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Alec Penstone, a 100-year-old Royal Navy veteran who swept the seas for mines during the D-Day landings, has issued a blistering indictment of modern Britain, saying flatly that winning the Second World War “wasn’t worth the result.” Appearing on “Good Morning Britain,” Penstone’s voice carried the weight of a century — and the heartbreak of a man who watched his comrades die for a freedom he now believes has been squandered. “My message is,” Penstone told the hosts, “I can see in my mind’s eye those rows and rows of white stones — all the hundreds of my friends who gave their lives. For what? The country of today? No, I’m sorry, but the sacrifice wasn’t worth the result of what it is now.” This was no casual complaint from a disillusioned pensioner. It was the lament of a man who, at fifteen, joined the war effort, later serving on the HMS Campania, searching for U-boats and mines under constant threat of torpedo fire. He called himself “one of the lucky ones” simply for surviving. Yet after returning home, marrying his sweetheart Gladys, and watching Britain rebuild, he now looks upon a nation that no longer resembles the country that once stood defiantly against tyranny. “What we fought for was our freedom,” he said. “But now it’s a darn sight worse than when I fought for it.” 'What we fought for was our freedom, even now [the country] is worse than it was when I fought for it,' says 100-year-old World War II Veteran Alec Penstone. pic.twitter.com/M9HSsS5sIW — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) November 7, 2025 Penstone’s comments land in a Britain that appears almost determined to erase the very memory of the heroes who saved it. Earlier this year, under the Labour government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, portraits of Winston Churchill and the Duke of Wellington — the men who defeated Adolf Hitler and Napoleon — were quietly removed from Parliament. GB News reported that the purge extended across Westminster, with Churchill’s image even taken down from Portcullis House, where he was once photographed standing at the Cenotaph in 1945. The Cenotaph, that sacred monument to the fallen, now stands in stark contrast to a political class eager to distance itself from the nation’s own history. To Penstone’s generation, Churchill embodied courage, conviction, and the defense of liberty. To today’s ruling elite, he is an embarrassment — an inconvenient reminder of British greatness. The moral decay goes deeper still. This year, Starmer dismissed calls to investigate the widespread rapes of young girls by Pakistani grooming gangs, smearing those who demanded justice as “jumping on a far-right bandwagon.” When Elon Musk called out the cover-up to his 210 million followers, Starmer called it “misinformation.” Musk shot back: “What an insane thing to say!” accusing Starmer of ignoring “vast numbers of little girls and their parents” for political gain. For a man like Alec Penstone, who risked his life so that truth and freedom might endure, such cowardice and corruption cut deep. His sorrow is not nostalgia — it is recognition. The Britain he fought for has traded courage for cowardice, truth for propaganda, and honor for convenience. The white stones still stand in silent rows. But the nation they represent, Penstone fears, has forgotten why they are there.

Tehran, home to more than 10 million people, stands on the brink of a catastrophic water shortage amid Iran’s most severe drought in decades. In 2025, the capital has seen a 100% drop in precipitation compared to the previous year — an unprecedented collapse that has left the region’s reservoirs nearly empty. Iranian officials are now warning that, absent immediate rainfall, parts of the city may face forced evacuation within weeks. At the center of the crisis is the Amir Kabir Dam, once a cornerstone of Tehran’s water supply. Today, it holds only 14 million cubic meters of water — just 8% of capacity — enough to sustain the city for about two weeks under current conditions. Tehran depends on five primary dams — Lar, Mamlu, Amir Kabir, Taleqan, and Latyan — but together they are only 8%. Excluding the newly added Taleqan Dam, that figure plunges to 5%, according to Mohsen Ardakani, head of Tehran’s Water and Wastewater Company. Tehran’s environmental collapse is only one part of a broader national emergency. According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), more than 2,000 people have been killed in just 14 and a half months of Pezeshkian’s repressive presidency, as the regime tightens its grip. Tehran province received only 159 millimeters of rainfall in the last water year, the lowest in a century, and has had no measurable rain since September 23. Current dam reserves have dropped to 252 million cubic meters, down from 420 million cubic meters in previous years, and weather forecasts indicate no significant rainfall is expected before December. Even after tapping underground aquifers to maintain a minimal supply, the crisis remains “critical,” Ardakani warned. The Karaj Dam, another key source, is currently at 7% capacity, and clean water could be exhausted within two weeks, according to Mehdi Maghsoudi, director of Karaj Water Affairs. President Masoud Pezeshkian admitted, “If it does not rain, we will have to start restricting water supplies in Tehran next month. If the drought continues, we will run out of water and be forced to evacuate the city.” With the capital consuming about three million cubic meters of water per day, Tehran has little margin for error. The convergence of drought, state failure, and brutal governance paints a grim picture of a nation on the brink — where both the land and its people are being drained dry.

A clip from Sydney Sweeney’s interview with GQ has gone viral on social media, with most viewers applauding her refusal to take the virtue signaling bait. In the clip, interviewer Kat Stoeffel scrunched up her face and pressed Sweeney on her viral American Eagle ad campaign. Stoeffel tried a variety of different tactics to get the actress to apologize and denounce white supremacy. Commenters praised Sweeney for remaining cool and collected. “This is the slimiest journalist I’ve ever seen. This entire ‘interview’ is a bad faith gotcha where she’s trying to trap Sydney into admitting she’s conservative lol what a psychopath,” TP USA podcast host Alex Clark wrote in response to the clip. This is the slimiest journalist I’ve ever seen. This entire “interview” is a bad faith gotcha where she’s trying to trap Sydney into admitting she’s conservative lol what a psychopath https://t.co/xX8HU7I0Ox — Alex Clark (@yoalexrapz) November 7, 2025 “GQ Reporter: why aren’t you ashamed that people will think you’re a conservative? You should be. Sydney Sweeney: Next question,” Jennifer Sey, founder of XX-XY Athletics wrote.  “To me, the most interesting aspect of this conversation is the smug progressive woman who lives in a bubble and says stupid stuff because it seems to her like the most natural thing in the world,” Dinesh D’Souza shared. “I’m sure she’s still wondering why Sydney Sweeney didn’t go along.” Another commenter pointed out that liberals don’t expect conservatives to be real people, but instead assume they are just caricatures as the media portrays them. “The thing you have to remember about this woman and those like her is that she genuinely doesn’t know that anyone disagrees with her basic worldview. She doesn’t even see it as a worldview. It’s just the obvious truth,” Hunter Ash on X observed. “Of course she knows abstractly that half the country voted for Trump. But those aren’t people. Those are cartoon characters. They’re either fat slobbering rednecks in klan hoods, or mustache-twirling robber barons manipulating the rednecks for profit,” Ash continued. “Anyone she might actually sit down and talk to is, of course, a person, and therefore agrees with The Obvious Truth. It is inconceivable to her that anyone capable of being a pleasant dinner party guest would not share her basic beliefs and values.” The commenter argued that the question wasn’t meant to be a “gotcha” but rather came from the interviewer assuming that Sweeney “got mixed up in the whole jeans/genes fiasco by mistake.” At another point in the interview, the actress was asked what it was like when President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance weighed in on the campaign. Sweeney gave a one-word answer: “Surreal.” Controversy erupted over the summer over an ad spot featuring Sweeney in various seductive poses while saying she had “good jeans.” The double entendre with the word “genes” made leftists deem the ad racist, noting that Sweeney is white with blond hair and blue eyes. In one of the ads, Sweeney says, “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color. My jeans are blue.” American Eagle responded to the backlash by issuing a simple statement: “’Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans’ is and always was about the jeans. Her jeans. Her story. We’ll continue to celebrate how everyone wears their AE jeans with confidence, their way. Great jeans look good on everyone.”

A Tennessee Democrat running for Congress called the Supreme Court decision to protect kids from transgender procedures a “gut punch” and has campaigned with a drag queen who urged parents to bring their kids to one of his shows.  Aftyn Behn, a state representative currently running in the special election for former Rep. Mark Green’s seat in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, has consistently fought legislation protecting kids from irreversible transgender procedures. As part of this opposition, she has also promised to fight back against those who criticize the transgender community.  “THESE COLORS DON’T BLEED. Remember, you come for my trans community, I come for you,” Behn posted on June 1 in a “Pride” month post alongside a photo of the transgender flag draped over her back. Behn’s opponent is Matt Van Epps, a former official for Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who won a crowded Republican primary after an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Van Epps has pledged to oppose gender procedures on kids and to codify a ban on taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries.  Behn, who currently represents part of Nashville at the statehouse, condemned the Supreme Court in June when it upheld Tennessee’s right to ban those under the age of 18 from being put on puberty blockers or girls having their breasts removed if they identify as boys.  “This 6-3 ruling only emboldens the far-right’s relentless attack on transgender rights, pushing us further into a dangerous future where politics — rather than science — dictates the lives of our most vulnerable,” she said. “In Tennessee, this ruling adds fuel to the fire of the GOP’s war on trans youth.” Before the landmark ruling, Behn blasted Vanderbilt University Medical Center for pausing transgender surgeries on minors in June 2023 after outcry from Republican officials. That came after Daily Wire host Matt Walsh released an investigation into VUMC’s transgender medical practices.  “Trans youth are the most vulnerable among us, and we cannot let the Republicans succeed in their assaultive platform when it comes to LGBTQ rights,” Behn said. “I will fight every day for your freedom to love who you want, to be yourself, and for a safe community that invests in your well-being.” Behn has also opposed legislation that requires schools to tell parents if their child has decided to go by a different name or use pronouns different from their biological sex.  “These are the most vulnerable kids in our state who are just trying to make it out of middle school alive,” she claimed during a debate on the bill. “And we are weaponizing their identities instead of actually passing bills that help Tennesseans.” One of Behn’s close allies appears to be a Nashville-area drag queen going by the name “Vivica Steele,” who has encouraged parents to take their kids to drag shows. Back in August 2022, Steele promoted a drag brunch in Nashville, saying, “Come join us on the second floor as we do lots of Gay stuff!!!” and “bring ya kids!!!!” That was before Tennessee passed a law aimed at shielding kids from sexually explicit performances.  Steele told The Daily Wire that he stands by his belief that children should be allowed to attend drag shows. “I stand firm in my advocacy for allowing children to be present at drag shows. In all my years of experience, I have never witnessed a drag performance that has harmed, insulted, or endangered a child,” he said. “As a drag performer myself, I take great pride in creating shows that raise awareness, celebrate inclusivity, and bring communities together to support local organizations making a real difference.” Steele has been in pictures with Behn several times, wearing campaign gear, and has even appeared in campaign messaging. Behn also recently appeared on a podcast hosted by Steele to discuss her campaign. A photo on his Facebook page shows Steele alongside state Rep. Justin Jones, another activist lawmaker who was once disciplined for leading an anti-gun protest from the House floor.  Steele said that he supported Behn’s stance on transgender issues and that she helped him after he lost his right to vote. “After having the privilege of shadowing her during this past legislative session, she became a true source of inspiration,” he said. “It is Aftyn’s tenacity and grace that have laid the foundation for a supportive and encouraging relationship—one that continues to inspire me and countless Tennesseans today.” Steele has been quoted in the New York Times as saying drag is a “ministry” and performed at an LGBTQ fundraiser in Nashville.  If elected, Behn would represent a district that stretches from the Tennessee-Kentucky border down to Alabama. In 2024, Mark Green won the district with nearly 60% of the vote. Democrats are hopeful to capitalize on the generally low turnout in special elections to pull off an upset.