Tea at Trianon: Mass Killers May Be Telling Us Something

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Mass Killers May Be Telling Us Something — But Are We Listening?

From Sharyl's Substack:

In the wake of yet another mass killing—the tragic event at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025, where two children were murdered and 17 others injured—the public discourse often zeroes in on guns, manifestos, and societal failures.
But amid the clamor, a critical question seems to have faded from view: What role might legal and illegal drugs, and toxic exposures play in the volatile mix that drives some individuals to violence?
For years, reporters routinely probed the medical histories of perpetrators, revealing patterns of psychiatric drug use. Today, that line of inquiry has largely vanished, even as evidence mounts that certain medications carry warnings for suicidal thoughts and aggressive behavior, and environmental toxins disrupt brain function. Ignoring these factors not only overlooks potential triggers but also misses opportunities to prevent future tragedies through better data collection and analysis.
Read on for details. (Read more.)

From Lepanto Institute:

The very idea of the show was that man could somehow be improved through technological enhancements. We can see this philosophy playing out in many aspects of modern life. In the world of genetics, scientists are tinkering with the human genome in an attempt to improve the human condition. Some scientists have even attempted to splice human genes with animal genes. In the world of entertainment, men and women obtain powers and abilities beyond human nature, whether it be by technology, genetic mutation, or occult sources. And central to this mingling of fantasy with technology is the Trans-Movement.
The very essence of the Trans-Movement is the idea that someone can be that which they are not. The feverish delirium that men can be women or that women can be men has swept the world to the point that civil laws are being enacted that punish people for refusing to go along with these sexual fantasies. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. (Read more.)