New speculations have spread about Xi Jinping's health: could the Chinese leader have suffered a stroke?

 

Recently, the peculiar changes observed in the appearance and behavior of the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, have led to various speculations about his health. According to some observers, it is possible that the country's leader is struggling with a serious illness. 

This was reported by the Telegram channel "Chinese Threat". According to the news, Xi Jinping's constant tilting of his head to the left has led many to suspect that he may have suffered a serious illness, such as a stroke.

According to experts, when the motor cortex or basal ganglia of the human brain is damaged, one side of the neck muscles is severely strained. As a result, a person's head may involuntarily remain tilted to one side. It is likely that this condition observed in Xi Jinping is the result of these physiological problems.

However, there is no official or medically confirmed evidence to support these speculations. Chinese officials have not commented on these reports.

However, this is not the first time that such speculations have appeared. Previously, international media outlets have published various speculations about the health of the Chinese leader. In addition, some political analysts also suspect that such information may be deliberately spread to change the balance in Chinese domestic politics.

For now, official Beijing is keeping quiet on this topic, and Xi Jinping continues to regularly participate in various international events. News about his health is mainly distributed on social networks and some unofficial channels.

The international community is waiting for official information on this issue. Especially since the health of the leader of a large country like China is of great importance not only within the state, but also on the entire world political scene.  

 

Mais de 133 mil processos contra AIMA pendentes no tribunal administrativo de Lisboa

 

Entre 14 de julho e 31 de agosto entraram no Tribunal Administrativo do Círculo de Lisboa 179 providências cautelares para impedir ordens de expulsão. O Tribunal Administrativo do Círculo de Lisboa tem pendentes mais de 133 mil processos contra a agência das migrações e entre 14 de julho e 31 de agosto entraram naquele tribunal 179 providências cautelares para impedir ordens de expulsão.

De acordo com dados fornecidos pelo Conselho Superior dos Tribunais Administrativos e Fiscais (CSTAF) à Lusa, estão pendentes no Tribunal Administrativo do Círculo de Lisboa (TACL) “133.429 processos da 6.ª Espécie - Intimação para defesa de direitos, liberdades e garantias” contra a Agência para a Integração, Migrações e Asilo (AIMA).
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Segundo o CSTAF, a média de entrada de novos casos em tribunal ronda os 500 por dia, maioritariamente relacionados com autorizações de residência de imigrantes e intimações para marcação de entrevistas na AIMA no âmbito do processo de legalização em território nacional.

Os dados mostram que este verão foi particularmente ativo e responsável pelo aumento de pendências judiciais nestes processos, uma vez que em junho, num encontro com jornalistas, o CSTAF dava conta de cerca de 50 mil processos pendentes, número que em cerca de três meses quase triplicou.

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President Xi Makes Plan for Religion to be “More Communist Friendly”

  

An article published by Bitter Winter, a magazine on religious liberty and human rights, reported that a session was called by Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 29th of September. In this session, Xi described his plan to make religion “more Communist friendly.”

Xi Jinping’s teaching on how to “Sinicize” the faiths of China was framed as the “systematic advancement of the Sinicization of religions.” He stressed that all religions in China “must change their doctrines, rituals and organizational system to accommodate the Party’s socialist system and socialist values, and integrate religions into Chinese culture and society.”

In their article, Red Is the New Sacred, the magazine quotes Xi Jinping as saying that “red” (as in the color of revolution and loyalty to the Party) is “holiness” and that the Chinese Communist Party is making it the standard for the faiths of China. This merger of political and religious loyalties is “altering the very meaning of faith itself as the CCP combines political orthodoxy with spiritual power.”

This statement carries an inherent paradox: a human government seeks to mold all religions into its image, demanding that belief conforms to the will of the created versus the will of the Creator. It reflects the ancient irony spoken of by the prophet Isaiah—“Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou?” (Isaiah 45:9). In this effort to make the eternal subject to the political, the Party assumes the role of potter, shaping and judging all faiths under the authority of the state. Yet, in doing so, it exposes the conflict between divine sovereignty and human control—a contest that no amount of ideology, however red or revolutionary, can truly resolve.

 

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Nonprofits pump $19 million into universities to push radical ethnic studies programs

 

Defending Education’s new report warns that ethnic studies programs, increasingly supported by multimillion-dollar grants, often advance far-left ideology rather than cultural understanding.

The group also criticizes efforts to spread these initiatives into K-12 schools, while the Education Department has moved to cut funding for 'divisive ideologies.' 

Patrick McDonald '26 | Michigan Correspondent
October 2, 2025, 5:08 pm ET

A new report from Defending Education (DE) highlights the growing presence of ethnic studies programs in colleges and universities nationwide, funded through millions of dollars of nonprofit donations.

“Primarily born out of the late 1960s radical student protests, ethnic studies is being used to push far-left political ideology into higher education classrooms, into majors, and down into K-12 schools,” Defending Education said in its Sept. 30 report.

While some universities offer a handful of classes, others, such as San Francisco State University, have entire departments dedicated to the discipline.

Funding from major philanthropic groups has accelerated this trend. Since 2020, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and others have awarded over $19 million to ethnic studies efforts. For example, Mellon gave $8 million to the City University of New York to “support the further development of ethnic studies across the CUNY system.”

On its website, CUNY explains that its Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies graduate program—the first of its kind in the New York area—aims to train “the next generation of scholars” in race and ethnic studies.

The program emphasizes research skills and “multidisciplinary insights” to deepen understanding of race, ethnicity, and intergroup relations.

According to the organization’s website, DE is a national grassroots organization that seeks to restore schools from activist influence through coalition building, investigative reporting, litigation, and engagement to promote non-political, quality education.

DE’s report notes that universities including the University of Wisconsin require ethnic studies courses as part of general education. It also warns that initiatives like the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities’ “Ethnic Studies Initiative” extend influence into K-12 by offering teachers lesson plans that encourage “student activism for far-left causes.”

In December, Campus Reform reported that the Mellon Foundation awarded nearly $4 million to the University of Michigan to establish an “Environmental Justice + Humanities Hub.”

The center will connect students with communities pursuing “environmental justice,” launch a new minor and graduate certificate, and hire faculty.

Earlier this year, the Education Department announced it would cut funding for “divisive ideologies,” terminating over $600 million in grants to institutions and nonprofits. The agency said materials promoted Critical Race Theory, DEI, “anti-racism,” and white privilege.

“Teacher prep programs should be prioritizing training that prepares youth with the fundamentals they need to succeed for the future, not wasting valuable training resources on divisive ideologies,” Savannah Newhouse, a Department of Education spokesperson, told Campus Reform at the time.

“The U.S. Department of Education will continue working to ensure taxpayer dollars are used wisely to strengthen America’s education system,” Newhouse continued.

Campus Reform has contacted Mellon Foundation and Defending Education for comment. This article will be updated accordingly.

Reform UK sweep to victory in local by-election held in East Cleveland

 

The party of Farage picked up more than 65% of the vote in the Skelton East ward, said to be its highest ever share anywhere to date. 

Reform UK has taken its first seat on Redcar and Cleveland Council after its candidate Craig Holmes topped polling in the Skelton East ward. A vacancy was created after Conservative councillor Andy Oliver stepped down.

Reform UK picked up more than 65% of the vote with Conservative candidate Julie Craig trailing in third place. The ward has traditionally been held by the Tories, but the success for Nigel Farage’s Reform was not unexpected with its popularity surging in national opinion polls

 

A Suécia, o crime e os imigrantes: coincidências...

 

2015 é frequentemente o ano mais citado como tendo sido o ano em que a Suécia recebeu um número significativo de refugiados durante as Guerras dos Balcãs (antiga Jugoslávia), bem como pessoas do Irão e do Iraque. Foi um período de grande acolhimento humanitário. A Suécia foi um dos países europeus que, proporcionalmente à sua população, aceitou o maior número de requerentes de asilo durante o pico da crise de migração de 2015.

Apenas em 2015, a Suécia recebeu cerca de 163.000 pedidos de asilo, vindos principalmente da Síria, Iraque e Afeganistão. A população Total da Suécia em 2015 era de aproximadamente 9.851.000 pessoas (dados do Gabinete Nacional de Estatísticas da Suécia, 31 de dezembro de 2015). Embora o dado exato para 2015 seja mais difícil de isolar com precisão, os relatórios para o ano seguinte (2016) indicam que 17,9% da população total não nasceu na Suécia.

No período entre 2007 e 2017, o número de violações passou de 4.700 para 7.200. Este aumento coincidiu com a entrada, em grande número, de imigrantes e refugiados do Médio Oriente. No ano de 2015, o número total de crimes de violação notificados (registados pela polícia) na Suécia foi de aproximadamente 5.920 - um aumento coincidente com o período de tempo em que a Suécia permitiu a entrada de mais imigrantes.

Usando a percentagem de 2016 como base para uma estimativa próxima a 2015 temos uma população de 9.851.000. Desse número, a percentagem de população nascida no estrangeiro (dados de 2016) indicam que 17,9% da população total não nasceu na Suécia.

O país estava em 18º lugar entre 22 países da Europa em número de mortes per capita em tiroteios e era um dos mais pacíficos e seguros da Europa, com um reduzido número de mortes per capita em tiroteios, em 2000. Quinze anos depois, em 2015, tornou-se o segundo país europeu com o maior número de mortes com armas de fogo, ficando atrás apenas da Croácia.

Os dados mais recentes, de 2018, apontam que o país subiu para o topo do ranking em mortes a tiros na Europa, de acordo com relatório do Conselho Nacional Sueco de Prevenção ao Crime, realizado a partir de dados do Eurostat (órgão estatístico europeu).

Desde o pico de 2015, a Suécia tem vindo a restringir as suas políticas de imigração e asilo. Nos últimos anos, especialmente com o atual governo, foram introduzidas medidas mais rigorosas (como restrições aos benefícios sociais e requisitos de integração mais apertados) com o objetivo de reduzir o número de novas chegadas e melhorar a integração.