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10 key questions for this week’s historic UFO hearing

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is doubling down on solving the decades-old UFO mystery. On Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities will hold the second hearing on the phenomenon in over 50 years.

Congressional interest in UFOs (also known as “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAP) surged following the 2017 publication of eyebrow-raising videos recorded by Navy fighter jets. Briefings by naval aviators who witnessed the mysterious objects maneuvering in extraordinary ways subsequently paved the way for groundbreaking UAP-related legislation.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"UFO's"

Diversity Alert: Member of Alberta multiculturalism council resigns over antisemitic posts

… The Opposition NDP provided The Canadian Press screen grabs of what appears to be Khan’s Facebook account.

One shows an edited image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with the Star of David on his forehead, feasting on the blood of a child with the words “can’t get enough” written above his head. Another post shows Khan allegedly praising a terrorist convicted for his role in the 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"Islamophobia", Anti-Semitism, Canada

Parallel Law: The Rise of Sharia Councils in the UK

Sharia (translated as ‘the correct path’) is the divine law that a Muslim must follow to lead a moral life. It is derived from the Quran and hadith—thousands of sayings attributed to Prophet Mohammad. It is applied to both the public and private spheres. It was interpreted by jurists in the classical period of Islam, wherein four major schools were established. To this day, many Muslim societies still abide, at least in part, by its rule.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, UK

CBC pauses Twitter activity after being labelled ‘government-funded media’

CBC/Radio-Canada has paused activities on its corporate and news Twitter accounts, after the social media platform put a “government-funded media” label on its @CBC account, in its latest move to stamp public broadcasters with designations.

“Twitter can be a powerful tool for our journalists to communicate with Canadians, but it undermines the accuracy and professionalism of the work they do to allow our independence to be falsely described in this way,” said corporate spokesperson Leon Mar.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•CBC

Tucker Carlson: Should the U.S. liberate Canada from Trudeau?

Tucker Carlson, the Fox News television host and provocateur, has a new documentary coming out, and its central question is whether the United States should liberate Canada from tyranny, as it attempted to do in Libya and Iraq.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•Canada, USA

WTF?

h/t XC

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•The Future

Compared to last three Conservative leaders, Poilievre in more favourable political environment to unseat Trudeau, but still has ‘a hell of a fight ahead,’ say veteran political players

The current political environment is much more favourable for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to unseat the prime minister—compared to how it was for the last three party leaders who went head-to-head with Justin Trudeau in general election campaigns—but it’s too early to conclude that he is “the strongest challenger Trudeau has faced,” say veteran political players.

“He’s the only challenger that got Justin Trudeau in his third term, in that type of political environment that he’s in,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs in an interview with The Hill Times. “The circumstances that he [Poilievre] finds himself in compared to the other two Conservative leaders is quite different. So I don’t agree that it’s an evaluation of the three leaders. The environment here is more important than the people.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•Conservative Party

The Great Illusion of 2023

Has traditionally sober-minded Singapore gone a bit soft on China?

The statesmen of Singapore in the tradition of Lee Kuan Yew are known for their foreign-policy realism, and they know Asia much better than do Westerners. We should assess their geopolitical advice with that perspective in mind. Bilahari Kausikan, a former top official in Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has written an essay in Foreign Affairs that for all of its eloquence and obeisance to history is nevertheless reminiscent of Norman Angell’s 1910 work The Great Illusion, which argued that the economic interdependence of great powers would lessen the chances of a major war — three years before the outbreak of World War I.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"President Dementia AKA Joe Biden", Singapore

China’s Stateside ‘Rent-A-Womb’ Industry Poses Yet Another National Security Nightmare

American policymakers need to get serious about countering the threat from communist China. While the House China Select Committee has announced it will be investigating Chinese investment in U.S. research and academia, farmland, entertainment, social media, and defense contracts, it should also examine the Chinese “rent-a-womb” industry in America.

Increasingly, Chinese nationals are using American surrogates to bear their children. Thanks to in vitro fertilization, they don’t even need to leave China.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA

Why San Francisco is in the grip of an apocalyptic DEATH LOOP

People complain that Americans are insincere with their friendly greetings, but the coffee barista who’d just served me a £4.50 latte sounded like he meant it when he thanked me for being a ‘loyal customer’.

After all, apart from him, his two under-employed colleagues, and a solitary couple poring over a laptop in a distant corner of one of San Francisco’s largest and smartest coffee shops, we were entirely alone.

At this hour, the establishment — Joe & The Juice on Market Street, the city’s busiest pedestrian thoroughfare — would once have been heaving with thrusting young technology workers stocking up on pricey coffee and ‘cold-pressed’ fruit juice before heading off into their gleaming offices to spearhead the digital revolution.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"Progressive Paradise"

Biden Is Emboldening China to Invade Taiwan

China just substantially reduced a three-day no-fly zone it had declared northeast of Taiwan. The zone, originally scheduled to run from the 16th to the 18th of this month, was scaled back to just 27 minutes on the 16th.

China’s Maritime Safety Administration said the closure was due to “aerospace activities.” Apparently, the initial stage of a Chinese space launch vehicle will be falling back to earth at that time.

Taiwan said it had objected to the duration of the Chinese zone as initially announced. Others, including aviation authorities, complained to Beijing as well.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Taiwan

‘Wealthy White Men’ Most Likely to ‘Repeatedly Violate the Rights of Others,’ University of Texas Psych Quiz States

A University of Texas psychology professor is apologizing to her students after including a question on a quiz that stated “wealthy white men” are “most likely to repeatedly violate the rights of others.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•Batshit Crazy Progressive Racists

Canada to pay $800m to settle land dispute with five First Nations

Canada has agreed to pay C$800m to settle a land claims dispute with five First Nations, an acknowledgement it failed to honour a treaty signed more than a century ago – and the latest in a string of deals reshaping the relationship between government and Indigenous communities

Over the weekend, officials with both the federal and British Columbia governments admitted successive administrations had broken their promises to the Blueberry River First Nations, the Doig River First Nation, the Halfway River First Nation, the Saulteau First Nations and the West Moberly First Nations.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•Aboriginal Issues

AOC Concealed Thousands In Campaign Spending, Ethics Complaint Alleges

Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez concealed thousands of dollars in campaign spending, an ethics complaint exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation alleges.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint cites more than $9,600 in reported campaign credit card expenditures that lacked information on the purpose of the charges. Dan Backer filed the complaint on behalf of the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, a nonprofit organization that’s levied similar complaints.

by Blazingcatfur•April 17, 2023April 17, 2023•0•WTF?