Author: Blazingcatfur

US ‘considers cutting Israel out of Hamas hostage talks’

The US is considering holding talks on a unilateral deal with Hamas to secure the release of the five American hostages thought to be among those still held in Gaza.

Negotiations would be opened through officials in Qatar if there is no progress on the latest three-phase peace plan outlined by President Biden, NBC News reported.

Biden is anxious to show progress on bringing hostages home and also repatriate the remains of three US citizens whose bodies are believed to be held by Hamas after being killed during the attack on Israel on October 7.

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

Byelection in Toronto Liberal Stronghold a Test Ahead of General Election

The Liberals’ grip on big-city voters will be tested in two weeks when a byelection takes place in a Toronto riding the party has held since 1993.

Liberal candidate Leslie Church, a former chief of staff for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, will fend off Tory candidate Don Stewart, who works in the financial sector.

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

U of T says pro-Palestinian protesters rejected latest offer

The University of Toronto says pro-Palestinian protesters who set up camp on campus more than a month ago have rejected a proposal similar to what protesters at other schools have accepted.

The university says the proposal sent last Thursday offered expedited processes for considering the protesters’ demands around divestment of companies profiting from Israel’s offensive in Gaza and greater transparency on investments.

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

Hunter Biden Declines to Take the Stand as Defense Rests in Gun Trial

Wilmington, Del. – Hunter Biden’s legal team rested its case in his felony gun trial on Monday without the first son taking the stand in his own defense.

Hunter’s lawyer Abbe Lowell on Friday left open the possibility of Hunter testifying, but ultimately opted against the high-risk maneuver. Lowell declined to call any witnesses on Monday after two gun-store employees and Hunter’s daughter Naomi testified on his behalf on Friday.

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

Press Repeats Gaza Hospital Fiasco By Parroting Hamas Propaganda On IDF Hostage Rescue

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) freed four hostages over the weekend in a daring rescue mission wherein special units ventured deep into the heart of Hamas territory.

The four former hostages were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, when Palestinian terrorists violated an existing ceasefire with Israel to kill more than 1,160 people. The rescue mission carried out in central Gaza was a triumph for the Israeli military, which was forced to enter civilian areas to free the hostages. The Israeli military placed the casualty count from Saturday’s rescue mission at below 100 after it initiated a bombardment to kill off the Hamas terrorists shooting at the rescuers.

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

HUH? CBS Host Margaret Brennan Flummoxed at Public Support for Mass Deportations

The TV networks take public opinion polls, and sometimes they’re quite upset at what they find. On Sunday’s Face the Nation on CBS, host Margaret Brennan was flummoxed at how a strong majority of Americans support mass deportations. Brennan thinks that’s wildly impractical. She doesn’t seem to think it’s wildly impractical to allow all of these people untrammeled entry into America.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", USA

It’s a greenie conundrum: Massive amounts of lithium detected in ‘fracking wastewater’

Uh oh, it’s fixing to be a battle between reality and leftist ideology—but who will win?

Writing for Fox News, Charles Creitz recently reported on a very inconvenient truth, from a new study: fracking wastewater is full of lithium, making it a “promising domestic source” if tapped, and the process to extract it “reduces the cost” of traditional water decontamination efforts.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"EV's - Electric Vehicles", "Net-Zero Tyranny"

How California became a warning to the world

A new dominant class of oligarchs and woke bureaucrats has bled the Golden State dry.

For generations, California has led the world in creating cutting-edge ideas and opportunities for newcomers. As actor-turned-governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger once said:

‘We are the modern equivalent of the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta… Not only can we lead California into the future… we can show the nation and the world how to get there.’

Today, the Golden State once again foreshadows the future, but this time it should be read as a warning.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Progressive Paradise", California

Starbucks’ political activism has backfired

For an American company to build and maintain a customer base, it must choose one of two courses: either be apolitical and serve all Americans, or be political in a single consistent direction and serve only some (like Ben & Jerry’s). It cannot be political in all directions at once, or in different directions at different times as fashions or the caprices of company leadership dictate. If it does, it halfway alienates all its customers which, in a competitive market, is as good as alienating them entirely.

It isn’t a riot unless a Starbucks is trashed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Corporate Social Justice Warriors"

Europe’s Establishment Press Rattled by Successes of the Right

Mainstream newspapers are doing all they can today, on June 10th, to echo Ursula von der Leyen’s triumphant message that “the centre is holding.” But reporters and pundits are unable to hide their concerns surrounding the shift to the Right which, however much they try to downplay it, they accept will raise serious difficulties for the establishment parties.

Coverage of Viktor Orbán’s performance in the European Parliament (EP) elections is indicative of this, with his 44% share of the Hungarian vote—a proportion that most other European political leaders can only dream of—dismissed as a “stumble” or a loss because it is lower than that achieved in previous polls. Reuters in particular framed Orbán’s smaller-than-expected lead as an example of “strong performances by centrist parties” in eastern Europe.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"extremists", "far right", Europe

The real reason the Liberals are holding on for dear life

A recent Hill Times interview with Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski seemed to reveal something telling about the current state of the Liberal caucus: Few of them have ever had it this good, or will ever have it this good again.

Powlowski said that if he loses his seat in Thunder Bay – Rainy River, he can simply return to his medical practice. But as the article then noted, “some MPs may find it hard to get a similar well-paying and prestigious job as they currently have if they lose the next election.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

The real damage to Canada is showing itself

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Canada may be headed for a populist government – but how would it govern?

It has been 40 years since an opposition party led the governing party in the polls by so much, for so long, prior to a federal election. In the previous case, Brian Mulroney went on to win the largest majority in Canadian history in 1984.

If history is on its way to repeating itself, then the question becomes not whether there will be a new Conservative government, but how it will govern.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada