Joan Smith at UnHerd on the SNP 24 gender nonsense (yesterday): What’s really pernicious about this exercise, aside from being a waste of time and money, is the way it seeks to co-opt those of us who don’t buy into identity theory. We’re “agender”, according to the Scottish government, which means “a person who does…

Another one. From Reduxx: A trans-identified male from Chester, UK, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison after being found in possession of child sexual abuse images and attempting to contact a child for sexual abuse. Chloee-Mae Danvers, 25, was a player with the “Trans & Enby Football Club in Liverpool.” Danvers, previously known…

Some say “there’s a difference between the Islamic Republic & its proxies” Yes, there is a difference. Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen are what it looks like before they’ve won. The Islamic Republic in Iran is what it looks like after they’ve won. — Elica Le Bon الیکا‌ ل…

MEMRI TV: British-Palestinian journalist Abdel Bari Atwan claimed that Israelis are making plans to flee Israel after it collapses, in an October 14, 2024 video on his YouTube Channel. He said that most of the Ashkenazi Jews returned to Western countries, and similarly, a million descendants of Moroccan Jews wish to return to Morocco. Atwan…

She speaks fluent Persian. Thank you BBC Farsi for the chance to convey my message in Persian: Why would Iranians actively choose to follow the footsteps of Nazis, Pan-Arabists and Soviets and support Palestinianism as the ideology of no Jewish state? They were all defeated and in the dustbin of history. https://t.co/dKuKZEba5j — Dr. Einat…

From the Daily NK: The Military Security Command, the North Korean military’s counterintelligence agency, has circulated a report detailing cases of illegal handling of foreign media within the organization over the past year. Additionally, a public trial was held in a military front-line unit to set an example. The report, covering incidents from August 2023…

Anna Slatz at Reduxx: The father of a transgender athlete has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for distributing child pornography. Marc Jacques, the father of Maelle Jacques, cited his son’s transgender identity and his own advocacy for transgender rights in his letter to the court requesting a non-custodial sentence. What are the…

As the Scottish Endarkenment gathers pace, star signs will follow. As a Nont*, I expect all 336** astro-identities to be recognised. * Person whose astro-identity doesn’t match the sign they were assigned at birth (NON-Twelver)** Number may change ****** Upwards, obviously pic.twitter.com/454FSIMryo — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 21, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Article here: In official guidance,…

Shirel Golan who took her own life today on her 22nd birthday lost 11 of her friends at the Nova music festival. Last night I spoke with around 50 students from Stanford, most non-Jewish, who are in LA to see the Nova exhibition. I spoke to them about everything I have bared… — Eve Barlow…

New York ca. 1922. "Purcell." The stage actor Charles Purcell and his Cadillac. [Photo: Shorpy/Bain News Service / George Grantham Bain Collection]