Oliver Cromwell, the butcher of Drogheda, died on this day in 1658, having suffered a painful end from a urinary tract infection that caused blood poisoning. Three years after he died, his body was exhumed and ceremonially hanged in chains, and then thrown into a pit, so that his enemies could be sure that he […]
The arrest of a pregnant woman in her home in front of her children for posting an anti-lockdown event has caused outrage in Australia and abroad. Zoe Buhler, a 28 year old resident of Ballarat, Victoria was preparing to go for an ultrasound when masked police officers entered her home and said they were arresting her […]
A journalist on the ground in Portland has posted a series of disturbing videos which he says shows Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists cheering and gloating after a Trump supporter was murdered in the area. Andy Ngo, who has significant experience covering Antifa violence, posted a video of a mob applauding and cheering a […]
A former Mayor of Tuam has said that there are serious questions to be answered regarding a house fire which occurred in county Galway yesterday. Martin Ward, the Aontú representative for Tuam, who previously served two terms as Mayor of the town, was speaking today after it was announced that Gardaí are investigating following a […]
A lawyer and leading political expert on China says that the United States, and Western democracies, should focus on defeating Chinese communism, not accommodating it. Gordon Chang said that the “audaciousness, ruthlessness, and maliciousness” of China’s Communist Party (CCP) was being emboldened by the “feebleness” and “timidity” of the response from the rest of the world. Writing for […]
September 2nd is not a day, oddly, on which much of significance happened. It’s the calendar’s version of a slow news day. But on this day in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States gave a speech to the Minnesota state fair, in which he uttered a phrase which has long outlived him […]
Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath says that rural pubs are being destroyed by the continued lockdown, and that people were “tired, fatigued and quite angry” at the mixed messaging from the government. He said that the country was on an “uncharted course” and that publicans felt that they had been walked on and their businesses destroyed. “The […]
Martha, the last passenger pigeon, died on this day, September 1st, 1914. With her death, her kind became extinct. The passenger pigeon was driven to extinction by humans, and because they were so easy to catch. As recently as 1850, there were almost a million pigeons in North America. But the passenger pigeon was tasty, […]
Henry VI of England came to the throne on this day, August 31st, 1422, at the age of nine months. His disastrous reign would last 39 years, until it ended with the wars of the roses. His father, Henry V, was amongst the great English Kings, finally unifying the thrones of England and France, which […]
Massive protests have taken place in Berlin and London against the continued Coronavirus lockdown and against mandatory vaccination. Tens of thousands gathered in Berlin at the historic Brandenburg Gate, calling for the Covid-19 restrictions to end. Some carried Swedish flags, signifying approval for that country’s response to the crisis, and denied that the rally was made […]
A multi-agency operation to find endangered and trafficked juveniles in Georgia has led to 39 missing children being rescued, and 9 ‘criminal associates’ arrested and facing charges of sex trafficking, parental kidnapping, custodial interference and registered sex offender violence. The children were aged between 3 and 17. Photos and videos of the rescue showed them […]
Hungary is to close its borders to all foreigners starting on Monday the 1st of September, the Minister heading the Hungarian cabinet has announced. Gergely Gulyás has said that exceptions will be made for humanitarian missions, foreign diplomats, important business and military operations. Additionally, Hungarian citizens returning from overseas will be required to quarantine for […]