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Oprah should have asked Harry and ‘remarkably ill-informed’ Meghan about the prince’s ‘own past behaviour and remarks’ on race

Trevor Phillips says that Oprah should have asked Harry and Meghan about the prince’s own past behaviour that could be considered racially insensitive.

The Monarchy has been plunged into crisis following the Duke and Duchess of Sussexes’ accusation of racism – a claim that Harry’s brother Prince William has today strongly denied.

Buckingham Palace is struggling to quiet criticism after Harry and Meghan alleged that the duchess was the victim of racism and callous treatment during her time as a working member of the royal family.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"Woke Royals"

Japan marks 10 years since triple disaster killed 18,500 people

Japan has observed a moment’s silence to mark the 10th anniversary of an earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people and triggered a nuclear meltdown in Fukushima.

At 2:46 pm, the moment Japan’s north-east coast was struck by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on 11 March 2011, people attending private and public service across the affected region bowed and fell silent, some clasping their hands in prayer.

In Tokyo, the prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, and the emperor, Naruhito, offered their condolences at a socially distanced ceremony at the national theatre.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"Mother Nature Hates You"

“I never even knew I was supposed to hate white men before doing my master’s degree at Ryerson’s School of Journalism”

‘Traumatized’ student snowflakes behind Ryerson controversy will never make it as journalists

I never even knew I was supposed to hate white men before doing my master’s degree at Ryerson’s School of Journalism, in 2012. But I learned quickly that they were to be scorned and derided for … well, I’m still not sure exactly what. Existing? Stealing all the good journalism jobs? Never mind that my class had exactly two white males, and 26 females.

I bet they all end up working for the CBC or the Star.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism, "Journalists", "Peak Woke"

‘We now have two pandemics’: Variant COVID-19 cases soar in Ontario

Faster-spreading and potentially deadlier variants of the coronavirus are now responsible for around 40 per cent of new cases in Ontario, a figure that experts say should be a warning to the entire country about the threat of a third wave that could outpace vaccinations.

Ontario’s COVID-19 science advisory table is publishing a brief about the variants on Thursday, along with a new dashboard separating traditional cases from those screening positive for a mutation that signals one of three variants of concern.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

WTF?

Emu trouble

Oops

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•WTF?

The Miseducation of America’s Elites: Affluent parents, terrified of running afoul of the new orthodoxy in their children’s private schools, organize in secret.

The dissidents use pseudonyms and turn off their videos when they meet for clandestine Zoom calls. They are usually coordinating soccer practices and carpools, but now they come together to strategize. They say that they could face profound repercussions if anyone knew they were talking.

But the situation of late has become too egregious for emails or complaining on conference calls. So one recent weekend, on a leafy street in West Los Angeles, they gathered in person and invited me to join.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism

Liberals’ New Hate Speech Bill Could Lead to Revival of Controversial Law

Canada’s new hate speech legislation soon to be tabled by the federal government may include a new statutory definition of hate and could revive a controversial law previously repealed for infringing on rights.

Repealed in 2013, Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act had made it an act of discrimination to communicate anything online or by telephone that was “likely to expose” a person to hatred or contempt, as long as they were “identifiable on the basis of a prohibited ground of discrimination.”

The controversial law was widely criticized for being overly broad with weak safeguards to protect speech rights.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada

Newly Appointed Editor of Uber Woke Teen Vogue Apologizes For Anti-Asian Tweets

Alexi McCammond – Boyfriend is a creep too.

The newly-appointed editor of Teen Vogue has apologised for “racist and homophobic” tweets she wrote in 2011 at the age of 19.

Staff at the magazine signed a letter in protest at the hiring of Alexi McCammond, now 29, over the comments.

The letter said it rejected her sentiments at this “moment of historically high anti-Asian violence”.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism, "Peak Woke", "The Liberal-Left eats its own"

Switzerland: Voters Approve ‘Burqa Ban’

Swiss voters have narrowly approved a proposal to ban face coverings in public spaces. The measure comes just over a decade after citizens voted to ban the construction of minarets, the tower-like structures on mosques that are often used to call Muslims to prayer.

The referenda reflect the determination of a majority of Swiss voters to preserve Swiss traditions and values in the face of runaway multiculturalism and the encroachment of political Islam.

Switzerland now joins Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden, all of which currently have full or partial bans on religious and non-religious face coverings.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Switzerland

More than 55 NY Democrats call on Andrew Cuomo to resign amid new groping scandal

More than 55 Democratic state legislators called Thursday for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign — and the Assembly speaker said he would hold a meeting later in the day “on potential paths forward.”

The statement from Cuomo’s fellow Democrats cited both the spiraling sexual harassment allegations against him and the cover-up of the total nursing home death toll and said that “he has lost the confidence of the public and the state legislature, rendering him ineffective in this time of most urgent need.”

Cuomo accuser says he ‘reached under her blouse & groped her’ in most damning sexual harassment claim yet

In what appears to be the most far-reaching and detailed accusation of sexual harassment facing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, an aide said he groped her at the governor’s mansion.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•#MeToo

Denmark pauses use of AstraZeneca vaccine to investigate blood clot reports – Norway and Iceland follow with temporary suspension while Italy pauses use of one batch

Denmark, Norway and Iceland have said they are temporarily suspending inoculations with the AstraZeneca vaccine as a precautionary measure, after blood clots formed in several people who had received the jab.

Italy’s national medicines authority also said it was banning the use of one batch of the AstraZeneca shot after being notified of “some serious adverse effects”, but stressed the move was precautionary and no link had yet been established with the vaccine.

This is the same crap Ontario is rolling out via pharmacies. I qualify in the age group targeted but have a lot of doubt about the Astra Zeneca jab. Something does not seem right.

Significant number of Ontario PSWs refuse their COVID vaccine

It looks like Premier Doug Ford let the cat out of the bag when it comes to some health-care workers refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine offered to them.

Earlier this week, the Ontario Ministry of Health responded to a question from this newspaper by saying that they don’t track health-care workers who take, or don’t take, the COVID vaccine they are offered.

Turns out that’s not true and the government does have some detailed numbers.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Candace Owens backs Piers Morgan, slams ‘leftist narcissist’ Meghan Markle & questions racism allegations

Conservative commentator Candace Owens tore into “narcissist” Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, following reports that she had made a formal complaint to ITV after comments Piers Morgan made about her mental health.

During a Wednesday appearance on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Owens claimed Morgan “was all of us when he was dressing down Meghan Markle and calling her out on the blatant lies that she’s told.”

Prince William defends royal family against Meghan Markle’s racism claims

Prince William broke his silence Thursday about brother Harry’s bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview — insisting the royals are “very much not a racist family.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•Celebrity Idiots

Ontario bureaucrat fired in the wake of alleged COVID-19 fraud sues for wrongful dismissal and seeks $5M in damages

A government computer specialist fired after an alleged $11 million COVID-19 fraud is suing the province for wrongful dismissal and seeking more than $5 million in damages, the Star has learned.

Shalini Madan was sacked Nov. 23 from her $132,513-a-year management job after her husband, Sanjay Madan, who also worked at Queen’s Park, was terminated in the wake of the alleged embezzlement of pandemic relief payments.

They’re the real victims!

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•WTF?

Ontario reports 1092 new Covid cases – Canada to mark national day of observance to commemorate those who died of Covid due to Liberal Party incompetence

Ontario is reporting 1,092 cases of #COVID19 and over 60,600 tests completed. Locally, there are 293 new cases in Toronto, 199 in Peel and 79 in York Region.

As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 1,019,407 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) March 11, 2021

Canada to mark national day of observance to commemorate those who died of COVID-19

OTTAWA – Canada will mark the one-year anniversary today of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is to deliver a statement in the House of Commons this morning, designated March 11 a national day of observance to commemorate those who have died.

The government has asked Canadians to think about those whose lives were claimed by the novel coronavirus, as well as the health-care and other essential workers who have been on the front lines.

by Blazingcatfur•March 11, 2021March 11, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Ontario reports 1316 new Covid Cases

Ontario is reporting 1,316 cases of #COVID19 and over 54,100 tests completed. Locally, there are 428 new cases in Toronto, 244 in Peel and 149 in York Region.

As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 978,797 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) March 10, 2021

Coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 between 30 to 100 per cent more deadly than previous strains: major UK study

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) — A highly infectious variant of COVID-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30% and 100% more deadly than previous strains, researchers said on Wednesday.

In a study that compared death rates among people in Britain infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, known as B.1.1.7, against those infected with other strains, scientists said the new variant had “significantly higher” mortality.

This is the strain that took Mom. I wonder if the hospitals rather than just long term care homes are being sued on behalf of patients who contracted the disease under their care?

by Blazingcatfur•March 10, 2021March 10, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"