MID-MORNING EDITION

DOW Bloodbath Follows China Trade War Declaration – N Y Post
Will the Markets Force Trump Policy Changes? – R Bourne at The Spectator
Russia’s New Helicopter Carriers Take Shape – J Trevithick at TWZ
B2s Deployed to Diego Garcia to Strike Houthis – TWZ
IDF Expands Gaza Ops – Jerusalem Post
Milei Must Now Deal with Currency Controls – Sam Meadows at The Spectator
Canada, Mexico SHOULDN’T Fear Trump’s Tariffs – E Jashinsky at UnHerd
Canada’s Carney Losing Federal Momentum – T Hopper at National Post
Greenland and the Raging Danes – S Helgesen at American Thinker
Le Pen Exposes Elites’ Desperation – M Hume at European Conservative
Tariffs and The Torments of the Left – A Latham at 1945
Iran Proxies’ Long Shadows – C Martin at 1945

FRIDAY LATE AFTERNOON EDITION

7.7 Mag Quake Hits SE Asia – A Furr at Breitbart
Farage Launches Campaign: DOGE, Deportations, Tax Cuts – National Pulse
Vance: ‘Strong Evidence’ China, Russia Want Greenland – Newsweek
Anti-Erdogan Protests Begin to Bite – F Martel at Breitbart
Trump Presses Canada’s Un-Elected PM – C Nardi at National Post
Rubio Revokes Visas of Foreign ‘Lunatics’ – RAIR Foundation
Trump is Reversing Left’s War on History – J Stepman at Daily Signal
Researchers: “Vast City” Under Egypt’s Pyramids – J Walsh at WokeSpy
B-2 Bombers In Striking Distance of Iran – A Latham at 1945
F-47 Fighter is Peace Through Strength – J J Carafano at 1945
China’s Hypersonic DF-27 Missile – F Pike at The Spectator
US Strikes Houthis in Yemen – Jerusalem Post

SATVRDAY DAWN EDITION

Bukele Makes Prison Pay – J Addington at American Conservative
Visualizing Ultra-Processed Food by Country – D Nuefeld at Vis Capitalist
Faith in the Age of AI – N Kenny at City Journal
Erdogan’s New World Order – L Lynch at UnHerd
Canada’s Globalist Coup – RAIR Foundation
History Ended Five Years Ago – M B Dougherty at National Review
The Tesla Terrorists – J Robbins at RealClear Defence
NGAD (F-47) Contracted to Boeing – M Marrow, V Insinna at Breaking Defence
Russian Bomber Base Hit – T Newdick at TWZ
(De)Politicizing Science – M Williams at American Thinker
French Gov’t Torn over Headscarves – G Mortimer at Spectator
Israel Strikes South Lebanon – Jerusalem Post

SATVRDAY EARLY AFTERNOON EDITION

‘Bosnia is a Failed State’ – J Tripkovic at American Conservative
Serbia Braces for Protests, Violence – Z Kottasz at Euro Conservative
Putin Agrees, with Caveats, to Ceasefire – A Day at American Conservative
Farage’s Reform Poised for Big By-Election Win – National Pulse
The Tide Turns Against Woke Universities – V D Hansen at NY Post
America’s Energy Renaissance – Rep K Self at Daily Signal
DOGE’s Lawful Path to Success – H von Spakovsky at Daily Signal
Trump’s Overtures to Greenland are Paying Off – J Stepman at Daily Signal
Mahmoud Khalil and the Limits of Tolerance – R MacCammon at The Hill
The State’s Treatment of Mental Illness – Death – J Van Maren at Euro Conservative
Britain: Mosques Multiply as Christianity Collapses – Amy Mek at RAIR
US Strike in Iraq Eliminates Top IS Leader – S Frantzman, B Roggio at Long War Journal

SATVRDAY MORNING EDITION

Syria’s New Government Pursues ‘Remnants’ – Jerusalem Post
JFK Files to be Released on New Webpage – American Military News
The Twisted Tyranny of ‘Follow the Science’ – T P Carney at Wa Examiner
Argentina: Repetitive Reporters Get Mute Button – W Clark at RedState
Five Ukrainian Fables – V D Hanson at PJ Media
No More ‘Strong Gods’ In Europe – C O’Regan at Hot Air
The Importance of Retaking Institutions – V Joecks at Hot Air
‘Anti-Racism’ a Menace to Equality – T Slater at Sp!ked
EU Suddenly Finds Military Budget – B Welborn at HotAir
Medical Ethics Bombshell in Canada – A Mek at RAIR
Ya Gotta Have a Wall…In Turkey? – RAIR Foundation
Blackrock Buys Chinese Ports on Pan Canal – J Addington at Am Conservative

THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Western Civ Defender:
1. Christendom’s Autopsy – James Wood
2. Christmas Attacks: Part of a Growing Trend of Violence Against Christians – Antonio Graceffo
3. Re-Enchantment Or Unenchantment? – Rod Dreher
4. Putin Played a Long Game, It’s Starting to Pay Off – Mt. Luxmoore at the Wall Street Journal
5. Italian Schoolboy ‘Punished for Avoiding Rainbow Stairs’ – Michael Curzon at the European. . .
6. The ‘Anti-Racist’ State is a Menace to Equality – Tom Slater at Spiked
7. German Conservatives Fume as Merz Bows to Social Democrat Demands – Zoltán Kottász
8. New 2-Tier Sentencing Advice go easy on Everyone except White Male Christians – The EC
9. Trump’s “Last Warning” to Hamas: Release Hostages or Die – Michael Curzon at the EC
10. The Long Postbiblical History of “Judea & Samaria” – Philologos at Mosaic

Geopolitical Analysis and Punditry:
You Can’t Make Me: On Rules-Based International Politics – Mary Harrington
The Egyptian Plan: A Deadly Trap for Israel & U.S. – Amine Ayoub at the Jerusalem Post
A Tale of Two Ceasefires – Rob Killick at the European Conservative
Can Liberalism Save The West? Zoomers Don’t Think So – Brianna McKee at Spectator Australia
Are Rwanda & Congo Heading for War? -James Ker-Lindsay, Ph.D.

International Politics:
EU Citizens will pay €4.4 Million to be told what They can Say – Javier Villamor at the EC

Indiscriminate Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Provide a Shabbat for an Israeli Soldier – Shabbat Alone Together

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SATVRDAY EDITION

Zelensky’s Fatal Mistake – J Iqbal at The Spectator
…Has only Himself to Blame – D Davis at 1945
The Fallout Begins – Sky News
…‘Truly Thankful’, etc – S Osborne at Sky News
Global South Girds for Tariffs – K Sankaran at Responsible Statecraft
Hamas Dragging its Feet – Jerusalem Post
Israel Delays Prisoner Release – J Soloman at Just The News
More than 100 Aviation Accidents – N Mittelstadt at Just The News
China Has 500,000 Uyghurs Detained – American Military News
Germany: AfD Surges, CDU Betrays – A Mek at RAIR
The War on Identity – RAIR Foundation
Canada’s Ballooning Fentanyl Crisis – T Blackwell at National Post

THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
Decades of Palestinian Barbarism Have Eroded the Pity Reserves of Israelis – Uri Kurlianchik
The Moral Case for Mass Relocation – Brian Horowitz at the Tablet
Will Trump & Putin Partition Ukraine? How Should Europe Respond? – James Ker-Lindsay, Ph.D.

Geopolitical Analysis and Punditry:
Counter-Elites Assemble – Helen Dale at Law & Liberty
The UK’s New Censorship Industry – Alex Klaushofer at Mercator
Matthew Rose On Mircea Eliade – Rod Dreher
Mayflower Compact – Bruce Frohnen at Modern Age
Mr. Merz, Tear Down This Firewall – Andreas Lombard at First Things
France is Facing Up to Islamism, So Why Can’t Britain? – Liam Duffy at Spiked
Options for a Post-Conflict Security Force in Ukraine – Benjamin Jensen at CSIS
The Taiwan Fixation – Jennifer Kavanaugh & Stephen Wertheim at Foreign Affairs
What John Locke Really Said – John P. East at the Imaginative Conservative

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THVRSDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed News Stories on Western Civ Defender:
1. The System Is Collapsing. Good News? – Rod Dreher
2. Germany’s Nightmare Continues – Connor Tomlinson at Courage.Media
3. Key Event in Fall of the Roman Empire May Not Have Happened, Historian Finds – Mdvlsts
4. Why the Stuarts Still Matter – Roy-Charles A. Coulombe, K.C.S.S., at 1 Peter 5
5. Yalta, 1945: The Western Betrayal – Robert de Mattei, D.Phil., at Voice of the Family
6. Does the Machine Have a Tradition? – Mary Harrington
7. Jordan Peterson Meets Coptic Archbishop to Debate the Future of The West – ARC
8. 1492 & Multiculturalism – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at Modern Age
9. How Much Will Merz Compromise with SPD To Form Coalition? – Zoltán Kottász at EC
10. Romania’s Presidential Frontrunner Detained To Prevent New Candidacy – Tamás Orbán

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VVEDNESDAY EARLY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Analysis, Punditry, and News:
The Depletion of Culture – Aleksander Solzhenitsyn at the New Criterion
Without Europeans, Europe Has No Future – Rod Dreher at the European Conservative

Geopolitical Analysis and Punditry:
Can Christianity Save The West? @ARC – Gavin Ashenden
A European Army? No More Swiss Neutrality? Will Armenia Join NATO? – Js. Ker-Lindsay, Ph.D.
What Must Leaders Know to Wield the “Five Swords of Imagination”? – Barbara J. Elliott at the IC
Germany, a Civilisational Basket-Case – Melanie Phillips at The Times
The Moorings As Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
Should Liberty Have Limits? – David Lewis Schaefer at Modern Age
Making the Arts Great Again – Paul Du Quenoy at Chronicles
Soft Totalitarianism’s Attack On Western Civilization – Gavin Ashenden & Rod Dreher at CU
Museum Spat With Turkey Reveals the Superiority of Western Culture – P. Gonzalez at Chronicles

Geopolitical News:
GOP Lawmakers Push Trump to Recognize West Bank as Israeli Territory – Fox News

International Politics:
Merz’s ‘Restart’ Promises More of the Same  – Dieter Stein at the European Conservative

Maps:
Why Iran Wants to Change Its Capital – Caspian Report

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SATVRDAY MORNING EDITION

EU Determined to Vindicate Vance – J Berger at National Review
Why the EU Raged at Vance – P West at Sp!ked
Yale Scientists Expose Post-Vax Syndrome – RAIR foundation
The Fantasy of British Defence – A Roussinos at UnHerd
Germany Heads to the Polls – K Hoyer at UnHerd
Will it Turn Right? – L Haseldine at The Spectator
How Academia is Seeded with Activists – J D Sailer at City Journal
Trudeau Desperate to Silence Parliament – RAIR Foundation
Tinian Island’s WWII Airfield Restored to Duty – J Trevithick at TWZ
US Bets Big on Mach 5 Bomber – K Mizokami at 1945
The EU Needs to Rearm – P Legrain at The Strategist
Britain’s New Blasphemy Laws – T Slater at Sp!ked

SATVRDAY MORNING EDITION

Vance Eviscerates Euro Leaders in Speech – Mark Stephen at Trending Politics
Sweden: Islam Critics are Unprotected – Amy Mek at RAIR
German Imam Defends Sharia, Homosexual Executions – RAIR
UK’s ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill Adds Death Panels – Kit Knightly at Off-Guardian
Trump Runs the Milei Playbook – J Addington at American Conservative
Argentina Logs 5-Year Low Inflation – C K Caruzo at Breitbart
Canadian Premiers Meet with Trump – R Shaw at National Post
Trump Calls for De-Escalating Militarily – M McCartney at Newsweek
Will Zelensky, Putin Meet? – NewsMaxWorld|
Zelensky Wants Pre-Invasion Borders – I Hanchett at Breitbart
NATO’s Bottom 5 Spenders Targeted – R Thomas at Airforce Technology
Egypt Plans ‘Islamic Summit’ Regarding Gaza – J Hayward at Breitbart