With the news that the FBI told agents to ignore the issue of Hunter Biden’s laptop prior to the 2020 presidential race, the suppression of the laptop story on social media, and the release of the redacted search warrant affidavit on Mar-A-Lago, there is another story involving Trump that is hanging out quietly below the fold.
United States prosecutors say they are seeking formal authorization to offer a plea deal to the Montreal-area woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump.
Prosecutor Michael Friedman told the United States District Court in Washington D.C. that a draft plea agreement had been discussed with Pascale Ferrier’s lawyers.
A United States coast guard vessel was unable to enter Solomon Islands for a routine port call because its government did not respond to a request to refuel and provision, a US official said.
The Solomons government did not immediately answer a Reuters request for comment. It has had a tense relationship with the US and its allies since striking a security pact with China in May.
The USCGC Oliver Henry was on patrol for illegal fishing in the South Pacific for a regional fisheries agency when it failed to obtain entry to refuel at Honiara, the Solomons’ capital, a US coast guard press officer said in an emailed statement.
The growing number of people living in vans and RVs around Squamish, B.C., is putting too much pressure on the community’s facilities, according to acting mayor John French.
The District of Squamish, about an hour’s drive north of Vancouver, is a destination for many outdoor enthusiasts, from rock climbers, to mountain bikers, hikers, and kite surfers, many of whom travel and sleep in vans and RVs.
But with limited campground spaces, and ever-increasing interest in the area, people are left to find spots that aren’t meant for camping, and some are leaving garbage and human waste behind.
Interesting that a few Youtube Van Lifers of late have noted a decline in interest which translates into lower video views and slowed channel subscriber growth.
Some of the decline no doubt has to do with the price of gas but also the huge increase in Van prices thanks to the boom manufacturers enjoyed during the pandemic.
No doubt it’s beyond a single cause. For instance RV campgrounds in the US have been bought up by corporations which care about the bottom line a good deal more than smaller operators. Campground advance bookings went through the roof during the pandemic further discouraging people.
Not sure of the cost on this monster but close to 200K USD would be ballpark.
A pair of statues that have sat in storage for years will not be installed, with the city expressing concern that they could be misinterpreted “as a celebration of colonization.”
The Buffalo and the Buffalo Fur Trader — which features two large bronze sculptures — was commissioned in 2012 by the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Arts Council at a cost of $375,000. The piece was completed six years ago.
Freeland yelled at in Alberta. While I don’t condone, this govt is intentionally agitating Canadians, unaccountable, froze bank accounts & denied basic rights. Will we ever have a return to civility in 🇨🇦? Anger is so entrenched.
Warning: coarse language. pic.twitter.com/mTRRHIrgC7
— Rowan (@canmericanized) August 27, 2022
Trudeau Senior was hated but I doubt any government has ever been so despised as Junior’s.
h/t RM
House Republicans want to haul Mark Zuckerberg in front of Congress to explain himself after the Meta chief admitted Facebook throttled the Hunter Biden laptop story.
In a surprise appearance Thursday on the Joe Rogan Experience, Zuckerberg revealed that the company’s decision to clamp down on the dissemination of the laptop story came after the FBI warned the company that Russia-backed campaigns may dump misinformation ahead of the 2020 election. The remarks have sparked outrage among many Republicans.
This isn’t just insane, it’s election interference.
The Oversight Committee must immediately invite Mark Zuckerberg to testify—under oath—about the FBI’s attempts to circumvent the First Amendment. The American people deserve answers and accountability. https://t.co/iKlxnNmcAg
— Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) August 26, 2022
Inflation is likely behind a rising level of debt for about one in four Canadians, a recent survey has found.
While prices slowed marginally in July to 7.6 per cent inflation compared to the whopping 8.1 per cent recorded in June, that has done little to relieve the pressure on Canadians. According to a survey conducted by personal finance site Finder.com, which compares mortgages, credit cards and loans, roughly 7.3 million Canadians over age 18 have used some form of debt to cover their rising costs of living.
The Supreme Court of Canada is a “colonial institution” that should be revitalized to bring back certain practices from indigenous legal systems, says Attorney General David Lametti.
Speaking before the House of Commons justice committee on Aug. 24, Lametti said that indigenous peoples should see their cultures represented in institutions such as the Supreme Court.
In 2006, notable Canadian conservative, Mark Steyn, authored a book titled America Alone. He argued that the values and cultures of the Western world were being erased by population booms among third-world Muslim demographics — aptly named Islamic imperialism.
A Missouri school district promotes the idea that “gender is a universe.”
Springfield Public Schools, the largest public school district in Missouri, has adopted a radical gender-theory training program that encourages teachers to believe that “gender is a universe” and to affirm sexual identities such as “non-binary,” “pansexual,” and “polyamorous.”
Technology is emasculating society
Little is known about the ecstatic rites of Cybele, a pre-Hellenic goddess associated with nature and wildness. Shrines have been found throughout Europe, though she was originally from Mesopotamia. And numerous sources describe her mendicant priesthood: castrated men who bleached their hair, and wore heavy makeup and elaborate feminine costumes. They were said to mimic the mythic figure of Attis, a mortal who — the legend goes — was driven to a frenzy by a jealous Cybele, and castrated himself before becoming her deathless consort.
The Air Force apologised after requesting diverse pilot to be their face at Top Gun 2 premiere
No one draws a crowd quite like Tom Cruise, and when the Hollywood star came to London to promote his new Top Gun movie, Her Majesty’s Royal Air Force was handed a priceless PR opportunity.
Specifically, its ‘Media & Comms’ team was asked if they could find a real-life British fighter ace to join Cruise at one of the media events scheduled around the film’s glittering premiere in Leicester Square. In late April, an RAF publicity wallah named ‘Sarah’ therefore emailed officials at RAF bases, looking for someone to take on the job.
Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself is one of the best books about Nazi Germany I’ve read. The author is 55-year-old Nuremberg native Florian Huber, who wrote his PhD on British policy regarding the postwar occupation of Germany. The book was first published in Germany in 2015. It became a bestseller. Penguin published an English translation in 2019. Huber’s writing is as crisp and gripping as prize-winning fiction. His style is a bit like Hemingway’s. The main text of the book is 267 pages, followed by 20 pages of notes. Promise Me is a quick read that covers an astounding amount of history. It opens with the mass suicides prompted by Nazi Germany’s defeat. It goes on to describe why so many Germans felt that suicide was the only possible response to that defeat.
