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[Wesley Yang @wesyang]

Chemically castrating and dismembering confused children does not save lives. There has never been any evidence to back up this claim -- the best scientific evidence we have on this question disputes it.

The proposition was insane the moment it was made and the pathological social process to which the proposition gave rise will as a matter of certainty make the situation worse rather than better.

No politician that backed this absurdity as if it was the truth did the slightest bit of due diligence to discern whether it was true; they simply vested unthinking faith in the people claiming it because it aligned with a posture they were inclined to take. All have eschewed any attempt to learn whether the mindless copypasted slogans -- all self-conscious misinformation and lies -- they parrot has any factual basis.

That the whole world does not know the reality is solely a function of a conspiracy to suppress truth and propagate lies within media and other key vectors of social consensus.

There has never been a more flagrant failure of our truth-certifying institutions.

[Music over time🎻 @Peal8888]

Watch The Temptations perform “My Girl” and you realize how much has changed.

David Ruffin is standing in front, singing one of the sweetest songs ever written, while the rest of the group moves behind him with almost ridiculous precision. The suits match. The steps match. The harmonies lock together. Even the smallest gesture feels like it belongs exactly where it is.

And somehow, none of it feels stiff.

That’s the part I miss about old Motown performances.

They didn’t treat the song and the performance as two separate things. The record was only the beginning. When The Temptations walked onto a stage, they brought an entire identity with them.

Look at their feet.

They aren't simply standing there while David sings. They are moving as one unit, sliding and turning with the kind of timing that makes five people look like one person. The famous Temptation Walk became part of their identity, with choreography developed and refined under Motown choreographer Cholly Atkins and Paul Williams.

Then there is Ruffin.

His voice has this wonderfully rough edge that keeps “My Girl” from becoming too sweet. He doesn't need to overpower the song. He gives it warmth, confidence and just enough ache underneath the sunshine.

That contrast is what makes the performance work.

The song sounds effortless.

The performance absolutely wasn't.

“My Girl” became The Temptations’ first No. 1 pop hit in 1965, with Ruffin taking the lead vocal. Smokey Robinson and Ronald White wrote it, but the Temptations turned it into something visual as well as musical.

That last part is easy to forget when we hear the song today.

We know the opening guitar line. We know the lyrics. We can sing along before the first verse is finished.

But watching the group perform it reminds you that these records originally belonged to people.

People with voices.

People with personalities.

People who had rehearsed the same movements until they looked spontaneous.

And that may be the real difference between then and now.

Today, an artist can build an enormous career around a voice, a look, a song, a dance, or a personality. The Temptations had to make all of those things work at the same time.

They weren't just a vocal group.

They were a **musical act**.

You could hear them, see them, and recognize them within seconds.

That kind of polish is rare now.

And when David Ruffin steps forward, the group falls perfectly into place behind him, you understand why.

They simply don't make musical acts like this anymore. ❤️

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@CharlieWalsham_ @CrunchAlias Should have realised long ago.

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@CharlieWalsham_ Social Justice Theory ( can be traced back to Marxism as follows: ML ism became New Left, became Post Modernism became Social Justice theory whose offshoots are Queer Theory, Critical Race Theory, Fat Theory).

[Charlie Walsham @CharlieWalsham_]

There is a huge group of people who don’t feel represented by politics any more. Socially liberal. Economically pragmatic. Uninterested in populist theatre and disturbed by vigilantism, but utterly sick of harmful progressive dogma.

They didn’t all suddenly lurch to the right. The political centre simply moved away from them.

[Olivia @Oliviatayl60965]

Why do girls suddenly announce they are trans?

Boys and girls want to be the opposite sex for entirely different reasons. For boys, it is about a sexual fetish, while for girls, it is more about avoiding womanhood. Teenage girls have been overwhelmingly affected by this contagion. For example, between 2016 and 2023, 1 in 65 girls in Oregon received a gender-confusion diagnosis and 1 in 240 received cross-sex hormones.

Girls would never admit these are the real reasons they want to be boys before it is too late. Once you start entertaining the idea of becoming the opposite sex, the trans cult is waiting for you at the door, and the individual is put on a fast track for medicalization.

By listening to children and young adults—including my daughter—who have shed their trans identity, I have found that the following are common reasons they believed they were the opposite sex in the first place. Oftentimes, it is a combination of these reasons:

· I thought I could change sex; they said I could.
· They said I would be happier after transition, and that my other life problems will go away.
· They said there are no side effects from hormones and surgeries.
· Living as a woman is a painful way to live.
· I had a poor self-image (skin, hair, height, etc.).
· My breasts were either too small (to look like a woman) or too big (I didn't like how men looked at them).
· I thought you had to wear makeup and long hair to be a woman.
· I hated wearing a bra.
· I didn't like having a period every month.
· I don't want to have a baby.
· Living as a woman is dangerous.
· It's a lot cheaper to be a man(financial reasons)
· I noticed that people respect you more if you are a man.
· You can make more money if you are a man.
· I didn't fit in because I have autism(The autistic community has been disproportionately affected by this contagion.)
· I was lonely and depressed during the pandemic.
· I was groomed online by trans mentors.
· I have experienced sexual trauma or abuse.
· I come from a dysfunctional family.
· I thought it would be cool to be different, or I thought being trans was cool.
· Being trans keeps boys away.
· My friend or lover encouraged me to be trans (peer pressure).
· I hated myself, and being trans felt like a way to start from zero.
· I thought it was a way to build my authentic self.
· I wanted to change the world (political reasons).
· It was a way out of my privileged class (being white race, economic status etc.).

I hope this helps other families recognize what is really going on in the heads of gender-stressed children, what ails them so that we can help them to treat the root cause of the stress. Gender dysphoria consists of man-made psychological symptoms that can be cured by simply recognizing the fact that no one can change their sex.

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

Never fails to make me laugh out loud.

[Petronella Wyatt @PetronellaWyatt]

Whenever someone mentions "The Sun", I invariably remember this hilarious scene from the great BBC television series, “Yes, Prime Minister”.

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@MichDoisneau @grok @SandZaraA What the fuck is wrong with you women? Are you totally unaware of what’s been happening in Iran? In Afghanistan? You are an embarrassment to women and to yourselves. Get a bloody grip!

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

Anyone in this country protesting with their faces covered, is s thug.

[Charlie Walsham @CharlieWalsham_]

The balaclava-clad protesters at Dover are the latest flashing light on the dashboard that mainstream politicians are failing to listen to the concerns of working-class voters.

That’s not to say many working-class voters won’t be appalled by the sight of men dressed all in black, looking, ironically, like ISIS fighters, turning up en masse, intimidating residents and confronting the police. But it’s hard to imagine scenes like this taking place if the concerns of ordinary Brits were being heeded and acted on.

Of course, there are bad actors with their own political agendas taking advantage of fears and prejudices. People like Tommy Robinson, who now seems to be presenting himself as a Christian, albeit one who doesn’t appear to pay much attention to the teachings of Christ.

But we’ve reached this bleak new reality, where a dubious army of vigilantes is making its presence felt, in part because democratic politics has failed to address something voters have been raising for years.

It’s not much to ask for a country to have secure borders, and successive governments have utterly failed to provide this basic measure of national security.

It’s time to get a grip on the issue once and for all, because these men, whoever they are, are not the sort of people you want to give any real power to. They’re not the sort of people you want to encourage.

History has shown us what can happen when angry men, frustrated with their lives and convinced that democratic politics has failed them, are told that the answer lies in taking matters into their own hands and turning their anger on a minority.

We don’t want to go down that path. Peacefully protest by all means, but dressed in black and balaclavas? “Sinister” isn’t a big enough word…

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@JohnCleese @DavidBCohen1 Did for decades. Then stopped. They need to tank and a new organisation take over the work they’re supposed to do,

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@Belstaffie Never heard of it. But her whole questioning of him was absurd. She must have worked with loads of black actors. How can she be so ignorant?

[Sonya Douglas @SonyaDouglas]

You can lock all the doors, limit attendance, move yourselves online

but if your breastfeeding conference is platforming someone who supports men using babies for kink and sexual gratification

your breastfeeding conference is promoting paedophilia

That’s all there is to it

[Aja ♀️🇬🇧 @AjaTheEmpress]

I do feel the need to point out that these are all the same picture:

1) Men in Dover today
2) Muslim men
3) Trans rights activists
4) Antifa

Some people only seem to have noticed or cared about No. 1.

I don't like any of it, regardless of who's doing it or what label is attached to them.

It is intimidating AF when you're on the wrong side of a group like this, and sadly, like many other women, I have experienced that from groups 3 and 4.

The standard should be the same for everyone. No face covering allowed.

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@SonyaDouglas Shocking ignorance which is hard to understand, given she must come across a lot of black people in her profession.

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

@FRANCE24 @WomanFromAfrica @Fawziakoofi77 And those idiot women in France are putting on hijabs!

[Sonia jerbi fourati @FouratiJerbi]

Pour les pseudos féministes d extreme gauche qui ont mis le voile pour rire et qui ont pu l’enlever sans se faire pendre par les barbus .

[La Rousse libre @LaRousseLibre]

On ne libère pas une femme en lui apprenant à disparaître.
La solidarité avec les femmes ne consiste pas à revêtir leur prison.
Jamais cachée. Jamais effacée. Jamais voilée.

[Henda Ayari @HendaAyari5]

Message aux féministes de gauche qui portent le voile par solidarité

Je vois depuis quelques jours des féministes françaises, des inconnues, influenceuses de gauche, se voiler sur les réseaux sociaux par « solidarité » avec les femmes voilées contre la proposition du RN.

Mais je me pose une question, où étiez-vous quand j’ai retiré mon voile ? Où était votre solidarité quand j’ai reçu des menaces de mort car j’avais décidé de montrer mes cheveux et de reprendre ma liberté ?

Depuis que j’ai osé retirer publiquement mon voile et raconter mon parcours, je reçois régulièrement des insultes, des menaces de mort, des messages haineux. J’ai été traitée de tous les noms, désignée comme une traîtresse, une femme à salir, parce que j’ai fait un choix, disposer de mon corps et décider moi-même de ce que je porte sur ma tête ou pas, ces menaces de mort, je ne les ai pas imaginées. Je les ai reçues. Certaines personnes considèrent encore aujourd’hui que parce que j’ai retiré mon voile, je parle publiquement de ce que j’ai vécu et parce que je défends le droit des femmes à s’en libérer, je mérite d’être insultée, menacée et réduite au silence.

Alors oui, quand je vois aujourd’hui toutes ces photos et videos et démonstrations de solidarité, je me demande où était cette mobilisation pour nous ?

Où est votre solidarité avec les femmes iraniennes qui enlèvent leur voile au péril de leur vie ?

Où êtes-vous pour les femmes afghanes auxquelles les talibans retirent, les uns après les autres, leurs droits et leurs libertés ?

Où êtes-vous pour nos sœurs des cités qui subissent des pressions pour se voiler, pour celles que l’on insulte, que l’on harcèle ou que l’on menace parce qu’elles veulent vivre librement ?

Où étiez-vous pour les victimes de viols collectifs, de tournantes qui ont brisé la vie de jeunes filles dans certains quartiers ? Pourquoi ne les défendez-vous pas avec la même énergie?

Parce que derrière tout cela, il existe une vision de la femme que je connais malheureusement trop bien, soit le voile, soit le déshonneur et parfois, dans sa forme la plus abjecte, soit le voile, soit le viol !
Comme si une femme qui ne se couvre pas devenait responsable du regard pervers sur elles des hommes, comme si son corps devenait disponible, comme si elle ne méritait plus le respect.

Dans cette logique, la femme est toujours ramenée au même statut, un objet. Un corps qu’il faudrait cacher pour qu’il soit respectable, ou un corps que certains s’autoriseraient à salir ou à violer parce qu’il ne l’est pas car trop découvert.

C’est précisément cette vision que le féminisme devrait combattre de toutes ses forces. Mais là, étrangement, je ne vois pas les mêmes vidéos. Je ne vois pas les mêmes gestes de solidarité. Je ne vous vois plus Mesdames les féministes.

Par contre, pour vous mettre en scène voilées afin de vous opposer au Rassemblement national, là, vous êtes nombreuses. Combattre le RN semble parfois provoquer davantage de mobilisation que combattre ceux qui oppriment réellement des femmes au nom de leur sexe.

Je ne suis pas favorable aux amendes contre les femmes voilées. Je sais trop bien ce que signifie être enfermée dans une idéologie pour croire qu’on libère une femme en la punissant.

Mais votre solidarité me dérange lorsqu’elle ne va que dans un seul sens. Pourquoi vous couvrir les cheveux pour défendre celles qui veulent porter le voile, mais ne jamais les découvrir en solidarité avec celles qui se battent pour pouvoir l’enlever ?

Moi, j’ai porté le voile. Je l’ai retiré, je connais le prix que certaines femmes paient pour ce geste.
Je vous demande par solidarité pour les femmes menacées torturées, assassinées de France, d’Iran, d’Afghanistan et du monde entier de retirer ce voile de la honte qui représente la prison de l’obscurantisme.Faites le même geste moi ! Si vous êtes des vrais féministe prouvez le !
La liberté, ce n’est pas seulement défendre le droit de mettre un voile. C’est aussi le droit de l’enlever.

Henda Ayari

[Fox @urbanfox1968]

What is the matter with these ridiculous women? How can they be so clueless?

[Sara Ghorbani @d_white_rabbit]

The betrayal is real! Western women putting on chains, colouring them pink, and calling it a choice to prove their white”solidarity” is like spitting in our faces. Hijab is NOT and has never been a choice for us. There’s so much privilege here blindly normalizing our dehumanization and subjugation. This is what I cannot forgive.

[Charlie Walsham @CharlieWalsham_]

I’ve been reading feedback on my posts that mention Israel, and I still don’t understand the obsession it inspires in sections of the Western left.

Don’t misunderstand me. There are figures in the Israeli government who appear to have lost their humanity. There are those on the Israeli side who seem every bit as soulless and nihilistic as the terrorists they have devoted their lives to fighting. October 7 was horrific, and Hamas knew that Israel’s response would be devastating, but that doesn’t automatically justify everything Israel has done since.

The problem is that wishing the world were peaceful doesn’t make it peaceful.

Of course I’d prefer an Israel without walls and checkpoints, without ethno-nationalists in government, where Israelis and Palestinians could wave peace flags, sing Kumbaya and live happily alongside one another.

But what happens if one side acts as though that world already exists while its enemies don’t?

Israel has foes who genuinely want it destroyed. Lowering its guard doesn’t make those enemies disappear. Tearing down a wall doesn’t remove the hatred on the other side of it. Good intentions are not much protection against somebody who wants you dead.

I’m against wars, murder, militias and terrorist groups. Who isn’t? The difficult question is what you do when they exist anyway.

And that’s where idealism collides with reality.

Given the choice, I would rather Israel, a democratic country whose citizens have substantial political and civil rights, continued to exist than see it overrun by religious fanatics who have deliberately slaughtered civilians and celebrated doing so.

What particularly horrifies me is seeing educated Westerners romanticise or excuse extremists with profoundly reactionary beliefs while treating ordinary Israelis as collectively responsible for everything their government does.

Many of those murdered on October 7 were peace-loving Israelis living in kibbutzim who wanted coexistence with their Palestinian neighbours. Their ideals didn’t protect them when armed fanatics arrived intending to kill them.

That is the terrible reality at the heart of this conflict.

You can condemn Israel when it acts wrongly. You can condemn the killing of Palestinian civilians. You can desperately want peace.

But wanting peace and being a useful idiot for death-cult fanaticism are two very different things.