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.
This is the new Samizdat. We must use it while we can.
For those interested, please check out https://vladtepesblog.substack.com/ as an another avenue of expression. The Substack is a different project in a sense. It is older videos that in the light of subsequent events, look different or of increased importance, Check it out now and again if you like.
A conservative state surrounds a college town. The goverment requires farmers, foresters, and miners to fund the professorial pontificators who bask in their own intellect, while disdaining those outside the urban circle of enlightenment. Is this not a redistribution of wealth to benefit an elite few, the theorists who work for the greater good?
Sometimes it’s a cluster of colleges. A “hub” where everybody who’s anybody must pass through. An enhanced tourist trap. Productive staples like industry, farming, and mining vanish.
As fellow-travelers choose to stay within the precious bubble after graduating [or dropping out of-] school, jobs are largely reduced to the low-wage service sector. The entire region becomes enlightened.
But this doesn’t mean real wealth.
Relatively few faculty are paid a lot; others must supplement a modest salary with gigs like consulting or subcontracted research. The mushrooming bureaucracy is a net drain. The entire blob is subsidized by the U.S. federal government, China, and Qatar. The irony is the tax-exempt status of most of these institutions.
Nepo babies are outnumbered – by far – by students mired in debt with essentially no marketable skills. So they take jobs as bartenders, hotel receptionists, and paid protesters for *The Resistance*.
What happens is that HAMASsachusetts, for example, spills over to New Hampshire. A conservative state with a relatively low cost of living. As you might suspect, this is NOT a welcome migration.
These Are the Signs Xi Is Losing Power in China | Gordon Chang
American Thought Leaders – August 16, 2025
Ukes attack Hungarian oil supply:
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/hungary-expresses-outrage-after-ukraine-strikes-key-oil-pipeline-eu-forcing-halt
When Putin responds he will be the one the MSM blames for the breakdown in peace talks.
WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Zelenskyy, European leaders at White House
Fox News – Started streaming 35 minutes ago
Hostage’s father: Protests Aim to topple gov’t, not free hostages
Avishai David, the father of hostage Evyatar David, voiced strong criticism against Sunday’s disruptive nationwide demonstrations and said that their true purpose is not to return the hostages but rather to topple the government.
Avishai says he feels worse as time goes on: “It’s difficult for us after seeing him in such a bad condition. It’s difficult for us, it’s difficult for him.”
The hostage’s father criticized the Hostages’ Families Forum and stressed that some of its actions are politically motivated: “Some of the families do not want this conduct. The hidden and declared goal is first of all to topple the government and its leader. There are amazing people in the forum who sacrifice a lot for the families, but what’s behind it is sending the government home.”
According to David, “There is a movement that hitched a ride on the backs of the hostages’ families. I say this with regret; it’s very hard for me. There are some things the forum did that were amazing, but every once in a while, the flame against the government and Netanyahu rises. There is a negative force that isn’t letting up, that won’t miss an opportunity to oppose the government and topple Netanyahu.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/413406
“Britain’s Next” — Islamist Qatar’s billion-dollar war on the West: Ruth Wasserman Lande
Ruth Wasserman Lande is a former Israeli Knesset member, diplomat, intelligence expert, and Arabist — and she has a stark warning for Britain. Fresh from her viral Channel 4 interview, she tells Jonathan Sacerdoti why Western media is complicit in whitewashing extremism, how Qatar bankrolls the Muslim Brotherhood’s PR machine, and why the West is blind to the religious war already unfolding.
Drawing on her years in intelligence, her study of Islam, and her political career, Ruth explains why October 7th shattered illusions not just for Israelis but for anyone in the West who still thinks radical Islam is about land or borders. From Hamas atrocities to Islamist indoctrination in schools from Sydney to London, she argues the West is next in line, and too many liberals are cheering it on.
Daniel @VoteLewko
The “Islamophobia Register” compiles incidents and includes “non-verbal intimidation/harassment” incidents that are wildly subjective such as “hostile staring/observing”.
So a person dressed entirely incongruously for the area, who gets looked at is encouraged to report this effectively as a hate crime.
https://x.com/VoteLewko/status/1956908988437803402
……
Australian state unveils plan to fight anti-Muslim hate
SYDNEY, Australia (MNTV) – The government of Australia’s New South Wales state will establish a $1 million program to combat anti-Muslim hate, including establishing a support hotline for victims and a program to build awareness of Islamophobia, reports The Guardian.
The initiative will fund a support hotline for those experiencing Islamophobia and a case management system for victims of abuse so authorities and the community have better information about what behaviours are being experienced…
“Islamophobia manifests itself in the community in several different ways, and we’ve seen an INCREASE IN MICRO AGGRESSIONS [!!] that are often brushed off as ignorance or rude behaviour.
“Understanding how Muslims experience Islamophobia will help guide our approach to combating the issue on a holistic level.”
…
“This program will play a critical role in providing support to those who have been affected by this hatred while also spreading awareness of the importance of rejecting racism in all its forms,” the minister for multiculturalism, Steve Kamper, said.
“To safeguard our vibrant multiculturalism, we must ensure we’re putting the plans in place to stamp out hatred, like that faced by our Muslim community.”
https://www.muslimnetwork.tv/australian-state-unveils-plan-to-fight-anti-muslim-hate/
Funny how the feckless ones, Justine Trudeau and company said “The commitment needs to be a commitment to grow the economy and the budget will balance itself”.
All the climate crisis feckless ones don’t believe the Balance of Nature — nature is best left to its own devices and that human intervention into it was by definition unacceptable.
Humans were born with an amazing immune system, don’t let anyone destroy it for you