Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
The Financial Times has an absolutely breathtaking digital journalism project showing how China is destroying mosques or at least denuding them of Arabic, Persian, and other non-Chinese characteristics. The FT finds that nearly three-quarters of the more than 2,300 mosques in China have been demolished or significantly altered since 2018. Think also on how China … Read more
Islam, like the Left, promises to destroy a failed world built on oppression and lies, in order to save it. Behind the apocalyptic idealism is the same perversity that led Adam Gadahn to threaten that, “the streets of America shall run red with blood.” Was this rhetoric really all that different from the anarchists, the … Read more
Several years back, Sam Brinton was globe-trotting, spreading stories about his supposed “conversion therapy” where he was tortured in the woods to drive away his homosexual tendencies. Because of him and the associated Trevor Project, any sort of therapy to help those with unwanted same-sex attraction has been banned in 27 U.S. states and several … Read more
How the Vatican capitulated to the Chinese Communist Party The Holy See’s 2018 provisional agreement with Beijing is failing, but the problems with the Vatican’s China policy did not begin five years ago. They stem from the 1980s, when the Holy See began pursuing dialogue with the Chinese Communist Party. The Vatican has capitulated more … Read more
A friend recently sent me an article on the new “climate-change religion”, in which the author wondered whether human sacrifices would be the next step in warding off environmental disaster. Of course, there would be a certain logic at work if the rich and powerful begin killing off the poor and weak in order to … Read more
Most Catholics, if they are paying attention, can see that the Catholic left’s supposed victories will soon evaporate. On the heels of the pointless Synod on Synodality and a confusing motu prio on theology, Pope Francis finally caught the world’s attention by removing Bishop Joseph Strickland from leading the Diocese of Tyler in East Texas. … Read more
She was a refugee from Somalia, where she was subjected to female genital mutilation. A Dutch filmmaker she worked with on a documentary was murdered, and she was warned she would be next. Ayaan Hirsi Ali has seen a bit of the world and the evil that men are capable of. Recently, amid headlines about … Read more
Elon Muck is under fire for endorsing a tweet that argued, essentially, that Jews now get what they deserve for supporting many liberal movements that demonized white people. Is the criticism against Musk fair? Yes. Granted, too often, Musk’s detractors make unwarranted charges about his character and beliefs largely because they disagree with his politics. … Read more
Despite post-Dobbs setbacks at the state level, the vital work of serving vulnerable mothers and babies continues apace. ‘With every woman, for every child” — this is the theme of the 2024 March for Life, announced earlier this week by the organization’s president, Jeanne Mancini. The “theme reveal” event, hosted at the Heritage Foundation in … Read more
One Asian brothel was within walking distance of Northrop Grumman, one of the largest defense contractors in the country, along with the Defense Health Headquarters, and General Dynamics IT which “delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community.” The Pentagon and the headquarters of the … Read more
When Kids Say They’re Trans: A Guide for Parents, by Sasha Ayad, Lisa Marchiano, and Stella O’Malley (Pitchstone Publications, 304 pp., $19.95) In the small world of gender-critical discourse, and for families torn apart by gender ideology, Lisa Marchiano, Stella O’Malley, and Sasha Ayad are already akin to cult heroines and household names. The three … Read more
YLER, TX — Pope Francis has officially sacked Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas for being “way too Catholic.” “Despite repeated warnings, Bishop Strickland refused to stop being so Catholic,” said Pope Francis. “He adamantly held firm to Catholic doctrine, and there is simply no room for that in today’s Catholic Church.” According to sources, … Read more
In 1954, on the Jewish holiday of Purim, a bus carrying passengers from the Red Sea beach town of Eilat entered Scorpions Pass. A decade before there was any ‘Palestinian’ cause, Muslim terrorists ambushed the bus. Ephraim Fuerstenberg, the driver, was shot dead, and his wife Hannah was taken out and raped and murdered. Men … Read more
An ugly Election Day incident in Arlington, Virginia, captures the blind, sanctimonious aggression of today’s Left. A Republican poll greeter tweeted a video in which he is confronted by a Democrat who lobs a stomach full of self-righteous abuse at him like a clutch of Hamas rockets trying to get through Israel’s Iron Dome. Based … Read more
COLUMBUS, OH — After Ohio’s vote to enshrine the right to murder babies even after the moment of birth, The Ohio State University has announced that long-time mascot “Brutus” will be replaced with the demon Moloch. “Yay, Moloch!” shouted adoring fans as the demon sprinted onto the field. “Oh, here comes the band! Man, I … Read more
“Do not think about what may happen tomorrow, for the same eternal Father who takes care of you today will care for you tomorrow and always. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you invincible courage and unfailing strength to bear it. Remain at peace and rid your imagination of whatever … Read more
In early October, the world watched in horror as Christian nationalists attacked Israel, killing over 1,400 innocent Israelis in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history. In the summer of 2020, the United States was devastated by widespread rioting and looting organized by radical MAGA Republicans in response to the weaponized and politicized … Read more
I call the language section of this newsletter “Words About Words,” but at times all of politics seems to be very little more than words about words. Consider Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times on the matter of Hamas’ massacre of Israeli civilians. Kristof produces a great heap of words about words, including such … Read more
Quiz: What is the difference between Hitler’s Nazis and Palestinian supporters of Fatah and Hamas? Both are national socialists, both have embraced the totalitarian oppressors of their respective peoples and elected them whenever they were given the chance. Both are driven by a demonic hatred to exterminate the Jews. Both deploy “Big Lies” to justify … Read more
It is no surprise that the call to ordain (or to pretend to ordain) women as priests comes mainly from people who wish to marry (or to pretend to marry) a man with a man or a woman with a woman. We see that, at the Synod, the topic of women’s ordination has come up, … Read more
“We must keep pursuing peace. We must keep pursuing a path so that Israel and the Palestinian people can both live safely, in security, in dignity, and in peace. For me, that means a two-state solution,” Biden lectured Israelis during his visit. A two state solution dividing up Israel into a state for the Jews … Read more
All politicians have bad ideas. Former President Donald Trump’s bad ideas take on a particular character — they lack a conservative disposition in key respects. His proposal for a federally funded, “anti-woke,” free university is rooted in all of these typical Trumpian errors: over-centralization, lack of prudence about the future, and a simplistic concept of … Read more
Ynet News: “IDF troops … met with a disturbing tactic: roughly 100 women and children were pushed forward by Hamas to act as a human barrier.” As the Israeli ground offensive enters its sixth day, the IDF tanks and infantry are conducting military operations deep inside the terrorist-controlled territory in Gaza. During the overnight strikes, … Read more
The military, law enforcement, family members, and mental health professionals all knew the Maine killer was dangerous. . . . If anything is clear from the events preceding the bloodbath in Maine—in which everybody from the military to the police to friends and family and mental health authorities had good reason to intervene and the … Read more
A week before its attack Hamas agreed to another truce with Israel. The agreement negotiated by Qatar, Egypt and the United Nations traded an end to border attacks for more imports, a bigger fishing zone and more work permits that allowed over 20,000 Gaza Muslims to enter Israel. The agreement reached between Yom Kippur, the … Read more