After Bondi Beach terror attack, the West must face Islamist ideology with clear eyes

 NY Post  

It is foolish to think that some element of Muslim immigrants to the West won’t share this worldview and act on it — to our great regret.  

Bondi Beach Atrocity Exposes Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté

"Mainstream political parties across the West that have presided over this open-handed policy are, understandably, losing ground to restrictionist parties that are more clear-eyed about the realities of immigration. 

"Antisemitism comes in all sorts of varieties, whether Christian, Muslim or secular. 

"Still, it’d startle us to learn that someone who had been attending a fundamentalist Christian church went and shot up a Jewish event — whereas it’s not the least bit unusual in someone who’s an adherent of fundamentalist Islam. 

"Now, there are different interpretations of Islam, and it’s not the role of an outsider to say which is more correct: The key point is that important Muslim authorities and countless millions of the faithful embrace the fundamentalist version that’s influential in war-torn areas of the broader Middle East that have sent so many refugees to the West. 

"The fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood — Hamas is the Palestinian branch — was markedly antisemitic well before the establishment of the state of Israel.

"As one analyst has noted, its anti-Jewish agitation included “boycotts, graffiti and physical violence.”

"Sound familiar?

"A rancid paranoia about the Jews runs through this worldview.

"The 20th century Muslim Brotherhood ideologue Sayyid Qutb referred to “the tricks played by world Jewry so that the Jews may penetrate into body politic of the whole world and then may be free to perpetuate their evil designs.” 

"The original 1988 Hamas charter reads like a transcript of a Candace Owens podcast, except with an armed wing attached. " . . .

New Media Angle: Sydney Attacks, Inspired by ISIS and Targeting Jews, Had ‘Nothing to Do With Religion’    

High-profile ABC journalist Laura Tingle has claimed Sunday’s targeted attack on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach was not motivated by religion. Speaking on the ABC ‘Politics Now’ podcast on Tuesday afternoon, Tingle said the actions of the terrorists “have got nothing to do with… pic.twitter.com/E0ohvlU3VA

— The Australian (@australian) December 17, 2025

Most to be feared: Radical Islamists and guilt-ridden white liberals. TD

Gavin Newsom’s Democrat Fangirls; He’s their new celebrity.

The American Spectator   

"His dinner at the elite French Laundry restaurant during the pandemic encompasses for many Newsom’s sense that he is above average Americans."

Dallas Morning News Editorial

"Not since Barack Obama graced American politics has a politician provoked the excited screams of Democrats as California Governor Gavin Newsom. Everywhere he goes, crowds greet him with near-idolization, as if he were an A-list celebrity rather than a politician.

"Perhaps the phenomenon began at the COP30 climate summit last month in Brazil, following Newsom’s successful effort to gerrymander California in Democrats’ favor. According to Reuters, conference attendees “swarmed” the governor wherever he walked, and occasional cheers broke out for him. According to the New York Times, Newsom was “trailed by crowds” to such an extent that his United Nations security detail struggled to get him to his events on time. At one point, the Times added, Newsom “waved to an applauding crowd.” One headline on the climate conference read, “Newsom Is the Star of COP30.” Another said

, “Newsom is a rock star at COP.” . . .

. . . "Axios reported today that his Democratic rivals are increasingly nervous about how quickly Newsom has burst out of the gate and are “plotting how to take [him] down.” The two emerging strategies for how to do so, per Axios, are 1) arguing that Newsom is too liberal and too connected with the coastal elite, and 2) using Newsom’s many scandals against him, including his affair with his subordinate.

"Another possible avenue of attack is the criminal indictment that has recently entangled Newsom’s former chief of staff. Recently, California Rep. Ro Khanna made waves when he said the indictments are a “toxic stain” on California. Khanna is right: The indictments cast suspicion on all that Newsom’s administration has done, especially given the level of power that the chief of staff had in the administration, as well as her allegations that the FBI (under President Joe Biden) was investigating Gavin Newsom himself. 

(RELATED: Arrest of Newsom’s Ex-Chief of Staff Prompts Allegations of Misconduct Within the Governor’s Office)

"Right now, Newsom is riding a wave of adulation normally reserved for celebrities. Unfortunately for Newsom, his rivals have plenty of material on him that they can use against him to take him down."

Ellie Gardey Holmes is Reporter and Associate Editor at The American Spectator. She is the author of Newsom Unleashed: The Progressive Lust for Unbridled Power. She is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she studied political science, philosophy, and journalism. Ellie has previously written for the Daily Caller, College Fix, and Irish Rover.

Gavin Newsom's Barbaric Stand on Young Children  

"The Democrats know they cannot push Newsom as a star due to his poor record. Ezra Klein writes that Newsom is "a liberal white guy from a state that much of the country considers badly governed, just didn’t seem like the profile the Democratic Party was looking for.' " 

Gen Z, how dense can you be?

Staging the Gaza Famine  

"The BILD investigation, Israel’s foreign ministry stated, “underscores how Pallywood has gone mainstream with staged images and ideological bias shaping international coverage, while the suffering of Israeli hostages and Hamas atrocities are pushed out of frame.' ”

In the West, empty heads wrapped in designer scarves buy it all - shall we say? - "hook, line, and sinker". TD 

"Is anyone in the Western media or any celebrities who fell for Hamas propaganda going to be apologizing or issuing corrections?
The truth is coming out and it's unfathomably evil"  pic.twitter.com/1V8jBfMlq6

— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) December 10, 2025

Those are your people, Greta! Nice scarves though.  

Babylon Bee...parody?  Groundbreaking New Study Finds Islamophobia May Be Partially Caused By Muslims Killing People All The Time

. . . "Yeah, they just keep killing people all the time, and I guess that makes people a little nervous," said Professor Heinrich Glarkenbargen. "While we have been able to confirm a rise in the general fear of the spread of Islam in the West, our data suggests this might stem from Muslim terrorists committing acts of violence and murder pretty much every day over the last several decades."

"The team concluded that if Muslims were to stop killing people all the time, the general populace may be far more inclined to be less afraid of them. "The results were clear," Glarkenbargen said. "Out of all the people we surveyed, 100% of them said that they were worried about Muslim migrants because they were afraid of being shot or stabbed or set on fire or blown up. They also said that if Muslims weren't killing people all the time, there wouldn't be as much islamophobia."

"At publishing time, the research team was unavailable to comment further due to fleeing for their lives from a Muslim who was trying to kill them."

This British Colonel Traveled with Robert E. Lee at Gettysburg. He’d Already Had His Share of Surprises

HistoryNet  

"Fremantle returned to England after having achieved the adventure he sought by his travel through Texas and by witnessing the Battle of Gettysburg. His account of his trip was published the ensuing year." 

"Arthur James Lyon Fremantle left Great Britain aboard a ship on March 2, 1863, headed for the northern border of Mexico. After a long voyage, the young British army officer finally arrived on April 1 “at the miserable village of Bagdad” on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Despite considerable speculation at the time, Fremantle was in America only as a tourist and not as an official governmental observer of the United Kingdom—the widespread uncertainty of his status undoubtedly caused by Fremantle’s choice of daily attire, a full British military uniform resplendent with a corresponding bright red jacket.

"Initially, Fremantle was inclined to side with the North in the Civil War, as were many of his fellow English citizens because of an inherent disapproval of slavery. He would soon switch his allegiance to the South, however, partly because he admired the Southern reputation of gallantry and determination, and also because “of the foolish bullying conduct of the Northerners.” As Fremantle would note: “I was unable to repress a strong wish to go to America and see something of this wonderful struggle.”

"As he attempted to cross onto Texas soil, Fremantle was briefly detained and questioned by a half-dozen Confederate officers. Ever the keen observer, the British citizen noted that the troopers—all from Colonel James Duff’s “Partisan Rangers,” the 33rd Texas Cavalry—were similarly attired in “flannel shirts, very ancient trousers, jack-boots with enormous spurs and black felt hats ornamented with the lone star of Texas.” Despite their unkempt appearance, the Texans treated Fremantle with inestimable kindness." . . .

Arthur Lyon Fremantle - Wikipedia  . . . "In the 1993 film adaptation of Shaara's novel, retitled Gettysburg, Lieutenant Colonel Fremantle is portrayed by James Lancaster

. His character changes little from the book, once again engaging in important discussions with General Longstreet and his officers on the Confederacy's relations with the United
Kingdom.^[49] However his appearance is substantially different from reality: in the movie he is shown in a scarlet British uniform sipping tea from a china cup, whereas, being in an unofficial capacity, he was dressed in a "gray shooting-jacket" and had been living rough like many others in the country." . . .