Author: Blazingcatfur

Police face lawsuit after former officer arrested over ‘thought crime’ tweet

A retired special constable is preparing to sue Kent Police after being arrested over a social media post warning about rising anti-Semitism.

Julian Foulkes, from Gillingham in Kent, was handcuffed at his home by six officers from the force he had served for a decade after replying to a pro-Palestinian activist on X.

The 71-year-old was detained for eight hours, interrogated and ultimately issued with a caution after officers visited his home on November 2 2023.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Surveillance Society"

Statistics Canada says Canadian-resident return trips from U.S. down again in April

Statistics Canada says preliminary figures for April continue to point to a sharp drop in return trips from the United States by Canadian residents.

The agency says the number of Canadian-residents returning by automobile from the United States in April fell on a year-over-year basis for the fourth consecutive month as it dropped 35.2 per cent to 1.2 million.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander

Hamas has said it has released the last living American hostage in Gaza.

Edan Alexander, 21, was handed to the Red Cross in Rafah on Monday afternoon.

In a statement, Hamas said: “The (Ezzedine) Al-Qassam Brigades have just released the Zionist soldier and American citizen Edan Alexander, following contacts with the US administration, as part of the efforts undertaken by mediators to achieve a ceasefire.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Carney lies about immigration cuts by undercounting so called “temporary migrants”

Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, economists warn

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s aim to reduce immigration to “sustainable levels” will be achievable only on paper unless changes are brought in to ensure that Canada doesn’t continue to undercount the number of non-permanent residents living here, economists warn.

Mr. Carney, at his first press conference after the election, pledged to cap the total number of temporary workers and international students at less than 5 per cent of Canada’s population by the end of 2027.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Profits threatened by pending Trump drug plan say Ferengi

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to change the pricing model for some medications is already facing fierce criticism from the pharmaceutical industry before he’s even signed the executive order set for Monday that, if implemented, could lower the cost of some drugs.

Trump has promised that his plan — which is likely to tie the price of medications covered by Medicare and administered in a doctor’s office to the lowest price paid by other countries — will significantly lower drug costs.

I do not trust the word of a corporate class that advocates for open borders and mass immigration.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Canadian telecom firms blame immigration policies for mobile subscriber slowdown plead for open borders intake of unvetted migrants because after all they have your best interests at heart

For years, Canada’s top telecom providers rode a wave of high immigration, collectively adding hundreds of thousands of new mobile phone subscribers most quarters. Those days are over.

Vicious idiots run Canada

Canada’s three biggest wireless firms — BCE Inc., Rogers Communications Inc. and Telus Corp. — all cited tighter immigration rules when explaining to investors over the past two quarters why subscriber growth has slowed. The trio recorded fewer than 54,000 net new mobile subscribers in the first quarter, the lowest number in four years.

Believe nothing from corporate Canada or the Liberal gov’t on immigration.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Along the Canada border, small-town America feels sting of Trump’s trade war

At the end of a waitressing shift, Kristina Lampert used to separate her tips in two piles: Canadian cash and American.

But it’s been weeks since she has done that.

Freighters, the restaurant where she works, is one of the first places people can grab a bite after crossing the US-Canada border between Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan.

The Blue Water Bridge, which connects the US and Canada, is in full view from the restaurant’s windows.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Josh Dehaas: There’s no denying land acknowledgements are political

Last month, with the assistance of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, a group of University of British Columbia professors and a former student filed a lawsuit asking the B.C. Supreme Court to protect academic freedom by ordering the university administration to stop breaching its statutory duty to remain non-political: No more requiring fealty to DEI ideology from job applicants. No more statements about the Israel-Gaza war. No more land acknowledgements by the administration in academic settings where academic freedom is impinged.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Woke"

Kanye West’s ‘Heil Hitler’ song blocked from streaming platforms

A new song by rapper Kanye West has been removed from streaming platforms for glorifying Adolf Hitler.

The rapper, now known as Ye, has been accused of anti-Semitism for releasing a song on VE day last week called “Heil Hitler”, which includes lyrics that praise the Nazi dictator.

Sites such as Spotify and Soundcloud have blocked the track, although it is still available on Elon Musk’s X, where it has received more than 8m listens.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Cory Morgan: Political Leaders Have a Tough Game to Play as Western Separatist Movement Gains Steam

Newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged relatively unscathed from his first meeting with President Donald Trump. Now, he must deal with a budding national unity crisis as separatist support in Western Canada has blossomed. If Carney had been hoping for a post-electoral grace period in office, those hopes have been dashed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Video of Sean Combs to Play Central Role in Sex-Trafficking Trial

When Sean Combs goes on trial for sex-trafficking charges beginning this week, the case could turn on disturbing video footage that the rap impresario’s defense team fought to keep out.

The footage shows Combs assaulting and dragging an ex-girlfriend in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. Federal prosecutors say it backs up the allegations of the woman and three other alleged victims who are expected to testify that he abused, threatened and coerced them into participating in drug-fueled sex parties. Lawyers for Combs say the video has been distorted and taken out of context, but a judge denied their request to bar it from being shown to a jury.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHollywood