Fiona Hill: Pax Americana is over

The former presidential advisor warned that US hegemony is no more

Fiona Hill has declared that the war in Ukraine marks the passing of Pax Americana. In an explosive speech delivered two weeks ago in Estonia, the foreign affairs specialist warned that there had been a “mutiny” against US dominance that would force a reset in global relations. “In 2023, we hear a resounding no to US domination,” Hill said, “and see a marked appetite for a world without a hegemon”.

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Former Navy SEAL Rep. Ryan Zinke says the Biden administration is creating a ‘national security issue’ by prioritizing ‘woke’ drag queen shows, climate change and ‘fascist’ mandates over being ready for military action

Former Navy SEAL commander Rep. Ryan Zinke told DailyMail.com that under President Joe Biden’s leadership, the military looks foolish on the world stage because it is pushing out-of-touch woke policies to the detriment of military ‘readiness.’

Zinke told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview ahead of the Memorial Day Weekend holiday that the Pentagon’s fixation on promoting equity and inclusivity initiatives is hurting the overall readiness of the Navy and amounts to a ‘national security issue.’

The congressman blasted the Navy for promoting a now-discarded recruitment program featuring a drag queen.

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Will Monday’s provincial election put Alberta on a ‘continued collision’ course with Ottawa?

The conclusion of the Alberta provincial election on Monday will herald yet another stage in the federal-provincial relationship, often characterized in recent years by either tense co-operation or outright opposition.

Where political analysts in Alberta often talk about the province’s three electoral “regions” — Edmonton, Calgary and rural areas — Ottawa has also been a point of focus throughout the campaign.

Opposition to the federal government is a “baseline” for both of Alberta’s major parties, Corey Hogan, a political commentator and strategist, said in an interview on CBC’s The House that aired Saturday.

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Why is David Johnston the decider on foreign interference?

Ever since David Johnston delivered his 55-page report on election interference by Beijing, the fundamental question remains unchanged.

Why is an unelected friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, chosen by the PM and paid for by taxpayers, in charge of deciding whether there should be a public inquiry into foreign interference, an option Johnston has rejected?

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The 1980s Satanic Panic and Transgenderism Today

Let’s not wait 20 years to come to our senses.

In the 1980s what now seems like collective insanity hit this country—false reports of satanic sexual abuse of children in daycare. Some called it the Satanic panic. It took almost 20 years for this insanity to be washed out of our collective system.

And it was insane. The following are just some of the claims made during this period: Children were said to have been forced to drink blood, blood-laced Kool-aid, and urine. They also reportedly ate feces and were forced to let animals eat pet food from their vaginas. There were claims they watched people being dismembered with chainsaws. Moreover, rumors of cannibalization and animal mutilation and sacrifice, with body parts used in offerings for Satan were prominent. And of course, there were plenty of stories of watching pornography and sexual abuse of these children.

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Target loses $10B in market cap in 10 days and stock falls to its lowest trading value in a YEAR in the wake of its Pride ‘tuck-friendly’ swimwear line

Target has lost more than $10billion in market capitalization in the span of 10 days – as it continues to face backlash for Pride-themed merchandise.

Prior to the controversy – which stems over a LGBTQ-geared clothing campaign that touts ‘tuck-friendly’ bathing suits and pro-trans T-shirts for kids – Target shares were trading at $160.96, giving the retailer a market valuation of roughly $74.3billion.

By the time The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed Friday, the blue-chip stock was trading at $138.93 – marking a market valuation of 64,2billion, and loss of $10.1billion.

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Police agencies are desperate to hire. But they say few want the job.

The San Francisco Police Department is down more than 600 officers, almost 30 percent of its allotment. Phoenix needs about 500 more officers to be fully staffed. The D.C. police force is smaller than it has been in 50 years, despite troubling gun violence and carjackings, as officers leave faster than they can be replaced.

Police departments across the country are struggling to fill their ranks, creating what many current and former officials say is a staffing emergency that threatens public safety.

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Critics say US school debate in peril as ‘woke’ judges only approve Left-wing views

Students and debating coaches say high schools are seeing ‘decline’ in debating after judges’ criteria have become riddled with ideology

US high-school debating is under threat because judges who will only approve Left-wing arguments have “created a culture that stifles free speech”, insiders have claimed.

Students and debating coaches told The Telegraph that school communities were seeing a “decline” in youth debating because tournament judges’ criteria have “become riddled with political and ideological” statements.

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West caught between fear and hope as Erdoğan extends 20-year rule in Turkey

Western capitals remained silent through Turkey’s presidential campaign – privately hoping Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s erratic 20-year rule would come to a surprise close – but now he has been handed a decisive mandate to serve a third term, the west is caught between fear and hope.

It fears he will exploit the result to take this Nato founder member further from the liberal secular west, but hopes against hope that, not being eligible to run again and thus freed from the need to pander to a nationalist electorate for the rest of his political life, he may at least be open to persuasion and base his foreign policy on something other than self-preservation.

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Briton who called himself the ‘Jihadi Hipster’ jailed for life

A former grammar school boy who called himself the “Jihadi Hipster” has been jailed for life on his return to Britain after spending three years with Islamic State in Syria.

Shabazz Suleman was living with his family in a detached, seven-bedroom house in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, when he vanished on a family holiday to Turkey in August 2014 at the age of 18. He tried to cross into Syria but was captured by Turkish forces. He was then part of a prisoner swap with Isis, which was holding a number of Turkish diplomats.

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How Ukrainian military spies are beating their Russian rivals

President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied Ukraine has any designs on Vladimir Putin’s life but last week the deputy head of Ukrainian military intelligence was much less circumspect. Vadym Skibitsky told the German newspaper Die Welt that the Russian president was at the top of its death list “because he co-ordinates and decides what happens”. A British intelligence source cautioned: “I wouldn’t assume it’s just bravado.” The cross-border raid into Russia a few days earlier — carried out by Russian pro-Kyiv forces but probably organised by Ukrainian military intelligence — was proof of their ambition and capabilities. He added: “They are willing to cross a lot of red lines.”

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