Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Australia’s One Nation party has won its first-ever lower-house seat in what is being seen as an important test for the right-wing populist party. With most ballots counted, One Nation candidate David Farley has won a two-candidate preferred vote share of 57% in Farrer, a vast regional constituency in New South Wales. Independent candidate Michelle Milthorpe is far behind. The contest was triggered by the resignation of Sussan Ley, who quit when she was ousted as leader of the opposition conservative Liberal Party. While the result will not affect the Labor government’s large majority, it is a clear sign that voters are moving away from traditional political parties in Australia.” (05/09/26)
https://archive.is/tq1yu
Source: Quillette
“Does Western Civilisation Exist? James Kierstead on Ancient Greece, Christianity, and the West.” (05/08/26)
https://quillette.com/2026/05/08/does-western-civilisation-exist-james-kierstead-on-ancient-greece-christianity-and-the-west-quillette-cetera-ep-63/
Source: Law & Liberty
by Michael Auslin
“Baseball is more than a sport — it ties together generations of Americans.” (05/08/26)
https://lawliberty.org/baseballs-mystic-chords-of-memory/
Source: ABC News
“The Trump administration is nearing an agreement with TikTok to resolve an ongoing lawsuit over alleged child privacy violations in exchange for the social media company paying $400 million that the administration plans to use to fund President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., ‘beautification’ projects, sources familiar with the discussions told ABC News. … While the Department of Justice regularly reaches settlements with private companies accused of wrongdoing, the proposed TikTok settlement marks a departure from the practice of using the settlement funds to resolve the alleged wrongdoing or compensate victims.” (05/08/26)
https://abcnews.com/US/trump-administration-eyeing-400m-settlement-tiktok-dc-beautification/story?id=132707914
Source: The Tom Woods Show
“Marjorie Taylor Greene and Joe Kent Honor Ron Paul.” (05/08/26)
https://tomwoods.com/ep-2759-marjorie-taylor-greene-and-joe-kent-honor-ron-paul/
Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye
“In February, we reviewed the Senate landscape, noting at the time that it was too early to tell whether control of the chamber was up for grabs. Since then, thanks to Trump’s falling approval ratings, Republicans’ grasp of power in the Senate looks increasingly vulnerable. That’s not to say Republicans will lose the Senate. It’s more likely than not that they keep control of the chamber, but they may have a narrow majority.” (05/08/26)
https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/the-senate-has-gotten-a-little-more
Source: American Greatness
by Lipton Matthews
“In recent years, a quietly radical idea has gained traction in certain environmental circles: stop having children. Some members of Extinction Rebellion in the UK have embraced an anti-natalist position, arguing that a shrinking human population is one of the most powerful levers available for reducing environmental damage. If fewer people exist, the thinking goes, then less energy gets consumed, fewer habitats get destroyed, and the planet gets a much-needed chance to breathe. It is an emotionally compelling argument. But is it actually true? The evidence suggests not. A growing body of research indicates that population decline, by itself, is a surprisingly weak instrument for environmental repair. The relationship between fewer people and a healthier planet is messier and far less automatic than anti-natalists tend to assume.” (05/10/26)
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/10/depopulation-wont-save-the-planet/
Source: Fox News
“North Korea has updated its constitution to require a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, according to a report. The Telegraph reported the change comes amid heightened global tensions following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other officials during a recent conflict. Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike in Tehran as part of a coordinated U.S.-Israeli military operation earlier this year, Fox News Digital previously reported. The constitutional revision was approved during a session of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly, which opened March 22 in Pyongyang, the outlet said.” (05/09/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-updates-constitution-require-automatic-nuclear-strike-kim-jong-un-assassinated-report
Source: Antiwar.com
by Ramzy Baroud
“Much of the current discourse on the Middle East remains fixated on the US midterm congressional elections this coming November. This vote, in particular, is being framed as a pivotal turning point for everything from the survival of Gaza and Lebanon to the future of Iran and beyond. To a large extent, one can understand why US corporate media is obsessed with this date. US political power is divided between two ruling parties, each deeply embedded in an intricate system of powerful political and economic elites. For these groups, election results are decisive in shaping the overall direction of the country, but more specifically, they determine the fortunes and misfortunes of a ruling class whose very fate is tied to the corridors of power. However, there is a distinct irony in this fixation.” (05/08/26)
https://original.antiwar.com/ramzy-baroud/2026/05/07/subjects-of-empire-breaking-the-cycle-of-arab-dependency-on-us-elections/
Source: CBS News
“British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to revive his struggling government but faced growing calls to resign after a disastrous set of local and regional elections for his Labour Party. As the final results came in Saturday, Labour had lost 1,000 local council seats across England and was booted from power in Wales after 27 years. Anti-immigration party Reform U.K. won almost 1,300 seats across England, came second in Wales and made significant gains in Scotland. It was a blunt verdict from voters in elections widely seen as an unofficial referendum on Starmer, whose popularity has plummeted since he led the center-left party to power less than two years ago.” (05/09/26)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-election-results-resign/
