Author: Blazingcatfur

Cryptocurrency: ‘Digital Gold’ or ‘Monopoly Money’?

As Jack and his beanstalk can tell you, there are no magic beans. Unfortunately, those who believe cryptocurrency is their ticket to enormous wealth or financial security will soon find out that they, too, have no magic beans. What they may have is Monopoly money.

With that in mind, it needs to be said that recent actions to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve opens the door to potentially serious issues.

Equally chilling is the vulnerability of cryptocurrency to hackers. Media reports reveal that North Korean hackers recently stole $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from Bybit, described as the world’s second-largest crypto exchange. One can probably assume those hackers were operating under instructions from their government.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Digital Currency"

Clients of Halifax ‘rage room’ take aim at portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump

HALIFAX – After placing a framed photo of U.S. President Donald Trump on a table, Matthew Burke steps back and takes a mighty swing with a baseball bat. Glass shatters as the frame explodes. The obliterated image vanishes.

Satisfied with his effort, the 14-year-old — dressed in dark coveralls, a paintball mask and body armour — high-fives his older sister and mother.

Welcome to the Rage Room in Halifax, where clients have been lining up to take part in the “SMASH The Tariffs Special Event.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Hunter Biden fled to ‘ultra-luxurious’ vacation in South Africa with round-the-clock Secret Service protection — avoiding grueling deposition

Hunter Biden fled last week to South Africa for a luxury vacation — with round-the-clock Secret Service protection — avoiding a grueling deposition scheduled for this week in a California lawsuit.

California District Court Judge Herman Vera granted Hunter’s motion to dismiss the case Thursday after the former first son claimed he was too broke to continue suing former Trump staffer Garrett Ziegler and his nonprofit Marco Polo.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Biden Family Sleaze"

Karoline Leavitt Has ALREADY Passed Jen Psaki In PolitiFact ‘Fact Checks’

PolitiFact, the Poynter Institute’s liberal-tilting “independent fact-checking” website, has given White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt a third fact-check within her first two months at the podium — two False ratings and one Half True. On March 13, Lou Jacobson threw a False flag for Leavitt fighting with AP reporter Josh Boak, where she claimed “Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”

The first two fact checks came on January 28.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Deep State"

Carney wants call with Trump, PM ‘respects’ president’s economic goals: ambassador

OTTAWA – Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump “as soon as possible.”

In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as prime minister on Friday and was “looking forward” to connecting with Trump.

She says Carney is seeking to “forge a good and solid relationship” with the president and that he “respects” what Trump is trying to do when it comes to enhancing the U.S. economy, but noted the prime minister wants to do the same for Canada.

Was Carney warned not to be Justin?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

‘Do you have communist links?’ US sends 36 questions to UN aid groups

United Nations aid agencies have been sent questionnaires by the US asking them to state if they have “anti-American” beliefs or affiliations.

Among the 36 questions on the form, sent by the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and seen by the BBC, is one asking if they have any links to communism.

Some of the world’s biggest humanitarian organisations have received the questionnaire, including the UN Refugee Agency and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Deep State"

Nothing should be off the table when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade, says former Trump ambassador

Carney and unregistered lobbyist.

Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the European Union says nothing should be off the table when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade discussions and that the U.S. president wants immediate change on his irritants like dairy and auto manufacturing.

“You cannot have fair and multilateral trade by someone saying that something is not up for grabs,” Gordon Sondland said in an interview on Rosemary Barton Live on Sunday. “Everything is up for grabs. Everything.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Soccer fans around the world call on FIFA, UEFA to ‘show Israel the red card’

Mouhamad Rachini · CBC News – As Israel prepares to play 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, its soccer teams are facing calls to be banned from all competitions.

Soccer fans around the world have been chanting, unfurling banners and holding red placards demanding FIFA and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) “Show Israel the Red Card.”

“It’s amazing that it’s reaching this far,” Palestinian content creator Ahmed Bdair told CBC News. “All this kind of stuff has, honestly, pleasantly surprised me.”

From our CBC.

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

Saying ‘midwife’ could upset transgender people, medics warned

The NHS has been told it should stop using the word “midwife” because it is not inclusive of transgender people.

Academics claim in a new research paper that the term, which has been used since medieval times, is out of date and should be replaced with “lead perinatal practitioner”.

Dr John Peddleton, a senior lecturer in midwifery from the University of Northampton, and Dr Sally Pezaro, an academic midwife from Coventry University, claim the term “upholds the patriarchy” and its use “subordinates all who give birth”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Protesters gather at Vancouver Tesla showroom, sound off on Musk and Trump

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Tesla showroom on West 4th Avenue in Vancouver Saturday to voice their displeasure with the company’s CEO Elon Musk.

Waving Canadian flags and carrying signs with slogans like “Tesla funds fascism” and “Send Musk to Mars,” the crowd chanted, sang “O Canada” and chatted with at least one passing Tesla driver who expressed support for the cause.

Protester Laurence Perry called the turnout “incredible.”

As in incredibly stupid.

One in Ottawa too. About 100 were planned I have read. The Deep State at work. I’m sure Elon is packing that Mars rocket was I type.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

First 250+ migrant gang members from US arrive in El Salvador — where they’ll be held in a notorious mega-prison

Welcome to hell.

The US has flown more than 250 accused migrant gang members to El Salvador — where they will be sent to a notorious mega-prison.

The flight included 238 members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, as well as 23 members of MS-13, El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, wrote on X Sunday morning.

Don’t you wish Canada would do this?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, USA

Muslim leaders call for action against made up thing

Canadian officials, Muslim leaders call for action against Islamophobia

Federal officials marked International Day to Combat Islamophobia Saturday by calling on Canadians to push back against bigotry directed at the country’s Muslim communities. But one organization that defends the civil rights of Canada’s Muslim says not enough is being done to counter the rising tide of hate.

Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, issued a statement Saturday, saying Muslims in Canada face systemic barriers and are subjected to violence and discrimination. Islamophobia, she added, comes in the form of racism, stereotypes and hostility.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West