The paradox of the wars that Israel's fought over the last 75 years is that it could never really win. If the opposing Arab armies had won we know what would have happened: the Israelis – the Jews – would have been slaughtered and driven out, to much rejoicing across the Arab/Muslim world. But the…

Back up to Hampstead this morning:

"…Galloway suggests that allegations of sexual harassment and assault are used to "silence dissidents". Never forget that less than a year ago this shameless opportunist was supported by the "daily paper of the British left" the Morning Star to win the Rochdale by-election and soon after was fawned over in a long interview with Novara…

“My kids are trans, my sisters kids are trans, every kid I know is trans…” What are the odds that she’s normal and we are all crazy? pic.twitter.com/Cg15QDzsBO — Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) February 4, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Cynthia Nixon celebrated the life of liberated New York women in Sex and the City. She had her daughter's…

To @AOC , @IlhanMN, and other feminist politicians in the U.S.—imagine if Israel had jailed this woman for singing, showing her hair and dancing. You would launch global campaigns to condemn it. But here’s the bad news for you: this isn’t Israel. This is the Islamic Republic of… pic.twitter.com/KKZ2iA1Xk6 — Masih Alinejad 🏳️ (@AlinejadMasih) February…

Here we go. ‘It Shouldn’t Be Happening Here’ Parents of trans children in NYC are outraged as hospitals quietly shift their approach to gender-affirming care.  That stress has affected one mother in the Bronx whose son transitioned at the age of 3. He just turned 12, and his doctor at NYU Langone informed her that…

A new peer-reviewed article examining the criticisms of the Cass Review, just published. The authors found that the primary source of the criticism, a non-peer-reviewed paper published on the Yale Law School website, contains numerous inaccurate and misleading claims. Link👇/1 pic.twitter.com/rRU3ZfQiIu — SEGM (@segm_ebm) February 4, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The paper is here. The abstract: The…

Winners from the Royal Entomological Society Photography Competition 2024: 1st Place – Detailed Gnat Ogre. Photo (c) Benjamin Salb (USA) The Botyodes Moth.Photo (c) Raghuram Annadana Lesser banded hornet. Photo (c) Raghuram Annadana Electric Blue Longhorn. Photo (c) Douglas Barber Acorn Weevil. Photo (c) Matthew Thomas Smiling Damselfly. Photo (c) Benjamin Salb Jagged Ambush Bug. Photo (c) Alexis…

Another snapshot into life in North Korea from the Daily NK: North Korean authorities are stopping pedestrians in border areas and forcing many to work on greenhouse construction projects. These daytime roundups are occurring in North Pyongan province, a region that suffered heavy flooding last year. According to a source in North Pyongan province recently,…

Depressing but predictable. From the Telegraph: Angela Rayner is planning to create a council on Islamophobia and is lining up a former Tory minister to lead it, The Telegraph can reveal. The 16-strong council will help advise on drawing up an official government definition for anti-Muslim discrimination and will provide advice to ministers on tackling…