Glenn Beck: What Europe’s latest terror attacks reveal about the progressive left’s deadly blind spot



Earlier this week, a 31-year-old man was arrested in Paris after stabbing three women, one of whom was pregnant, with kitchen knives. Even though video footage of his detainment captured him saying, “It is Allah who commanded me,” Interior Minister Laurent Nunez claimed the motive of the attack was unknown.

“You rolled your eyes, didn’t you? ... I know you did,” says Glenn Beck.

But France isn’t the only European country that has seen recent terror attacks.

Just a few days before the Paris knife attack, 21-year-old Abdul Ballout drove a van into a Berlin Pride event, killing one woman and injuring dozens before attacking with a machete; police shot him dead the next day after he charged at officers with a sharp object.

“He was already convicted of planning at least one terror attack, but then he was let out conditionally. … He was assigned to complete … anti-terrorism or anti-radical classes,” says Glenn’s head writer and researcher, Jason Buttrill.

Glenn argues these attacks aren’t isolated but are actually symptoms of something much deeper and even more sinister: “the red-green alliance” of socialist Marxists and Islamist movements.

“I believe the red-green alliance is a death cult,” he says, warning that if the Democratic Party doesn’t recognize it is “in bed with” a coalition that “[wants] total destruction of everything” America stands on, the consequences the nation will suffer are dire.

Glenn then tells the story of Michel Foucault, the influential gay French philosopher who enthusiastically supported the 1979 Iranian Revolution, only for the new regime to almost immediately start executing homosexuals.

Foucault, he argues, was wrong to refuse to take back or even caveat his original praise. In his 1979 essay on the Iranian Revolution, he never named the executions, never admitted he had been wrong about the regime he praised, and never took his support back.

“He should have written, ‘I went to Tehran, and I mistook intensity for justice. I saw men willing to die, and I assumed that anyone willing to die for a thing must be right about that thing. … The government I praised is now hanging men for what I am. I was wrong. This is not going to end well,”’ says Glenn.

But that admission, he explains, never came for the same reason today’s progressive LGBTQ activists refuse to acknowledge they’re supporting groups who would execute people like them the moment they gained power: “An honest mind treats being wrong as information. A weak one treats it as injury.”

“So how is [Foucault] actually wrong? Three ways, and they're still on the market today,” says Glenn.

Number one: He mistook passion for morality.

“He judged a movement by how it felt to the people inside instead of by what it would do to the people underneath it,” says Glenn. “Passion is not a moral argument. Everyone who has ever built a gallows was passionate.”

Number two: He rejected Western liberal institutions — courts, rights, rule of law — as mere “masks that power wore.” But when a revolutionary movement actually showed up to tear those institutions down, Foucault had already discarded the only “ruler” he might have used to judge what replaced them.

“If everything is a mask, then you can’t tell the difference between a constitution and a firing squad,” says Glenn.

Number three: He ignored warnings. When an Iranian woman wrote to him at the time of the Revolution and told him he was romanticizing men who would soon put men like him in prison, he doubled down on his support.

“He was warned. This is not about philosophy; this is about character. It's about intentional, self-imposed ignorance or blindness,” says Glenn, highlighting Foucault’s stubborn refusal to correct the record.

The same three mistakes, he warns, are being made by today’s socialist Marxists who have formed an alliance with Islamists — but we need to be very calculated in how we challenge them, or we risk further entrenching their support.

To hear Glenn’s advice regarding how to effectively engage and challenge this misled group, watch the video above.

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Americans bear ‘significant responsibility’ for heat wave killing the French, Paris official says



As Europe's record-breaking heat wave continues and excess deaths in France climb past 1,300, a Paris official says Americans bear responsibility for the crisis because of emissions and air conditioning.

Audrey Pulvar, Paris' deputy mayor for international relations, lashed out at American tourists and influencers who had mocked the city for its lack of widespread air conditioning as temperatures soared past 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

'OMG, this is so rich.'

"Dear American journalists and social media 'influencers': for days, some of you have been criticising and making fun of Paris because the city does not have A/C in every room. ... OMG, this is so rich!" she wrote on Instagram.

She argued the U.S., which she claims is the world's second-largest greenhouse gas emitter, bears a "significant amount of responsibility responsibility" for the warming driving the crisis, noting American cities are roughly 90% air-conditioned. "So please, enough with the lecture. Just start doing your part."

France has recorded at least 1,300 excess deaths since June 21, according to Sante Publique France, with officials warning the count could climb higher.

About 15,000 elderly people died in France's 2003 heat wave, though air conditioning still hasn't caught on nationwide. As of June 25, officials had confirmed at least 55 drowning deaths — a toll likely to keep climbing — after many have sought relief in unsupervised waterways.

Paris went so far as to ban public alcohol consumption on streets and in parks to "preserve emergency services and allow medics to concentrate on taking care of the most vulnerable."

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Only about a quarter of French households have air conditioning, versus roughly half in Spain and Italy and 90% in the U.S. and Japan. The French have long associated air conditioning with illness, attributing colds to "thermal shock" from sudden temperature changes, according to GB News.

With Parisians sleeping in parks and booking hotel rooms to escape the heat, even traditionally AC-skeptical politicians — including France's Green Party — have conceded wider adoption may now be unavoidable.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright drew fire days earlier, telling a London conference that "cold is a vastly larger killer than heat is," citing deaths tied to high energy prices after Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion.

On Europe's air conditioning scarcity specifically, Wright said a "shale gas revolution" in the U.K. could have cut electricity bills and avoided the shortage altogether.

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Paris court convicts 10 citizens for ‘cyberbullying’ first lady Brigitte Macron over transgender claims



Yesterday, a Paris court convicted 10 citizens of “cyberbullying” French first lady Brigitte Macron over rumors regarding her gender.

After French President Emmanuel Macron’s election in 2017, rumors started swirling among fringe circles that his wife, Brigitte, was actually a biological male. But it wasn’t until 2021, right before Macron’s re-election, that it exploded on an international scale after Natacha Rey, an independent journalist, claimed she had copious evidence proving the first lady was a biological male secretly living as transgender.

Since its initial explosion in 2021, the rumor has only continued to gain massive traction internationally, fueling podcasts, docuseries, and social media content.

The Macrons have been quick to strike back. In July 2025, they filed a high-profile defamation lawsuit in the U.S. against conservative podcaster Candace Owens for her viral series “Becoming Brigitte,” which promoted the claim that Brigitte was born a male. The case is ongoing.

However, the Macrons’ lawsuit in France concluded yesterday with convictions and sentences for 10 defendants.

All 10 were accused of posting or reposting malicious, degrading comments online falsely claiming Brigitte Macron is transgender. While most defended their actions as satire or free speech, the court ruled they acted with intent to harm.

When BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere heard the story, his first reaction was that he’s glad he lives in America.

“At times, we get upset with America, OK? You know, lines are long. ... Maybe you get the wrong order. Maybe they don't put the extra cheese sauce at Taco Bell that you ordered. ... But we do have a First Amendment at least that would protect us against that sort of nonsense, where the first lady of a country can sue you because you called her names,” he laughs.

To hear more about the case, watch the video below.

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American 'gap year' student arrested after her newborn baby was thrown out of Paris hotel 2nd-floor window and died



An American "gap year" student was arrested after her newborn baby was thrown out of a Paris hotel 2nd-floor window and died earlier this week.

French prosecutors said the baby was believed to have been thrown from the Ibis Styles hotel in eastern Paris, USA Today said, citing a report from CNN. The incident occurred Monday morning, the Associated Press said, citing the Paris prosecutor.

'We are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event, and our thoughts are with everyone affected during this difficult time.'

Emergency responders rushed the newborn to a hospital, but the child was pronounced dead, the AP said.

USA Today, citing AFP and local French outlet Le Parisien, reported that the student in question is 18 years old. She was taken to a hospital for medical treatment following childbirth and was placed in custody there, officials told the AP.

Paris prosecutors are investigating the crime as a homicide of a minor under the age of 15, USA Today reported, adding that the mother of the infant has not been named.

The U.S. Department of State told USA Today it's aware of the situation and is monitoring the case: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the recent tragedy involving the loss of a young life. Due to privacy and other considerations, we have no further comment at this time."

The AP said "authorities are considering the possibility of pregnancy denial, a condition in which a woman remains unaware of or in denial about her pregnancy until labor."

The student was traveling through Europe from the U.S. with a group of young adults, the AP said. A spokesperson from the group that organized the travel — Massachusetts-based EF Gap Year — on Tuesday told the AP in a statement that "we are deeply shocked and saddened by this tragic event, and our thoughts are with everyone affected during this difficult time."

The statement added that "we are fully cooperating with local authorities as they continue their investigation. Counseling support has been offered to all group members, and we are extending our support to the impacted families," the AP said.

Students who take a "gap year" typically do so after high school and prior to beginning college. The EF Gap Year website says, "Our educational philosophy celebrates travel as a pathway to understanding and self-discovery."

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Migrating Mona Lisa and a $50 van Gogh: Two controversies that have the art world in hysterics



Two controversies have just flipped the art world on its head: The “Mona Lisa” is apparently leaving the Louvre in Paris, France, and a long-lost van Gogh painting has experts at odds.

Pat Gray and the “Unleashed” team unpack the reports.

The Louvre — once “the most famous, most exclusive art museum in the world” — has apparently become “a run-down dump,” says Pat. “Paint is peeling off the walls; the temperature control system isn’t working … which can ruin the art.”

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has announced that renovations are under way, with a special space being created for da Vinci’s masterpiece.

However, Francesca Caruso, the regional assessor for culture of Italy’s Lombardy region, has since suggested that the painting be returned to its original home in Italy.

“Leonardo represents Italian genius. Milan would be an ideal location to display the work,” she wrote, noting that the Winter Olympics, which Milan will host, is just a year away and is sure to elevate tourism.

On the other hand, a French king — Francis I — purchased the “Mona Lisa” in 1519. It has been hanging in France’s Louvre for over 200 years.

Regardless of who ends up with one of the art world's greatest treasures, it’s likely that this tug-of-war wouldn’t be happening if France were a thriving nation — that is, it did not open its borders and implement socialism.

“You open the door to socialist policies, you put your country in a position to pay for everything, you don't have a big enough tax base for this utopia, so … you have to import cheap labor from third-world countries, and here they come from North Africa and the Middle East, and what do you got? You got an entire continent that's been overrun,” says Keith Malinak.

The second controversy that’s shaking up the art world involves a long-lost van Gogh painting that was purchased for $50 in 2016 at a garage sale in Minnesota. It took expert analysts at the New York-based LMI group years and $30,000 to verify its authenticity, but their recently released 450-page report has declared that it is indeed a product of the Dutch Post-Impressionist master.

Titled “Elimar” after an inscription on the front of the canvas, the work is believed by the art data science firm to belong to Saint-Rémy, now called Clinique van Gogh — a collection of paintings van Gogh made during his year-long stint at Saint-Paul sanitarium, during which he was a self-admitted patient.

However, the Van Gogh Museum, the ultimate authority on van Gogh paintings, has denied the attribution to the Post-Impressionist painter, deeming the LMI group’s report insufficient.

The painting is “thought to be worth over $15 million” and will soon be up for auction, says Pat, calling the entire ordeal “bizarre.”

To hear more on these two art controversies, watch the clip above.

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Socialist theater that put on free event faces bankruptcy after hundreds of military-age African migrants refuse to leave



The French Red Cross Foundation held a free conference titled "Reinventing the Reception of Refugees in France" on Dec. 10 at the Gaîté Lyrique, a woke arts center owned by the socialist-led council of Paris and housed within a historic 19th-century building. Fellow travelers evidently keen to put theory into practice ushered over 250 migrants from Algeria, Mali, and other African countries to the venue.

While some of the military-aged migrants bothered listening to the supposed refugee experts speak, others right away began picking out where on the premises they would spend the next several weeks squatting.

Now, over 300 migrants are occupying the space. Radio France indicated that the problem has been compounded because the theater has also become a destination for homeless Parisians.

The woke theater reaping the whirlwind originally stated that the institution was not "designed or equipped for accommodation on such a scale," but the Gaîté Lyrique would nevertheless "maintain its activity to allow the venue to remain open to its various audiences."

'They're being frightened away by all these young men.'

Unsurprisingly, hundreds of foreign nationals issuing demands and squatting in place without a sufficient number of latrines is a business killer, not to mention a toxic environment to have beside a children's playground and war memorials. After all, the occupiers' disruptive presence has not been not limited to the confines of the theater.

According to the Times (U.K.), the occupying forces hold general assemblies daily, banging drums and shouting slogans.

The theater presently states on its website, "Due to the occupation of the building, and in the absence of solutions proposed by the competent authorities, the Gaîté Lyrique is currently unable to maintain the conditions allowing the reception of the public in its spaces. The decision has been taken to keep the building closed: Scheduled events are canceled, postponed, or relocated to partner locations until further notice."

All of the performances at the theater have been canceled through at least Jan. 24. The Times noted that with ticket sales accounting for roughly 70% of its income — the remainder coming from subsidies — the theater may not only fail to pay or retain its 60 employees but might ultimately go under.

Although the theater is effectively dying by its own weak hand, it is poised to take other businesses down with it.

The manager of the Bistrot De La Gaite, a restaurant next door to the theater, told the Times, "They are ruining my business."

"They hang around outside my terrace, smoking joints and fighting among themselves," said the manager, a daughter of Algerians identified in the report only as Elia. "Not only do we no longer get theatergoers because the theater is shut, but we don't get passers-by either. They're being frightened away by all these young men."

'There's a racist system in place that doesn't give people of color a chance.'

It appears that the leadership behind the theater, including its CEO Vincent Carry and director Juliette Donadieu, lack the requisite intestinal fortitude and survival instinct to save the institution by giving the occupiers the boot, claiming on the one hand that "it is unthinkable for the Gaîté Lyrique to throw these people out onto the street in the middle of winter," and admitting on the other that the number of foreign youths squatting on the premises continues to increase, and the "sanitary conditions are deteriorating day after day."

The socialist-led council has proved similarly useless, concluding that it could not find a place to move the migrants. Members reportedly tried to pass their problem off on the country's Ukraine-focused president, Emmanuel Macron, whose government rejected their request.

The Times indicated that the migrants' identification as minors is fraudulent. After all, were that the case and the migrants were under the age of 18, the city would be obligated to find housing and assistance for them. Authorities determined, however, that they were adults.

The leftist activists who organized the occupation, members of a group called the Collectif des Jeunes du Parc de Belleville, have campaigned against the age cut-off, calling it "racist and expeditive."

The radical activist group vowed not to leave the theater "without an offer of decent accommodation," claiming that if their demands are not met, "It's because there's a racist system in place that doesn't give people of color a chance."

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Notre Dame’s reopening calls for celebration — and reflection



After five years of renovation and repair following the devastating fire in 2019, the bells of Notre Dame are tolling once again. Tourists can now visit the iconic Gothic cathedral, and the few practicing Catholics in Paris can once again attend Mass there. President-elect Donald Trump was among those present during its reopening weekend.

This is undoubtedly a moment of celebration for believers and nonbelievers alike. When news of the fire broke, many commentators, including myself, saw it not only as the destruction of a historic monument but also as a reflection of the cultural decline it symbolized. For millennia, France and the West upheld the true faith, fostered beauty, and pushed the boundaries of human achievement. Today, they have descended into mediocrity, marked by government entitlements, cultural erosion, and mass consumerism.

If people in the 21st century want to rebuild monuments like the Notre Dame cathedral, they need to start rebuilding the very spirit of these monuments in their souls.

Yet like the resurrected Christ, Notre Dame has re-emerged triumphant. It now draws even larger crowds, who appreciate it more deeply after nearly losing it. If the fire symbolized the West’s decline, then surely the cathedral's reopening must symbolize the West’s restoration — right?

As appealing as that narrative may be, we have little evidence to support it. In fact, a cursory look at the current state of Christianity in the West reveals a situation worse than it was five years ago. In France, a news channel faced severe penalties for factually reporting that abortion is the leading cause of death worldwide. Across the channel, England has legalized assisted suicide.

Meanwhile, in the United States, the Supreme Court has been forced to weigh in on whether states may outlaw genital mutilation and hormone treatments for minors. During this time, Pope Francis and his cardinals have spent years debating the meaning of synodality without resolution.

Rather than finding false solace in Notre Dame’s reopening, it would be more prudent to re-examine the cathedral’s fire with the benefit of hindsight.

For those who remember, the cause of the fire was initially unclear. French authorities attributed it to a random accident, while some “truthers” speculated it was an act of arson by a radical Muslim. Their suspicion stemmed from reports of Islamists celebrating the burning of Notre Dame and a wave of church-burnings across France at the time.

Elites vs. non-elites

From Emmanuel Macron’s perspective and that of the French government, blaming a Muslim fanatic for the fire was nearly as convenient as attributing it to stray cigarette embers. This explanation aligned with an anti-immigration narrative that blamed many of the West’s problems on unassimilated Muslim migrants. Framing the fire as a threat to Christian civilization posed by Muslim newcomers conveniently avoided challenging the political and economic status quo.

Recent history casts doubt on this framing. When examining all the details, the fire symbolized not a global clash between Christian and Muslim civilizations but an ongoing struggle between elites and non-elites.

If the fire had been solely a matter of Muslim non-Westerners resisting French culture, the French populace would have responded decisively. They might have voted for politicians and policies aimed at blocking and deporting North African and Middle Eastern migrants. And they might have re-evaluated their spiritual commitments, recognizing the importance of attending church and rejecting the hollow propaganda of French secular nationalism, known as “laïcité.”

Instead, the French remain as secular as ever, if not more so due to COVID-19 closures. They continue to vote for liberal politicians like Macron, who welcome ever more immigrants. This context makes it plausible that the fire was either directly or indirectly caused by French authorities seeking to gain sympathy, secure billions of euros for maintaining famous tourist sites, and distract the population to retain power. It’s reasonable to assume the reopening of Notre Dame will serve a similar purpose.

Without belief, everything shrinks

Those pointing to the recent collapse of the French legislature as evidence of a populist takeover and the end of elite secular dominance should temper their optimism. “Put not your trust in princes,” as the psalmist says. As I wrote a few years ago, the leaders of French populism are essentially no different from the French elites, aside from their opposition to immigration. If burning down a famous Gothic cathedral served their cause and helped them gain power, they would exploit the opportunity just as willingly.

Christians, populist conservatives, and self-proclaimed guardians of Western civilization should take a new lesson from the fire and reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral: a genuine revival of Christendom and Western civilization demands nothing less than a complete spiritual conversion.

It’s not enough to mourn the potential loss of a famous building. Humanity must refocus on first things. The ultimate reason Notre Dame burned is that the West abandoned belief — and everyone knows it. Without belief, everything shrinks, and the transcendence that enables the creation of beautiful churches and advanced societies vanishes. As a result, many in France and across the West now embody Nietzsche’s “Last Man” — oblivious dullards who seek only “little pleasures” and stupidly blink at the idea of pursuing anything meaningful or great.

If people in the 21st century want to rebuild monuments like the Notre Dame cathedral, they need to start rebuilding the very spirit of these monuments in their souls.

Trump to attend Notre Dame reopening celebration



President-elect Donald Trump will attend the grand reopening ceremony at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, France, this weekend, marking his first international trip since winning re-election.

In 2019, during Trump's first term, the 800-year-old cathedral, one of the most awe-inspiring sites in all of Christendom, tragically caught fire, and much of the interior and exterior grandeur was damaged or destroyed.

Now, after more than five years of careful restoration efforts, the magnificent church is once again ready to return to its regular schedule and to welcome visitors from around the world to join in the worship and to admire the beauty and wonder of the structure.

The service will include the rite of reopening the doors and a rite to 'awaken the grand organ,' the cathedral website said. The archbishop will also lead the faithful in the chanting of the office.

To mark the occasion, clergy and French officials have arranged a series of events this week. On Saturday, Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich will preside over a reopening service attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, donors, members of parishes across the archdiocese, and about 50 statesmen and other dignitaries from around the world — including President-elect Trump.

"It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago," Trump posted to Truth Social on Monday evening.

"President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so. It will be a very special day for all!"

The service will include the rite of reopening the doors and a rite to "awaken the grand organ," the cathedral website said. The archbishop will also lead the faithful in the chanting of the office, which consists of "a hymn, a psalm, the Magnificat, prayers for the world, and the Lord’s Prayer."

The service will be followed by musical performances from several high-profile artists, including French opera singer Julie Fuchs and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in Paris.

The first official Mass will be held on Sunday. That first Mass will also initiate the "octave of reopening" — eight days of celebrations at the cathedral.

Trump's trip to Notre Dame — French for "Our Lady" — follows multiple public statements he has made about the Virgin Mary and other Catholic figures. On September 8, the feast day of the birth of the Virgin Mary, Trump shared the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the message "Happy Birthday Mary!" Three weeks later, he tweeted out the prayer to St. Michael.

Melania Trump is Catholic, as is Vice President-elect JD Vance. Trump was baptized a Presbyterian, but he later described himself as a "nondenominational Christian."

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