“Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson has become the latest manufacturer to drop diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives amid sustained pressure from anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck.”

“Harley-Davidson has been in the cross-hairs of anti-DEI activists who earlier this summer won similar concessions from retailer Tractor Supply and farming equipment maker John Deere & Co. The tractor maker said in a statement in July it would no longer participate in ‘cultural awareness parades’.”

A totally expected lack of backbone under pressure from 'activists’ 🙄

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/20/harley-davidson-drops-diversity-initiatives

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Harley-Davidson drops DEI initiatives amid pressure from ‘anti-woke’ activists

Milwaukee-based company no longer has minority-owned supplier goals and plans to exit socially motivated training

^{Edward Helmore (The Guardian)}

“Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which opinion polls make favourite to win the country’s general election on 29 September, presented its campaign manifesto on Wednesday (21 August), setting out measures to boost the economy and curb immigration.”

Support for 'remigration’, a ban on ‘political islam’, putting 'there are only two sexes' in the constitution, and increasing 'direct democracy’, which is basically just another term for mob rule.

All the usual populist, fash trash nonsense, clad in other, reasonable promises that they're unlikely to follow through on.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/austrias-far-right-freedom-party-sets-out-election-programme/

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Austria's far-right Freedom Party sets out election programme

Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), which opinion polls make favourite to win the country's general elec

^{Georgi Gotev (EURACTIV)}

Jackass Despicable Vance roundup;

“In a December 2023 speech, JD Vance defended a notorious white nationalist convicted over 2016 election disinformation, canvassed the possibility of breaking up tech companies, attacked diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and talked about a social media ‘censorship regime’ that ‘came from the deep state on some level’.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/22/jd-vance-speech-extremist-far-right-book

His top aide is a fascist, of course;

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/28/jd-vance-far-right-aide

Attacked childless teachers;

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/28/jd-vance-attack-childless-teachers

And a 2007 Miss Teen USA contestant;

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/31/jd-vance-miss-teen-usa

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From August 21st, 2024;

“Several Ukrainian refugees arriving at the reception centre in the Jaarbeurs exhibition complex in Utrecht have been told that they should look for shelter in another country, broadcaster NOS said on Tuesday evening.”

"It had 140 beds for Ukrainians who had just arrived in the Netherlands but officials were unable to find them all proper accommodation because of the shortage of places nationwide.”

This is a result of deliberate policy by our current right-wing government, which has blocked the implementation of the so-called ‘Spreidingswet’.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/08/ukrainian-refugees-in-utrecht-told-to-try-another-country/

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Ukrainian refugees in Utrecht told to "try another country" - DutchNews.nl

^{Robin Pascoe (DutchNews.nl)}

We are no different from Hungary, in that regard;

“A decree signed by Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has halted state support for the shelters used by many Ukrainian refugees, most of them Roma. Critics have called it a ‘disgrace’ and a ‘new low’ in Hungary's refugee policy.”

"The people in the photos are Ukrainian refugees. On Wednesday morning, just under 100 of them — almost all women and children — were forced to leave their accommodation and ended up on the street. From one day to the next they were homeless.”

https://www.dw.com/en/hungarys-government-makes-ukrainian-refugees-homeless/a-70026664

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Hungary's government makes Ukrainian refugees homeless

A decree signed by Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has halted state support for the shelters used by many Ukrainian refugees, most of them Roma. Critics have called it a "disgrace" and a "new low" in Hungary's refugee policy.

^{Keno Verseck (Deutsche Welle)}

“Syria is safe enough to stop allowing refugees from there into the Netherlands and to send some back, Geert Wilders, leader of the far right PVV, said on social media.

As a start, the Netherlands should close its borders to all new arrivals from Syria, Wilders said. The PVV parliamentary party, which is the biggest in parliament, has called on migration minister Marjolein Faber to take action.”

Faber is a Wilders minion, and responsible for blocking implementation of the ‘Spreidingswet’.

Our new PM called her ‘a sweet lady' the other day 🙄

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/08/close-dutch-borders-to-syrian-refugees-says-wilders/

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Close Dutch borders to Syrian refugees, says Wilders - DutchNews.nl

^{Robin Pascoe (DutchNews.nl)}