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Putin warns of long war as West seeks to unblock Ukraine’s grain exports

KYIV, July 8 (Reuters) – Western officials on Friday tried to coax Russia into allowing Ukraine to ship its grain out to the world as the four-month-old war threatened to bring hunger to countries far away from the battlefields.

Moscow for its part accused the West of waging economic warfare on Russia by attempting to isolate it with sanctions imposed over the Feb. 24 invasion.

President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia’s military operations in Ukraine had barely got started and the prospects for negotiation would grow dimmer the longer the conflict dragged on.

#Ukraine: Engineering and artillery forces of the Ukrainian army stopped a Russian tank attack in the East recently – at least two T-80/T-72 series tanks were destroyed with four more damaged and abandoned. pic.twitter.com/iv9rhbDM2J

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) July 8, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Freshii’s ‘virtual cashiers’ make $3.75 an hour and have been called ‘outrageous’ — now the chain’s founder wants to go global

It started as an experiment, designed to solve staffing shortages at Freshii.

Last year, amidst harsh COVID-19 business restrictions, senior members of Freshii’s management team — including founder and then-CEO Matthew Corrin — quietly began testing a software called “Percy,” a video-calling device attached to cash registers at select franchise locations.

The software was built to connect Freshii patrons with cheap, outsourced workers based in countries thousands of kilometres away. The idea, the creators said, was to help franchise owners cut down on labour costs while keeping their doors open in case local staff called in sick.

I can see why we need record immigration.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money"

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich to remain in jail pending trial

OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich was denied bail and will remain in custody after a justice of the peace ruled she breached a condition of her original release.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Pew Poll Finds the Public Backs Equal Coverage of Issues; Most of the Press Disagree

On the front of Thursday’s Washington Times was a story by Stephen Dinan on a new poll that showed a dramatic difference in public opinion on the goals of journalism.

Less than half of journalists — 44% — say every side of an issue deserves “equal coverage,” according to a survey of the industry by the Pew Research Center.

Among the broader community, though, the vast majority — 76% — believe in equal coverage.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"Journalists"

Hey, Hey! Ho, Ho! Here’s a Big Reason Why Portland’s Antifa Seems to Have a Never-Ending Supply of Rioters

Ever wonder why there seems to be a limitless supply of Antifa terrorists in Portland, Ore., year after year, riot after riot, conflagration after conflagration? Why there’s no shortage of purple-haired screamers willing to toss Molotov cocktails, tag buildings with old-timey revolutionary slogans, set GOP headquarters on fire, firebomb pregnancy clinics, punch people they don’t like, loot stores, and point lasers into the eyes of police officers? Wonder no more. The Antifa summer camp for kids is back this summer for the first time since their fellow travelers in communist China unleashed the COVID-19 virus on the world.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•Antifa

André Pratte: How ‘multiculturalist’ became an insult in Quebec

Last Monday, Quebec Solidaire’s leader, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, announced that if his leftist party was elected to form the provincial government this fall, they would amend bill 21 in order to allow the wearing of religious symbols for all workers in Quebec. Nadeau-Dubois was immediately accused of being a “multiculturalist.”

So? It should be an insult.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"Diversity", "Multiculturalism"

European Scientists Empowering China’s Military

New research done by Follow the Money, a Dutch platform for investigative journalism, and ten other European media outlets, found that European scientists have “shared militarily sensitive knowledge with the Chinese army on a large scale.”

The project, known as the China Science Investigation, collected a staggering 353,000 scientific collaborations between Europe and China and found that, of these, 2,994 have taken place with the Chinese military, defined as, “studies where scientists from Western European universities collaborated with Chinese colleagues directly linked to an institute that is part of the Chinese army.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Europe

Biden Sold a Million Barrels From US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China-Owned Gas Giant

The Biden administration sold roughly one million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Chinese state-controlled gas giant that continues to purchase Russian oil, a move the Energy Department said would “support American consumers” and combat “Putin’s price hike.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "Joe Sleazebag Biden"

Pierre the Polarizer has got the Conservative Party – and he could certainly take the country, too

The Conservative Party of Canada was taken over by its hardline Reform wing 20 years ago. The Reformers vanquished the old progressive Tories. Now, with leadership frontrunner Pierre Poilievre and with Trumpism as a backdrop, they’re doing it again, re-entrenching on the ideological hard side.

As for the old Tories, they’re boneyard-bound again. Even after Patrick Brown’s disqualification from the leadership race, moderate Jean Charest’s chances of winning are decidedly scant.

Has there been a shift to Poilievre by the Braintrust?

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 7, 2022•0•Conservative Party

Review of “Lie Detector” tests stokes privacy fears at cyber spy agency

The watchdog body overseeing Canada’s intelligence agencies is looking into whether polygraph tests — popularly known as lie detector tests — should be used to hire spies.

Its investigation has some of Canada’s cyber intelligence officials and agents worried that their most personal information could be viewed by strangers.

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency [NSIRA] is in the midst of reviewing internal security programs at the Communication Security Establishment [CSE], the foreign signals intelligence agency. Among other things, NSIRA is looking into whether the use of polygraph tests in CSE recruitment “is lawful, reasonable and necessary.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•Canada, WTF?

GOLDSTEIN: Freeland’s absurd claim ‘climate action’ insures against high energy prices

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was being insensitive when she told Canadians high gasoline prices are a reminder “of why climate action is so important and why as a country we have to work even harder and move even faster towards a green economy.”

But it’s not the worst thing she said …

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 7, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Stats Can figures shows shoppers paying 20% more for food staples

The statistics about food prices in Canada are startling.

Statistics Canada’s monthly average retail prices for selected products shows shoppers are paying 20% more for spaghetti, flour, cabbage and other staples according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

In its report released Wednesday, Stats Can says even the cheapest meats went up in price by a third or more year over year while a loaf of white bread averaged $4.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•Canada

Ukrainian diaspora urges Trudeau not to return turbine to Russia

Canada’s Ukrainian community has urged the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to refuse to compromise the country’s sanctions against Russia in order to return a turbine that Moscow says is critical for supplying natural gas to Germany.

Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom cut the capacity along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to just 40% of usual levels last month, citing the delayed return of equipment being serviced by Germany’s Siemens Energy in Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 8, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Whistleblower says Patrick Brown arranged her payment by third-party company

A lawyer for a woman identifying herself as a former organizer on Patrick Brown’s campaign says Brown personally connected her with a third-party company to pay for her work on his campaign.

Debra Jodoin says in a statement released through her lawyer that she briefly worked as a regional organizer for Brown’s campaign from May to the beginning of June.

But wait there’s more…

Tory leadership committee was advised not to approve Patrick Brown’s nomination

Members of the Conservative leadership committee responsible for vetting candidates recommended back in the spring that Patrick Brown’s campaign application not be approved, National Post has learned.

Makes ya wonder if CSIS or the RCMP have something on him.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022July 7, 2022•0•Conservative Party

Rogers hit by wireless and internet outage across Canada

Telecommunications giant Rogers is experiencing a massive outage on Friday morning that is impacting wireless, cable and internet customers across the country.

While the company had not issued any formal communication about the outages as of 8:00 a.m. ET, an online service tracker showed disruptions in locations nationwide. Flanker brands are also affected, including Fido.

The Toronto Police Service tweeted that Rogers customers in that city were having trouble connecting to 911.

by Blazingcatfur•July 8, 2022•0•Internet