The warship Talbot

On August 5, 1809, the English warship Talbot was anchored in the outer harbor of Eyrarbakki. The ship had sought shelter there from a storm under the command of Captain Alexander Jones. At Eyrarbakki, he received news that three English ships were in Reykjavik (including the English Viking merchant ships Margrét and Anna, flying the new Icelandic flag, a blue flag with three white cod fillets) and that an English soap merchant (Samuel Phelps) had become the captain of the island. Alexander Jones immediately weighed anchor and headed his ship to Hafnafjörður to take matters into his own hands. 

  

That summer, a "revolution" had occurred in Iceland while the Napoleonic Wars raged in Europe and the country was effectively out of control from Danish authorities. Samuel Phelps' Danish interpreter, Jörgensen by name (Jörundur Hundadakonungur) then took over the country on behalf of the soap merchant. He declared that Iceland was free and independent of Danish rule and that there was peace throughout the world. Perhaps Jörgensen was able to indirectly inform the people of Eyrbek that his reign and "Icelandic independence" had ended so abruptly.

This Jörgensen had been on a coal carrier as a young man, but later mustered out as a midshipman on one of the ships of the British navy until he joined Samuel the merchant as a special interpreter in his trade with the Icelanders. 

Source: Letter from Alexander Jones-Íslensk sagnablæði 1816-1820

Hvalur HF receives whaling license

The caretaker Prime Minister, Mr. Benediktson, has issued a 5-year whaling license, despite the fact that the caretaker government is not allowed to tie the hands of the next government on controversial issues. It is also surprising that this decision was made without discussion in the Althing or the coalition party. Relatives and friends of the Prime Minister are closely connected to the two whaling companies that received the licenses. Hvalur hf. received a license to hunt 240 fin whales, i.e. large whales, while the other company received a license to hunt small whales. In the opinion of many, this is yet another example of widespread corruption in the Prime Minister's political party.

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Iceland to form 'Valkyrie' government

The President of Iceland, Mrs. Halla Tomas, has given the chairman of the Coalition Party, Mrs. Kristrun Frosti, a mandate to form a Valkyrie government with the chairman of the Restoration Party, Mrs. Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, and the chairman of the People's Party, Mrs. Inga Sealand. These parties are all close to the center in politics and rules of women. If they succeed in forming a government, the government will be called the Valkyrie government.

Elections in Iceland: Resultsof the parliamentary elections

The Social Democratic Party S was the winner of the elections that took place yesterday and will receive 15 MPs. The left-wing parties J P V were wiped out and did not get a single member of parliament. The far right parties L Y did not get a single member of parliament and also wiped out. The right-wing parties had mixed results, D lost but M gained. A total of 22 MPs. The winners, however, were the center parties S C F with 36 MPs and are most likely to form a government. The Progressive Party B, which is a center party and part of the last government, lost 8 MPs and now only has 5 MPs. The electoral turnout was over 80% 

The Southern Constituency will receive 10 MPs.

 F People's Party 2

D Independence Party 2

S Coalition Party 2

B Progressive Party 2

M Centre Party (right) 1

C Restoration Party 1

J Socialist Party 0

P Pirates 0

V Left Green Party 0

L Democracy Party 0

A high-tech eye scanner identifies asylum seekers

The Icelandic Minister of Justice intends to establish a sorting camp for asylum seekers before the government leaves power in the coming weeks.  

It will be possible to classify asylum seekers by race, religion and political opinion.  Among other things, brand new high-tech eye scanners and artificial intelligence will be used to obtain clear information about the individual.  

It will be almost impossible for asylum seekers to disguise themselves as tourists.

If an asylum application is rejected, the asylum seeker goes to a departure camp until he can be taken back to his homeland, which will be the fate of the vast majority of people according to the government's policy.   

These detention camps will be at the international airport, so technically it can be argued that the asylum seekers never entered the country and are therefore not subject to international humanitarian law.

A murky plan for whaling!

The government's newly appointed whaling representative Mr. Gunnarsson is now in deep shit after foreign parties connected to MOSSAD found information from his son that confirms his friendship with the whaling mogul Mr. Loftson and plans to grant him a whaling license for 5 years without the approval of the parliament.  A place to carry out this act before the government leaves in a few days when the election will be held again.

    

The case broke out in the Icelandic media, which received secret recordings sent by mail.

In Iceland, it is forbidden to investigate corruption, because it is more than likely that the person who does it will be investigated by the police and charged with personal espionage and information theft and violation of the laws on impersonation and privacy. He can also be sued for defamation and much more.

Iceland's government has fallen.

 The Independence Party has terminated the government cooperation with the Left Green Party and the Progressive Party. 

 The newly elected President of Iceland has not yet taken a position on whether she will allow the administration to finish its work and call for elections.

 There was a disagreement between the parties regarding the deportation of asylum seekers, and the Independence Party wanted to go the farthest in deporting immigrants by setting up deportation detention camps. 

 It is expected that the Independence Party will try to form a working government until the elections with the Center Party, which is against immigration, and the Center Right Party, which is a pro-European party. The racist party The People's Party is waiting on the sidelines ready to support the deportation bill The Independence Party if it is presented

The ghost town

The town of Grindavík was the victim of an earthquake and volcanic eruption. The lava stopped at the town border, but took down one house.

There are no more children in the town and the playgrounds and sports fields are empty

An empty school building is only a monument to a bygone era of a flourishing locality.

Only the wind plays with the swings like an invisible ghost.

Many houses have cracked floors. Below is an abyss 15 meters into the ground.

Buildings have split in two

In the distance you can see the crater and the lava that was heading for the town.

The settlement has been abandoned, but the residents are unhappy with the government's late response at the beginning of the disaster.

The community is now very scattered throughout the country.