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Trans person BEGS to return to the US after fleeing Trump’s America to be placed in notorious Islamic asylum center in the Netherlands: ‘I will be hurt or killed’

Trans person BEGS to return to the US after fleeing Trump’s America to be placed in notorious Islamic asylum center in the Netherlands: ‘I will be hurt or killed’

A transgender woman who fled the US seeking asylum in the Netherlands now fears she could be ‘hurt or killed’ after the notorious refugee camp she was placed in became so dangerous that the Red Cross pulled out aid workers.

Ter Apel, the Netherlands’ largest refugee camp, is home to around 2,000 asylum seekers from across the globe.

For years, it has sheltered people fleeing war and persecution, including Eritreans, Somalis and Syrians, who say it remains too dangerous to return home despite the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Netherlands, WTF?

His family in India took out a mortgage to fund his tuition in Canada. Why many temporary residents ‘can’t even think about going back’

His family in India took out a mortgage to fund his tuition in Canada. Why many temporary residents ‘can’t even think about going back’

For Joyal Jose’s working-class parents in India, his tuition in Canada was a retirement investment — and a huge gamble.

His father, a farmer, and mother, a nurse, had to mortgage their family’s land to scrape together the money for his two-year social service worker diploma program at Seneca College. His graduation was delayed for one extra term because he had suffered severe depression when he first arrived in Toronto in early 2021.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Immigration from incompatible cultures", WTF?

Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail over ant dessert

Michelin-starred restaurant owner in South Korea faces jail over ant dessert

Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to sentence the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant to one year in prison for serving a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.

The request, made on Monday, also sought a 20m won (£10,108) fine for the company that runs the restaurant, Yonhap news agency reported.

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Canadian-Born Wealth Falls Behind Immigrants After Real Estate Bubble

Canadian-Born Wealth Falls Behind Immigrants After Real Estate Bubble

Being Canadian-born isn’t the wealth advantage many assume, according to a new study. Statistics Canada (StatCan) researchers compared Canadian-born households with established immigrants who had lived in the country for at least 10 years. They found the immigrant group came out ahead across every wealth quartile, though the gap narrowed at the top. The difference was driven almost entirely by Canada’s real estate bubble in its largest cities.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Black-Owned Atlanta Restaurant Faces Boycott Calls for Serving a Republican

Black-Owned Atlanta Restaurant Faces Boycott Calls for Serving a Republican

Toast on Lenox is a popular Atlanta brunch spot that’s beloved for its good food and the warm and friendly service you typically receive from the moment you walk in the door. It opened in the city’s Buckhead neighborhood in 2021, with a second location opening up in Midtown in 2023. It’s sort of an upscale-casual place that serves updated takes on Southern dishes.

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Ilhan Omar’s office housed inside Somali community center that received redirected Feeding Our Future donations

Ilhan Omar’s office housed inside Somali community center that received redirected Feeding Our Future donations

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) congressional office is housed inside a Somali community center to which she redirected campaign funds that came from fraudsters now convicted in the Feeding Our Future case.

Omar’s office in Minneapolis is currently co-located within the Sabathani Community Center, a black-led nonprofit organization that provides “culturally tailored services.” In 2022, “out of an abundance of caution,” Omar donated a total of $5,400 divided among three Minneapolis food pantries — including Sabathani, which runs a food distribution center — after the congresswoman received campaign contributions matching that amount one year prior from a pair of Feeding Our Future operatives.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", USA, WTF?