Author: Blazingcatfur
Orchestra that refused to play national anthem accused of ‘woke nonsense’
The Chineke! Orchestra did not play God Save the King at a performance in Switzerland during the period of mourning for the Queen, at the direction of its founder and artistic director Chi-chi Nwanoku.
In an email seen by the Mail on Sunday Ms Nwanoku, 66, wrote “The Chineke! Orchestra is full of musicians who are not from the UK and many who are the direct result of their ancestors being enslaved. We will not be playing the National Anthem in Lucerne.”
It has previously played at the Proms and has received hundreds of thousands of pounds in funding from Arts Council England.
Shock and horror after Russia’s wave of strikes across Ukraine
The past few hours have seen wave after wave of explosions, not just here in Kyiv, but all across this vast country, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east and Odesa in the south.
For those of us who were here when Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February, there’s an element of déjà vu. We’ve been told to spend as much time as we can in the basement, as further attacks, using missiles and drones, are expected.
But this is also different. The explosions here in Kyiv are much closer to the centre. Not distant thumps from the suburbs, but loud reverberations close to streets and locations we’ve come to know well in the past eight months.
Russian footage of missile launches towards Ukraine this morning. Probably in the Black Sea. pic.twitter.com/bNpy83a9Y4
— NOËL 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) October 10, 2022
Prized Picasso ‘unharmed’ after Extinction Rebellion activists glue hands to painting in Melbourne
Two Extinction Rebellion activists glued themselves to a prized Pablo Picasso painting at the National Gallery of Victoria to draw attention to environmental causes ahead of the state election next month.
The protesters – who were arrested and later released without charges being laid – used superglue on Sunday to attach themselves to Picasso’s Massacre in Korea, which was on loan to the gallery as part of its Picasso Century exhibition. The NGV said in a statement the artwork, which was protected by a perspex glazing, was not harmed.
Adam Zivo: Encampment activists callously harass victims of street crime
Activists who defend violent homeless encampments claim they are driven by compassion, and that criticisms of encampments, or of homeless crime more generally, are callous. This is untrue. Those who call attention to homeless crime merely recognize that victims of street violence deserve empathy and protection — especially because, when said victims speak out about their experiences, they suffer shocking abuse by “compassionate” pro-encampment activists.
Germany cybersecurity chief faces sacking over Russia ties — reports
Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser is looking to fire the chief of the federal agency responsible for cybersecurity, Arne Schönbohm, over his alleged contacts with agents of Russia’s security services, Germany’s newspapers reported on Sunday, citing anonymous government sources.
Schönbohm is the president of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).
But a recent investigation found that he was also the member of a technology association which counts as a member a German company that is a subsidiary of a Russian cybersecurity firm founded by a former KGB employee.
Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau could share a harsh spotlight when Truck Convoy inquiry begins
There is almost certain to be testimony, however, showing the occupation of Ottawa was more than an out-of-control street party; that behind the hot tubs, barbecues and “F – – – Trudeau” flags was something potentially more insidious.
David Vigneault, head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, has already testified to a separate parliamentary inquiry that a dangerous current was running through the convoy occupation. “We have seen a number of individuals, who were of concern to CSIS prior to the convoy, being engaged online and also in person in the context of the convoy,” Vigneault told a special joint committee investigating the invocation of the Emergencies Act in February, in response to the protests that occupied blocks of downtown Ottawa for weeks.
“The concern we had with the convoy, at the outset and throughout, was the fact that we have seen in Canada, in other jurisdictions, violent extremists using these protests and demonstrations to engage in acts of violence, to recruit members, to be able to spread their ideology further,” Vigneault said
Do CSIS & the RCMP only concern themselves with some Canadians? No one has been arrested in the Coastal GasLink attack. Not a single bank account frozen and how’s the Church Burnings file coming along?
Israel embassy in Ottawa raises concerns over security, rise in antisemitism
The Embassy of Israel in Ottawa says it feels at risk of violence after nearly three years of pushing Global Affairs Canada to increase its security.
It is exceptionally rare for embassies and consulates to go public with concerns about their security, but the Israeli Embassy provided two senior officials for an interview on the subject.
Douglas Todd: Five things North Americans should know about the war in Ukraine
… Despite long ties to Russia, Ukrainians are fighting the oppressor to protect their independence and identity, which is significantly embedded in their religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, said Munsterman, who works for Nederlands Dagblad.
As Munsterman spoke, it made me wonder if Canadians would ever mount such a strong defence if their identity, as a nation and people, was threatened by a vicious external enemy. It’s not for certain.
Why? We’ve lost it to a vicious internal enemy called the Liberal Party.
Tyson foods joins Caterpillar and Boeing in ditching Chicago amid huge crime wave under woke Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Tyson Foods has become the latest company to shutter its Chicago-area offices in response to rampant crime seen under progressive Mayor Lori Lightfoot, joining Boeing, Caterpillar, and several others to turn tail and flee the Windy City.
The chicken giant made the bombshell announcement Wednesday, revealing it’s bringing together its corporate employees at its global headquarters in Arkansas, and closing down three of its offices, including one in Downtown Chicago.
The other two include a location in nearby Downers Grove, a suburb just outside the city, and in Dakota Dunes in South Dakota.
Canada’s recession will hit earlier, harder and last longer than expected. The Star talked to economists to find out who is most at risk
Alan Liu is in the fight of his life.
The pandemic thrust two brutal years on his once-thriving downtown Thai restaurants. Now, hope for a successful recovery is fading, and like so many small business owners in Toronto, Liu sees nothing but more turmoil ahead.
“We’re still in the throes of an economic comeback from COVID,” Liu said. “But we keep getting hit repeatedly. It’s just one thing after another.”
It’s the Star so Blackie holds no blame.
Vladimir Putin: Crimea bridge explosion was ‘terrorist act’ by Ukraine’s secret service
Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack on the Crimea bridge a “terrorist act” carried out by the Ukrainian secret service, paving the way for an escalation in the Kremlin’s response.
Putin made his first comments about Saturday’s explosion in an unscheduled 33-second video address late on Sunday night.
“There is no doubt. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying critically important civilian infrastructure,” the Russian president said in the broadcast, published on the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. “This was devised, carried out and ordered by the Ukrainian special services.”
Canadian court weighs whether U.S. is “safe” for migrants
The Canadian Supreme Court is hearing an unusual case this month. A group of immigration activists are asking the court to rule that the United States can not be considered a “safe third country” for the purposes of the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) enacted between the two countries nearly two decades ago. In essence, the plaintiffs are asking the court to strike down the STCA.
Secret Recording Shows Racial Truths Behind LA Woke Politics “I see a lot of little short dark people.”
Oh to be a fly on that wall.
Earlier this month, an anonymous Reddit account posted several shocking audio recordings. The recordings seem to contain the voices of Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, and LA Labor Federation President Ron Herrera discussing a wide range of topics of great public interest and being incredibly racist while doing so.
Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five years after women’s stories about him made the #MeToo movement explode, Harvey Weinstein is going on trial in the city where he once was a colossus at the Oscars.
Already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, the 70-year-old former movie mogul faces different allegations including several that prosecutors say occurred during a pivotal Oscar week in Los Angeles. Jury selection for an eight-week trial begins Monday.
Weinstein has been indicted on four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts involving five women, who will appear in court as Jane Does to tell their stories. He has pleaded not guilty.