Opinion

Ukraine Diary – Day 2

Day two begins with a chance encounter with a young medical student whose father has recently been conscripted. In Lviv, a ceremony honours eight fallen soldiers before visits to Olesko and the famed Kryivka restaurant, where Ukraine’s wartime history and national memory are preserved.

One terrorist in Berlin – and a thousand others

The 21-year-old terrorist has received extensive media coverage. He has succeeded in telling all Islamists (and other extremists on both the left and the right) what he thinks about LGBT Pride.

Iran war creates problems for Trump

The war with Iran is creating major problems for President Donald Trump, who appears to be heading into a quagmire. He must contend with the midterm elections in November and is under pressure from his Gulf state allies. Iran denies that Trump’s talk of a peace agreement bears any resemblance to reality.

Britain’s woke professor is darling of the Left, but under fire from the Conservative press

At the age of 37, Jason Arday became the youngest person ever appointed to a professorship at Cambridge. He is now accused of being a complete fraud, suspected of plagiarism and other deceptions. Unsurprisingly, he is being defended by the left-wing woke establishment, because Arday happens to be black.

Ukraine Diary – Day 1

Observations from an outsider’s journey through Ukraine in early to mid-August 2026. The route begins in the western city of Lviv before continuing to Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Odesa, Dnipro and back to Kyiv, with occasional detours along the way.

A modern-day Mengele

The modern symbol of medical evil, Dr Anthony Fauci, was summoned to testify before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, and every major television network broadcast the hearing live.

Speaking the truth is far-right extremism

This week, previously concealed audio recordings revealed that Joe Biden already required extensive assistance from his team when speaking in 2017—to prevent his sentences from descending into incoherence. In familiar fashion, “the Norwegian press found itself obliged” to lie about this as well. Perhaps because falsehood is where they feel most comfortable. It is lies they are accustomed to. Lies and illusion are the very substance of their work as propagandists.

When ordinary Swedes begin fantasising about taking the law into their own hands

A bullet presented as evidence during the trial of Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk. The casing is engraved with the letters “LMAO” (“Laughing My Ass Off”). Photo: AP / Spenser Heaps, Pool.

All terrorist roads lead to Sweden – Ballout has jihadist relatives in Borås

He had been convicted of terrorism, was under police surveillance, and was participating in a deradicalization program. Yet Abdul Rahman Ballout was still able to carry out the terrorist attack at the Pride festival in Berlin. It has now been revealed that he belongs to one of Europe’s most notorious jihadist families – with close family branches in the Swedish city of Borås.

Minnesota launches Trans dolls with interchangeable genitals for four-year-olds

A transgender version of the classic Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head dolls. The project has received public funding under Governor Tim Walz. The transgender dolls have gender-neutral names and come with interchangeable internal and external genitalia, along with 100 different items of clothing, hairstyles and accessories.