### Stephen Raftery

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[Jay Sophalkalyan](https://substack.com/@jaysophalkalyan)[Jun 11](https://substack.com/@jaysophalkalyan/note/c-274664416 "Jun 11, 2026, 4:43 PM")  
I’m visiting Japan right now, and there’s something I’ve never quite understood about the authoritarian-curious right—people like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens—or the socialist left represented by figures like Hasan Piker.

I’ve always believed America isn’t perfect. It has plenty of flaws, and it has a lot it could learn from other countries. But what confuses me is why, out of all the countries in the world they could point to as examples, they consistently gravitate toward authoritarian sta…

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[Leo Kearse](https://substack.com/@leokearse)[Jun 3](https://substack.com/@leokearse/note/c-269793894 "Jun 3, 2026, 6:36 AM")  
Why are political leaders talking as if Henry Nowak’s murder is an isolated incident that is being "exploited" by the "far-right" and "pointless rioting" instead of the final fucking straw of anti-white ideology causing the dehumanisation and death of British people?

> The security guard at the Manchester Arena didn't stop the suicide bomber because he was afraid of being called racist. The bomber killed 22 people and injured over 1,000.

> Valdo Calocane was released because authorities fear…

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[Hen Mazzig](https://substack.com/@henmazzig)[Jun 8](https://substack.com/@henmazzig/note/c-272763088 "Jun 8, 2026, 12:47 PM")  
An Arab Israeli just said the thing nobody marching for Palestine will say out loud.

Human rights activist Somaya Bashir has more reason than almost anyone to be bitter, to pick a side, to let the violence harden her. She refuses.

She condemns Hamas terrorism without an asterisk. No “context.” No “but.” Zero tolerance, full stop.

Then she n…

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