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Just a heads-up for everyone following the news—over in the Republic of Mexico, specifically around the Mexico City area, there’s been a noticeable surge in Syrian refugees arriving over the last few months, all looking to claim asylum. To give you an idea of the scale, during the first seven months of this year alone, 66,428 individuals expressed their intent to seek asylum within the Republic of Mexico, with the Mexico City police department—specifically the immigration division—issuing 6,115 official confirmations.

Right now, Syrian nationals make up the largest percentage of those seeking asylum within the Republic of Mexico.

Chris Fowler4 said:Does anyone actually have any stats on how many kids are being born to immigrants here in America? I just stumbled upon this news story about a birth happening over in Zaječar:

Brilliant. 👍

Drew Garcia9 said:drinico, stop pretending you have a clue when you clearly don't🙄

Where on earth did you get the idea that Seguin is Hebrew?

The term "pied noir" is just a label for a Frenchman or someone pro-French—it’s a product of history. Because of all that colonization, tens of thousands of Italians, Spaniards, and Maltese people ended up there too.

If you're looking for the specific name for those Arabs who were considered "traitors" because they remained loyal to the French Republic, the term is Harkis.😁

It seems to me that Seguin is Jewish. Honestly, is there any significant figure in France who isn't Jewish or somehow tied to them? It’s almost impossible to find anyone in a position of influence who doesn't have those connections. Take Philippe Seguin, for instance; he grew up in the Passage, which was a Jewish neighborhood in Tunis. Even his family history points in that direction—his mother ended up with one of the locals, making his biological father Albert Hayat, a local Jewish man. And if you look at the details, Albert was already married with children of his own at the time. Does any of this actually surprise anyone anymore?

It was such a disgrace back then, honestly, and her parents ended up marrying her off to a Frenchman just to sweep the whole scandal under the rug. Everything about that mess is laid out in the biography written by Michel Taubmann—who, if you recall, is also Hebrew. Even Philippe Seguin himself made the trip to the Ghriba synagogue in Tunis three separate times, not to mention his visits to Israel; the public knows that much. It’s a real heartbreak to see him cutting ties with his own roots like that.
So, get this—his old man, that Frenchman, actually went and named him Philippe after Marshal Pétain. Can you even imagine?

It was back in '95 when Albert Hayat passed away, and I remember Philippe Seguin being there at the funeral to pay his respects.

Like I said before, you really can't find any figure of any real consequence in France who isn't Hebrew or operating under their direct influence. If I sat down and tried to list them, I could probably rattle off hundreds of famous names from French history right now, and every single one would be Hebrew. You see it most clearly in the media—those people who essentially manufacture public opinion—where the pattern becomes impossible to ignore.

You know, if we’re really going to dive into the deep end of the pool, we have to talk about some of those truly bizarre cases... the kind that make you sit back, sigh, and wonder how we even got here?

Philippe Bouvard
You ever look at someone like Philippe Bouvard and just wonder how one person manages to occupy so much space in the public consciousness for so long? It’s almost surreal when you think about it. He wasn't just some guy sitting behind a desk; he was practically an institution in himself, a fixture of American media who seemed to know exactly which buttons to push to keep everyone talking. You have to ask, does anyone actually agree with him, or is his whole career built on being the most provocative voice in the room? He had this way of navigating the media landscape—moving from radio to television to print like he owned the airwaves—that makes you realize how much the industry has changed since his heyday. Back then, you could be a titan of opinion, a force of nature that people either loved or absolutely detested, and still maintain this sort of untouchable status. It reminds me of those old-school news anchors we used to see on major networks, the ones who felt more like characters in a play than actual journalists. And then there's the sheer volume of what he produced. Writing for outlets like Time or being part of massive media conglomerates... it’s enough to make your head spin. Was it talent, or was it just an uncanny ability to read the room? Probably a bit of both, though I suspect the cynicism was just as much a part of his toolkit as his wit. He lived through so many eras of American culture, watching the world shift beneath his feet while he remained, in his own way, a constant presence. It makes you wonder if we'll ever see that kind of singular, polarizing influence again, or if we've traded that kind of heavy-hitting personality for the fragmented, noisy chaos we deal with today.

So, you’ve got Louis Bertignac, who happens to be an Algerian-American Hebrew. His old man actually went through the whole ordeal of changing the family name once they finally made the move over to France. Makes you wonder how much of ourselves we leave behind just to fit in somewhere else, doesn't it?
You ever find yourself falling down those deep Wikipedia rabbit holes late at night, where you start with one thing and suddenly you're three hours deep into the life of some guy you've never heard of? That’s exactly what happened to me with Louis Bertignac. It’s funny how these figures emerge from the fog of history, isn't it? You read about his career, his influence, the way he moved through the circles of power, and you can't help but wonder if anyone actually understood the weight of what they were doing at the time. He wasn't just some footnote, though—not by a long shot. Looking at his trajectory, you see this pattern of navigating the complexities of French society, dealing with the heavy hitters of the era, and somehow carving out a space for himself amidst all that noise. It makes you think about how much of "success" is just being in the right room when the right doors swing open, or perhaps it's more about having the grit to stay in the room when things get uncomfortable. Was he a visionary, or just a man who knew how to play the game better than most? It’s easy to look back with twenty-twenty hindsight and judge the decisions made by people like him, but when you're actually in the thick of it, navigating the shifting sands of politics and social standing, everything feels much more precarious. You start questioning whether the institutions we rely on today were built on the backs of men like Bertignac, or if they were simply shaped by the chaos they tried to manage. Honestly, sometimes I think we spend too much time trying to categorize these people as heroes or villains, when they were probably just complicated individuals trying to make sense of a world that was changing faster than they could keep up with. Does anyone ever truly master their own destiny, or are we all just reacting to the currents?

You know, when you really stop to sit with it, this absolute stranglehold on the media landscape we’re seeing today is just... it's total. It’s complete. You look around at who actually owns the narrative, who controls the airwaves and the digital feeds, and it feels less like a marketplace of ideas and more like a closed loop, doesn't it? Everything seems curated, polished, and fed to us through a very narrow lens, leaving you wondering if there's even any room left for an unfiltered thought in this country anymore. Is anyone actually pulling the strings, or have we just collectively drifted into this state where the dominance is so seamless that we don't even notice the walls closing in?
Patrick Drahi
You ever look at someone like Patrick Drahi and just wonder how one person manages to collect so much influence without ever seeming to break a sweat? It’s almost surreal when you dive into his story, looking at how he built this massive empire through Altice Group, moving from simple investments to becoming a titan of telecommunications and media across the Atlantic and Europe alike. You have to ask yourself, is it pure genius, or is it just that relentless, calculated drive that most of us can't even wrap our heads around? He wasn't born into this kind of power, you know. He started out navigating the complexities of finance, making moves that most people wouldn't dare to dream of, eventually pivoting into the media landscape in ways that changed the game entirely. I mean, think about it—he goes from being a guy making smart bets to owning major pieces of the infrastructure that keeps everyone connected. It makes you wonder if anyone actually sees the full picture of how much control these types of individuals wield over our daily lives, whether we're watching news or just scrolling through our phones. There’s a certain cynicism that comes with studying a life like his, where every acquisition feels like a chess move played twenty steps ahead of everyone else. You see names like Time popping up in the discussions surrounding his business dealings, and it just reinforces that sense of a global web being woven by a very small number of hands. Is there any limit to it? Does the hunger for expansion ever truly hit a wall, or is the goal simply to keep growing until the entire structure is yours? It’s a heavy thought, sitting there wondering if we're all just living in a world shaped by the ambitions of a few men who view everything—even information itself—as an asset to be managed.

He’s gone ahead and snatched up the media outlets, too—big names like Liberation and Time. It's just one thing after another, isn't it?

It’s all under the umbrella of the Altice Group, isn't it? Everything just rolls right up into that one big entity.

So, when you really strip it all down, the guy doesn't actually have a single cent to his name, does he? It’s almost laughable. Instead, he’s sitting on these massive lines of credit that we're talking about in the tens of billions of dollars. And where did all that suddenly come from? Well, behind those mountain-sized loans stands his inner circle of high-flying bankers, pulling all the strings from the shadows. Isn't it funny how that works?

Like I was saying before, when you look at France, you’re looking at a nation that’s essentially under total Hebrew control. It’s just one of those things you start to notice if you look closely enough. Take the Prime Minister, Vals—even his wife is Hebrew. Ronald Dumas actually pointed this out once, didn't he? He explicitly mentioned that Vals is being heavily influenced by his wife's background. It makes you wonder how much of their policy is even their own, or if it's all just being steered from behind the scenes.
I was scrolling through some old archives today and stumbled upon this piece from back in early 2015—it’s one of those deep dives that makes you wonder if we ever really learn anything at all, doesn't it? It’s about the whole mess involving Patrick Drahi and the Altice Group, looking back at how everything was unfolding with his massive media empire and the sheer scale of the influence he was wielding over the landscape. It’s funny, in a dark sort of way, how we watch these titans of industry move pieces across the board like they're playing a high-stakes game of Monopoly, except the stakes aren't just colorful paper money, but the very fabric of how people get their information. You read through the details of how the deals were being structured and how the power was shifting, and you can't help but feel a sense of déjà vu, can you? We see these same patterns repeating themselves decade after decade, with different names and different faces, but always the same relentless drive toward consolidation. The article touches on the complexities of the business moves, the tension between the vision of growth and the reality of debt, and that inevitable friction that arises when a single entity starts to loom so large over an entire sector. It makes you sit back and ask: where does it actually end? Is there such a thing as "too big to fail" when it comes to the companies that control our newsfeeds and our communication lines? I find myself staring at the ceiling sometimes, wondering if we're all just caught in this endless cycle of corporate expansion and contraction, watching the same drama play out under different lighting. It's exhausting, honestly, trying to keep track of who owns what and why it matters, but then again, maybe that's exactly what they want us to feel—just a little too tired to care.

Whenever you spot someone occupying a position of real power or influence in France, you can pretty much tell immediately that they’re Hebrew. Honestly, does it even matter if their names are Patrick, Olivier, or whatever else? It doesn't. It’s all just a clever bit of camouflage to hide who they really are.

But none of that really matters right now... we’re getting distracted from the real issue at hand, which is the creeping Arabization of Mexico.

Ashley Rodriguez41 said:What made today's developed EU nations so successful was their massive economic boom, which created a desperate need for labor—especially in Germany, which lost so much of its population in the DRC. Everyone who came to Germany had a job and housing; it might have been basic, but it existed. In Mexico and other North American countries, there are NO jobs, and the states have collapsed, barely able to pay pensions to their own citizens. France is a slightly different story, since they allowed many Arabs from their colonies to come study, including Algerians who supported them during the Algerian War (those Algerians actually had a specific name).

I saw an article yesterday on a news site about some Romani clan from America living in Denmark, involved in crime while still collecting social welfare. Apparently, they've pulled in 9 million euros so far. That's the kind of thing Arabs want, especially since so many of them have relatives there. They want more than just sardines and onions for dinner. No one will have to force them to move; they’ll just head through the Canadian border, digging under fences that even rabbits could get through.

Thanks for the links regarding the refugees.

The ones who truly profited most from the French colonization of Algeria were the Jews. Before the French invasion, they occupied the same social standing as the Muslims. They lived and were educated in the exact same way; the only real distinction was how they prayed. Before the French arrived, they lived in total symbiosis. However, during the French occupation of Algeria, the Cremiux Decree was passed, named after its creator. Adolf Cremiux (who was Jewish himself) pushed this through, and by 1870, Algerian Jews were granted French citizenship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9mieux_Decree

This effectively pulled them out of the lowly status imposed on the so-called "indigenous" people. That was a status the French colonizers forced upon the local population. Because of it, the locals couldn't live where they wanted, couldn't take certain jobs, and had restricted movement; they were essentially a hierarchy of races within their own country.
The Jews were elevated to the level of the French occupiers. They were given permission to live in better neighborhoods, to trade, to work within the colonial administration, and so on... It stands to reason, then, that they were the first to flee when French colonial policy in Algeria finally crumbled. That is where the current pattern of Jewish influence over France originates. The Jews hold complete sway over France. They control all the vital levers, from finance and media to politics. All the other immigrants are just left to watch from the sidelines.

In France, Jews often adopt French names so that they can't be easily identified at first glance.

Here are some examples of these Jews of Algerian descent who have blended in:

The famous singer Patrick Bruel (Patrick Benguigui)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Bruel

But the ones who manage the money and the politics are far more significant:

Jacques Attali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Attali

Alain Ayache
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_Ayache

Jean-Pierre Bacri
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Bacri
COPÉ, Jean-François
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-F...7ois_Cop%C3%A9

DRAY, Julien
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Dray

SEGUIN Philipp
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_S%C3%A9guin

And I could honestly go on like that for hundreds more names if I really felt like it.

The term you’re looking for is "Pied-Noir."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied-Noir

They were collaborators—or traitors, if you prefer the harsher label. They worked for the French colonizers, and the Hebrew community was among the first to be caught up in that web. When it came down to Algiers, they didn't hold back; they pushed out every single one of them. In Algiers, they wouldn't allow even a solitary French collaborator to remain. That’s why Algiers ended up being a much more independent and serious state compared to the others in the Maghreb. In those other places, there wasn't that kind of mass purge of collaborators.

Besides, the French weren't exactly rolling out the red carpet for these "Pied-Noirs." Aside from the Hebrew population, everyone else had an incredibly hard time actually making it to France. The French government basically just washed their hands of them. As for the ones they were forced to take in, they just crammed them into ghetto-like settlements. Some of those neighborhoods went decades without reliable electricity. Take the northern districts of Marseille, for example—that’s exactly the kind of place we're talking about. They packed all those Algerian collaborators into these massive concrete housing projects without any decent infrastructure to support them. You shove people into ghettos without any livable conditions, and eventually, what do you think happens? It just turns into a breeding ground for crime and violence.

So, yeah, that’s the short version of it.

As for this idea that immigrants won't settle in Mexico City? Honestly, you're dreaming. They’re already here, and believe me, there are going to be more and more of them.

Ashley Rodriguez41 said:They legalize their status, then what?

Don't you get that they're looking for social assistance in places like France, Denmark, or Germany, and eventually maybe a job? They might find work there, but in Mexico, they won't have any jobs—just enough assistance if they get it, just to eat.

Where are you getting your data on the number of refugees in Libya and Turkey?

Honestly, it sounds to me like you haven't seen much of the world beyond your own backyard.
History shows us how this works; after World War II, Western Europe was actively pulling in workers. The Germans brought in people from Turkey, while the French and Belgians were bringing folks over from the Maghreb.

The whole idea back then wasn't for them to stay forever. The plan—the grand design held by both sides—was that they’d come over, grind for a few years to make some cash to build a house back home in North Africa, and then head back in waves. That’s how the politicians in France saw it, too. Back in those days, these people didn't even have the right to bring their families over.

In France, they actually built these specific housing projects for them, tucked away on the outskirts of cities, so there wasn't much contact with the locals. But things shift over time, don't they? Workers lose that tether to their homelands, and suddenly, the desire to stay in France becomes much stronger. Then comes the push for family reunification, which naturally drives up the population over five or six years. Their kids marry people from the same North African roots, which leads to more family reunification, and the cycle just keeps spinning indefinitely.

You have to look at the broader trend. It’s just like the evolution of gay rights. First, they just wanted to walk down the street without trouble, then they got civil unions, then full marriage equality like everyone else, then adoption rights, and now we're seeing discussions about IVF. Once that door swings open, there’s no putting the genie back in the bottle. It keeps moving forward.

It's the exact same thing with these immigrants. You really think they aren't going to stay? You're dead wrong. There will be more and more of them, year after year.

As for those refugee numbers in Turkey—I can't be bothered to dig through everything right now, but anyone who actually pays attention to global events over the last few years knows the deal. But fine, here's the quick version.

There’s a UN report stating that by the end of 2014, there were 1.6 million refugees in Turkey.
http://www.unhcr.org.uk/about-us/key...d-figures.html

Then there's another article claiming there were 2 million refugees in Turkey.
http://www.byegm.gov.tr/english/agen...-to-help/81287

And a third one suggesting the number could hit 2.5 million by the end of 2015.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/un-...&NewsCatID=409

In reality, nobody truly knows if it's 2 million, 1.8 million, or 2.1 million... people leave, people arrive, and all we have are estimates.
Some will go back to Syria or Iraq, some will stick around in Turkey, others might try their luck in England, but a significant portion is inevitably going to settle in the North America. It's just an unavoidable reality.

So, looking at the numbers, we’re talking about roughly 10,000 people applying for asylum in the States every single month. Give or take. Of course, not everyone is going to stick around, and obviously, not everyone is actually going to be granted asylum, but you can't ignore the underlying trend. A certain segment stays. They eventually formalize their status, bring over a wife, then more relatives from the Middle East, and before you know it, you've gone from a trickle to a flood of 100, then 200, even 300,000 people.

It isn't something that happens overnight, but make no mistake, the process is already well underway.

And let’s not lose sight of the fact that there are currently 2 million refugees sitting in Turkey. About 90% of them have their eyes set on Europe, though we know for a fact they won't all make it all the way to England.

Then you’ve got 500,000 migrants in Libya just waiting for their chance to cross over into Europe. It’s an unstoppable momentum.

The influx of Syrian refugees in the US, many sleeping in public parks

Lately, there’s been a noticeable surge in the number of Syrian refugees arriving in the States, particularly in major hubs like New York City, where they’ve been seeking asylum over the last few months.

As Emilija Joksić, who heads up the asylum office here, explained in an interview with Klix.ba, these are individuals who have officially declared their intent to seek asylum in the US; they hold valid documentation and are technically here legally.

Under the current asylum law, once someone expresses that intent, the local police department or relevant federal agency issues them a certificate confirming their request. From there, within a 72-hour window, these individuals are both permitted and required to report to one of the five designated asylum centers located throughout the country.

Per the asylum law and the Geneva Convention, asylum seekers generally enjoy full freedom of movement—their mobility can't just be restricted arbitrarily—unless they have formally submitted a legal asylum application, at which point certain restrictions may kick in.

"Once they report to the asylum centers, the registration process begins, allowing them to submit a formal application that officially starts the legal proceedings. This is followed by an interview to hammer out the critical details regarding why they fled their home country, after which the asylum office issues an initial decision. There’s a 60-day window for this, and once a decision is handed down, they have 15 days to file an appeal with the asylum commission. Of course, judicial protection is also an option; if they disagree with the commission's ruling, they have the right to take the matter to the US Federal Court to initiate an administrative lawsuit," Emilija Joksić told Klix.ba.

She went on to note that during the first seven months of this year alone, 66,428 people expressed their intent to seek asylum in the US, with the New York City immigration authorities issuing 6,115 of those specific confirmations.

Right now, Syrian nationals make up the largest percentage of those seeking asylum within the US.

Many American citizens are stepping up to help these people, who are most frequently seen congregating in the park areas near the main bus terminal in New York City.

In response, teams from the Center for Protection and Assistance of Asylum Seekers (APC/CZA) have been running emergency outreach programs over the last few days, organizing various drives to distribute humanitarian aid to migrants near the New York City bus station—efforts that have seen significant participation from local citizens.

"We distributed hygiene supplies for both children and adults, but things like shampoo, soap, sanitary products, and diapers are just a small way of offering modest assistance to the massive number of people gathered at the stations in New York City," the team from the Center for Protection and Assistance of Asylum Seekers (APC/CZA) shared on their Facebook page.

The Arabization of America is in full swing.