Random stabby guy attempts to make Swiss cheese of some some Swiss in #Zofingen https://t.co/8t4aKQe74h
— Fancypants Maloney (@fancypants_s) May 15, 2024
Author: Blazingcatfur
Why Trials Like Trump’s Must Be Televised
If you were flipping between CNN and Fox News following the cross-examination of Stormy Daniels in the New York criminal case against former President Donald Trump, you would have had the impression that the CNN commentator, who professed to be reporting what happened in the courtroom, described a completely different event from what the Fox News reporter, who was also in the courtroom, described. It was as if they had seen two different witnesses and two different lawyers.
Sikh Canadian separatist leader says India cracking down on Khalistan supporters after arrests in Nijjar slaying
A Sikh Canadian separatist leader allegedly targeted for death by the Indian government says New Delhi arrested three of his secessionist colleagues Tuesday, part of what he called a crackdown on a cause that was championed by B.C.-based Hardeep Singh Nijjar before his fatal shooting last year.
Gurpatwant Pannun, the New York-based legal counsel for Sikhs for Justice, who also holds American citizenship, said he was in touch with the arrested men as recently as Monday. A criminal indictment unsealed in New York last November said a thwarted 2023 plot to kill Mr. Pannun was directed by an Indian government employee.
At least someone is doing their job.
George Soros Fueled $80M Into Groups Calling for Big Tech Censorship in Lead-Up to 2024 Elections
A massive effort spearheaded by a censorship-obsessed group financed by leftist billionaire George Soros is looking to incorporate global pressure to push Big Tech platforms to juice their censorship operations before the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Free Press, a Soros-funded media group that claimed responsibility for helping get former President Donald Trump banned from Twitter, is at the helm of a new push to restrict free speech online. “More Than 200 Groups Urge Leading Tech Platforms to Implement Election-Integrity Policies to Protect Democracy Worldwide,” Free Press blared in its Apr. 9 press release on a new co-signed letter by groups around the world.
Conservatives Crush Trudeau at Fundraising, With Backing From Business Leaders
Canada’s corporate titans are helping the country’s Conservative Party build a financial war chest to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as frustration grows among business leaders about the country’s economic performance.
The Conservatives have raised C$2.45 in donations for every C$1 Trudeau’s Liberal Party has pulled in since the start of last year. Their support base is broad, but the donor lists include a roll call of executives from the upper echelons of Canadian finance and business — including telecommunications billionaire Edward Rogers, private equity executive Paul Desmarais III and Dan Daviau, head of brokerage firm Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women
The celebrated American magician David Copperfield has been accused by 16 women of engaging in sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, according to a Guardian US investigation.
More than half of the allegations are from women who said they were under 18 at the time of the incidents. Some said they were as young as 15, although he may not have known their ages.
The allegations against him include claims that he drugged three women before he had sexual relations with them, which they felt they were unable to consent to.
No internet, no phone: Canada wildfires expose fragility of rural infrastructure
Shortly before sunset on Friday, residents of Canada’s Yukon territory discovered their connection to the outside world had vanished. Internet access had gone. Mobile phones showed no signal. Landlines had failed.
Chaos quickly set in. Electronic payments couldn’t be processed. In Whitehorse, the capital, most ATMs couldn’t function and the few that did were quickly drained of cash from panicked residents. City officials warned that the ability to call police, ambulance or fire services was non-existent.
Biden’s Proposed Terms Reveal His Fear of Debating Trump
Joe Biden’s debate challenge to Trump was a joke. Despite his projected confidence in his video statement directed at Trump, the terms proposed by the Biden campaign are extremely telling, as they indicate Joe Biden is pushing for debates that are incredibly controlled.
Trudeau government has spent $10 million promoting DEI in the military as recruitment flounders
Canada’s Department of National Defence has spent nearly $10 million on so-called diversity, equity and inclusion programs since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in 2015.
According to records released May 7 by Blacklock’s Reporter, the Department of National Defence has paid consultants and contractors $9,510,247 to promote “equity and inclusion” within the military.
Rosie O’Donnell Sent Messages to Michael Cohen During Trump Trial Testimony: ‘Breathe, U Got This, I Love U’
Michael Cohen and Rosie O’Donnell have reportedly struck an unlikely friendship, with the comedian texting Cohen “I love you” as he appeared as a witness in the criminal case against his ex-boss, former President Donald Trump.
Toronto banker tied to Trudeau fundraiser slaps Globe and Mail with $250-million libel suit
A Toronto businessman that reportedly attended a private fundraiser with Prime Minister Trudeau in May 2016 before winning approval to launch a bank catering to Chinese-Canadians has slapped the Globe and Mail and myriad government defendants including CSIS director David Vigneault with an extraordinary $250-million libel suit seeking to expunge a series of articles that suggest Ottawa is concerned Beijing is clandestinely pursuing a range of geopolitical and economic strategies “that are a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty.”
The lawsuit, filed May 9 in Toronto Superior Court, alleges Canada’s leading newspaper has defamed the plaintiff and his bank.
Iconic Florida Bridge Won’t Light Up in Pride Colors This June After Complaint
A county commissioner’s disproval of a Pride Month tradition on Florida’s iconic Sunshine Skyway Bridge appears to have nudged the state to scrap its annual rainbow light display entirely this June.
The Florida Department of Transportation announced this month that the bridge, which traverses Tampa Bay, will have only a display of red, white, and blue lights throughout the summer, from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
h/t DS
John Ivison: New Canadian submarines are ‘inevitable,’ says Blair. Acquiring them will be anything but
Bill Blair, the federal defence minister, made a rare admission of Liberal fallibility in Washington on Monday when he said he regrets using the word “explore” when talking about renewing Canada’s submarine fleet.
Ottawa’s recent defence policy update said the government will “explore options for renewing and expanding the submarine fleet,” a form of words that was criticized for lacking urgency.
“It’s certainly not my intention to be wishy-washy. What I’ve tried to articulate very, very clearly and strongly in the document is, we know we have to replace our submarine fleet, and we’re going to do that,” Blair said .
Slovakia prime minister Robert Fico shot and injured
Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, is in a “life-threatening condition” after being injured in a shooting, the Slovak government has said.
Reports on the Slovakian TV channel TA3 said Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlová, about 90 miles (150km) north-east of the capital.
A suspect had been detained, they added. Police sealed off the scene.
In a message posted to the prime minister’s Facebook account, the government said the leader had been “shot multiple times” and “the next few hours will decide”.