Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Charles Moore - Margaret Thatcher: A Free Market Legacy | Full Length
Margaret Thatcher: Peace & the EU
23 Apr 2024 | The European Community, now called the European Union, was started for one reason alone: to create lasting peace and security between its members following the most devastating war the world had ever known.
Don’t take my [Jon Danzig’s] word for it. This is what UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, said to the European Parliament on 9 December 198:
Don’t take my [Jon Danzig’s] word for it. This is what UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, said to the European Parliament on 9 December 198:
“70 years ago Europe had just experienced, on the battlefields of Verdun and the Somme, the bloodiest fighting, the most tragic waste of a generation, that the world has ever known. “The Second World War was to bring further heartbreak and destruction. “Our Community was conceived and constructed to ensure that this experience would never be repeated, to bring about a lasting peace within Western Europe, to replace antagonism with friendship and cooperation, to deepen and broaden Europe’s democratic tradition.” Mrs Thatcher added: “And let us never forget that the aftermath of war produced two great ideas which have shaped our destiny ever since. “One was the NATO Alliance, the other the European Community.”Throughout her premiership, and previously as an MP, and then leader of the Opposition, Mrs Thatcher was a strong supporter of the European Community project. In particular, she helped to design and promote the EU’s crown jewel: its Single Market, which has transformed and enriched the continent of Europe. …
Brexit Is a Failure
The creation of the Single Market was indeed Margaret Thatchers’s GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT. That know-nothing, self-aggrandizing , self-enriching charlatan, Farage, should be thoroughly ashamed of himself for dragging us out of the European Union and impoverishing the nation. — © Mark Alexander
Out of the Closet | LGBTQ+ During WWII | USC Shoah Foundation
22 Jun 2022 | Holocaust survivors and rescuers discuss being LGBTQ+ during World War II - a haunting time in history.
This USC Shoah Foundation testimony compilation features Susan Dregely (Jewish survivor), Bertram Schaffner (American soldier), Gad Beck (Jewish survivor), and Marion Pritchard (Dutch rescuer).
Please don’t be confused. This is not Pride Month. That’s in June. But these videos are showing up on my YouTube homepage, and they are very interesting, so I am sharing them with you. — µark
This USC Shoah Foundation testimony compilation features Susan Dregely (Jewish survivor), Bertram Schaffner (American soldier), Gad Beck (Jewish survivor), and Marion Pritchard (Dutch rescuer).
Please don’t be confused. This is not Pride Month. That’s in June. But these videos are showing up on my YouTube homepage, and they are very interesting, so I am sharing them with you. — µark
How the West Can Help the Iranian Revolution | William Hague
13 Jan 2026 | “The regime still has some fight in it yet.”
The Iranian regime needs to “fracture in some way” for it to “imminently fall”, says William Hague, who is “not optimistic” that this is the 'Berlin Wall moment' for Iran.
The Iranian regime needs to “fracture in some way” for it to “imminently fall”, says William Hague, who is “not optimistic” that this is the 'Berlin Wall moment' for Iran.
Omid Djalili: 'Iran Protests Are on a Different Level to Berlin Wall Coming Down'
"If you've got nothing to say than support the people of Iran, then shut the hell up."
British-Iranian comedian and actor Omid Djalili tells Times Radio he's barely slept as he compares the protests in Iran to a "completely different level" to the fall of the Berlin Wall
British-Iranian comedian and actor Omid Djalili tells Times Radio he's barely slept as he compares the protests in Iran to a "completely different level" to the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Nazi Persecution of Gay People | Reupload
What's behind Germany's Strategic Pivot toward the Global South? | DW News
Monday, January 12, 2026
Full Interview: Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
Steve Schmidt: Kristi Noem Is Pathetic and Dangerous
Cette photo parle d'elle-même !
Spanish Police Seize 10 Tonnes of Cocaine Hidden in Ship Off Canary Islands
THE GUARDIAN: Haul represents country’s largest seizure at sea, with officers digging bales out from vast amount of salt
Spanish police have made their largest seizure of cocaine at sea after finding almost 10 tonnes of the drug hidden among a cargo of salt on a merchant ship off the Canary Islands.
Detectives and anti-drug prosecutors investigating a multinational criminal group alleged to be exporting “enormous quantities” of cocaine from South America to Europe had identified a suspect ship that had set off from Brazil, the Policía Nacional said in a statement on Monday.
Last week, officers from the force’s elite special group of operations boarded the vessel as it lay 332 miles (535km) off the Canary Islands, and seized almost 300 bales of cocaine that had been buried in a shipment of salt. Thirteen people were arrested and the ship, which had run out of fuel, was towed to port in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Monday, January 12, 2026
Spanish police have made their largest seizure of cocaine at sea after finding almost 10 tonnes of the drug hidden among a cargo of salt on a merchant ship off the Canary Islands.
Detectives and anti-drug prosecutors investigating a multinational criminal group alleged to be exporting “enormous quantities” of cocaine from South America to Europe had identified a suspect ship that had set off from Brazil, the Policía Nacional said in a statement on Monday.
Last week, officers from the force’s elite special group of operations boarded the vessel as it lay 332 miles (535km) off the Canary Islands, and seized almost 300 bales of cocaine that had been buried in a shipment of salt. Thirteen people were arrested and the ship, which had run out of fuel, was towed to port in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. » | Sam Jones in Madrid | Monday, January 12, 2026
Greenland Says It Cannot Accept US Takeover ‘Under Any Circumstances’
THE GUARDIAN: Self-governing island stresses it is member of Nato, which is looking at improving Arctic defences, through Denmark
Greenland’s government has said it “cannot under any circumstances accept” Donald Trump’s desire to take control of Greenland, as Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, said the organisation was working on ways to bolster Arctic security.
At the start of a critical week for the vast Arctic island, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, the US president restated his interest in the strategically located, mineral-rich territory, saying the US would take it “one way or the other”.
The US president has rocked the EU and Nato by refusing to rule out military force to seize Greenland, which is covered by many of their protections since Denmark belongs to both.
Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, and her Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, are due to meet the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, in Washington on Wednesday.
Denmark, which has pointed out that a 1951 treaty already allows the US to significantly expand its military presence in the territory, has repeatedly said Greenland is not up for grabs and it hopes a diplomatic solution can be found.
Greenland’s government said on Monday that the island was “part of the kingdom of Denmark” and “as part of the Danish commonwealth, a member of Nato”. It would increase its efforts to ensure its defence took place “in the Nato framework”, it said. » | Jon Henley, and Amanda Bryant | Monday, January 12, 2026
Message to Trump: Keep your filthy mitts off Greenland! Greenlanders don't want to be Americans. Get it? — © Mark Alexander
Greenland’s government has said it “cannot under any circumstances accept” Donald Trump’s desire to take control of Greenland, as Nato’s secretary general, Mark Rutte, said the organisation was working on ways to bolster Arctic security.
At the start of a critical week for the vast Arctic island, a largely self-governing part of Denmark, the US president restated his interest in the strategically located, mineral-rich territory, saying the US would take it “one way or the other”.
The US president has rocked the EU and Nato by refusing to rule out military force to seize Greenland, which is covered by many of their protections since Denmark belongs to both.
Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, and her Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, are due to meet the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, in Washington on Wednesday.
Denmark, which has pointed out that a 1951 treaty already allows the US to significantly expand its military presence in the territory, has repeatedly said Greenland is not up for grabs and it hopes a diplomatic solution can be found.
Greenland’s government said on Monday that the island was “part of the kingdom of Denmark” and “as part of the Danish commonwealth, a member of Nato”. It would increase its efforts to ensure its defence took place “in the Nato framework”, it said. » | Jon Henley, and Amanda Bryant | Monday, January 12, 2026
Message to Trump: Keep your filthy mitts off Greenland! Greenlanders don't want to be Americans. Get it? — © Mark Alexander
The Trump Report: ‘This Is Full-blown Authoritarianism’ | Scott Lucas Analyses Trump’s First Week of 2026
The Auctioneers: How Jewish Property Was Sold Off under Nazism | Full Documentary
31 May 2025 | With the pogroms in 1938/39, the systematic antisemitism of the Nazis broke through. This led to incomparable violence and despotism towards Jewish citizens. The events, that reached their first peak in the Reichspogromnacht but continued for years afterwards, also led to a massive wave of expropriation. The vast monetary and material values taken from the Jews are beyond imagination. But they’ve been documented meticulously in the books of a then booming industry: the auctioneers.
They were the exploiters of Jewish property, from industrial enterprises to silver spoons: tax inspectors and bailiffs, pawnbrokers, and auctioneers. Especially the latter are among the major profiteers of the Holocaust. Their files, which in many cities only now have been made accessible, paint a new and more detailed picture of the persecution of Jews in Germany.
The accuracy, with which events have been documented, allows telling this story with the means of historical data journalism for the first time ever, putting private stories in perspective with the main developments in Nazi-Germany
“The Auctioneers” is a hunt for relics of the past that leads from private property to everyday life between 1938 and 1944, to those who’ve profited most from the property transfers, and finally to some sort of economic balance of the Holocaust.
Documentary: The Auctioneers: Profiting From the Holocaust (2018)
Directed by Jan N.Lorenzen
Production: Hoferichter & Jacobs, ARD, MDR
The currency exchange for the Reichsmark against the US dollar in the Thirties was as follows:
Around 1930 – 1931, there were approximately 4.2 Reichsmarks to the US dollar. (With one or two slight variations.)
From the mid to late Thirties, the Nazi regime implemented currency controls, so the exchange rate moved closer to 2.5 Reichsmarks to the US dollar. – Mark
They were the exploiters of Jewish property, from industrial enterprises to silver spoons: tax inspectors and bailiffs, pawnbrokers, and auctioneers. Especially the latter are among the major profiteers of the Holocaust. Their files, which in many cities only now have been made accessible, paint a new and more detailed picture of the persecution of Jews in Germany.
The accuracy, with which events have been documented, allows telling this story with the means of historical data journalism for the first time ever, putting private stories in perspective with the main developments in Nazi-Germany
“The Auctioneers” is a hunt for relics of the past that leads from private property to everyday life between 1938 and 1944, to those who’ve profited most from the property transfers, and finally to some sort of economic balance of the Holocaust.
Documentary: The Auctioneers: Profiting From the Holocaust (2018)
Directed by Jan N.Lorenzen
Production: Hoferichter & Jacobs, ARD, MDR
The currency exchange for the Reichsmark against the US dollar in the Thirties was as follows:
Around 1930 – 1931, there were approximately 4.2 Reichsmarks to the US dollar. (With one or two slight variations.)
From the mid to late Thirties, the Nazi regime implemented currency controls, so the exchange rate moved closer to 2.5 Reichsmarks to the US dollar. – Mark
Iran ‘Prepared’ for US War as Trump Mulls Intervention after Deadly Protests
Donald Trump says he is considering ‘strong options’ to intervene in Iran as rights groups say at least 500 protesters have been killed during anti-government demonstrations and thousands more detained.
In response, Iran’s foreign minister says the country ‘is not seeking war but is fully prepared for war.’
The uprising began a fortnight ago after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar staged a strike over rocketing inflation and regime repression, according to rights groups.
In response, Iran’s foreign minister says the country ‘is not seeking war but is fully prepared for war.’
The uprising began a fortnight ago after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar staged a strike over rocketing inflation and regime repression, according to rights groups.
How This Gay, Jewish Man Was Saved from the Nazis by a Muslim Woman | NowThis
Gay Pride: Queer Life in 1934 Germany | Albrecht Becker | USC Shoah Foundation
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)