Netherlands Approves Assisted Suicide Death for Young Healthy Woman Battling Depression
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: The New York Post
[Ed: I think people should be able to commit suicide but the state has no proper role to play in this process.] The young, physically healthy Dutch woman who decided to be euthanized because of her crippling depression has been granted approval to end her life. Officials in the Netherlands gave the final approval for Zoraya ter Beek, 29, to die by assisted suicide on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering, according to the Guardian. Ter Beek first applied for assisted suicide in 2020, following battles with depression and suicidal thoughts caused by difficulties in her early childhood. The once-aspiring psychiatrist suffers from chronic depression, anxiety, trauma, borderline personality disorder and was diagnosed with autism. Ter Beek believed that the safe environment her partner offered would help her mentally heal, but it didn’t and she reportedly continued to have suicidal thoughts and self-harmed.

Columbia has more full-time employees than undergrads
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The College Fix
...including an Earth Observatory DEI director. Columbia University’s Earth Observatory has its own DEI director and two supporting administrators as part of its 6,756 administrator army. The office currently includes Associate Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Vicki Ferrini, Senior Manager for Academic Affairs Nicole deRoberts, and Deputy Director David Goldberg. They are just three of the 9,856 full-time employees at Columbia University, compared to 8,262 full-time undergraduate students. This works out to 1,602 more full-time workers than undergrad students, according to a College Fix analysis.

Secret Service Agents Seek Probe Of Biden’s DEI Policies
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Tampa Free Press
After Female Agent Launches Bizarre Physical Attack On Male Superior. More than three dozen U.S. Secret Service agents seek a probe into whether the Biden administration’s DEI policies are undercutting the agency’s ability to perform its core mission. Jennifer Jacobs, a Bloomberg White House correspondent, posted on social media last week that at least 39 USSS agents had signed a petition calling for a congressional investigation into whether “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies have created a national security threat.

Calif univ president put on leave for ‘insubordination’ after meeting Gaza protesters’ demands
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Politico
Mike Lee had agreed to move toward divesting from Israel and giving a pro-Palestinian group more sway over campus decisions. California State University placed Sonoma State campus President Mike Lee on leave Wednesday after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. Lee sent a campus-wide memo Tuesday indicating that he had made several concessions to occupants of a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. The memo was sent “without the appropriate approvals,” CSU Chancellor Mildred García said in a statement, adding that she and the 23-campus CSU system’s board are “actively reviewing the matter.”

Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
Topic: Gay/Lesbian Issues
Source: Politico.EU
The microstate is the last German-speaking country to introduce marriage equality. Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, making it the 22nd country in Europe to do so. Lawmakers in the German-speaking microstate voted nearly unanimously in favor of the measure, with 24 of its 25 members supporting it, Liechtensteiner Vaterland reported. Daniel Seger, parliamentary group spokesperson for the conservative Progressive Citizens’ Party in Liechtenstein, described the passage of the marriage law amendment as a “big relief” after its second reading

The woman who built up Edinburgh’s army of street stitchers
Topic: Individualist Feminism
Source: BBC News
Mary Morton goes out into the parks and streets of Edinburgh to repair the clothes of passers-by for free. The 67-year-old fixes, mends and shows people how to breathe new life into their tired garments – and has built an army of volunteer street stitchers who work across the city. The former pharmacist, who has not bought clothes for five years, says she decided to change her lifestyle after becoming concerned about the impact of textiles on the environment. She sits outside with a banner over the back of her chair that says "stitch it, don't ditch it" while sewing - and she waits for people to ask her what she is doing. Mary says she recently helped sew a button onto a woman's shirt while she was standing chatting, while another couple sat down on a path in Princes Street Gardens and started mending what they were wearing.

1000s Of Children Prescribed Ivermectin Or Hydroxychloroquine For COVID: Study
Topic: Children and Family
Source: The Epoch Times
Doctors prescribed ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine more than 4,400 times to children with COVID-19 during periods of time when the drugs were not recommended against the illness by authorities, according to a new study. Doctors issued 813 prescriptions of hydroxychloroquine to minors with COVID-19 after the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society on Sept. 12, 2020, advised against using hydroxychloroquine outside of a clinical trial, researchers found. The recommendation came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19.

Mississippi Passes Law Banning Trans-Friendly Bathroom Policies In Public Schools
Topic: Children and Family
Source: Zero Hedge
A lot of Americans are asking how we so quickly got to a point where a man could simply declare he is the opposite sex, throw on a wig and a leotard, and then walk into a women's restroom while being protected by government officials? In some Democrat controlled states if you try to stop these people from doing this you could even be arrested or sued. Even worse, the gender ideology has now infiltrated public schools where young and vulnerable children are subject to trans exceptionalism. How did this happen?

"Make Innocence Great Again": Mothers Gear Up To Decide The 2024 Elections
Topic: Children and Family
Source: The Epoch Times
"The only way to bring back innocence is to keep our children away from those who want to make everything about sexual identity..." It’s a mantra that Juliana Ormond feels strongly about. The suburban mom of three children seeks to call attention to the importance of preserving the purity and innocence of childhood. She said she desires a return to a time when she contends innocence was valued and protected, which conflicts with the complexities and challenges of the current culture.

Don’t talk about gender identity, UK government tells schools
Topic: Individualist Feminism
Source: Politico.EU
Schools in England have been told not to teach children about gender identity. Schools in England should not teach children about gender identity, new U.K. government draft guidance says. Under the document — which comes amid a fierce debate in the U.K. about gender and the rights of transgender people — teachers in England will be told not to teach “about the concept of gender identity.” “It is important that schools take a cautious approach to teaching about this sensitive topic, and do not use any materials that present contested views as fact, including the view that gender is a spectrum,” it states. The rules will be subject to a 9-week consultation before being finalized.

Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
Topic: Gay/Lesbian Issues
Source: Politico.EU
The microstate is the last German-speaking country to introduce marriage equality. Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Thursday, making it the 22nd country in Europe to do so. Lawmakers in the German-speaking microstate voted nearly unanimously in favor of the measure, with 24 of its 25 members supporting it, Liechtensteiner Vaterland reported. Daniel Seger, parliamentary group spokesperson for the conservative Progressive Citizens’ Party in Liechtenstein, described the passage of the marriage law amendment as a “big relief” after its second reading

Male suspect in attack on breastfeeding woman called 'she' by Vancouver police
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The Post Millennial
"It is deplorable that this crime will be recorded as having been committed by a female." On Thursday, a 26-year-old male was charged with assault after allegedly assaulting a 30-year-old mother who was breastfeeding her baby inside a vehicle. Police have referred to the male as “she.” In the press release, Vancouver police described the incident. "A 32-year-old woman was assaulted in her parked vehicle near Commercial Drive and East 2nd Avenue just after 2 p.m. on May 9 by a person she didn’t know." "Bystanders and witnesses intervened and held the person until VPD officers arrived and took the suspect into custody.” “She remains in custody until her next court appearance. The file remains under investigation,” the release stated. The suspect was charged with assault.

‘No Idea About Their Fertility’
Topic: Unspecified
Source: The Daily Caller
Gender Doctors Shed Light On Grim Reality Facing Kids Considering Sex Changes. Top doctors in the field of transgender medicine discussed the stark reality of infertility resulting from puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones at a 2022 industry conference, according to videos obtained through an open records request by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The doctors discussed how children don’t fully grasp the consequences of potentially sterilizing drugs and medical procedures, and some acknowledged that the gender medical industry often rushes patients through the sex change process.

Peru classifies transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as ‘mentally ill’
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The New York Post
The Peruvian government has officially classified transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as “mentally ill.” The controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could “guarantee full coverage of medical attention for mental health” for the trans community, the Peruvian health ministry explained, according to the Telegraph. The decree will supposedly alter the language in the Essentials Health Insurance Plan to reflect that trans and intersex people have a mental disorder, LGBTQ+ outlet Pink News reported.

Hysterics for Hamas
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The City-Journal
Author: Heather MacDonald
Why have young women been so prominent in the recent campus chaos? The female tilt among anti-Israel student protesters is an underappreciated aspect of the pro-Hamas campus hysteria. True, when activists need muscle (to echo University of Missouri professor Melissa Click’s immortal call during the 2015 Black Lives Matter protests), males are mobilized to smash windows and doors or hurl projectiles at the police, for example. But the faces behind the masks and before the cameras are disproportionately female, as seen in this recent gem from the Princeton demonstrations. Why the apparent gender gap? One possible reason is that women constitute majorities of both student bodies and the metastasizing student-services bureaucracies that cater to them. Another is the sex skew in majors.

Get Woke, Go Broke
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Zero Hedge
New "Queer" 'Doctor Who' Suffers Worst Ratings In Series History. When a show starts preaching at people about respecting gender pronouns, they aren't going to stick around to see what happens next... The BBC show (working hand-in-hand with Disney) has been on an unstoppable decline for the past few years as it becomes increasingly woke. The real collapse started with the introduction of a female and decidedly feminist Doctor (played by Jodie Whitaker) for three seasons. The series ratings fell exponentially and Whitaker became one of the most hated iterations of the main character in the history of the show. You would think the BBC would have learned not to be confrontational with the fans, but as we all know leftists never admit failure, they only double down. The newest version of the character is being applauded as the first "black queer" Doctor Who, played by Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa. The show also features a villain played by Drag Queen and trans activist Jinkx Monsoon.

The Garrick Club row is the height of elitist feminism
Topic: Individualist Feminism
Source: Spiked Online
Working-class women gain nothing from rich women being allowed to join a rich men’s club. Ultimately, whether or not well-off women are allowed to sit in what amounts to a posh London living room is utterly inconsequential to myself and other working-class Brits. Yet the Garrick’s decision to start admitting women is being treated as a victory for equality on a par with female suffrage. The reality is that the furore over the Garrick is yet another fashionable cause for Guardian columnists and performatively progressive middle-class women. It has virtually nothing to do with the lives of ordinary women. The Garrick will remain an ‘old boy’s club’, albeit now with women involved, too. The working classes know little about the goings-on of such institutions, but we do know that this is where deals, ideas and all-important social capital are traded. These exclusive clubs and networks are what the middle and upper classes rely on to keep their positions intact and to ensure those positions are reproduced, generation after generation.

The truth about trigger warnings
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Spiked Online
They have nothing to do with protecting the ‘vulnerable’ from distress. A lot of fuss has been made about trigger warnings in recent years – and for good reason. They are censorious and infantile, reflecting an era in which people are keen to cast imperious judgement on anything slightly objectionable – especially if the book, film or play in question is from the past, a place where everybody was supposedly nasty and stupid. They also reflect an emergent generation that is hypersensitive and quick to burst into tears.

The insults were better in my day
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Spiked Online
‘Boomer’, ‘Karen’, ‘basic’... the preferred put-downs of Gen Z are testament to American cultural hegemony. According to the study, roughly a quarter of Generation Z have not heard of insults like ‘plonker’, ‘nitwit’, ‘pillock’ or ‘prat’. It seems these ejaculations of weary, quotidian contempt are all ceasing to be common currency among the young and, one suspects, terminally online. Such muttered dismissals are now as drained of charge as the old copper coins found in a pensioner’s tobacco tin. Instead, snarkier transatlantic neologisms, such as ‘Karen’ (a form of ‘bitch’, since you ask), ‘basic’ (which tends to mean boring) and, of course, ‘boomer’, are all more readily exchanged and understood in their place.

Meghan Markle should leave those poor Nigerians alone
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Spiked Online
The Sussexes have travelled to Africa in search of victim points. Meghan Markle returned ‘home’ last week. Not to her children and chickens in Montecito, California, but to Nigeria – a country where she has never lived, never before visited and has no known living relatives. And yet, accompanied by Prince Harry, on a royal tour in all but name, Meghan thanked Nigerians for ‘welcoming me home’. It turns out that several years ago, the Duchess of Sussex took a genealogy test that gave her a breakdown of her ancestry. Apparently, she is 43 per cent Nigerian.