Millions across Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France were plunged into darkness today, as a sudden and sweeping blackout—already being called one of Europe’s largest—has sparked chaos, crippling cities, halting train networks, shuttering airports, and forcing critical infrastructure to limp along on emergency generators.

Amid mounting speculation and a lack of clear answers, some have voiced fears that the blackout could be the result of a coordinated cyber attack—an explanation that conveniently fits the narrative of a globalist-led Europe looking to ready the continent’s population for war with Russia.

The lights first flickered and died around midday, with Spain’s power grid showing a stunning collapse in a matter of seconds. Airports in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and Valencia scrambled as their systems crashed, while metro services ground to a halt in Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, and Valencia. Even the Madrid Open tennis tournament had to call an abrupt time-out, The Telegraph reported.

Residents across the Iberian Peninsula—already shaken by mounting economic and political instability following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian war—were left to fend for themselves as traffic lights failed, grocery stores closed, EV chargers went dark, and petrol pumps ran dry.

In the chaos, reports emerged that outages stretched even into parts of Belgium, suggesting the problem might be bigger than initially thought.

Spain’s cybersecurity agency, INCIBE, has announced it was investigating whether this catastrophic blackout was triggered by a cyber attack. Juanma Moreno, the President of Andalusia, didn’t mince words when he said that, based on regional cybersecurity data, a hostile cyber operation was “the most likely cause.”

The Spanish government, however, has remained tight-lipped, refusing to officially confirm—or deny—whether foreign interference is being treated as a serious possibility.

Nevertheless, Madrid’s regional leader, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has already demanded that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez activate Spain’s highest emergency protocol—Level 3—which would deploy the army to maintain order if things spiral further out of control.

Meanwhile, residents across Spain and Portugal voiced frustration over the lack of communication. “There’s no traffic lights, no trains, no subways. They still haven’t said anything about why it happened,” said Kathy Diaz Romero, speaking from a small town in Catalonia. Others, like Trevor Court near Barcelona, painted a grim picture: “Most places are electric. No hot drinks, no food, no petrol. If this keeps up, it’s going to get ugly fast.”

Though power has been slowly restored in some areas, the situation remains unstable. Generators are keeping hospitals afloat for now, but their diesel supplies are expected to last just 24 hours—a ticking clock that few are willing to ignore.

The European Commission, adding fuel to the fire, issued a vague statement saying it was “in contact” with Spanish and Portuguese authorities, but provided little reassurance.

On a continent already burdened by soaring energy prices, unchecked migration, and widespread public discontent, the blackout has only deepened a growing sense of unease.

If a cyber attack is ultimately confirmed, this would mark one of Europe’s most devastating acts of cyber sabotage to date, potentially dwarfing the 2003 blackout that left 56 million without power in Italy and Switzerland.

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Media members were met with a beautiful scene upon arriving at the White House on Monday morning, where the press team touted ICE arrests for 100 of the worst illegal aliens by lining the White House lawn with their mugshots and charges.

Monday’s theme, as stated in the White House Press Schedule, is “THE FIRST 100 DAYS: THE BORDER IS SECURE.”

The criminals featured on the White House signs were wanted for heinous crimes such as murder, rape, and various sex crimes against children.

WATCH:

As The Gateway Pundit reported, the White House kicked off “100 Day Week” with a press briefing by Karoline Leavitt and Border Czar Tom Homan.

WATCH LIVE: Border Czar Tom Homan Joins Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for Press Briefing on Securing The Border – 8:30 AM ET

Before the briefing began, members of the press were provided with a packet listing the names and charges of each of these criminal aliens.

The White House Rapid Response team published the pages on X:

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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025

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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025

This is sure to stick it to the far-left media pushing hoaxes about the Trump administration deporting "innocent" illegal aliens, most notably, Salvadoran MS-13 gangster Kilmar Garcia Abrego, who the left has propped up as a "Maryland father."

How can the left defend these monsters who have been living in our country illegally?

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared that Republicans “cannot know a moment of peace” under the Trump administration.

According to footage circulating on social media, Ptizker told a group of Democrat activists and donors in New Hampshire on Sunday that he wants to see “mass protests” against the Trump administration.

“It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once,” he said to loud applause from the audience.

“Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now.”

“These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”

”They need to know understand that we will fight their cruelty with every microphone and megaphone that we have.”

”We must castigate them at the soap box, then punish them at the ballot box.”

According to CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere, Pritzker went on to say that their portraits should be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors.”

Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruption – “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he says, swaying their portraits will one day be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors” pic.twitter.com/BBBuL1Uz9O

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) April 28, 2025

The comments are reminiscent of California Congresswoman Maxine Waters under the last Trump administration, who in 2018 riled up a crowd of supporters and urged them to harass members of Trump’s cabinet.

“If you see anybody from [Trump’s] Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere!” she declared at the time.

“And If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere” ~Maxine Watershttps://t.co/gPGQx7ouqn pic.twitter.com/cTQ0Is448I

— Frank (@rodriQuez) August 28, 2023

A billionaire to the Hyatt hotel empire who was previously under investigation for tax fraud, many believe Pritzker is positioning himself for a presidential run in 2028.

So desperate is Pritzker to prove his left-wing credentials, he recently announced punitive measures against the country of El Salvador over the detention of Kilmar Garcia Abrego, a deported MS-13 gangster who was living illegally in Maryland.

JUST IN: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Announces Punitive Actions Against El Salvador in Defense of Deported MS-13 Illegal Alien – “The State of Illinois will Stand Up for the Rule of Law”

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Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”, where he claimed that Trump administration officials could face arrest for “interfering with a legal proceeding” or “kidnapping” in relation to his claim they defied a court order by Judge Boasberg. He suggested that officials involved in actions such as deportations that so called “violate” judicial rulings could be criminally liable.

When asked by Maddow how should people be reacting to the arrests of rogue judges, he responded by stating that “the people need to manifest their outrage about these assaults on judicial independence”. It’s clear that Democrats are attempting to spark some kind of civil unrest during the 2nd Trump administration, whether it’s through Elon Musk, DOGE, Tesla or deportations.

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Social media users fear that a serial killer is on the loose in New England after police pronounced a woman dead in Massachusetts on Tuesday.

Between March and April, three Northeastern states have reported the discovery of human remains, most of them belonging to women, according to Fox News.

This latest incident in Springfield, Massachusetts, where police responded to a call about an unresponsive woman found near a bike path, marked the eighth death that internet sleuths have attributed to a supposed killer.

It is unclear if the woman died before police arrived, but the Springfield Police Department revealed that she was dead shortly after they arrived on the scene.

While SPD has not yet determined a cause of death, the woman’s demise has fanned the flames of the ongoing rumors.

The rumors reportedly originated on a Facebook group called “New England Serial Killer,” which is changing its name due to Facebook policy. The group has more than 66,000 members.

Before this incident, four sets of remains — in different stages of decomposition — were reported in Connecticut, one in Rhode Island, and now three in Massachusetts, according to Fox News.

“The first thing that strikes me as curious is the fact that seven sets of remains have been found over the span of two months,” Peter Valentin, chair of the Forensic Science Department at the University of New Haven, told Fox News. “That in and of itself is rather curious. It’s certainly a lot to find in a little. It’s a large number of human remains to find in a short period of time.”

While the bodies were discovered over two months, each had decomposed to different degrees of severity, indicating the deaths had happened much further apart.

“If someone is in full rigor mortis, there is no need to try to find a pulse because the presence of rigor mortis means they are unequivocally dead. So this is a very recent death, unlike the others,” Valentin said.

One woman often mentioned online regarding the recent string of deaths is 59-year-old Denise Leary, who was found dead on March 21 near her home in New Haven, Connecticut, according to MassLive.

Statement regarding human remains found. pic.twitter.com/9KcflOgEwS

— New Haven Police Department (@NHPDnews) March 21, 2025

While online posts often identify her as a victim of the supposed killer, police have not determined her cause of death.

In fact, police have not determined a cause of death for any of the remains that have been discovered, according to MassLive.

“There’s certain things that have a mystique about them, and I think serial killers are one,” New Haven policeman Christian Bruckhart told MassLive. “A serial killer is this almost mythical figure in the zeitgeist — I mean, how many Hannibal Lecter movies have been done?”

Bruckhart cautioned internet sleuths.

“We don’t want this woman’s death to be treated as like a sideshow for people’s own personal interests,” Bruckhart said about Leary, the woman discovered in March. “At the same time, we do want to be as forthright as we can to the public, and say, ‘Hey, listen, there’s no indication that the woman was killed.’”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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