Much of the diplomacy around the Israel-Hamas war has had a Kafkaesaque quality. A case in point was US president Joe Biden’s announcement last week that, following intensive talks, ‘Israel has offered a comprehensive new proposal’ for ‘a roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and the release of all hostages’. The main elements of this proposed three-phase roadmap are: a complete ceasefire including the release of some hostages, a permanent end to hostilities and a major reconstruction plan for Gaza.
A 29-year-old policeman has died in Germany, after intervening in a melee in which a knife-wielding attacker tried to stab protesters against Islam. And in corners of the internet-Right they’re dancing on his grave, having turned him into a symbol for the suppression of native opposition to immigration.
A transgender inmate has been removed from a California women’s prison after been indicted for rape.
Tremaine Deon Carroll, 51, has been moved to a men’s prison as he faces two charges of rape and one of ‘dissuading a witness from testifying,’ as first reported by feminist news site Reduxx.
One of Carroll’s alleged victims, Jane Doe, says she was attacked and raped at the shower at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, some 150 miles southeast of San Francisco.
Richard Tice is stepping aside as leader of Reform UK to allow Nigel Farage to take the reins.
The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader, who is largely credited with pushing ‘Leave’ over the finish line in the 2016 Brexit referendum, said “there is a rejection of the political class going on in this country in a way that has not been seen in modern times,” and that he is coming back to lead a political “revolt.”
The Liberal government has known since 2018 that it needed to take foreign interference more seriously but failed to recognize the gravity of the threat, says a damning new report from one of the country’s intelligence oversight bodies.
“The slow response to a known threat was a serious failure and one from which Canada may feel the consequences for years to come,” says a report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), tabled Monday in the House of Commons.
“The implications of this inaction include the undermining of the democratic rights and fundamental freedoms of Canadians, the integrity and credibility of Canada’s parliamentary process, and public trust in the policy decisions made by the government.”
NEW: Comedian Jaime Caravaca gets clocked by right-wing activist Alberto Pugilato after making alleged ped*phile comments about his 3-month-old son.
Pugilato was seen charging the stage and striking Caravaca.
The incident stemmed from a comment Caravaca made on X where he… pic.twitter.com/F54s6jNBUF
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 3, 2024
As the U.S. Congress continues its investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic, with Dr. Anthony Fauci testifying on Monday, a Canadian scientist has taken to the New York Times to outline her contention that the virus probably escaped from a laboratory.
Alina Chan is a molecular biologist specializing in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she is a post-doctoral fellow. She’s also co-author with science writer Matt Ridley of the 2021 book Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
The Burnaby School District superintendent has issued an apology and launched an investigation after a Grade 6/7 class was presented with a question regarding the existence of Israel.
The question reads as follows:
“Some believe that Jewish people deserve or need a homeland (Israel) while others believe that Israel should not exist.”
Students were asked to give a perspective on whether Israel should or should not exist.
I bet this goes on all over the GTA.
Banned Corona beer commercial 😂 pic.twitter.com/6Gz2docQcz
— 🇺🇸Kelli Kay🇺🇸 (@KelliKayK) June 2, 2024
h/t RE
Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson talks to Brian Lee Crowley, the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, about the government’s return-to-office plan for public servants.
Although public service unions have reacted angrily to the plan, recent polling shows that Canadians generally support government employees spending more time in the office and less time at home.
During this month especially it’s important to remember which pronouns to use and also which adjectives because not everyone likes “girly.”
Show fae some respect. pic.twitter.com/ROAgYHqzHu
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) June 3, 2024
If it wasn’t for double standards, the University of Toronto has been exposed to show it may have no standards at all.
Or they did the right thing to prevent further trouble?
Let the debate begin.
University of Toronto encampment taken down!
Well. Only the peaceful one by @Joshuaisonx. They removed his tent and 🇨🇦 flag. And fast.
Watch as the pro-rape, pro-murder, pro-terror mob look on from their illegal encampment.
U of T admin has chosen Hamas.pic.twitter.com/tkW2IN0O23
— dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ (@DahliaKurtz) June 3, 2024
Democrats want this man to be able to use the bathroom with your daughter because he thinks he’s a woman and wears women’s clothing. Let that sink in. pic.twitter.com/QfUzYoVIVo
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 2, 2024
The conviction of former President Trump in the so-called hush-money trial has inevitably led to a lot of speculation concerning whether he will be sentenced to prison. A number of legal experts have suggested that it is unlikely. Normally this would be a reasonable prediction. Trump is, after all, a first-time offender charged with a non-violent crime. Unfortunately, there was nothing normal about this trial. The “felonies” for which Trump was convicted were concocted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg based on a legal theory that had never been used in any court. As to presiding judge Juan Merchan, he is a political partisan bristling with conflicts of interest.
Megyn Kelly exhibits how to debate mainstream media talking points regarding Trump's verdict:
Dan Abrams: "There's wrongdoing here."
MK: "What was it?"
DA: "Paying 130k to a porn star to keep her quiet."
MK: "That's not illegal."
DA: "When you're doing it to protect the campaign,… pic.twitter.com/aIbiB9i4MV— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) June 2, 2024
I’ve been in and out of Germany a lot in recent months, and it’s hard not to gain the impression that its society is falling apart at the seams. Wherever you go, there seem to be angry political rallies and street protests. The news is full of violent attacks on politicians and activists. The fear is of a resurgence of far-right sentiments nearly eight decades after the fall of the Nazi regime. The concept of irrational German angst has become a bit of a cliche over the years, but this time the threats to social cohesion feel very real.
A Muslim extremist apologist applauding the stabbing happened in Mannheim today.
This is some sinister shït and Barbaric. https://t.co/7gxbAZ1mOr pic.twitter.com/UNex4kPrky
— René Alfonse (@LeVraiRene) May 31, 2024
