- “British Jews suffer ‘explosion in hatred’ amid hundreds of assaults” – According to a new report, the number of antisemitic incidents in the U.K. jumped 147% last year to record levels, with a massive surge in the wake of the Hamas atrocities on October 7th, reports the Mail.
- “Israeli rappers call for Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid to be killed” – Two Israeli rappers have called for the murder of Muslim celebrities in a controversial rap song that has become their county’s unofficial war anthem, says the Mail.
- “Eurovision operators rule Israel is allowed to compete in 2024 contest” – Calls for Israel to be banned from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of the war in Gaza have been rejected by organisers, reports the Telegraph.
- “U.S. seizes massive stash of Iranian weapons headed for Houthi rebels” – U.S. forces, operating in the Arabian Sea, have seized a massive arsenal of Iranian weapons that were bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to the Mail.
- “Tory mayor expelled over alleged antisemitic comments” – A Tory mayor, who was expelled from the Conservative Party in an antisemitism row, says that Jewish people are responsible for Jesus’s death, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Knife crime prison sentences hit record low” – Jail sentences for knife offenders have hit a record low as judges have been told to send fewer people to overcrowded prisons, reports the Telegraph.
- “Should the Inquiry have legal powers?” – Dr. Tom Jefferson and Prof. Carl Heneghan advocate for a Covid Inquiry with judicial review powers to assess the legality of Government decisions.
- “German newspaper forces correction at Science Magazine, while Americans ignore study that undermines market theory for pandemic origin” – Recent revelations confirm the suspicion that American science writers are allergic to real journalism, says Paul D. Thacker in the Disinformation Chronicle.
- “Study finds Japanese ‘anti-vaxers’ tend to be Left-wing” – On Substack, Guy Gin reacts to a new study on anti-vaccine sentiment in Japan, challenging its portrayal of such views as just Right-wing.
- “U.S. officials concede no active surveillance on long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccines” – U.S. health officials have side-stepped a question about whether the Food and Drug Administration is conducting safety surveillance on those who received early COVID-19 vaccines, reports the Epoch Times.
- “How worklessness and school truancy drove Britain into recession” – Jeremy Hunt will deliver next month’s Budget against an economic backdrop of recession, rising worklessness and soaring debt, say Tim Wallace and Szu Ping Chan in the Telegraph.
- “‘For the first time in my life, I’m now beginning to think Britain is finished’” – The country’s self-image as tolerant, decent and hard-working is being smashed. It’s only going to get worse, laments Allister Heath in the Telegraph.
- “By-election Super Thursday is big test for Sunak” – Voters are heading to the polls for a double by-election in both Wellingborough and Kingswood, two current Tory holds, reports Guido Fawkes.
- “A vote for the Tories is a vote for Labour is a wasted vote” – If Reform UK won’t reform, some other gang had better step up soon, says Dr. Hugh Willbourn.
- “Elderly couple told they had to sell home to house asylum seekers” – An elderly couple, who had just moved into their £200,000 house, were horrified to receive a letter from their council suggesting their property could be subject to a compulsory purchase order so it could be used to accommodate asylum seekers, reports the Mail.
- “Greedy universities don’t seem to care about white middle-class British kids” – In giving preferential treatment to high-paying international students, our universities are discriminating against their own, says Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
- “Give children brick phones, not smartphones, says Sophie Winkleman” – Actress and campaigner Sophie Winkleman says schoolchildren should be given ‘brick’ phones instead of smartphones to protect them from the toxic effects of social media, reports the Telegraph.
- “Most Germans ‘against Ukraine joining EU’, poll reveals” – A new poll has found that a majority of Germans are against Ukraine joining the European Union, says Brussels Signal.
- “Vladimir Putin says he prefers Joe Biden over Donald Trump in U.S. election” – Vladimir Putin said he would like to see Joe Biden re-elected for a second term, in the Russian President’s first comments on the upcoming U.S. presidential election, according to the FT.
- “CIA ‘cooked the intelligence’ to hide that Russia favoured Clinton, not Trump, in 2016, sources say” – The Russians didn’t fear a Hillary Clinton presidency, says the Public team on Substack. It was Trump they feared.
- “Decarbonisation is Labour’s next green policy disaster” – The Spectator’s Ross Clark questions the feasibility and affordability of Labour’s green energy plan.
- “The trans takeover of John Lewis” – John Lewis’s Identity magazine can only be described as a calculated attempt to force adherence to gender identity ideology within the company, writes James Esses on Substack.
- “John Lewis launches staff magazine advising parents how to find breast binders for trans children” – John Lewis has launched a magazine for staff which advises parents on how to find breast binders for trans children, reports the Mail.
- “Wokery doesn’t win wars. It guarantees defeat” – An obsession with diversity targets is ludicrous when Putin is still threatening the security of Europe, says Con Coughlin in the Telegraph.
- “Trans ideology has taken over Shakespeare’s Globe” – In Spiked, a former Globe employee recounts how her employer dismissed her concerns about women’s spaces and child safeguarding.
- “J.K. Rowling labels Guardian journalist ‘progressive misogynist’ over Parkrun trans row” – J.K. Rowling has branded the Guardian’s chief sports writer a “progressive misogynist” with “disdain for women’s sport” after he dismissed concerns about transgender women being allowed to compete in Parkrun’s female category, according to the Telegraph.
- “Why are trans activists raging against a gay-rights hero?” – Stonewall co-founder Simon Fanshawe is loathed by the LGBT lobby because he still believes in same-sex attraction, says Jo Bartosch in Spiked. Confused? Read the article.
- “TikTok says it will censor politicians who promote ‘misinformation’” – TikTok has threatened to censor politicians it believes are promoting ‘misinformation’ in the run-up to the European elections, reports Brussels Signal.
- “Trudeau, Freeland sued by Freedom Convoy protesters following Federal Court ruling” – A number of Freedom Convoy protesters, who had their bank accounts frozen by the Trudeau Government, are suing the Prime Minister, according to the Counter Signal.
- “Labour ‘is proud to be both anti-racist but also antisemitic’” – Sadiq Khan has been caught making a Freudian slip during a news interview.
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