Article here. Excerpt:

'Mass circumcision ceremonies in South Africa have left more than 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated.

The rituals – known in the country as ‘Ulwaluko’ – are carried out twice a year at initiation schools with the intention of preparing young men for adulthood.

When the youngsters arrive, they are taken away from their families and smothered in white clay.

They then spend three weeks transitioning from boys to men before being returned home.

As part of the ceremony, the initiates are meant to be circumcised by traditional surgeons who have years of experience.

But many circumcisions are instead carried out by unskilled people working at illegal initiation schools who use old spears, scissors or razor blades to perform horrific surgery.

Fascinating interview with Dr. Leonard Sax, author of “Boys Adrift,” discussing how changes in American schools have hurt boys, the way boys' declining in elementary school is setting them up to be worse as men, and more. Interview excerpt here.

Per Dr Sax:

American kindergarten has become first grade. Schools across this country, public and private, now expect five-year-olds to sit still and learn about dipthongs. And that acceleration of the kindergarten curriculum took place before we had the research showing that the language area of a 5-year-old boy looks like the language area of a three and a half-year-old girl. It is not developmentally appropriate to ask a 5-year-old boy to sit still, be quiet, and learn about dipthongs for an hour. And the result is 5-year-old boys who decide they hate school, who decide they're stupid

Sax argues that this early negative experience forms a stable and lasting attitude toward education that is difficult to reverse, ultimately contributing to the broader phenomenon of underachieving young men.

Article here. Mannequins shaped like men are used for target practice all the time, yet no one seems to care about how that may affect someone's attitude toward men. Excerpt:

'The sex doll trade is flourishing. A 2026 market analysis estimates that the global market was valued at US$6.6bn in 2025, with a projection that it will more than double, to US$13.4bn, by 2033. As the market booms, and involves increasingly lifelike facsimiles of women, does how these dolls get treated matter?

And when a sex doll with “bruises” and rain-matted hair is tucked into a suitcase and left on a roadside, should we be concerned?

Article here. Predictably, the article blames men for men's high suicide rate. Like clockwork. Excerpt:

'But beneath the surface, locals say a devastating issue has taken hold.

From 2020 to 2024, 133 people died by suicide in the wider Riverina area.

The region has a suicide rate of 14.7 deaths per 100,000 people, above the national average of 12.2 per 100,000.

According to Suicide Prevention Australia, the rates of suicide in remote and very remote areas of the country are at their highest, between 20.5 and 24.6 per 100,000, compared to 9.9-10.9 in major cities.

Over the past three months, news.com.au has travelled to Griffith, Central Queensland and the Glenelg Shire in Victoria as part of an investigation into Australia’s rural mental health crisis.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Unmarried romantic partners could be allowed to ask courts for a share of their ex's assets if a breakup leaves them unable to meet their basic needs, under proposals being considered by the government.

While some say the plans tackle "completely outdated and inadequate" laws governing relationships, others have called the move an attack on freedom of choice.
...

Adults in committed, interdependent, romantic relationships who have lived together for at least three years, or who share a child and have lived together for any period.

The intended beneficiaries include financially exposed women who sacrificed their career to care for the couple's children, or victims of domestic abuse for whom financial dependence was a barrier to leaving.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'A New Jersey babysitter accused of posting a disturbing video of her sexually assaulting a toddler appeared in court on Monday, as it was reported that she could land a sweetheart deal to shorten her sentence.

Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, sat in a Toms River courtroom, glaring at reporters as prosecutors revealed a possible plea agreement. The deal would involve Cranmer pleading guilty to second-degree sex assault, said Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Lynn Juan.

Juan said prosecutors would recommend that Cranmer serve a three-year sentence if she accepts the plea. Cranmer is currently charged with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree manufacturing of child-sex-abuse material, third-degree endangering a child, and third-degree possession of child-sexual-abuse material, which could land her in prison for 30 years.'

Dramatization: Losing friends : Reenactment of female friends having a serious conflict over the trial of Lindsay Clancy: https://x.com/Morrigan_Astro/status/2093405124270199017

Longer video essay about this phenomenon: "Women Are Having One Of The Largest Mass Psychosis Events In History Right Now" - Report by Better Bachelor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v_1paV0UVc

From the video:

It's not about Lindsay Clancy, the woman that that ended her three kids. It's the fact that millions of women are claiming to be quote unquote the same, Lindsay, as a new uh social media trend follows along. And people are realizing we've got hundreds of thousands of women and millions of women liking posts saying, "I'm just like her."

Article here. Excerpt:

'Australian men are sterilising themselves with vasectomies in record numbers amid declining birth rates, new research from Adelaide University shows.

The landmark study found a sustained national increase, with the number of vasectomies performed on men aged 18-44 each year rising by more than 60% from 18,544 procedures in 2016 to 29,848 in 2024.

There was also a rise in men aged between 18 and 24 deciding to permanently take themselves out of the gene pool, the researchers found, and warned the trend would result in “a more rapidly ageing population, a smaller future workforce and growing demand for health and aged care services”.

Australia’s fertility rate hit a record low of 1.48 births per woman in 2024, and lead researcher Dr Jack Janetzki said “significant changes in social norms” and cost-of-living pressures appeared to be behind the rise in young men choosing to become infertile.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Nearly 60% of South Koreans are now in favor of young women serving mandatory military service alongside their male counterparts, according to a recent survey, representing a significant shift in the long-held taboo against women being obliged to defend the nation.

Thousands of women already serve in the South Korean armed forces on a voluntary basis, but the debate over mandatory service has always been delicate.

Now, for a series of reasons that include a falling birth rate and shrinking number of recruits as well as an insistence that social equality means that women should also serve, the issue has re-emerged ahead of a reform of the national defense plan scheduled to be released this autumn.

Yet, there are still those who insist women should be kept away from the front lines and, instead, that South Korea should invest more in drones and other advanced technologies.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'If the hysterical media reaction to the alleged sexual assault of a few strippers by a handful of Sydney Swans players hadn’t confirmed it, one of the main themes being pushed by Australia’s progressive establishment is that of a country that is uniquely hostile to women.

Indeed, it is no exaggeration to note that there is now a near-daily report of a purported instance of misogyny, sexual assault or outright violence inflicted on an Aussie woman. Earlier this month in the Nine press, for instance, there was this article warning that Australian schools are deep in “crisis due to rampant misogyny and sexism”, with females “punched, slapped [and] groped” and “sexualised and treated as possessions”. This comes alongside an earlier ABC piece which warns that local women are now suffering from “medical misogyny”, and another ABC piece that warns of a wave of “tech-facilitated violence against women” and “toxic masculinity”.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'An Indiana teacher accused of forcing teenagers to have an orgy while wearing “Scream” masks is officially divorced, according to a report Thursday.

Brittany Fortinberry, 33 — who was hit with nearly 50 charges in the disturbing underage group sex case — and her husband, Nicholas Fortinberry, finalized their divorce Monday, according to TMZ.

Nicholas Fortinberry will also have sole legal custody of their child while Brittany Fortinberry awaits trial but she will regain custody if released, according to the documents.

Brittany Fortinberry is accused of plying students as young as 13 with alcohol and magic mushrooms before having sex with them, according to prosecutors.

In at least one incident, she allegedly had the boys wear masks from the “Scream” movie franchise, according to police.

Nicholas Fortinberry listed their date of separation as February 21, 2025 — around the time she was charged.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'At first I could see why some women felt bad for Lindsay Clancy. Admittedly, I did a little.

I have watched the 36-year-old mother, paralyzed from the waist down after a failed suicide attempt, stand trial in Massachusetts to determine whether she’s legally responsible for killing her three kids on on Jan. 24, 2023.

Clancy wept openly on July 29 as a prosecutor held up the clothing her babies wore when she strangled them to death.

As a witness described on Aug. 12 the injuries Clancy inflicted when her children died, she sobbed, "I can't do it!" and the trial had to take a break.

Her trial has been televised for weeks now, perhaps the first of its kind in America to unfold while TikTok and Instagram are at peak engagement.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'In January 2023, five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan Clancy were strangled with exercise bands by their mother Lindsay, in their family home in Massachusetts. Lindsay then attempted to slash her throat and wrists and jumped out a second-floor window. Her husband, Patrick, found her when he returned from picking up a takeaway dinner and medicine for their daughter. He then found the bodies of his children in the basement.

Lindsay is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is currently on trial. Prosecutors say she planned the killings in advance and had sent her husband out on errands so she would have time to do so. Her defence team is arguing that she was not of sane mind, that she was in the grip of bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis, and should not be held criminally responsible.

Article here. Most feminist writings make me want to projectile vomit. This one makes me want to snort crushed-up opioids because there's so much wrong with it, it's utterly overwhelming. Excerpt:

'Women deserve to be angry. We should be. Every single day brings headline after headline detailing men's bad behaviour and women should absolutely be able to express that rage without being policed for it.

When women say "men are trash" or "I hate men," it is not a targeted assault on individual men.

There are many good men in the world.

As a married woman with a deeply empathetic, supportive husband, I use the phrase myself. Often.

To me, it operates as a cry of sheer exhaustion. A phrase to critique a patriarchal system that continually lets women down.'

Article here. Excerpt:

'Across the U.S., an increasing number of young adults are treating the traditional wedding altar like a hazardous waste site. Their mass refusal to pair up fuels a predictable spiral. Fewer marriages produce fewer babies, and a society without babies eventually ceases to exist.