The Bull Ring

𝔻𝕖𝕟𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕊𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕤 𝕍𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖’𝕤 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕍𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕥 𝕒𝕤 ‘𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕗𝕦𝕝’ 𝔸𝕞𝕚𝕕 𝕌.𝕊. ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 ℙ𝕄 𝕄𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕖 𝔽𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕜𝕤𝕖𝕟 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕁𝔻 𝕍𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖’𝕤 𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕥 “𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕗𝕦𝕝,” 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕫𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕌.𝕊. 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕕 𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕥𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕣𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕘𝕪. D anish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sharply criticized U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Greenland, calling it “disrespectful” and a breach of diplomatic norms.  Vance’s trip to the U.S.-operated Pituffik Space Base on March 28, 2025, has ignited tensions between Denmark and the United States, NATO allies with a historically strong partnership.  Frederiksen’s remarks highlight Denmark’s frustration with what it perceives as American overreach into Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, amid renewed U.S...

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕥 𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕒 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕟, 𝕓𝕠𝕥𝕙 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕜𝕖𝕡𝕥 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣’𝕤 𝕚ℝ𝕖𝕩 𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕝-𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕕, 𝕗𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖-𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟, 𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕪, 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕤𝕥𝕤, 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕠𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟 𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣, 𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖. N ew Zealand’s coalition government should have stuck with the Labour-led government’s iRex plan to deliver two large, rail-enabled ferries by 2026, rather than scrapping it for a vague, cost-undefined alternative.  The cancellation of iRex—a project that, despite its flaws, offered a comprehensive, future-proofed solution—has left the country with a patchwork replacement plan that risks higher long-term costs, delays, and compromised service qual...

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 '𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕕𝕤' 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕣𝕕 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕞, 𝕙𝕖'𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕛𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕞 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕚𝕤 𝕛𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕣𝕕 𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕞. 𝔹𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕊 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕥𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥. U S President Donald Trump did not dismiss the idea of pursuing a third term in the White House, despite the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution prohibiting it, claiming in an interview that "there are methods" for achieving this and emphasising he was "not joking." . RELATED: ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕪 𝕌𝕊 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕗 𝕒 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕤 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕝𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕁𝔽𝕂 𝕗𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕠 𝕟𝕠𝕥 ...

ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙 ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝔻𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕕 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡’𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕠𝕣 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕒𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕦𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪, 𝕒𝕤 𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕪—𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪—𝕒𝕕𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕦𝕟𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤. H is repeated declarations of ignorance, often delivered without hesitation or concern, have deepened alarm among critics who warn of a dangerous void in informed leadership in the Oval Office. Late Wednesday afternoon, a reporter asked President Trump, “Have you been briefed about the soldiers in Lithuania?  Who are missing?” The Commander-in-Chief, appearing both uninformed and unconcerned, simply replied,  “No I haven’t.” And moved on to take a question fro...

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕪 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡’𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕤: 𝟜𝟠% 𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖, 𝟜𝟡% 𝕦𝕟𝕗𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖, 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪, 𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖, 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕕𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕧𝕖 D onald Trump's latest favourability polls show a mixed picture, with his ratings fluctuating slightly but generally hovering around a near-even split between favourable and unfavourable opinions.  Based on the most recent data available: . Additional Reading: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤: ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟'𝕤 𝕀𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝕂𝕖𝕪'𝕤 𝕁𝕠𝕓 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕤𝕥-𝕠𝕗-𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕒’𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕪𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤: 𝔸 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟’𝕤 𝔼𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕒𝕟...

𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝔾𝕒𝕫𝕒 𝕒𝕤 ℙ𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥. ℝ𝕖𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕤 𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 ℙ𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝔾𝕒𝕫𝕒 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥 ℍ𝕒𝕞𝕒𝕤, 𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕟𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥.. T hese protests, occurring in areas like Beit Lahiya, Shijaiyah, and Jabalia in northern Gaza , have seen hundreds to thousands of people chanting slogans such as “ Hamas out ,” “ the people want the fall of Hamas ,” and “ we don’t want war. ” . Additional Reading: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤: ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟'𝕤 𝕀𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝕂𝕖𝕪'𝕤 𝕁𝕠𝕓 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕤𝕥-𝕠𝕗-𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕘𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕞 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕤 ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕕𝕒’𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕪𝕔𝕠𝕥𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕊𝕥𝕒...

ℂ𝕒𝕟 𝕃𝕖𝕗𝕥-𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝔸𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕊𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕆𝕦𝕣 ℂ𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕? 𝕃𝕖𝕗𝕥-𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕤—𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕤𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖—𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖, 𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕩𝕚𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕖𝕕. T he world’s in trouble—climate collapse, gaping inequality, and social fractures threaten our future.  Some insist left-wing principles—equality, collective action, systemic overhaul—are our only shot at survival.  Rooted in progressive ideals, they promise to tackle root causes, not just symptoms. But do they hold up?   Lets unpack this. . Additional Reading: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕔 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤: ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟'𝕤 𝕀𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟 𝕂𝕖𝕪'𝕤 𝕁𝕠𝕓 𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕚𝕥 ℂ𝕙𝕣?...