
I am shocked. Just utterly shocked. I mean, who could have ever anticipated this …
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I am shocked. Just utterly shocked. I mean, who could have ever anticipated this …

Young leftist women in 1979, holding up a picture of Ayatollah Khomeini, calling for the modern-day version of the intifada. Here’s the difference. They won. At the time, women in Iran had unparalleled rights, beyond anywhere else in the Middle East. They had full suffrage, could hold high office, freedom of dress, and were present in parliament, courts, ministries, and diplomacy. They were widely educated and professionally active in law, medicine, engineering, academia, and the arts. In terms of civil and legal rights, they were equal to—and in some cases ahead of—western women in the 1970’s. Yet, it wasn’t enough. They wanted revolution. They had been seduced by the false promises. They wanted the Islamist figure who swore to free the oppressed from the oppressor and bring about heaven on earth, a utopia in Iran. We all know how this story ends. Lynchings, eye gauging, amputations, and mass graves. Now, westerners are falling about themselves in the same giddy delirium, hungry for a glimpse of the nightmare Iranians still haven’t woken up from. I guess that’s why they say those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.

.@Guardian: “Francesca Albanese accuses [UN Watch] of hounding her husband, Massimiliano Calì, a senior economist at the World Bank, in a campaign that led to him being removed from his lead position running its Syria file. “The World Bank was completely craven,” Albanese says. “He has stellar records of performance in all his positions.” 🔗 theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/1…

There were more than 400 asylum hotels under the previous government – that number has been more than halved, with 11 more closing this week. Labour is bringing the asylum system under control.

🚨Kevin Maguire had a full meltdown on air, raging that deporting the parents of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana would be “odious, vile & racist” because they are black and brown. Too bad. Deport them all.



Iranian regime planning to execute first female protester. Bita Hemmati, is set to be executed by hanging alongside her husband for taking part in anti-regime protests in January. Where are western feminists? Where is Jane Fonda? Where is Amal Clooney? They are silent.


An account doing some serious on the ground reporting, worth a follow


Here’s the Chair of the Nottingham Inquiry, Her Honour Deborah Taylor, questioning Rachel Watson on the IOPC’s timescales. I think the look on her face at the end of the video, tells you all you need to know.


Today in Nigeria: Imam offering 1 million Maira to behead Christian Pastors. Pope Leo in Africa yesterday: “We should perhaps be a little less fearful of Islam.” “…whoever carries out this job (of beheading the pastor), I swear to Allah I’ll give him one million naira. We have nothing to lose even if after beheading this pastor, the Arewa plunges into chaos, we have nothing to lose…”