Another outburst from Kim Jong-un's grim-faced attack-dog sister. North Korea will “threaten the strategic security” of its enemies, Kim Jong-un’s sister has warned the world, as nuclear monitors said that the country appeared to have harvested more fuel for the manufacture of nuclear warheads. Kim Yo-jong, a senior figure in Pyongyang who sometimes serves as…

Yesterday I was wondering how widespread in Arab circles was the view of the Egyptian journalist that Hamas must surrender its weapons, and Trump's plan for Gaza, while absurd, was the only game in town. Well, it seems they're taking this seriously. Trump has got them talking. From the Times: Arab states have adopted a…

Deborah Lipstadt, the historian perhaps best known here for her part in the David Irving case – which she won after he sued her for libel – summarises her reasons for turning down a teaching post at Columbia University: My decision to withdraw my name from consideration for a teaching post at Columbia is based…

Democrats Block Bill to Bar Transgender Girls From Female Sports Teams. We've barely heard a whisper from leading Democrats as Trump, in a single week, has destroyed the US position as leader of the free world, and now sets about ruining the economy with his tariffs. But one thing that they will stand up for…

On the other hand… Kuwaiti Islamic scholar Othman Al-Khamees said in a February 28, 2025 episode of Insan_Podcast that it is the duty of the Muslims to pray on behalf of the people Gaza. He said: “May Allah annihilate those damned Jews,” and he added that it is not difficult for Allah to annihilate them.…

Interesting. From MEMRI TV: Egyptian journalist Emad Adeeb stated on Sky News Arabia TV (UAE) on February 26, 2025, that Hamas, with its weapons, is unacceptable and has become a burden on the Palestinian cause. He argued that if Hamas wants Egypt to block Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a riviera, it must surrender…

From Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat on December 29, 1940: The American appeasers ignore the warning to be found in the fate of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and France. They tell you that the Axis powers are going to win anyway; that all of this bloodshed in the world could be…

In one of Ricky Gervais' Extras episodes, Kate Winslet hopes to win herself an Oscar with her role as a nun sheltering Jews during the Holocaust. Everyone knows the Holocaust is the best bet for Oscar hopefuls. Sure enough, in an irony-free Hollywood, she actually went on to win an Oscar in 2009 for her…

The gender cult in the NHS just refuses to die. From the Telegraph: The NHS is routinely calling mothers “birthing people” in defiance of Wes Streeting’s anti-woke crackdown. Dozens of midwifery jobs advertised by the health service use the gender-neutral term instead of “mother”. Critics said the phrase was “disgusting” and erased women’s role in…

MIT philosophy professor Alex Byrne on The British Invasion: TERF Island and Trump’s Executive Order on “Biological Truth”: Who could have dreamt of reading, in an order signed by the President, that “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female”? Governing institutions are not in the habit of…