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October 10, 2025
Culture
News

Trevor Noah Mocks Charlie Kirk’s ‘Funny’ Assassination.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Trevor Noah mocked the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk during a stand-up performance.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Trevor Noah, Charlie Kirk, Dave Chappelle, and Jimmy Kimmel.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Noah made the remarks during a recent stand-up performance; Kirk was assassinated on September 10 at Utah Valley University.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The guy was shot while defending guns… I’m not even writing that as a joke. As a human, you have to admit that it is an incongruous, funny thing that happens. You’re onstage, like, ‘Let me tell you why people should have guns.’ Wa-pow!” Noah said, inaccurately.

🎯IMPACT: Noah’s comments sparked backlash, with critics pointing to double standards and insensitivity.

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Former Daily Show host Trevor Noah is facing backlash for mocking the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk. Kirk was assassinated on September 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University. During a stand-up performance, Noah complained that comedians were being advised not to “say anything about Charlie Kirk” because there was “nothing funny about it.”

“Now you tested me. I mean, there’s nothing funny about it? Don’t say that, because then I’ll be like, ‘I’m sure there’s something funny about it,’” he continued.

“The guy was shot while defending guns… I’m not even writing that as a joke. As a human, you have to admit that is an incongruous, funny thing that happens. “You’re onstage, like, ‘Let me tell you why people should have guns.’ Wa-pow!” he added—inaccurately, as Kirk was actually discussing transgender mass shooters when he was murdered.

Noah cast himself as a martyr for comedy following the resulting backlash, comparing the public’s anger at his remarks to historical jokes about President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and complaining that audiences shouldn’t be “terrorized” into silence.

However, critics have pointed to Noah’s recent praise for Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival, where he had lauded the sharia state as “moving in the right direction” on civil liberties, despite its severe blasphemy and censorship laws.

Noah is not the only alleged comedian under scrutiny. Jimmy Kimmel also faced criticism for falsely suggesting that Kirk’s assassin was affiliated with the MAGA movement. Meanwhile, Education Secretary Linda McMahon has urged universities to sanction faculty who applauded the killing online.

Conservative activist Scott Presler claimed to have received over 51,000 tips identifying individuals, many of them teachers, who mocked Kirk’s death on social media. A website called “Charlie’s Murderers” was launched to document these posts, and some have reportedly been fired or disciplined in response.

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October 10, 2025
Culture
News
World

Lawmaker Puts Forward Bill Banning Sharia and Mosques.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A bill to ban Sharia law and mosque construction is being proposed in the Dominican Republic.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Deputy Elías Wessin, president of the Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC).

📍WHEN & WHERE: Bill unveiled in October 2025, in the Dominican Republic.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The security of the Dominican state, and therefore of all Dominicans, is above any other interest or right.” – Elías Wessin

🎯IMPACT: The proposal is expected to face opposition from Muslims and the political establishment.

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Elías Wessin, a Dominican legislator and president of the Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC), has announced plans to introduce a bill banning the practice of Sharia law and the construction of mosques within the Dominican Republic. He cites concerns over national security and social stability as the driving forces behind this proposal.

Commenting on The National Pulse’s reporting on Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposing laws to prevent “Islamic separatism” in her country, Wessin said, “Meloni in Italy is doing the right thing and what every authority must do to preserve its nation.”

Elsewhere, he warned that “A mixture of Islam and voodoo is a time bomb, worse than a nuclear one for our country,” referring also to the influx of Haitian illegal immigrants into Dominica. “Believe me, I’m not exaggerating!” he added.

The lawmaker said he fears for “the future of our children and grandchildren,” asking: “What kind of country will they inherit?” He recalled the 1994 Rwandan genocide, where “in just four months (from April to July of that year), more than a million people were massacred.”

Haiti, infamously, conducted a genocide of most of its white population in 1804, shortly after it became independent—likely setting back the abolition of slavery in the United States by decades, with anti-abolitionists often citing the genocide as a major reason for their stance.

Wessin has criticized the Dominican government’s decision to allow the construction of a mosque in Punta Cana, warning that Islamism cannot be allowed to proliferate in a Christian nation like the Dominican Republic, despite the complaints of “progressive anti-imperialists, left-wing liberals, and even the obsequious ‘little right,'” arguing that “the security of the Dominican State, and therefore of the Dominicans, is above any other interest or right.”

Image by Don Sniegowski.

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October 10, 2025
Culture
News

The EU Wants to Allow Children to Change Gender at Any Age.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The European Commission has proposed a new ‘LGBTIQ+ equality strategy 2026-2030’ allowing children across the European Union (EU) to choose their gender at any age and removing therapy requirements or age limits for gender recognition, regardless of the wishes of national governments.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The European Commission, EU member states, and anti-gender ideology campaigners such as Maya Forstater of Sex Matters.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The proposals were published on Wednesday and would apply across the European Union, with conservative-led member countries subject to sanctions for resisting.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Gender activists have entrenched their ideology in European institutions with devastating consequences for women and girls, vulnerable children, and gay and lesbian people.” – Maya Forstater

🎯IMPACT: Critics warn of devastating consequences for women, children, and other vulnerable groups, with potential funding penalties for non-compliant EU member states.

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The European Commission—the unelected body that serves as the European Union’s executive—has introduced its draft LGBT Equality Strategy for 2026–2030, including proposals that would allow children to legally change their gender at any age without medical or psychological approval. The document states the Commission will “support the development of legal gender recognition procedures based on self-determination that are free from age restrictions.”

This approach contrasts with the current laws in most European Union (EU) countries. Only nine out of 27 member states permit legal gender changes based on self-identification without requiring medical procedures or evaluations. Twelve countries still mandate medical prerequisites, such as hormone therapy or surgery.

The Commission also criticized countries like the United Kingdom—despite no longer being an EU member following Brexit—for requiring a doctor’s approval for legal gender recognition, signaling that EU member states unwilling to align with radical gender ideology could face financial penalties. The strategy warns that “discriminating regions” could lose access to EU funds for non-compliance with the bloc’s principles.

Maya Forstater, chief executive of United Kingdom-based campaign group Sex Matters, described the proposals as “chilling,” warning, “Gender activists have entrenched their ideology in European institutions with devastating consequences for women and girls, vulnerable children, and gay and lesbian people.”

In the U.S., hospital data between 2019 and 2023 shows that more than 14,000 minors received gender-related medical interventions, including hormone therapy and mutilating surgeries, generating an estimated $120 million in hospital revenue. Critics of gender ideology argue this data disproves the claim that gender transition in youth is rare, and also raises questions about profit motives and long-term health outcomes.

Image: CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2023– Source: EP.

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September 29, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Culture
Religion

Trump Marks Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Millions of Christians worldwide are observing the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel, or Michaelmas.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Christians across the United States and worldwide; President Donald J. Trump.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The Feast of Saint Michael, observed annually, is being celebrated in churches and homes around the world.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.” – Pope Leo XIII (1886 Prayer to Saint Michael)

🎯IMPACT: Christians continue to seek strength, protection, and courage through Saint Michael’s intercession, as they have for over 2,000 years.

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President Donald J. Trump has offered a “salute” to the “millions of Christian believers in the United States and around the world observing the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel,” or Michaelmas, in a presidential message.

“According to sacred Scripture, when the Devil rebelled against God in Heaven, Saint Michael and his legion of angels cast Satan down to Earth—triumphantly reasserting God’s sovereignty over all creation,” the President wrote, noting how, for two millennia, “Christians have looked to Saint Michael the Archangel for protection, strength, and courage in times of conflict, distress, and doubt.”

He also cited the “legendary Prayer to Saint Michael” formulated by Pope Leo XIII in 1886, quoting it in full:

“Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.”

Notably, following President Trump’s near-assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year, the Catholics for Catholics group paid for billboards featuring the America First leader raising his fist after he was shot, alongside the words “St. Michael The Archangel, Defend Us In Battle.” However, the Lamar Advertising Company refused to run them.

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September 29, 2025
Culture
Health
UK

Socialized UK Health Service Hails ‘Advantages’ of Cousin Marriage.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: National Health Service (NHS) guidance suggested there are benefits to first-cousin marriage—highly prevalent among Africans, Pakistanis, and other minority groups in Britain—despite the risk of birth defects.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: NHS England, Dr. Patrick Nash, and the Genomics Education Programme.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Guidance published by NHS England last week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Our NHS should stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices.” – Richard Holden MP

🎯IMPACT: The NHS is being pressured to apologize and withdraw the guidance, amid increasing debate over cousin marriage laws.

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Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS) has come under fire for guidance that highlights supposed benefits of first-cousin marriage—highly prevalent among Africans, Pakistanis, and other ethnic minority groups in Britain—despite the well-documented risks of birth defects. The guidance from NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme claims such marriages offer “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages.”

Critics, including Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Holden, have condemned the NHS for endorsing what they see as a harmful practice. Holden remarked, “Our NHS should stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices.” He further criticized Britain’s governing Labour Party for ignoring calls to end cousin marriage as a means of deterring chain migration—although the Conservatives did not end it during their 14 years in office from 2010 to mid-2024, either.

Dr. Patrick Nash, a religious law expert, described the NHS guidance as “truly dismaying,” arguing that cousin marriage is akin to incest and should be banned. He called for the guidance to be retracted and for an apology to be issued to prevent public misinformation.

The NHS acknowledged the increased risk of genetic conditions in the children of first-cousin spouses, but downplayed it by comparing it to the risks associated with drinking alcohol or smoking while pregnant or having children at a later age, none of which are prohibited.

Cousin marriage is also linked to lower IQ and an elevated risk of psychosis.

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September 24, 2025
Culture
News

GOP Proposes Bill to Feature Charlie Kirk on Silver Dollar.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two House Republicans plan to introduce a bill to mint a commemorative coin honoring Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk after his assassination.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Representatives August Pfluger (R-TX) and Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ).

📍WHEN & WHERE: The bill is expected to be introduced later this week, following Kirk’s assassination at a Utah Valley University campus event earlier in September.

💬KEY QUOTE: “His life must be commemorated, and this coin will allow us to pass a reminder of his remarkable life on to generations to come.” – Rep Abe Hamadeh

🎯IMPACT: If passed, Kirk would become the youngest American to appear on U.S. currency, cementing his legacy.

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House Republicans August Pfluger (R-TX) and Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) are introducing legislation to honor assassinated Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk with a commemorative silver dollar coin. The bill would authorize the U.S. Treasury to mint 400,000 silver dollars featuring Kirk’s image on one side and the words “Well done, good and faithful servant” on the other. The Treasury Secretary would determine the final design in consultation with President Donald J. Trump.

“Since 1892, Congress has authorized commemorative coins to celebrate and honor historic American patriots,” Hamadeh said. Calling Kirk an “American treasure,” he said Kirk “tirelessly sacrificed his time, energy, and money to save this nation for future generations.” Hamadeh added, “Ultimately, at the hands of a radical leftist, he sacrificed his life. His life must be commemorated, and this coin will allow us to pass a reminder of his remarkable life on to generations to come.”

If passed, the bill would make Kirk, who was 31 when he was assassinated, the youngest person ever featured on U.S. currency. Federal law prohibits living people from being depicted on American coins or bills, limiting the honor to those who have passed.

Pfluger said the coin would serve as a “fitting honor that cements his extraordinary legacy alongside presidents and founding fathers who shaped our republic.” He added, “Charlie Kirk was a conservative titan whose transformational impact on millions of Americans deserves permanent recognition alongside our nation’s greatest leaders and influential figures.”

Kirk’s death has sparked several tributes, with Sinclair Broadcasting Group announcing it would preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! across its ABC affiliates to air a televised tribute to Kirk after criticizing Kimmel for “deeply insensitive” remarks about the assassination.

Turning Point USA has also vowed to continue its “American Comeback Tour” in Kirk’s honor. At upcoming events, an empty chair will be left on stage in his memory, and his widow, Erika Kirk, has been named Chairwoman and CEO of the organization.

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September 19, 2025
Culture
SCOTUS

Trump Seeks Supreme Court Intervention on Woke Passport Gender Ruling.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a ruling allowing transgender and nonbinary citizens to select their gender identity on passports.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court, and government lawyers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Filed Friday, September 19, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

🎯IMPACT: The Supreme Court’s decision could set a precedent for gender identity policies in federal documentation.

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President Donald J. Trump has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting intervention in a case concerning gender identity options on U.S. passports. In a Friday filing, government attorneys asked the justices to block a lower court decision that allows passport applicants to select “male,” “female,” or an “X” designation, regardless of the sex listed on their birth certificate.

The policy, which has sparked significant debate, represents a departure from the traditional reliance on birth certificate sex markers for official documentation. Similarly, the former Biden government issued guidance allowing immigrants filing a N-400 form applying for naturalization to select the “X” designation without supporting documents.

“You do not need to provide supporting documentation to select X as your gender initially or to change your gender selection for Form N-400,” the former Biden government policy guidance stated at the time, continuing: “The gender you select does not need to match the gender listed on your other immigration documents or on supporting identity documents, such as your birth certificate, passport, or state identification.”

In addition to asking for high court intervention with the change to U.S. passports, Republicans in the House of Representatives are looking to advance a bill that would allow the Secretary of State to revoke the passports of people accused of aiding terrorist groups. The National Pulse reported earlier this week that the bill defines “material support” broadly, including financial aid, lodging, weapons, transportation, and “expert advice or assistance.” Exceptions are made for medicine and religious materials. Notably, people whose passports are revoked would be allowed to appeal.

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September 17, 2025
Culture
News

Muslim Mayor Tells Christian Resident: ‘You Are Not Welcome Here.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A heated exchange erupted at a Dearborn City Council meeting after Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud told a Christian resident he was “not welcome” in the city for opposing street signs honoring an Arab publisher accused of supporting terror.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud, Christian resident Edward “Ted” Barham, and Arab publisher Osama Siblani.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Last week at a Dearborn City Council meeting in Dearborn, Michigan.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You are a bigot, and you are racist, and you’re an Islamophobe. Although you live here, I want you to know, as Mayor, you are not welcome here.” – Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud

🎯IMPACT: The incident has sparked controversy, with concerns raised over free speech, social cohesion, and the growth of parallel societies in America.

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A contentious Dearborn City Council meeting last week saw Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud tell a Christian resident he was “not welcome” in the city. The controversy began when longtime resident Edward “Ted” Barham objected during the public comment period to new street signs on Warren Avenue honoring Osama Siblani, an Arab American publisher who has openly praised groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.

“He’s a promoter of Hezbollah and Hamas,” Barham said, referencing past remarks by Siblani in which he glorified violent resistance. “He talks about how the blood of the martyrs irrigates the land of Palestine… others will fight with planes, drones, and rockets.” Comparing the honor of naming a road “Hezbollah Street or Hamas Street,” Barham called the move provocative and emphasized his Christian commitment to peace, quoting scripture: “Blessed are the peacemakers.”

Mayor Hammoud responded aggressively, saying, “The best suggestion I have for you is to not drive on Warren Avenue or to close your eyes while you’re doing it.”

“His name is up there, and I spoke at a ceremony celebrating it because he’s done a lot for this community,” the mayor said, before launching into a torrent of insults: “You are a bigot, and you are racist, and you’re an Islamophobe. Although you live here, I want you to know, as Mayor, you are not welcome here. And the day you move out of the city will be the day that I launch a parade celebrating the fact that you moved out.”

Dearborn’s mayor has previously stoked controversy in 2023 when two Palestinian flags were posted at the city’s welcome sign following the Hamas massacre of over a thousand people on October 7 of that year.

Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, warned that Dearborn was at risk of devolving into a parallel society, similar to many Islamic enclaves in Europe, in his 2017 book No Go Zones.

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September 17, 2025
Culture
News

Netflix Casts Actor Jihad Abdallah as King of Sweden in Historical Drama.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Netflix has cast a non-white actor to play a historic Swedish king in a new drama series.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Actor Jihad Abdallah, who now goes by Alexander Abdallah, and Netflix.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced in September 2025, drama set in 18th-century Stockholm, Sweden.

🎯IMPACT: The casting reflects an ongoing trend of casting non-white actors as white historical figures, possibly influenced by award criteria pressuring filmmakers to force diversity into inappropriate settings.

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Actor Jihad Abdallah, who goes by Alexander Abdallah, will portray King Gustav III of Sweden, a historical figure who was a white man, in Netflix’s upcoming romantic drama series The Von Fersens, set in 18th-century Stockholm, Sweden.

This casting decision follows previous instances where Netflix has cast non-white actors to portray white historical figures with diverse actors, including Edward VI of England, who was portrayed as a gay black man in a wheelchair, and the last pagan king of Norway, who was portrayed as a black woman.

The casting may have been in response to Hollywood’s efforts to force diversity into all productions, even ones based in historic settings where it would be inappropriate, by making eligibility for certain awards dependent on minority representation.

Forced diversity is also increasingly common beyond the entertainment world. For instance, Britain’s BBC, funded by a compulsory television licence, has produced history education content for children, claiming falsely that black people have always been a significant presence in the country, and certain artificial intelligence (AI) image generators, such as Adobe Firefly, have often portrayed historically white people as other races, including America’s Founding Fathers.

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September 15, 2025
Culture
Politics

Library of Congress Names Kamala Harris Donor America’s New Poet Laureate.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Library of Congress has named Arthur Sze as the new U.S. Poet Laureate, succeeding Ada Limón. However, Sze could face resistance as the poet has a long history of contributing to Democrat campaigns, including Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential run.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Arthur Sze, acting Librarian Robert Randolph Newlen, President Donald J. Trump, and Kamala Harris.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made Monday, with Sze’s term beginning this fall at the Library of Congress.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I think it was the opportunity to give something back to poetry, to something that I’ve spent my life doing.” – Arthur Sze

🎯IMPACT: Sze’s appointment comes during a turbulent time for the Library, with the former Librarian Carla Hayden having been removed earlier this year for using the office to push a radical and partisan leftist agenda.

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The Library of Congress has named Arthur Sze—the first Poet Laureate of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and professor emeritus at the Institute of American Indian Arts—as the next U.S. Poet Laureate. However, the move will likely draw a swift reaction from the Trump White House and its allies, as Sze is a longtime Democrat donor, contributing to Kamala Harris‘s failed 2024 presidential campaign against President Donald J. Trump. In addition, Sze has contributed to the Joe Biden campaign, Raphael Warnock’s U.S. campaign in Georgia, the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Barack Obama campaign, and John Kerry’s 2004 challenge to then-President George W. Bush.

Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show an extensive history of Sze contributing to Democrat candidates, making his appointment under a Republican administration an oddity. The appointment is especially strange in light of President Trump’s dismissal of the Librarian of Congress earlier this year. Carla Hayden was removed from her position after it was revealed she had used the office to push a radical and partisan leftist agenda. Currently, Robert Randolph Newlen—a long-time official with the Library of Congress—is serving as acting Librarian.

Sze, 74, will serve a one-year term starting this fall, taking over from Ada Limón, who held the position for three years. A son of Chinese immigrants, Sze says he accepted the position as an opportunity to give back to the art form that has defined much of his life. “So many people have helped me along the way. Poetry has just helped me grow so much, in every way,” he said.

In addition to his original poetry, Sze is known for his translations of Chinese poetry, which he credits with helping him develop his craft. As Poet Laureate, Sze will serve as a literary ambassador, tasked with raising national awareness and appreciation for poetry.

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