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Legal experts accuse Leslyn Lewis of ‘fearmongering’ over WHO pandemic pact

Conservative leadership hopeful Leslyn Lewis has outlined a frightening scenario: if Canada signs an international pandemic treaty, Canadians’ travel and medication choices could be restricted, the Constitution could be suspended and it could all pave the way for a global government.

Lewis made those claims in a half-hour-long live event broadcast on Facebook and Twitter Wednesday night. They build on arguments she has made already about the dangers involved in Canada signing the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Response Treaty.

Several legal experts say her claims are completely untrue.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•WTF?

The left hates Elon Musk because he’s a twin threat that doesn’t tolerate BS

Why does the left hate Elon Musk?

It’s simple, really: Because he can’t be controlled, and because he doesn’t tolerate BS.

The left can’t stand either. It insists on control, to the point of systematically eliminating or co-opting anything that might serve as an independent power center. (Their fear is justified: “Music clubs” turned out to be a major factor in Czechoslovakia’s 1989 anticommunist Velvet Revolution.) And it insists on not merely spreading BS, but on requiring people to repeat and endorse its BS as a sign of submission.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Cancel Culture"

Meet the Conspiracy Theorist Behind Twitter’s ‘Crisis Misinformation Policy’

Twitter’s pick to stop the spread of misinformation in times of crisis has a history of pushing falsehoods.

Yoel Roth, the head of Twitter’s safety and integrity unit, unveiled the site’s “crisis misinformation policy” on Thursday. In a blog post, Roth outlined how Twitter will place warning labels on tweets deemed to contain misinformation and prevent them from being “amplified or recommended” in times of armed conflict, natural disasters, or public health emergencies.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•Twitter, Twitter is Evil

China Starting Next Global Crisis By Gobbling Up Sri Lanka

On May 12, India confirmed that it would provide a desperate Sri Lankan government 65,000 metric tons of urea, pursuant to an existing $1 billion credit line. The sale, which overrides New Delhi’s ban on the exports of the commodity, relieves severe pressure on the government of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka since the end of March has been wracked by violent protests. “Shoot-on-sight” orders have for the most part restored order, but the unrest has led to the replacement of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, once the country’s dominate political figure. His brother, the president, is unlikely to survive the tumult. The ongoing economic and financial crisis is Sri Lanka’s worst since independence from Britain in 1948.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Sri Lanka

Cyber security: Global food supply chain at risk from malicious hackers

Modern “smart” farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning.

It is feared hackers could exploit flaws in agricultural hardware used to plant and harvest crops.

Agricultural manufacturing giant John Deere says it is now working to fix any weak spots in its software.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•Cyber War, Cybercrime

Princeton president demands tenured professor is FIRED after he spoke out against giving black colleagues more sabbatical time and higher salaries than white staff

Princeton University’s president is demanding one of the school’s most distinguished professors be fired, following student uproar over the educator’s criticism of woke school policies and racial politics that emerged after the murder of George Floyd.

The recommended dismissal, sent by University President Christopher Eisgruber to the school’s board of directors last week, accuses classics professor Joshua Katz of not cooperating with a 2018 investigation into alleged sexual misconduct.

The investigation looked into a relationship Katz, 51, had with a student in 2006. It saw the tenured professor briefly suspended, after being resolved internally.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism, "Peak Virtue Signalling", "Soft racism of lowered expectations", #BlackLivesMatter

FBI Investigating ‘Concerted Effort’ by Out-of-State Protesters to Stop Building Police Training Center

Atlanta police arrested eight protesters on Tuesday after Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers escorting construction workers who are building a new police, fire, and EMS training facility.

Many of the protesters were from out of state. The FBI is also investigating the possibility that the protesters crossed state lines in order to commit felonies.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Depolicing"

Inside a growing movement of COVID deniers and conspiracists — including one Ontario cop — who are clogging the courts with ‘legal gibberish’

As an OPP constable, Gabriel Proulx has sworn to uphold the laws of the province and the country.

But now facing charges of discreditable conduct for his actions in defying COVID protocols, the Belleville-based police officer is arguing some of those laws don’t apply to him.

Proulx is fighting the Police Services Act charges laid against him by employing a debunked, court-clogging and often self-destructive legal strategy that’s rising in popularity alongside a growing wave of COVID disinformation and anti-government rage.

It’s called Organized Pseudolegal Commercial Arguments, or “legal gibberish,” as some judges describe it.

HMA

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Russia may scrap age limits for soldiers to bolster Ukraine invasion force

Senior Russian officials have proposed a new law that would eliminate age limits for military contract soldiers, in another sign the country is facing a shortage of infantry to continue its offensive in Ukraine.

Two members of the ruling United Russia party who introduced the law said the move would enable the military to utilise the skills of older professionals.

“For the use of high-precision weapons, the operation of weapons and military equipment, highly professional specialists are needed. Experience shows that they become such by the age of 40-45,” it said.

Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Russia is halting its supply of natural gas to Finland, the Finnish state-owned energy firm Gasum says.

Finland has been refusing to pay for its supplies in roubles. But it also follows an announcement that Finland will apply for Nato membership.

Gasum said the move was “regrettable” but said there would be no disruption to customers.

Despite the Ukraine conflict, Russia continues to supply gas to many European countries.

#Ukraine: Incredible footage reminding us the first days of the war – A Russian supply convoy was destroyed by the Ukrainian forces in Luhansk Oblast recently. pic.twitter.com/f8vyIoLyWR

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 20, 2022

#Ukraine: The Ukrainian 80th Air Assault Brigade used a Stugna-P ATGM to strike a likely TZM-T (TOS-1 reloading vehicle), causing a massive explosion. pic.twitter.com/Z64wvTmqy5

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) May 20, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Sabrina Maddeaux: Liberals ban Huawei after inexcusable delay

They finally did it. Nearly three years after they promised a decision on Huawei ahead of the 2019 election, the federal Liberals grew a backbone and officially banned the Chinese telecommunications firm from Canada’s 5G network.

As the saying goes, better late than never, but the Trudeau government’s painfully slow march toward making an obvious choice –– one made much quicker by many peer nations — raises some serious questions.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Canada's China Class", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Netflix’s woke purge: Troubled streaming giant’s latest layoffs targeted 150 staff who were among its most vocal social justice warriors

Netflix’s recent axing of 150 staff targeted many of the firm’s wokest workers who are prolific social justice warriors on social media.

The struggling streaming service has pulled the plug on several projects that were aimed at discussing race and LGBTQ issues, Variety reported, and axed the diverse employees working on and promoting them.

In addition to the layoffs, the company also fired nearly 70 employees working for its social media and publishing teams focused on marginalized communities.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"

Concerning ‘China’s Master Plan to Destroy America’

China has been unabashed about making its intentions known. Already in 1999, two colonels in China’s People’s Liberation Army, Qiao Liang and Wang Xiansui, wrote, “Unrestricted Warfare: China’s Master Plan to Destroy America.” In it, the authors “suggest the significance of alternatives to direct military confrontation, including international policy, economic warfare, attacks on digital infrastructure and networks, and terrorism. Even a relatively insignificant state can incapacitate a far more powerful enemy by applying pressure to their economic and political systems.” Ideally, “one might not even know that one is the target.”

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA

AP-NORC Poll: Joe Biden‘s Approval Dips to Lowest of Presidency

President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party.

Only 39% of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as president, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Research, dipping from already negative ratings a month earlier.

I blame great replacement theory.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden"

More Canadians will go hungry in Trudeau’s Canada

TORONTO – Experts and advocates anticipate that more Canadians could be at risk of going hungry as inflation continues to outpace many consumers’ grocery budgets.

Valerie Tarasuk, a professor of nutritional sciences at University of Toronto, said steepening inflation rates are likely to increase the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in Canada. That could mean financial concerns will prompt people to reduce meal sizes, skip meals or even go a day or more without eating.

Overall food costs rose 8.8 per cent compared with a year ago, while Canadians paid 9.7 per cent more for food at stores in April, the largest increase since September 1981, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Toronto mayor pens letter to Ontario, feds over ‘concerning’ increase in carjackings

“I’m extremely troubled by the increase in carjackings we are seeing in the city,” Tory wrote in a tweet Friday morning. “I know Toronto Police are also concerned by this brazen, criminal activity and are working to do everything they can to arrest those responsible.”

In Tory’s letter, he said Toronto Police have reported a 55 per cent increase in carjackings compared to 2021 “representing the largest increase of all major crimes that they track.”

by Blazingcatfur•May 20, 2022May 20, 2022•0•"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"