Democracy under Threat? The Rise of the Far-right in Germany | DW Documentary

Oct 8, 2024 | Support for the far-right is growing in Germany, raising fears of a new 1933 - the year Adolf Hitler came to power. Does the recent electoral success of the far-right Alternative for Germany party indicate the country’s democracy is under threat?

In the eastern state of Thuringia, the extreme right has become the strongest force in the state parliament for the first time in post-war history. The development has triggered comparisons to the rise of Hitler - it was in Thuringia that the Nazis first entered a regional government, just three years before Hitler took power nationwide.

Some Germans are concerned that democracy is hanging in the balance. Hundreds of thousands of people are now taking to the streets regularly to voice their support for democracy and take a stand against right-wing extremism. But is the Germany of 2024 really comparable to that of 1933?

This documentary explores parallels between then and now, and also looks at other events that took place in Germany in the 1980s and 1990s. Back then, neo-Nazis wanted to make the small town of Langen in Hesse the first "foreigner-free” town in Germany. After German reunification in 1990, right-wing extremist groups also became increasingly influential in East Germany. Is the AfD's election success a further step in the growth of the far-right in Germany and a threat to democracy?

Arrests, Detentions, and Blacklists Pile Pressure on Serbian Activists | DW News

Oct 9, 2024 | Activists in Serbia who advocate for human rights, environmental protection, and freedom of speech have been coming under increased pressure from the state in recent months. Many have been detained, faced threats, and been the target of public smear campaigns.

These developments raise significant concerns about the rule of law and democratic standards in Serbia and call into question the country's commitment to European values.

NGOs and European institutions have already expressed concern.

Arabie saoudite: le prince héritier rassure sur la santé du roi Salman

LE FIGARO : Ce dimanche, l'agence de presse officielle saoudienne avait indiqué que le roi Salman souffrait d'une infection pulmonaire.

Le dirigeant de facto de l'Arabie saoudite a rassuré ce mardi 8 octobre le gouvernement sur la santé de son père, le roi Salman. Le prince héritier, Mohammed Ben Salman, a «rassuré tout le monde sur la santé» du roi Salman, 88 ans, et a exprimé sa «reconnaissance à tous ceux qui se sont enquis de sa santé», a rapporté l'agence de presse officielle saoudienne SPA. Ce dimanche, la SPA avait indiqué que le roi Salman souffrait d'une infection pulmonaire et qu'il allait subir des examens. Le roi Salman est sur le trône depuis 2015, et son fils Mohammed est devenu le premier dans l'ordre de succession en 2017. Il dirige de facto le royaume. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 8 octobre 2024

PM Netanyahu's Message to the People of Lebanon

Oct 8, 2024 | PM Netanyahu's Message to the People of Lebanon: "You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza." | This is a message to the people of Lebanon:

Giggling Elon Musk Revisits ‘Joke’ about Kamala Harris Assassination

THE GUARDIAN: Billionaire says it would be pointless to kill ‘puppet’ vice-president in interview with Tucker Carlson

Elon Musk has said it would be “pointless” to try to kill Kamala Harris weeks after a pressure campaign led to him to delete a social media post expressing surprise that no one had tried to assassinate the vice-president or Joe Biden.

The Tesla and Space X entrepreneur re-entered the murky waters of political assassinations in a web video interview with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson which Musk then posted on the X platform that he owns.

Referencing the original comment at the beginning of the one hour and 48 minute exchange, Musk tells Carlson: “I made a joke, which I realised – I deleted – which is like: nobody’s even bothering to try to kill Kamala because it’s pointless. What do you achieve?”

Both men dissolved into laughter, with Carlson responding: “It’s deep and true though.” » | Robert Tait in Washington | Tuesday, October 8, 2024

This childish and irresponsible conversation between Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson is in extremely bad taste. – © Mark Alexander

Why Donald Trump Will Become the Next Hitler If He Wins | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Oct 8, 2024 | It's never been more clear that Donald Trump is dangerous for America but his latest comments on "bad genes" have pushed things to a new level. Steve Schmidt looks at Trump's most recent soundbites and explains why it's all too similar to Hitler's rise in Germany.

Why France’s Most Controversial Novelist Is Also Its Most Celebrated

THE NEW TORK TIMES: Reviled as much as he is lauded, Michel Houellebecq holds up a mirror to a world we would rather not see.

Michel Houellebecq | Antoine d’Agata/Magnum, for The New York Times
Michel Houellebecq — arguably the most important French writer of the past quarter-century — was perched on the seat of his chair like a bird. We were sitting in his dim Paris apartment in August, a spectacularly beautiful day visible through his curtained windows, to discuss his new novel, “Annihilation,” which appears this week and returns to the themes of male loneliness and civilizational decline that have made his reputation. During our time together, Houellebecq, who is 68, would slump deeper and deeper in his chair, to the point where it seemed he would need help rising, only to pop back up, with unexpected agility, to balance once again on the balls of his feet. I had been trying to ask him about his life, but he was deftly deflecting personal questions — he had been answering them for decades and seemed done with that dance — until I asked him to tell me a little bit about his early life as a reader.

“I have moved too many times in my life,” he said in his weak, reedy voice. “But I kept one of my favorites.”

Houellebecq rose and searched a bookshelf near at hand, retrieving a small, well-worn book. It was “Les Contes d’Andersen,” a French translation of the Danish fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, No. 28 in “Lectures et Loisirs,” a series of books for children. This particular copy was published in 1960, four years after Houellebecq was born. On its cover, a little mermaid sat on a pink shell, weeping. An oyster, its pearl gleaming, lay open at her feet, and a blue fish with a pink tail and lush eyelashes looked at the mermaid with worry. » | Wyatt Mason | Wyatt Mason is a contributing writer for the magazine who has written about Cormac McCarthy’s tough-guy persona, Sigrid Nunez’s art of observing and the poet Shane McCrae’s rupture from his father. | Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Michael Bolton : Drift Away | Reupload

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FPÖ: Wahnsinn: EU will Rauchen im Freien verbieten

Oct 8, 2024 | Die EU setzt ihre Regulierungswahnsinn weiter fort. Nachdem man die Gastro ohnehin schon mit Rauchverbot und Corona-Lockdowns drangsaliert und schikaniert hat, plant die EU jetzt ein Rauchverbot in Schanigärten. Man dreht offenbar nun völlig durch!

Jetzt ist die EU also genauso verrückt wie die britische Regierung! Wenn dieses Verbot wirklich Gesetz wird, dann ist es mir egal, ob Großbritannien wieder in der EU ist oder nicht! Bisher habe ich geglaubt, daß die EU sich der Freiheit der Menschen verschrieben wäre. Aber diese Nachricht, wenn sie stimmt, zeigt ein ganz anderes Gesicht! Wenn es so weitergeht, wird meine Begeisterung für dieses EU-Projekt ruiniert. Es geht nicht nur ums Rauchen (ich bin kein Raucher mehr), es geht um die Freiheit der Menschen. Rauchen im Freien schadet kaum der Gesundheit anderer Menschen. Eine so dumme Regelung wäre also nichts Anderes als Bevormundung. Diese Nachricht ist wirklich total enttäuschend.

Es sollte niemanden überraschen, daß der Rechtsextremismus in Europa stärker wird! Wenn die EU will, daß er noch stärker wird, dann sollte sie einfach in dieser dummen, bevormundenden Richtung weitermachen! Die EU wird von ihrem rasanten Wachstum sicherlich nicht enttäuscht sein! — © Mark Alexander

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen: Bist du vorbereitet? Warum der Bund Junge zum Notvorrat aufruft

Oct 8, 2024 | Der Bund will die Bevölkerung in der Schweiz mit einer Kampagne dazu bewegen, einen Notvorrat anzulegen. Besonders die jüngeren Generationen sollen angesprochen werden, weil diese oft nicht vorbereitet sind für einen Notfall. Gelingen soll dies unter anderem mit einem persönlichen Notvorratsrechner.

Dieser Notvorratsrechner spuckt eine persönliche Einkaufsliste aus, abgestimmt auf die eigenen Bedürfnisse und Lebenssituation. Die Liste ist aber ziemlich lang und da stehen auch Dinge drauf wie Rasierer, Putzmittel, Kaffee oder Deo. Produkte, die man im ersten Moment vielleicht nicht mit einer Notsituation in Verbindung bringt.

Warum der Bund trotzdem dazu rät, einen Deo vorrätig zu haben und was die drei wichtigsten Produkte sind, die auch Vorratsmuffel zuhause haben sollten, erklärt Ines Heer vom Bundesamt für wirtschaftliche Landesversorgung in dieser Folge.

El Pastificio de Nicola: Tagliatelle with Bolognese Sauce | Tagliatelle con ragù alla bolognese | The Official Version

Jun 10, 2022 | After exhausting negotiations, internal divisions, evaluation of dishes at festivals, in homes, in restaurants, the consultation of "sfogline" elderly women and long investigations, finally on October 17, 1982 a Bolognese delegation from the Academy of Italian Cuisine deposited at the Chamber of Commerce of Bologna the official recipe for Bolognese Sauce. Here's the recipe so you can enjoy it at home for dressing the traditional "tagliatelle al'uovo" (hand-made egg tagliatelle)

Click here for the full recipe and then click on ‘more’.

Nb: The subtitles can be changed to your preferred language.

Former MI6 Chief: Next PM Will Be Hit by the 'Gravity' of the Role | ITV News

Jul 3, 2024 | The first duty of a government is to defend the country, Sir Alex Younger, the former MI6 chief, told ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo.

President Herzog’s Message to Jewish Communities on the Anniversary of the October 7 Terror Attack

Oct 6, 2024 | A message from President of Israel Isaac Herzog to Jewish communities around the world, on the anniversary of the October 7th terror attack

UK: A Disunited Kingdom | ARTE.tv Documentary

Oct 8, 2024 | The United Kingdom, with its four constituent nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, has seen a number of crises in recent years with the Scottish independence movement, Brexit, and tensions in the Royal family weakening the UK’s unique political system.

Cassidy Hutchinson: Trump Has Warped the GOP in His Own Image

Oct 3, 2024 | Former Trump White House aide and star witness to the January 6th Select Committee Cassidy Hutchinson joins Morning Joe discusses why she's voting for Kamala Harris despite still considering herself to be conservative and why she says more leaders need to step forward to salvage the Republican Party.

Giuliani's Daughter: Trump 'Setting the Stage for a Second Term to Be Much Scarier.'

Oct 6, 2024 | MSNBC's Alex Witt spoke with Caroline Rose Giuliani, filmmaker and Rudy Giuliani's daughter, about the damage that Donald Trump has done to her family and the message she has for voters ahead of next month's election.

Daughter of Rudy Giuliani Describes ‘Watching Her Dad’s Life Crumble’ because of Donald Trump

Oct 4, 2024 | Caroline Giuliani, Daughter of former New York City Mayor and Trump attorney, Rudy Giuliani details why she is endorsing Kamala Harris for President and the impact that Donald Trump has had in changing Rudy Giuliani's life and legacy, and relationship with his daughter.

The Real Origins of Islam | Peter Von Sivers PhD

Mar 19, 10122 | Were the Arabs Christians of some sort reacting to other versions of Christianity during the 600s? Dr. Peter Von Sivers breaks down the history leading up to the Quran and the life of Muhammad. This is a highly educational discussion of the zeitgeist in the middle east during this time and how this may be the key to really understanding how Islam began.

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Hjalmar Schacht: The Nazi Regime’s Financial Architect | Slice History | Full Documentary

Hjalmar Schacht is a largely forgotten figure. And yet, Hitler’s rise to power depended on him. Adapted from the novel The Devil’s Banker by Jean-François Bouchard, this documentary paints the portrait of a fascinating character, at once intellectually brilliant and imbued with an icy cynicism, and who, paradoxically, was never a member of the Nazi party, despite being one of its pillars.

Documentary: Inside Hitler’s Killing Machine: The Banker of the Third Reich
Directed by: François Pomès
Production: Label News

Kurzinterview mit Fritz Darges - Hitlers Adjutant und Ritterkreuzträger

Premiered Oct 5, 2024 | Dieses Interview mit Fritz Darges, einem Träger des Ritterkreuzes und ehemaligen Adjutanten Adolf Hitlers während des Zweiten Weltkriegs, bietet einen Einblick in die Perspektive eines engen Vertrauten aus dem inneren Kreis der NS-Führung. Darges teilt persönliche Erinnerungen an seine Zeit im Führerhauptquartier und beleuchtet zentrale Ereignisse des Krieges aus seiner Sicht. Dieses Interview ermöglicht eine historische Betrachtung aus einer umstrittenen, aber bedeutenden Quelle der Zeitgeschichte.

Dimitra’s Dishes: Youvarlakia Avgolemono: Greek Soup with Meatballs

Oct 7, 2024

Get the full recipe here.

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi: A Message to the Friends of the Iranian People across the Middle East

Oct 7, 2024 | “The Middle East, the cradle of civilization, is rich with stories of great kings, prophets, and philosophers. From Cyrus to Moses to Ibn Khaldoun, our nations have given the world some of its greatest visionaries. Leaders like Anwar Sadat, King Hussein, Menachem Begin, King Faisal, and my father, too, took up the mantle of seeking peace for our peoples.

But for 45 years, too many of us have been forced to live in fear. Fear of the next terrorist attack. Fear of war. Fear of economic instability. Fear of nuclear blackmail. That’s because 45 years ago my country was taken hostage by a radical regime that seeks, not only to keep my people in chains, but to export its revolution to your countries and your people.

The regime in Tehran is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocents: Iranians, Arabs, and Israelis. Christians, Muslims, and Jews. It facilitated the October 7th attack. It fuelled sectarian conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen. It is trying to unseat the Hashemite Kingdom and delegitimize the custodian of the two Holy Mosques. It uses Palestinians as human shields.

And now, it has brought our cradle of civilization to the cusp of regional war. And so today I come to you with a message: this is not the Iranian people’s war. It is Ali Khamenei and his regime’s war. The tyrant in Tehran couches his warmongering in Iranian nationalism. But he does not speak for our nation. The crimes his regime has committed against you, our neighbors, are an affront to Iranians and our values. For us Iranians, pride in our nation and love of our country do not come at the price of hatred, antagonism, or chauvinism.

My compatriots have shown, time and time again, that they do not want Iran's wealth spent on fuelling wars, fostering instability, or funding terrorism. Iranians are not your enemy. It is the Islamic Republic that is our common enemy. The enemy of all peace-seeking people in our regions; whatever nation they come from or whatever faith they practice.”

What Is the Real Name of the British Royal House?

Oct 6, 2024 | In this video, Allan Barton explores the male line ancestry of Charles III back twenty-four generations to the eleventh century and to the medieval Counts of Oldenburg. He then moves forward in time to chart their rise as the medieval and renaissance kings of Denmark. He explores Charles III's descent through the obscurity of the landless dukes of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, and their eventual return to be the royal house of Denmark and then of Greece. What does such a genealogical study reveal about the real dynastic name of the United Kingdom's royal house? This video is just a bit of fun, Allan Barton is not suggesting the king should change the dynastic name!

Trump’s Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age

THE NEW TORK TIMES: With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.

Former President Donald J. Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side. Except that there was no audience. The debate was held in an empty hall. No one “went crazy,” as Mr. Trump put it, because no one was there.

Anyone can misremember, of course. But the debate had been just a week earlier and a fairly memorable moment. And it was hardly the only time Mr. Trump has seemed confused, forgetful, incoherent or disconnected from reality lately. In fact, it happens so often these days that it no longer even generates much attention.

He rambles, he repeats himself, he roams from thought to thought — some of them hard to understand, some of them unfinished, some of them factually fantastical. He voices outlandish claims that seem to be made up out of whole cloth. He digresses into bizarre tangents about golf, about sharks, about his own beautiful” body. He relishes “a great day in Louisiana” after spending the day in Georgia. He expresses fear that North Korea is “trying to kill me” when he presumably means Iran. As late as last month, Mr. Trump was still speaking as if he were running against President Biden, five weeks after his withdrawal from the race. » | Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman Videos by Chevaz Clarke and Aaron Byrd, Peter Baker covered the Trump presidency and wrote a book on it with his wife, Susan Glasser. Dylan Freedman is a machine-learning engineer and a journalist working on A.I. initiatives. | Sunday, October 6, 2024

Why does America spend so much time on this geriatric? It beggars belief that he is allowed to dominate the headlines when he has so little to offer. He's had one shot at the presidency and he achieved little, except for making the superrich richer still. So, what do Americans think he can achieve this time around and at this even more advanced age? – © Mark Alexander

Netanyahu Hits Out at Macron over Call for Halt to Arms Exports to Israel

THE GUARDIAN: Israeli prime minister turns on French counterpart’s continuing efforts towards a ceasefire and end to violence in Lebanon

A call by Emmanuel Macron for a halt in arms supplies to Israel for use in Gaza has been met with an angry rebuttal from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

The French president’s comments were directed mainly at the US and were part of continuing French efforts to revive its call for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

France provides few arms to Israel but is keen to strengthen its longstanding influence in Lebanon by showing it wants the US to put some genuine pressure on Israel to accept a ceasefire. Washington appeared to mount little diplomatic resistance when Israel – after sending mixed signals – rejected a US-French plan for a 21 day ceasefire in Lebanon announced at the UN in New York nearly a fortnight ago.

In an interview recorded on Monday, but broadcast on Saturday, Macron told France Inter radio: “I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop supplying weapons to lead the fighting in Gaza.” » | Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor | Sunday, October 6, 2024

To my great surprise, Emmanuel Macron is on the wrong side of history on this! Macron is ignoring what Hamas did to Israel and Israelis on October 7th, 2023, and he is ignoring the fact that Benjamin Netanyahu with our help will be able to rid the world of the scourges of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hamas. The Palestinian question will never be solved with these two rogue powers undermining peace in the region. We all want the very best for Palestinians. These poor people have suffered enough. But we cannot help Palestinians attain peace and prosperity if Iran and Hamas are big players in the region. They will sour it all. And let us not forget the heinous crimes that Hamas committed against the Israelis in 2023. – © Mark Alexander

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Jul 30, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group | Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato · Krystian Zimerman · Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan | Schumann / Grieg: Piano Concertos | ℗ 1982 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin | Released on: 1982-01-01

How to Make Tyler's Beef Stroganoff over Buttered Noodles | Food 911 | Food Network

Sep 9, 2017 | Get cozy with a big bowl of Tyler's Beef Stroganoff, layered on top of delicious, buttery noodles

For the full recipe, please click here and then click on ‘more’.

Peter Stefanovic: No Boris Johnson - the Vaccine Rollout Was NOT Helped by Brexit and You Know It

Oct 6, 2024

Good heavens! Have you ever seen a man with a more hideous haircut than BoJo’s? Haircuts don’t come more hideous than this! One would think that with all the millions he earns from his lies and machinations that he’d be able to employ a decent hairstylist. It wouldn’t be a bad idea if his wife bought him a brush and comb set for Christmas! She might be well advised to buy him less peroxide as well! 🤣

What is there about blond politicians? Both sides of the Pond, there is something menacing about them. – © Mark Alexander

Roy Jenkins and Tony Benn Debate: The European Communities Membership Referendum, 1975 - Panorama

Jul 6, 2016 | David Dimbleby chairs a debate on whether the UK should vote to remain in the Common Market, between Roy Jenkins of the Yes campaign (Britain In Europe), and Tony Benn of the No campaign (Out into the World), both men were British Labour Party MP's and cabinet ministers under Prime Minister Harold Wilson's March 1974 - April 1976 Labour government. First shown on Monday 02 June 1975.

This is a discussion about Britain’s first ever referendum of the UK's continued membership of what was then the Common Market. – © Mark Alexander

WIKIPEDIA: Referendums in the United Kingdom »

Saudi Executions Hit Record Number under ‘Reformist Prince’

THE TELEGRAPH: Rise in capital punishment under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, despite pledge to cut down on the death penalty

Saudi Arabia has reached a record high for executions despite pledges to cut down the death penalty.

There have been some 208 deaths so far in 2024, eclipsing the 2022 record of 196, 81 in a single day.

The executions have been carried out under reformist Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has overseen at least 1,447 executions carried out since he was made Crown Prince to his elderly father, Salman, in 2015.

It comes as on October 9, UN member states will vote on whether to allow Saudi Arabia a seat on the Human Rights Council.

Reforms made in the kingdom include allowing women to drive and bringing in some of the world’s top names in sport and entertainment.

However, the rise in capital punishment continues, with 32 in September alone, and 41 in August, the 2024 monthly high so far, despite a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in 2020. » | Melanie Swan | Sunday, October 6, 2024

7-Octobre : des manifestations à travers le monde en solidarité avec la Palestine

Oct 6, 2024 | Quelques jours avant le premier anniversaire de l’attaque du 7-Octobre, menée par le Hamas en Israël, des manifestations ont investi les rues de nombreuses villes à travers le monde, en solidarité avec les peuples palestiniens et libanais. En France, ils étaient plusieurs milliers à manifester dans les rues de Paris, Lyon, Toulouse et Strasbourg samedi 5 octobre.

Est-ce que l’une de ces personnes a lu la Charte du Hamas ? — © Mark Alexander

Tories On Fire for Truss

Oct 1, 2024 | The ramblings of Liz Truss attracted big support at Tory Conference shows that the Tory Party are totally out of synch with Britain.

It’s a bit rich for this women who sent the economy of this country into a tailspin during her 49-day-premiership to be telling us what the country needs to do to be successful! It is also a bit rich for the MSM to be interviewing her for her views on economics. As prime minister, she was a disaster. That she is a ‘forever Trumper’ says it all! It tells us all we need to know. – © Mark Alexander

PERU: Forscher finden Massengrab für Kinder

Oct 6, 2024 | Bei Ausgrabungen in Peru wurden 43 Gräber entdeckt. Darin sind vor allem Kinderleichen gefunden worden. Eine Opfergabe aus der Chimú-Kultur, sagen die Experten.

Tunisia’s Autocratic Leader Is Poised to Steamroll to Election Victory

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Kais Saied, who has jailed opponents and consolidated power, is almost certain to win Sunday’s election in the North African country, the birthplace of the Arab Spring movement.

For many Tunisians, there seems to be little point to the presidential election on Sunday. There are barely any candidate posters, no debates and not much suspense. The president, Kais Saied, appears so sure of victory that he has not even issued any policy proposals.

His leading challenger is in prison, serving three separate sentences on what his lawyers say are falsified charges, the longest sentence lasting 12 years. At least eight other would-be candidates are in jail or under a form of house arrest, and others have been disqualified from the ballot.

More than a decade after mass protests toppled the country’s longtime dictator, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, prompting other Arab Spring revolts across the Middle East, few in Tunisia still believe they live in a democracy. The string of punishments for the president’s critics and his ever-tightening hold over the election process in recent months have left little doubt that Mr. Saied’s one-man rule is here to stay.

“He’s willing to do anything it takes to stay in power — dividing Tunisians, prosecuting them, accusing them,” said Souhaib Fercheche, 30, a senior campaigner at I Watch, a civic watchdog formed by young Tunisians in the heady, hopeful days after the country’s 2011 revolution. » | Vivian Yee, Reporting from Tunis | Sunday, October 6, 2024

Arab spring dreams in ruins as Tunisia goes to polls against backdrop of repression: Critics of incumbent Kais Saied say he has increasingly bent the country’s institutions to his will »

«C’est simplement de la cohérence» : Emmanuel Macron demande l’arrêt de livraison d’armes à Israël utilisées à Gaza

LE FIGARO : Le chef de l’État a par ailleurs déploré que la communauté internationale ne soit «pas entendue» par Benyamin Netanyahou et appelle à ne pas «sacrifier» le peuple libanais.

Dans une interview accordée à France Inter, Emmanuel Macron s'est prononcé samedi pour l'arrêt des livraisons d'armes à Israël qui sont utilisées dans le conflit à Gaza. «Je pense qu'aujourd'hui, la priorité, c'est qu'on revienne à une solution politique, qu'on cesse de livrer les armes pour mener les combats sur Gaza», a-t-il déclaré lors d'une émission spéciale sur la radio du service public consacrée à la francophonie, préenregistrée le 1er octobre. » | Par Le Figaro et AFP agence | samedi 5 octobre 2024

Libanon: Die Menschen fliehen in den Norden, doch es fehlt an allem

Oct 3, 2024 | Zum ersten Mal hat die israelische Armee einen Angriff in der Nähe der Stadt Tripoli im Norden Libanons verübt. Bisher war es in der Region relativ ruhig. Die schiitische Hisbollah-Miliz ist vor allem im Süden verwurzelt. Viele sind Richtung Norden geflohen. Junge Menschen organisieren in Tripoli Hilfe, doch die Not ist kaum zu bewältigen, wie die Archivistin und Forscherin Nathalie Rosa Bucher im Echo-Gespräch schildert.

British Republicanism: A Necessary Evil

Sep 20, 2024

My posting of this rather controversial video should in no way be construed as an endorsement of its content. Some parts of it, I agree with; other parts, not.

Rather, I am posting this very interesting video because it shows how much the stability of this once proud and homogenous nation has been rocked by events in the past decades, and especially, in my opinion, by the disaster that was Brexit. The nation has been thrust into a period of navel-gazing.

For what it is worth, as the nation is being impoverished by Brexit and other world events with catastrophic consequences for the UK economy and the fact that we are now governed by a far-left administration, the longevity of our established institutions — and that includes our monarchy — can no longer be taken for granted. The death of Her Majesty the Late Queen Elizabeth II, a source of great stability to the United Kingdom, has had a profound and lasting effect on this once proud, unified and successful nation. Its centre of gravity seems to have tilted. — © Mark Alexander

Truth To Power: Scraping the Bottom of the Post-Brexit Tory Barrel

Oct 5, 2024 | The Tory Party Conference ended this week. So what, you might think! It’s an irrelevance. And it’s true, there’s been no point to it whatsoever, other than as a leadership contest for the 4 remaining candidates. … And even though the Tory conference went on for four days, all four candidates are still standing and will be for another month. The X Factor style contestants are James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch. Each worse than the last, and with absolutely zero X factor between them.


Four more duds to screw up the country, to finish it off!

The Conservative Party when I was growing up was a classy, distinguished party. But look at them now! Sad is too mild a word to describe the Tories’ demise. – © Mark Alexander

Multiculturalism: A Bad Idea | 5 Minute Videos | PragerU

Sep 30, 2024 | Is diversity our greatest strength? Ask Western Europeans, who over the last decade have endured a tidal wave of immigration from the Muslim Middle East and Africa. Konstantin Kisin, co-host of the ‪@ triggerpod‬ podcast, explains why multiculturalism might bring more problems than benefits.

The Lincoln Project: Damning

Oct 5, 2024 | The party of Trump First believes America isn't a democracy. Now, it’s up to us to show them we are.

In Argentina's Poverty-hit Barrios, a Food Emergency Takes Hold | REUTERS

Oct 1, 2024 | Years of recessions and high inflation have left over half of Argentina's population in poverty. Here’s what you need to know about the South American nation’s food emergency.

BEWARE! This short video is not for the faint-hearted! Brace yourselves!

My regular visitors will know that I said from day one that Javier Milei’s shock therapy would cause misery and hardship. Javier Milei’s anarcho-capitalism might be transforming for the economy, but at what cost? As I have said before, more than once, this experiment is going to end in tears. This is a CRUEL economic experiment. – © Mark Alexander

2011: Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs Dies

HISTORY.COM — ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc., which revolutionized the computer, music and mobile communications industries with such devices as the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad, dies at age 56 of complications from pancreatic cancer.

Born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California, to unmarried graduate students Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian immigrant, Jobs was adopted as a baby by Paul Jobs, a Silicon Valley machinist, and his wife Clara. After graduating from high school in Cupertino, California, in 1972, Jobs attended Reed College, a liberal arts school in Portland, Oregon, for a single semester before dropping out. He later worked briefly for pioneering video game maker Atari in California, traveled to India and studied Zen Buddhism. » | History.com Editors | Saturday, October 5, 2024

Kenny Rogers : You and I

Oct 25, 2018 | Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group | Views on YouTube: 17,007,301

The Lincoln Project: Springfield

Sep 26, 2024 | JD Vance targets hatred in any direction if it will get him closer to MAGA… even if it can harm those he loves most. What kind of man is JD?

And does he wear eyeliner? That is the question! The Web is replete with questions about whether JD wears eyeliner, or not. Google Images has a whole section on it! Lots of questions; few answers! 🤔 🤣 — © Mark Alexander

Kenny Rogers: If I Ever Fall in Love Again | Duet with Anne Murray

Jul 27, 2017 | Provided to YouTube by Warner Records/Nashville | Views on YouTube: 29,728,190

Farage & Johnson Are to Blame for the Post-Brexit Mess We Are In

Oct 5, 2024 | The UK economy has been badly damaged by Brexit. However, the Conservative government made matters very much worse once Boris Johnson became prime minister. Johnson was not a serious politician and during his premiership dishonesty, corruption and incompetence became the norm.

The Covid19 pandemic brought an urgent need for PPE which, instead of being supplied through normal channels was supplied by companies recommended by friends of Tory politicians, leading to widespread supply of faulty or useless PPE. In the meantime, companies which had never supplied PPE before made fortunes.

Last week, the Conservative Party Conference took place in Birmingham. Liz Truss, despite being the shortest-serving and least-successful prime minister ever was present at the event.

Robert Jenrick, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly all made speeches in their bids to become party leader. Jenrick and Cleverly are likely to be the two candidates to be subject to an election amongst Tory Party members.

In this video, I also discuss Priti Patel and Nadhim Zahawi. Patel because she received money for her failed leadership election bid from someone closely connected with someone for whom she helped obtain PPE contracts, and Zahawi because he claimed expenses in order to heat his stables and because of a £5 million penalty he paid HMRC in respect of capital gains tax which he claims he forgot to declare.

Finally I remind viewers how it was Nigel Farage who was principally responsible for Brexit, and it was Boris Johnson who presided over corruption, dishonesty and incompetence which has led the UK to being in the dire situation we now.


The United Kingdom must by now be one of the most corrupt countries in the Western world! – © Mark Alexander

”Assisted Dying”

MARK ALEXANDER: Assisted dying is a euphemism for euthanasia. Let us be clear about that! So, let us call it exactly what it is.

I know that there are strong arguments in favour of euthanasia, but there are also many strong arguments against it. The harsh reality is that humans have started to play God; and the Anglican Church is strangely silent on this most sensitive of issues.

Our atheist leader — the Führer — is said to be all for it. But then he would be, wouldn’t he, with his belief system, or lack of one? Surely, he will be glad to be able to pass such a bill; the billions saved for the Treasury will quickly start to fill his “black hole”.

These days, most people bundle their old and infirm into care homes, without compunction. Life is easier that way! That they do this is a sad indictment of the über-materialistic times we live in, a sad indictment of modern Western societies.

The West truly has lost its way now. Expect its demise sooner rather than later. This moral void will most certainly be filled, however. We are a post-Christian society now: people have abandoned Christianity. They have abandoned God. But I believe it is true to say that God will not have abandoned them. He will manifest Himself in another way, in another, fast-growing religion in this country: Islam.

We need to think carefully about this step into the unknown, which we appear determined to take.

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It should be noted that doctors practise “assisted dying” already. I know this for a fact because my life’s partner was assisted in his passing in Philadelphia in 2016 under my very own eyes. His continued and long-term hospital care became too expensive for his premium health insurance to countenance. So, steps were taken to help him on his way! It was so subtle, even I didn’t realise what was happening until it was too late! – © Mark Alexander

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Boris Johnson Joins Nigel Farage in Saying UK Needs Referendum on ECHR Membership - Enough!

Oct 4, 2024

BoJo belongs in a circus! Circuses are the natural homes for clowns!

We have had a string of clowns trying to govern us since that ridiculous Brexit referendum. And what a dog’s dinner they have all made of governing us, too!

Referendums are generally not used in this country. We have a representative democracy. We have only ever had three referendums across the United Kingdom. The very first was held in 1975 on our membership of the then so-called Common Market, which eventually became the European Union.

Margaret Thatcher was very much against referenda. She believed them to be the devices of dictators and demagogues!

To ask an electorate for its views on a subject such as the European Union was bad enough. Why? Because few voters truly understood the workings of the European Union, and still less the ramifications on the economy and Britain’s standing in the world should we leave the Union. So, that referendum was absurd enough. But to do what BoJo now suggests and ask the people to vote on our membership of the ECHR as well takes absurdity to a whole new level. How much sense does it make to ask an electorate to vote on something they simply do not understand?

BoJo is playing fast and loose with the future of this country. It would be preferably if he kept his batty ideas to himself! This country is in enough of a mess as a result of the last referendum, there is no need for BoJo to add to the country’s woes. The same goes for Britain's troublemaker par excellence, otherwise known as Nigel Farage. Trump's chum. – © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump Is Sinking with One Month to Go | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Oct 4, 2024 | After several endorsements for Kamala Harris, Trump's campaign is going down in flames. Liz Cheney sees Trump clearly. He is more than a buffoon. He is a profound threat because, though he is a clown, his genius is of the vicious variety.

The Lincoln Project: Brutus

Oct 4, 2024 | Even if you win, Donald, you lose. Those closest to you will make sure of it.

Italian Deputy Minister Questions Giorgia Meloni Being Labelled a Fascist

Oct 4, 2024 | Italy's Deputy Minister for Enterprises Valentino Valentini has critiqued mainstream media for labelling Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a far-right fascist, claiming Ms Meloni has “proved” the term “does not apply”.

“That was the corner where most of the mainstream media tried to place Meloni,” Mr Valentini told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.

“Firstly, because she was an unknown figure and secondly because she comes from the right.

“Meloni has proved the term fascist does not apply.”

Paul Saladino MD: I Went to Greece to Debunk the Lies about Blue Zones

Sep 28, 2024 | n this video, I uncover the lies of plant-based diets in the Blue Zones…

For more info on Paul Saladino MD, cleck here and then click on ‘more’.

Das vergessene Fotoalbum der SS | SPIEGEL TV für den MDR [Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]

Oct 4, 2024 | Über 80 Jahre alt, zerschlissen, mit losen Seiten – ein Fotoalbum. Auf dem Einband steht „SS-Erinnerungen“. Es enthält 206 Fotos, fast alle zeigen Männer in SS-Uniform, im Dienst und in der Freizeit. Jahrzehntelang war das Album verschollen.

Der Historiker Dr. Stefan Hördler entdeckte das Album. Als erfolgreicher Buchautor und Experte für NS-Fotografie analysiert er seit über 15 Jahren Bilder aus der NS-Zeit und ist als Gutachter in Prozessen gegen NS-Täter tätig. Seine besondere Fähigkeit: Er kann sich Hunderte Gesichter merken, was ihm bei der Entschlüsselung des Albums hilft, denn die Bilder sind weder beschriftet noch datiert, es gibt keine Ortsangaben. Wer sind diese Männer, und welche Geschichten verbergen sich hinter den Fotos?

Hervé Cuisine : Cette tarte poire gorgonzola est tellement bonne et vraiment simple à préparer

Oct 4, 2024 | Cette tarte d'automne poire gorgonzola est tellement simple à faire avec seulement quelques ingrédients... rien de technique, et le résultat est canon. En entrée avec une salade c'est le top.

Pour la recette, veuillez cliquer ici puis cliquez sur « more ».

Iran's Supreme Leader Defends Strikes on Israel in Rare Public Speech | BBC News

Oct 4, 2024 | ranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has delivered a sermon at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque in a rare public appearance. In the sermon, he defended Iran's missile attack on Israel earlier this week as a "minimum punishment". The last time Khamenei delivered his Friday prayer was shortly after Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani, died in a US drone attack near Baghdad's airport in 2020 and subsequent Iran's attack on US military bases in Iraq.

MPs Will Vote on a New Bill to Introduce Legal Assisted Dying

Oct 4, 2024 | A bill to introduce a legal assisted dying process to Britain will be tabled this month and Sir Keir Starmer has promised to give time for it to become law if MPs vote to back it. | Broadcast on 04/10/24

Playing God in an increasingly godless society! The West really has lost its way! – © Mark Alexander

Michael Jackson : You Are Not Alone

Feb 11, 2017 | Provided to YouTube by Epic | Views on YouTube: 38,040,125

How Different Types of Cevapcici Are Made in the Balkans | DW Food

Aug 10, 2024 | Cevapcici, cevapi, mici - they may have different names, but one thing is clear: these minced meat rolls are a cult dish in many countries in Eastern and Southern Europe! Whether small or large, quick on the hand or comfortably seated - we asked three different countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia, and Romania, what makes cevapcici so popular.

WIKIPEDIA: Balkan cuisine.

Sharp Rise in Vaping among Young Adult Non-smokers

BBC: The number of adults in England to have started vaping despite never having been regular smokers has reached one million, scientists estimate.

This is a sharp increase on 2020, with disposable vapes having been available since 2021. The rise is driven mostly by young adults - with about one out of every seven 18-24-year-olds who never regularly smoked now using e-cigarettes. While some may have benefited by taking up vapes instead of traditional cigarettes - the trend could be worrying, experts say. » | Smitha Mundasad, Health reporter, BBC News | Thursday, October 3, 2024

Is vaping bad for you and how are the rules changing?: he number of adults and young people using e-cigarettes and vapes has increased as smoking rates have fallen. »

It serves the silly fools right! They have waged an unrelenting war on smoking cigarettes for years, and now we have this vaping problem instead!

Nobody in his right mind would advocate smoking, but the FACT remains that we do not live in Utopia. People will seek out their pleasures regardless of what stupid, controlling governments might wish. IDIOTIC WESTERN GOVERNMENTS have created this vaping problem because they have PUSHED vaping as a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. IT ISN’T! If they had left things alone, smoking rates were declining significantly anyway. But now, because of their stupid policies, vaping rates have increased significantly. VAPING IS EXTREMEMELY UNHEALTHY. Probably unhealthier than smoking cigarettes. Further, behaviour patterns in the States show us that many people who now vape move on to cigarette smoking as they mature. Vaping is, after all, more appealing to the young. Mature people prefer cigarette smoking.

Best not to vape and best not to smoke, but if you have to choose, I would say smoking is a far better option. Make smoking cool again! It makes sense. – © Mark Alexander

El Pastificio de Nicola: Discover Capeletis a la Caruso: A Culinary Treasure from Uruguay

Aug 30, 2024 | In this video, we explore the rich history and delicious flavor of Capeletis a la Caruso, an emblematic dish of Uruguayan cuisine.

Discover how this recipe, which combines Italian tradition with local ingredients, has become a cultural symbol in Uruguay.

Join me, Andrés, step by step as we prepare this exquisite meat-filled pasta, bathed in a creamy Caruso sauce


For the full recipe, please click here and then click on ‘more’.

Die Migrationskrise – Schweizer Asylpolitik am Scheideweg | DOK | SRF

Oct 3, 2024 | Von «Asylchaos» ist die Rede. Kantone und Gemeinden kommen wegen der hohen Zahlen von Asylsuchenden zunehmend an ihre Grenzen. Und die Stimmung droht in weiten Teilen der Bevölkerung zu kippen. Die EU verschärft nun ihre Migrationspolitik. Und die Schweiz?

Es scheint mir, daß alles hier im Westen schief geht! / Il me semble que tout va de travers ici en Occident ! / It seems to me that everything is going wrong here in the West!

Es ist höchste Zeit, daß Frauen wieder Mutterschaft über Karrieren wählen! / Il est grand temps que les femmes choisissent à nouveau la maternité plutôt que la carrière ! / It is high time that women chose motherhood over careers again! – © Mark Alexander

Michael Bolton : Drift Away | Reupload

Nov 6, 2014 | Provided to YouTube by Columbia | Views on YouTube: 8,728,962

Anything for Love: Inside the Romance Scam Epidemic | CBS Reports

Jul 31, 2024 | Romance scammers drain billions of dollars from people seeking love, and their tactics have evolved in sinister ways in the online age. CBS News goes inside this devastating epidemic unfolding largely in secret, following the journey of an Illinois woman seeking answers after her mother’s mysterious death. Watch more CBS Reports documentaries that dive into the key issues driving the national and global conversation at cbsnews.com/cbs-reports

Defending the Legacy of East Germany's Peaceful Revolution | DW News

Oct 3, 2024 | Every year on October 3, Germany celebrates its reunification. But even decades after reunification, Germany remains politically divided. The right-wing populist, anti-immigration AfD is on the rise, especially in the east. Former civil rights activists are outraged.

Israel-Hass in Deutschland: Straßen-Demos zeigen, "Integration und Erinnerungskultur gescheitert!"

Oct 3, 2024 | Jubel bei pro-palästinensischer Demonstration in Berlin sorgt für Entsetzen In Berlin kam es zu erschreckenden Szenen, als pro-palästinensische Aktivisten bei einer Demonstration über Raketenangriffe auf Israel jubelten. Während in Israel Menschen durch Terroranschläge ermordet wurden, feierten in Neukölln und im Wedding Aktivisten öffentlich die Gewalt. Die israelische Botschaft verstärkte daraufhin die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen. Experten warnen vor einer zunehmenden Radikalisierung in Deutschland, die sowohl von arabisch-muslimischen Gruppen als auch von linksradikalen Netzwerken ausgeht. Antisemitische Äußerungen und Feindseligkeiten gegen Israel nehmen seit dem 7. Oktober deutlich zu.

Islam, The Untold Story - Tom Holland

Jul 16, 2021 | Tom Holland's "Islam, The Untold Story", a documentary for Channel 4, aired in August 2012 (all rights reserved Channel 4)

Tom Holland points to the "black hole" of the origins of Islam and investigates like a detective the inconsistencies of Muslim tradition, the absence of ancient sources, the absence of any mention of Muhammad or Mecca before the end of the 7th century. He meets specialists, researchers, archaeologists, scholars (Patricia Crone, Fred Donner, Guy Stroumsa, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Tali Erickson-Gini), visits the places, looks at the ruins, the artifacts, the historical material and compares with the traditionnal Islamic narrative.

Young Finnish Men Baffle Experts by Embracing Monastic Life

YAHOO! NEWS: Early starts, strict routines and discipline: more and more young men in Finland are being drawn to the rigours of monastic life and its conservative values.

In such a secular and progressive country, where experts had expected the young to be less religious, Christianity has been gaining ground -- among young men at least.

Inside the dazzling white Valamo monastery, the country's only Eastern Orthodox abbey, the day begins at 6:00 am with prayers, followed by breakfast and chores. Life here is much as it has been for hundreds of years.

But despite the spartan life, the brotherhood has been growing fast, expanding from around 10 monks to 18 in a few years. » | Anna Korkman | Monday, September 16, 2024

Video here.

Why Britain's Dark Ages Remain Shrouded in Mystery | King Arthur's Britain | Timeline

May 15, 2017 | Francis Pryor examines the relics of the Dark Ages to build a fuller picture of this much-maligned era. Popular belief has always held that the departure of the Romans led to barbarism in Britain, but archaeological finds have shed light on a cultured, literate society that embraced the growing Romanised Christian religion and embarked on a profitable trading relationship with the Byzantine Empire.

Sheep-farming archaeologist, Francis Pryor, presents a brand new historical series which explores Britain A.D, the British national character and the ultimate British icon King Arthur.

Finding new and previously unexplained evidence, Francis Pryor overturns the idea that Britain reverted to a state of anarchy and disorder after the Romans left in 410 AD. Instead of doom and gloom Francis discovers a continuous culture that assimilated influences from as far a field as the Middle East and Constantinople. Through scrutinising the myth of King Arthur to find out what was really going on when the Romans left, Francis is confronted by evidence that confounds traditional views of the 'Dark Ages'. There was also no invasion of bloodthirsty Anglo Saxons, rampaging across the countryside. With new archaeological evidence Francis discovers a far more interesting story.

Timeline: What Was the Nazi's "Book of Power"? | Documentary

Sep 17, 2024 | Heinrich Himmler sent his SS solders to locate a treasure so valuable to Nazi ideology that it must be recovered at all costs. The item they are searching for is an ancient manuscript, a perfect copy of a book written nearly two thousand years before in Rome which the Nazis call the birth certificate for the German race. The book is known as the Germania; for the Nazis it is the "Book of Power".

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October 2, 2024

Dimitra’s Dishes : Pull-apart Spanakopita & Chicken Sliders

Oct 2, 2024

Get the recipe here.

Jon Danzig: True Tories Were Remainers

October 2, 2024 | Conservative leader wannabes: have you forgotten what your party in power used to stand for regarding Europe? For most of the past seven decades, Tory governments did more than any other to bring our country closer to our continent.

Current Tory leader hopefuls are tw*ts! (Supply the vowel of your choice!) Britain’s place is in the EU. Churchill would be absolutely appalled by these current Tory wannabees! What a pathetic bunch! We are Europeans. Suck it up! – © Mark Alexander

NZZ Format : Plötzlich Kahl (2021)

Oct 2, 2024 | Mehr als 80 Prozent der Männer in Europa sind im Laufe ihres Lebens von Haarausfall betroffen. Ein Drittel der 30-Jährigen haben heute mindestens eine Halbglatze. Dementsprechend boomt das Geschäft mit Haartransplantationen, genauso wuchert die Palette von vermeintlichen Haarwuchsmitteln. Doch der Wunsch eines Lebens ohne Glatze treibt viele Männer auch zu Medikamenten, deren Nachwirkungen oft unterschätzt werden. Der Traum von der Haarpracht wurde für sie zum Albtraum. NZZ Format hat einige Männer bei ihrer Suche nach mehr Haar begleitet. Und einen, der mit seiner Glatze gut leben kann.

Der salafistische Hassprediger »Abbes Chihi«: Hass, Hetze und Gewalt | SPIEGEL TV

Oct 2, 2024 | Er sympathisiert mit Terrorchef Osama bin Laden, hetzt gegen Ungläubige und schlägt seine Frau: Trotzdem ist Abbes Chihi, der Imam einer Bremer Moschee, noch immer im Land. Gegen seine Abschiebung setzt er sich seit drei Jahren zur Wehr. Jetzt musste der salafistische Hassprediger mal wieder vor Gericht.

CBS News Vice Presidential Debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz | Full Video

Oct 2, 2024 | Watch the full vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz that aired on CBS News on Oct. 1, 2024.

Vance vs. Walz: Die wichtigsten Momente des TV-Duells der Vizepräsidentschaftskandidaten

Oct 2, 2024 | Die US-Vizepräsidentschaftskandidaten diskutierten über Zuwanderung, Abtreibungen und Israel. Die wichtigsten Momente im Video.

REACTION: Walz-Vance VP Debate | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Oct 2, 2024 | Steve Schmidt breaks down the biggest moments of tonight's Vice Presidential debate highlighting the best bites, the worst answers and what it all means for the election.

Rowan Atkinson Just Obliterates Keir Starmer: "Why Won’t He Listen?"

Sep 23, 2024 | Imagine being arrested for calling a police force "gay" or for criticizing a religion—it sounds absurd, but it's happening today. In a thought-provoking speech, Rowan Atkinson, best known as Mr. Bean, exposes these shocking incidents and their wider implications for free speech. He argues that our freedom to express opinions is under serious threat, explaining why this issue is more critical now than ever. Stay tuned as we hear from Atkinson himself and explore the growing dangers to free expression in the modern world.

Peter Stefanovic: Jenrick’s Latest Propaganda Video Is Absurd, Inflammatory & Divisive. Hold onto Your Seats

Oct 1, 2024

Brexit has done the Tories in! Their fate is that of the Whigs and the dodo before them. There appears to be no coming back from this debacle. The Tories are a spent force. It’s Brexit “what done it”! Serves the tw*ts right! (Please use the vowel of your own choosing!)

So now we are lumbered with Starmer’s far-left administration: an administration determined to strip us Brits of our freedom of speech and many other rights and freedoms as well. My God! What a mess this post-Brexit country is in! Soon, a Brit won’t be able to smoke a cigarette in a beer garden, or say the truth about Islam! — © Mark Alexander

In Full: Julian Assange Makes First Public Statement since Prison Release

Oct 1, 2024 | Julian Assange says he was freed after years of incarceration because he "pled guilty to journalism". "I am not free today because the system worked," the Australian WikiLeaks founder said during an address to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday — his first public remarks since he was released from prison.

He has been giving evidence to its Parliamentary Assembly, which includes parliamentarians from 46 European countries, on his detention and conviction and their effects on human rights.

Israeli Military Says Iran Has Launched Missiles towards Israel | BBC News

Oct 1, 2024 | Israel's military said missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel "a short while ago", with sirens heard across the country.

It comes after the US warned earlier that a missile strike from Iran could be imminent.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) urged Israelis to "remain alert and precisely follow the home front command's instructions".

Attaque à l'arme blanche à Zurich : 3 enfants blessés dont un grièvement par un jeune Chinois

LE FIGARO : L’homme de 23 ans a attaqué de très jeunes enfants qui se rendaient dans une garderie. Ses motivations ne sont pas connues pour le moment.

Un jeune Chinois de 23 ans a attaqué ce mardi à l'arme blanche de très jeunes enfants qui se rendaient dans une garderie à Zurich en Suisse, faisant trois blessés dont un grièvement, a indiqué la police municipale. Un garçon «blessé grièvement» ainsi que deux garçons de 5 ans «moins grièvement touchés» ont reçu les premiers soins sur place puis ont été transportés à l'hôpital, précise la police dans un communiqué, ajoutant que le «Chinois de 23 ans a été arrêté». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mardi 1 octobre 2024

Femmes djihadistes: «Les femmes radicalisées ne sont pas différentes des hommes»

Oct 1, 2024 | Tout aussi dangereuses que les hommes, les femmes représentent aujourd'hui un tiers des personnes fichées pour radicalisation en France. La France est d'ailleurs le pays qui envoie le plus grand nombre de femmes en Syrie. Les autorités françaises ont-elles été aveugles face à ce phénomène ? Les réponses de Louise El Yafi, avocate, essayiste, auteur de «La femme est un islamiste comme les autres» (Les Éditions du Cerf)

Eggs Benedict | Akis Petretzikis

Jan 26, 2023

Get the recipe here.

Darryl Cooper: The True History of the Jonestown Cult, WWII, and How Winston Churchill Ruined Europe

Sep 2, 2024 | “Darryl Cooper may be the best and most honest popular historian in the United States. His latest project is the most forbidden of all: trying to understand World War Two.” – Tucker Carlson

This is the controversial interview referred to by Sir Niall Ferguson in the video below. I am posting this not because I agree with it — I haven’t even had time yet to watch it all the way through! — but to put Sir Niall Ferguson’s criticism of it in context. – Mark

“Tucker Has Become an Enabler of Fascists” - Sir Niall Ferguson

Sep 18, 2024 | Sir Niall Ferguson is a Scottish-American historian who serves as the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. Ferguson writes and lectures on international history, economic history, financial history and the history of the British Empire and American imperialism. He is the author of more than 16 books, including, ‘Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World’ (2003), ‘The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World’ (2008) and ‘Civilization

The answer is not to bring Africa to Europe. The answer is for women to start preferring motherhood over careers again! That is the solution! Feminism has created so many of the West's problems. – © Mark Alexander

Untold Story of the American Hitler - George Lincoln Rockwell - Forgotten History

Sep 11, 2024 | Nazism in the United States is nothing new. In fact, it was born in the 1930s with the German American Bund grew to disturbing levels. But after WW II the American Nazi movement was resurrected by a war veteran who was perhaps even more radically bent than Bund and who idolized Adolf Hitler, George Lincoln Rockwell.

Written and hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production.

The Churches Response to Islamisation in Europe | Panel Discussion

Sep 27, 2024

Islam is seductive to young men, especially because Islam is a muscular religion. It is muscular and masculine. Islam has no concept of “turning the other cheek”; rather, it preaches an “eye for an eye’. It is easy to see its attraction for young men.

Go to a church on a Sunday these days and you are likely to find not many young men, but many elderly ladies. – © Mark Alexander

The Lincoln Project: Liar

Oct 1, 2024

Star Historian Issues Stunning Warning about Trump

August 12, 2024 | Interview: Brian interviews historian and star Substack writer , Heather Cox Richardson, who joins him to discuss the dangers of Trump’s agenda and how history shows us how that agenda will lead us into autocracy.

Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris "Mentally Disabled" | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Sep 30, 2024 | Donald Trump's attacks on Kamala Harris have always been excessive but his most recent comments calling her "mentally disabled" have taken things too far. Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's attacks and the Republican response trying to defend it.

The Choice 2024: Jonathan Karl (interview) | FRONTLINE

Sep 27, 2024 | Jonathan Karl is the chief Washington correspondent for ABC News and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. He is the author of multiple books, including Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show and Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party.

This interview was conducted by the Kirk Documentary Group’s Mike Wiser for FRONTLINE on March 7, 2024, prior to Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. It has been edited for clarity and length.

Ina Garten's Skillet Roasted Lemon Chicken | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network | Reupload

April 10, 2023 | Cook along with Ina as she shows how to make her skillet chicken brushed with a savory herb oil and roasted with lemon and white wine!

Please click here for the full recipe and then click on ‘more’.

Israel Tells US It Plans to Launch Limited Ground Incursion into Lebanon - US Official | BBC News

Sep 30, 2024 | Israel has told the US it plans to launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon as soon as Monday, a US official has said.

Hezbollah's deputy leader said it's ready for an Israeli ground offensive, as Israel continues air strikes across Lebanon.

It's the first speech by a high-ranking official since Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and Naim Qassem said the battle "may be long".

n Lebanon, officials said more than 1,000 have been killed in the past two weeks, while up to a million people may now be displaced.


That was a very powerful, short speech by Benjamin Netanyahu. True words! – © Mark Alexander

Brexit and the Empire: Is This the End of ‘Global Britain’? | DISPATCH | UK Politics Documentary

Sep 30, 2024

Britons who voted for Brexit were either duped by the system and the lies they were fed or were insane. Nobody in his right mind who has any understanding of economics would have voted to leave the largest single market in the whole world — a market which is right on our doorstep!

We Brits have paid a very high price for this INSANITY and ECONOMIC IGNORANCE. We have ended up poorer! Much poorer! People like Farage, Hannan & Co., and other clowns like them would belong in the stocks of their local public squares in an earlier age. Idiotic clowns all! Alas we, the people, must pay the very high price for the follies of the few. We have been forced to relinquish our rights as full-on citizens of Europe with all the attendant privileges. And for what in return? To become “subjects of the King”? What a trade-off! We even have an inferior passport now! Blue, it may be; but inferior it is for sure! How can Brits feel proud to be British anymore when the country is going to the dogs? – © Mark Alexander

Harry Nilsson : Without You | 1972 | HD

Jun 20, 2024 | Views on YouTube: 11,945,961