Around a decade ago, when viral videos were just starting to become commonplace, a woman uploaded a video entitled, &#8220;10 hours of walking in NYC as a woman.&#8221; Like many viral videos, it wasn&#8217;t actually as spontaneous as it looked. It was the brainchild of an anti-harassment organization by the name of &#8220;Hollaback!&#8221; along with an ad agency called Rob Bliss Creative.
The premise, as the name of the video implies, is that a young white woman named Shoshana Roberts would walk around New York — &#8220;all areas of Manhattan,&#8221; they said — wearing jeans and a crewneck. She wouldn&#8217;t say anything to anyone. In front of her, someone would be carrying a hidden camera, which would capture all of the misogynistic men who would inevitably catcall her. It was intended to be feminist propaganda, in other words. You might remember the video, but if not, here&#8217;s some of it. Watch:
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According to the caption on the video, to her horror, this woman was catcalled more than 100 times in just 10 hours. And after releasing this piece of groundbreaking investigative journalism, the feminists who created it were convinced that they had a winner on their hands. It was being shared everywhere. People were horrified by the plight of women in New York City.
But very quickly, the mood changed. Leftists noticed that, inconveniently enough, pretty much every single catcaller in the video was black or Hispanic. There was one white guy who said something like &#8220;Nice,&#8221; although it wasn&#8217;t even clear he was talking to her. In any event, he&#8217;s clearly respectful and keeps things moving. He simply compliments her and continues walking.
By contrast, there were dozens of black and Hispanic catcallers in the video. And they went far beyond saying &#8220;nice.&#8221; One black guy follows her down the street for five minutes, staring at her the entire time. Another &#8220;person of color&#8221; tells her to &#8220;say thank you more.&#8221; Another guy says &#8220;God bless you, Mami.&#8221;
And you know what this means. The video was determined to be highly racist. NPR and Slate, among many other Left-wing publications, ran lengthy pieces on how problematic the video was. The author Roxane Gay, for example, wrote: &#8220;The racial politics of the video are [f*****] up.
Like, she didn&#8217;t walk through any white neighborhoods?&#8221; Never mind the fact that she walked all over Manhattan, which the footage clearly shows.
As the hysteria grew, the organization that produced the video released a groveling (and very confusing) statement of apology, which threw their <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/11/01/360422087/hollaback-video-calls-out-catcallers-but-cuts-out-white-men">own video</a> under the bus: 
<blockquote>We regret the unintended racial bias in the editing of the video that over represents men of color. &#8230; We are committed to showing the complete picture. It is our hope and intention that this video will be the start of a series to demonstrate that the type of harassment we&#8217;re concerned about is directed toward women of all races and ethnicities and conducted by an equally diverse population of men.</blockquote>
On Reddit, the ad agency <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/11/01/360422087/hollaback-video-calls-out-catcallers-but-cuts-out-white-men">added</a>: 
<blockquote>We got a fair amount of white guys, but for whatever reason, a lot of what they said was in passing, or off camera.</blockquote>
Obviously, one of the biggest issues with this claim is that everything in the video was said &#8220;in passing, or off camera.&#8221; So it doesn&#8217;t make sense to claim that the white people were &#8220;edited out&#8221; for that reason. Nor does it make any sense to state that, in the future, they&#8217;ll be committed to demonstrating that catcallers come from a, &#8220;equally diverse population of men.&#8221; After all, they just captured video evidence demonstrating, via a recorded experiment, that catcallers are not in fact diverse. So what&#8217;s the basis for saying that, in the future, they&#8217;ll prove that white people are just as likely to catcall women?
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They don&#8217;t have any basis for saying that, of course, because it&#8217;s not true. Catcalling women to the point that they become uncomfortable — sort of like playing music loudly on a Bluetooth speaker at the park, or committing armed robbery — is one of those behaviors that, from a statistical perspective, simply isn&#8217;t perfectly distributed among various ethnic groups. Even if you tried to stack the deck by conducting this experiment in a neighborhood that’s nearly 100% white, it still wouldn’t work. In fact, that would only prove the opposite conclusion, because we all know that a woman can walk through a predominantly white suburb not just for 10 hours but for 10 years and never get catcalled at all.
That was the real lesson of &#8220;10 hours of walking in NYC as a woman,&#8221; even though the ad agency would never admit it. They proved, rather publicly, that different demographic groups engage in catcalling at very different rates. And so, ever since the publication of this video, in the name of racial justice, Leftists have mostly stopped talking about catcalling. They&#8217;ve left the topic alone.
But as we all know, every lesson of history must be re-learned at some point. It&#8217;s sort of like the old maxim, &#8220;Never fight a land war in Asia.&#8221; Everyone agrees it&#8217;s a bad idea. But eventually, someone else tries again, to disastrous results. And indeed, that&#8217;s the case with catcalling. Once again, Leftists are trying to make a big deal out of it. Specifically, in England, the Surrey Police Department recently sent undercover policewomen out on the streets, in jogging clothes, in an attempt to elicit catcalls. And then, when the policewomen were catcalled, back-up cars swoop in, sort of like a drug bust. Watch:
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Well, they&#8217;ve convinced me. This policewoman is constantly being told by strangers that she&#8217;s attractive. And that&#8217;s a horrible, horrible thing. It&#8217;s hard to imagine anything worse than receiving unsolicited compliments, frankly. And indeed, you can just see the abject pain and horror in her voice as she&#8217;s having to process all of this. Last week I upset some people by suggesting that female cops shouldn’t be out on patrol because they lack the strength and other attributes necessary for that job. But I guess I should revise my statement. This is one job — walking around and fishing for compliments — that female cops are highly suited for.
It’s enough to make you wonder what would happen if some police officers are assigned to this detail, and they get no cat calls whatsoever. Would they be giving interviews about how happy they are about the fact that no one in the entire city, during their 8-hour shift, bothered to compliment them? Is that the conversation that would take place, back at the station? It seems doubtful, but at this point, we can&#8217;t say.
In any event, in the video, they admit that catcalling isn&#8217;t even criminal, which raises the obvious question of why the police are doing this. They explain that, in truth, they&#8217;re just trying to wag their finger at people who catcall, because catcalling is like a gateway drug to more criminal activity. Apparently, people who catcall are more likely to commit murder, tax evasion, arson, and so on. But even if that&#8217;s true — and there&#8217;s not much evidence that it is — it still doesn&#8217;t come close to justifying a police stop. If the police are allowed to pull you over because you might commit a future crime, in their judgment, then you effectively have a police state. And of course, that&#8217;s exactly what the UK has become.
But as it turns out, contrary to what&#8217;s stated in that video, some people are indeed being arrested in the UK as part of this sting operation. 
The Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/12/undercover-officers-pose-as-joggers-to-stop-catcalling/">reports</a>: 
<blockquote>Surrey Police said the approach was designed to protect women and girls in public places. According to the force, the [operation], which lasted a month, led to 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault, and theft.</blockquote>
The implication, I guess, is that they picked up people with outstanding warrants for assault and theft, since there&#8217;s no indication that these officers were actually attacked during their runs. But what&#8217;s notable about this report, and every other report like it, is that we don&#8217;t have any information about the identities of the offenders. They also don&#8217;t explain what conduct constitutes &#8220;harassment&#8221; exactly. Instead, they simply state that this was a one-month trial for a sting operation, which has now concluded. So there was more transparency from a viral video produced by feminists a decade ago in New York City, than the British police are willing to provide about their taxpayer-funded catcalling bust.
We can all draw the obvious conclusion here. It&#8217;s almost certain that this particular sting operation backfired, just like that viral video did. They came up with this plan in order to entrap heterosexual white men who shout compliments at attractive women. That&#8217;s the great crime that British police decided to spend their time on — something that isn&#8217;t even a crime at all. In fact, it&#8217;s not even morally objectionable in many cases. And yet, in their bid to criminalize heterosexuality and lock up white men for non-crimes, the British police probably realized, to their horror, that the worst and most aggressive catcallers — the real menaces of the catcalling community — were not white at all. And therefore, this operation will end, and it will never be resumed again.
That&#8217;s not really a guess. This is how things work in Britain. For many years, the British government concealed the systematic sexual abuse of children that was being committed, right out in the open, by foreign gangs in England and Wales. 
According to one recent <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynyyqdnrdo">report</a>, prepared by UK government official Louise Casey: 
<blockquote>We found that the ethnicity of perpetrators is shied away from and is still not recorded for two-thirds of perpetrators. &#8230; We found many examples of organisations avoiding the topic altogether for fear of appearing racist, raising community tensions or causing community cohesion problems.</blockquote>
With the protection of the government, so-called &#8220;grooming gangs&#8221; have operated with impunity in the UK. The normal tactic that these gangs used, as Casey&#8217;s report notes, was for men to target vulnerable adolescent children — &#8220;often those in care, or children with learning or physical disabilities.&#8221; Those children were then drugged, passed among various men and transported via taxis throughout the country to other clients.
The total number of victims is unknown, because most of these perpetrators have never been caught. But a recent <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2r2ejlvm1o">estimate</a> suggests that a minimum of 700 children were victims of &#8220;group-based child sexual exploitation&#8221; in the UK in 2023 alone. Roughly <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9y0lvpyqvo">1,400 children</a> were sexually abused by men in the UK town of Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. In several cases, the police also <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9y0lvpyqvo">participated</a> in the sexual assaults. They also made it clear that they were extremely uninterested when victims came forward. Watch:
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In response to the latest government report on this scandal, police in South Yorkshire <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn9y0lvpyqvo">told the BBC</a> that they had, &#8220;a dedicated team of detectives working on this case who have worked diligently to explore all lines of enquiry.&#8221; That was their response just a few weeks ago, in July of this year So they&#8217;re claiming it&#8217;s a top priority for them. And yet, just a couple hours away in Surrey, the police are busy trying to arrest catcallers. They&#8217;re chasing down men who honk at women, even though there&#8217;s nothing criminal about it.
Not that we should really be surprised by this. Sociopathic sting operations, in the service of extremely dumb policies that happen to target native white citizens, are becoming the norm in police departments all over the country. In Canada, they&#8217;re <a href="https://x.com/JeffEvely/status/1953971918312251707">rounding</a> up people who try to hike in the woods, and handing out $30,000 fines. In Australia, as we <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5MA8S3ugXQ">discussed</a> a few months ago, they&#8217;ve essentially outlawed prayer. If you try to pray with a man who thinks he&#8217;s really a woman, or vice versa, you could face a decade&#8217;s worth of prison time. In fact, parents can&#8217;t even pray with their children, under that law.
There&#8217;s no way to make sense of any of these crackdowns without recognizing that the governments of the West harbor a deep and abiding disdain for the native populations of their respective countries. And these governments have realized that, if they can&#8217;t completely eliminate the police force and leave the population defenseless, then they can discredit the police, at the very least. They can turn law enforcement into laughing stock and eliminate its legitimacy that way. It&#8217;s the same reason the police chief in D.C. can <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-insanely-incompetent-dei-hire-running-one-of-americas-most-dangerous-cities?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Matt+Walsh&amp;category=Opinion&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=The+Insanely+Incompetent+DEI+Hire+Running+One+Of+America%E2%80%99s+Most+Dangerous+Cities">barely understand</a> English. In other words, the latest war on policing, incredibly enough, is one that the police themselves are participating in. Police departments can either realize what&#8217;s going on, and refuse to participate in the charade. Or they can continue to contribute to their downfall, one extremely ill-advised sting operation at a time.

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The CEO of Jaguar is stepping down from his position not long after after the company went viral for an avant garde rebrand that many deemed ultra woke.
Adrian Mardell is reported to be retiring from his role after spending three decades at the luxury car company. The exec worked in finance for most of his tenure before stepping in to serve as CEO for the past three years, per a Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/jaguar-land-rover-says-ceo-mardell-step-down-2025-07-31/">report</a>. No reason was given for his upcoming departure.
An ad campaign for Jaguar sparked massive criticism online following its November release. The “Copy Nothing” campaign included a colorful commercial of people dressed in vibrant, outlandish outfits. The characters could be seen grabbing sledgehammers, painting over the camera lens, and striking poses as the music played.
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Copy nothing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jaguar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jaguar</a> <a href="https://t.co/BfVhc3l09B">pic.twitter.com/BfVhc3l09B</a>
— Jaguar (@Jaguar) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jaguar/status/1858800846646948155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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One of the chief criticisms viewers have is that the ad doesn’t have any cars in it.
Instead, disjointed phrases such as “create exuberant,” “live vivid,” “delete ordinary,” “break molds,” and “copy nothing” appear on the screen.
Tesla founder Elon Musk responded to the ad, writing, “Do you sell cars?”
The social media account replied to many commenters questioning the ad, saying things like, “The story is unfolding. Stay tuned,” “We’re shifting gears, not our purpose,” and “Consider this the first brushstroke.”
The ad was part of a huge brand overhaul, which has been described as going in a new EV-only direction.
Managing director Rawdon Glover complained about the backlash during an interview with the Financial Times, saying the campaign messaging was drowned out in “a blaze of intolerance” on social media. Glover also claimed that the colorful new ad was not meant to be “woke.”
“If we play in the same way that everybody else does, we’ll just get drowned out. So we shouldn’t turn up like an auto brand,” Glover said at the time, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/woke-is-dead-jaguar-gets-mocked-for-colorful-car-free-brand-re-launch">reported</a>.
“We need to re-establish our brand and at a completely different price point so we need to act differently. We wanted to move away from traditional automotive stereotypes.”

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President Trump showed European allies the ‘art of the deal’ this week as his own luxury resort in Scotland played host to negotiations for one of the largest trade deals in history.
Accompanied by bagpipes, the President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/europe-laughed-at-trump-now-theyre-going-to-cut-a-big-energy-check">shook hands</a> with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and heralded a major new US-EU trade pact — encompassing a 15% tariff rate on European imports.
But while Scotland was hosting talks on open markets, its own government continues to close off a core tenet of liberal democracy: the freedom to speak — even, in some cases, to silently pray.
In April 2024, Scotland enacted the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which criminalizes words that amount to subjectively “stirring up hatred” based on a wide range of characteristics, such as someone’s “gender identity.” One may be found guilty of using the wrong words even if offence was only taken, but not intended. The consequences include up to seven years in prison.
Legal scholars, writers, and civil liberties groups have raised serious concerns. The law invites the state to police not just conduct but private expression — even within a family home. What was once a proud tradition of robust, even unpopular debate, is being eroded in favor of subjective standards of offense.
Meanwhile, new legislation in Scotland has imposed “buffer zones” around hospitals, vaguely criminalizing “influence” on the matter of abortion within 200 meters of the building. That radius can encompass private homes. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/26/praying-at-home-a-crime-depending-on-who-is-passing-window/">According</a> to the law’s own architect, Gillian Mackay MSP, a person praying silently near a window in their home could be guilty of a crime, “depending on who’s passing the window.”
One recent case under a similar “buffer zones” law across the English border drew international attention: Livia Tossici-Bolt, aged 62-years-old, was arrested simply for standing with a sign reading “Here to talk, if you want.” She was not disruptive. She was not loud. She simply offered consensual conversation to other adults.
The U.S. State Department <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/03/31/free-speech-row-threatens-starmers-us-trade-deal/">took notice</a>. A senior official confirmed “concern” about the state of free speech in the UK, adding, “It is important that the UK respect and protect freedom of expression.”
Vice President JD Vance raised similar concerns in his landmark speech at the Munich Security Conference earlier this year, even highlighting Scotland’ notorious prayer problem, noting, “free speech, I fear, is in retreat.” Who can blame him? In the UK, police are <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/05/15/britains-police-are-restricting-speech-in-worrying-ways">arresting</a> over 30 people per day for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-people-around-the-world-on-trial-for-a-tweet?author=Lois+McLatchie+Miller&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Meet+The+People+Around+The+World+On+Trial+For+A+Tweet%C2%A0">online posts</a> deemed offensive.
Such statements reflect a growing discomfort with what appears to be a widening values gap between the U.K. and its allies. Free societies are built not just on GDP and diplomatic summits, but on the intangible infrastructure of liberty — the right to live and speak freely, according to one’s own conscience. Trade flows best when rooted in mutual trust, shared principles, and the confidence that citizens on both sides of the Atlantic are protected by the same basic freedoms.
The U.K. cannot credibly advocate for open markets while tolerating closed discourse. A nation cannot speak loudly on the world stage while silencing its citizens at home. If Britain wishes to remain a trusted partner in the transatlantic alliance — not just economically but morally — it must reaffirm its commitment to the freedoms that define liberal democracy.
No ally is perfect. But the U.K. must meet the standards it helped to set. Free trade among free nations requires more than signed agreements. It requires trust in mutual political courage to protect liberty where it is most easily lost: quietly, at home.
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Lois McLatchie Miller is a Scottish commentator on free speech, and a senior legal communications officer for ADF International.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum Tuesday, saying that the United Kingdom will recognize a “state of Palestine” if Israel does not meet certain conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire and ending the conflict in Gaza.
Starmer threatened to formally recognize &#8220;Palestine&#8221; at the United Nations General Assembly in September if the conditions were not met.
“We will make an assessment in September on how far the parties have met this step, but no one should have a veto over our decision,” Starmer said. “So this is the way forward.”
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My statement on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and our plan for peace including the recognition of a Palestinian State. <a href="https://t.co/aMUCNwJb9z" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/aMUCNwJb9z</a>
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He laid out several conditions, including ending the &#8220;appalling situation in Gaza,” agreeing to a ceasefire, committing to “a long-term sustainable peace,” reviving the prospect of a two-state solution, and not annexing areas in Judea and Samaria, also known as the West Bank.
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, responded to Starmer’s announcement, pointing out that Israel has agreed several times to ceasefires which are typically rejected by Hamas.
&#8220;Israel has already agreed many times to a ceasefire,” Danon <a href="https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/israel-britain-palestinian-state-dispute">said</a>. “No virtual recognition and no UN decision will change the basic fact that there are those who fight extremist forces, and there are those who bow their heads and ignore them.”
He added that Israel will do “everything necessary to bring home the hostages and defeat Hamas.&#8221;
Starmer also added that Israel must allow the “U.N. to restart the supply of aid,” although there is a large pile-up of UN aid inside Gaza that is in the process of being distributed.
“Yesterday I discussed this with President Trump and we’re mounting a major effort to get humanitarian supplies back in by air and U.K. aid has been airdropped into Gaza today,” he said.
President Donald Trump reportedly told reporters on Tuesday that Starmer did not discuss recognizing a Palestinian state during their meeting on Monday. Trump added that putting pressure on Israel right now rewards Hamas, <a href="https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1950255370074488933" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Axios&#8217;s</a> Barak Ravid.
Starmer&#8217;s announcement comes after French President Emmanuel Macron <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/macron-announces-plans-to-recognize-palestine-as-hamas-upends-ceasefire-talks?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Macron+Announces+Plans+To+Recognize+%E2%80%98Palestine%E2%80%99+As+Hamas+Upends+Ceasefire+Talks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that France will formally recognize a Palestinian state this September, without conditions.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States rejected Macron’s plan, claiming it “only serves Hamas propaganda and sets back peace.”
“It is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th,” Rubio added.
Netanyahu <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-blames-hamas-for-ceasefire-collapse-says-terror-group-wants-to-die?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Blames+Hamas+for+Ceasefire+Collapse%2C+Says+Terror+Group+%E2%80%98Wants+To+Die%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired back</a> at Macron, claiming the announcement “rewards terror and risks creating another Iranian proxy, just as Gaza became.”
“A Palestinian state in these conditions would be a launch pad to annihilate Israel — not to live in peace beside it,” Netanyahu added. “Let’s be clear: the Palestinians do not seek a state alongside Israel; they seek a state instead of Israel.”
This week, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-administration-boycotts-un-publicity-stunt-conference-on-palestinian-statehood?author=Kassy+Akiva&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Trump+Administration+Boycotts+UN+%E2%80%98Publicity+Stunt%E2%80%99+Conference+On+Palestinian+Statehood" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United States boycotted</a> a United Nations conference co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia promoting the two-state solution on Monday, calling the event a “publicity stunt” and an “insult.”
“This week, the U.N. will serve as host to an unproductive and ill-timed conference on the two-state solution in New York City,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement. “This is a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts to end the conflict.”
France failed to get all conference participants to recognize a Palestinian state during the conference, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-862647" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Jerusalem Post </a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-862647" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/international/article-862647" target="_blank" rel="noopener">.</a>

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WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump returns from Scotland, he&#8217;ll have plenty to show for his visit.
The White House is touting the &#8220;peace deals and trade deals&#8221; the president negotiated during his trip to the United Kingdom, including a major trade agreement with the European Union and a crucial truce between Thailand and Cambodia.
The trade deal with the European Union will &#8220;provide Americans with unprecedented levels of market access to the European Union,&#8221; the White House said Monday afternoon, noting that it rebalances the economic relationship between the two countries, &#8220;marks a generational modernization of the transatlantic alliance.&#8221;
White House Assistant Press Secretary Taylor Rogers told The Daily Wire that the president is on a &#8220;winning streak&#8221; in Scotland.
&#8220;From peace deals to trade deals, this President has proven to be the ultimate negotiator and Deal Maker in Chief on behalf of the American people.&#8221;
Under the terms of the deal, the United States and European Union reached a Cooperation Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade, enabling American farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and manufacturers to increase their exports and expand their opportunities as well as reduce the goods trade deficit with the European Union.
The EU will also remove &#8220;significant&#8221; tariffs on American goods, and the White House specifically notes that this includes EU tariffs on American industrial goods exported to the EU — &#8220;creating enormous opportunities for American-made and American-grown goods to compete and win in Europe.&#8221; The White House predicts that this will drive growth across the American economy.
The European Union will purchase $750 billion of United States energy exports during the duration of the president&#8217;s time in office, strengthening American energy dominance and reducing Europe&#8217;s reliance on Russia. The EU will also invest $600 billion in the United States throughout the president&#8217;s term, in addition to over $100 billion invested in the United States every year by EU companies.
Also, during his British travels, the president negotiated a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia.
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&#8220;Just spoke to the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand and Prime Minister of Cambodia. I am pleased to announce that, after the involvement of President Donald J. Trump, both Countries have reached a CEASEFIRE and PEACE,&#8221; Trump said on Truth Social Monday.
&#8220;Congratulations to all! By ending this War, we have saved thousands of lives. I have instructed my Trade Team to restart negotiations on Trade. I have now ended many Wars in just six months — I am proud to be the President of PEACE!&#8221;
Trump had warned both parties that he would not make any trade deals with either country if they continued warring with one another.
&#8220;We happen to be, by coincidence, currently dealing on Trade with both Countries, but do not want to make any Deal, with either Country, if they are fighting — And I have told them so!&#8221; the president said in a TruthSocial post on Saturday.
Speaking to the press alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland on Monday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-shortens-initial-50-day-deadline-for-putin-to-reach-peace-deal-with-ukraine?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=11&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Shortens+Initial+50-Day+Deadline+For+Putin+To+Reach+Peace+Deal+With+Ukraine">emphasized</a> that he is “disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump said he will reduce the 50-day deadline he gave Putin two weeks ago, complaining that every time there appears to be progress, Russia launches another attack on Ukraine.
“We thought we had that settled numerous times, and then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city, like Kyiv, and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever,&#8221; Trump said Monday. &#8220;You have bodies lying all over the street. And I said, ‘That’s not the way to do it.&#8217;”
“I’m going to make the new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. There’s no reason in waiting,” he added. “We just don’t see any progress being made.”
He also addressed the situation in Gaza, promising that the United States will provide food to children in the area. The president told <a href="https://x.com/Acyn/status/1949804079187927359">reporters that he does</a> &#8220;not particularly&#8221; agree with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/kenvogel/status/1949810126451335514">claim</a> that no starvation is happening in Gaza, saying: &#8220;Those children look very hungry.&#8221;
&#8220;We&#8217;re gonna be getting some good, strong food,&#8221; the president noted. &#8220;We can save a lot of people. Those kids — that&#8217;s real starvation. I see it. You can&#8217;t fake that.&#8221;
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An HHS investigation reveals dozens of organ transplant patients showed signs of life before organ harvesting, prompting calls for reform. University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger is sentenced to life in prison after being confronted by the families of his victims in emotional court statements. Protests erupt in the U.K. over the country&#8217;s immigration policies after an asylum seeker allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl.
It’s Thursday, July 24, 2025, and this is the news you need to know to start your day.
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<h2>Organ Harvesting Horror Sparks Calls For Reform</h2>
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Topline: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is demanding major reforms to the nation’s organ transplant system after a shocking investigation found that dozens of patients showed signs of life while being prepped for organ harvesting. 
An investigation by HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration found &#8220;horrifying&#8221; results and a &#8220;systemic disregard for the sanctity of life.&#8221; The review of 351 organ donation cases in Kentucky found that 103 showed “concerning features,” including 73 patients who displayed neurological signs “incompatible with organ donation.” At least 28 of those patients may not have been dead when the organ procurement process began; some later recovered enough to leave the hospital. 
The investigation placed significant blame on the ethics of Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), which are non-profits that coordinate transplants. The inquiry was sparked by a 2021 case in Kentucky where an OPO coordinator allegedly pressured hospital staff to move forward with a donation from a man who had overdosed. A doctor ultimately stopped the procedure when the patient “cried, pulled his knees to his chest and shook his head.” That patient is still alive today. 
In response, HHS is demanding OPOs adopt new procedures, including formal &#8220;hard stops&#8221; that allow any staff member to halt a donation due to safety concerns. Kennedy has threatened to decertify any OPOs that fail to comply with corrective actions. The revelations have caused some of the estimated 170 million registered organ donors in the United States to express discomfort online, with some saying they will not feel safe being donors until the system is fixed. 
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<h2>Kohberger Gets Life After Facing Victims’ Families</h2>
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Topline: Bryan Kohberger was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sentence-is-in-for-bryan-kohberger-in-university-of-idaho-murder-case?author=Catherine+Maxwell&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=10&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Sentence+Is+In+For+Bryan+Kohberger+In+University+Of+Idaho+Murder+Case">sentenced</a> to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students, after hearing emotional and searing statements from the victims&#8217; families. 
Kohberger, a 30-year-old former PhD student in criminology, stabbed Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin to death in an off-campus house in November 2022. He recently changed his plea to guilty on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary to avoid the death penalty. 
During the sentencing hearing, Kohberger sat stone-faced as the victims’ loved ones spoke directly to him. Alivea Goncalves, sister of victim Kaylee, told her sister’s murderer to “sit up straight” before asking, “What’s it like needing this much attention just to feel real? … You didn’t win. You just exposed yourself as the coward you are.”
Steve Goncalves, the father of Kaylee Goncalves, physically turned the lectern to face Kohberger and said, “Today you’ve lost control. Today we are here to prove to the world that you picked the wrong families.” 
Dylan Mortensen, a roommate who survived the attack, called Kohberger a &#8220;hollow vessel, something less than human.” 
In a striking moment of grace, Kim Kernodle, Xana Kernodle’s aunt, told Kohberger she had forgiven him. &#8220;I no longer could live with that hate in my heart,&#8221; she said. Kohberger declined the opportunity to speak at the hearing. 
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<h2>U.K. Immigration Backlash Intensifies</h2>
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Topline: Protests have erupted in a British town after an asylum seeker allegedly sexually assaulted a local girl, highlighting growing national frustration over the U.K.&#8217;s immigration policies. 
More than a thousand protesters have taken to the streets in Epping, a town near London, after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an asylum seeker living in a nearby hotel. Guy Dampier of the Prosperity Institute told Morning Wire that the U.K. government’s failure to stop small boat crossings has resulted in more than 100,000 asylum seekers being housed in hotels across the country over the past seven years, creating widespread anger. 
Dampier noted that the mood in the country is &#8220;changing enormously,&#8221; with protests now spreading from traditionally poor northern towns to &#8220;very leafy,&#8221; middle-class areas like Epping. He stated that mass immigration is &#8220;changing the face of the country at a speed that people are very uncomfortable with.&#8221; As an example, he cited a report indicating that there are more than 2,000 schools in Britain where the majority of pupils do not speak English as their first language. 
Economic concerns also fuel the backlash. Dampier argued that instead of being a &#8220;financial boon,&#8221; immigration has become a &#8220;massive welfare magnet.&#8221; He pointed to recent reports showing that 1.3 million foreigners now claim Universal Credit, the U.K.&#8217;s main welfare benefit, costing taxpayers close to a billion pounds a month. That monthly cost, annualized, would account for more than half of the £22 billion &#8220;black hole&#8221; in public finances that the government cited as a major crisis last year.

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Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres confirmed what many had suspected, stating that the re-election of President Donald Trump prompted her move to the United Kingdom.
The 67-year-old comedian confirmed it on Sunday while speaking with British broadcaster Richard Bacon at an event in Cheltenham. When asked if rumors about her and wife, Portia de Rossi, leaving the United States due to the election results were accurate, DeGeneres said, “Yes,” according to the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8d638rrndzo">BBC</a>.
&#8220;We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, &#8216;He got in,'&#8221; she said. &#8220;And we&#8217;re like, &#8216;We&#8217;re staying here.’&#8221;
The talk show host also raved about her new home. 
&#8220;It&#8217;s absolutely beautiful,&#8221; DeGeneres said at the event. &#8220;We&#8217;re just not used to seeing this kind of beauty. The villages and the towns and the architecture &#8211; everything you see is charming and it&#8217;s just a simpler way of life.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s clean,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Everything here is just better &#8230; the way animals are treated, people are polite. I just love it here.”
&#8220;We moved here in November, which was not the ideal time, but I saw snow for the first time in my life. We love it here. Portia flew her horses here, and I have chickens, and we had sheep for about two weeks.&#8221;
When asked about being openly gay in Hollywood, the comedian said it’s “still a problem.”
“People are still scared,&#8221; DeGeneres said of other public figures coming out.
During the conversation, she also mentioned the fallout from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ellen-degeneres-laughs-off-idea-shes-mean-in-final-stand-up-special?author=Katie+Jerkovich&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Ellen+DeGeneres+Laughs+Off+Idea+She%E2%80%99s+Mean+In+Final+Stand-Up+Special" target="_blank" rel="noopener">being called “mean”</a> and accused of creating a toxic work environment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think I can say anything that&#8217;s ever going to get rid of that [reputation] or dispel it, which is hurtful to me. I hate it,” she said, per the outlet. “I hate that people think that I&#8217;m that because I know who I am and I know that I&#8217;m an empathetic, compassionate person.&#8221;
DeGeneres mentioned the possibility of doing a British talk show, but said she would choose her next project carefully. 
&#8220;I just don&#8217;t know what that is yet,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I want to have fun, I want to do something. I do like my chickens but I&#8217;m a little bit bored.&#8221;

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The U.K. Labour government unveiled a controversial plan this week to lower the voting age to 16 ahead of the next general election, in what many conservatives are calling a blatant attempt to sway the next election in their favor.
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform U.K., called the move “an attempt to rig the political system,” but warned they “intend to give them a nasty surprise.” While Labour currently <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2083204/nigel-farage-votes-16-Labour">leads</a> among 16-17-year-olds with approximately 33% support, Reform U.K.’s strong 20% showing suggests the plan could backfire on Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner defended the controversial proposal, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno">saying</a>, “I was a mum at 16, you can go to work, you can pay your taxes and I think that people should have a vote at 16,” according to the BBC.
The voting age change would affect approximately 3% of the U.K. population aged 16 and over. Labour insists the reform isn’t designed to benefit their party, with Rayner claiming, “This isn’t about trying to rig votes for a particular party. This is about democracy and giving young people an opportunity to have a say.”
Speaking in a video posted to X, Farage expanded on his criticism of the proposal.
“The problem with this is, not only do half of youngsters not want the vote, but they have to stay at school now until they’re 18,” Farage said in a video shared to X. “The educational establishment is full of left-wing prejudice, is full of anti-reform bias, and frankly, if 16- to 18-year-olds at school are going to be able to vote, we’re going to have to make sure that our education system is teaching kids to make their own minds up and not indoctrinating them.”
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Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote is an attempt to rig the political system. 
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Conservative shadow minister Paul Holmes slammed the policy in the House of Commons, questioning why the “hopelessly confused” government believes “a 16-year-old can vote, but not be allowed to buy a lottery ticket, an alcoholic drink, marry, or go to war, or even stand in the elections they’re voting in?”
Reform U.K. already maintains significant influence among younger demographics on social media, with Farage commanding 1.3 million TikTok followers compared to Labour’s official account, which has just 231,300 followers.
According to Ofcom, 44% of British TikTok users who get news from the platform rely more on “other people they follow” than traditional news outlets.
YouGov polling from June showed that Labour support among 18 to 24-year-olds has dropped by 11% since last year’s general election, while Reform U.K. has seen corresponding gains in the same demographic, <a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2083263/keir-starmer-voting-age-nigel-farage">per</a> Lotti O’Brien of Express U.K.
The voting age change is part of a broader elections reform package introduced by Starmer’s government.
Other measures include expanding acceptable voter ID to include U.K.-issued bank cards and implementing an automated voter registration system that would share data between government agencies — policies the Conservative Party warns could “undermine the security of the ballot box.”
The government, if the legislation passes through parliament, as anticipated, expects to implement these changes before the next general election, which must take place by 2029, but could be called earlier.

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“Harry Potter” actress Emma Watson has been banned from driving in the United Kingdom for six months after being caught speeding.
The 35-year-old celeb, who played Hermione Granger in the popular film franchise, was clocked doing 38 mph in a 30 mph zone in July of last year. Watson already had nine points on her license at the time of the incident, meaning she had previously committed driving offenses, each of which added points to her record.
According to the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly10x7pjplo">BBC</a>, the actress did not attend the hearing, but her lawyer made the statement, “She is in a position to pay the fine,” which was just under $1,400.
Watson has been living in Oxford, England, while pursuing a master’s degree in creative writing at the university there. The actress shot to fame in 2001, at the age of 11, following the release of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”
She appeared in all eight films over the next decade. 
Coincidentally, another Harry Potter actress, Zoë Wanamaker, was in court on speeding charges on the same day as Watson. 
The actress, 76, was caught driving 46 mph in a 40 mph zone and was also charged a fine of almost $1,400 and banned from driving for six months.
In 2023, Watson discussed stepping back from her Hollywood acting career.
“I’m just so glad that I did,” Watson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-just-so-glad-emma-watson-talks-stepping-back-from-acting-and-why-she-did-it">told</a> British Vogue of taking a break. “Because I have this feeling of having my own voice and creative space and sovereignty in some way that I don’t think I did before — more autonomy.”
“I’m so glad that I allowed things to be messy for a minute and to really allow myself to not know [what’s next], because the knowing that I’ve come to, I wouldn’t trade that for anything,” she added.
“I get a front row seat [with] some of the most successful, beautiful, incredible people in the world,” Watson said of being part of Hollywood. “And when you have that seat it becomes very, very clear that there is just absolutely no level of success that will make you in any way happy or content if you do not like who you are or enjoy what you’re doing when no one’s watching.”

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A 12-year-old British girl was removed from her class and her father was called after she simply wore a British flag dress on her school’s culture day.
“’Straight A’ student Courtney Wright wore the Spice Girls-esque dress and wrote a piece about British history and traditions as part of the celebrations on Friday,” The Telegraph <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/15/schoolgirl-punished-for-wearing-union-flag-dress/">reported</a>. Informed her dress was “unacceptable” at Bilton School in Rugby, Warks, Wright was told to wait in an office for her father, Stuart Field, he said.
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Courtney Wright a Grade A student went to her Bilton School on Culture Day in a Union Jack dress. She had also prepared a short essay on what being British means. The head sent her to sit in reception.
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“Courtney was so embarrassed and couldn’t understand what she’d done wrong,” Field stated. “She should not be made to feel embarrassed about being British. And she shouldn’t be punished for celebrating being British – nobody else I’ve spoken to can quite get their heads around it.”
“Somebody at the school has politicized a Union Jack dress even though that was clearly not Courtney’s intent,” he continued. “Courtney didn’t do anything to be political. It’s about being British, the Spice Girls and even the freedom at being able to wear a dress. This is just what being British means to her.”
The school had sent a permission letter to parents, explaining that the “culture day” was “designed to promote inclusion, understanding, and appreciation of different backgrounds, traditions and heritages.”
Field claimed that other pupils with St. George’s flags and Welsh flags were stopped from entering the school.
“It’s the school who have made it political and it went against everything the event was being held for. All the kids there are British in my eyes, I like to think I’m a tolerant person but this was just not right. I wanted an answer as to why they thought this was acceptable – and nobody could give me a straight answer, I wanted to know how they had justified it. I spoke to her head of year, and he said he wasn’t the best person to talk to about it, so I can only assume he didn’t really agree with it either. It obviously came from above him but I don’t know for sure who made the decision,” he concluded.
Courtney Wright said teachers informed her that “only other cultures were allowed to celebrate,” adding that she “felt really embarrassed” and teachers “point blank refused” to let her read her speech about British culture. “They didn’t want to hear it at all,” she said. “My speech was about diversity and all the traditions that we have in Britain – our politeness, our humor, we drink tea, we talk about the weather a lot and we like rugby and football. The school has since apologized. Even though the school has suggested reading my speech I don’t think I want to after how they embarrassed and upset me.”
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Our children are being taught by activists, rather than educators. <a href="https://t.co/tSdBojPv1v">pic.twitter.com/tSdBojPv1v</a>
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Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust issued a <a href="https://www.stowevalleymat.com/">statement</a> regarding the incident:
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At Bilton School, we are proud of the diversity of our students and the rich heritage they bring to our community. We are committed to fostering an environment where every pupil feels respected, valued, and included.
On Friday 11th July, an incident occurred during our Culture Celebration Day that caused considerable upset to one of our pupils, her family, and members of the wider community. We deeply regret the distress this has caused and offer our sincere and unreserved apologies.
We have since spoken directly with the pupil and her family to listen to their concerns and reflect on how this could have been handled better. We are committed to learning from this experience and ensuring that every student feels recognized and supported when expressing pride in their heritage.
As a school, we are reviewing our policies and strengthening staff training to ensure our practices reflect our values of inclusion, respect, and understanding for all.
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New York City is not only poised to have its first Muslim mayor but also its first mayor who blatantly refuses to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggV2SeiGrVw">condemn</a> the widely used motto “Globalize the Intifada.”
When asked three times on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Ugandan-born, democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens, Zohran Mamdani, refused to condemn the appalling call for violence. This should, at the very least, be unsettling for New Yorkers and Americans alike.
Not only is the call for intifada a petition for violence, but it is also a call for the installation of Islamic rule. One of the tenets of the Intifada is the complete installation of Sharia Law. For those who care about human rights, few things should cause more concern than the implementation of Sharia Law. To put it mildly, Sharia Law’s track record on human rights is far from stellar. Nearly all of the 35 countries that have adopted Sharia Law are on the <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-countries-human-rights-watchlist-us-2043007">Human Rights Watch list</a> at “closed” or “repressed” levels – the two most at-risk categories. Also, countries with Sharia law make up nearly half the countries designated as <a href="https://www.uscirf.gov/countries/2025-recommendations">“Countries of Particular Concern”</a> on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom’s list.
What’s even more alarming is the exponential growth of Sharia Law around the globe. In 1980, Saudi Arabia was the only country that officially applied Sharia Law. By 2000, that number had risen to 16. Currently, more than 35 of the 195 countries in the world have incorporated Sharia Law in their legal systems.
Sharia Law enforces Islamic principles in civil and criminal matters, guided by the subjective interpretations of the mostly male Islamic scholars (called Fiqhs), formalized through consensus (called Ijmas). It governs issues like apostasy, blasphemy, alcohol consumption, stealing, adultery, homosexuality, and forced marriages. Punishments, known as Hadud, vary but are severe in strict Quran-adhering regions and range from death for apostasy, blasphemy, or homosexuality; caning (often 40 lashes) for alcohol or drug use; hand amputation for theft; and stoning, flogging, or genital mutilation for other offenses.
These are the realities of Sharia Law when fully applied.
As the founder of <a href="https://www.acrossnigeria.org/">a mission</a> working in the remote and dangerous <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-silent-slaughter-inside-nigerias-christian-persecution-crisis?author=Brad+Brandon&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=The+Silent+Slaughter%3A+Inside+Nigeria%E2%80%99s+Christian+Persecution+Crisis">northern region of Nigeria</a>, I have seen the horrific impacts Sharia Law has on people. I have spent nearly a third of my adult life in areas that impose strict interpretations of the Quran and regularly enforce the cruel punishments of Sharia Law.
Years ago, I saw a young man flogged 40 times in a village for using drugs, his guilt vaguely established. Sharia’s standards of proof are low compared to modern legal systems. Later, I met an older man with both hands amputated for stealing – once in his youth, then again while struggling with hunger, in a country where people barely earn enough money to feed themselves. Others I know face life in brutal prisons for apostasy or blasphemy. Sharia’s punishments – flogging, amputation, imprisonment – deliver severe consequences that should make anyone concerned about basic human rights shudder.
Sharia Law has little to no regard for human rights and almost never shows mercy to those who trespass its pretenses, including women and children.
Sharia Law’s emergence in states with rising Muslim populations, like my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QC_qEyl0Q">home state of Minnesota</a>, worries me. In the U.S., Sharia currently operates through local councils that mediate disputes and personal matters within Muslim communities, always under state and federal laws.
Yet, challenges arise. In 2009, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Joseph Charles relied on a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/advocates-of-anti-shariah-measures-alarmed-by-judges-ruling">family’s Imam</a> in a spousal abuse case, denying the woman a protective order. Though an appellate court overturned the ruling, this case reveals Sharia’s potential to influence U.S. legal systems, extending beyond community guidelines and testing national authority.
In Europe, there is no greater example of Sharia Law’s infiltration than in the United Kingdom. The U.K. is now being called the <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/britain-sharia-law-courts-western-capital">“western capital” of Sharia Law</a>, with more than 85 “councils” operating across the country. These Islamic councils have become a blatant assault on human rights, particularly against women and children. Under Sharia Law, a woman’s testimony is worth half of a man’s. This discrimination has far-reaching effects in matters of spousal abuse, divorce, child custody, and financial matters just to name a few. According to these Sharia councils, a woman’s right to divorce is heavily restricted, whereas a man’s right to divorce is unilateral. These kinds of discrimination are illegal in the government and workplaces in the U.K. But when it comes to Sharia Law they are promoted.
The most alarming aspect of this is that under the <a href="https://lawandreligionuk.com/2012/10/24/sharia-law-the-arbitration-act-1996-and-the-arbitration-and-mediation-services-equality-bill/">U.K.’s Arbitration Act</a>, the rulings of these Sharia councils are precedent rulings and are being used in the British courts. This is happening across Europe. In so much that the Council of Europe has <a href="https://eclj.org/religious-freedom/pace/le-conseil-de-leurope-sinquite-grandement-de-lapplication-de-la-charia-en-europe?lng=en">issued a report </a>stating they are “greatly concerned” by the application of Sharia Law in Europe, specifically listing the U.K., Greece, Germany, and Chechnya. This imposition of Sharia Law has even created enough concern in the U.S. that <a href="https://www.mapsofworld.com/answers/united-states/states-outlawed-sharia-law/">16 states have passed legislation banning Sharia Law,</a> and more than two dozen have anti-Sharia bills introduced.
It&#8217;s not hyperbole or hysterics to be concerned about the imposition of Sharia Law and its inhumane practices in the United States. All one has to do is look at the scores of Western countries that have opened the door to it. In every case, human rights are being trampled and disregarded. It’s not at all unreasonable for every American to be concerned when the Democratic nominee of the nation’s largest city is a man who will not condemn the idea of a global intifada and its assault on human rights through the spread of Sharia Law.
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<a href="https://www.acrossnigeria.org/ourfounder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Brandon</a> is the founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.acrossnigeria.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Across Nigeria</a>. Since 2018, he has been actively serving in predominantly high-risk, highly persecuted areas like Northern Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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The Global Rise Of Sharia Law And Mamdani’s ‘Intifada’ Silence

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Three men were being paid by the Russian state to carry out arson and kidnappings to undermine European support for Ukraine and punish opponents of the regime.
The men were found guilty on Tuesday of torching a London warehouse containing Starlink satellite technology bound for Ukraine, and acting out the directives of the Wagner Group, &#8220;a private military organisation that acts on behalf of the Russian state,&#8221; <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2k37x91vlo">according</a> to the BBC.
Jakeem Rose, 23, Ugnius Asmena, 20, and Nii Mensah, 23, were convicted of aggravated arson with intent to endanger life.
The getaway driver, 61-year-old Paul English, was acquitted due to lack of knowledge. Another man was convicted for knowing about terrorist acts but failing to disclose the information, and yet another was acquitted on the same charge.
The whole operation was caught on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYjhq3sJcuU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CCTV</a>. The perpetrators also livestreamed the arson along to the song &#8220;Spit of Gym&#8221; by Lowlemon, in typical Gen Z fashion.
The arson caused more than $1.36 million worth of damage.
The two ringleaders, Dylan Earl, 21, and Jake Reeves, 23, had already pleaded guilty to aggravated arson and violating the National Security Act. Both men have a history of dealing drugs.
Earl was the first person to be convicted under the United Kingdom’s National Security Act. After being arrested, he admitted to his role in a plot to kidnap Russian billionaire and expat Yevgeny Chichvarkin and burn his Michelin Star restaurant to the ground. Chichvarkin has been a vocal opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The men seem to have been motivated primarily by money. Though their handler refused to pay them for the Starlink incident, claiming that they “rushed into burning these warehouses without my approval,” he promised <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjkke22gv9o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$6,800</a> for other warehouses in East London.
Earl had also expressed allegiance to the Russian cause, prompting his handler to call him “our dagger in Europe.”
“We will be sharpening you carefully,” they added.
Earl exchanged hundreds of messages with his Wagner contact, named “Privet Bot,” over Telegram. The contact encouraged him to recruit “soccer hooligans, Irish republican militants and high-profile criminal groups,” <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/three-men-guilty-over-uk-arson-attack-ukraine-linked-businesses-ordered-by-2025-07-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> reported.
The Wagner Group began as a state-funded “private military company” but “has been under the control of Russian state agencies and intelligence services since a failed 2023 coup,” according to British authorities speaking to The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/world/europe/hide-wagner-plot-kidnap-uk.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times</a>.
The Russian Embassy in London <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/three-men-guilty-of-arson-attack-ordered-by-wagner-group-on-ukraine-linked-warehouse-in-london-13393489" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> after the attack that &#8220;Russia has never engaged in sabotage activities against the United Kingdom and has no intention of doing so.”
They dismissed the claims of ties to the Wagner Group as a “malevolent campaign of anti-Russian scaremongering.”
The British government has cracked down on Russian foreign intelligence since the poisoning and attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal, a Russian double agent working for the United Kingdom, and his daughter in 2018.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve made the UK a hostile operating environment for those governments but, as a result, they&#8217;ve diversified and are now contacting relatively young people to act on their behalf as proxies in doing their activity,&#8221; Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the London police&#8217;s Counter Terrorism Command, stated.
Just last month in the United Kingdom, six Bulgarians were convicted of spying for Russia. The Associated Press has noted an <a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/second-winner/2025/ap-team-creates-interactive-map-tracking-suspected-russian-sabotage-across-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increase</a> in Russian attacks across European countries since the start of the Ukraine war.
Murphy said it was &#8220;only by good fortune nobody was seriously injured or worse.”
The <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/how-cps-used-new-national-security-act-legislation-prosecute-plot-sabotage-ukrainian-aid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crown Prosecution Service</a> said that the convictions will &#8220;send a very clear message that this type of offending will not be tolerated on UK soil.”

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