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this was in 2023....
of course these are not the only martyrs killed by the enemies of those who hate Catholicism or Christianity and of course these same evil types attack the pious of other religions including Judism, Hinduism, Islam.
the new controversial movie that is banned in some places (So Elon let it be put on X) is a modern day imitation of Charles Bronson's Death Wish movie.
No, I didn't watch it nor will I watch it in the future because it is violence porn.
So will it encourage right wing nutcases to do the same thing in Europe and in the USA?
Probably: copycat crimes are a known public health problem:
Yet the recent rape gang report in the UK suggests it was covered up, and there are anecdotes that similar crimes are not punished in Europe. So this film will encourage vigilante justice and suggests the use of weapons for self defense might become more common
But no one wants to admit this is already happening: But by the left, and its shocktroops of Antifa.
We read about left wing folk on line spouting non stop hatred of working class folk who are called MAGA, or who are justifying murder and making heroes out of those who murder for political reasons.
one does hope that payback murders against criminals and crooked politicians in the USA and Europe doesn't reach the point of what happens here in the Philippines.
sigh.
I remember the African Proverb that warns: Even a small snake has a fang.
There is a need to spread peace, but alas pacifism always suggests normies need to be peaceful but rarely points out the crimes that they are angry about because the pacifists always underestimate the depth of evil.
Thousands of migrants are fleeing South Africa amid xenophobic violence and ahead of planned anti-immigrant protests on June 30. Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, and Mozambique are repatriating citizens following the events, with many camping outside consular offices. pic.twitter.com/ktO5T7gMGt
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 26, 2026
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So it's not just some in the USA trying to get rid of migrants who flood their country, don't assimilate, steal the jobs of locals, and often resort to crime to live. It is also happening in parts of Europe.
Myself, I oppose sending people back to places like Haiti which is still in chaos, and now Venezuela has had an earthquake, so would you send people there? Regan had the right idea: Those with jobs and assimilated should get an amnesty.
However, the Somalis who defrauded the government via NGO type stuff, and drug gangs, no problem. Throw them out or put them in jail.
Assimilation is a big problem, and in the USA it has been a problem, and local xenophobia against those from a different culture is not a new thing: The Knownothing riots of the 1844 for example was against the Irish Catholics, who were poor and uneducated fleeing the Irish Famine, but their presence exacerbated the anti Catholic prejudices inherited from England. This prejudice was still around when JFK ran for president and he had to point out that he would not push Catholic law into US law, because he would take the oath to defend the constitution: something that ordinary Muslims might want to tell the loudmouths pushing Sharia law into the USA to learn this lesson because their statements about making this into US law is making those of that religion unpopular in some areas.
Most Yanks reading about this (in AlJ, since I doubt the US MSM even knows that it isn't just white Boer farmers fleeing that country) don't realize that South Africa has a problem with African refugees too.
this film was made years ago in 2009, based on a 2005 short film at a time when the huge influx of refugees from starvation and deliberate eviction of the middle class who opposed Mugabe in Zimbabwe filled the slums of South AFrica.
The original inspiration was the treatment of black South Africans under apartheid, but the short film was made to satirize the negative attitudes of South Africans to the refugees.
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so remember this film the next time Steven Spielberg and others tell you that the people from outer space just want to help you and are superior.
The refugees in District 9 are slaves who revolted against their masters, and fled to earth. But hey, it could have been worse (/s)
Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.1 and 7.5 shook Venezuela and were felt in Colombia
that is a powerful earthquake and hit near Caracas... reports from later suggest thousands may have been killed.
the fact that Lancet quickly published an article denying covid came from the lab that was written by Ecohealth's leader withoug telling those reading it that Ecohealth had money links to the covid virus being experimented on in Wuhan lab
Not to mention the coverup of possible treatments, which if given early (not when you went into ICU) could have lessened the problem.
a good reporter would have gone into the neighborhood and maybe to the school to see if similar sexual harassment or worse happened to their preteen girls. But no, instead the press backed the government propaganda.
two reasons I posted this:
One: it shows how press bias happened, and it suggests why the press ignored the grooming gangs for the last 40 years
Two: It shows the importance of Twitter in exposing grass roots news stories at a time when the mainstream press is failing their job in exploring the truth.
And suggests the UK aim to stop the internet access is more about controlling the news than about protecting the children
Answer:Yes, sexual violence, including rape, by human traffickers and smugglers is a well-documented risk for migrants—especially women and girls—traveling to the US, primarily during journeys through Mexico.
Scale of the ProblemReliable exact numbers are difficult due to severe underreporting (victims fear retaliation, deportation, stigma, or lack access to authorities). However, multiple sources report high prevalence:Amnesty International (2010): Up to 60% of women and girls migrating through Mexico may experience sexual assault. link NBC NEWS LINKState Dept LInk
Other estimates: UN and NGOs have cited figures around 70% for women traveling without family protection. Some reports on Central American women/girls reaching ~80%.
A study on Central American migrants found 1 in 4 women experienced sexual violence (mostly rape), far higher than for Mexican women or men.
These assaults often occur en route in Mexico (Darién Gap, cartel-controlled areas, stash houses in border cities like Reynosa and Matamoros) rather than after US entry. Violence has reportedly increased in recent years with surges in irregular migration, kidnappings, and cartel involvement.
How Human Traffickers/Smugglers Are InvolvedSmuggling vs. Trafficking overlap: Many migrants voluntarily pay smugglers ("coyotes"), but coercion frequently turns it into trafficking. Smugglers use debt bondage, threats, family extortion, and violence to control groups. Rape serves as "payment," intimidation, or control.
Common tactics: Kidnapping in stash houses, gang rape (sometimes in front of families), forced prostitution, or repeated assault during transit. Women may take birth control preemptively knowing the risk.
Perpetrators: Cartels, smugglers, gangs, corrupt officials, and sometimes other migrants. In labor trafficking cases involving Latin American migrants, sexual violence occurs in ~20% of documented instances.
Post-arrival: Some face further exploitation (sex or labor trafficking) inside the US, but the journey itself is the highest-risk phase.
Context and Broader DataMigrants from Central America (Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador), Venezuela, and Mexico are heavily affected. Unaccompanied minors and women traveling alone are most vulnerable.
Cartels and criminal groups profit from both smuggling and extortion/trafficking. Reports note rises in sexual violence consultations by groups like Doctors Without Borders.
unwomen.org US government sources (DHS, ICE, CBP) and NGOs like Polaris document immigrant vulnerability to trafficking. Many detected victims in the US are foreign-born.
Underreporting is extreme—most cases never reach authorities. Data comes from survivor interviews, shelters, medical NGOs, and limited official records in Mexico/US. en.wikipedia.org
This is a longstanding humanitarian crisis tied to irregular migration routes, organized crime, poverty, and weak enforcement in transit countries. Efforts include anti-trafficking programs (T-visas in the US), but risks persist for those using dangerous smuggling networks. For official resources, see DHS Blue Campaign or IOM/UNODC reports.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_assault_of_migrants_from_Latin_America_to_the_United_States
so when ICE points out they are trying to trace 300 thousand vulnerable migrant children lost to follow up and that they have only found half of them, the news then ridicules the report, pointing out (correctly) that many of these children were placed with families who just didn't keep in touch with the govt, or into foster homes.
But that last part ignores that some of these placements were never checked out properly, and that some of the children were diverted into being used for cheap labor or possibly into the black underground of child prostitution.
sigh.
I don't blame the migrants like the Republicans tend to do: If you are poor and have no real opportunities in your country, then yes you will willingly risk death or dishonor to migrate.
This however does not excuse government who didn't regulate the border under Biden (for charitable reasons, as if the open borders might entice immigrants who just want a job, and of course entice criminal gangs to enter).
In constrast, one sees military age Muslim men traveling in boats trying to enter Europe. This site estimates 80 percent. And then they wonder why rape occurs, and the cultural beliefs make this seem not a crime but acceptable.
Most migrants coming to the USA would work if allowed by an amnesty, but with the US being manipulated by the crazies of both parties, they would rather cause disorder to gain political power than to do like Reagan and legalize those with jobs who have no criminal background.
when the Scottish girl pulled out a knife and hatchett to stop a sexual predator, the police arrested her and a lot of the comments essentially said she was a feral child who was threatening the guy because he was an immigrant.
Well, finally last week, the group who harassed the girls were convicted. It only took a year.
And I wonder: How many other children did they harass in a similar manner.
Well, one answer can be found, not in a report by the UK Govt, but by a rogue MP Rupert Lowe who did his own investigation. I am hearing that the story of the report is not making a lot of headlines in the news, but the report is here if you want to read it and weep.
You know, as the only woman doc in our town (I date back when few women were in medicine) I saw a lot of abuse: some of it was minor (touching only, voyeurism, normal stuff by a boy friend of the same age), but some was horrific.
and worse, when back in the 1980s when the stories came out on TV movies and news programs, a lot of my patients (and my secretary) admitted abuse, often by family members when they were pre teens. The few that did go to court however said the trauma of going to court and being questioned as if they were lying was worse than the actual abuse. Which is why often the abuse if not traumatic, was not prosecuted in the dark ages before 1990.
However, in medical school, on our psychiatric rotation (in the late 1960s) That sex with kids if consensual and gentle was good for them, and they wouldn't have hangups on sex, and since Freud insisted all mental illness was from sexual repression, then a lot of mental illness would disappear.
what changed is women's liberation: Women who went along with the sexual revolution ended up embittered and turned against men.
But the only one who fortold all of this was Paul VI, who was ridiculed for it.
Well, anyway, like the Scottish girl, the background of the UK scandal is twofold: One dislike of the working class, who thanks to welfare etc often have kids with broken families or families destroyed by drugs. And two: The coverup of immigrant crime and crime by the establishment, including alas the police.
In the USA, the Epstein files are a big issue, but those who get hysterical citing this scandal on line don't seem to worry about any other sexual abuse going on, but only to use it to destroy Trump who actually reported Epstein to the cops.
In the USA, what is not being investigated is the sexual abuse in schools, by the drug addicts, and by illegal immigrant gangs who who trafficked them into the USA. Part of this problem was exacerbated by an adminstration who placed unaccompanied kids in homes not properly investigated.
as for the Philippines, the sexual exploitation of street kids and young adults of both sexes by sex tourists is a big problem>
But don't worry kids: The Catholic bishops here, like the Pope, is more worried about the green agenda than trying to protect the innocent.
the clergy are not preaching this, but a young man dared to discuss these things in universities,
