Month: August 2022

Tavistock Gender Clinic to be Sued by 1,000 Families

Lawsuits are being prepared by aggrieved families who allege that the Tavistock clinic indulged the ill-considered claims of vulnerable children and sent them down a damaging, irreversible medical route.

Citizens Opposed to EU Solar and Wind Energy Projects

The Commission’s directives would enshrine in EU regulation solar and wind energy projects as worthy of “overriding public interest” status. Being overridden is exactly what rural communities fear.

German State Media Excludes AfD from Public Discourse

A new study shows how drastic the suppression of conservative and right-wing opinions has become: since the last election, not a single AfD politician has been invited to a talk show on state TV.

Hungary Fines Ryanair over Profit Tax

Ryanair responded to the penalty by pointing to EU law, which permits airfare pricing within the union “without interference from national governments.”

EU Cancels Order For Traditional Vaccines

It has made some wonder if the Commission, particularly Von der Leyen, is not intentionally side-lining vaccines that could compete with Pfizer products.

French Fundamentalist Imam: Expulsion Denied

French Fundamentalist Imam: Expulsion Denied

Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin welcomed the legal firmness with which the imam was treated. It was, however, a firmness that was quickly put to the test.

August 9, 2022
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume

U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume

The resumption of negotiations comes after an escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran.

Shots Fired on Serbia-Kosovo Border

Shots Fired on Serbia-Kosovo Border

The shooting is the latest in a series of incidents along the border between Serbia and the breakaway province.

August 9, 2022
Surrendering the Sahara, Part II:<br>Bigger Players and Resource Riches

Surrendering the Sahara, Part II:<br>Bigger Players and Resource Riches

Despite the wide economic gulf between them, Moroccan diplomacy has by far exceeded that of Spain—the size of an economy is not a determining factor in deciding a country’s importance to larger players.

A Lesson from the Festival of Hunting

A Lesson from the Festival of Hunting

The Festival of hunting is an example of real culture and the celebration of an inherited and fragile way of life.

August 8, 2022
German Ex-Chancellor Schröder Pleads for Opening of Nord Stream 2

German Ex-Chancellor Schröder Pleads for Opening of Nord Stream 2

Russian state media celebrated Schröder’s statements while German legacy media was infuriated. Schröder now stands accused of spewing Kremlin propaganda.

August 8, 2022
Spanish Parents to Sue City over Sexually Explicit Event

Spanish Parents to Sue City over Sexually Explicit Event

Parents were shocked to hear from their pre-teens that they spent the event putting condoms on bananas with their mouths, moulding penises and vulvas out of play-doh, and imitating sexual positions from the Kama-sutra with kids of the opposite sex.

August 8, 2022
Amnesty Report Claims Ukrainian Tactics Endanger Civilians

Amnesty Report Claims Ukrainian Tactics Endanger Civilians

A report by Amnesty claims Ukrainian military tactics “endanger civilian lives” by using hospitals and schools to set up bases in populated areas. Ukrainian officials say Amnesty distorted the real picture and failed to understand the situation on the ground.

August 8, 2022
Germany Announces October’s New COVID Rules

Germany Announces October’s New COVID Rules

Health Minister Lauterbach presented the latest version of the German Infection Protection Act which will keep mask mandates and vaccination statuses around until 2023.

August 8, 2022
The Bruderhof in Austria:<br>An Anabaptist Homecoming

The Bruderhof in Austria:<br>An Anabaptist Homecoming

Perhaps due to their overwhelmingly Catholic background, our new neighbors grasped our communal lifestyle much quicker than the New Yorkers I was used to. All I had to say was, “We’re like an order, but built around families; and free church, not Catholic,” and they got it, with no suspicious glances or muttering about weird religious folk.

August 7, 2022
Yale Russia Report Gets an F

Yale Russia Report Gets an F

I wanted to read irrefutable evidence that the Russian economy had suffered deeply and perhaps irreversibly from the war. As I kept reading the report, my hopes fell flat. This is nothing more than an academic propaganda pamphlet.

August 7, 2022
Netherlands: More Farmer Protests After Talks Flounder

Netherlands: More Farmer Protests After Talks Flounder

The Dutch government wants nitrogen emissions being halved by 2030. The farmers’ organizations want lower targets for agriculture, as well as a later deadline.

August 7, 2022