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French troops who warned Macron of ‘brewing civil war’ must RESIGN if they put free speech over duty, army chief of staff says

French soldiers patrol in front of the Eiffel Tower on January 8, 2015 in Paris as the capital was placed under the highest alert status a day after heavily armed gunmen shouting Islamist slogans stormed French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and shot dead at least 12 people in the deadliest attack in France in four decades. A huge manhunt for two brothers suspected of massacring 12 people in an Islamist attack at a satirical French weekly zeroed in on a northern town Thursday after the discovery of one of the getaway cars. As thousands of police tightened their net, the country marked a rare national day of mourning for Wednesday’s bloodbath at Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, the worst terrorist attack in France for half a century. AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND GUAY

French military personnel who signed another letter to President Emmanuel Macron warning him about a supposedly impending “civil war” should resign so they can voice their concerns freely, the Armed Forces chief of staff said.

Those among the French soldiers and officers who feel the urge to make public statements about the political situation in the country can find a perfect way to defend their opinions without compromising the neutrality of the army – by resigning, said Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Francois Lecointre.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", France, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Why critical race theory must not be banned

To defeat this divisive ideology, we need to offer a positive post-racial alternative.

Suddenly everyone is talking about critical race theory (CRT). Its advocates demand that CRT inform the culture of higher education and the pedagogy practised in schools. CRT, they claim, illuminates virtually every area of life. Opponents of CRT, on the other hand, regard it as a threat to democratic life. And many of them are demanding that it be banned in public institutions.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism

Internal dissent boils over into open call for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to resign

Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.

Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, in a letter posted on Facebook early Thursday, called on Kenney to resign, saying he no longer has confidence in his leadership.

Loewen accuses Kenney and his government of weak dealings with Ottawa, ignoring caucus members, delivering contradictory messages, and botching critical issues such as negotiations with doctors and controversy over coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.

I once thought him an able successor to Harper.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•Alberta

Chainsaw massacre: tree poaching hits Canada amid lumber shortage

Two tree stumps signaled to Larry Pynn that something was wrong.

Jutting from a mossy forest floor in western Canada, the fresh stumps were the final remnants of two western red cedars that had been chopped down by chainsaw. Nearby, a set of deep tire tracks ran for nearly a kilometer in the mud before terminating at the main road.

“I immediately suspected that this is the work of poachers,” said Pynn, a journalist who lives nearby. “These are clearly valuable trees and they were likely cut because of that.”

It’s the Carbon Tax Massacre.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•Canada, WTF?

Americans Believe In Dangerous Anti Police Myths: TIPP Poll

When it comes to covering law enforcement issues, the American media should, in the words of fictional TV detective Joe Friday, stick to “just the facts, ma’am.” A new poll shows that the American public now believes a series of verifiable untruths propagated by some members of the media and activists.

The findings of the May 2021 TIPP Poll survey of 1300 American adults should dismay us all as to how misinformed about policing the public has become.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"Depolicing"

How Trudeau’s failed border controls could keep Canada in lockdown until winter

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has been consistent in his criticism of the Trudeau government for being lax at international borders, a federal jurisdiction. In a May 12 tweet, Ford shared a National Post story, which reports that almost a third of international air travellers are exempted from the three day “mandatory” hotel quarantine. Federal authorities did not provide a breakdown of the reasons for the exemptions, although in general they apply to essential workers, diplomats, and others whose need to cross borders is deemed essential by the federal government, in addition to exemptions made on humanitarian grounds.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

FBI uses Google’s technology to identify Capitol rioter

The FBI knows that Jacob Travis Clark of Colorado was inside the prohibited environs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 exactly from 2:15 p.m., the riot’s approximate start time, to 3:25 p.m.

The snitch: Google technology.

Known for its indispensable search engine, the Silicon Valley giant also can track its Gmail account holders.

Tell me again that we don’t live in a surveillance society.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"Big Tech Oligopoly", "Surveillance Society"

Who Knew? The Way You Walk on the Sidewalk Is Racist, Says Black Student Newspaper Editor

A black editor at the Daily Northwestern student newspaper has developed a brand new way of determining whether you’re a racist or not.

It’s the way you walk, whitey.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•Batshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives, WTF?

ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda warns against crimes in escalating Israel-Palestinian violence

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (Reuters) – Individuals involved in a new eruption of Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed may be targeted by an International Criminal Court investigation now under way into alleged war crimes in earlier bouts of the conflict, its top prosecutor said in an interview.

Fatou Bensouda – confidence inspiring not.

The ICC’s Fatou Bensouda told Reuters she would press ahead with her inquiry even without the cooperation of Israel, which accuses her office of anti-Semitic bias and – like its closest ally the United States – rejected membership in the treaty-based court, objecting to its jurisdiction. Israel and Palestinian Islamist groups plunged this week into their fiercest round of fighting since 2014, with punishing Israeli air strikes on Gaza and militants based in the densely populated enclave firing over 1,600 rockets into Israel. At least 83 Palestinians and seven Israelis have died.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•International Criminal Court, Israel bashing, Israeli - Islam Conflict

A Crossroads

Last weekend’s shooting in Times Square carries a disturbing suggestion of the “bad old days” in New York.

Last year in New York City, murders rose by 45 percent and shooting incidents by 97 percent, numbers that have continued to rise in 2021. But New Yorkers don’t need statistics to understand that the city’s descent into chaos is accelerating. Saturday’s brazen shooting in Times Square—in which three innocent bystanders were shot, including a four-year-old girl—may well mark a crossroads for the city.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•New York City

The Capitol Riot Rorschach Test

On Wednesday, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) shocked leftists on Twitter by claiming that “there was no insurrection” on January 6, 2021. He noted that many of those who entered the Capitol that day behaved like tourists. The Twitterati were aghast that someone could say such a thing, but Clyde had a point. Of course, the Capitol riot was a dark day in American history, but the Left has exaggerated it far out of proportion.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•Batshit Crazy Progressive Hypocrites, Trump Derangement Syndrome

IDF: Air and ground troops attacking in Gaza Strip

IDF air and ground troops attacked in the Gaza Strip Thursday night, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported.

The Israeli military has struck over 700 Hamas targets since Operation Guardians of the Walls began on Monday, including senior commanders and attack drones launched by the terror group.

In the four days since Operation Guardians of the Walls began, an operation which is 95% airstrikes, over 700 Hamas targets have been hit by the Israeli Air Force and 60 operatives including senior commanders, have been killed.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021•0•Israeli - Islam Conflict

Blinken’s Non-Containment Policy Regarding China

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Norah O’Donnell of CBS News’ 60 Minutes last week that the goal of the Biden administration was not to “contain” China, but to protect a “rules-based order” in international relations:

“Our purpose is not to contain China, to hold it back, to keep it down. It is to uphold this rules-based order that China is posing a challenge to. Anyone who poses a challenge to that order, we’re going to stand up and defend it.”

For American diplomacy, this is a significant admission that America no longer wants to lead the world, but gracefully back away as the world’s reigning superpower. Perhaps these clear signals will be seen by some western allies as merely noblesse oblige, a gentlemanly way of responding to the shoves of a bully.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA

Surge vaccinations could be used to fight UK spread of India variant

A surge vaccination campaign could be targeted at areas where there has been a rise in cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in India, Downing Street has hinted, as the prime minister admitted he was “anxious” about how quickly the variant is spreading in the UK.

… The variant of concern – known as B.1.617.2 – is circulating in London and is “at least as transmissible” as the Kent variant that is now dominant across the UK, said Prof Paul Elliott, the director of the React programme at Imperial College London.

No word on its spread in Canada of late.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

GOLDSTEIN: Long waits for life-saving drugs harming Canadians: report

Canadians wait 15 months longer on average for new and potentially life-saving medications compared to Americans and Europeans, according to a study released Thursday by the Fraser Institute.

The report by the fiscally-conservative think tank — Timely Access to New Pharmaceuticals in Canada, the United States and the European Union — found that for 218 new drugs approved in both Canada and the U.S. between 2012-2013 and 2018-2019, approval was granted an average of 469 days earlier in the U.S. than in Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•May 13, 2021May 13, 2021•0•Canada, USA