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AMERICANTHINKER (American Thinker) - The British Nanny State: No Guns Allowed

ChatGPT for American Thinker By William Grice In Victorian London, Dr. Watson carrying a service revolver was unremarkable. In modern Britain, self-defence is treated as a crime—and the state prefers it that way.

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - Something Doesn’t Look Right

What emergency could possibly justify omnipresent bureaucratic hectoring? The post Something Doesn’t Look Right appeared first on The American Conservative .

Takimag Something Doesn’t Look Right What emergency could possibly justify omnipresent bureaucratic hectoring? TakiMag Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images One might think that a severely alcoholic Stalinist could never be a good writer, let alone a fine novelist, but the case of Patrick Hamilton refutes this commonsensical opinion. His novel of an English boarding house during the war, The Slaves of Solitude, published in 1947, is a beautifully observed and completely non-ideological study of the character of the residents of just such an establishment. If one had to guess the political opinions…Open

AI:Theodore Dalrymple uses Patrick Hamilton’s 1947 novel *The Slaves of Solitude* to critique the modern resurgence of pervasive bureaucratic hectoring and state paternalism. Drawing parallels between wartime rationing mandates and contemporary public service announcements—ranging from transit safety warnings to instructions on how to interact with immigration officials—Dalrymple argues that this constant nagging serves no legitimate national emergency. Instead, he suggests this behavior stems from a fundamental distrust by the governing class toward the citizenry, creating an endless cycle of reminders designed to ensure obedience and provide perpetual employment for bureaucrats who view the population as inherently incapable or…Open

REDSTATE (Teri Christoph) - Get Flock'ed: Americans Revolt Against Creepy Camera Network — and the CEO Blinks

THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - Nanny State Faces A Defeat In Its War On Food Freedom As PRIME Act Advances

'You would have local accountability, back to the farmer,' Massie told The Federalist.

THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - Europeans Are Also Tired Of Dumb Leftists Ruining Everything They Touch

After years of ugly institutional decline, mass immigration from unvetted Islamist refugees who are eroding British culture, and a long period of completely insane nanny state speech policing, far-left Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party is bleeding to death in a confrontation with voters.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - European Capital Outlaws Ads for Burgers, Gas Cars, and Cruises.

Amsterdam has implemented a ban on public adverts for meat and fossil fuel products. The ban's restrictions apply to billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations.

Amsterdam, the capital city of the Netherlands, has implemented a new ban on advertising meat and fossil fuel products. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has implemented a ban on public adverts for meat and fossil fuel products. The ban’s restrictions apply to billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. DETAIL: The city council of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has approved a ban on public advertising for meat and fossil fuel products , including burgers, gasoline cars, airlines, and cruises. The ban came into effect on Friday. The measure is part of the city council’s broader strategy to reduce meat consumption by 50 percent and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Similar bans…Open

DAILYCALLER (Natalie Sandoval) - Nanny State: Country Holding Couple’s Children Hostage Over False Abuse Claim

Rooting out religious extremists