Europe
On Abortion: Clueless Kay Bemoans Blow To Rights Of The Powerless
On Morning Joe, Katty Kay bemoans how Dobbs and other court rulings restricting access to abortion represent a "blow" to the notion that the United States has a tradition of expanding rights to those without power. She obviously doesn't consider that the most powerless are unborn children, and that limiting abortion expands their right to live.
OUT OF TIME: European Commission Bans TikTok from Corporate Devices
The European Commission’s Corporate Management Board has made the decision to ban the video-streaming app TikTok from corporate devices.
It's About Time: Bring on the Tanks!
WASHINGTON — I have been following the pledging of combat tanks to Ukraine by the European allies. It is impressive. I do not think it is an exaggeration to claim that Vladimir Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine has roused all Europe's wrath. Even little Portugal has gotten into the act. I think it is long past time for Putin to come to the negotiation table. Are his poorly trained and…
EU Commissioner Warns TikTok: Obey Draconian Censorship Rules or Else
Europe has previously called on the U.S. to do a better job at tackling so-called “disinformation” online, even challenging new Twitter owner Elon Musk to “increase” the number of moderators in the content. Now, at least one EU commissioner is targeting TikTok.
Daily Show Goes to Britain to Trash Gun Rights Advocates' Genital Size
The Monday edition of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show included a video package of correspondent Roy Wood Jr. in Britain asking foreigners to condemn America, trash the Second Amendment, and wonder, “How do you show people that you've got a big dick, but you don’t have a gun?”
Ex-Al Jazeera Journo Compares Europeans, U.S. Conservatives To Qatar
Qatar may have prepared for the World Cup with slave labor, but MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin used his Saturday show to say that people should be careful when criticizing them because of the existence of the European migrant crisis and conservatives in the U.S. being pro-life, don’t want sexualized curriculum for elementary students.
EU Commissioner Demands Musk ‘Increase’ Moderators in Europe
Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal market commissioner, said the bloc will require Elon Musk to add moderators in Europe to censor content. Bloomberg News reported Friday that Breton criticized Musk’s decision to lay off moderators as well as his new pro-free speech changes to the platform. Breton said the government must “have control” over the content users post on the platform.…
Norwegian Media Puff Able-Bodied Guy Identifying as Disabled Woman
And actual disabled women aren't happy about it.
Meloni Baloney From the Left
Italy has elected its first female prime minister. Normally that would be cause for celebration by those who promote diversity, but press reaction in Europe and the United States is treating Giorgia Meloni as the second coming of Italian dictator and Adolf Hitler ally, Benito Mussolini. The leftist press labels those whose policies they oppose as “right wing,” “extremist” and in Meloni’s case…
The International Anti-Woke Backlash
This week, Italy prepared to welcome a new prime minister: 45-year-old Giorgia Meloni, leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party since 2014. Meloni is a populist conservative on issues ranging from marriage to immigration; she is a nationalist by philosophy and combatively passionate by temperament.
UPDATE: YouTube Removes, Restores Future Italian PM’s Viral Speech
YouTube suspiciously censored a 2019 speech by future Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni just days after she was elected and the clip went viral. Coincidence? Likely not.
Italian Ambassador Debunks Media's Fascist Label Of New Prime Minister
Raffaele Trombetta will soon be leaving his job as Italian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, but before he does he had to travel over to Tuesday’s Amanpour and Company on PBS to debunk the media’s idea that his country’s new conservative prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, is a fascist.
MSNBC Spins Data On European Abortion Comparisons
Senator Lindsey Graham has defended his 15 week abortion bill by claiming that it is hard to call him an extremist when he would simply bring the U.S. in line with most of Europe. MSNBC’s Ali Velshi was not thrilled with the argument and he used his Saturday show to team up with President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup to try to debunk it. Naturally, there was…
Unserious Leadership in a Serious Time
We live in a deeply serious time with deeply unserious leaders. Historian Niall Ferguson has written that the "extreme violence of the twentieth century" was precipitated by three preconditions: "ethnic conflict, economic volatility, and empires in decline." It is difficult not to see such preconditions repeating themselves in this century. The West is currently tearing itself apart over…