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The guards caring for Chernobyl’s abandoned dogs

It wasn’t long after he arrived in the irradiated landscape of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone that Bogdan realised his new job came with some unexpected companions. From his first days as a checkpoint guard in Chernobyl, he has shared the place with a pack of dogs.

Bogdan (not his real name) is now in his second year of working in the zone and has got to know the dogs well. Some have names, some don’t. Some stay nearby, others remain detached – they come and go as they please. Bogdan and the other guards feed them, offer them shelter, and occasionally give them medical care. They bury them when they die.

by Blazingcatfur•April 24, 2021April 23, 2021•0•Our World

Lefties made a big mistake trying to racialize the death of knife-attacker Ma’Khia Bryant

New video, apparently from a surveillance camera across the street, conclusively justified the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio. A tweet from Matt Walsh has already garnered well over a million views, with the video and audio revealing the murderous intent and the heroic rescue.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•#BlackLivesMatter

Capitol riot: the terror attack that wasn’t

Numerous Capitol riot myths, pushed by the media, have completely collapsed.

When a crowd of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in January, America’s liberal elite went into meltdown.

‘Insurrection’ was the catchword. Commentators called for a ‘domestic war on terror’ in response. A terrible blow had been struck at the heart of American democracy, they said – and it was all Donald Trump’s fault.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•The Media Lies, Trump Derangement Syndrome

BLM Activists Threaten Cops: ‘You Shoot Us, We Shoot You’ After Columbus Shooting

The Daily Caller reported that Black Lives Matter activists protesting near where 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant was fatally shot by a police officer threatened to kill police in retaliation, a video posted to Twitter Thursday shows.

“We’re not gonna sit here and just sit around while you shoot and kill us and go back to the suburbs,” an unidentified protestor says. “We’re sick … maybe it needs to be an eye for an eye” he continued, with some protesters saying “yeah” in agreement, according to the report.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•#BlackLivesMatter

Jonathan Kay: Oh look: Now the ravines are racist, too

I’m getting vaccinated on May 5, a milestone that I regard (at least symbolically) as marking the beginning of my slow return to pre-pandemic life. But even when the lockdowns are over, my daily routines will remain permanently altered.

Prior to the pandemic, I spent almost my entire life indoors. I’d wile away the days staring at a computer, sitting in a car, and working out in a gym. I didn’t even like outdoor restaurant patios because I always had anxiety about whether there’d be an inside table available if it suddenly rained. Plus, allergies.

The Toronto Star had a similar piece some years ago. The woke see everything through an outraged racist lens. Swimming, camping you name it and it’s racist. But I have to admit declaring the preservation of nature a racist white concept set a high bar for sheer lunacy.

“Are Toronto ravines still the domain of white people? And if so, what should we do about that?”

“African American people feel safe in cities and less safe in nature,” says Fearn, who is black. “Preserving wild places is a white concept, going back to Rome.”

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•"Peak Woke", WTF?

I’ve lived in Minneapolis my entire life. I’m leaving Friday. I no longer recognize my hometown.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minneapolis is my home. My happiest memories are here. It’s where I learned to ride a bike, had my first date, received my high school diploma.

But today, I’m too afraid to even walk in my neighborhood by myself.

The ACE Hardware down the street? The one that I used to bike to in the summer? Robbed twice in the past five days.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•"Peak Weimar"

Did Politics Ruin the Oscars?

The Academy Awards are this weekend. Almost no one has even heard of the movies up for Best Picture.

If nothing else, the pandemic has shown us the weaknesses of our cultural and political institutions.

Case in point, this year’s Oscars. They have problems. Big problems.

You can see those problems in the public’s relationship to the movies up for best picture, the ceremony’s top award.

For one thing, it’s not clear anyone has seen any of the movies nominated.

I have no idea what has been nominated and I know I haven’t seen any of them.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•Hollywood

WARMINGTON: Peterborough mayor says anti-lockdown ‘clown convention’ not welcome

There’s few places as welcoming in Ontario to visitors than Peterborough.

Turns out not everybody is welcome in the venerable city on the Otonabee River, as its mayor made clear Thursday.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

WTF?

Ouch!

Kung Fu master can pull bus with genitals

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•WTF?

The Courage of Our Convictions – How to fight critical race theory

Critical race theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it—and of those who have, many don’t understand it. This must change. We need to know what it is so we can know how to fight it.

To explain critical race theory, it helps to begin with a brief history of Marxism. Originally, the Marxist Left built its political program on the theory of class conflict. Karl Marx believed that the primary characteristic of industrial societies was the imbalance of power between capitalists and workers. The solution to that imbalance, according to Marx, was revolution: the workers would eventually gain consciousness of their plight, seize the means of production, overthrow the capitalist class, and usher in a new socialist society.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism

Cancel Linda Thomas-Greenfield!

The US Ambassador to the United Nations seems to hate her country

Two weeks ago, while speaking to Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, America’s Ambassador to the United Nations said ‘When we raise issues of equity and justice at the global scale, we have to approach them with humility. We have to acknowledge that we are an imperfect union – and have been since the beginning – and every day we strive to make ourselves more perfect, and more just.’

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•Batshit Crazy Progressive Hypocrites, Batshit Crazy Progressive Racists

A New Systemic Racism?

Hiring at some of the country’s elite institutions paints a troubling picture

On the campaign trail in 1992, Bill Clinton famously promised a cabinet that “looks like America.” By that, Clinton meant he intended to pick a leadership team that reflected the racial and gender diversity of the United States.

That’s a laudable goal insofar as it recognizes the potential contributions of all without regard to race or sex, and it is a goal we share. But it has become a shibboleth at the country’s elite institutions behind which lies a deep hostility to white men. Call it the new systemic racism.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•Batshit Crazy Progressive Racists

US, EU Help to Suppress Journalists, Political Activists

Palestinians have long been accusing the Palestinian Authority (PA) of spying on them by monitoring their activities on various social media platforms, including Facebook. The espionage has resulted in the arrest and persecution of dozens of Palestinians, especially those who dared to criticize PA President Mahmoud Abbas and senior Palestinian officials.

The Palestinians’ accusations have now been confirmed by Facebook. This week, it revealed that it had uncovered the hacking activities of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service (PSS), who report to Abbas.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•Palestine and Palestinians, USA

Texas sues Biden to force COVID-19 rules to apply to illegal immigrants at border

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued President Biden on Thursday, asking federal courts to make the federal government follow its own COVID rules when it comes to illegal immigrants jumping the border.

Mr. Paxton said Homeland Security has released tens of thousands of illegal immigrants into the country despite a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pandemic emergency order calling for the migrants to be expelled.

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden"

Best school trip ever?

The teacher’s actions included:

Drinking with pupils
Allowing one or more pupils to drink alcohol despite being under the legal age of 18
Threatening to “kick the head in” of one pupil and “kill” another
Telling one pupil: “I’m not in trouble – you’ll be in trouble”
After being aggressive to one pupil, he kissed the boy’s forehead and told him “you’re all right”
Taking one or more pupils to a strip club

by Blazingcatfur•April 23, 2021April 23, 2021•0•WTF?