Mark Glendening argues free speech in Britain and the West is under increasing internal attack, citing “non-crime hate incidents,” broad Public Order Act powers, online and even private-message prosecutions, and proposals to criminalize non-affirmation of transgender identity under “conversion therapy” laws. He says enforcement is often aimed at the right and anti-transgender feminists, though he notes prosecutions of some left-wing Palestine Action supporters. Glendening traces today’s speech controls to cultural strategies developed after Marxism waned, highlighting Gramsci, the Frankfurt School (especially Marcuse), and French postmodernists. He urges electoral pressure campaigns, praises Elon Musk and X, and warns that debanking, digital ID, and Soros-backed regulation threaten liberties.

00:00 Meet Mark Glendening

01:07 Britain’s Free Speech Legacy

02:04 Non Crime Hate Incidents

04:23 Policing Private Speech

06:52 Who Gets Targeted

09:29 Conversion Therapy Crackdown

16:09 Why the New Left Censors

21:21 Three Intellectual Roots

28:37 The Sixties Cultural Turn

36:12 Words Liberal vs Progressive

43:31 Digital ID and Debanking

44:46 Fighting Back Politically

48:04 Elon Musk and X

50:07 US Elections and Internet Speech

52:20 Final Thoughts on Liberty

https://iea.org.uk/tag/marc-glendening/

https://iea.org.uk/publications/transgender-ideology-a-new-threat-to-liberal-values/

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Ron Clutz summarizes themes from his “Science Matters” blog, framing climate change as three linked claims: humans warm the Earth, the warming is dangerous, and government can stop it. He argues climate sensitivity estimates are declining and models overpredict warming, citing comparisons of model outputs to observations, weak long-term temperature correlation with fossil fuel use, and claims that storms, wildfires, sea level rise, Arctic ice, and drought trends are not worsening as asserted. He criticizes “reductionism” to CO2 and radiative forcing, emphasizing water vapor, convection, and hydrology, plus solar/cloud and ocean-cycle influences (ENSO/PDO/AMO). He also questions adjusted temperature records and UN policy effectiveness.

00:00 Meet Ron Clutz

01:13 Climate Change Three Claims

05:18 Is Warming Dangerous

10:17 Can Government Stop It

12:23 Reductionism In Climate Science

17:32 Greenhouse Physics And Water Vapor

23:10 CO2 Sources And Temperature Lag

25:26 Complexity And Data Adjustments

33:29 Extreme Events And Attribution

35:53 Model Failures And Scenarios

42:10 Testing Greenhouse Theory

51:02 Sunshine Clouds And Solar Cycles

55:19 Oceans Drive Climate Cycles

01:02:24 Hydrology And Closing Thoughts

01:04:17 Wrap Up And Next Session

https://rclutz.com/

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David Smith explains his book “Wokicide,” arguing that “woke” (critical social justice theory rooted in critical theory and postmodernism) persists in universities and schools because education lacks quality control, not because of politics. He proposes applying ISO 9001 and HACCP-style quality assurance to K–12 and universities: validated curriculum specifications, independent expert panels, hazard analysis, audits (scheduled and targeted), corrective action, and continuous improvement. A central Workplace Improvement Notice (WIN) system would let staff and even parents file tracked complaints with guaranteed responses, replacing DEI/unconscious-bias training with “deprogramming” modules and prioritizing evidence and accountability. Smith says QA would stop unvalidated ideological drift and is affordable by redirecting existing DEI-related spending.

00:00 Intro and Two-Part Talk

00:58 Why Woke Persists

01:30 Education Lacks QA

02:10 Validation Over Ideology

04:53 Defining Woke Origins

06:35 From Civil Rights to Overreach

07:43 Flawed Woke Reasoning

10:02 How Woke Spreads

11:16 Equity Outcomes and Activism

13:33 Deconstruction Playbook

17:50 Woke Hall of Fame

21:39 Perfect Storm in Education

25:42 QA Solution Framework

27:41 ISO 9001 and HACCP

29:42 Authority and Adoption

30:55 Four Phases Implementation

33:35 Validation and Hazard Analysis

34:47 Audits Monitoring Corrective Action

37:09 Aggressive Feedback Loops

39:05 WIN Notice Explained

41:41 Curriculum Content Validation

43:12 Audits in K-12 Schools

44:53 K-12 QA Wrap Up

45:47 Universities as the Source

47:29 University Validation Hurdles

50:30 University Auditing Red Flags

51:58 Objections and Pushback

57:12 Failure Modes and Fixes

59:39 Cost and Staffing Reality

01:02:08 Closing Q&A and Next Steps

Amazon Kindle version: Wokicide: Pest Control for Education: https://a.co/d/0d0YeApM

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