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The West is turning on its Jews
20+ hour, 17+ min ago (180+ words) The terror attack at Bondi Beach is one of several recent acts of brutality against diaspora Jews. Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images A line had been crossed where prominent, highly influential X accounts were unable to say, unequivocally, that…...
How JD Vance lost the foreign policy war
3+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) To put this in stark terms: somehow Vice President JD Vance, a fierce Trumpian critic of the neoconservatives, ended up in government at the highest levels, only to help implement the foreign-policy preferences of, say, John Bolton or Elliott Abrams....
Church of England exorcisms mark return of mysticism
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) Church of England exorcisms on the rise... (Second column, 15th story, link) Drudge Report Feed needs your support!" Become a Patron Church of England exorcisms mark return of mysticism "Every Church of England diocese contains at least one individual who assists…...
Threads overtakes X in daily mobile users
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (343+ words) Elon Musk will hope that the platform doesn't lose any more tastemakers. Credit: Getty I don't know anyone who uses Threads. Perhaps you don't, either. Yet, according to new data from analytics firm Similarweb, the Meta app now attracts more…...
Paganism is the obvious religion for post-faith Britain
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (547+ words) Paganism on the rise in Britain... (Third column, 3rd story, link) Paganism is the obvious religion for post-faith Britain "It is a different kind of religion that seeks neither converts nor members." Credit: Getty Can Trump win the affordability debate? EU…...
Meet the new gay dissidents
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (319+ words) This more aspirational vision of gay male community is not without precedent." Michael Latz/DDP/AFP. There's plenty to complain about when it comes to modern queer culture, whether it's the shrieking moralistic activism, the horrendous hyperpop blaring in clubs…...
Why trauma writers lie to us
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) But I didn't believe it at all. At most, I'd give it a 2% chance of being true. Why had F. handed in something so obviously dishonest? She must have known I'd spot the overlay. Could it be possible, as it seemed,…...
Bluesky civil war shows free speech is harder than it looks
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (234+ words) Bluesky has turned into Waffle House. Credit: Getty Graber has always insisted her aim is a decentralised protocol, not a single moral community. However, reconciling that vision with the reason so many of Bluesky's users are there in the first…...
Charlie Kirk death supercharges Right-wing cancel culture
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) Shooting supercharges Right-wing cancel culture... (Second column, 4th story, link) Related stories:REPORT: Kirk assassin lived with trans partner...Gave cops incriminating text messages...Stadium-sized vigil planned in Arizona...Urgent calls to end toxic social media spiral: 'Log off, turn off,…...
The illusion of ‘safe’ marijuana
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (336+ words) Easier access to marijuana is having grave social consequences. Credit: Getty Cases like Spejcher's illustrate the stakes involved in the federal reclassification of marijuana. If President Trump follows through with such a move, the drug would remain illegal on the…...