizes Anti-Nike Tweet by New U.S.A. Gymnastics Leader – The New York Times Kinda obvious that Ms. Bono is at the very least a supporter of a racist, sexist, anti-free speech Trump or is also racist, sexist and against free speech – resign!
“*mouth drop*,” wrote Ms. Biles, who is sponsored by Nike. “don’t worry, it’s not like we needed a smarter usa gymnastics president or any sponsors or anything.” By Saturday night, Ms. Bono had apologized and deleted the tweet. “I deeply regret posting the tweet because I respect everyone’s views and their fundamental right to express them,” she said in a statement released by U.S.A. Gymnastics. “This in no way reflects how I will approach my position at U.S.A. Gymnastics. I will do everything I can to help change the culture and to work with the entire community to build an open, safe and positive environment.” A spokeswoman for U.S.A. Gymnastics did not answer questions on Saturday night about how the organization had vetted Ms. Bono or whether it agreed with her anti-Nike sentiments.
Faulty Work by Gas Company Caused Massachusetts Explosions, Officials Say
A crew contracted by Columbia Gas mishandled high-pressure gas as it replaced old pipes, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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