Christopher Hitchens’ dark prediction that just came true



The late great Christopher Hitchens was an undeniable intellectual force — and, unfortunately, some of his darkest predictions are coming true.

“Give it up or give it to your deadliest enemy and pay for the rope that will choke you,” Hitchens said in a 2009 interview. “This is very urgent business, ladies and gentlemen.”

“I beseech you, resist it while you still can, and before the right to complain is taken away from you, which will be the next thing. You will be told you can’t complain because you’re Islamophobic. The term is already being introduced into the culture as if it was an accusation of race hatred,” he continued.

“The barbarians never take a city till someone holds the gates open for them. And it’s your own preachers who will do it for you, and your own multicultural authorities who will do it for you. Resist, resist it while you can,” he added.

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” is floored.

“Christopher Hitchens warned his country, he was warning the entire world, but he was warning his country — resist it while you can,” Rubin says, noting that Democrat politicians are now openly discussing how “they’re going to censor misinformation.”

“You might go, 'Oh, it doesn’t really make sense that these gender queer weirdos are working together with the Hamas people except if their goal is complete and total power.' Then it actually does make perfect sense, and that really is where we are at,” he adds.


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Pakistani family blamed the far right for torching their house. A few candlelit vigils later, the truth has come out



A home belonging to a family of Pakistani migrants was set ablaze in the German town of Wächtersbach on Christmas Day 2023.

Phantasmal right-wingers were immediately blamed for the arson. The family members, meanwhile, were depicted as victims of so-called Islamophobia and xenophobia.

This narrative, agreeable to European leftists and the liberal media, recently went up in smoke.

A convenient spark

The fire began around 1 a.m. on Christmas morning and did roughly $379,000 in damage.

The fire brigade found anti-migrant slogans scrawled inside the smoldering ruins. Der Spiegel reported that the words "foreigners out" had been spray-painted on some of the inside walls. The graffiti had apparently been written before the fire broke out.

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Andreas Weiher, the town's leftist mayor, said, "If the suspicion of a xenophobic crime is confirmed, it would of course be a catastrophe."

The Wächtersbach Foreigners Advisory Board reportedly stated, "We are deeply shocked that such an inhumane, possibly racially motivated arson attack was carried out on a family with children."

The state security agency swiftly launched an investigation into the possibility that right-wing extremism may have been responsible for the fire.

Vigils and demonstrations were held in the days that followed, both in solidarity with the family and in opposition to the supposed racists believed responsible.

Banners that read, "Right-wing terror threatens our society," were carried down German streets.

Leftist politicians eagerly embraced the narrative, giving impassioned speeches and firing off angry missives — suggesting the arson was politically motivated and possibly executed by neo-Nazis.

Sawsan Chebli, a German politician with the Social Democratic Party and staunch critic of Israel, was one of the leftists who attempted to exploit the incident, stating in German on Dec. 29, "It makes me sad, but it doesn't surprise me. People tell me every day that they have racist experiences, be it at work, in everyday life or at school."

Chebli suggested the arson was reflective of an anti-Muslim undercurrent in Germany, intimating right-wing politicians were responsible and that "what is happening at the moment is putting democracy at great risk."

Janine Wissler, a parliamentarian with the aptly named Left Party, stated, "It is not enough to condemn these acts, you have to fight the breeding ground that promotes right-wing violence: the strengthening of the right and the racist incitement against people with a migration background and refugees," reported the local broadcaster.

"The slogans that were discovered on the walls are despicable and inflammatory," said Martina Feldmayer, a parliamentarian with the eco-socialist Green party. "Anyone who commits such acts attack our entire society."

It turns out that the societal attack condemned by Feldmayer was not perpetrated by right-wing extremists but rather by those widely portrayed as victims.

Another hate hoax

The German newspaper Bild recently reported that the homeowner, 47, has been arrested along with his wife, 33, his 18-year-old son, his brother-in law, 34, and another Pakistani migrant, 55, who allegedly gave the family a false alibi.

According to the German paper Junge Freiheit, the family has been slapped with various charges including joint serious arson, feigning a crime, attempted insurance fraud in a particularly serious case, and serious fraud.

The father and brother-in-law, both Pakistani nationals, are accused of burning down the building using an accelerant. The son is said to have both reported the damage to the insurance company at his father's behest and attended an inspection of the aftermath with insurance agents. The mother is said to have been altogether complicit in the scheme.

The 55-year-old Pakistani national said to have given the family a false alibi has reportedly been charged with "attempted obstruction of justice."

The Hanau public prosecutor's office indicated that the arson served to net the family a six-figure insurance settlement. Additionally, the prosecutors office noted that ahead of the house burning, the owner's wife sold off various household items in an apparent effort to maximize their return on the scheme.

Investigators turned their attention to the homeowner after noticing he had fresh burns despite claiming he was not home when the fire started on Christmas morning. The family told authorities in their statements that they had been visiting with friends on the day of the incident.

The Alternative for Germany in Hesse, the local chapter of the country's increasingly popular right-wing party, said in a statement obtained by Rebel News, "For our political competitors, the house fire was obviously a welcome opportunity to inflict hatred and agitation on our party and our voters. Almost reflexively, the SPD, the Left and the Greens classified this crime as politically motivated."

"Waechtersbach's mayor (a member of SPD), who is said to have known the affected Pakistani family to be well integrated, took the same line," continued the AFD. "Anyone who attracts attention with criminal acts in their freely chosen host country at least raises doubts about successful integration. But we now trust that the German judiciary will make an appropriate assessment. And an apology from the protagonists of the vigil is now in order."

The South East Hesse Police indicated last week that the five suspects remained in custody due to the risk of concealment and escape.

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Islamic group whose leader celebrated terror attacks is reportedly working with Chicago Public Schools



The Council on American-Islamic Relations may be too extreme now, even for the Biden White House, but apparently not for Chicago Public Schools. The Center Square recently highlighted that the Chicago chapter of CAIR is working with the CPS on countering so-called Islamophobia as well as on other student-focused initiatives.

According to the CAIR-Chicago website, the extremist group "has been working with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) as well as numerous private and suburban public school districts on numerous projects to promote inclusion and understanding about Islam and the Muslim community."

This partnership affords schools the ability to subject parents, children, and faculty to CAIR training on matters of rights, cultural sensitivity, and Islam. Extra to propagating its preferred narratives, CAIR-Chicago purportedly "meets and advocates to schools and districts to ensure that students' rights are protected."

Despite masquerading as experts on sensitivity and combating bullying in the classroom, CAIR has a well-earned reputation for hatred and anti-Semitism — and not just because the Obama Justice Department noted that "evidence at trial linked CAIR leaders to Hamas, a specially designated terrorist organization, and CAIR was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the case."

Blaze News previously reported that Nihad Awad, the executive director and co-founder of CAIR, said during his Nov. 24 speech at the American Muslims for Palestine conference that the Hamas terror attacks on unarmed women and children made him "happy."

"The people of Gaza only decided to break the siege, the walls of the concentration camp, on Oct. 7," said Awad, who previously spoke explicitly in support of Hamas. "And yes, I was happy to see people breaking the siege and throwing down the shackles of their own land and walk free into their lands that they were not allowed to walk in."

"And yes," continued Awad, "the people of Gaza have the right to self-defense, have the right to defend themselves. And yes, Israel as an occupying power does not have that right to self-defense."

Awad's extremist rhetoric was hardly exceptional where CAIR was concerned.

Zainab Chaudry, the director of the CAIR chapter in Maryland, was temporarily suspended from her position on the state's new hate crime task force in late November after referring to the Hamas terror attacks, which left thousands dead, as the "uprising in Palestine."

Chaudry, who was ultimately reinstated, also claimed that the Hamas terrorists were akin to "Ukrainian freedom fighters," Israel was a Nazi state, and the Israeli babies butchered by Hamas were "fake."

The head of CAIR in Los Angeles, Hussam Ayloush, said in a Dec. 1 address to the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City, "Israel does not have the right to defend itself as an occupier. ... This is not a rhetorical thing. It doesn't, legally, under international law."

When pressed about the CAIR-CPS partnership, Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO of StandWithUs, told the Center Square, "While we can't comment on this specific program without seeing its content, we urge institutions that work with CAIR to seek alternative partners that genuinely support mutual respect and understanding between all communities."

Blaze News reached out to CPS to determine whether this partnership was still active despite the terror apologetics and hateful remarks issued by elements of the Islamic activist group's leadership but did not receive a response by deadline.

Regardless of whether this formal partnership persists, CAIR-Chicago continues to exert pressure on CPS.

CAIR-Chicago recently leaned on CPS last month to take action against a Chicago Academy Elementary School substitute teacher who dared to call Hamas terrorists "terrorists" on Dec. 15.

Mahmoud Ihmud, an 8-year-old student at the school, told WBBM-TV that his substitute art teacher "said that Hamas are terrorists."

"I said I was from Palestine. She said, 'Hamas are terrorists.' I was like, 'That's not true.' She was like, 'Yes it is.' I was like, 'That's not true.' She goes, 'No, it's true - and it's true, I'm going to hit you,'" recalled Ihmud. "And then I pushed her away, and then I ran back to my desk."

CAIR-Chicago joined the boy's father in seeking the departure of the Hamas critic.

"We call on CPS to intensify its investigative efforts, engaging additional witnesses to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the events that transpired," said Phil Robertson, litigation director of CAIR-Chicago. "This is fundamental in taking appropriate actions to address any misconduct and restore a sense of security for the affected student."

The teacher was placed under investigation and removed from the school.

Chicago Academy Principal Joyce Pae notified parents and staff, "We received a report that a substitute teacher used Islamophobic language in one of our classrooms on Friday. Upon receiving this report, we immediately launched an investigation, and have notified the CPS Office of Student Protections and Title IX to support our school as needed. This substitute teacher has been blocked from working in our school."

"I want to make it extremely clear that we are taking this incident very seriously, and that Islamophobia and bias-based language has no place at our school and will not be tolerated," added Pae.

According to CAIR, "Islamophobia" includes any allegation that Islam is "inherently or uniquely violent, misogynistic, inferior, intolerant, primitive, devious, or that Islam is the antithesis of civilization."

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'Islamophobia' claims regarding shooting of Palestinian trio in doubt after suspect revealed to be Hamas apologist



Three Palestinian students were shot on Nov. 25 in Burlington, Vermont. Democrats and other leftists took a brief pause from their criticism of Israel's fight against terrorism to suggest so-called Islamophobia was a factor in the non-fatal shootings.

It appears, however, that the suspect in the shootings — an incident that has fallen off the liberal media's radar in the weeks since — is a mentally-compromised individual who defended Palestinians and Hamas in recent months.

The incident

20-year-old students Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad went out for a stroll during Thanksgiving break while visiting friends in Burlington. VTDigger indicated two of the victims were wearing Palestinian scarves at the time of the shooting.

Jason James Eaton, 48, stepped off a porch on North Prospect Street around 6:30 p.m. and confronted the trio, according to police. Eaton then allegedly opened fire without uttering a word.

All three victims, two of whom are U.S. citizens, were wounded but ultimately survived.

Eaton was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder and may yet face a hate crime enhancement. His next hearing is set for March 8.

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The response

"In this charged moment, no one can look at this incident and not suspect that it may have been a hate-motivated crime," said Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad.

"Although we do not yet have evidence to support a hate crime enhancement, there is no question this was a hateful act," said Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George.

The victims' families released a statement urging law enforcement to treat the shooting as a "hate crime."

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee rushed out a statement suggesting it had "reason to believe this shooting occurred because the victims are Arab."

ADC national executive director Abed Ayoub said, "The surge in anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian sentiment we are experiencing is unprecedented, and this is another example of that hate turning violent."

President Joe Biden said in response to the shootings that "there is absolutely no place for violence or hate in America."

Vice President Kamala Harris wrote in a statement, "We know that far too many people live with the fear that they could be targeted and attacked based on their beliefs or who they are."

Democratic Sen. Peter Welch (Vt.) stressed, "We do not tolerate hate or Islamophobia in Vermont."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, "It is shocking and deeply upsetting that three young Palestinians were shot here in Burlington, Vermont. Hate has no place here, or anywhere."

Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman said at a subsequent rally held by various anti-Israel groups, "I think it's hard not to see the attempted murder of three young Palestinians wearing the Palestinian keffiyehs, the scarf, at a time when we're seeing increased attacks throughout the U.S.," reported Vermont Public.

Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) pushed the phobia narrative in Washington and wrote on X, "Dehumanizing, Islamophobic, anti-Arab rhetoric has violent consequences. For Hisham, Kinnan, Tahseen, and for all Palestinian Americans, we need to make it crystal clear that we stand against this kind of hate and bigotry."

Dehumanizing, Islamophobic, anti-Arab rhetoric has violent consequences.\n\nFor Hisham, Kinnan, Tahseen, and for all Palestinian Americans, we need to make it crystal clear that we stand against this kind of hate and bigotry.
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Not so fast

Contrary to ceasefire leftists' initial suspicions, the suspected shooter is actually a fellow traveler.

Although Eaton's X account has been set to private, Seven Days, an independent Vermont paper, obtained a trove of the suspect's posts from a follower on the platform who asked to remain anonymous.

Eaton, reportedly fired from his job with a financial services company just weeks before the shooting, wrote in response to Rep. Balint's call for a ceasefire, "What if someone occupied your country? Wouldn't you fight them?"

"Brittan [sic] wouldn't let ships with food sent by other countries into Ireland during the famine. My people starved," added Eaton.

Just weeks after the Oct. 7 terror attacks on Israel, Eaton wrote, "the notion that Hamas is 'evil' for defending their state from occupation is absurd. They are owed a state. Pay up."

An archival snapshot of Eaton's X account from 2022 shows him engaging with posts by Sen. Welch and the Libertarian Party.

The bio for Eaton's X account reads, "Radical citizen pa-trolling demockracy and crapitalism for oathcreepers." The banner is captioned, "Libertarians want trans furrys to be able to protect their cannabis farms with unregistered machine guns."

Seven Days highlighted how Eaton was named in 37 reports made to police agencies in Onondaga County between April 2007 and November 2021. However, Lt. Matthew Malinowski, a Syracuse police spokesman indicated there did not appear to be a "big history or anything that's racially motivated."

Mary Reed, his mother, told the Daily Beast, "Jason has had a lot of struggles in his life but he is such a kind and loving person."

Reed indicated her son suffered from depression and other mental health issues but had been "in such a good mood" hours before the shooting.

A police report concerning a grievance from one of Eaton's former romantic partners similarly suggested Eaton had a "history of mental illness," reported Seven Days. Eaton's estranged partner corroborated Reed's sense that he was neither racist nor hateful.

Dick deGraffe, a New York farmer, told Insider that the "progressive" Eaton he had known for 25 years had never evidenced any signs of extremism, racism, or Islamophobia.

H/T Townhall

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Levin: Biden would rather trash America than our terrorist enemies



Pro-Palestinian protesters were caught on camera attempting to break through the White House gate, but, of course, the Biden administration doesn’t care. Instead, they’re still locking up peaceful protesters from January 6.

Nor do they care about what happened in Thousand Oaks, where an older Jewish man with an Israel flag was hit over the head and killed.

“And then we have the White House talk about Islamophobia,” Mark Levin says, disgusted. “There is no Islamophobia in America.”

Unlike the Chinese, who are slaughtering Uyghurs in China, there are no Muslims being slaughtered in America.

“We don’t slaughter Muslims in this country,” Levin says. “Who are the people marching in the streets? Are they rabid Jews violent against Muslims? No.”

Levin notes that on college campuses, it also isn’t the Jews who are controlling speech and throttling academic freedom.

“It’s nobody else except the Islamists,” who Levin describes as “somebody who believes in a caliphate” and “imposing their religion on everybody else.”

“And not just their religion,” he adds, but “their ideological terrorist approach to their religion on everybody else.”

But the Biden administration and the Democrat Party aren’t concerned, as they would rather trash Americans.

“Joe Biden, even the other day, after the election, would rather trash tens of millions of Americans as extremist, radical, MAGA Republicans. He doesn’t talk about that way to the Islamo-Nazi regime in Tehran,” Levin says.

Instead, Biden and his fellow Democrats should encourage people of other religions and cultures to “assimilate into this country” — not force Americans to “assimilate into their culture.”

Otherwise, Levin warns that “soon there’ll be nothing left to assimilate into cause they’re destroying our culture.”


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