Ramping up arms production for Russia to use in Ukraine – to "strengthen the autonomy of the nation’s defense economy and secure outside money to develop our defense industries". From the Daily NK. North Korea’s ruling party has ordered an expansion of weapons production and export plans for the fourth quarter to meet Russia’s military…

The Telegraph on yesterday's events at the LGB Alliance conference: Four suspected trans rights protesters attacked a gender-critical conference by releasing hundreds of live crickets into a packed auditorium. The stunt threw the annual LGB Alliance conference into chaos, as a room of about 600 people had to be evacuated on Friday afternoon. A protester,…

No surprise here. On one of those "experts" interviewed by the BBC and others, from the JC: Standing in military fatigues beside the IRGC logo, this is the “Iran expert” who caused outrage on the BBC last week with a rant about “chosen people” who believe they “have exceptional rights to the whole region”. Posted…

Women and gays must be prevented from meeting – by any means necesary. 🚨Breaking🚨 Trans activists have just disrupted the annual Conference being held by LGB Alliance by releasing insects in the main hall. These nasty individuals who seek to disrupt a peaceful conference of lesbian and gay people show themselves up to be the…

Well, we were warned: 🚨The government has announced plans to bring forward a “trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices”. This risks criminalising therapists and even parents who do not affirm children to medically transition. Labour poses a threat to child safeguarding. https://t.co/VRq9Q7LWDJ — James Esses (@JamesEsses) October 11, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Press release: Some of the Office…

After the Holocaust antisemitism became unsayable in polite circles, but it never went away: it just re-surfaced as anti-Zionism. Einat Wilf: Starting Oct. 8 last year, inspired by images of Jewish defeat and weakness after the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists, anti-Zionism exploded worldwide – on university campuses, at international organizations and even…

Reading a couple of @theguardian articles in a last few days, I feel we may be seeing its final departure from the pluralistic liberal tradition that made it a great newspaper, thanks to its capture by – or its morally fuddled editorial cadre – surrender to, an activist,… pic.twitter.com/kEPladcFu7 — S Sebag Montefiore (@simonmontefiore) October…

The October 7th massacre was different from the usual and all-too-familiar history of Jewish pogroms across the centuries. First, it happened not in the Jewish diaspora but in Israel, the Jewish homeland which had been founded on the idea that here, at last, Jews would be safe. Second, it has been cheered on and celebrated,…

Meanwhile, in Ireland: The Government’s new Science Advisor believes that biological males “are women” if they identify as transgender women. On Tuesday this week, Professor Aoife McLysaght, Chair of Evolutionary Genetics in Trinity College Dublin, was appointed to the role of Government Science Advisor…. Notably, Professor McLysaght has repeatedly affirmed that “transwomen are women” –…

October 10 marks the birthday of my late son, Danny, who would have been 61 today. I wish to thank all readers who wrote to me about what Danny meant to them. A diehard humanist who wanted to believe that man is not a predator to other men. The October 7 massacre, and the… —…