Sunday, June 28, 2026

Transgenderism is vehicle the left is using to take control of your children...complain and face jail


UK Parents Face Five-Year Jail Terms For Questioning Their Child's Gender 'Transition'

BY TYLER DURDEN
SUNDAY, JUN 28, 2026 - 04:00 AM

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

While schools have been given the green light to socially transition four-year-olds and exam boards slip pro-trans propaganda into Spanish GCSE materials, the government has published a draft bill that threatens parents, teachers and doctors with up to five years in prison for so-called conversion practices.

The new legislation, unveiled by Equalities Minister Olivia Bailey, targets efforts to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Penalties include unlimited fines, five-year prison sentences, or both. The government frames it as protection against abuse, citing reports of beatings, rape, threats, manipulation and even exorcisms.

Bailey stated: "Conversion practices are driven by the false belief that being LGBT+ is shameful and can be forcibly changed. No-one should face abuse just because of who they are. That's why we are delivering on our manifesto commitment to ban abusive conversion practices. Legal loopholes have left LGBT+ people vulnerable to these harmful acts which is why we must legislate."

Critics warn the wording is dangerously vague. Normal parental concern, exploratory conversations, or even citing the weak evidence base for youth transitions could be twisted into criminal "conversion practices."

Recent approval of an NHS puberty blocker trial for children under 16 has only heightened fears that the bill arrives amid a broader push to lock in affirmation-only approaches.

Official guidance for schools makes clear that primary-age children, including those as young as four, can socially transition at school by changing pronouns and names.

The document claims such steps "should happen very rarely" and that parents should be involved in the "vast majority" of cases. In practice, campaigners say activist influence on teachers has already created a culture where affirmation is the default and caution is suspect.

Helen Joyce of Sex Matters described schools as having "indoctrinated children" for a decade under pressure from groups like Stonewall and Mermaids. She said the government "has started a de-radicalisation programme but we actually need to de-radicalise a whole generation of teachers" and that "only total clarity will stop it."

Maya Forstater, chief executive of Sex Matters, called the notion that a child can start school as a girl and graduate as a boy "a dangerous fairytale." This guidance persists even after the Cass Review found the evidence for puberty blockers and medical pathways "remarkably weak" and led to restrictions on routine use for under-18s.

In a related revelation, campaigners have exposed how Pearson's GCSE Spanish revision guide inserts pro-trans messaging into language learning.

Students are taught phrases expressing that they "follow/admire" someone who "fights/fought" for transgender causes, turning vocabulary exercises into vehicles for ideological approval.

The exam board's own specification adds vocabulary for "trans" and "non-binary," instructs assessors to recognise gender-neutral pronouns and invented adjectival endings, and effectively rewards ideological conformity in speaking and writing tasks.

Parents and campaigners argue this is not language education. It is political indoctrination delivered through compulsory schooling, normalising contested ideas about identity while children are still mastering basic grammar.

As we have previously highlighted, more than 650 families represented by the Bayswater Support Group have complained to Ofcom about the BBC's systematic promotion of transgender ideology in children's output over nearly a decade.

Shows aimed at pre-schoolers and primary ages have featured non-binary characters, storylines presenting young children as transgender based on stereotypical play, and uncritical portrayals of medical transition.

A Bayswater Support Group spokesman said: "For the past decade, the constant stream of propaganda about gender and trans activism the BBC has transmitted has played a significant role in creating a dangerous culture for children. Specifically, non-conforming children who have been led to believe simplistic identity labels and extreme medical interventions can resolve complex feelings of adolescent and neurodevelopmental distress. The end result of this is a generation of teens and young adults who have come to severe harm, frequently self-diagnosed and self-medicated, estranged from families."

The group accused the BBC of breaching Ofcom rules on impartiality, accuracy and child protection, and of smearing concerned parents rather than examining its own output.

Meanwhile, children's poet and author Rachel Rooney saw her career destroyed after publishing My Body is Me!, a short book encouraging young children to accept their natural bodies. Trans activists branded it "terrorist propaganda" and "transphobic." She faced death threats, professional blacklisting, publisher distancing and event cancellations.

In an interview with The Telegraph, Rooney said: "This is the book that ended my career." She added: "You can't tell a child their body is wonderful while also encouraging them to believe they are the opposite sex. It's not rocket science." Rooney noted she expected activist attacks but was shocked by the response from industry colleagues who suddenly blocked her or apologised internally for her views. She has since announced she has given up writing children's books.

Her experience illustrates the chilling effect on anyone who states the obvious: no child can change sex.

In April 2025 the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological women and biological sex. Delivering the judgment, Lord Hodge stated: "The terms 'woman' and 'sex' refer to a biological woman and biological sex in the Equality Act 2010."

The case, brought by For Women Scotland, clarified that individuals holding Gender Recognition Certificates are not legally women for the purposes of single-sex protections, quotas or spaces. J.K. Rowling praised the "three extraordinary, tenacious Scottish women" who secured the victory, noting they had "protected the rights of women and girls across the UK."

That clear legal affirmation of biological reality has not slowed the institutional drive to embed gender ideology in schools, media, exam materials and now criminal law.

The through-line is unmistakable. While evidence of harm from social and medical transition of minors mounts, while the highest court has reaffirmed biological sex, and while ordinary parents simply want to protect their children from experimental pathways, the state is preparing to criminalise resistance. Exploratory talk or even polite disagreement risks being recast as abuse punishable by years behind bars.

Parents have the primary duty and right to safeguard their children's bodies and minds. Biology is not bigotry. Dissent is not conversion therapy. The government's approach inverts reality: it threatens jail for those defending children while actively enabling the spread of contested ideology to the youngest ages. That is not protection. It is state-backed ideological enforcement.

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Sadiq Khan will lie to protect Muslim criminals

Sadiq Khan Said There Were No Grooming Gangs In London; Police Investigating 4,000 Cases

BY TYLER DURDEN
SUNDAY, JUN 28, 2026 - 08:05 AM

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,

The London mayor who once insisted there was "no indication" of grooming gangs now faces explosive new scrutiny after a police review uncovered thousands of previously sidelined child sexual exploitation files.

The Metropolitan Police has identified more than 4,000 potential child sexual exploitation cases across London that may require reopening.

These stem from roughly 12,000 reports dating back to 2010, with about one in three previously closed after police or prosecutors took no further action.

The cases have now been referred to the National Crime Agency under Operation Beaconport for urgent assessment.

This development directly contradicts Sadiq Khan's past public statements. In January 2025, appearing before the London Assembly Police and Crime Committee, Khan repeatedly dodged questions from Conservative member Susan Hall about the scale of grooming gangs in the capital.

He claimed his understanding from regular police briefings was that there were "no reported cases and also no indication of the grooming gangs" she was concerned about.

When pressed on how many such gangs operated in London, he asked her to clarify what she meant by the term.

Critics now describe the position as gaslighting. Hall called the scale "utterly disgraceful," noting it represents 4,000 young girls raped and sexually abused while authorities looked the other way or actively resisted scrutiny.

Khan's team now claims he has always supported leaving "no stone unturned." The gap between that line and his earlier blanket denials has not gone unnoticed.

This London revelation fits a wider, years-long scandal of institutional failure and political cowardice. Earlier this year we detailed how even the BBC exposed the scale of grooming activity in the capital under Khan's watch.

Separate investigations laid bare mini-mart operations where vulnerable children were plied with alcohol and cigarettes in exchange for sexual abuse. Illegal shops were caught handing out free vapes to kids in return for sexual favours. And the weary response from parts of the establishment often boiled down to telling victims and the public to simply "get over it."

The common thread remains the same: authorities slow-walked or buried evidence, prioritised community relations over child safety, and treated any mention of ethnic or cultural patterns as radioactive.

None of this emerged in a vacuum. Long before the current review, the machinery of denial was already well oiled. Official files had ethnicity redacted. In two-thirds of cases, perpetrator background went unrecorded.

Police in some areas told victims the Asian men who abused them were "probably not going to catch them."

A 2020 Home Office report, relying on hopelessly incomplete data, pushed the false narrative that most grooming perpetrators were white - a claim parroted in Parliament and by broadcasters even after it was exposed as statistical sleight-of-hand.

The motivation was always the same: fear of "racism" accusations, dread of community tension, and the overriding imperative to protect the narrative that mass immigration and multiculturalism have been an unalloyed success.

Working-class girls, often from broken homes or care systems, paid the price while officials and media looked the other way or actively smeared whistleblowers.

London's current review notes a broader mix of offender backgrounds than the classic Pakistani-heritage networks documented in Rotherham, Rochdale, Telford and elsewhere. That distinction does not erase the scale of what was ignored or the political class that spent years insisting the problem did not exist in the capital.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has already warned that reopening cases will require extra officers and resources on top of the force's existing load of around 2,000 sexual offences a month. Victims are being urged to come forward again, with promises they will be listened to this time.

The public is entitled to ask harder questions. What did Khan know and when? Why did the Met and CPS close so many files prematurely? Who decided that protecting certain community sensitivities outweighed protecting British children?

And why has the political class that championed open borders and diversity dogma shown such consistent reluctance to confront the specific cultural and integration failures that allowed these networks to operate for so long in plain sight?

This London revelation drops just days after the release of Rupert Lowe's Rape Gang Inquiry Report, which documented a coordinated national campaign of rape, torture and abuse against up to 250,000 British girls by predominantly Muslim grooming gangs operating across 149 local authority districts.

Lowe's findings laid bare the same pattern of police warnings to rapists, political interference and deliberate suppression of evidence that protected predators for decades while treating working-class girls as disposable.

Sadiq Khan remains in office. The same establishment voices that spent years minimising or denying the problem now urge calm and more reviews. The British public has watched this movie before. The ending is always the same: more victims, more excuses, more demands that everyone just move on.

The only thing that has changed is the number - now over 4,000 in London alone - and the growing realisation that the denial was never accidental.

Real justice requires more than another inquiry. It requires consequences for those who chose political expediency over the safety of the vulnerable. British girls deserve better than gaslighting from City Hall. They still do. The denial only ends when enough people refuse to look away.

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The immediate read is that this anti-corruption sweep appears aimed at Iraq's political class aligned with Iran.


Baghdad's Green Zone Locked Down As Officials Arrested In Corruption Sweep 

BY TYLER DURDEN
SUNDAY, JUN 28, 2026 - 06:20 AM

Beyond Sunday's Iranian drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, launched in response to earlier U.S. airstrikes, Hormuz shipping traffic remains stable but well below last week's peak, when 57 vessels transited the strait on Wednesday. With maritime flows stable through the critical waterway, attention now shifts to Iraq, where a widening corruption sweep inside Baghdad's Green Zone could become the next area of focus.

Iraq's state-run Iraqi News Agency reported that several political figures were arrested in a corruption probe tied to testimony from former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili, who was detained last month.

Security forces locked down Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and carried out raids inside the government and embassy district that sits on the west bank of the Tigris River. It contains key Iraqi state institutions, including parliament and government offices, as well as foreign embassies, most notably the U.S. Embassy.

Video footage on X showed security forces in tanks and other heavily armed vehicles locking down the Green Zone.

According to a security report obtained by AP News, seven people were arrested, including five members of Parliament whose immunity was revoked. Some were reportedly linked to the political bloc of former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

"Al-Sudani's bloc won the largest share of seats in November's parliamentary elections, but he ultimately stepped aside amid a deadlock in the Coordination Framework — a coalition of Shiite parties allied with Iran that brought al-Sudani to power — over their preferred candidate for premier," AP News noted.

The outlet added, "He was replaced by Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman and political newcomer, who emerged as a consensus candidate and received the blessing of the United States."

The immediate read is that this anti-corruption sweep appears aimed at Iraq's political class aligned with Iran. The timing is also critical, coming just after Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait with drones and missiles in response to U.S. strikes. That suggests Baghdad, with US influence, may be moving to eliminate Iran-linked networks inside Iraq before they can become a more worrisome pressure point.


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The problem with government regulation is that it never takes market conditions into consideration...the bureaucrats don't pay for anything themselves

Furious Napa Valley vineyards facing oblivion as crucifying new fees drop: ‘Can see where this ends’



Published June 27, 2026, 7:50 p.m. PT

California’s Napa Valley is fermenting into a full-blown revolt as furious vineyard owners warn a new fee could leave them paying tens of thousands of dollars a year — the latest financial punch threatening to crush the struggling wine industry.

Farmers across the iconic Northern California enclave say they are staring down financial disaster as the state moves to crucify them for their use of groundwater.

Under a new law coming into effect later this summer, wineries will have to pay just under $99 per acre per year on land they irrigate as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sustainable water initiative.

Tractor sprays newly planted grape vines at Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Wineries will have to pay just under $99 per acre per year under the new law. Brennan Smart for CA Post
Rows of grapevines at Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Vineyard owners warn the new fee could leave them paying tens of thousands of dollars a year. Brennan Smart for CA Post

It comes as the region, once famed across the world for its wine, is already in crisis mode over plummeting profits, fewer tourists, changing drinking habits and wildfires wiping out farmland.

Beckstoffer Vineyards, one of Napa Valley’s largest and most respected grape growers, estimates the new fee will cost the company about $25,000 a year for its 12,000 acres in the Napa region.

Jim Lincoln, Senior Vineyard and Environmental Sustainability Manager at Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Beckstoffer Vineyards estimates the new fee will cost the company about $25,000 a year. Brennan Smart for CA Post
A white semi-truck with a flatbed trailer parked next to a bridge, two green tractors, a golf cart, and a vineyard with surrounding hills in Napa Valley, California.
Beckstoffer Vineyards, one of Napa Valley’s largest and most respected grape growers, has 12,000 acres in the Napa region. Brennan Smart for CA Post
Jim Lincoln, Senior Vineyard and Environmental Sustainability Manager, holds a bottle of Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon from Beckstoffer Vineyards.
Jim Lincoln holds a bottle of Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon from Beckstoffer Vineyards. Brennan Smart for CA Post

“Right now we’re looking at these extra costs at a time where all of our clients are asking for price reductions and less fruit due to the downturn in the market,” General Manager Jim Lincoln told The California Post.

His company supplies grapes to about 120 wineries producing Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.

“We’re not making a profit right now. Labor’s going up and every client that we have has asked us for a price cut. Costs are going up, prices are going down… see where this ends,” he said.

Jim Lincoln inspecting grapevine drip emitters in Beckstoffer Vineyards.
Jim Lincoln inspecting grapevine drip emitters in Beckstoffer Vineyards. Brennan Smart for CA Post
The entrance to Caymus Vineyard, with a man watering young plants and a sign for the winery along a hedge.
The fees are expected to begin appearing on property tax bills in December. Brennan Smart for CA Post

The new fees stem from California’s 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, which requires local agencies to develop long-term plans to protect groundwater supplies.

Earlier this month it was announced the county would charge farmers $98.74 per planted acre, while homeowners with private wells will pay $62.58 per parcel.

It was only after a massive backlash that officials agreed to temporarily ease the pain for the first year by absorbing 50% of the costs while the region transitions to the charges.

The county will also contribute $500,000 annually to offset the cost, leaving about $2.17 million to be recovered through fees charged to agricultural users, private well owners and public water systems.

The fees are expected to begin appearing on property tax bills in December.

Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley, California, with rows of grapevines and a red barn in the distance.
Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley, California, with rows of grapevines. Brennan Smart for CA Post
Jim Lincoln inspecting grapevines at Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley.
Jim Lincoln inspecting grapevines at Beckstoffer Vineyards in Napa Valley. Brennan Smart for CA Post

Officials say the fees are necessary to protect Napa Valley’s groundwater supply while keeping management under local control instead of risking intervention by state regulators.

Yet growers are concerned future budgets, and the fees needed to support them, could increase even further as the program expands.

Lincoln said premium vineyards already have a financial incentive to conserve water because overwatering can damage grape quality.

“We don’t want to put excessive water on our wine grapes. We are not big water users.” 

He said he gave a demonstration to the board on Wednesday holding his thumb and index finger several inches apart showing how little water premium vineyards actually apply.

Jim Lincoln, Senior Vineyard and Environmental Sustainability Manager, holding a bottle of wine in a vineyard.
Lincoln said premium vineyards already have a financial incentive to conserve water because overwatering can damage grape quality.

“If you hold your thumb and index finger as far apart as you can do it, that’s about three, maybe four inches. We don’t apply that much water to our vines,” he said.

Lincoln said most people assume Napa’s famous vineyards are insulated from economic hardship because of the region’s luxury reputation. He says that’s simply not the case.

“The reality is everything just seems to cost a fortune.”

According to Silicon Valley Bank’s 2026 wine industry report, roughly half of California wineries are currently operating without a profit.

Direct-to-consumer sales have weakened, tasting room traffic has slowed, wine club memberships have flattened and vineyard land values have fallen as buyers retreat from the market.

The groundwater fee arrives on top of what growers describe as an increasingly expensive web of government regulation.

A 2025 Cal Poly study commissioned by the Napa County Farm Bureau found regulatory compliance already costs a large Napa vineyard about $1.7 million annually, $1,744.87 per acre, equal to roughly 12.5% of total production costs. 

Jim Lincoln inspecting grapevine drip emitters in Beckstoffer Vineyards.
Growers already must comply with a mountain of regulations. Brennan Smart for CA Post

Even a typical 200-acre family vineyard spends more than $226,000 each year, or $1,131 per acre, complying with regulations.

Growers must comply with a mountain of regulations including air quality rules, water quality permits, groundwater monitoring, pesticide reporting, workplace violence prevention plans, wildfire smoke protections, heat illness standards, paid sick leave laws, Affordable Care Act mandates, worker safety training, farmworker housing assessments and a lengthy list of state and federal reporting requirements.

The report concluded the combination of slumping wine consumption, an oversupply of grapes and soaring compliance costs is crushing profit margins “beyond the point of maintaining viability,” warning that the growing regulatory burden “may have a withering effect on the industry.”

Peter Rumble, chief executive officer of the Napa County Farm Bureau, said many growers are already in survival mode.

“Some people, they don’t even have contracts to sell their grapes this year,” he told the California Post.

Even without a buyer, vineyard owners are still on the hook for irrigating, pruning, fertilizing and maintaining their crops all season long.

“They might not be able to sell anything for the entire year. Meanwhile, they have every bit of costs for doing the farming throughout the year,” he said. 

“I don’t know anybody who could just sort of not take a paycheck for a year and figure out how to pay all the bills and say that they’re doing fine or would welcome another cost thrown on top of it.”

The California Post reached out to Newsom’s office for comment on the growers’ concerns and the mounting regulatory burden, but the governor’s office declined to comment.

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