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Carol Service: Please join us for our Christmas Carol Service on Friday 13 December 2024. We will start with carols in English and Spanish in the park opposite the church at 5pm (weather permitting) and the main carol service will start at 6pm in the church. Our address is El Puente Christian Fellowship, Calle Arbequin 8, Velez-Malaga 29700. You can contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com or telephone 665626342. All are welcome to either or both parts of the service. Mince pies and mulled wine will be served afterwards.
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Mitch France live at Oscars Taberna, Sat, 14/12:
Mitch France will be playing live at Oscars Taberna in Canillas de Albaida this coming Saturday 14th December from 2.30pm. Covers by Snow Patrol, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Dubliners, Manu Chau, The Kinks, The Beatles, Gerry Rafferty (yes Baker Street) all played on electric and acoustic guitars, Irish tenor banjo, mandolin, harmonica, penny whistle and alto saxophone.
So come along and join the fun by calling 601605397 for your table.
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Portovelis Market- Vélez-Málaga:
Saturdays 14 & 21 Dec. Hours: 5 – 10pm. Plaza de Las Carmelitas.
Stalls, crafts, art and Christmas activities for children.
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Christmas Concerts- Coraxalia multi-national choir are performing a series of Christmas concerts:
– Saturday 14 December 17:00 at Christmas street market in Algarrobo
– Thursday 19 December 16:00 Mass at San Miguel Church (near Parador) Nerja
– Monday 20 January 18:00, Algarrobo Church
We welcome new singers at any time. We rehearse on Thursdays, 17:30 – 20:00 in the Casa Hermandad de la Cofradia de los Estudiantes, Plaza de los Sastres, 1, CP 29700 Vélez-Málaga, near San Juan Church and the Language School. Parking nearby at the San Francisco market. For more information please contact 657951755 (English) or 653150058 (Spanish).
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Starlite Occident confirms 2025 concerts, including Santana and The Beach Boys:
– Diversity will once again be present in the Starlite Occident lineup with an extensive and eclectic cultural proposal for all musical tastes and generations with Kool & The Gang (Friday, June 27); Ana Belén (Thursday, July 31); Gente de Zona (Wednesday, July 2); Raphael (Saturday, July 5); Europe (Tuesday, July 8); Seal (Thursday, July 10); Jhayco (Friday, July 18); The Script (Saturday, July 19); and Scorpions (Monday, July 21).
– Also confirmed are Miguel Bosé (Wednesday, July 23 and Thursday, July 24); Will Smith (Saturday, July 26); The Beach Boys (Monday, July 28); Santana (Sunday, August 3); Amaral (Friday, August 8); Beret (Tuesday, August 12); Los Secretos (Thursday, August 14); Siempre Así (Tuesday, August 19); and Fangoria and Nancys Rubias (Saturday, August 23). Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga…
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ON SALE NOW- Alabama Gospel Choir: Sun, 12 Jan, 7pm
Casa Cultura, Puerta De Granada 19, 18690 Almuñécar
The Alabama Gospel Choir, made up of 20 passionate artists, offers us an intense journey from the spiritual songs of the 19th century to a tribute to protest songs and marches for freedom, where there is no shortage of well-known songs such as Oh Happy Day! The great voices of black music return to our country for the seventeenth time, this time with a renewed proposal seasoned with the rhythms of funk and blues. Info & tix (€39): https://bravoentradas.es/es/events/alabama-gospel-choir & Video Link
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Christmas is fast approaching. We want every child and young person under 18, whose family is currently supplied food bags each month by Lux Mundi, to receive a wrapped, age appropriate toy or gift. Last year we raised just under €2000 and put smiles on many young faces. This year we aim for the same amount. Charity donation tax receipts provided by Lux Mundi. If you would like to assist in these efforts in any way please contact BluCee Real Estate by WhatsApp on 0034 610447527 (Michelle)
Please help us put smiles on the children’s, and parent’s, faces again this Christmas.
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50% of our buyers are Spanish which is inline with previous years. The other 50% are made up of buyers from The Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, United Kingdom, Germany, America to name a few.
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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Solid wood Cheval mirror with drawer Beige color Measurements 67 x 45 x 186cms Price 130€
– Castilian solid wood sideboard Natural wood ( waxed ) Olive green Measurements 110 x 36 x 81cms Price 160€
– Writing desk Natural wood ( waxed ) Beige color Black handle Measurements 110 x 62 x 77cms Price 130€
contact Jackie, nerja 672170429
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For Sale, 3 items:
– IKEA/ DUKTIG play kitchen, 40€. Still in original packing
72x40x109 cm
– 2 Camp Beds Decathlon 25€ each. Comfortable, Very sturdy. 193 x 66 x 44h. Folded 95 x 14 x 14 cm
– Large Folding Table Decathlon €40. Open size 160 x 80 x 72. Folded 80 x 40 x 14.5 cm
Keith, Nerja. Tel/WhatsApp 633515811
Email: Keithwilky@GmailDotCom
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For Sale: Folding bed with extra top mattress.
Hardly used. €50.
Jan in Canillas de Aceituno. 633661957
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For Sale: Ideal Christmas present
Infinitron Inroller 2.0 Hoverboard with lights. Colour: Comic;
Distance: 20 Km; Engine Power: 2 x 350 W; Max. Weight Supported: 110 Kg; Wheel Diameter: 6.5 inches. Complete with instructions and carrying bag.
Was €75 now €50. Sheila, Nerja WhatsApp 637208963
email: ssandersceiriosen at hotmail dot com
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FRIDAY, 13 DECEMBER WILL BE NAYTHAN’S 2000th ISSUE AS EDITOR OF DIGAMEXTRA
(Issues 910 thru 2910, that’s 6 years & 7 months of dedicated, brain-numbing service to our community !!!)
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SPAIN
PP accuses Interior Minister Marlaska of being “a bad copy of the Stasi” for “wanting to control” Spaniards with the registration of travelers, receives blatant lies in response: {Translation}
– The PP deputy Mirian Guardiola has accused the Minister of Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, of “wanting to control” the Spaniards with the new registration of travelers, which has assured that it does not benefit either citizens or the tourism sector.
– In the session of control to the Government of the plenary of the Congress of this Wednesday, the popular deputy has affirmed that the Executive is acting as a “police state” with this measure, which came into force last December 2, and has emphasized that they are asking for “more than 40 personal data”.
– For his part, Marlaska has defended the need for the regulation, aimed at “fighting terrorism and organized crime”, and, therefore, “it will benefit us all”. The measure “does not affect the privacy and intimacy of any citizen”, stressed the minister before branding as “falsehoods” the accusations made by the PP. {Here they are again, claiming you can trust the gov’t to secure your most sensitive private data. Absolute hogwash! Any info entered into that traveller registry should be considered public knowledge.-Ed.}
– According to the data presented by the Minister of the Interior, some 18,000 people who had been flagged have been identified since the launching of the new registry, whose objective is to “attack criminal actions and guarantee security”.
– However, in the opinion of the PP deputy, the regulation violates the European regulation of data protection and the Spanish Constitution itself, and has asserted that “no country of the European Union” asks for such data.
– “You are the worst minister in history. You came as a magistrate and have ended up being a bad copy of the Stasi”, Guardiola said.
– Contrary to the PP claims {and contrary to the facts, anyone can go see there are more than 13 data requirements on the official register website, in previous articles I’ve posted 43 were listed}, Marlaska concluded by denying that more than thirteen personal data will be requested, and recalled that “more than two years” have been left to the tourism sector to adapt to the new requirements. {This minister is either knowingly lying, or has not even bothered to look at the register forms. Is he incompetent, or a tool of the globalists? -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5662753/0/pp-acusa-marlaska-querer-controlar-espanoles-registro-viajeros/
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The Supreme Court forces ‘mobile homes’ to have an urban planning license: {Translation}
– The Supreme Court has established that the ‘mobile homes’ or mobile homes need an urban planning license because they are similar to a prefabricated house and not a trailer.
– The Contentious-Administrative Chamber has dismissed the appeal of Agrocamping S.L. against the judgment of the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia that confirmed a decree of the City Council of Tarragona which denied the legalization of the placement of ‘mobile homes’ in the campsite run by the company.
– The company considered them akin to trailers or motor homes, but for the court it is not a correct relation because the design is incompatible with its use as a towable vehicle, so that “its relation should be done with the prefabricated house and not with the trailer”.
– The Chamber says that the requirement of a urban planning license is justified in an imperative reason of general interest such as the protection of the environment and the urban environment. Thus, it will be the town planning regulations applicable in each case that legitimize the installation of mobile homes in a campsite, “without the installation being covered by the activity license that may have been obtained previously since this license, as the Tarragona City Council rightly points out, does not have the function of carrying out town planning control of land use, but to ensure that the activity is carried out without causing a nuisance”.
– On the other hand, the Supreme Court points out that the company’s intention was to transform its camping business into a ‘resort’ type facility, providing the plots with water, electricity and drainage services in order to place ‘mobile homes’ and ‘bungalows’ on them. The sentence answers that resort means hotel complex, so that the intended transformation with the placement of the ‘mobile homes’ on existing land in undeveloped land involves a land use that requires planning permission.
– {Well, now I have my answer regarding turning a campground into a mini-home retirement community. Each unit needs it’s own permit, or the whole site must be considered a resort/hotel; evidently you can’t create a community of individuals with shared resources, unless you can drive or tow away the living units. -Ed.}
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5662983/0/tribunal-supremo-dicta-que-las-mobile-homes-precisan-tener-licencia-urbanistica/
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The court rejects the Prosecutor’s appeal and maintains the summons of Sánchez’s brother and the leader of the Extremadura PSOE: {Translation, summary}
– The Court of Instruction number 3 of Badajoz has issued an order by which it 
rejects the appeal filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office requesting to block the summons of the accused brother of Pedro Sánchez, David Sánchez {pic}, and the president of the Provincial Council of Badajoz, Miguel Gallardo. They are under investigation for several crimes of corruption related to the obtaining and exercise of the position of senior manager of David Azagra in the provincial institution of Badajoz.
– In the order the court notes that each and every one of the resolutions issued on the case have been legitimate and necessary in determining “in detail” the facts investigated and the “alleged participation of those investigated in the same”. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-juzgado-badajoz-desestima-recurso-fiscalia-mantiene-citacion-hermano-sanchez-lider-psoe-extremeno-20241211160301.html
ANDALUCÍA
State of the reservoirs in Malaga & Andalucia on Wednesday, December 11, 2024:
http://www.redhidrosurmedioambiente.es/saih/parte/diario/embalses
COSTA DEL SOL
Costa del Sol coastline under yellow warning for heavy rain thru Thursday:
– For Thursday, the {heavy rain} warning is concentrated on the Costa del Sol and Malaga City, again, with the possibility of accumulated rainfall of 15mm in a short period of time. This alert will remain active until 6pm on Thursday.
– “{It is projected that…} in one particular area, just three kilometres in a straight line from the coast to the weather front, there is expected rainfall of between 60 and 70mm. Therefore, if it were to hit land at some point, which could happen, it would most likely be in the area around Fuengirola, due to the orography,” explained José Luis Escudero, an expert in Malaga meteorology. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/parts-costa-sol-coastline-under-yellow-warning-20241211140909-nt.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
A roving gang specialized in home burglaries in Malaga and Algeciras, which had one of its bases in Algarrobo, is captured: {Translation}
– The National Police has dismantled an itinerant criminal group of Croatian origin specialized in burglaries, thanks to a joint operation between the police stations of Malaga and Algeciras. The investigation, which began after a robbery in the town of Cádiz on July 25, led to the arrest of six people, the search of two homes and the recovery of a large amount of stolen property, including jewelry, money in different currencies, safes and specialized tools for breaking and entering locks.
– The case began with a burglary at a home in Algeciras, which led to the 
identification of four people involved and the vehicle used in the crime. After a tracking device, the agents located the house rented by the suspects and proceeded to arrest them. Once authorized the entry and search by the Court of Instruction No. 2 of Algeciras, were found in the house jewelry, luxury handbags, cash and tools linked to at least four robberies in recent weeks.
– Expansion of the investigation to Malaga. At the same time, the National Police in Malaga identified other members of the criminal group operating in their area. After a surveillance device, two people were arrested ‘in fraganti’ carrying a complete kit for the technique of ‘impressioning’ – which allows one to open locks without leaving a trace – as well as tools for the technique of ‘slipping’.
– A second search, authorized by the Examining Magistrate’s Court on duty in Malaga, was carried out in a rented house in the town of Algarrobo. More jewelry, money and illicit effects were recovered.
– A professional and organized criminal group. The investigations have confirmed that the detainees operated as an itinerant group, divided into small cells of 2 or 3 people, mostly women, who acted strategically. These cells selected uninhabited homes during the day, focusing their interest on jewelry, cash, clothing and cosmetics. The group also used false documents, a logistical network for transportation and lodging, and resources for the surveillance and handling of the stolen goods, which is evidence of their high degree of organization and experience.
– The six detainees, involved in at least eight robberies in Algeciras and Malaga, were taken to court. The Duty Court ordered them to be remanded in custody. The National Police does not rule out the link of the group with other robberies in the region and keeps open investigations. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/cae-un-grupo-itinerante-especializado-en-robos-con-fuerza-en-viviendas-de-malaga-y-algeciras-que-tenia-una-de-sus-bases-en-algarrobo/
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Blanket of snow covers Malaga province’s highest mountain: {Summary}
– Spain’s state weather agency forecast for Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 December predicted snow on the highest peaks of Malaga province and the Aemet prediction has been fulfilled.
– From Vélez-Málaga and the Axarquía coastal towns of Nerja and Torre del Mar, the peak of La Maroma (2,069 metres above sea level) and other high spots in the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountain range can be seen with a thin white layer of snow. It is not the first time it has snowed in the Axarquía this autumn; it also did so on 27 October during the first of the two spells of heavy rain that have affected Malaga province this season.
– Aemet has set the snow level for today at around 1,300 to 1,400 metres above sea level, mainly in mountain ranges near the coast in the eastern part of the province. By tomorrow it will rise to 1,500-1,600 metres and could also extend to Los Montes de Málaga, El Torcal and Sierra Bermeja.
– There are still ten days to go before the astronomical arrival of winter, although the meteorological winter began on 1 December. Temperatures are currently below normal but are forecast to rise again from Saturday 14 December. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/blanket-snow-covers-malaga-provinces-highest-mountain-20241211131147-nt.html
TORROX
Torrox-Competa road reopens almost a month after ‘Dana’ storm and flooding hit province:
– Almost a month after the Dana which hit Malaga province on 13 November causing widespread flooding in the Axarquía area, the A-7207 regional road, which connects the towns of Torrox and Competa, was reopened to traffic on Tuesday 10 December.
– Residents living in rural areas of Torrox and Cómpeta have had had to follow a diversion through Algarrobo to get to the coast since 13 November and pupils at the Jorge Guillén secondary school in Torrox have also had to travel further to get to classes. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/malaga-road-reopens-almost-month-after-dana-20241211123638-nt.html
NERJA
Nerja moves to develop on agricultural land:
– The Junta de Andalucía has given the go-ahead to an environmental study which is necessary for the Nerja town hall to then green light to develop almost 169,000 square metres of land near the eastern exit of the A-7 motorway for industrial and commercial use. The land in question, located to the south of the current Castillo Alto industrial estate, is currently recognised as agricultural land of special protection in the current general urban plan (PGOU).
– According to the Junta’s report, of the 168,763 square metres of land, 63,646 metres are to be reserved for productive uses, 16,330 metres for a large commercial retail area, 9,290 metres for public facilities, 22,784 metres for public open areas, which brings the area earmarked for public facilities to 32,074 square metres, and 56,713 square metres for roads.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/eastern-costa-sol-town-gets-environmental-ahead-20241206153428-nt.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Installation of a telephone antenna in Velez-Malaga stopped after complaints from neighbors: {Translation, summary}
– A new neighborhood mobilization in Velez-Malaga to block the work underway to install a cell phone antenna. If last June the residents of Almayate managed to paralyze the actions, this time it is the residents of the neighborhood of Pilar who are mobilizing to try to stop the placement of a pole near their homes, in a ship of paintings, in works that began last Friday.
– The mayor of Velez, Jesús Lupiáñez (PP), has assured through his social networks that he learned “last night of the problem generated by the possible placement of a telephone antenna in the Barrio del Pilar and after the visit and report of the Local Police, I am collecting information in the various departments of the City Council for the purpose of analyzing, with the regulations in force, the legal situation of such action.”
– For their part, residents have begun a collection of signatures and have created a WhatsApp group, in which they are monitoring the situation. “We have gathered neighbors to try to stop the installation because it is harmful to the health of the whole area around, it produces cancers, among other health problems,” said Almudena Moreno, one of the affected neighbors. For Moreno “it is very important that we do not allow this turret to be installed here, or nearby, in the surrounding area. Probably on Thursday morning we will gather in La Loma all the neighbors to protest,” he said. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/vecinos-movilizan-instalacion-antena-telefonia-velezmalaga-20241211135652-nt.html
ALMERIA
Snow arrives in Almería- a white blanket covers Calar Alto and chains are needed on some roads: {Translation, summary}
– The change of weather has arrived in the province of Almeria. In one week there has been a drop in temperatures that in some points reaches ten degrees. This episode of cold prior to winter is being felt in the mountain areas, in some of them have come the first snow of this December.
– In the Astronomical Observatory of Calar Alto in Gérgal this Wednesday have woken up with a light white blanket. A snow that is still present during this afternoon as witnessed by the images of the outdoor cameras of this scientific center located at 2,168 meters high in the Sierra de Los Filabres. Here the temperature at 16.00 hours is -3 degrees Celsius.
– According to the data collected by the Southeast Meteorological Network, in the stations of Calar Alto, María, Vélez-Blanco, María, Laujar de Andarax and Bacares, temperatures below zero degrees Celsius have been recorded. Only in the coastal area during this Wednesday have the minimums been above ten degrees. This is the case of Almeria capital, El Ejido, Carboneras, Nijar, Roquetas de Mar and Vera.
– The Diputación de Almería have alerted through their social networks about the state of the provincial road network. At 16.30 hours, two roads require chains. These are the Al-5405 in Escúllar and the AL-4404 in Calar Alto. “The brigade of the Provincial Roads is active in case of any incident. Please take extreme caution and follow the recommendations for road travel,” they reported.
– According to the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) for Wednesday the snow level is around 1,200-1,400 meters in the province of Almeria. The forecast for Thursday is little change in temperatures, again frost will be recorded in inland areas and no precipitation is expected. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/almeria/nieve-llega-almeria-manto-blanco-cubre-calar-20241211170207-nts.html
EUROPE
Russia says Ukraine fired US-supplied ATACMS missiles at airfield, vows revenge:
– Russia’s Defence Ministry said that Ukraine had attacked a military airfield in the southern Russian city of Taganrog on Wednesday morning with six U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles {new, long range missiles that require satellite support directly from NATO members to function, a Putin “red line”} and promised retaliation. The ministry said in a statement that all six missiles had been shot down or intercepted, but that falling missile debris had caused injuries among some personnel.
– “There was no damage, two buildings on the technical territory of the airfield and three military vehicles, as well as civilian cars in the parking lot adjacent to the airfield were slightly damaged (by shrapnel),” the ministry said. “This attack by Western long-range weapons will not go unanswered and appropriate measures will be taken,” it said.
Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-ukraine-fired-us-supplied-atacms-missiles-airfield-vows-revenge-2024-12-11/
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Germany on path for early election after Scholz requests confidence vote:
– German Chancellor Olaf Scholz {pic} sent a request to parliament on Wednesday to hold a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, setting a path to an early federal election 
next year after the collapse of his coalition.
– Policymaking in Europe’s biggest economy has largely ground to a halt since Scholz’s fractious coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) imploded last month, leaving him heading a minority government.
– If, as expected, Scholz loses the confidence vote, he must then ask the president to dissolve parliament, which would trigger fresh elections. Scholz has agreed with the opposition to hold the election on Feb. 23. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-scholz-requests-confidence-vote-path-election-2024-12-11/
UK
Nigel Farage Leads Betting Odds to Become Next British Prime Minister:
– Reform UK leader Nigel Farage {pic} is now the odds on favourite to become the next British prime minister, a leading bookmaker has found. For the first time since it began tracking such odds, the Ladbrokes betting agency revealed Tuesday that Nigel Farage “now heads the betting to become next prime minister.”
– According to the bookmaker, Mr Farage is now favoured in the race with 5/2 odds, equating to a 28.6 per cent chance of becoming the next inhabitant of Number 10 Downing Street.
– In comparison, the recently-installed leader of the so-called Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch currently stands at 3/1 odds, or a 25 per cent chance of becoming the next PM.
– Trailing significantly in third position is incumbent Deputy PM Angela Rayner at 6/1 odds (14.3 per cent) and languishing in a distant fourth place is Health Secretary Wes Streeting with 10/1 odds (9.1 per cent).
– In addition to his increasing odds to become the next prime minister, Farage’s party is also now the odds on favourite to win the most seats in parliament at the next general election. “They’re now into 9/4, having opened at 16/1,” Ladbrokes said. Full article: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/12/11/nigel-farage-leads-betting-odds-to-become-next-british-prime-minister/
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Tractors block central London streets as farmers protest at tax change:
– Hundreds of tractors blocked streets in central London on Wednesday, the latest protest by farmers against the government after it ended an exemption from inheritance tax for agricultural families. The measure, dubbed the “tractor tax” by critics, was introduced by the government to boost funds to pay for strained public services, but farmers say it will destroy family farms and reduce food production.
– Farmers lined their tractors up close to the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, hoping to convince the government to change course, or face escalating protests. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/tractors-block-central-london-streets-farmers-protest-tax-change-2024-12-11/
CANCEL CULTURE
UnCancelled- Judge Blocks Sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion:
– The auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet was rejected late Tuesday night by a judge who criticized the bidding process as flawed while questioning the amount of money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. After a two-day hearing, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston ruled an auction for Infowars did not result in the best bids possible.
– The decision not to approve the sale means Jones {pic} can stay at his Infowars 
headquarters in Austin, Texas. The Onion had planned to kick Jones out and relaunch Infowars in January as a parody. The Onion offered $1.75 million in cash and other incentives for Infowars’ assets in the auction. First United American Companies, which runs a website in Jones’ name that sells nutritional supplements, bid $3.5 million.
– Jones, who did not attend the proceedings, quickly went back on the air to applaud the judge’s decision. “We can celebrate the judge doing the right thing with the most ridiculous, fraudulent auction known in human history,” he said. Full article: https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2024/12/11/no-deal-judge-blocks-sale-of-alex-jones-infowars-to-the-onion/
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Junta puts more than 3,000 teaching jobs up for grabs in Andalucía:
– The Junta de Andalucía is posting the public teaching jobs for this educational year consisting of 3,223 vacancies in 48 different specialities. The majority of these posts, a total of 2,164, are for secondary education teachers, while 1,000 are for 
primary education (junior and infant), 18 are specifically for professorships in music and the performing arts and 41 for academic posts in the same discipline.
– Of the total number of places offered, a quota of no less than 10% will be reserved for people with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%, according to the Junta.
– This decree continues to complete the supply of the approximately 14,000 teaching posts that will be offered between 2025 and 2026, according to the Junta’s regional ministry for educational development and vocational training.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/new-offer-for-teachers-the-junta-andalucia-20241211080101-nt.html
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