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Sunday, July 12, 2026
Muslim families are having babies, and the Brits are not
This is not a conspiracy theory—it’s cold, hard data—and it points to a looming problem in the UK and Europe.
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ver in London, the locals got more confirmation that their country is changing, and we don’t mean the way things change over time. Yes, times bring change but this report our of the UK is quite significant. Let’s check it out:
A new report sparked backlash over the rapid growth of the United Kingdom’s Muslim population.
Muhammad was the top baby name in England and Wales in 2025, the Office for National Statistics posted Thursday. This marks the third year in a row that name topped the charts.
“‘Muhammad’ has comfortably topped the list for the most popular boy name for the third year running,” Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe posted. “You can call me Islamophobic, I really don’t care … This is awful and demonstrates the rapidly changing demographics of our country.”
There are around 4 million Muslims living the UK, representing 6% of the nation’s population, the Muslim Council of Britain reported March 2025. Muslims reportedly accounted for around 32% of the UK’s population growth between 2011-2021.
Changing demographics? That’s a fancy way to put it. A more blunt answer is that there is a perfect storm underway. On the one hand, there is the problem of unchecked immigration, especially from countries that have nothing in common with yours. On the other hand, the locals are not having babies to keep their populations going. The corollary is that the new arrivals are having babies and lots of them.
So what’s next? Scrooge was visited by the ghost of the future, who warned him but also gave him hope. The ghost spoke of events “yet to come.” The problem with the Europeans is that they did not hear the message in time, and now the future has come.
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July 12, 1979: Disco and everything went crazy at the old Comiskey Park
On this day in 1979, the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers were scheduled to play a doubleheader. The Chisox needed a promotion and they got one by joining forces with Chicago DJ Steve Dahl, one of many rock fans who resented how disco threatened rock ’n’ roll.
The promotion called for fans to blow up disco vinyl 45s and LPs between games.
What could possible go wrong? Everything did, as Joe LaPointe reminded us in his 2009 recalling the 30th anniversary of the event:
During the first game, the stands filled with Dahl’s listeners, who got in for 98 cents if they brought a record to be destroyed.By the way, I had tickets to the game. My senior partner took me along on a business trip to Chicago. He knew that I was a baseball fan and would enjoy the game.
Alan Trammell, then the Tigers’ shortstop, said, “I remember from the get-go, it wasn’t a normal crowd.” Trammell, now a Cubs coach, said umpires ordered the grounds crew to clear debris from the warning track between innings of the first game.
“The outfielders were definitely a little scared,” Trammell said. Ron LeFlore, a former convict, played center field for Detroit, “and Ronnie wasn’t usually afraid of anything.”
The Sox did not expect such a large crowd, which was officially announced as 47,795. Mike Veeck said that it was really closer to 60,000 and that he had hired security for 35,000. “That’s what we thought attendance would be,” Veeck said.
Staub said: “People brought ladders. They were climbing in from the outside. It was like a riot.”
Veeck ordered yellow-jacketed guards to go outside to stop fans from crashing the gates.
That allowed the spectators inside the ballpark to storm the field without much resistance. Jack Morris, a Tigers pitcher, recalled “whiskey bottles were flying over our dugout” after Detroit won the first game, 4-1.
Then Dahl blew up the records.
“And then all hell broke loose,” Morris said. “They charged the field and started tearing up the pitching rubber and the dirt. They took the bases. They started digging out home plate.”
We took a morning flight, landed at Midway, went to the hotel and headed for the park.
We never got in. We were greeted by police officers who were telling fans to go home because the game was cancelled.
We went back to the hotel and saw the chaos on TV.
A couple of months later, we got a letter from Mr. Veeck along with a refund check.
My guess is that the White Sox never had another promotion like that again.
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Saturday, July 11, 2026
NY City meeting with Iran. Houston and the ICE shooting. Democrats and the ghost of "no primaries" past. Babe Ruth 1914.
NY City meeting with Iran. Houston and the ICE shooting. Democrats and the ghost of "no primaries" past. Babe Ruth 1914.
Who made Zohran Mamdani Secretary of State?
Running New York City must be boring and complicated, because Mayor Mamdani wants to do something else, such as running our foreign policy.
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Running New York City must be boring and complicated, because Mayor Mamdani wants to do something else, such as running our foreign policy. Yes, he is sticking his nose in the State Department's business. Let's check this out:
A senior official in Communist New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration tried to hold an official meeting with the Iranian regime’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Commissioner Ana María Archila, head of the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs, had scheduled the meeting for July 7 at 11 a.m. at 2 United Nations Plaza with Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s permanent representative to the UN.
Two other senior officials from the office were also set to attend, according to calendar invitation screenshots reviewed by City Journal and confirmed by multiple sources, including a State Department official.
The meeting was called off only after the U.S. State Department, which had not been informed in advance, stepped in and met with the Mamdani administration to “clarify acceptable conduct,” according to City Journal.
Archila reportedly did not even tell Mamdani she had arranged the sit-down. She was later reprimanded and ordered to cancel it.
A spokesperson for the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs issued the predictable damage-control statement: “This meeting did not and will not take place.”
Well, we are happy to hear that it will not take place. Nevertheless, how arrogant can the mayor's staff be? Why try to arrange a meeting with Iran anyway? Is that where their loyalties lie?
My guess is that we will see more incidents like this in the future, especially when running New York City proves more difficult on the job than during the campaign. The mayor's policies are already controversial and it's only a matter of time before people realize that his election was one giant mistake. There won't be free buses or "bodegas"!
So the mayor needs to find another audience, especially given the anti-Israel sentiments in his party. Also, he will try to become the voice of the Third World, particularly given his views on illegal immigration. Don't be surprised if he starts attending "migrant conferences" around the world looking for something to do after failing to do the job he was elected to do.
Zohran, citizen of the world? Yes, that's the goal.
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July 11, 1967: Tony Perez hit a 15th inning HR to win marathon All Star Game
On this day in 1967 millions watched on TV one of the greatest All Star Game pitching duels ever. The final score was National League 2, American League 1 in 15 innings.
In this game, all three runs came on solo homers by third basemen: Dick Allen, Brooks Robinson and Tony Perez. It was also the longest game in All-Star history, a mark tied in 2008.
The 1967 rosters included 21 future Hall of Famers: Tony Perez, Tom Seaver, Don Drysdale, Ferguson Jenkins, Bill Mazeroski, Jim Hunter, Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Joe Torre, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente, Willie Mays, Harmon Killebrew, Mickey Mantle, Rod Carew, Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Tony Oliva, Al Kaline and Carl Yastrzemski.
It was a great night for Tony Perez of Ciego de Avila. Tony replaced Dick Allen in the 10th. He struck out against Catfish Hunter in the 12th, then hit the game-winner to deep left field with one out in the top of the 15th.
Along with Perez, there were two other Cubans: the aforementioned Tony Oliva and Mike Cuellar.
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July 11, 1962: The first "Telstar" was launched and then came the classic song
It was the beginning of something big, as someone said. A few days later, a news program started with a picture of the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower side by side, each coming from different sides of the world.
And then Tornados put it to music. The Tornados became the first British band to have a # 1 in the US, or about two years before The Beatles.
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July 11, 1968: We remember Earl Weaver today!
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July 11, 1914: Babe Ruth made his major league debut
George Herman "Babe" Ruth made his major league debut on this day in 1914. Ruth pitched 7 strong innings to lead the Red Sox to a 4-3 victory against the Indians.
The Babe was sold to the Yankees and turned into an outfielder in 1920. The rest is major league history and 714 home runs.
The Babe was sold to the Yankees and turned into an outfielder in 1920. The rest is major league history and 714 home runs.
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Friday, July 10, 2026
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