In response to those attempting to blacklist Israel from the literary world, here's a response from over 1000 authors, writers, and journalists: More than 1000 leaders from the literary and entertainment industry signed an open letter released by the non-profit entertainment industry organization Creative Community For Peace (CCFP) in support of freedom of expression and against discriminatory…

At Fathom, Adam Gregerman puts forward a series of parallels between historical views of Jews and contemporary views of Israel, in an attempt to explain the particular venom now aimed at Israeli determination to survive in the Middle East against enemies openly proclaiming their exterminationist aims.  Briefly… First parallel: Jews/Israel as the apex of evil:…

North Korea recently destroyed roads leading to the South, as a concrete display, as it were, of the increasing anti-South Korea rhetoric and rejection of the idea of reunification. From the Daily NK: North Korea is holding public lectures on the demolition of major inter-Korean road links along the Seoul-Uiju and east coast corridors.  According…

In anticipation of budget horrors, the BBC has spoken to a cross-section to gauge the mood of the nation: eight individuals and their financial concerns. This being the BBC a cross-section, of course, includes Allana Lamb, 70, a trans woman: BBC News has spoken to a cross-section of society about how the Budget will affect…

The Taliban has issued a decree banning Afghan women from hearing each other’s voices. The Taliban’s minister for the “propagation of virtue and prevention of vice” (I.e. the Taliban’s “morality police”) said, “When women are not permitted to call takbir or athan [Islamic call… pic.twitter.com/oBY134LGje — Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل بن (@elicalebon) October 30,…

A bike ride this morning up through Walthamstow Wetlands, round the top of Banbury Reservoir (horses grazing, industrial stuff to the north), then back down the Lea towpath – with a final stop-off at Markfield Skate Park:

It’s a real comment on Western self-awareness that numerous intellectuals have come to hate the same people as their grandparents did, and seem to earnestly believe it’s a coincidencehttps://t.co/S1MXiDYQbr — Matti Friedman (@MattiFriedman) October 29, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js

Correct. On the other hand if the goal was to perpetuate the Korean War one would have created an org like UNRWA and established camps that grow endlessly to fuel a new generation of fighters. They would be radicalized in class rooms told they would return soon and would have… — Seth Frantzman (@sfrantzman) October…

Oh boy. Unbelievably, this is not a parody. pic.twitter.com/sk1vLebItQ — Alex Hearn (@hearnimator) October 29, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js "…the Zionist entity, which is well known to be prolifically based in London…and this is one of the venues that likes to host the Zionist entity and those who are complicit in the genocide against the Palestinians…"

As has been said often enough already: the Democrats have left an open goal for Trump by aligning themselves with gender woo. Harvard prof finds that using "Latinx" causes Hispanics to shift their votes to Trump. Concludes that "gender-inclusive language" is nonetheless important and recommends "political education" in order to get Hispanics to support superfluous…