What History Won't Forget About Trump

Jun 18, 2026 | Donald Trump recently turned 80, marking eight decades of a life that has fractured the West, elevated its enemies, and trapped us in a post-truth nightmare.

In this video, I look at his legacy, analyzing how he actively weaponized the rot in US politics to build a dangerous cult. Turning the White House into a trashy cage-fighting spectacle perfectly encapsulates the cultural decay he has brought to the US.

By dismantling historic democratic guardrails, he has cleared the path for an ever more authoritarian state where his word is law, forcing an entire movement to substitute destructive delusions for objective reality.

I also look at his record, from his long-standing ties to his former bestie Jeffrey Epstein to the unprecedented corruption of his second term (which is even worse than his first one).

Trump has presided over the most lucrative presidency in US history, shamelessly using the Oval Office to enrich himself by billions through family crypto scams, all while causing inflation with tariffs and weaponizing ICE into a domestic force of terror.

From his ongoing betrayal of Ukraine, and reckless handling of Taiwan, to his catastrophic war with Iran (which he lost), I break down how he has alienated democratic allies and bowed to hostile autocrats. He has left the US poorer, more polarized, more hated, less feared, and less respected, while actively sabotaging national safety from the top down.

What do you think about the path the country is on? How much longer will this era of Trump last, and who will replace him?

Share your thoughts and predictions in the comments on YouTube; I will try to answer most of them.


I am glad I am not alone in my assessment of Trump. I, too, have said that Trump is garbage. Trash! He has done his best to ruin the West. He has totally weakened the West. Trump is so bad as a president that it is hard to think of anything positive to say about either him or his presidency. Joni Askola is absolutely spot on in his assessment of America’s worst president ever. The sooner Americans grow up and start electing a man or woman worthy of the office of president, the better. America’s future, and the West’s, depend on it. — © Mark Alexander

Donald Trump Is a Decrepit Narcissist Who Has Lost Control of Himself and His MAGA Coalition.

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Moscow Oil Refinery Struck in Ukraine’s Biggest Air Raid on City since Start of War

THE GUARDIAN: Kyiv says attack, which also forced evacuation at Russia’s biggest airport, was in response to strike on historic monastery

Ukrainian drones have hit several locations across Moscow in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting a major ⁠oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport.

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, described the attack as a response to Russia’s striking of a historic Kyiv monastery complex earlier this week.

“We do not want this war and never did,” Zelenskyy said in a voice message to journalists. “But if Ukraine is going to burn, your Moscow will burn too … It is time to end the aggression, time to end this war.” » | Peter Beaumont in Kyiv and Pjotr Sauer | Thursday, June 18, 2026

Gavin Newsom: »Donald Trump ist der korrupteste Präsident der US-Geschichte« | DER SPIEGEL

Jun 17, 2026 | Kampfansage an seinen Widersacher: Kaliforniens Gouverneur geht den US-Präsidenten in einem Video hart an und spricht von politischer Verfolgung. Berichten zufolge laufen tatsächlich Ermittlungen gegen Newsom.

Trump hätte schon längst im Gefängnis sitzen müssen, aber die Amerikaner hatten nicht den Mut, das Richtige zu tun. Die Welt musste deshalb die schrecklichen Folgen tragen. — © Mark Alexander

Der Iran-Deal im Wortlaut: Diese 14 Punkte haben Trump und Teheran vereinbart

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Das neue Abkommen soll den Krieg beenden und die Straße von Hormus wieder öffnen. Die Berliner Zeitung dokumentiert die 14 Punkte in deutscher Fassung.

Dieser Screenshot stammt aus diesem Artikel. | Irans Präsident Massud Peseschkian. Das neue Abkommen mit den USA umfasst 14 Punkte. | © Foad Ashtari/imago
Die USA und der Iran haben ein 14 Punkte umfassendes Rahmenabkommen zur Beendigung ihres Krieges unterzeichnet. Die Vereinbarung trägt nach Angaben der Nachrichtenagentur Reuters den Titel „Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran“.

Das Dokument soll die Grundlage für Verhandlungen über ein endgültiges Friedensabkommen bilden. Die Gespräche sollen nach Angaben von Reuters am Freitag in der Schweiz beginnen und zunächst 60 Tage dauern. Viele der schwierigsten Streitfragen, darunter die Zukunft des iranischen Atomprogramms, werden in dem Memorandum nicht endgültig gelöst, sondern auf die nächste Verhandlungsrunde verschoben.

Reuters veröffentlichte den Text, der von einem ranghohen US-Regierungsvertreter vor Journalisten verlesen wurde. Die Berliner Zeitung dokumentiert die 14 Punkte in deutscher Fassung. » | Alexander Schmalz | Donnerstag, 18. Juni 2026

« Send them home ! » : pourquoi le peuple britannique se révolte dans la rue contre l’immigration

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article du Figaro. | Un manifestant anti-immigration face à un policier à Glasgow (Ecosse),le 13 juin 2026. JEFF J MITCHELL / Getty Images via AFP
LE FIGARO : ENQUÊTE - Longtemps présenté comme un pays de modération civique, le Royaume-Uni voit surgir une colère populaire de plus en plus violente contre l’immigration, unique en Europe. Entre faits divers meurtriers, scandale des grooming gangs, sentiment de déclassement et percée de Nigel Farage, le pays accuse ses élites d’avoir trahi le contrat national.

Belfast, Southampton, Glasgow, Londres, du nord au sud du royaume, du cœur de l’Angleterre à l’Irlande du Nord, court régulièrement une vague de colère. À chaque crime commis par une personne d’origine étrangère, la rue s’enflamme et les manifestations se muent parfois en violentes émeutes. Cette protestation musclée est la face spectaculaire d’un rejet de « l’immigration de masse » chez une partie grandissante de la population britannique. Un phénomène d’une ampleur inédite en Europe.

Partout, les slogans se ressemblent ou se répondent. « Nous ne nous soumettrons jamais », disent les banderoles brandies dans les rues de Glasgow, après l’attaque au couteau perpétrée à Belfast la semaine dernière par un réfugié soudanais. « Résistons à cette nouvelle attaque d’envahisseurs contre notre peuple », exhorte Tommy Robinson - de son vrai nom Stephen Yaxley-Lennon -, la figure de proue de la nouvelle extrême droite anglaise. « Justice pour Henry », scandent les manifestants de Southampton, en écho à la mort de Henry Nowak, ce jeune étudiant menotté par la police alors qu’il agonisait, après avoir été accusé à tort d’injures racistes par son meurtrier, un sikh. » | Par Arnaud De La Grange, correspondant à Londres | mercredi 17 juin 2026

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Trump Signs Iran Peace Plan, Claiming Deal Averts ‘Worldwide Depression’

THE GUARDIAN: Details of the 14-point agreement revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to Tehran

This screenshot is from this Guardian article. | President Trump signs the memorandum of understanding with Iran at palace of Versailles. Photograph: The White House YouTube
Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a “major win” for the United States – even as it made significant political and financial concessions to Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and prevent a “worldwide depression”.

In extraordinary remarks on Wednesday, Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with a new wave of attacks to suggesting the country had basic rights to enrich uranium for civilian use, that he would not pressure Tehran to abandon its ballistic missiles programme and the US was “going to have to give back” billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets.

Those remarks, as well as the full text of the agreement – which was hailed by the Hezbollah chief, Naim Qassem, as a “great victory” – are likely to fuel anger in Israel and among hardliners in the Republican party who had urged Trump not to make a deal with Tehran.

Iran’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed the agreement on Wednesday from Tehran. The US vice-president, JD Vance, is also expected to sign the deal at a more formal ceremony in Geneva on Friday.

Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said: “The agreement is a record of US failure. People will see it and judge.”

Defending the deal, Trump said no US president had ever been as tough on Iran as him, and “there is nothing as smart as the market – and the market loves it”. » | Andrew Roth in Washington and Patrick Wintour in Évian-les-Bains | Thursday, June 18, 2026

If Trump really is averting a “worldwide depression” with this signing of the MOU, and one cannot doubt that the world was in danger of, and could still well be in danger of experiencing a worldwide depression, it will/would be a depression of Trump and Netanyahu’s own making!

Fact is, Trump has LOST this war for America and Americans. VICTORY belongs to Iran and Iranians. Moreover, and very importantly and significantly, because of his folly and extremely poor geopolitical judgment, Trump has given Iran and the Mullahs the prestige of being a new world power! So much for the ART of Trump’s DEALs!

Welcome to the NEW WORLD ORDER!

This must surely be the high price a nation pays for electing into the highest office in the land a man who is not only incompetent and inexperienced in geopolitics, but who is also in the throes of brain rot, caused by galloping dementia! — © Mark Alexander

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Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulity: G7 leaders and mediator Pakistan hailed the release of the memorandum of understanding, views that were not widely shared in Israel and among US Republicans »

The Great Billionaire Theft of America: Musk, the Ellisons, and a Bipartisan Posse with Gil Duran

Jun 15, 2026 | Journalist and author Gil Duran joins Wajahat Ali to examine how billionaire influence has transformed American politics, media, and public life.

From Elon Musk and Larry Ellison to powerful tech investors and corporate donors, a small group of ultra-wealthy individuals now wield extraordinary influence over elections, public policy, information systems, and the economy.

Waj and Gil explore how both major political parties have increasingly relied on wealthy donors, why corporate power continues to expand regardless of election outcomes, and whether America is drifting toward a new era of oligarchic rule.

Has democracy been outspent by billionaires—or can ordinary citizens still reclaim power from the elite?

Ambassador John Bolton on Why the Iran War Is Nothing But a US ‘Political Defeat’

Jun 17, 2026 | Andrew Marr speaks to Ambassador John Bolton and Exiled Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, about whether the US-Iran peace deal actually marks the end of the conflict.

Bolton sees it as less of a ‘peace deal’ and more a ‘political surrender’. Despite Trump’s attempts to spin the narrative, the Ambassador thinks it’s a ‘significant political defeat’ for the US.

Donald Trump has said he doesn’t believe in Iranian regime change but warned 'all hell will rain down' if it breaks a newly agreed peace deal.

Speaking at the G7 conference today, the US president threatened to continue their bombing campaign if Iran ‘doesn’t behave’.

Speaking from the perspective of Iran, Reza Pahlavi says the ‘fight is not over’ until the complete liberation of his people from the IRGC.

A Shock Netanyahu Didn’t See Coming — Now Israel Is At Risk | Prof Jeffrey Sachs

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🌈 “6 Incredible Gay Movies & Series You Need to Watch Right Now!”

Jun 17, 2026 | Looking for your next LGBTQ+ movie or series? In this video, we're exploring three powerful stories that every gay film fan should add to their watchlist.

Verbotene Liebe - Von der Todesstrafe zur Ehe für alle

May 22, 2021 | 50 Jahre nach der Aufhebung des Totalverbots der Homosexualität blickt die neue ORF-III-Dokumentation „Verbotene Liebe“ zurück auf die Geschichte der gleichgeschlechtlichen Liebe in Österreich. Es ist eine Geschichte des Versteckens und Verbergens. Es ist die Geschichte von Menschen, die lange Zeit selbst gar keine Geschichte haben durften. Wie ist es gelungen, dass aus Unterdrückung Selbstbewusstsein wurde und aus Doppelleben Sichtbarkeit? Und ist es überhaupt möglich, dass aus einem Tabu Normalität wird?

In der Dokumentation von Peter Fässlacher kommen prominente Gesprächspartnerinnen und Gesprächspartner zu Wort, die den Weg zur Gleichstellung aus historischer, fachlicher wie persönlicher Sicht kommentieren: Schauspieler und Moderator Günter Tolar, Rechtsphilosophin Elisabeth Holzleithner, Co-Leiter von „QWIEN“ (Zentrum für queere Geschichte) Hannes Sulzenbacher, Aktivistin und Autorin Marty Huber, Moderator und Schauspieler Alfons Haider, Film- und Kulturwissenschaftlerin Andrea Braidt sowie Rechtsanwalt und Präsident des „LAMBDA“-Rechtskomitees Helmut Graupner.

Homosexualität in der Kirche: "Viele Mönche führen ein Doppelleben" | Podcast Tabubruch | MDR

Oct 2, 2021 | Fast dreißig Jahre lang war Anselm Bilgri Benediktinermönch. Heute ist er mit einem Mann verheiratet und aus der römisch-katholischen Kirche ausgetreten. Sex und Kirche? Immer noch ein Tabuthema, sagt er.
Dieser Podcast darf nicht an anderen Websites eingebettet werden. Man kann es nur an YouTube selbst zugehört. — Mark

Archaeologists Uncover the Oldest Recorded Queer Couple — in Egypt

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Andrew Believes ‘His Days May Be Numbered’ as He Continues to Be Shunned over Epstein Scandal

Jun 13, 2026 | News Corp columnist Angela Mollard claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor believes “his days may be numbered” as he lives in exile following explosive allegations over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

“He does believe his days may be numbered,” she said.

“He said he wants to be buried next to his mother when he dies. Will the King want him in the family plot? Like so much about the monarchy, it remains to be seen.”

Not All Skinny: The French Do Get Fat • FRANCE 24 English

Jun 17, 2026 | With the French healthcare system now reimbursing the anti-obesity drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro, we explain what the strict conditions are to benefit from them. We discuss France's rates of obesity and the areas where they're highest. Finally, we discuss the common stereotype that French people don't get fat. While not true, it does contain a sliver of truth when comparing France to other EU nations.

David Hockney Dead at 88 | Donald Trump, MrBeast & Elton John Pay Tribute to Art Legend

Jun 13, 2026 | The art world has lost one of its most brilliant and beloved figures. David Hockney, the iconic British painter whose vibrant swimming pools, Yorkshire landscapes, and iPad portraits redefined contemporary art for more than seven decades, died peacefully on June 11, 2026, at age 88 — just one month shy of his 89th birthday.

Donald Trump Is on His Last Legs | Steve Schmidt

Jun 17, 2026 | Donald Trump's health is deteriorating at an alarming rate. Steve Schmidt breaks down Trump's shocking physical collapse and why JD Vance is not fit to replace him.

I wouldn’t trust JD Vance any more than I would trust a viper! Having Trump at the helm has been, is, and will continue to be bad enough. Having JD Vance at the helm would be an even bigger nightmare! He is also an incessant liar. If he ever becomes POTUS, it will be one of the greatest career trajectories in history: from son of a junky to the White House! Wow! Talk about aiming for the stars… — a journey from the abyss to the stratosphere! — © Mark Alexander

It’s Going Down Very Badly’ - Trump Faces Backlash after Iran Deal Leaked

Jun 17, 2026 | A leaked copy of Donald Trump’s deal with Iran appears to show the president facilitating a $300 billion fund for the Islamic Republic, but Trump has denied that the US will be putting even “10 cents” into the fund as he spoke to reporters at the G7 summit in Evian.

Either way, he has faced a fierce backlash from hawkish Republicans, with Senator Lindsey Graham comparing the deal to a marshall plan for Germany “with the Nazis still in charge”.

So, what is exactly in the memorandum of understanding and what’s next for Iran, America and the rest of the world watching on?

Kate Middleton en jaune soleil : l’astre qui illumine le Royal Ascot

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article de Madame Figaro. | Kate Middleton lors du deuxième jour du Royal Ascot 2026. (Ascot, le 17 juin 2026.) Samir Hussein/WireImage
LE FIGARO : Après deux ans d’absence, la princesse de Galles a de nouveau foulé le gazon du fameux hippodrome ce mercredi 17 juin... et dans une tenue qui ne passait pas inaperçue.

Le jaune serait-il la couleur favorite de la princesse de Galles ? Cette question est sur toutes les lèvres après l’apparition de Kate Middleton au Royal Ascot dans une robe jaune soleil ce mercredi, deux jours seulement après avoir arboré une tenue jaune beurre pour commémorer l’Ordre de la Jarretière. Pour ce deuxième jour des fameuses courses hippiques sous le signe de l’élégance et de la distinction, la mère de George, Charlotte et Louis s’est rendue sur place accompagnée de son mari le prince William, du roi Charles III et de la reine Camilla mais aussi de sa mère Carole Middleton ainsi que de sa belle-sœur, la française Alizée Thevenet. » | Par Axelle Dusart | mercredi 17 juin 2026

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Princess of Wales back at Ascot after cancer treatment: Catherine arrives for second day of races with Prince of Wales »

Addictions, viols et violences : la vie dissolue de Marius Borg Hoiby, le prince « le plus détesté » de Norvège

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article du Figaro. | Marius Borg Hoiby a été arrêté en 2024. Il est jugé, dans un procès qui aura duré sept semaines, pour plusieurs délits et crimes dont viols, violences et transport de drogue. Splash News/ABACA
LE FIGARO : PORTRAIT - Fils d’une première union de l’épouse de l’héritier du trône, l’homme de 29 ans a été reconnu coupable ce lundi de deux des quatre viols dont il était accusé et condamné à une peine de quatre ans de prison ferme.

Depuis des années, l’affaire fascine la discrète Norvège. Entre rumeurs et confidences à des tabloïds, les frasques de Marius Borg Hoiby ont nourri la chronique, les accusations folles et les démentis secs. Le 3 mars dernier et pendant sept semaines, le procès du jeune homme de 29 ans s’est tenu devant un juge d’Oslo - ainsi que plusieurs centaines de journalistes du monde entier - et il a dû répondre d’une longue liste de délits et de crimes. Trente-neuf chefs d’accusation précisément, dont quatre viols, des violences répétées sur une ex-compagne, des violences routières, du transport de drogue…

Ce catalogue, bien que sidérant, n’aurait pas reçu autant d’attention si l’accusé n’était le fils de la princesse de Norvège, Mette-Marit, épouse du prince héritier Haakon. Marius n’est certes pas le descendant du prince. Il est né d’une première liaison de sa mère, alors serveuse, avec un financier. Mais il fait partie de la famille royale où il est entré à l’âge d’un peu moins de 5 ans, quand Mette-Marit a épousé Haakon. Adolescent, il se fait remarquer pour ses frasques. Pour fuir les médias qui l’accablent, il part aux États-Unis puis au Royaume-Uni avant de retrouver la Norvège où le jeune homme blond aux cheveux gominés continue sa vie dissolue de figure de la jeunesse dorée. Tout change avec son arrestation en 2024, puis son inculpation et son procès. Les débats vont dessiner un portrait bien plus sombre que celui d’un « gosse de riche » un peu rebelle : il transparaît que le jeune homme est toxicomane, violent et, semble-t-il, méprisant. Sa dérive ne semble pas près de s’arrêter. Le verdict, lundi matin, n’a étonné personne. Marius Borg Hoiby a été reconnu coupable de deux des quatre viols dont il était accusé et condamné à une peine de quatre ans de prison ferme. » | Par Tanguy Berthemet | lundi 15 juin 2026

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HUNGRY MAN KITCHEN : Turkish Stuffed Vine Leaves Rolls, Zeytinyagli Yaprak Sarma

Mar 10, 2023 | Stuffed grape vine leaves, a.k.a. (Zeytinyagli - cooked in olive oil / Vegan version) Yaprak Sarma is a classic dish known throughout Turkey, but especially popular on the Aegean coast and this version is the vegan version without meat in the stuffing and cooked in olive oil.

This flavorful dish features juicy grape leaves stuffed with a mouth-watering mixture of rice, fresh herbs, and spices, all simmered in a rich olive oil sauce.

As a note and clarification, in Turkish sarma refers to dishes with rolled or wrapped vegetables, whereas dolma refers to stuffed vegetables.


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Trump’s ‘Strategic Defeat’ as Iran Plans Strait of Hormuz Fees

Jun 17, 2026 | “Iran has really won this conflict.”

The agreement between the US and Iran still has a great deal of misunderstanding on both sides but Iran will be able to be compensated for the war via Strait of Hormuz fees, says former special envoy for the US State Department David Goldwyn.

David Goldwyn and Matthew Bryza were speaking to Carole Walker and Kait Borsay on Times Radio.

La Pologne et l’Allemagne signent un accord de défense

LE FIGARO : Dès juillet, des soldats allemands doivent aider la Pologne à renforcer sa frontière avec Kaliningrad dans le cadre du projet « Bouclier de l’Est ». En mer, cette coopération est cruciale pour protéger les infrastructures sous-marines essentielles.

Après la signature de traités de défense avec la France et le Royaume-Uni, Varsovie a paraphé mercredi avec Berlin un accord de sécurité aux ambitions réduites du fait des réticences historiques de la droite polonaise et du risque de veto présidentiel. Signé à Varsovie par les ministres de la Défense des deux pays, à l'occasion du 35e anniversaire du traité de bon voisinage de 1991, cet accord « ouvre de nouveaux champs de coopération, dans le domaine de la cybersécurité, de la responsabilité partagée, du commandement conjoint en mer Baltique, dans le domaine des nouvelles technologies, en particulier des activités spatiales », s'est félicité le ministre polonais de la Défense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 17 juin 2026

Trump Would Be 'Completely Bonkers' to Make This Next Move | Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Jun 17, 2026 | Former British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Maddie Hale to analyse Trump's proposed Iran deal, growing tensions with Benjamin Netanyahu, concerns that Iran's proxy groups could rearm and seek revenge, and whether the agreement leaves Tehran stronger while kicking key issues such as its nuclear programme and regional influence further down the road.

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Geschichte einer Verfolgung - Der "Schwulenparagraph" | dokus und reportagen

Mar 24, 2031 | Man nannte sie "die 175er". Verhaftet wurden diese Männer schon mal direkt beim Liebesspiel, nicht selten am Arbeitsplatz, oder die Polizei holte sie von zu Hause ab. Ein paar Stunden später saßen sie oft schon in Haft, die Kündigung vom Arbeitgeber ließ meist nicht lange auf sich warten. Ihr begangenes Verbrechen: einvernehmlicher Sex unter erwachsenen Männern. Damit verstießen sie gegen den Paragrafen 175.

Former NRL* Player Kane Evans Comes Out as Gay | ABC NEWS

Jun 9, 2026 | Kane Evans has become just the second professional NRL player to publicly come out as gay, following Ian Roberts in the 90s. The 34-year-old former Roosters, Eels and Warriors prop revealed keeping his sexuality a secret for so long drove him to addiction and homelessness. Advocates have praised Evans' bravery in coming out and urged sports leaders to ensure gay and bisexual players feel safe to be themselves.

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Verbotene Liebe - Homosexualität im NS-Regime | Reupload

Sep 19, 2015 | Gleichgeschlechtliche Liebe war in den Augen der Nazis entartete Sexualität. Tausende schwule Männer kamen in den Konzentrationslagern ums Leben. Das schwul-lesbische Filmfestival Pink Apple in Zürich widmete im Mai 2015 diesen verboteten Liebesgeschichten einen Schwerpunkt.

La Russie dit avoir accordé plus d'un millier de visas « anti-woke » en 2025, dont 140 pour des Français

LE FIGARO : La délivrance de ce visa concerne les ressortissants de pays « imposant des orientations idéologiques néolibérales destructrices qui sont contraires aux valeurs spirituelles et morales traditionnelles russes ».

Plus d'un millier d'étrangers ont obtenu un visa russe en 2025, pour leur adhésion aux « valeurs traditionnelles russes », a indiqué mercredi l'agence de presse étatique Ria Novosti, une initiative visant à affirmer les idées anti-libérales russes dans le contexte du conflit ukrainien. Selon le directeur du département consulaire du ministère des Affaires étrangères, Alexeï Klimov, 1.112 visas ont été délivrés à ce titre au cours de l'année passée. Selon le ministère des Affaires étrangères, la délivrance de ce visa concerne les ressortissants de pays « imposant des orientations idéologiques néolibérales destructrices qui sont contraires aux valeurs spirituelles et morales traditionnelles russe s». » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | mercredi 17 juin 2026

Ces visas « anti-woke » pourraient s'appeler la clé de la camisole de force des intolérants ! Ces gens sont attristés car ceux qui sont différents d'eux bénéficient de droits. En Russie, ce n'est pas leur cas. Ils se rendent donc en Russie, y trouvant refuge. Espérons que ces fanatiques ne finissent pas dans un goulag de Poutine en guise de châtiment ! — © Mark Alexander

Ghana's Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

This screenshot is from this BBC article. | Reverend John Ntim Fordjour, the Ghanian MP who sponsored the bill, speaks to media after it passed parliament
BBC: The parliament in Ghana has approved a new bill criminalising homosexuality and the promotion of LGBTQ+ activities.

It proposes that identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer be punished by up to three years' imprisonment. The bill also introduces a "duty to report" prohibited acts to police.

Religious leaders have pressured President John Dramani Mahama, who still needs to ratify the legislation, to strengthen anti-gay laws since he came to power last year.

The ban has been sharply criticised by international organisations, including Human Rights Watch, which said it placed LGBTQ+ peoples' lives at risk while also "encouraging citizens to surveil and denounce one another".

Same-sex relationships have been banned in Ghana under laws dating from the British colonial era.

In an address to parliament, the bill's sponsor Reverend John Ntim Fordjour said it would protect Ghanaian family and cultural values.

He said the new bans would make existing laws "more robust, more encompassing and more stringent in dealing with the practices of LGBTQI".

Anyone who identifies as an "ally", a general term for a supporter of LGBTQ+ people, could also face a prison sentence. » | Harry Sekulich and Thomas Naadi | Saturday, May 30, 2026

This reverend’s robe is pretty and colourful; his thoughts, alas, are ugly and dark! Clearly, he has been filling his head with fiction, myth, and fairy stories! His reading has clearly clouded his judgment.

When will these unenlightened, backward-thinking people ever learn that ALL of God’s children should be given their God-given right to pursue their own happiness, given the hand that God dealt them?

It is truly ignorant and benighted to imagine that the granting to gays of their rights to a life of happiness, peace, and harmony endangers family life in any way. Gays don’t want to dissolve family life; on the contrary, they merely wish to have the right to form their own families. A gay wants love and tenderness just as much as a straight person does. So why do these backward-thinking people wish to deny gays those same rights? The rights that straight people expect for themselves, and take for granted.

Being queer is not catching! Granting homosexuals rights does not detract from a heterosexual’s rights in any way whatsoever. Moreover, a straight person is not going to turn queer just because there are a few queers living amongst them in the community! People are born queer; it is not a lifestyle choice! Fact is, it was God’s choice for them to be that way in the first place. It was God’s choice if one is religious; and if one is not religious at all, then it was mother nature that made queers, queer. Either way, one cannot argue with God or Nature.

This is 2026. It is high time that you people grew up and learnt something about science. Stop believing in the fairy tales of yore, from books of dubious provenance, and start believing in scientific facts instead! If you do that, it will ensure the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people, queer or straight! And maximizing happiness should be our aim. — © Mark Alexander

Negativtrend auch in Deutschland: Akzeptanz für queere Menschen lässt weltweit nach

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TAGESSPIEGEL: In diesen Wochen feiert die queere Community und protestiert zugleich gegen Diskriminierung. Eine weltweite Umfrage macht deutlich, dass dies weiter nötig ist.

International sinkt einer Umfrage zufolge die gesellschaftliche Zustimmung für queer lebende Menschen. Einer internationalen Ipsos-Studie zufolge sagen nur noch 49 Prozent, queere Menschen sollten offen mit ihrer sexuellen Orientierung oder Geschlechtsidentität umgehen – ein Rückgang um sechs Prozentpunkte im Vergleich zu 2021. Lediglich 66 Prozent befürworten weltweit die Ehe oder rechtliche Anerkennung von gleichgeschlechtlichen Paaren, das waren acht Prozentpunkte weniger als vor fünf Jahren.

Das Markt- und Meinungsforschungsunternehmen hatte die Studie „Ipsos LGBT+ Pride Report 2026“ in 26 Ländern anlässlich des Pride Month erhoben – ein Monat im Zeichen der Rechte von lesbischen, schwulen, bisexuellen, inter und trans Menschen. Befragt wurden vom 24. April bis 8. Mai insgesamt 19.019 Personen, in Deutschland waren es 1000 Menschen im Alter von 16 bis 74 Jahren. » | Queerspiegel | Samstag, 9. Juni 2026

La princesse Mette-Marit de Norvège greffée des poumons dans une opération de la dernière chance

Cette capture d'écran provient de cet article de Madame Figaro. | Le princesse Mette-Marit de Norvège, le prince Haakon, la princesse Ingrid Alexandra, le prince Sverre Magnus, et Marius Borg Hoiby le 17 mai 2015, à Oslo. Julian Parker / UK Press via Getty Images
MADAME FIGARO : La princesse héritière de Norvège, atteinte d’une grave maladie pulmonaire, a subi une transplantation « jusqu’à présent réussie » des poumons, a annoncé, mercredi, le Palais royal.

C’est un moment de soulagement. Ce mercredi, la princesse de Norvège Mette-Marit, épouse du prince Haakon, a reçu une transplantation pulmonaire «jusqu’à présent réussie», a déclaré Arnt Fiane, chef de service au département de chirurgie thoracique de l’Hôpital national à Oslo, cité dans un communiqué du Palais et rapporté par l’AFP. La princesse de 52 ans a été diagnostiquée en 2018 d’une rare forme de fibrose pulmonaire, maladie qui provoque des gênes respiratoires et qui peut nécessiter une délicate transplantation quand les médecins estiment que le malade n’a plus qu’un à deux ans à vivre sans une telle intervention. » | Par Léa Mabilon avec AFP | mercredi 17 juin 2026

Steve Rosenberg: Russia: Drone Attacks & "Unscheduled Repairs at Oil Refineries"

June 17, 2026

A New York Love Story - Short Film by Timothy Ryan Hickernell (Foreign Lovers)

Dec 19, 2022

The Gayest Place Ever…

…it’s the ME! It’s just not called gay, but culture! 😊

The Ancient Roman Emperors Gave the People Bread and Circuses

Father David tells us that all the people get only the circus from Trump!

Wyatt & Ramos | Dashing in December | Cowboy Like Me

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EU and UK Announce Summit to Discuss ‘Reset’ in Post-Brexit Relations

THE GUARDIAN: Meeting was delayed over details of youth mobility scheme allowing under-30s freedom to work and study in each other’s territory

The EU and the UK have announced they will hold their next summit to discuss the “reset” in relations between London and Brussels on 22 July.

The summit, which will be held in Brussels, has been delayed several times, with talks over a youth mobility scheme allowing under-30s to work, travel or study in each other’s territory deadlocked in recent weeks, fuelling speculation the summit would be postponed until the autumn.

António Costa, the president of the European Council, confirmed the date at the G7 meeting in Evian on Tuesday.

“Close EU-UK cooperation is essential for our shared European security, resilience and prosperity,” he said. “We are working closely together to make our upcoming second summit on 22 July a success.”

The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, who could be facing a leadership challenge after this Thursday’s Makerfield byelection, said: “My Labour government is delivering on our promise to reset our relationship and put Britain at the heart of Europe.

“Together we will tackle the cost of living, boost jobs and create opportunities for young people.” » | Lisa O’Carroll, Senior correspondent | Tuesday, June 16, 2026

No One Is Safe from Donald Trump | Steve Schmidt

Jun 16, 2026 | Donald Trump is using the Department of Justice as his personal tool of revenge to investigate the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom. Steve Schmidt breaks down why no one is safe from Trump's hit list and why the state of democracy in America has never been in more danger.

Democracy Now! Trita Parsi on What May Be in the US-Iran Peace Deal & Being Threatened with Deportation

Jun 16, 2026 | The US and Iran reached a memorandum of understanding on Sunday extending the ceasefire by 60 days. It is set to be formally signed in Geneva on Friday. The text of the agreement has not yet been released, but Iran has agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while the US will lift its naval blockade. According to Iran, the deal calls for a permanent and immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including in Lebanon. But Israel, which is not a party to the agreement, says it plans to keep troops in parts of southern Lebanon. "The Israelis are trying to destroy this deal, and they will continue to try," says Trita Parsi, executive vice-president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. "It will require persistent, consistent pressure by Trump on the Israelis in order to hold them back."

We also discuss how The Free Press, founded by Bari Weiss, published an article last week claiming the State Department had opened a probe into Parsi that could lead to his deportation. The State Department issued a statement just hours later claiming that it had "no plans to revoke the green card of Mr. Parsi at this time."

"I do believe that there were elements inside the State Department that wanted to move in this direction," says Parsi. "They thought that this hit piece would help move things forward, but I think, frankly, it backfired."


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Trump's 'Humiliating' Peace Deal with Iran Could Send a Worrying Message | Richard Spencer

Jun 16, 2026 | "[China] looks at the long term, at whether American power is waxing or waning, and the suspicion at the moment is that it's rather waning."

Trump has made "real peace" with the Iranian regime "in its current form", despite those around him believing the war really was about regime change, says The Times's Richard Spencer.

'God Will Curse Trump'*: Israelis Melt Down Over Iran Deal

Jun 15, 2026 | Krystal and Saagar are joined by Jeremy Scahill to discuss Israelis melting down over the Iran deal.

* We’ve known this for a very long time! The fires of Hell are being stoked in preparation of Donnie's arrival even as I write this! 😊 But, if it is any consolation to him, he will not be alone! He will have company there: lots of it! — © Mark Alexander

Trump's Action in Iran Is Akin to Putin's Strikes on Ukraine | Peter Hitchens

Jun 16, 2026 | "It's not a false equivalence, and it actually exists."

Public opinion in democratic states has been so feeble on the US involvement in Iran that author and broadcaster Peter Hitchens can't understand it.