The Clash Of Civilizations Revisited: Pepe Escobar

The Clash Of Civilizations Revisited: Pepe Escobar via The Saker Late afternoon in May 29, 1453, Sultan Mehmet, the third son of Murad, born of a slave-girl – probably Christian – in the harem, fluent in Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Latin, Persian and Hebrew, followed by his top ministers, his imams and his bodyguard of Janissaries, rides slowly towards the Great Church of St Sophia in Constantinople. It’s unlikely that Sultan Mehmet would be sparing a thought for Emperor Justinian, the last of quite a breed: a true Roman Emperor in…

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The Quiet Return Of Feudalism

The Quiet Return Of Feudalism by Jorge González-Gallarza for The American Conservative Silicon Valley oligarchs are ushering in a new age of serfdom, aided by the left. The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class, by Joel Kotkin, (New York: Encounter Books, 2020), 224 pages. Few policy items have more ominously heralded the ongoing realignment of our politics than Universal Basic Income. That its proponents and detractors can’t seem to agree on what UBI is intended for in the first place is merely a measure of that omen.  Take…

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Black Lives Matter Figure Replaces Toppled Colston Statue in Bristol

Black Lives Matter Figure Replaces Toppled Colston Statue in Bristol by KURT ZINDULKA for Breitbart GNN Note – Still think it’s about George Floyd, “racism” or something other than genocide and replacement of white people? ****** A London-based artist has installed a statue depicting a Black Lives Matter protester to fill the empty plinth where the figure of Edward Colston once stood. In June, Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol targeted the statue of merchant parliamentarian Edward Colston over his ties to the slave trade. The statue was toppled from its plinth…

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The Supreme Court’s 15-Case Winning Streak on Religious Liberty

The Supreme Court’s 15-Case Winning Streak on Religious Liberty by JOE CARTER for The Gospel Coalition The Supreme Court closed out its most recent term last week with three significant victories for religious liberty—continuing a ten year series of wins for religious freedom. “Religious freedom is on a massive, decade-long winning streak at the Supreme Court,” says Luke Goodrich, a religious liberty lawyer at Becket. “This 15-case winning streak hits every major area of religious freedom law: religious exemptions, religious autonomy, religious speech, religious symbols, and government funding for religious groups.”…

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Peruvian bishop: Pope sees Amazon region, new ‘Amazon Ecclesial Conference’ as ‘testing ground’

Peruvian bishop: Pope sees Amazon region, new ‘Amazon Ecclesial Conference’ as ‘testing ground’ by MAIKE HICKSON for Life Site News Upon the explicit request of Pope Francis, this new structure is not called an Episcopal Conference. While people have been distracted by the current coronacrisis or other, election-related or Black Lives Matter-related topics, Pope Francis has quietly continued to work with the Amazon bishops to implement the ideas as set forth during the October 2019 Amazon Synod. As the Peruvian Bishop David Martinez de Aguirre Guinea of Puerto Maldonado –…

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Many of our leaders need to repent or resign

Many of our leaders need to repent or resign by Shane Idleman An Open Letter to the United States of America To our leaders: We Americans so appreciate your sacrifice, time, and commitment. I’m convinced that most of you are sincere and want what is best for all Americans. I am not writing this as a Democrat or a Republican but as a citizen. As a child, I was captured by the stories my grandfather told about life on the farm in Oklahoma in the mid-1900s. The images I’ve held are…

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Estimated 100,000 Slaves Working Across UK, 10,000 in Coronavirus City of Leicester: Reports

Estimated 100,000 Slaves Working Across UK, 10,000 in Coronavirus City of Leicester: Reports by VICTORIA FRIEDMAN for Breitbart A report by the think tank the Centre for Social Justice and the anti-slavery charity Justice and Care says that nearly 100,000 slaves are working across Britain, around ten times more than 2017 government estimates. The report, It Still Happens Here published on Sunday, used artificial intelligence to analyse the crime and intelligence reports across six towns and cities in the West Midlands to estimate some 4,197 victims of slavery in one year. Extrapolated for the…

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6 Ways Leftism Acts Like A Religion

6 Ways Leftism Acts Like A Religion By Robby Starbuck for The Federalist Leftism has transformed from an obscure cult into a dominant religion in our country. The progressive promised land is here now. Conservative commentators have been mocked for years for describing leftism as a new religion of sorts. Since 2016, it has become clear that the modern left was determined to prove us right. What we have witnessed unfold in this country over the last few years, and have seen increase exponentially as the 2020 election comes near, especially…

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Turkish Islamic Conservatives Win: Hagia Sophia Cleared to Become a Mosque Again

Turkish Islamic Conservatives Win: Hagia Sophia Cleared to Become a Mosque Again by SIMON KENT for Breitbart The ancient cathedral of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul – the former seat of eastern Christianity – could now be dedicated to use as a mosque after Turkey’s high court on Friday ruled its conversion into a museum in 1934 was unlawful. The court’s decision revokes that museum status and would allow Hagia Sophia to become a working mosque once more, a decision which sparked a furious response within minutes of being confirmed, with…

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