The Second Continental Congress called for a “day of humiliation, Fasting and Prayer” in May of 1776 amidst the impending separation with the Crown. As General George Washington stated, the day was set to “supplicate the mercy of Almighty God” and seek forgiveness for the nation’s sins before undertaking what would become the American Revolution.
ALL SIR Keir Starmer’s efforts to stop people from attending Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom Rally and march in central London on Saturday failed. Utterly. Neither his ‘shaming’ and threats, nor an unprecedented police presence – 4,000, I am told – closing off central London from any tube or road access, worked.
Nor did the tactics succeed in provoking the thousands of marchers – those who managed to get to Whitehall from Euston and Kings Cross, and the many more thousands who never even got sight of Trafalgar Square, stuck at the far end of the Strand, who after three hours gave up. It all said so much for the law-abiding, decent ever-patient Brits who attended.
The Guardian (yes indeed) reports on the morning of May 16th 2026 that the World Health Organisation (yes indeed) – no, let me quote the headline, as it is in the imperative mood. You know, imperative: the mood of emperors:
‘Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO’
It’s unlikely most readers knew who Chud the Builder was before he was arrested last week on charges related to a self-defense shooting in Clarksville, Tennessee. Chud, whose real name is Dalton Eatherly, is a social media personality known for his racial ragebaiting content, routinely using slurs against non-whites during his livestreams.
Streamer Chud the Builder visibly reacted after a judge set his bond at $1.25 million in court.
The 28-year-old, Dalton Eatherly, is facing an attempted murder charge after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse. Judge Reid Poland III said the high bond reflected “how many… https://t.co/m8SNaQGyej pic.twitter.com/G3UJn2iUtq
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 15, 2026
For a brief moment on Saturday afternoon, a befuddled silence fell over the 60,000-strong crowd that had gathered in central London for the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally. Three women dressed in niqabs – the full Islamic dress that allows only a thin horizontal slit for seeing – emerged on stage. For a moment, confusion reigned in Parliament Square.
Owen Jones is a ridiculous little man.
No condemnation from our politicians.
No outrage from the media.
No action by the police.
British Muslims are sent a clear message:
You are fair game for hatred. https://t.co/5iTSMpmcBf
— Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) May 17, 2026
Justin Trudeau left a women’s conference squirming as he told a story teaching schoolgirls who wore their ‘skirts too short.’
The former Canadian Prime Minister, 54, recalled the awkward anecdote while speaking at the 2026 Women Deliver Conference in Melbourne, Australia last month.
During a sit-down with his former Chief of Staff Katie Telford, Trudeau told a story about his time as a school teacher early in his career and founding a school newspaper.
WATCH: Former PM Justin Trudeau leaves a women's conference squirming after telling story about short skirts. pic.twitter.com/lpBLH5uZHj
— TrendingPolitics.ca (@TrendPolCa) May 18, 2026
h/t Mauser
Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Fatima Jabbe-Bio, has retained tenancy of a subsidised council flat in Southwark, south London, despite living in a presidential mansion in Freetown, the Sierra Leonean capital, and being linked to a substantial property portfolio in West Africa.
The two-bedroom property, in one of London’s most deprived boroughs, has had the same tenant since December 2007, according to Southwark Council records. The average monthly council rent for a two-bedroom flat in the borough is about £560 (€660), roughly a third of local market rates.
One unhappy First Nation makes headlines.
Canadians broadly support reconciliation with First Nations. As Prime Minister Mark Carney often reminds us, we accept the constitutional duty to consult on large-scale nation-building projects — oil and gas pipelines, new mines, and port expansions. But a troubling pattern is spreading: a single First Nation’s objection to more mundane local decisions — usually framed around inadequate consultation or cumulative environmental impacts — now lands in small-town newspaper headlines and can delay or kill modest community projects.
The alleged gunmen in a shooting rampage that left three people dead outside a San Diego mosque have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, according to a law enforcement source.
At least one of the suspects took a weapon from their parent’s home, and left a suicide note that talked about racial pride, a law enforcement source told The Post.
New federal figures show Canada required tens of thousands of housing units last year to accommodate newly arrived permanent residents, adding further pressure to an already strained housing market.
Blacklock’s Reporter says a report from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada estimates that the 395,000 people granted permanent residency in 2025 required roughly 81,560 housing units — equivalent to just over one-third of all urban housing starts recorded that year.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced on Friday that her office will target the parents of children who participate in violent “teen takeovers” in the District of Columbia.
During a press conference, Pirro noted that “these takeovers have terrorized our neighborhoods,” “shut down businesses,” and “wasted hard-earned tax dollars of law-abiding residents who just want to live and work in peace.
‘The allegations are serious’: Three Toronto cops facing charges in Barcelona
Toronto police say three off-duty officers are facing charges in Barcelona following “serious” allegations made against them.
In an email to CTV News, a spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service (TPS) said the officers were vacationing in Spain at the time and not travelling in any official capacity.
Three police officers from Canada arrested for sexually assaulting and beating a prostitute in Barcelona https://t.co/CVEd6QOg7l via @arainenglish
— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) May 18, 2026
The Spanish site has much more detail.
Creepy Scott Wiener campaign event featured drag queens including one mocking women while dressed as a pig singing “Wiener is a girl’s best friend” in front of kids
This is one the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/Ceaz5oSWfT
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 18, 2026
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) in which the hospital not only committed to never again carry out gender transition procedures on minors, but also agreed to open the nation’s first detransitioner clinic and fully fund it for five years.
TCH gained notoriety in 2023 when a whistleblower provided evidence that the hospital continued to secretly administer gender transition hormones to minors, even after the Texas legislature had made it illegal.
Canada of course has its head up its arse.
Mr. Carney why do you support the mutilation of children? The rest of the world has left your kind of vote whoring cruelty behind. https://t.co/EvgSdRF547
— Blazingcatfur (@fancypants_s) May 17, 2026
Mothers, if you are going to have a baby, please shave first. It could be very confusing for a child to see their mother with a beard. pic.twitter.com/FZRxCeuJ7N
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) May 18, 2026
