The Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang has been released from prison, rather than being deported from the United Kingdom.
The release of Shabir Ahmed, the convicted Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang , has reignited debate over the United Kingdom’s lax immigration laws. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang has been released from prison, following news that the government has decided he “cannot” be deported. DETAIL: Shabir Ahmed, the 73-year-old Pakistani ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, one of the most infamous gangs in the broader grooming scandal across the United Kingdom, which involves decades of mostly Muslim, South Asian men targeting white working-class girls for sexual abuse, has been released from prison. Ahmed served just 19 years of his notional 40-year sentence. He was…Open
On July 1, 2016, the Maryland State House, the oldest still in legislative use, was...
On July 1, 2016, the Maryland State House, the oldest still in legislative use, was struck by lightning. Smoke billowed from the wood dome, but firefighters found no fire. The lightning rod atop the dome, constructed to Benjamin Franklin’s specifications 208 years prior, safely redirected the current, preserving the historic building. Although Franklin’s inventions1 are valuable, his most significant impact was as a statesman. The only American to sign the Declaration of Independence,2 the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution, Benjamin Franklin was arguably second only—or perhaps equal to—George Washington in influence and equally necessary to victory. He led the development of U.S.…Open
“The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected, from 1760...
“The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected, from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington.” –John Adams to Thomas Jefferson (1815) It is very doubtful that there should have been a successful American Revolution if the colonists had the opportunity to avail themselves of Twitter or TikTok. If Samuel Adams and John Hancock had a video podcast, I suspect we would all still be speaking the King’s English. This view runs counter to the populist instincts dominating political discourse today –and runs afoul of the utopianism of the technologists who promise us that ubiquitous access to information is the key to liberation.1 Surely, one might argue, if…Open
World Cup watch parties in Santa Clara and the San Francisco Bay Area brought fans together for the United States vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina match, where the U.S. earned a 2-0 win to reach the Round of 16.
