- “FBI investigating ‘apparent assassination attempt’ on Donald Trump” – One person has been arrested and an assault rifle recovered after “an apparent assassination attempt” on Donald Trump, reports Sky News.
- “FBI shares pictures of ‘assassin’s’ rifle, backpack and GoPro” – New images reveal the backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that a gunman left behind when fleeing the scene where he was attempting to assassinate Donald Trump, says the Mail.
- “Will latest attempt to kill Donald Trump affect U.S. election?” – The former President’s campaign has been quick to seek donations in the light of the new assassination attempt, but the first attack is already a footnote in the White House race, write Alistair Dawber and David Charter in the Times.
- “14 small boats with 801 migrants crossed English Channel on Saturday” – The latest Government figures show that a near daily record of 801 migrants crossed the English Channel on Saturday in just 14 small boats, according to the Mail.
- “Inmate is arrested on suspicion of rape moments after being released” – A prisoner was arrested on suspicion of rape moments after being set free under Keir Starmer’s early release scheme, reveals the Mail.
- “Labour has just lost the next election – that’s what the prisoner releases have achieved” – The images of freed criminals celebrating outside jails will remain in the minds of voters for years to come as crime increases under Labour, says Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
- “The shocking story of Britain’s prison breakdown” – The mass release of prisoners shows a system at breaking point, write Ed Cumming and Lizzie Dearden in the Telegraph.
- “Plans to boost worker rights risks ‘damaging uncertainty’” –A new survey reveals that fears over Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights are plunging British firms into “damaging uncertainty” and fuelling concerns about the economy, reports the Mail.
- “Dutch job disease: how labour rights have undermined the Netherlands” – Strict worker protection regimes have created a two-tier jobs market in Holland, notes Tim Wallace in the Telegraph.
- “Britain is sleepwalking into a mighty industrial battle” – Pushing through Net Zero is bound to create greater trade union and popular resistance, says Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.
- “‘I’m selling 35 of my 65 rental homes – this is only the beginning under Labour’” – For many fed-up landlords, the Renters’ Rights Bill is the final straw, writes Ray Hinchliffe in the Telegraph.
- “Dependence on China is putting British values at risk in higher education, says Lord Patten” – In a Telegraph interview ahead of his retirement as Oxford University Chancellor, Lord Patten suggests that many U.K. universities treat their Chinese students with kid gloves “for fear of being ticked off by the Chinese Government”.
- “‘I’m a Labour MP – I’m disappointed in my party’s scrapping free speech law” – Without free speech, democracy cannot function and universities are pointless, says Labour MP Graham Stringer in the Sun.
- “British Army investigates impact of Labour’s private school VAT raid on military families” – The British Army is consulting military families amid concern they could be forced to take their children out of British boarding schools by VAT changes, reveals the Telegraph.
- “MoD forced to spend £12 million on private healthcare for troops to bypass NHS waiting times” – Between 2022 and 2024, more than 10,600 military personnel received private health care at a cost of more than £12 million, reports the Telegraph.
- “The City of London is in bad shape – but Labour threatens to kill it off completely” – Britain’s financial heart is in dire need of revitalisation, says Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
- “Starmer’s Chief of Staff quizzed over Sinn Fein connections” – Sue Gray is coming under fire from Tory MPs about her ties to senior Sinn Féin figures, including a former IRA terrorist who claimed she was a “friend in court” at No.10, reports the Mail.
- “James Cleverly warns Tories against ‘counter-productive’ Farage deal” – The Shadow Home Secretary says it is “lazy” to think that joining forces with Reform would help the Tories, according to the Mail.
- “Tommy Robinson to take Right-wing protest to Keir Starmer’s doorstep” – Tommy Robinson is to hold a mass protest on Keir Starmer’s doorstep in a “peaceful show of resistance” to the Prime Minister’s “tyranny”, reports the Mail.
- “Labour’s energy policy is an act of serious self-harm” – Opposition to oil field licenses will only make Britain more vulnerable to dirtier foreign imports, warns Kwasi Kwarteng in the Telegraph.
- “Israel blamed for October 7th attacks at Lib Dem conference” – At the Lib Dem conference, Tayab Ali blamed Israel’s “far-Right dogma” for inspiring Hamas’s massacre of around 1,200 Israelis nearly a year ago, reports the Telegraph.
- “Jewish Chronicle sacks writer over story that caused furore in Israel” – The Jewish Chronicle has axed a contributor over a controversial piece that sparked a political storm in Israel and saw the resignation of two of its columnists, according to Will Torvill in the Sunday Times.
- “Houthis claim to have fired hypersonic ballistic missile at Israel” – Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have unleashed a hypersonic ballistic missile to strike central Israel for the first time, reports the Mail.
- “EU Net Zero red tape sparks fears of ‘hard beef border’ with Northern Ireland” – New EU deforestation rules could create a “beef border” in Northern Ireland, leading to trade disruptions and bureaucratic headaches for British beef exporters, says the Telegraph.
- “Is the EU a fiendish LGBTQ plot? That’s what Moldova’s socialists think” – Moldova’s struggle for EU integration is overshadowed by deep divisions over European values, writes Kapil Komireddi in the Telegraph.
- “Girl died after being sent home to take ibuprofen and antibiotics” – An eight year-old girl died of sepsis hours after she was sent home twice by a GP because the hospital was too full, reports the Mail.
- “New ‘more contagious’ Covid variant spreads through Europe” – A new “stronger” Covid variant is spreading across Europe and the world, as experts warn it is “just getting started”, says the Mail.
- “Lockdown-hit bar wins appeal on £1.5 million insurance claim” – A Welsh bar has won a legal case in an ongoing insurance claim of around £1.5 million in compensation for losses incurred during the Covid lockdowns, reports the BBC.
- “How the New York Times stoked Covid alarmism” – In City Journal, Prof. Vinay Prasad reacts to a new study that found the New York Times often exaggerated COVID-19 risks and the effectiveness of interventions.
- “Green Party ordered to pay £90,000 after losing gender critical case” – The Green Party has been ordered to pay £90,000 to cover the costs of its former deputy leader, who won a discrimination case against it, according to the BBC.
- “Left-wing groupthink is strangling universities, so count me out” – In the Sunday Times, Matt Goodwin explains why he’s stepping down after more than 20 years of teaching in Britain’s universities.
- “I won’t add politically correct labels to exhibits, says new British Museum director” – The new director of the British Museum Dr. Nicholas Cullinan has said he won’t stick woke labels on exhibits, according to the Telegraph.
- “NSPCC’s ‘confused’ gender guidance puts children at risk, warns charity” – The campaign group Sex Matters claims that the NSPCC’s unit for keeping children safe in sport “actively encourages” organisations to put children in harm’s way, reports the Telegraph.
- “‘Today’s woke thinking is straight-forward racism’” – In the Telegraph, Celia Walden discusses Israel, racism and the French election with philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy.
- “EU flags are confiscated from Last Night of the Proms concert-goers” – EU flags were confiscated from Last Night of the Proms concert-goers following strict rules banning “protest” and “hatred”, reports the Mail.
- “England face ban from own Euros, according to UEFA” – Uefa has warned that the England team could be banned from competing at the Euros in England if Sir Keir Starmer pushes ahead with plans to create a men’s football regulator, says the Mail.
- “Single mother is hit by £500 fly-tipping fine after IKEA giveaway” – A single mother has been left fuming after being hit with a £500 fly-tipping fine for leaving an IKEA cabinet outside her home for people to take for free, reports the Mail.
- “Asda workers revolt over ‘mentally draining’ in-store radio” – Asda staff are up in arms over bosses’ decision to play “mentally draining” unlicensed music in shops in a move employees believe is part of cost-cutting measures, says the Standard.
- “Bezos takes on Musk in battle 300 miles above Britain” – Jeff Bezos is finally going toe-to-toe with Elon Musk’s Starlink as Amazon prepares to launch hundreds of small satellites into the sky next year, writes Matthew Field in the Telegraph.
- “Brazil judge withdraws €3 million from Elon Musk’s X and Starlink accounts to pay for fines” – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has seized $3.3 million (€2.9 million) from Elon Musk’s X and Starlink to settle unpaid fines, according to Euronews.
- “Taylor Swift’s endorsement backfires on Kamala Harris” – A new poll suggests that Taylor Swift’s backing of Kamala Harris has flopped, with just 8% of voters swayed and 20% turned off, reports the NY Post.
- “This is a massive scandal” – On X, journalist Kyle Becker reports that an ABC whistleblower says the Kamala Harris campaign scripted ABC News’s debate questions and enforced Trump-only fact-checks.
BREAKING.
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) September 15, 2024
ABC News whistleblower swears under penalty of perjury that the Kamala Harris campaign dictated the terms of the questions during the presidential debate.
Furthermore, the Harris campaign insisted upon live "fact checking" of Donald Trump during the debate.
ABC… pic.twitter.com/vRvaOdgUln
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Obviously, net zero carbon is a project doomed to failure (or maybe success, if one’s goal is to reduce the world’s population by starvation or any other means necessary).
This brings me on to the victory of the Farmers-Citizen Movement (BBB) in the Dutch elections (who stood against the political moves to destroy Dutch farming on the pretext of changing the climate). I suggest that we know from history what the consequences of damaging productive farms are – in “Zimbabwe”, where European farmers were forced out and the former bread basket of Africa became a basket case; in Soviet times when millions starved after the collectivisation of farms; in the PRC where the massacre of sparrows to stop them eating the grain resulted in the proliferation of insects previously eaten by the sparrows,with the insects eating far more grain than the sparrows ever did, causing starvation.
I suggest furthermore that the example from Holland demonstrates that something can be done. I was talking to someone standing as an independent in the upcoming local elections, who relates that you don’t have to pay a deposit to stand, and that it really isn’t that difficult to get your name down on the ballot paper; that you don’t need to give your exact address, and that even without campaigning, you will take votes from people fed up with the old, corrupt parties who just want something different, which especially in marginals will send a message that people are fed up with the whole bunch of them. I would urge all those who feel able (and who haven’t given up on politics altogether) to consider standing, and for those who can’t or won’t stand, to at least support an independent or someone outside the old, corrupt parties who have brought us unprecedented human rights abuses in the last few years (three years next Thursday, lest we forget). It may or may not work, but at least you can feel that you are doing something.
I read something yesterday which says that the BBB is controlled opposition with funding links to Bayer, ie Monsanto which is no friend to the farmer & aligns itself with Agenda 30 & the WEF.
No link to the source so I cannot verify it. If this is so, it’s all very depressing.
Surely the downside is the danger of being elected. Then you would be condemned to spending time with councillors from the older parties who you would not have employed or chosen as friends, such is their general quality.
I think it’s all pretty pointless in the UK with its FPTP uniparty system.
The sabotage of Truss, 50% intending to vote for Labour and just 2% for Heritage which is a proper alternative and the truly scandalous behavior of MPs yesterday just before Andrew Bridgen was about to speak are strong indications of that futility.
TCW has this one out today for those who think otherwise and want to pester their MP a bit:
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/ten-questions-for-your-mp-dont-hold-your-breath-for-the-answers/
I am with Craig Murray (see my/his comment under the SNP article) and the Z Man, who provides the best and most apt descriptions of the hive mindset and workings of the managerial/political class today- why they won’t and simply can’t listen to objections like Prof. Kelly’s against their Covid, Climate, wokeness etc. agendas and the banality of them and how they came and the next ones will come into existence.
https://thezman.com/wordpress/?p=29525
“The thing is, this is not a front brain activity. People are not looking around on every issue, counting noses and anticipating the majority. Instead it is an instinctual thing, arrived at by interacting with the people in close proximity. It is why the metaphor of the hive is so important. Like drones in a hive, the people in the managerial class do not know why they believe what they believe. They just know everyone they know supports men in dresses, so it must be the right thing to do.”
“It Was A ‘Vaccine Strategy’ From The Start”
Seriously? This is the daily sceptic is it not?
Sorry Toby, but you seem to be enjoying the limelight a little too much! Seem to be forgetting your roots amongst all the fame and fortune?
Where the f are you Toby? Too big for us mere plebs now? Rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty all the time leaves a little bit more shit on you!
Seems your getting caught up in all the bright lights, big city! Impressing all your famous mates are you? Careful Toby!!!
4 downticks! Do not question the chosen one! This is the way of the woke!
I love a good rankle!
I’ve got a bad feeling about the direction of the daily sceptic! Anyone else?
There should be 100 downticks and no upticks, but upto now, its 50/50!
Perhaps there are other subscribers on here like me who hardly ever use downticks. Stupidity is not really worth the bother.
“Why “serious” scientists do not buy lab leak
“What’s this all about, Toby?
It’s the title of the linked article, which uses it ironically in a piece suggesting that the virus was deliberately leaked by US agencies, not accidentally by the Chinese. That seems fairly non-mainstream to me.
If you read the article the author is putting forth the theory that the virus was not caused by an animal or that it came from a lab-leak in Wuhan. I agree with him. To exclusively blame the Chinese at this point is to ignore all of the evidence we have of U.S involvement ( they are the architects, after all ) plus the facts that the virus was reported in other countries, not just in addition to China but *before* China, such as the U.S and Italy. I think it is reasonable to believe, based on available evidence, that this virus was made in a lab/labs, and deliberately released in multiple countries.
I stand corrected!
“that this virus was made in a lab/labs, and deliberately released in multiple countries”
Exactly. A point I have made many, many times.
The stories on ds are starting to have a monotonous empty ring to them,like a bell with a crack in it! Getting funding from somewhere else?
If so, say so and I’ll withdraw mine!
Still charging a fiver to get in touch?
I think DS also publish pieces that are alternative in that they challenge our sceptical thinking. I get that some of them rankle because we all have our confirmation biases to varying degrees but it is good to have them challenged now and again. I don’t think DS is becoming more mainstream, just providing some fodder from an alternative perspective for us to read and squabble over. lol A lot of the articles now I don’t even click on as they don’t interest me. We each take what we want from the site and leave the rest. That way there’s something for everyone.
Very diplomatic
There are plenty of echo chambers you will feel fine in on the net, Twitter etc..
I appreciate being confronted with intelligent different opinions than mine here.
The only thing I find annoying are your comments here today.
“Broken promises on immigration have led to a Brexiteer exodus from the Tories”
Or Labour!? Same club!
Don’t vote!
That’s the biggest message you could ever send!
“Nicola Sturgeon’s gender reforms blamed for SNP losing 40% of its membership”
Oh well! We’ll just vote in an Asian replacement!
“Britain is addicted to mass migration – and it is not racist to say this must change”
Whats the true population of the uk? These are the questions the ds used to ask!
Happy St Patrick’s hangover day!
I put this on a story ATL, don’t know if you saw it? Andrew Bridgen talking to an empty House, yesterday….and getting a thoroughly pathetic response…
The thing is YouTube have already deleted it…which someone in Government should be making a song and dance about..but they won’t…..shocking in so many ways….
https://rumble.com/v2dkxea-british-mp-andrew-bridgen-leads-an-adjournment-debate-on-the-efficacy-of-th.html
Jesus wept!
The sad state of British politics!
Where are the hero’s?
Bridgen is a god!
Yeah I posted it last night under a different article. It’s how the bent little shysters all scurry out at the beginning like rats, which is massively insulting to a colleague and speaks volumes, which p’d me off big time!
That was truly stunning, scandalous and hyper anti-democratic.
But it is ignored by the media, even the DS…, and the poisoned sheep need it thus way are absolutely fine with it.
It reminds me of the German parties and media’s undemocratic treatment of the AfD, while simultaneously smearing that party as being the only undemocratic one.
A certain propagandist’s ‘Always accuse the other side of that which you are guilty!’ cones to mind.
Yes…it’s taken me some time as I didn’t recognise the man who speaks at the end…from the BigPharma script…vaccines saved lives, UK should be proud of its vaccine rollout etc etc….
It’s Will Quince who is the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care. He will be going on my ‘never trust or vote for’ list..LOL!
Andrew Bridgen
@ABridgen
.@YouTube have taken down the speech I gave in Parliament today. I am an elected member of the UK Parliament. The speech was given in the Chamber of the House of Commons and responded to by a Government Minister, what chance has anyone else got of putting their views on YouTube?
Oh I’m sure JRM will jump on the case.
Still up on Dr John Campbell’s channel with a short intro from him: (2) UK Parliament – YouTube
The Merkel/UniEssen ties to Wuhan stink and might also explain the head start of Drosten and BioNTech, the Pfizer hookup and the continued political preference of their dodgy product over the other dodgy ones and Germany’s particular Covidian zeal, including its unique, continued and ever more intensifying focus on Long Covid as an umbrella for and deflection from PostVac damages.
This is one of the best, clearest and most shocking analysises of how and where the UK fell apart economically over the last 2 decades. That one chart in particular hit home with me, as I arrived here to flee German socialism in 1995 but am now at the same level of it here as when I left.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/this-budget-not-only-misses-the-point-it-doesnt-even-understand-it/
Plenty of Ukraine stuff here today, so I’ll add this clear debunking of the pathetic sailboat fairy tale by Scott Ritter and a short comment and reference to Sy Hersh’s recent interview with Chris Hedges, where he stated that Z. is in trouble with his generals because he takes a too big cut, in order to prove that his level of info runs very deep.
http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2023/march/15/the-nord-stream-andromeda-cover-up/
Thanks for the link.
…yes I’m adding that story to my rubbish bin labelled ‘Racoon Dogs…’…..LOL!
Cock-up? My arse!
This is the reason for the What’sApp messages:
https://twitter.com/CartlandDavid/status/1636837203891421185
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11872853/International-Criminal-Court-issues-arrest-warrant-PUTIN.html
Hmm, I wonder if an arrest warrant will be issued for that scruffy, scrounging git – the Ukrainian military green wearing war puppet, who is expert at jetsetting around the world, extracting vast amounts of taxpayers money from
colludingsympathetic governments?Flu vaccine safety data from the CDC is not what has been promoted…. Quelle surprise!
https://stevekirsch.substack.com/p/the-flu-vaccine-is-too-deadly-to
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/my-red-hanger-of-shame/
WTF is this all about?
If our council introduces this scam then everything will be going in one bin. F.’em.
Barstewards.
https://off-guardian.org/2023/03/17/what-one-tweet-can-teach-us-about-fake-news/
Kit Knightly – I share his position entirely.
Bridgen’s HOC speech back up on YT: (3) Efficacy of the mRNA covid-19 booster, 17 Mar 2023 – YouTube
He states vaxx program has cost UK £8.3BN so far – not sure if that includes payouts for vaxx injuries. Costs > £9M to prevent one hospitalisation for covid for healthy 30-39 year olds.
An article in the Spectator Australia about the suppression of Ivermectin as a treatment:-
https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/03/did-the-ivermectin-ban-cost-lives/