Programming Note: Mr. C, as Laura notes below, is fine, thankfully! But due to the switch of our regular Q&A from today to tomorrow, we are posting Laura's Links a day early. So be sure to keep those questions coming and feel free to ask Laura about the links below!
Hi everyone, it's me, Laura and I'm happy to report that Mr. C is recovering from a very, very nasty injury to his hand that unfortunately, had us in the ER much of the afternoon but he's OK and on the mend. So please accept my apologies for the last minute cancellation of today's scheduled Q&A, but I am really super, sooooooper doooooper excited to be scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. We have your questions saved up in a very secret vault at Steyn HQ and I promise to get to as many of them as we can.
As compensation for today's rather abrupt change to our regularly scheduled SteynOnline program, I have a nice, big bunch of links for you to enjoy this evening. I'll drop into the comment section as I'm able, but if I am a scarce quantity this evening, it's because I'm nursing Mr. C along with the usual assortment of domestic duties and fun.
I hope you enjoy this week's Laura's Links column, and I'll be with you in person tomorrow, live at 3:00 ET and we can catch up then!
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North America:
We are so screwed in Toronto.
Everything seems fine in New York.
Our very own Andrew Lawton MP making sense!
THE EVIL BLOB, party eleventy million gazillion
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Israel and Jews:
'It feels like Hamas is holding not just 50 Israelis hostage but the West itself".
"An Open Letter to Dave Smith".
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The Formerly Great Britain:
Is it happening? Seems so.
RELATED: "Two Afghan asylum seekers, living in taxpayer-funded houses just 70 yards from one another, are in the frame. Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, has been charged with vaginal and oral rape of a child. Mohammad Kabir, also 23, has been charged with aiding and abetting rape, as well as strangulation and kidnap of the girl. She is receiving 'specialist care'".
Everything seems fine in Ireland.
Lots of money for rapey migrants, but nothing for this.
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Europe:
A band aid but better than nothing I guess.
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Palestinians:
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Kooks:
Thank G-d for this Dad. The trans movement is very anti-gay, anti-woman and existentially dangerous for children.
I rarely root for Europe, but these are extraordinary times. Interestingly, Brazil was one of the countries mentioned by the Evil Blob Obama lawyer in one of the links above, via the great and gorgeous Natalie Winters (in the North America section).
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Human Grace:
"We often associate human value or worth with scale, as though something must be visible, replicable, or lasting to count. But Bree taught me that meaning can live in the intimate and the invisible. In the way I now notice the stillness in a room. In the way I approach other families with disabled children. In the way I've started writing, to stay close to her. To understand myself as her father.
I've come to believe that we're asking the wrong question. It's not "Did this person leave a legacy?" It's "Were we changed by loving them?" If the answer is yes, then something important happened. Even if no one else sees it. Even if it didn't last long."
It's open thread time! Log into SteynOnline and let Laura know what you think of these stories or other happenings from the week that was. Commenting privileges are among the many perks of membership in The Mark Steyn Club. While going off topic is permitted on Laura's Links, do stick to the other rules as you engage: no URLs, no profanity, and no ad hominem attacks.