"A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes El Pais in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world". Yes of course, it's Judith Butler, and the interview's header sets out the core belief of this most influential of minds: "If you sacrifice a minority like trans…

On the left, banners displayed at University College Dublin calling on students to be mindful of bullying and harassment. On the right, students at @ucddublin calling to 'Globalize the Intifada' i.e., kill Jews. cc: @PresidentIRL pic.twitter.com/90IgPGJVzh — Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) December 18, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

More on Qatar (Seth Frantzen yesterday) from Yigal Carmon at MEMRI: Qatar is a big winner in the Syrian revolution, having supported the U.S.-designated terrorist organization Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) and its leader Abu Muhammad Al-Joulani (formerly ISIS and Al-Qaeda and now Muslim Brotherhood) who has a $10 million bounty on his head. This is…

BC parents know that if they complain about anything related or adjacent to gender ideology in their children’s classroom, teachers are wont to frame them as a bigot and get the state involved. — Amy Eileen Hamm (@preta_6) December 17, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Omaha, Nebraska, 1910. "Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Locomotive CBQ 2867." [Photo: Shorpy/Louis A. Marre Rail Transportation Photograph Collection]

Interesting X thread reader from Seth Frantzen: Some people see Oct 7 as primarily linked to the Iran-backed axis. However, in my view it’s much more closely linked to the long-term goal of Ankara and Doha. Both host Hamas and backed Oct 7. Both are western allies which gives Hamas much more clout than Hezbollah…

Whoops. North Korean soldiers have accidentally killed eight Russian troops after a misunderstanding caused by the language barrier, according to Ukrainian intelligence .. According to HUR, Kyiv’s military intelligence, the deadly incident occurred when “fearful” North Koreans opened fire on vehicles from Russia’s “Akhmat” Chechen legion in Kursk, which Moscow is trying to recapture from…

Andrew Fox, the author of that Henry Jackson Society report, in the JC – The parroting of Hamas propaganda is an ethical crisis for journalism: Our recent Henry Jackson Society report, Questionable Counting: Analysing the Death Toll from the Hamas-Run Ministry of Health in Gaza, sheds a harsh light on how media outlets globally have amplified…

“Puberty blockers are medicalised euphemism for chemical castration… why does the government think it’s appropriate to do a trial on children?” https://t.co/l2q9lMlqRM — Venice Allan (@roseveniceallan) December 17, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

A grim tale from the Daily NK on the killing of a North Korean defector in China: A North Korean defector woman was murdered by her Chinese husband in rural Liaoning province, with the killer facing no legal consequences. The case has sparked outrage among the defector community in China. The victim, a woman in…