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Norwich Cathedral and close, August 12, 2026. Photo: The author. A long, hot, summer If William Blake were alive today, he’d call his country a “brown and unpleasant land.” English summers used to be short and wet; now they are long and dry. More than 70% of the country is experiencing drought, with hosepipe bans and other water-use restrictions. Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, where I live with my wife Harriet, has experienced its hottest summer ever, with a record temperature of 36C (97F) on June 26, and multiple other days nearly as hot. Yesterday (August 13) it reached…

From Colin Kaepernick to Dylan Mulvaney to a federal EEOC investigation, Nike’s decade of left-wing activism coincides with a 12-year stock low. Source link

Why Trump Can't Rekindle the Spark With Kim Jong Un Source link

Birth tourists. Sham marriages. Fake Mexicans. And a Chinese “honeypot” named Fang Fang. Peter Schweizer says they’re all connected, and he shows how on the latest episode of the Drill Down podcast.First, the Trump administration issued an executive order that targets the practice of “birth tourism” and surrogate births, mostly by Chinese nationals, which were exposed in Peter Schweizer’s bestselling book, The Invisible Coup. After the Supreme Court ruled against the administration’s previous order curbing birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, this new order seeks to focus immigration and birthright citizenship rules so they might withstand a future court challenge.…

A U.K. judge ruled Friday that the damage protesters caused at a bank branch was not enough to merit terrorism sentencing, Dania Akkad reports. Sentencing is on Sept. 4. Celebrations outside Preston Crown Court on Friday after judge’s ruling. (DeclassifiedUK/Dania Akkad) By Dania AkkadDeclassified UK Five activists who broke windows and threw red paint at a Barclays Bank branch in protest over Israel’s genocide in Gaza will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled. Judge Robert Altham told a packed room at Preston Crown Court on Friday that the damage the activists caused with their August 2024 direct-action…

 American political life is shifting beneath our feet. For nearly a decade, the cultural landscape was dominated by an academic, HR-driven crusade centered on language control, institutional capture, and symbolic compliance. That era – termed Woke 1.0 by commentators – reached its peak around 2024. It policed pronouns, mandated workplace diversity seminars, deployed therapeutic jargon, and enforced obedience through social shaming and corporate fear. What has replaced it is what critics describe as a harder, more confrontational phase: Woke 2.0. Soft appeals to corporate allyship and workplace inclusivity have given way to an explicitly anti-capitalist politics that prioritizes raw power…

By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout Nearly all of Rep. Jared Moskowitz’s remarks since his primary win have focused on his disgust for DSA. Conservative Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) has been on a rampage against the progressives and the left after winning his primary against a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member this week — at one point suggesting that democratic socialists elected to Congress shouldn’t be able to get security clearances. Moskowitz’s first priority after winning his primary on Tuesday night was not to speak about his priorities for his constituents or the…

Toward the end of last month, before the Seattle Storm hosted the Indiana Fever, I spoke to people attending a rally in support of Sophie Cunningham outside Climate Pledge Arena. The Fever guard had recently taken a stance against biological males competing in women’s/girls sports, and a few dozen folks showed up to express their gratitude for her position.  Read Full Article ⟶ Source link

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. Colombia’s ex President Gustavo Petro accused the USA and Israel of meddling in the election to put in power far-right leader Abelardo de la Espriella. A pro-Trump US citizen and ally of drug traffickers. The United States has a long history of meddling in the internal affairs of Latin America. But in recent years, US interference has become even more extreme and explicit. And it is not just the US that is meddling in Latin American politics, but also Israel. A case study of this foreign interference is the political situation today in Colombia. Colombia has…

Story at-a-glance Fiber byproducts — short-chain fatty acids — physically attach to DNA regions, influencing how genes are turned on or off through epigenetic regulation A comprehensive review of 11 meta-analyses found that higher fiber consumption correlates with reduced risk of several cancers, including gastric, esophageal, ovarian, and endometrial tumors Fiber helps regulate hormone pathways and curbs inflammation, with studies showing it may reduce estrogen reabsorption, lowering the risk of hormone-related cancers like breast cancer Research indicates modern diets often lack adequate fiber, leading to chronic metabolic strain and disrupted digestive processes, making fiber optimization an important public health strategy…