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How bad could a Russian cyberattack be?

Containing the attack is the problem

When I have designed wargames around a NATO-Russia conflict, I often left out cyberattacks for a simple reason: it was just too complicated. Too many unknowns make an accurate simulation impossible.

The number of targets, scale of the attack, damage done, how the attack could be carried out and its ramifications were beyond calculation for a mere simulation on the scale I was running using just consumer-based computer technology.

Honestly, nuclear war seemed easier to think about, and that says a lot.

by Blazingcatfur•March 26, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia", Cyber War

Beware of Those Indiscriminately Cheering for Volodymyr Zelenskyy

If you’re anything like me (and I’ll bet you are), over the past month you’ve been feeling uneasy watching the zealots on the left and the squishes on the right unabashedly cheering for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the events of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After the political animosity of the last several years, something has seemed off, not quite right about pundits on the left and the right fervently cheering for the same side in anything let alone a war.

To be clear, I’m not questioning American support of the Ukrainian people.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Will the Consecration Work?

Presently, the Catholic world is holding its collective breath as Pope Francis embarks on yet another attempt to fulfill Our Lady of Fatima’s request to have Russia consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Those who believe the Consecration already took place under previous popes are biting their nails and thinking, “What if the trads were right all along?” while many of the traditional “Fatimists” are finding everything that might be wrong about the text of the prayer, writing it off as another failed attempt before it happens. And, there are Catholics who have no real clue as to what is happening.

Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls Fatima prophecy

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine in a ceremony Friday that harked back to a century-old apocalyptic prophecy about peace and Russia that was sparked by purported visions of the Virgin Mary to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

Francis invited bishops, priests and ordinary faithful around the world to join him in the consecration prayer, which opened with Francis entering St. Peter’s Basilica before an estimated 3,500 people and concluded with Francis sitting alone before a statue of the Madonna. There, he solemnly asked forgiveness that humanity had “forgotten the lessons learned from the tragedies of the last century, the sacrifice of the millions who fell in two World Wars.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia", Catholic Church

Have we reached peak trans?

The troubling impact of gender policies can no longer be ignored

Is it really too much to ask those who struggle to define the word “woman” to refrain from running for public office? Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe’s Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, was asked to provide the dreaded definition during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “No I can’t,” she replied. “I’m not a biologist.”

Jackson hadn’t been asked to explain how blood is deoxygenated, or to offer an intricate overview of the molecular mechanisms by which protein function is regulated in cells. The question “what is a woman?” is hardly the riddle of the sphinx; a reasonably intelligent six-year-old would be able to give an adequate answer.

No on Ketanji Brown Jackson

Barring an unexpected plot twist, the Senate Judiciary Committee has concluded its hearings on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Democratic senators appear primed to confirm her, but Republicans should vote “No.”

The hearings were testy at times, but they were a model of civility compared with the Brett Kavanaugh or Clarence Thomas hearings. Unlike Kavanaugh, Judge Jackson did not have senators reciting the preposterous claims of a since-imprisoned grifter that she was a gang rapist, and did not see the Capitol and the hearing room overrun by angry mobs. Unlike Amy Coney Barrett, she did not face a barrage of media attacks on her faith and her family. Unlike Samuel Alito, she was not slimed by tenuous association with racist or sexist groups, even though Jackson herself currently sits on the board of overseers of a college that is being sued for its open and notorious practice of anti-Asian race discrimination in admissions.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Peak Woke", Big Tranny, USA

Canada: New Liberal-NDP Pact Signed To Prop Up Trudeau Until 2025

In a move never before seen in Canadian history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh reached a new agreement that would see the NDP prop up Trudeau and ensure he remains prime minister until 2025. By then, Canada will have suffered a full decade with the Trudeau government.

The new agreement instantly awards Trudeau the benefits of a majority in the House of Commons. This official pact between the two parties rescues Trudeau and is an undemocratic manipulation that works around Canada’s electoral system. This merger agreement is not to be mistaken for a coalition government. The NDP cannot install government ministers.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Chinese streaming platforms take down films starring Keanu Reeves after he participated in Tibet-related concert

Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert organized by a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama.

Checks by Reuters showed his acclaimed works, the Matrix and John Wick franchises, as well as Speed, were among the films that have been removed. Reuters could not determine when the films were taken down.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Hollywood, Tibet

CBC Runs Cover For Trudeau After Junior’s Ass Kicking by Euro MEPS

Trudeau faced harsh critics in the EU Parliament this week. Here’s who launched the attacks

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently addressed the European Union Parliament and warned of growing threats to democracy, he received an angry backlash from some elected members who accused him of responding to the recent anti-vaccine mandate convoy protest like a dictator.

The public rebukes by a handful of far-right, populist and anti-vaccine members of the European Parliament claiming Trudeau violated civil rights in response to the protest that occupied Ottawa for almost a month went viral on social media.

Everyone who disagrees with Junior is a NAZI.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"NAZIS! NAZIS EVERYWHERE!"

BLM’s charity status at risk over solicitation of funds to elect Democrats, watchdog says

The embattled national Black Lives Matter group used its charitable resources to solicit funds for its affiliated political action committee Tuesday, a move one expert called a “clear violation” of IRS charity rules.

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the charity that represents the national BLM movement, voluntarily shut down its ability to raise money Feb. 2 following a Washington Examiner investigation into its lack of financial transparency that prompted multiple states to issue demands to the group to cease its fundraising activities.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•#BlackLivesMatter

Rex Murphy: Liberal-NDP ‘coalition’ will make Canada worse off. But that’s just fine for Singh and Trudeau

This is two leaders of political parties cobbling together an arrangement for their shared comfort and ease

The big news of the week was the NDP and the Liberals going from cohabitation to official marriage. I call it big news, but in one sense it isn’t. It’s not about inflation, or how Canada is responding to the Ukraine crisis. It’s not about some serious inquiry into the invokation of the Emergencies Act and the wide and dangerous powers the government wielded, unjustifiably in my view, for over a week.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

WTF?

Graphic warning: Medical professionals are causing irreversible damage to young confused women. This is what gender ideology does and it’s celebrated by the left. Horrific. pic.twitter.com/BYkF3VRXgr

— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) March 25, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•WTF?

The Real ‘Reset’ Is Coming

Joe Biden believes the Ukraine war will mark the start of a “new world order.”

In the middle of the COVID global pandemic, Klaus Schwab and global elites likewise announced a “Great Reset.”

Accordingly, the nations of the world would have to surrender their sovereignty to an international body of experts. They would enlighten us on taxes, diversity, and green policies.

When Donald Trump got elected in 2016, marquee journalists announced partisan reporting would have to displace the old, supposedly disinterested approach to the news.

h/t RM

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"The Great Reset"

Why Staggering Casualties Have Russia in Dire Straits

The U.K. is predicting that Russian troops could be encircled.

One of the surprises in the war in Ukraine has been the sheer number of Russian losses.

A NATO official said Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since the invasion was launched in late February. That has been compared to the Battle of Iwo Jima, at which 6,852 U.S. troops were killed in five weeks in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II. A Russian media outlet offered a similar number Tuesday when it said that almost 10,000 Russian troops had been killed, but it later pulled that report, saying that it had been hacked.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Governments in Canada Were Already Bigger Than Optimum Size Pre-COVID: Study

The size of governments in Canada increased enormously during the COVID-19 pandemic, but even before that, the size of the federal government and almost all provincial governments had already grown beyond the optimal point to benefit citizens, a new study says.

“It’s important to understand just how much governments across Canada have grown in recent years, and what impact that might have on our economic recovery moving forward,” said study co-author Alex Whalen, a policy analyst at the Fraser Institute, in a March 17 release.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Big Government

Communist China’s TikTok censoring LGBTQ, Nazi terms in Germany: report

TikTok has been running a questionable word-filtering system in Germany, according to a report by German public broadcasters.

The popular Chinese-owned social network has been blocking posts that contain German-language words relating to Nazis, LGBTQ culture and the tennis player Peng Shuai, according to research by NDR, WDR and ARD’s Tagesschau.

Users were able to post the offending keywords, but — in a practice known as shadowbanning — the posts were not visible to others.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State"

Canada may one day be able to supply specialized hardened steel needed for Trudeau’s Billion Dollar Boondoggle Ice Breakers

Canada could face trouble buying specialized steel for new $7-billion icebreakers

Canada could face problems buying the specialized steel needed for its new $7-billion polar icebreakers, further driving up costs for taxpayers.

The polar-class icebreaker project was originally supposed to cost $1.3 billion for the construction of one vessel. Two icebreakers will now be built, but the cost has skyrocketed to an estimated $7.25 billion.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government