Police pursuit of stolen bus disrupted by new Washington law

A 39-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly stole a school bus and then a front-end loader, which he crashed into his home in northwest Washington state, according to police.

Andrew Loudon, who law enforcement identified and connected to both incidents by the yellow dress he was wearing, was arrested Sunday, a day after being released from a psychiatric hospital in the city of Lakewood, according to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office. Police blamed a new law restricting vehicle pursuits for preventing them from apprehending the suspect sooner.

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Ontario reports 158 new Covid cases … and … Great News Wuhan Flu Imports Way Up!

Ontario reports 158 new Covid cases … and … Great News Wuhan Flu Imports Way Up!

Ontario is reporting more than 150 new COVID-19 cases today and four more virus-related deaths.

Ontario health officials say 158 new infections were confirmed today, up from 129 on Tuesday and 135 last Wednesday.


July on track to exceed Canada’s pre-India ban numbers on infected international flights

With less than a week left in the month, July’s on track to see international arrivals carrying COVID-19 passengers exceed those before Canada banned passenger flights from India.

It’s like they don’t want you able to leave the country…

Couple’s travel plans on hold because mixed vaccine doses not widely accepted

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Biden Bends Over for Beijing

Biden judge drops case against Chinese spy for “no reason” – other than Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Last week, acting U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert dismissed a visa-fraud case against Chinese national Juan Tang, whose trial was set to begin July 26 in Sacramento. According to the Sacramento Bee, Talbert declined comment and assistant U.S. Attorney Heiko Coppola “gave no reason for seeking the dismissal.” The surprise move had nothing to do with any new evidence in the case, and everything to do with anti-Trump politics.

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German lawyers wrangle over pensioner’s WW2 tank in basement

Lawyers in Germany are wrangling over how to deal with a pensioner who stored a World War Two tank, anti-aircraft gun and torpedo in his basement.

The items were removed from a house in the northern town of Heikendorf in 2015 with the help of the army.

Prosecutors and defence lawyers are now negotiating possible penalties, including a suspended sentence and a fine of up to €500,000 (£427,000).

The defendant, aged 84, must also find new homes for the monumental items.

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Universities have succumbed to racial groupthink

Critical race theory has replaced critical thinking.

A university should be a place where people can challenge received wisdom, test out theories and discuss differences of opinion without fear. But a worrying trend has developed: universities are telling academic staff how they should approach political and social issues. These are often the very issues that they are employed to examine critically.

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The Great Betrayal

Our own Department of Defense and other United States government agencies gave millions of dollars to a charity that funded the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which was in part used for research to genetically manipulate coronaviruses to be communicable among humans. Through review of the evidence, Dr. Charles B. Simone, a leading immunologist, medical oncologist, and radiation oncologist, is among those asking serious questions about United States/People’s Republic of China (PRC) collaboration through the Wuhan Institute of Virology. I draw here from Dr. Simone’s trove of evidence. If hearings are held, Dr. Simone should be among those subpoenaed to testify.

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Iran claims it has captured Israeli agents and seized weapons intended for use during unrest sparked by Islamic Republic’s water shortages

Iran claims to have captured Israeli Mossad agents carrying weapons that were to be used during unrest sparked by recent anti-government protests.

A ‘network of agents’ was arrested with ‘a large amount of weapons and ammunition’ sneaking across Iran’s western border, state media reported on Tuesday.

Iran did not say how many agents were arrested or when precisely they had ‘infiltrated’ the country.

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Lest We Hold Our Manhoods Cheap

What does it say about the character of a nation when it’s willing to enlist its daughters in the draft?

On December 1, 1969, we senior ROTC guys gathered in front of a dorm TV to watch the Vietnam War draft lottery. We’d already taken our enlistment oaths and completed our six-week basic training at Fort Sill. Come summer, we’d be commissioned officers, headed out to our branch schools. So we were watching with purely academic interest, wondering, “What if the lottery had come two years earlier and we’d made the exemption cut?”

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Trump asks how LeBron James would compete as a transgender woman

Former President Donald Trump asked his supporters what would happen to the popularity of LeBron James if the National Basketball Association’s biggest star transitioned from male to female.

Speaking at the “Protect Our Elections” rally in Arizona, Trump questioned what would happen to the “greatness” of James if he transitioned and took the court in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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Shifting to a low-carbon economy will profoundly change the everyday lives of Canadians. Do the Liberals understand that?

When the federal Liberals rolled out with fanfare last week their plan to deal with the human cost of cutting greenhouse gases, their timing was dubious.

It’s been two years, after all, since the Liberals committed to legislating a “just transition” for people working in fossil fuels who lose their jobs as Canada moves toward an economy that produces net-zero emissions.

Work had started on that front in 2017, with then-environment minister Catherine McKenna moving to set up a task force to help workers and communities impacted by government decisions to put an end to coal-fired electricity.

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Islamophobia or nourishing the breeding ground of political Islam?

MONTREAL — In preparation for the National Summit on Islamophobia, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) released a series of recommendations that were reported in the media.

As their report rightly states, Canadian Muslims are not a monolithic group.

As Canadian citizens of Muslim culture or religion, we welcome all initiatives to combat hatred and intolerance and to foster social cohesion and understanding among citizens.

However, not only do we not see any social cohesion in the NCCM’s recommendations, but we consider, on the contrary, that their report only exacerbates tensions and accentuates anti-Muslim feelings.

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