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A growing trend in academic publishing is "positionality statements" where authors list all their intersectional forms of privilege/oppression.

This one is particularly absurd.

"All authors are cis-gender menstruating individuals who identify as intersectional feminists." pic.twitter.com/gSr5x4oVXN

— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) March 22, 2025

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yle=”padding-left: 40px”>The story is the latest in a series of cases where NHS policy supports trans ideology over biological reality. It also follows the publication of the Sullivan report this week which revealed that the police are allowing criminals to ‘self-identify’ their gender on official records.

In this case, policy has led, in the name of inclusivity, to the NHS siding with a paedophile convicted of serious offences, while pretending to be the opposite sex, over members of staff with Christian and gender-critical beliefs.

Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the case Jennifer has now launched against the Trust on the grounds of harassment, discrimination and human rights’ breaches, is believed to be unprecedented.

In response to her claims, NHS lawyers have said that Christian beliefs Mis holds, that we are born male and female, are ‘not worthy of respect in a democratic society.’

Watch Jennifer discuss what happened and see more on our website: https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/christian-nurse-takes-legal-action-after-being-investigated-and-punished-by-nhs-for-calling-convicted-transgender-male-paedophile-mr/

ons have gained pertinence and urgency following a series of interviews that Donald Trump’s new “hostage envoy,” Adam Boehler, gave to American and Israeli media platforms. Over recent weeks, Boehler has directly negotiated a possible new hostage–prisoner exchange deal with Hamas—at Trump’s behest, but apparently behind Israel’s back. “We are not an agent of Israel. We have specific [American] interests at play,” he stated, apparently in reference to the American/Israeli dual citizens who were among those taken hostage by Hamas in its 7 October 2023 assault on southern Israel and who remain in captivity—whether dead or alive—in tunnels in the Gaza Strip. Officials in Israel are troubled by the thought that Washington may be seeking the separate release of American hostages alone, rather than negotiating a deal that encompasses all those held in Hamas captivity.

But Israel’s irritation about the interviews was more general than this. Boehler has opined of Hamas that, “They don’t have horns growing out of their head. They’re actually guys like us. They’re pretty nice guys.” After this unsurprisingly ruffled feathers in Jerusalem, Washington immediately issued a correction: “They are definitely bad guys.” But Boehler then predicted that Hamas will soon disarm and “fade away” from the Gaza Strip—an idea that is completely divorced from reality. On the contrary, over the past months, Hamas appears to have recovered militarily and is clearly in control of Gaza’s civilian population. In his interviews, Boehler even got the hostage/prisoner terminology backwards: repeatedly calling the Palestinians held in Israel’s prisons—most of whom are convicted terrorists, including mass murderers—“hostages,” while designating the Israelis languishing in Gaza’s tunnels, most of whom are civilians, “prisoners.”

It looks very much like Trump has sent out another one of his seemingly bottomless army of incompetents to deal with a hugely complex and difficult situation. No wonder the Israelis are worried.

America is no longer a serious player in international affairs.

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In 72 hours here at Costa Navarino, the IOC’s sumptuous retreat on Greece’s Ionian coast, he came face-to-face with the true Machiavellian character of this most fiercely protective of private clubs. Until the last moment, his bid team expressed confidence that he was making progress, only for half a year’s work to unravel in two minutes. Thomas Bach’s stunning announcement that his successor had been found on the first ballot of an election expected to last multiple rounds meant just one thing: that Kirsty Coventry, the outgoing president’s preferred successor, had prevailed.

The publication of the vote breakdown 30 minutes later brought home the full horror, showing a mere eight votes for Coe against Coventry’s 49. All those promises of support he had chased? Too many, ultimately, turned out to be empty. Coe, for the first time in his career, had found himself outmanoeuvred, humiliated by the cold, hard, ruthless politics of Bach, his long-time nemesis.

Bach’s style is that of a benevolent dictator, his iron fist concealed in a velvet glove. While he insisted he had no favourite, everybody knew this was a masquerade, with the 41-year-old Coventry nurtured so assiduously for the role of president-elect that she had been sent to address the United Nations. As the clock ticked down, there was a twin imperative at the highest level: to make sure that she succeeded, and that Coe was thwarted….

One of the IOC’s final decisions here was to host its session in 2027 in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic, a palm-fringed resort every bit as luxurious as Costa Navarino. It was one more small signal that the membership, stuffed with superannuated bureaucrats and European nobility, preferred the status quo: the lavish per diems, the exotic travel, the endless gravy train. Why would they want somebody promising profound change? Viewing Coe as the disruptor, they plumped instead for the candidate who would keep their sinecures intact.

Before rushing to condemn Israel for every strike, remember: Hamas could end the war instantly by releasing all the hostages.

It’s that simple.

— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) March 22, 2025

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— “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” — was so confusing that the resulting data on the trans population of England and Wales was a load of hot nonsense.

According to the 2021 census, transgender adults are more religious than the general population, more likely to be Muslim and less likely to be native speakers. Adults with no formal qualifications were three times as likely to fall into the “unspecified gender” category as those with degrees.

Plainly, this was not a reflection of reality. All it showed was that the ONS had embraced a version of gender politics that was deeply confusing to anyone outside the gilded circle of graduates who spend their lives online. In attempting to write an “inclusive” question, the ONS had excluded a huge chunk of the population from understanding it.

It was only when Michael Biggs, Oxford professor of sociology, pointed out that the question asked in the ONS survey – “is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” – only made sense to gender enthusiasts and was totally baffling to people with English as a second language, and Muslims in particular, that people began to realise how ridiculous it all was. For a while there were actually those lost in awe at the fact that our marvellous immigrant communities were so advanced in their thinking, and so ahead of the curve in embracing trans ideology.

And here we are. Ostracised five years ago for speaking out on the reality of sex, and now lauded for her sensible views. Perhaps a corner has been turned, at last…

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As a scientist at Porton Down developing technology to secure Britain’s defences, Peter Wilkins never imagined he would be considered a threat because of a belief in biology.

But when he stated his gender-critical views and support for the concept of immutable sex, Wilkins was reported for his “ideology” and labelled by colleagues as transphobic, “sad and pathetic” and “a rubbish employee”.

An employment tribunal has found there was a “clear hostile animus” towards gender-critical beliefs at the top-secret Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL). It found that an intimidating atmosphere resulted in the harassment and discrimination of Wilkins, 43, who was forced to leave as a result.

Senior officials failed to address the behaviour because of an “unblinking desire” to support the pro-trans lobby.

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The impurity threats grow, so the ideological pressure increases. It's the North Korean purity spiral. 

From the Daily NK:

North Korea has increased ideological lectures for young people in Chongjin, North Hamgyong province. These sessions, previously held once or twice monthly, are now mandatory weekly events.

A source told Daily NK recently that authorities now require weekly ideological lectures for students at high schools, vocational colleges, and universities throughout Chongjin.

“Despite creating new laws and even executing people to stop youth from watching ‘impure videos,’ the government hasn’t curbed young people’s interests. So since the beginning of the month, authorities have mandated weekly criticism sessions and ideological lectures,” the source explained.

The regime has intensified these lectures to keep young people vigilant against foreign ideology and culture. On March 8, one Chongjin high school hosted a lecture titled “Let’s strengthen the fight against the frightening toxins that erode young people’s class consciousness and revolutionary consciousness.”

The speaker began: “Impure videos and publications continue to propagate because of our enemies’ plotting. This significantly weakens our young people’s class and revolutionary consciousness. The puppet regime (of South Korea) and hostile forces use these impure materials to undermine youth consciousness.”

The lecturer described outside ideology as part of “our enemies’ strategy of destroying our socialist system” and emphasized that young people must guard against such influences.

“Our enemies ultimately want to tear down our socialist ideology and system. Their behavior isn’t new, but they’re more desperate now that our country is a nuclear power. Young people, as this country’s heirs, must lead in defending our socialist system,” the speaker declared.

“Lasting victory only comes through absolute trust and obedience to the Workers’ Party and Supreme Leader. We must reinforce our ideological struggle to defeat our enemies’ schemes by maintaining revolutionary vigilance,” the lecturer added.

While these sessions aim to prevent ideological wavering among youth, their effectiveness remains questionable. Young North Koreans admit they’re tired of repetitive lectures that cover the same points with little new material.

“Young people already hate the weekly criticism sessions, so adding lectures will only irritate them further. They’ll attend for appearance’s sake, but the effectiveness will diminish over time,” the source concluded.