The trucker convoy has come and gone. The bouncy castles have been put away, the hot tubs dismantled, the 18-wheelers towed, the party atmosphere vanished into air, into thin air. They are such stuff as dreams are made of.
Author: Blazingcatfur
‘Freedom Convoy’ donations frozen, could flow to Ottawa residents
The funds donated to the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest will remain frozen pending the outcome of a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of Ottawa residents.
The parties in the case agreed to transfer cash and cryptocurrency to an escrow fund which would prevent the respondents in the lawsuit from dispersing the funds, court heard Monday.
Ottawa – city of government thieves.
Pic above – Freeland was Sunday caught marching with what are described as OUN colours, the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, lead by Stepan Bandera during WW II. Recall that all Truckers were labeled Nazis because of one clown with a flag. Well Ms. Freeland?
Looks like a tacit acknowledgement that Freeland was, in fact, holding a far-right banner. Lucky for her we don’t have a free press in Canada to grill her about this. https://t.co/lW7oc9FZT8
— Candice Malcolm (@CandiceMalcolm) February 28, 2022
Canada banning crude oil imports from Russia
OTTAWA — Canada will be sending anti-tank weapons and “upgraded ammunition” to Ukraine and is banning all crude oil imports from Russia, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday.
“Canada will continue to deliver support for Ukraine’s heroic defense against the Russian military,” Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa. “We are announcing our intention to ban all imports of crude oil from Russia, an industry that has benefited President Putin and his oligarchs greatly.”
WTF?
Nothing you do will ever be good enough. The left keeps pandering to these insufferable people pic.twitter.com/h8CDNwLTvD
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) February 28, 2022
How Canada became America’s new culture war
Canada never realized its trucker protests would catalyze the way they did — into rocket fuel for MAGA warriors in America’s cultural fight.
The diesel fumes, horn blasts and bouncy castles may have disappeared from downtown Ottawa, but Canadians are only beginning to come to terms with the lingering effect of the “Freedom Convoy.”
The Crowded Road to Kyiv
To retain our deterrence abroad, we must tighten our belts at home, pump oil and gas, start to balance our budget, junk wokeism as a nihilist indulgence, and recalibrate our military.
One of the oddest commentaries about the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the boilerplate reaction that “borders can’t change in modern Europe” or “this does not happen in the 21st century.”
But why in the world should the 21st century be exempt from the pathologies of the past 20 centuries? Are we smarter than the Romans? More innovative than Florentines? Do we have more savvy leaders than Lincoln or Churchill? Are they more mellifluous than Demosthenes? Does anyone now remember that some 130,000 were slaughtered just 30 years ago in the former Yugoslavia, as NATO planes bombed Belgrade and nuclear America and Russia almost squared off?
Biden’s Political Myopia Endangering Europe: Allow the EastMed Pipeline
Once again U.S. President Joe Biden’s strategic miscalculation is coming with a strategic cost: appeasing NATO’s pro-Putin, part-time ally Turkey and jeopardizing Europe’s energy security.
The past several years saw the East Mediterranean turning into a slow-fuse time bomb sitting over rich hydrocarbons claimed questionably by Turkey as a stand-alone regional force versus an alliance of Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
In this tug-of-war, Turkey threatened to take military action if the alliance of rival countries went ahead with its plans to bypass Turkey and transport an annual 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe with a planned underwater pipeline. Turkey alleges that any such pipeline would violate its sovereignty over the Mediterranean and proposes, instead, unsurprisingly, a less costly pipeline carrying natural gas to Europe through Turkish territory.
ISIS terrorist stripped of Aussie citizenship is released from Turkish jail now awaits deportation but no country will take him
An Australian-born Islamic State terrorist has been released from jail in Turkey but is stuck in immigration detention while he waits to see if any country will accept him.
Melbourne-born Neil Prakash, who was raised a Buddhist, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison in March 2019.
He was captured by Turkish border guards in October 2016 as he tried to enter the country from Syria, and spent five years in a maximum-security prison in the city of Gaziantep.
Anti-China for thee but not for we
Washington has in recent years given Israel an earful about its economic ties to China. Israel has responded positively, even at the risk of inviting short-term economic harm. Recently, Israel rejected a bid by the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation to build a light rail system. In a bizarre twist, CRRC is now more welcome in the United States thanks to a decision by the Biden administration to remove it from a list of Communist Chinese military companies.
Ukraine invasion: Misleading claims continue to go viral
Five days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, false or misleading videos and images about the invasion continue to go viral.
Among the things spreading quickly are old videos being depicted as current – along with claims that pictures such as the one above are old, even when they verifiably come from the present conflict.
Ukraine War Took Vladimir Putin From Steely-Eyed KGB Man to Military Bumbler
The Ukraine War scenes of Russian soldiers crying in shame and main battle tanks abandoned due to lack of fuel tell the story of a war gone seriously wrong for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
Nolte: CNN Forced to Admit Left-Wing Bias Killing Ratings, Brand
How will that sleazy, lying Uriah Heep of a hairless gerbil named Brian Stelter intend to circle this square? CNN, a left-wing, basement-rated misinformation machine that spreads conspiracy theories and violence, is now admitting its blatant partisanship has damaged its ratings and credibility.
Michael Taube: Justin Trudeau has been a national embarrassment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau didn’t shower himself with glory during the Freedom Convoy. His poor strategic decisions, disgraceful comments about the protesters and his declaration of an unnecessary national emergency were heavily criticized. He’s been nothing short of a national embarrassment. It’s reached a point where some believe his leadership may be on borrowed time.
Ukraine seeks to join EU as round of talks with Russia ends
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An embattled Ukraine moved to solidify its bond with the West on Monday by applying to join the European Union, while the first round of Ukraine-Russia talks aimed at ending the fighting concluded with no deal but an agreement to keep talking.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted photos of himself signing the EU application, a largely symbolic move for now that could take years to become reality and is unlikely to sit well with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long accused the West of trying to pull Ukraine into its orbit.
Over $154M tied to detained Chinese-Canadian oligarch invested in GTA real estate
A drab, bluish-green glass office tower just north of Toronto, 50 Minthorn Blvd. is unassuming save for a “Bank of China” sign that sits atop the eight-storey building.
But inside, on the first and second floors, is the footprint of companies tied to one of China’s most high-flying oligarchs, Xiao Jianhua. Beijing security agents whisked the Chinese-Canadian billionaire from the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong in a wheelchair five years ago. He hasn’t been heard from since.