Category Archives: Going Dutch

Dutch historian pwns Bowtie Boy

Y’okay. So we all know that Tucker Carlson is no real journalist. He only plays one (and very unconvincingly) on TV. And sometimes, in an unguarded moment, the mask slips…as it does in this unaired clip where he “interviews” a … Continue reading

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Claas Relotius, Der Spiegel’s professional liar, unmasked by a Spanish journalist

“Saying what’s what”? Not this guy, who won a CNN award on the basis of rank fabrication. I had never even heard of him until today, when a friend on Facebook alerted me to this piece, which I simply HAD … Continue reading

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Quotable: Brian Bilston on national identities

And in light of the latest mass shooting and the political inaction that’s bound to follow, those final two lines are the kicker.

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Britain’s border controls work, catch incoming extremists

Well. How’s THIS for irony? Prominent far-right activists from Europe who were planning to attend an anti-Muslim rally in Birmingham have been detained at airports hours before they were due to speak. Jacek Międlar, 28, an antisemitic priest, and his … Continue reading

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German psychologists and the scientific case against prostitution

An 18-year-old Bosnian Muslim war survivor recovering after abortion of a rape-induced pregnancy, September 1992. Photo: Nina Berman, Sipa Press. Even as German politicians are coming under heavy pressure from the local pimp lobby to do away with all laws … Continue reading

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The German sex trade’s leading lobbyists, unmasked

Johanna Weber and Fabienne Freymadl, two leading “spokespersons” for the recently-assembled German “sex workers’ movement”. Who are they, and what lies behind them? EMMA investigated, and found the following: In the middle of the summer, BILD.de came out with the … Continue reading

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How to have sex in an MRI scanner

A Dutch scientist from the University of Groningen enlists two friends to help him find out (a) whether sex in an MRI machine is feasible, and (b) what can be learned from it. As it turns out, the answers are … Continue reading

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Democracy 1, Crapitalism 0

Ms. Manx is back…with some links from a place you probably never think of unless there’s a Björk song playing on the radio:An unprecedented referendum was recently held in Iceland, and confirmed that 93% of Icelanders are not stupid when … Continue reading

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A Bolivarian communiqué from Holland

The Bolivarian Circle of Holland expresses its concern over US bases in Curaçao–ostensibly for combatting drug production and smuggling, but plainly with other uses, especially since the Fourth Fleet has been mobilized by Dubya (and not recalled by Obama!) It … Continue reading

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