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Russian spy ships in ‘plot to sabotage Europe’s energy’

‘Ghost’ vessels map wind farms and communication cables in preparation for full-scale conflict with West

Russian spy ships are mapping wind farms and communication cables in the North Sea as part of plans to sabotage Europe’s energy infrastructure, an investigation has found.

A number of European intelligence agencies are closely monitoring the threat posed by the fleet of Russian boats, which are often disguised as fishing trawlers or research vessels, operating in the area.

#Ukraine: A Russian MT-12 Rapira 100mm anti-tank gun along with a Ural ammo truck were destroyed by the Ukrainian 40th Artillery Brigade in cooperation with the 10th Mountain Brigade near Bilohorivka, #Donetsk Oblast.

Two more MT-12 were also damaged by artillery fire. pic.twitter.com/oEx3ULdcnO

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) April 19, 2023

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Search for unmarked graves at Blue Quills finds 19 sites that could be unmarked plots

A search for unmarked graves at the former Blue Quills Residential School in eastern Alberta found 19 sites that contained anomalies consistent with burial plots.

The property, located about 150 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, was once a Roman Catholic-run institution. It now operates as University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills, which is governed by the seven First Nations communities that surround it.

An investigation using ground-penetrating radar uncovered “reflections” in the soil that are indicative of human burials or graves.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•Aboriginal Issues

Hmmm

"Without fostering competition within Canada, economic growth will remain insufficient and our standard of living will continue to decline."

The Liberals & NDP don't believe in the free market. They'd rather cozy lobbying from monopolies and oligopolies.https://t.co/gs9tPcTL8n

— Miranda Veracruz de la Hoya Cardinal (@RW_Crank) April 20, 2023

h/t XC

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023•0•Canada, WTF?

Bleating eco-mob claim police were rough with them when they were arrested during storming of Grand National – in bizarre video set to emotional piano music

Eco-zealots who tried to storm the Grand National have complained that police were rough with them as they were arrested for attempting to cause massive disruption at the world-famous racecourse.

In a video set to emotional piano music posted on Twitter last night, activists from XR offshoot Animal Rising – formerly Animal Rebellion – claimed Merseyside Police officers and security guards from G4S broke their bones, unleashed dogs and used pepper-spray on them.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•Batshit Crazy Eco-Luddites

‘Highly Unusual’ That Government Can Appoint Directors to Trudeau Foundation Board: Charity Expert

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is governed by a board of up to 18 directors, and Canada’s industry minister has the power to appoint two of those directors, something charity expert Kate Bahen says she has never seen before.

It’s “highly unusual” for the government to have this influence on a charity, even when the government gives an endowment, Bahen told The Epoch Times.

That’s a very blurred line.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Teen suspects arrested in Dadeville, Alabama, Sweet 16 mass shooting

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection to Saturday’s mass shooting at a Sweet 16 celebration in Dadeville, Alabama, that left four people dead and 32 injured.

Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, both of Tuskeegee, were both arrested Tuesday.

Each teen was charged with four counts of reckless murder, Sgt. Jeremy Burkett of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Wednesday during the first police news conference about the shooting since Sunday.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"Mass Shooting"

Alberta releasing new climate plan based on the idea that it, not Ottawa, is best-positioned to implement policy

Alberta is releasing an emissions reduction plan on Wednesday premised on the idea that the province, not Ottawa, is best positioned to implement environmental policies. For the first time, the province as a whole will have a goal of being carbon neutral by 2050 – the same aim as major oil sands producers, and the federal commitment for all of Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•Alberta

Randall Denley: Liberals unconvincing as champions of thrift against striking union

Trying to pick a side in the public servants’ strike? Here’s how I break the situation down.

While not normally the biggest fan of public sector unions, I have to say that the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s position is reasonable, in most respects. The exception is the 30-per-cent increase that 35,000 Canada Revenue Agency employees are seeking. The number is so ridiculous it’s not even worth examining.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•Canada, Canada's Public Service Union Predator Class

‘Mature Enough’: Undercover Video Reveals Docs Routinely Approve Puberty Blockers for Kids as Young as Eight

An undercover video released Wednesday by Project Veritas revealed that doctors in Texas and New York are routinely prescribing puberty blockers to children as young as eight years old.

“We do have patients who are starting as young as eight, nine,” a social worker at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Texas explained to one Veritas reporter who went undercover as a parent exploring transition services for his ten-year-old child. “We have a list of gender affirming therapists that we can provide.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"They really do want your children"

How Bad Is Portland’s Drug Problem? So Bad That It Closed a County Drug Center.

It would be funny were it not so incredibly pathetic. A county-run drug counseling center for homeless drug addicts in Portland had to be shut down and some of its employees were dumped because of drug use and “inappropriate relations” between employees. In other words, a drug and sex scandal shut down the Multnomah County Behavioral Health Resource Center.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"Progressive Paradise"

The CCP Tasked Operatives With Promoting Anti-American, Left-Wing Talking Points On Social Media, FBI Affidavit Says

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allegedly directed operatives to exploit the death of George Floyd and spread anti-democracy messages on U.S. social media platforms, according to an FBI affidavit unsealed on Monday.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged thirty-four Chinese National Police Officers on Monday with allegedly perpetrating a transnational repression scheme targeting United States residents. The DOJ alleges the defendants committed conspiracy to transmit interstate or foreign threats.

Working to plan with the Liberal Party.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA

Can We Do Anything About America’s Decline?

The remedies are agreed upon, but the needed medicine is feared more than the disease. Because today, the government is the cause of our many crises.

Twenty-first-century America was on a trajectory of gradual decline—until it began to implode.

Was the accelerant the COVID-19 pandemic and unhinged lockdowns? Or was the catalyst the woke revolution fueled by the 2020 summer of exempted rioting, looting, arson, and violence? Or was it perhaps the deranged fixation on removing Donald Trump from the presidency and destroying the rule of law in the process? Or all that and more?

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•USA

India to overtake China as country with biggest population

India is poised to overtake China to become the most populous country in history in the next three months.

According to new data from the United Nations population fund (UNFPA), India’s population will be 1.4286 billion by the middle of the year compared with 1.4257 billion for China, a gap of 2.9 million.

The country in third place, the United States, is more than a billion people behind with 340 million people.

by Blazingcatfur•April 20, 2023April 19, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Demography, India

Pentagon leaks are a reality check to Ukrainian ambitions

Talk of a game-changing ‘spring offensive’ and retaking Crimea is wishful

The recent Pentagon leaks have confirmed what many already suspected — that Ukraine is facing a much more uphill struggle than the Western narrative would have us believe. They have revealed, in particular, severe “deficiencies” in Ukraine’s munition supplies. The country’s units are burning through artillery ammunition at such a lightning-fast pace — some 7,700 shells per day, or roughly one every six seconds, according to a Ukrainian source — that they are outrunning Western manufacturing capacity and have even begun to ration shells. Meanwhile, the Russian military is said to be firing about 20,000 artillery rounds a day — three times as much.