Following the news that Speaker Kevin McCarthy has lent his imprimatur to an impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden, Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman summed up the conventional wisdom to which Democratic partisans are partial in his reliably theatrical and sophomoric style. Pretending to reel from the news, the senator clutched his head in feigned shock. “It’s devastating,” he scoffed, quaking dramatically. “Please don’t do it.”
Ukraine targeted Russian navy vessels and port infrastructure in Sevastopol in its biggest attack yet on the home of the Kremlin’s Black Sea fleet.
Russia said at least 24 people were injured in the early-morning strike. Ukraine said it launched ten cruise missiles at the Sevmorzavod shipyard — often used to fire missiles at Ukrainian cities — and three maritime drones at Russian ships in the Black Sea. Video posted online showed flames engulfing the naval facility in the Crimean port.
#Ukraine: Tonight in Crimea the Sevastopol Shipyard was hit with multiple Ukrainian strikes. At the time two Russian watercraft were undergoing repairs in drydocks- Pr. 775 "Minsk" landing ship and Pr. 636.3 "Rostov na Donu" submarine.
Both suffered damage to an unknown degree. pic.twitter.com/yIR55dGyyp
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 13, 2023
North Carolina progressive activist LaTarndra Strong founded Hate-Free Schools Coalition, “a grassroots alliance of community members and groups working toward racial equity in public schools and communities throughout the nation.” Strong collaborated with Orange County School Board members to ban Confederate symbols, rename schools, and craft equity policies claiming “to dismantle educational oppression.” A recent article in The Assembly reports that Strong remains a member of the district equity task force.
An impeachment inquiry looms – and the shrieks of outrage are beginning.
An impeachment inquiry looms and the shrieks of outrage are beginning.
The Left is now suddenly voicing warnings that those who recently undermined the system could be targeted by their own legacies.
So, for example, now we read why impeachment is suddenly a dangerous gambit.
The gatekeepers of the creative industry are riddled with a nasty strain of identity politics.
ASH Literary is on the hunt for budding children’s book authors. ‘We are actively seeking voices that have historically been underrepresented’, the submissions section of the agency’s website tells us. ‘For example, we are not interested in stories about white, able-bodied [Second World War] evacuees, but would welcome that story from a disabled, LGBTQ+ or BIPOC [black, indigenous or people of colour] perspective’, it explains.
Extinction Rebellion should leave kids alone
My son’s class is studying climate change this term. At dinner the other night he announced with a certain relish that in 300 years’ time, both our house and the school would be submerged beneath the English Channel, as the oceans rise and the impressive-seeming sea defences visible from our front door are exposed as mere pitiful hubris. A terrifying prospect, but I’ll keep paying the mortgage all the same. Don’t meet trouble halfway and all that.
More than 4,000 people join Facebook group encouraging others to report sightings of the vehicles so that they can be targeted
Opponents of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) expansion have started targeting a fleet of camera vans attempting to enforce the rules.
Images posted on social media show some of the vans have been daubed with graffiti, had their cameras covered by bags and their tyres deflated.
One was photographed being rescued by a recovery truck.
When you don’t want to pay the #ULEZ Charge and you hate the #LTNs…#BritishRambo pic.twitter.com/IPI3nkqJLf
— Shahid Qazi (@_ProFreedom) September 11, 2023
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un offered President Putin his full support for what he called Russia’s “sacred fight” against the West as the two leaders met.
The pair finally met and shook hands at Russia’s remote Vostochny Cosmodrome, some 900 miles from where the Russian president was attending an economic forum at the port of Vladivostok. The North Korean leader had been travelling from the beginning of the week for the meeting.
#Ukraine: A Russian T-90M tank with "special" sandbag addon armour was hit by a FPV loitering munition of the Ukrainian 11th National Guard Brigade East of Oleshky, #Kherson Oblast- leading to the detonation of ammunition onboard and a turret toss. pic.twitter.com/g86gR4QHrw
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) September 13, 2023
Gang conflict in Sweden has claimed its youngest victim so far. A 13-year-old boy was found dead in a forest in the Swedish municipality of Haninge on Monday, September 11th. His death is said to be linked to Sweden’s ongoing gang conflicts which have exploded in scope as gang members and their families are now being targeted for assassination.
The body of the young teen was discovered in a wooded area near a railway track after he had been reported missing, according to a report from the newspaper Expressen, which also claims he had ties to criminal gang networks.
Southern Ontario to see 60 days of temperatures over 30 degrees by 2080s: report
A new report commissioned by Premier Doug Ford’s government warns that climate change poses high risks to Ontario, with impacts on everything from food production to infrastructure to businesses.
The report – called the Provincial Climate Change Impact Assessment – projects a soaring number of days with extreme heat across Ontario, as well as increases in flooding and more frequent wildfires.
Presented to the government in January but only posted publicly in late August, the government did not issue a news release about the report. It follows a summer where Ontarians faced at times extreme heat, heavy rainstorms and unprecedented wildfire smoke.
Boy that’s some entrail reader they must have. Imagine being able to predict the temperature in the 2080’s.
These are the same guys who think EV’s are a smart move.
h/t Mauser
Ever get the heebie-jeebies just reading about something. Maybe only a line or two was enough to make you go, “Ew” and you either kept moving or…?
Animals are often at their most aggressive when they’re injured. It’s a survival mechanism: if you’re vulnerable and can’t do much about it, it’s safest to feign strength.
The same pattern can now be observed in Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, who, after months of floundering in the polls, are resorting to playing defence in the wake of a successful policy convention by their opponents. You know what doesn’t scream confidence? Sending high-profile MPs to scrum outside the Conservative Party of Canada’s convention.
This one's my personal favorite. I call him "Swamp Donkey." pic.twitter.com/PVjGkbhQbz
— Gerald (@Gerald3250425) September 13, 2023
The insurance industry organization, Équité Association, recently released its list of the 10 most stolen vehicles in Canada. In the country as a whole, the most stolen vehicle is the Honda CR-V, followed by the Lexus RX, followed by an assortment of sedans, SUVs and pickups.
Why is it so f'ing hard to get my Adam's Apple shaved off in this country? pic.twitter.com/DXS09nWtkW
— 🌈 Tess T. Eccles-Brown, PhD (@TTEcclesBrown) September 12, 2023
