Author: Blazingcatfur

The Notting Hill Criminal Amnesty

The harsh reality of the matter is that the Notting Hill Carnival should be disbanded entirely. Or it should be marketed for what it truly is: a criminal free-for-all that law-abiding citizens should be protected from.

If you didn’t know better, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Notting Hill Carnival was a scene from a Richard Curtis film where Hugh Grant rubs shoulders with Hollywood luminaries, and it’s all a bit twee. The reality of what played out on London’s most affluent streets last weekend (as it does every year), is quite different. Begun in 1966 as an homage to the Caribbean culture that Britain imported during the Windrush years, the carnival welcomes in excess of one million visitors, and is considered the largest street event in Europe. It is also a feather in the cap of those who promote London as a global hub of successful integration.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Diversity"

‘A Hazard All The Way Around’: Small Town Locals Bristle As Wind Farm Waste Piles Up

Some small town residents in Texas and Iowa are frustrated by mounting piles of wind farm waste in their communities, according to Texas Monthly.

The turbines that onshore wind developments use to generate power can be up to 200 feet in length, and the material that they are made of is rigid, according to Texas Monthly. These attributes make the equipment difficult to remove or recycle after they are decommissioned, a reality which can lead to these turbines piling up in communities like Sweetwater, Texas, and irritating some of the locals who have to live in close proximity to the waste.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

Hundreds of white farmers return to Zimbabwe in boost for agriculture

Two decades after thousands of white farmers were forced from their land without compensation, a new generation is back to start again

Family after family fled along this dirt road towards Harare as they were evicted from their farms by Zimbabwean war veterans.

The road through the country’s prime, red-soiled land was a front line in Robert Mugabe’s policy of seizing white-owned farms, first implemented more than 20 years ago.

The luckiest farmers were given enough time to collect up their belongings and stack them in the back of vehicles. Others fled empty-handed, chased, often violently, from their farmhouses.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inZimbabwe

London Uprising: ‘Blade Runners’ on the Hunt for ULEZ Cameras

Described as “heroes” and “Robin Hoods,” London’s ‘Blade Runners’ are disabling cameras meant to enforce Mayor Sadiq Khan’s vehicle emission requirements.

Fed up Londoners appear to be taking the law into their own hands, as the London Metropolitan Police has reported 510 crimes against so-called ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) cameras in the period of April 1st to August 31th.

Equipped with license plate recognition software, such cameras are meant to pick out vehicles which do not meet required minimum emissions standards. Most petrol cars made before January 2006 and diesel cars made before September 2015 do not meet these standards. Under the ULEZ initiative, drivers are liable for a £12.50 daily charge if they drive non-compliant vehicles anywhere in London. And those who do not pay face fines of up to £180. 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

Canadian army needs dedicated climate disaster force, says former lieutenant-general

A former army commander says Canada is behind its allies in not having a dedicated agency that can deploy personnel to disasters nationwide.

Retired Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie told CBC News the lack of a national rapid response force to help with wildfires, floods, evacuations and other emergencies is putting citizens’ lives at risk.

In an exclusive interview with CBC News on Thursday, he said a dedicated national force is needed urgently, and could be “built into” or “adjunct to” the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) — but only if it comes with increased funding and doesn’t further strain the country’s already-stretched troops.

But will it be Transphobic?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Opinion: Governments shouldn’t house the middle class

Housing is an emotional issue. The concept of home evokes security, well-being and belonging. So it’s no surprise that housing debates have become politically charged as housing affordability has eroded. This can also evoke radical proposals for change.

Some people argue that we can’t rely on the private sector to make housing affordable again for the middle class. They argue that adding more “luxury apartments” doesn’t move the needle on affordability. In their eyes we need more public housing — a lot more.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

‘Where Is the Money?’ Military Graft Becomes a Headache for Ukraine

The removal of the defense minister highlights the enduring challenge of corruption in Ukraine, which has emerged as a rare area of criticism of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership.

The removal of Ukraine’s minister of defense after a flurry of reports of graft and financial mismanagement in his department underscores a pivotal challenge for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wartime leadership: stamping out the corruption that had been widespread in Ukraine for years.

Official corruption was a topic that had been mostly taboo throughout the first year of the war, as Ukrainians rallied around their government in a fight for national survival. But Mr. Zelensky’s announcement Sunday night that he was replacing the defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, elevated the issue to the highest level of Ukrainian politics.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

Elon and the ADL

The ADL are a left wing hate group who have long ago squandered their former public goodwill.

Rather than fight anti-semitism they censor opinions they don’t like, consistently “right wing opinions.”

They are in same category as the SPLC or Bernie. Not to be trusted.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAnti-Defamation League

Israel Should Back the Right to Burn the Quran in Europe

Denmark’s government has announced a bill seeking to ban the public burning of the Quran. Expected to pass by the end of this year, the law prescribe a two-year jail-term, and a fine, for the
“inappropriate handling of objects with essential religious significance for a religious community.”

The move comes amidst rising terror threat levels after a string of Quran-burning incidents in Denmark and Sweden, with the latter, too, under pressure to take action.

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

An honest debate about gun violence statistics

I doubt there’s a more maligned character in the debate over gun rights than Dr. John Lott. Just ask any gun control activist. They can’t stand him. His research often refutes their favorite narratives. His command of the data often leaves them little refuge. I’ve had the opportunity to meet and talk with Dr. Lott on occasion since 2018. I’ve found him knowledgable, willing to test a hypothesis, willing to have his ideas and research challenged. In short, when I look back at his work, I’m convinced it’s less about defining gun policy and more about getting to a set of facts that should influence gun policy. Hence the animus.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGun Control, Gun Rights

Burning Man festivalgoers on the mood from the mud

More than 70,000 people have been waiting to leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rain turned the ground into a swamp.

Although some people have been able to leave the site as conditions improve, others have found it impossible to drive away – with stranded vehicles spinning their wheels in the mud.

The event’s finale – the burning of the man – has been postponed until Monday.

Some revellers need to get out while others are going with the flow. Here’s what some of them had to say.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Dystopia At Last"

India: The Land of Deprived Childhood

The welfare of children has long been a concern in India. Aware of this need, the founding fathers of independent India in 1949 wrote a Constitution that prohibits employing children under the age of 14 in factories and other hazardous work (Article 24).

India’s Parliament has also tried to safeguard children’s rights by passing legislation . The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act of 1986 makes employing a child a criminal offence.[1] Parliament has also enacted other laws to prohibit, identify and prosecute child labour.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inChild Abuse, India

Electric Vehicles Exposed to Saltwater Can Burst Into Flames, Authorities Warn

Hurricane Idalia and subsequent floods have created an electric vehicle (EV) fire risk in Florida as batteries exposed to saltwater become susceptible to combustion, based on statements from one of the fire departments in the state.

“WARNING. If you own a hybrid or electric vehicle that has come into contact with saltwater due to recent flooding within the last 24 hours, it is crucial to relocate the vehicle from your garage without delay. Saltwater exposure can trigger combustion in lithium-ion batteries. If possible, transfer your vehicle to higher ground,” Palm Harbor Fire Rescue (PHFR), Florida, said in an Aug. 31 Facebook post.

Few Are Trading In Dangerous E-Bikes for Safer Ones, Despite Fire Risk

After a spate of deadly lithium battery fires in New York City, an e-bike trade-in program began to offer brand-new e-bikes certified to industry safety standards at discounted prices to delivery workers who brought in their old ones.

But the pilot program — which initially asked $1,900 for the new e-bikes — has yielded just three trade-ins since July: two e-bikes and an e-scooter.

The meager result illustrates just how difficult it will be to get uncertified e-bikes away from the public and put safer ones into the hands of their heaviest users, the city’s 60,000-plus delivery workers.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"EV's - Electric Vehicles"