Spain's socialist regime strikes deal with secessionists to stay in power, sparking unrest



Spain has been roiled in recent days by the leftist regime's controversial scheme to remain in power. Thousands of conservatives, federalists, and other patriots took to the streets of Madrid Thursday to protest Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's socialist-secessionist pact, which lawmakers and judicial groups have indicated violates not only Spanish law but the separation of powers.

What's the background?

The 2023 Spanish general election in July saw the conservative People's Party make massive gains in the Spanish parliament, leading all other parties — of which there are many — with over 33% of the popular vote. It also grabbed far more seats than the ruling party, the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE). Despite these gains, the People's Party still did not net enough seats in the Congress of Deputies to form a government, even with the support of other right-of-center parties such as the Vox Party.

In the months since, the country has been in a form of parliamentary limbo, facing the prospect of a snap election should interparty negotiations prove fruitless.

In a scramble to secure another term, Sánchez, leader of the PSOE, struck a deal with Catalan separatists. To ensure that conservatives couldn't form a government and restore order, Sánchez promised Together for Catalonia, also known as Junts, that those who took part in the failed and violent secessionist attempt in 2017 would be granted amnesty — meaning fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and others who sought Spain's breakup would get a free pass. In exchange, Junts need only pledge its support for Sánchez's Spanish Socialist Workers Party.

A September poll showed that 70% of Spaniards opposed amnesty for the secessionists. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken part in anti-amnesty protests in the weeks since.

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The Guardian reported that approximately 7,000 people gathered outside the PSOE headquarters in Madrid earlier this week to protest the deal. Some protesters called Sánchez a "criminal" and a "dictator."

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Junts, the National Basque Party, and the Canarian Coalition confirmed Thursday that they'd back the leftist ruling party, reported Reuters.

This will be enough to provide Sánchez with a majority in the Spanish parliament's 350-member Congress of Deputies.

"We have managed to secure a majority that will make possible the investiture of Pedro Sanchez," said Felix Bolanos, acting minister for parliamentary relations.

Concerning the deal with the separatist faction, Bolanos said, "We have very far apart and different positions, but this deal means we are doing our best to understand each other. Spain and Catalonia deserve that."

Socialist officials have attempted to spin the desperate ploy to stay in power as an effort to address historical grievances, reported the New York Times.

Santos Cerdán, a negotiator with the PSOE, said the deal was "a historic opportunity to resolve a conflict that could — and should — only be resolved politically."

"Our aim is to open the way for a legislature that will allow us to progress and build an open and modern society and a better country," added Cerdán.

Reuters reported that judges and conservative lawmakers have indicated that Sánchez's promise of amnesty violates not only Spanish law but the separation of powers.

In addition to possibly flouting Spanish law, the PSOE will now be at the mercy of the Junts, which will continue to squeeze the socialists for concessions in exchange for its support.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the conservative People's Party, responded to the deal, writing, "We are facing a challenge to our democracy that requires the reaction of Spanish democrats, without distinction of ideology. We will use all constitutional resources to counteract those that want to weaken it. Spanish democracy will prevail."

"Sánchez has surrendered to the demands of the separatists. They want the resignation of the Spanish people, but they are not going to have it because Spain does not surrender," said Feijóo.

Patriot protests

Spain's two leading right-wing parties have called for "civil resistance" but stressed the need for peaceful demonstrations, reported the Times (U.K.).

Feijóo, likely mindful of the events of 1936, when socialist-fostered instability drove the nation to civil war, said, "The response to this attack on the foundations of our democracy must start from more democracy and must therefore be firm, but calm. I appeal to responsibility and that any mobilization be peaceful. Nothing and no one should break our coexistence.

The confirmation of the amnesty agreement sparked protests across the country.

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While the right-wing protests appear to have been largely peaceful, leftists have not reciprocated.

On Thursday, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, one of the founders of the Vox Party and former People's Party of Catalonia leader, was shot in the head in broad daylight. Vidal-Quadras has been a vocal critic of the amnesty agreement, having written Thursday on X, "The infamous pact between Sánchez and Puigdemont that crushes the rule of law in Spain and ends the separation of powers has already been agreed. Our Nation will thus cease to be a liberal democracy and become a totalitarian tyranny. We Spaniards will not allow it."

He is reportedly in stable condition.

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Univision anchor decimates Biden for playing 'blame game' over inflation crisis: 'You must lead'



Univision anchor Luis Carlos Vélez tore into President Joe Biden on his show Tuesday for repeatedly deflecting responsibility for the ongoing inflation crisis.

Earlier in the day, Biden delivered a major speech addressing inflation. In the words of the New York Times, Biden "tried ... to deflect blame for rising prices with a direct attack on Republicans for pursuing what he called an 'ultra-MAGA agenda.'" The Washington Post has already debunked Biden's narrative.

What happened?

Speaking on his show "Línea de Fuego," Vélez urged Biden to stop playing the "blame game." After all, the proverbial buck is supposed to stop with the president.

"President Biden. Please. Stop the blame game and face the inflation problem in this country," Vélez began. "People just can’t take it anymore. Your words today just flabbergasted all of us.

"They weren’t just a washing of the hands in the face of a very difficult price situation, but they were also a shameless opportunity to attack Republicans," he continued, referring to Biden's speech.

"Solving this does not correspond, Mr. President, to your opponents. It does not correspond to the Federal Reserve. It does not correspond to business. It corresponds to you!" Vélez argued. "You must lead in order to provide solutions and persuade those whom you must govern."

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After noting the inflation crisis is the worst America has faced in 40 years, Vélez mocked Biden by joking "the moon, stars, and sun" are "clearly" at fault for inflation.

"The worst part of COVID was two years ago, and we were already recovering economically when you arrived. It was the administration’s fault for handing out stimulus packages when people didn't need any more. And it is your fault that to this day we have not set in motion a plant solve the supply chain problem," Vélez charged.

"How much longer, Mr. President?" he asked. "People don’t eat off of politics. People eat from wages, jobs, and opportunities. The responsibility to do something falls solely on you, Mr. President."

Anything else?

Inflation remains near its 40-year high, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Wednesday. The agency said the consumer price index rose 8.3% last month compared to April 2021, CNBC reported, which was worse than economists predicted.

Americans should expect to spend more than $5,000 this year compared to last for essentially the same items because of inflation, according to Bloomberg.

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Alec Baldwin's daughter apologizes after conflating Latinx and Spanish while defending stepmom Hilaria Baldwin from cultural appropriation allegations



Ireland Baldwin — daughter of actor Alec Baldwin and actress Kim Basinger — has issued an apology to social media after conflating Latinx and Spanish nationalities while defending her stepmother from accusations of faking a Spanish heritage.

What's a brief history here?

Earlier this month, Hilaria Baldwin was accused of cultural appropriation after social media users insisted that she appeared to suggest she possessed a Spanish nationality.

Social media users took Hilaria — Ireland's stepmother and Alec's current wife — to task over the allegations, accusing her of faking a Spanish accent and blasting her for appearing to never correct habitual reports that she was of Spanish nationality.

On Monday, Ireland Baldwin defended Hilaria in an Instagram video, writing, "It's so pathetic that anyone would wanna play detective, and dig that deep into someone's life that they don't know, don't know anything about, how they were raised, who they were actually raised by. It's just kinda sad and pathetic."

She continued, "[I]t's the holidays, and people are depressed, people are going through a lot. I know I'm going through a lot, personally. And the last thing we really need to do is start s**t and gossip about something that is so, so stupid. And about somebody that nobody really even knows."

"This person has dug up old tweets from Hilaria's high school peers, and they all say one thing about her, that she's really kind, when they reflect back on their experience with her," Alec Baldwin's daughter continued. “And that's because she is very kind, she's a good person. And she's a caring person who's always respected my relationship with my dad. I have a great relationship with her. And she could be a really malicious, terrible, horrible human who tears people down, but she isn't. Hilaria is a wonderful mother who takes great care of her kids, and she takes great care of my dad. And that's really all that matters to me."

In a since-deleted post, Ireland Baldwin then added, "I simply want to say this and then nothing more. I am fully supportive of any individual of the Latinx community. I will continue to listen and learn. But I also feel defensive when misinformation spreads regarding my family. I will do better. ... At the same time, I hope that people can start getting information from credible sources."

What are the details?

Following the defense of her stepmother, Ireland took to Instagram once more and revealed that many people remarked on her original post and blasted her for conflating "Latinx" — which refers to a person of Latin American nationality — and Spanish. Spain is a European country.

In a now-viral Tuesday night Instagram post, the 25-year-old model said that the topic of "cultural appropriation" is an important one, and thanked her followers for "sharing with me ways I can do better."

She began, "I moved out of a major city with the intention of escaping the public eye in a small but significant way. I couldn't take a deep breath in Los Angeles and was dealing with a great deal of anxiety that I didn't know how to manage. Stories come out about my family members that often times are fabricated or blown out of proportion.

"I've spent so much time getting worked up and upset seeing people dig into my parent's [sic] divorce and relationship history, into my past having visited a mental rehabilitation facility, and so many PRIVATE ordeals made public," she continued. "That's the thing I can say that most of you don't understand... what it's like to have your family's private affairs aired out and analyzed by millions of strangers.

"Now the purpose of this isn't to ask for any kind of sympathy," Baldwin added, "I simply want to point out a couple of things. 1. Like I mentioned yesterday, I do love my step mom very much. I think she's a strong, kind, and caring human being. Without saying anything further on all of this, I think it is her business and not my own to discuss her family background and answer your questions."

She continued, "2. I really appreciate the Instagram friends in my DMS [sic] who have been very open and honestly having discussions about cultural appropriation, the right terms to address their communities, and sharing with me ways that I can do better. 3. I don't see the significance in bullying anyone. Yes, it's important to educate. And YES it's beyond ok to express frustration and confusion and anger... but I think sending threatening messages isn't really going to get any kind of message across either."

She concluded, "4. I appreciate those who are patient with me. I don't have a publicist or a team of people who are all writing my posts and gathering my thoughts and making them as politically correct as possible... I'm going to f*** up. I'm a flawed human being who is still deep in this learning journey. I apologize to those who are dealing with any kind of hurt during these times and I hope you have a Happy New Year."

Has Hilaria responded to any of this?

On Tuesday night, Hilaria took to her own social media channel and addressed the ongoing controversy.

In a video, she said, "Yes I am a white girl, my family is white … Europe has a lot of white people in them. Ethnically I am a mix of many, many things."

Hilaria also referred to herself as a "different kind of Bostonian."

"[Y]ou can't change your background and nor would I want to," she insisted. "This is who I am, and this is my life story … it's my weird mix of who I am."

Alec Baldwin's wife hit with allegations that she has lied for years about her Spanish heritage



Hilaria Baldwin, the wife of actor Alec Baldwin, has been hit with a barrage of accusations claiming that she has embellished and even falsified aspects of her heritage, with several critics comparing her to Rachel Dolezal, the white woman notorious for falsely claiming to be African American for years.

What are the details?

The Daily Mail reported that "the online frenzy over Hilaria's heritage began on Dec. 21 when a woman tweeted: 'You have to admire Hilaria Baldwin's commitment to her decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person.'"

In a thread, the Twitter user posted a series of videos purporting to show Hilaria allegedly faking a Spanish accent during media appearances, such as "pretending not to know how to say cucumber in English."

It turns out that the wife of the famous Trump-hating actor was actually born and raised in Boston to parents whose roots in America go back for several generations, but she has claimed more than once that she was born in Mallorca, Spain.

According to Page Six, her father's American lineage can be traced back to the Revolutionary War. The outlet noted that "after decades of living in Boston with their daughter, [Hilaria Baldwin's parents] retired to Mallorca in 2011 when Hilaria was 27 years old, thus making her on-again, off-again Spanish accent even more bizarre."

Hilaria claimed in an interview earlier this year that she moved to the United States from Spain at 19 in order to attend New York University. The Mail pointed out that "it has since emerged Hilaria, who was born Hillary Hayward-Thomas, attended $64,900-a-year The Cambridge School of Weston in Massachusetts."

People claiming to be Hilaria's former classmates at the school also wrote on social media that she did not have a Spanish accent growing up. Meanwhile, a video from years ago shows Alec Baldwin telling David Letterman on "The Late Show" that his "wife is from Spain," as he does an impression of her thick accent.

Hilaria, 36, addressed the claims as online fervor grew — and more clips surfaced — raising questions over whether she embellished her past. Taking to Instagram, she confessed that her given name is Hillary and explained to her followers, "Yes, I am a white girl. I am a white girl. Let's be very clear that Europe has a lot of white people in there and my family is white."

She added, "Culturally, I grew up with two cultures so it's really as simple as that."

What was the reaction?

Alec Baldwin also issued a video message in the aftermath without tackling the issue head-on, saying Twitter "is a lot of s***."

"There's been a lot of things that have been said lately about people that I love, that I care about deeply, which are ridiculous," the 62-year-old actor said. "I mean, just ridiculous."

But critics were not convinced. The top story on the New York Post Monday night was an opinion piece claiming, "It's not just her name, Hilaria Baldwin's entire life is a fake."

The Washington Examiner's Tiana Lowe wrote that Hilaria "became Hollywood's Rachel Dolezal because of our sniveling, bootlicking press."

Several on social media have admitted to being gripped by the revelations with many saying they cannot turn away from the details. Fox News' Lisa Boothe tweeted, "The Hilaria Baldwin story is amazing. I can't stop reading about it."

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WaPo admits that Latinos hate the term 'Latinx'



Leftists want to abolish gender identity, and that presents a problem since most Romance languages, including Spanish, have masculine or feminine gender nouns. Progressives attempted to take the gender out of the Spanish language by changing "Latino" to the term "Latinx" around 2004. The only problem is that Latinos and Latinas hate the word "Latinx."

The word "Latinx," which is nearly a "term used exclusively within the United States," has been rejected by the vast majority of actual Latinos. A 2019 poll found that a whopping 98% of Latinos do not identify with the Latinx term. Of those surveyed, 44% preferred to be called "Hispanic," followed by 24% who would like to be classified as "Latino/Latina."

A 2020 Pew Research survey found that only 23% of Hispanics had even heard of the term "Latinx," and a minuscule 3% said they used the word to describe themselves.

This week, a Washington Post writer finally admitted, "Stop trying to make Latinx happen; it's not going to happen."

WaPo published an article titled, "'Latinx' hasn't even caught on among Latinos. It never will." Writer Jose A. Del Real outlined all of the reasons why Hispanics have rejected the progressive agenda to take gender out of their language.

Real noted that despite the word "Latinx" being widely used in progressive mediums and by left-wing politicians, they could be "accused of being out of touch with working-class Latino communities," who dismiss the woke machinations. The writer also points out that "Latinx" doesn't roll off the tongue and "plural derivatives like 'latinxs' and 'amigxs' and 'tixs, are impossible to pronounce."

Real suggests that pushing the term "Latinx" may have hurt Democrats in elections.

"Some strategists and journalists argue that progressives' embrace of 'Latinx' lost some votes among Latino communities in Florida and Texas by imposing a label on people who do not use it to describe themselves," Real wrote.

"This English-language modification to Spanish-language grammar does not achieve linguistically what it hopes to achieve culturally: an expansive recognition of autonomy and difference that people can use in everyday life," Real said.

Despite Hispanics nearly universally rebuffing the woke "Latinx," politicians, brands, and activists are likely to continue to use it to virtue-signal on how woke they are.