Author: Blazingcatfur

Ukraine War: Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim

Ukrainian generals claim they have breached Russia’s formidable first line of defences in the south, as the counter-offensive launched earlier this summer may be poised to gather pace.

Since June, Kyiv’s territorial gains have been very small – but is Ukraine finally at a turning point?

“Yes, it’s true,” says Yuriy Sak, an advisor to Ukraine’s defence minister, when asked if the breach had happened.

“Little by little, I think we’re gaining momentum,” he said.

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

Household debt rises to $2.34 trillion in Canada as average credit card balance jumps to $4,000: TransUnion report

With the cost of living consistently on the rise, more Canadians are continually turning to credit, with the average credit card balance now standing at $4,000, according to a new report from TransUnion.

Data that came from the TransUnion’s Q2 2023 Credit Industry Insights Report shows a 4.2 per cent increase, or $94.8 billion, in Canadian household debt compared to the previous year, with a total debt of $2.34 trillion for Canadians.

 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Will Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex-Trafficking Clients Be Named?

For those who think the truth about the crime and slime associated with Jeffrey Epstein has been deep-sixed down the memory hole, there may be another bite at this rotten apple. Mimi Lui, an attorney representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, has filed suit in federal court against JPMorgan Chase. Lui charged that over $1 billion in suspicious transactions have been reported to the U.S. Treasury since Epstein’s death and that JPMorgan Chase ignored sex-trafficking red flags over many years, thus enabling these crimes. The case will go to trial on October 23 unless a settlement is reached.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

MPs say democracy is fraying in Canada — but there’s hope

A number of MPs say Canada’s democracy is under pressure on a number of fronts, thanks in part to the impacts of social media and extreme partisanship.

But the eight MPs who took part in a series of one-on-one interviews with CBC’s The House over the summer also expressed a hope that changes to the Canadian system, and a deeper understanding of one another, could lead to better politics.

They hope we’ll stop noticing their greed and incompetence. People are tired of being f&cked over by the political class. Get used to it.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Swedish Police Arrest Two as Riot Breaks Out at Quran Burning Protest

STOCKHOLM — Swedish police on Sunday arrested two people and detained around 10 people after a violent riot broke out at a protest involving a burning of the Quran, police said.

The protest was organized by Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, whose protests — which have included public desecrations of the Muslim holy book — have sparked outrage across the Middle East.

Sunday’s protest was held in a square in the southern city of Malmo, which has a large immigrant population, and according to public broadcaster SVT around 200 people had showed up to watch.

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

Ford gov’s anti-racism plan doubles down on funding for DEI, left-wing groups

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has published a new anti-racism strategic plan that doubles down on “diversity, equity and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives and funding for left-wing organizations.

The plan, published on the Government of Ontario’s website on Aug. 24, commits millions of dollars towards anti-racist initiatives and highlights several recent anti-racist policies implemented by Ford’s PCs.

Dougie is showing us all how the UNIPARTY works.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"DEI - Diversity Equity Inclusion", "Uniparty of Canada"

Israel’s Netanyahu says he wants Eritrean migrants involved in violent clashes to be deported

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he wants Eritrean migrants involved in a violent clash in Tel Aviv to be deported immediately and has ordered a plan to remove all of the country’s African migrants.

The remarks came a day after bloody protests by rival groups of Eritreans in south Tel Aviv left dozens of people injured. Eritreans, supporters and opponents of Eritrea’s government, faced off with construction lumber, pieces of metal and rocks, smashing shop windows and police cars. Israeli police in riot gear shot tear gas, stun grenades and live rounds while officers on horseback tried to control the protesters.

Meanwhile in Canada …

‘All hell was breaking loose’: Rival Eritrean groups clash in northeast Calgary Saturday night

A violent clash between two groups shut down traffic in a northeast Calgary neighbourhood Saturday evening.

The confrontation, between two Eritrean groups, closed Falconridge Boulevard in both directions between Castleridge Blvd. and McKnight Blvd. N.E.

“Around six o’clock, maybe 150 to 200 young guys gathered in this parking space and then they were holding long sticks in their hands and then they rushed towards the other side,” said Mian Wahid, who was in the area when the fight broke out.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEritrea, Israel

How Tamara Lich transformed from spokeswoman to symbol of ‘Freedom Convoy’ movement

OTTAWA – It’s a sunny July day at an outdoor hockey rink outside North Bay, Ont. An acoustic guitar player belts out a ballad about freedom. An adoring crowd sings along.

Tamara Lich, mounted on the back of a brown and white horse and waving a large Canadian flag, enters the arena.

“Love a grand entrance,” the 50-year-old says enthusiastically with a wide smile and a laugh, getting hoots and whistles from supporters gathered to hear her speak, as seen in a video posted on social media.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Scientists at odds over ‘alien artefact’ that may be ‘dino-killer fragment’

Harvard physicist criticised by peers for ‘over-hyped’ claims of interstellar spacecraft though some find his ideas ‘credible’

It would be among the most extraordinary discoveries in scientific history: fragments of an alien spacecraft from another Solar System that landed on Earth.

This week Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb said he may have made just such a find after retrieving metallic objects from the seabed where a meteorite crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Papua New Guinea in 2014.

His claim has been met with disbelief from other scientists who have offered alternative yet still extraordinary explanations for the metal spherules.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"UFO's"

London braces for a mass murder trial with a rare twist

Within a week of one of London’s darkest days, accused murderer Nathaniel Veltman was told during an early court appearance that the case against him would be pursued as a terrorist offence.

In the chaos and sadness of those days in June 2021, after four members of a Pakistani Muslim family were killed and one badly injured in a hit-and-run collision, federal and provincial prosecutors announced the terrorism charges as the justice system began to process the case.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Terrorism - Domestic