The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1052
Carl, Josh, and Charlie Bentley-Astor discuss the sad case of Peter Lynch, who took his own life after being imprisoned for shouting at police, the ideological gap between men and women, and how Italy’s migrant crisis is horrifying.
Reading List
Lynch’s protest sign - PBS
Talking about politics - Andrew Bridgen - X
Sky News - Lewis Brackpool - X
Roundtable | How the State Kills Dissidents - Lotus Eaters
Gangs at heart of Moorland violence - Yorkshire Post
Cells damaged during prison disorder - BBC
1,100 inmates set for early release - Sky News
Dozens let out of prison early were freed by mistake - Sky News
Reoffending prisoner was let out by mistake - BBC
Conspiracy theorist grandad jailed over disorder - BBC
‘Disgraceful example of a grandfather’ jailed for role in Rotherham riot - The Guardian
Jeremy Richardson, the left-wing judge - Suffragent - X
Comparison - Baby Gravy - X
Grandad, 61, dies in prison - GB News
"Commits suicide" - he did not just "die." - Josh Ferme - X
Jailed for two years for violent disorder outside Rotherham hotel - LBC
Grandad died from 'hanging' in prison cell, inquest hears - LBC
Active Patriot - Active Patriot UK - X
Turning point - Turning Point UK - X
UKIP Leader Nick Tenconi - UKIP - X
Yorkshire Rose - Yorkshire Rose - X
Message from his daughter - Active Patriot UK - X
FT graphs everyone - Financial Times
Attempt at explanation - LSE Blog
There are some counterweights for men but the data shows men are quite centrist - The Independent
11,141 Italian women raped by foreigners since 2018 - RMX News - X
43.3% of sexual assaults on women in Italy were by foreign nationals - RMX News - X
Residency revoked for Pakistani migrant accused of raping 14-year-old at bus stop in Italy - RMX News
Woman gang raped by several North African migrants in broad daylight in Turin - RMX News
10-year-old child undergoes abortion after rape by Bangladeshi migrant in asylum center - RMX News
Iraqi arrested for rape and murder of teen on board migrant shipwreck - RMX News
Unions to strike after train conductor stabbed by North African migrants in Italy - RMX News
Migrant brutally beats an elderly man and disabled woman - RMX News - X
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister accuses Keir Starmer of "persecuting citizens" - RMX News - X
Stark warning of rising immigrant violence in Italian suburbs - RMX News - X
Albanians are 32 times overrepresented in prisons - Josh Ferme - X
What is the Italy-Albania asylum deal? - International Rescue Committee
Rome’s immigration court decision - Politico
Do Italians live in a democracy? - Elon Musk - X
Italy’s president scolds Elon Musk - Washington Examiner
Italy adopts decree to overrule court objections on Albanian migrant camps - Reuters
Italy sends another 8 migrants to Albania - The Independent
One of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy - AP News
Italy begins withdrawing staff from Albania offshore asylum centers - Forbes
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