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Either These Guys Were Very, Very Lost, Or They Were Up to No Good Iranian agents and our northern border. by Robert Spencer

Posted By on July 21st, 2025

https://www.frontpagemag.com/either-these-guys-were-very-very-lost-or-they-were-up-to-no-good/

After the U.S. strikes on the Iranian nuclear program, there was considerable concern about sleeper cells within the U.S. being activated; now it is clear that they’re not the only threat from Iran that American officials have to be worried about. Are agents of the Islamic Republic also taking advantage of the still-vulnerable northern border? A news item on Tuesday certainly suggested as much.

Fox News reported that “a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman confirmed Tuesday that five Iranians were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the U.S. northern border with Canada.” CBP’s Swanton Sector stated that “on July 1, Border Patrol Agents from the Champlain, New York Station, responded to suspicious activity near Mooers Forks, NY. Agents located a minivan occupied by five citizens of Iran and two citizens of Uzbekistan.” Swanton, Vt., is a small town just south of the U.S.-Canadian border.

It’s important not to jump to conclusions. Maybe these guys were really, really lost. Or maybe they were sneaking across the border in search of a better life, ready to do the jobs that Americans aren’t willing to do. It’s also a genuine possibility, however, that they were coming into the United States to try to make good on what by now are repeated threats from the Islamic Republic of Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, along with members of his administration.

Increasing the suspicious aspect of this incident is the fact that “CBP said that all seven men had been previously arrested for attempting to cross the border illegally.” Now, however, because Donald Trump is president rather than Old Joe Biden’s autopen, “all seven aliens are detained and awaiting deportation.” One hopes that none of them will ever see delightful Swanton ever again.

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So You Want to Be a Leftist, Huh? Here is what you have to believe – and do. by Mark Lewis

Posted By on July 21st, 2025

https://www.frontpagemag.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-leftist-huh/

I’m convinced that the “average” Democratic voter has no clue about the true ideology of Leftism and the Democratic Party. Historically, they are (excuse me) as dumb as rocks, and they probably don’t even know what the word “ideology” means. Now, the Obamas, Pelosis, Schumer, etc., know EXACTLY what they are doing. They are godless, globalist, Marxist-Leninists who are deliberately trying to destroy the traditional values and beliefs of the United States of America. But the average Democratic Party voter isn’t nearly that educated.

So, I want to help them out a little here. If you want to be a leftist, here is what you have to believe, and here is some history of your ideology.

1. The first thing you have to do to be a Leftist is to be full of hate. Vladimir Lenin, of Marxism/Leninism fame, the man who ramrodded the Russian Revolution of 1917 and foisted communism upon the world, wrote, “We must hate—hatred is the basis of communism. Children must be taught to hate their parents if they are not communists.” And, “hatred is truly the ‘beginning of all wisdom.’” This is a fairly obvious characteristic of Leftists; just look at their feelings towards Donald Trump. To be a Leftist, you have to hate as your primary human characteristic. Vladimir Lenin, one of their founders, said so. Wisdom begins with hatred.

2. If you want to be a Leftist, you also have to be a liar. Lenin again: “A lie told often enough becomes the truth.” Just keep repeating the lie until enough people believe it. All politicians lie, of course, but it is inherent in Leftist ideology. If you want to be a Leftist, you have to be a liar. They go hand in hand.

3. If you want to be a Leftist, you have to be an atheist. Lenin: “Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism.” Karl Marx: “Communism begins where atheism begins.” Keep in mind that these two men are among the great philosophers and thinkers of modern Leftism, specifically Marxism-Leninism and communism. This is Leftism. Leftism is not just a bunch of political beliefs that Democrats hold in opposition to Trump and Republicans. It is an entire system of thought. Atheism is a way of life, a denial of God and everything He stands for. That’s Leftism. If you want to be a Leftist, be consistent.

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The Sudden Epstein Fixation Is About One Thing Only: Getting Trump

Posted By on July 21st, 2025

https://issuesinsights.com/2025/07/21/the-sudden-epstein-fixation-is-about-one-thing-only-getting-trump/

Two impeachments didn’t do it. A phony Russian hoax didn’t do it. A dubious election loss didn’t do it. Relentlessly negative coverage didn’t do it. Civil and criminal judgments and massive fines didn’t do it. Two assassination attempts didn’t do it.

Maybe Jeffrey Epstein’s ghost will finally bring Donald Trump down. That seems to be the hope, anyway.

Epstein, who hobnobbed with the rich and famous, had been under investigation since 2005 for sex trafficking and pedophilia, and died in prison six years ago, has been responsible for conspiracy theories for years.

As NPR wrote in 2022:

One clear reason for the staying power of conspiracy theories involving Epstein is his frequent socializing with the world’s rich and famous. He hobnobbed with Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Donald Trump. Britain’s Prince Andrew lost his royal privileges over sexual assault allegations involving Epstein. Those relationships are potent examples for conspiracists to cast nearly all political events as driven by hidden, sex-fueled abuses and coverups.

In 2023, ABC News reported that “Hundreds of sealed court filings pertaining to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are set to be made public this week, and several prominent names – including Britain’s Prince Andrew and former President Bill Clinton – are expected to appear in the documents.”

These stories all came and went. Until now.

Today’s Epstein coverage gives new meaning to “flooding the zone.” Take a look at a recent front page of left-leaning news aggregator site Memeorandum. In all our years covering politics, we’ve rarely seen anything like it.

True, there is news. Attorney General Pam Bondi badly fumbled the issue of the Epstein client list. Trump has bashed supporters for fixating on Epstein. He’s suing the Wall Street Journal for reporting on a supposed birthday card sent to Epstein way back in 2003 (which was two years before the Palm Beach police started investigating a parent’s claim that Epstein had sex with her 14-year-old daughter).

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Mamdani, in New Interview, Calls Israelis Child-Killers Mayoral candidate abandons affordability to lash out at U.S.-funded Gaza “horror” Ira Stoll

Posted By on July 21st, 2025

https://www.theeditors.com/p/mamdani-in-new-interview-calls-israelis-child-killers?utm_campaign=email-post&r=4ibtz&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

The Democratic Party’s mayoral candidate in New York City, Zohran Mamdani, is intensifying his anti-Israel rhetoric with new comments blaming Israeli soldiers for killing and maiming children in Gaza.

Some press accounts had suggested Mamdani might focus his general election campaign primarily on “affordability” rather than U.S. foreign policy. That might potentially allow Mamdani or his allies to try to claim that his more extreme anti-Israel rhetoric or policy positions, such as support of a boycott of Israel or arresting its prime minister, were irrelevant or the stuff of the past. Mamdani did recently issue a video about fast and free buses in dedicated lanes, a proposal he associated with in the video with the administration of Mayor Bloomberg.

Other press accounts emphasized Mamdani’s recent claim that he has not used the phrase “globalize the intifada” and that “I discourage its use.”

Yet the new comments from Mamdani suggest that, rather than taking a conciliatory approach on the Israel issue, demonizing Israelis as child-killers is going to be an aspect of Mamdani’s general election campaign for mayor of New York City. The stereotype of Jews as bloodthirsty child-killers has been a staple of hateful anti-Jewish propaganda for centuries.

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Gamaliel Isaac: Who is Mamdami VIDEO

Posted By on July 21st, 2025

https://rumble.com/v6wffha-who-is-zohran-mamdani.html

He says one thing and then the opposite. Who is he really?

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Jews… in the Koran? Diane Bederman

Posted By on July 21st, 2025

https://dianebederman.com/jews-in-the-koran/

So I was sitting on the couch, my legs on the coffee table, flipping through the Koran, glass of dry white wine in one hand and a platter of pita with hummus on the table, and, WOW. Almost spilled the wine. Jews in the Koran? In the second sura(chapter)? Seems Mohamed talked about the Jews in the Koran! Where were these Jews? In Germany? Poland? No?

Oh, in Arabia, today’s Saudi Arabia-the Middle East. So when people scream to Jews, today, go back to Poland and Germany, nope. Wrong places.

Jews didn’t come from Poland and Germany. According to Mohamed, they were in the Middle East BEFORE Islam, Germany or Poland. I’ll be damned. Who knew?

All I read is that Jews are colonizers of the Middle East, especially Israel. But it seems that’s all wrong!

During the days of Jewish clashes with the Roman Empire, Jews fled to areas outside the control of Rome and founded many towns and villages in Arabia. One very famous town, almost certainly founded by Jews, was Yathrib. Today Yathrib is better known as Medina and is considered Islam’s second holiest city (after Mecca).  Mohamed’s journey to Yithrab in the year 622 CE, the year 1 of the Islamic calendar, was immortalized as the Hegira, his flight from Mecca to Medina, “the city of the prophet, in 622 where he was welcomed by the Jews. The Jews? Yes, Medina, founded by Jewish tribes who planted a date palm oasis after fleeing Roman conquered Judaea, and gave Muhammad refuge from his enemies in Mecca. I”be darned!

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There’ll Always Be an England—But Will It Be Free? In modern Britain, you can be flagged by police for a joke, banned from pubs for banter, and blacklisted for thoughts deemed hostile—even when no crime occurred. By Roger Kimball

Posted By on July 20th, 2025

https://amgreatness.com/2025/07/20/therell-always-be-an-england-but-will-it-be-free/

Sitting here in London, I wonder what Ross Parker and Hughie Charles would think if they could join me for a pint. I suspect that the authors of the famous 1939 song “There’ll Always Be An England” would be puzzled, not to say alarmed, over some recent developments in this green and pleasant land.

“There’ll always be an England,” these songsters wrote, “and England shall be free/if England means as much to you/as England means to me.”

But the question is, does it? Does England mean as much to the ruling establishment as it once did? The words “free” and “freedom” are repeated several times in “There’ll Always Be An England.” That’s the theme, the hope, the conviction: that Britain would triumph because of its native love of freedom.

How do things look now? Let me introduce you to two recent developments that would have astonished Messrs. Parker and Charles—police tracking of “non-crime hate incidents” and a so-called “banter ban” that is on the threshold of becoming the law of the land.

The practice of recording “non-crime hate incidents” by the police became law in June 2023. Ponder this:

Where there is no criminal offence, but the person reporting perceives that the incident was motivated wholly or partially by hostility, the incident will be recorded as a non-crime hate incident. Police officers may also identify a non-crime hate incident, even where no victim or witness has done so.

I added the italics to underscore the surreal, Orwellian nature of the practice. If you say something mean about somebody, prepare to have your remarks—or even just your “whole or partial” hostility recorded and put into an official database that might then be scrutinized by prospective employers.

Who or what oversees this database? The College of Policing, a private company that provides guidance for the police forces of England and Wales. Recording such incidents is not required by Parliament. Rather, it is part of the increasingly vast, quasi-governmental surveillance apparatus that has grown up in formerly free countries, such as the UK.

The College of Policing defines “hostility” as the expression of “ill-will,” “ill-feeling,” and “dislike.” This means, a paper for the Free Speech Union notes, “that certain thoughts are now being policed.”

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Artificial Intelligence Breeds Mindless Humanity Bruce Abramson

Posted By on July 20th, 2025

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2025/07/15/artificial_intelligence_breeds_mindless_inhumanity_1122667.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

I began studying AI in the mid-1980s. Unusually for a computer scientist of that era, my interest was entirely in information, not in machines. I became obsessed with understanding what it meant to live during the transition from the late Industrial Age to the early Information Age.  

What I learned is that computers fundamentally alter the economics of information. We now have inexpensive access to more information, and to higher quality information, than ever before. In theory, that should help individuals reach better decisions, organizations devise improved strategies, and governments craft superior policies. But that’s just a theory. Does it? 

The answer is “sometimes.” Unfortunately, the “sometimes not” part of the equation is now poised to unleash devastating consequences. 

Consider the altered economics of information: Scarcity creates value. That’s been true in all times, in all cultures, and for all resources. If there’s not enough of a resource to meet demand, its value increases. If demand is met and a surplus remains, value plummets.  

Historically, information was scarce. Spies, lawyers, doctors, priests, scientists, scholars, accountants, teachers, and others spent years acquiring knowledge, then commanded a premium for their services.  

Today, information is overabundant. No one need know anything because the trusty phones that never leave our sides can answer any question that might come our way. Why waste your time learning, studying, or internalizing information when you can just look it up on demand? 

Having spent the past couple of years working in higher education reform and in conversation with college students, I’ve come to appreciate the power—and the danger—of this question. Today’s students have weaker general backgrounds than we’ve seen for many generations because when information ceased being scarce, it lost all value. 

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Karoline Preisler: Germany’s Bravest Protester and a Singular Voice of Conscience — A Profile in Courage

Posted By on July 20th, 2025

https://tjvnews.com/news/international/karoline-preisler-germanys-bravest-protester-and-a-singular-voice-of-conscience-a-profile-in-courage/

In a time when standing with Israel in the heart of Europe can invite hostility and even personal danger, Karoline Preisler has emerged as a singular and fearless voice of moral clarity. A German lawyer, politician, and unwavering advocate for truth, Preisler has distinguished herself on the streets of Berlin — not merely as a public figure, but as a conscience in action. Her steadfast support for Israel and her unrelenting stand against antisemitism have made her a symbol of integrity and fortitude, as documented by numerous observers, including the Tagesspiegel and the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

What sets Preisler apart — and renders her exceptionally praiseworthy — is that she undertakes this courageous stand not as a member of the Jewish community nor as an Israeli citizen, but as a German woman acting on principle alone. Her advocacy is a testament to the highest ideals of moral responsibility: the conviction that injustice must be confronted, and that silence in the face of hatred is complicity.

Karoline Preisler’s career began in the legal and political arenas. Having studied law at the University of Potsdam, she joined Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) in 2013, becoming active in local politics and civic engagement. From 2014 until 2023, Preisler served as chairwoman of the Arno Esch Foundation, affiliated with the FDP of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Her tenure reflected her commitment to democratic values, civic responsibility, and the rule of law.

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‘Blaming The Jews’ – Again by Nils A. Haug

Posted By on July 20th, 2025

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/21757/blaming-the-jews-again

The ways to avoid arrest in London these days, according to British author Douglas Murray, are: “[W]hen first being questioned by a police officer, he should promptly shout ‘Jihad, jihad, jihad’. Next he should whip out a sign saying ‘Slay the infidel’ before rounding it all off with a few cries of ‘Intifada’… Had [Montgomery Toms] followed my advice, the first officer would doubtless have said: ‘Very well, sir, please carry on and have a nice day.'”

It is not complicated: If you do not want your people killed, do not start a war, especially with Israel.

It is concerning that in the foreseeable future, radical Islamists might, demographically, have the political power to use Britain’s nuclear weapons.

In simple terms, for career expediency, as a way of gaining political power, the Jews are to be blamed as the main instigator of Islamophobia in France and elsewhere. In this view, dating in France at least back to the Dreyfus Affair and the Vichy government during World War II, the Jews are to blame for France’s social woes, but not the consistently violent conduct of radical Islamists in their midst.

That bloodthirsty assault [of October 7, 2023] revealed to the Israelis definitively that if they allow an openly murderous terrorist state along Israel’s border, it would be about the dumbest thing they could ever do.

The world has moved on. If the Arabs who call themselves Palestinians want to be any acceptable part of it, they would be wise to hurry and join the other nations in a constructive way or risk being left behind.

If Muslims do not like Islamophobia, all they need to stop threatening, attacking, raping and murdering, and the “temperature” could drop overnight.

Historically, Jews generally have not been racist, at least not more than anyone else. They have lived amicably among foreign cultures for centuries, and are certainly not “genocidal.” On the contrary, Israel is home to virtually all cultures and all ethnicities…. Modern Israel has never initiated a war against its neighbors. It is not an imperialist or expansionist nation — in fact, it fought British imperialism. Israel is a country that, for decades, has simply sought a secure peace.

Added to claims by many in the West that Israel’s land does not belong to Jews and that they are therefore “settler-colonialists,” a fresh strategy of these individuals, seeming to project their own racism, is to label Jews and Israelis as “racist,” then couple that defamation with accusations of genocide, just to make their point got across.

These labels are, of course, simply a deceptive tactic to conceal the deep underlying contest over which facts should be allowed to survive much deliberate fog, and probably have their roots in Muslim and Christian religion beliefs. Israel’s existence, as the home of Judaism, undoubtedly frustrates the jihadist agenda to establish a caliphate under strict Islamist Sharia law in the region. The long-term Christian calumny against the Jews still seems to exist on many fronts, supposedly for the Jews’ refusal to accept Jesus as their messiah and for not having done more to protect him.