Reader’s Links for January 26th, 2024

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Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism and all the flavours of galloping statism and totalitarianism such as Nazism and Fascism which are increasingly snuffing out the classical liberalism which created our near, miraculous civilization the West has been building since the time of Socrates.

This document was written around the time this site was created, for those who wish to understand what this site is about. And while our understanding of the world and events has grown since then, the basic ideas remain sound and true to the purpose.

So please post all links, thoughts and ideas that you feel will benefit the readers of this site to the comments under this post each day. And thank you all for your contributions.

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29 Replies to “Reader’s Links for January 26th, 2024”

  1. Andrew Klavan: The Endemic Violence of Islamic Theology

    Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch and author of Empire of God: How the Byzantines Saved Civilization, joins us to discuss the realities of Islamic theology in terms of its propensity towards violence, the cyclical reemergence of Islamic extremism within secular Islamic cultures throughout history, and how the Islamization of Europe and the broader west will lead to societal downfall.

  2. Rubin Report: Ex-CIA: What You Aren’t Being Told About the Houthis | Mke Baker

    Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to former CIA officer and host of “The President’s Daily Brief” podcast Mike Baker about the complexities of the conflict in Yemen involving the Houthis; Sunni-Shia dynamics, Iran’s involvement as a state sponsor of proxies, and the Biden administration’s recent decision to label the Houthis as “specially designated global terrorists.”; and much more.

  4. Retsef Levi @RetsefL
    The Standing Together Against Hate events of MIT are shocking:

    1. Event on anti-Palestinian racism but not on anti-Israeli racism!

    2. The invited speaker on Islamophobia, Dalia Mogahed, echoed legitimacy of Hamas Oct 7 massacre, questioning of the raping & support of the call “from the river to the sea”!

    Islamophobia like racism are always wrong and have no place in the world and at MIT!

    MIT must be either very cynical or grossly negligent to invite someone who does not condemn and potentially even legitimizes the Oct 7 massacre, in which Hamas murdered Jews AND Muslims!

    @MIT
    @BillAckman

    https://twitter.com/RetsefL/status/1750525796081709078

  7. That Hideous Strength of progressivism masking Satan:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbP5fWTqUZ4

    On the totalitarian impulse of scientism. The primary reason we are forced to autodidactically understand the emerging tyranny we face is simply because our education system kept hidden the lessons others learned long ago. C.S. Lewis and other great writers like Orwell and Huxley were brilliant, yes, but they were writing about their world empirically and not as total fiction. They had the benefit of the same close hindsight that we now experience, but at an accelerated rate. Given that the baby boomer generation still retains at least the residue of the world before that is so quickly being erased from history, it is our responsibility to teach the young where and when we can.

    Increasingly, I feel like I am sitting in an orchestra pit that is building a cacophonous crescendo. Every instrument around me is playing a different note, and I don’t know how loud it will get.

  10. The CPC is working the trauma-bonding grift.

    https://twitter.com/ShaunRickard67/status/1750537391649992770

    As a Canadian who has been suing & fighting the corrupt tyrannical Trudeau government in the Federal Courts over their heinous vaccine mandates for more than two years now, with zero support or recognition from the
    @CPC_HQ
    or the MSM I might add, I find it deeply insulting and shameful how all of a sudden, after a Judges ruling against the invocation of the EMA, that numerous Conservative MP’s across Canada, most of whom sat silent and never uttered a word or spoke out over the past 4 years, have just now suddenly and miraculously found their balls and are publicly speaking out to air their ‘faux’ outrage at the legalities of Trudeau’s illegal & divisive policies.

    https://twitter.com/RuthJon62041627/status/1750887938169131408

    The Conservative Party of Canada is like the Narcissistic abuser that you’re trauma-bonded to because they neglected you for so long that when they finally gave you a crumb of love your Dopamine levels shot up like a Cocaine high

    ‘How to Tell if You’re in a Trauma Bonding Relationship
    An unhealthy relationship characterized by cycles of ‘love-bombing’ and abuse’

    https://www.verywellhealth.com/trauma-bonding-5210779

    • Thank you for this post. Just going through the Tweets.

      When the House declared that The Proud Boys where a terrorist entity, EVERY CBC member voted in favour. None of them demanded that ANTIFA be included, or that there be any debate.

      When Christine Anderson came to Canada and several CBC MPs met with her, they were publicly castigated by Poilievre.

      So his track record is abysmal in opposition so far.

      • Thank you.

        Here’s a 5 minute video about the trauma bond. The interpersonal dynamic explained here can easily be transferred to the relationship between voters and politicians.

        It’s like a social engineering project.

        Note that Dopamine plays a role in trauma-bonding, just like it does in cocaine addiction.

        “Why Trauma Bonding is So Powerful”

    • Unfortunately we live in this “team” player, bullshit type of political arena. A politician is elected of, for and by the people, only to be told you are now part of the team. Because we elect so many feckless, spineless, puppets who will NEVER stand up for the people who elected them…….

      A perfect example is the Liberal MP who said the Liberals should have a leadership review and got spanked.

      Many year ago, a newly elected politician switched almost every position he said while campaigning. When I questioned him about his transformation, he told me I would have to trust him, since being elected, he was privy to much more information than I, and he was right.

      When I asked NDP member of parliament, Carol Hughes to vote against M-103, her answer was I should not get caught up in the hysteria of the internet, although I have spent many years reading about Islam.

      When I asked her to stand up in the House and condemn the treatment of Pastor Arthur, the NDP position was “He should have done what he was told”.

      Everybody seems to be on a “leash” anymore.

      Many years ago when I was a campaign manager, a reporter told me he could give my candidate rave reviews if I were to “be nice to him”. I threw him out of my office and banned him, one woman asked me if I was sure I did the right thing.

      The ONLY politician that stood with the trucker from day one was Max Bernier period

      And when the little trolls comment how they supported the Emergency Act from day one, were they all OK with letting unvaccinated Garnet Harper, 35, a father of 5 small children die, because he was removed from the transplant list. The establishment asked his wife if they could have his unvaccinated organs. Where was the outrage?

  13. WAYNE ROOT: This is THE Most Dangerous Moment in America’s History. We are All Texans Now.
    by Assistant Editor Jan. 26, 2024 11:40 am82 Comments

    By Wayne Allyn Root

    Now that President Trump has (for all intents and purposes) wrapped up the GOP presidential nomination for the third time, Democrats are dead- and they know it. If this next election is about a fair, honest, popular vote- Democrats lose by a landslide in November.

    Desperate Democrats see it in the latest polls. They can feel it as young people, blacks and Latinos all move towards Trump. Black community leaders in Chicago are even announcing because of the open border disaster they will vote Republican in November. There is no one left. Democrats are facing a massive defeat in November.

    But that’s why this is the most dangerous moment in America’s history.

    We have an evil “enemy from within” inside the White House with Biden (and his boss Obama). And they can see their reign of terror is ending. They’re desperate to hold onto power, but they see it slipping away.

    They have two choices now…

    Either try to win the election by rigging and cheating at unimaginable levels…far worse than in 2020.

    Or burn the country down on the way out the door, so that Trump inherits a disaster- a country on fire…divided like never before…on the verge of collapse…on the verge of civil war…on the verge of World War 3…and in the throes of a massive foreign invasion overwhelming our economy, schools and healthcare system.

    I had an uncanny crystal ball eight years ago. So, heed my warning now- eight years later.

    On October 30th, 2016, I was the opening speaker for presidential candidate Donald J. Trump in Las Vegas- one week before the 2016 election. It seems like a lifetime ago. I told the crowd this was a life-or-death moment for America. Either we elected Trump, or we’d face the end of America.

    I predicted exactly how Democrats would intentionally destroy America.

    Hillary would be the 3rd term of Obama. She (and her boss Obama) would finish the job Obama started by opening the southern border and inviting the entire world in. Tens of millions of foreign invaders would be waved into our country- many of them criminals…many of them terrorists…many of them military-age males sent by our enemies like China…many of them carrying disease…all of them collectively requiring trillions of dollars of money printing and debt to pay for their cradle-to-grave welfare, food stamps, free healthcare and the massive costs of police, courts and prisons from the crime wave they’d bring.

    Then I finished up my speech by warning, if Hillary and her boss Obama got their chance to “fundamentally change” the demographics of America with this evil open borders plan, there would NEVER be another Republican president. The Democrat Voter Fraud Machine would register these tens of millions of illegal aliens to vote Democrat.

    I warned that electing Donald J Trump was our last chance to elect a Republican in our nation’s history.

    Trump won that 2016 election- as I predicted. As a matter of fact, I made the biggest bet of my life on Trump to win and made a small fortune. Because of Trump’s upset victory, there was no Hillary, and no third term of Obama.

    Trump turned the nation around and made the border secure, and created prosperity and jobs, and peace around the world. He made America great again. He was the greatest president of my lifetime- surpassing even Ronald Reagan.

    But then dirty, desperate-for-power, Democrats created a new plan. They rigged and stole the 2020 election with millions of fake mail-in ballots. Now they had their third term of Obama- delayed by four years. Next they put into play the exact plan I warned about and predicted in 2016- they opened the borders and invited the whole world in.

    Now comes the most dangerous moment in history.

    There are 12 months from today through Presidential Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025. No matter what else Democrats do to try to maintain power…no matter what evil plans they put into play…no matter if President Trump wins again…Democrats know one thing…

    Trending: OUTRAGEOUS! Demon Clinton Judge Lewis Kaplan Introduces Trump to Witness Stand: He ‘Inserted Fingers Into E. Jean Carroll’s Vagina’

    They have twelve months to accelerate this intentional destruction of America, through this mass foreign invasion.

    So, heed my warning: “You ‘aint seen nothing yet.” Ten million illegals have already come in. Those are just the ones that got caught. Another ten million were “got aways.” That’s 20 million in three years.

    That’s a foreign army inside our country.

    But now Biden and his boss Obama have twelve months to “make it rain” like never before. They will accelerate the plan. This is their window. 20 million illegals in three years will look small, compared to what Democrats will do in the next 12 months.

    They will wave in 20 million illegal aliens, or 30 million, in only a 12-month period. What you’re about to see at our southern border is unimaginable chaos, crisis and catastrophe. This is how they steal the upcoming election, or if they lose to Trump, this is their “parting gift.” Their middle finger to Trump and America.

    They want to fill America with so many illegal aliens, criminals, Hamas terrorists, MS-13 gangbangers, welfare addicts, and military-age males from China, that even Trump can’t turn it around. He inherits a failing country on the verge of collapse and civil war.

    The next 12 months is their window.

    That’s why Texas is so important. At this moment in time, Texas holds the future of America in its hands. Biden (and his boss Obama) will do anything to stop Texas. Can Texas stand up to the president, the federal government, and the Supreme Court? Can they show red Republican states how to block the foreign invasion? Can they keep America safe until the cavalry (Trump) rides in? Our future rides on Texas. Will they stand strong, or will they fold?

    We’re all Texans now.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/wayne-root-this-is-most-dangerous-moment-americas/

  14. Is it just me or is the news on Twitter getting a bit more ominous lately?

    I don’t know if this recording is authentic or not but it’s worth a listen.
    A person claiming to be the owner of a large bed and breakfast place near London England accepted a government contract to house immigrants. All the immigrants were young men.

    Then crates arrived.
    The owner got curious.
    Guess what was in the crates?

    https://twitter.com/Death6102/status/1750855349886660715

  15. Trump Releases Statement After He Walked Out of Court: “He is an Extremely Abusive Individual, the Likes of Which Few Have Seen Before!”
    by Jim Hoft – January 26, 2024
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/trump-releases-statement-after-he-walked-court-he/

    E. Jean Carroll wasn’t surprised ‘Law & Order: SVU’ aired Bergdorf Goodman rape scene 7 years before she made Trump allegations
    by Jacob Shamsian and Ashley Collman
    https://www.businessinsider.com/e-jean-carroll-trump-trial-svu-episode-rape-bergdorf-goodman-2023-5?op=1

    Live From Planet Chaos with Mel K & Rob
    The Mel K Show – January 24, 2024
    Bergdorf Goodman – Trump Persecution Case @ 49:51…
    https://rumble.com/v4949ki-live-from-planet-chaos-with-mel-k-and-rob-1-10-23.html

    E. Jean Carroll with Anderson Cooper: R Word Fantasies

  16. Fani Willis Defends Illicit Affair with Top Trump Prosecutor, Refuses to Give Records on Trump RICO Case
    by Cristina Laila Jan. 26, 2024 3:00 pm21 Comments

    Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday defended her illicit affair with the top Trump prosecutor in her office and refused to give congressional investigators records related to Trump’s RICO case.

    As previously reported, Fani Willis had an ‘improper’ romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a top Trump prosecutor in her office.

    According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fani Willis “financially benefited” from a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a top prosecutor she hired to go after President Trump.

    The motion was filed in the Superior Court of Fulton County on behalf of defendant Michael Roman, a former Trump campaign official who was hit with counts 1, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 in Fani Willis’ RICO case.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/fani-willis-defends-illicit-affair-top-trump-prosecutor/

  17. Governor Greg Abbott to Tucker: We are ‘Prepared’ for Conflict with Biden Regime Over Border – 10 States have Sent their National Guards to Defend Texas Against Invasion (VIDEO)
    by Cullen Linebarger Jan. 26, 2024 1:40 pm666 Comments

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott told Tucker Carlson Friday afternoon that he is fully prepared for conflict with federal authorities and that states have already sent their National Guards and other law enforcement to defend the border.

    Tucker started the interview by asking Abbott what he would do if the Regime federalized the Texas National Guard. He responded they would attempt to defy the Regime and continue building barriers, including razor wire, and expand the denial of illegal entry into the state of Texas.

    He went on to tell Tucker that 10 of the 25 GOP-led states pledging to defend Texas have sent their national guards to the Texas border, and more will follow soon. He did not specify which states had deployed forces.

    read more at

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/governor-greg-abbott-tucker-we-are-prepared-conflict/

  19. Former FBI Chiefs Sound Alarm in Urgent Memo to Congress: Warning of Imminent Threat from Military-Aged Men Poised for Invasion from Hostile Nations
    by Jim H?ft Jan. 26, 2024 1:00 pm235 Comments

    A group of former high-ranking FBI officials has issued an alarming memo to key government leaders, signaling a dire threat to national security.

    They know what is coming.

    The memo, addressed to top Congressional leaders and committees, outlines a potential invasion of the United States by military-aged men from various global regions, some from countries hostile to U.S. interests.

    The memo, signed by retired FBI officials with extensive experience in counterterrorism and national security, have expressed grave concerns about the invasion unfolding within the U.S. borders due to Biden’s open border policies.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/former-fbi-chiefs-sound-alarm-urgent-memo-congress/

  20. We’re at that 1938 moment
    by John Mills Jan. 26, 2024 6:20 pm361 Comments

    Leon Trotsky, founder of the Red Army and Stalin’s archrival said words to the effect, “You may not be interested in war. But war is interested in you.” In 1940, Trotsky found war personally when he was assassinated in his well-guarded compound in Mexico City by one of Stalin’s people. Mexico for years was a playground for KGB and now FSB personnel, with the American Government essentially ceding Mexico to the foreign adventurism of Russia, China, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea; a veritable Mos Eisley of international rogues. Currently, the ungoverned spaces of Mexico are the domain for Chinese overseers of the Drug Cartels as they wage war into America via Fentanyl, killing 10,000 Americans a month. We may not want war, but it is finding Americans.

    This direct, deadly war projected into America, comes across the open southern border by Chinese personnel, possibly Special Operators from the People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (SSF). The SSF foray into America is but one of many developing regional conflicts and flashpoints that are now the foundation for an already in-progress World War. If you asked an “expert” in 1938, “Is the world at war?” they likely would have said no and explained there were disconnected regional conflicts in Asia, Europe, and Africa, but nothing to worry about. By 1939, the “experts” changed their tune. We’re at that 1938 point, again.

    Regional conflicts in Europe and the Middle East

    There appear to be at least fourteen regional/sub-regional conflicts or very flammable flashpoints in play around the world. Regional Conflict #1 is Ukraine. This bloody war must be looked at in the context of the “No Limits Agreement” established by China and Russia to topple America. Putin promised a Russian “Desert Storm” to deliver Ukraine in 72 hours as the first step to take down America. Last October, Hamas Terrorists poured into Israel to murder and kidnap over 1,400 as the next step of the strategic campaign to destroy Israel and push America out of the Middle East.

    The Middle East Theater of the current World War is expanding rapidly beyond Hamas. Iran is the direct war manager of the Middle East Front as the proxy for China. Iran is overseeing the largest assault on merchant shipping since the Battle of Atlantic in World War II. Iran is also directing a concerted effort to eject America from special operation base camps in Iraq and Syria through increasing levels of rocket and ballistic missile attacks. Iran has also chosen, for some inexplicable reason, to foment conflict with next door, nuclear neighbor Pakistan, oddly enough another Chinese client state. Rounding out the European/Middle East theater is the very possible thrust by Russia to establish a land bridge across Poland and Lithuania to Kaliningrad which will ignite full warfare across Europe.

    read the rest at

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/were-that-1938-moment/