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Why Biden won’t stand up to the Chinese menace

THE first half of 2020 clarified China’s malign diplomacy. The second half clarified China’s espionage. The trouble is: the US Democratic Party is most exposed, so is reluctant to shift from deference. Much will depend on how the conservative minority in journalism and Congress can leverage the latest revelations.

In June, the US National Security Adviser (Robert C O’Brien) launched a series of cross-departmental revelations: ‘The [Chinese Communist] Party is collecting your most intimate data – your words, your actions, your purchases, your whereabouts, your health records, your social media posts, your texts, and mapping your network of friends, family, and acquaintances.’ The collectors include state-subsidised telecoms, computer hardware and software, and medical services such as Huawei servers and genetic tests.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "Joe Sleazebag Biden", USA

GOLDSTEIN: Toronto’s gun violence roared through the pandemic

Not even a pandemic and lockdowns could significantly dent gang and gun violence in Toronto this year, which has already recorded more shootings than in any year in the modern era, except for 2019.

As of Sunday, Dec. 20, there have been 455 shootings and firearms discharges.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Canadian military ordered to salute Chinese president, alongside North Korea

Resurfaced Chinese state propaganda videos from last year’s Military World Games in Wuhan, China proudly show the Canadian Armed Forces doing something that will make you sick

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•WTF?

Expletive-laden song ‘Boris Johnson is a Fing C’ vying for UK Christmas number one

Comedy rock group The K**ts have rocketed up the UK singles charts and are now facing off against the likes of Mariah Carey and Ladbaby for the coveted Christmas No.1 spot with their song, ‘Boris Johnson is a F***ing C***.’

The 82-second-long track contains the timeless and catchy lyrics, “Boris Johnson is a f***ing c***/ He’s a f***ing c***,” on repeat and has already peaked at number 2 on the UK iTunes chart (now sitting in fourth place) while also reaching second place on the Amazon Music charts (currently in third).

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•WTF?

WTF?

Brake!

Employee of the month…

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•WTF?

Reader Fave Christmas Carols… Day 3

Enjoy! Leave your faves in the comments and we’ll play them ASAP!

From kkruger71 – Poppy – Kiss in the Snow

From Grainger – George Winston Prelude/Carol Of The Bells

From Mal – Vince Vance & The Valiants – All I Want For Christmas Is You

From Grainger – Arsis Handbell Ensemble playing Bizet Farandole

From Norman – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow

From Surele – O Come, O Come Emmanuel & Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

From Ingenui – Judy Garland – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•Christmas

Howard Anglin: The smear campaign that took down a promising politician

Anyone concerned about the polarization of our political discourse should be rooting for Caylan Ford

What happened to Caylan Ford 20 months ago, when she was running as a candidate for the United Conservative Party in Alberta, should terrify anyone thinking of running for public office. What has happened to her since should worry the rest of us.

Now, she is finally fighting back. After her candidacy was ended by false accusations that she is racist and a “white supremacist,” she’s suing those she says defamed her, including the Alberta NDP, the CBC and the Toronto Star. Anyone concerned about the polarization of our political discourse should be rooting for her.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"Identity Politics", "Peak F*cked Up"

IBM, 3M, PepsiCo Among Leading US Firms That House Chinese Communist Party Units: Leaked Database

Hundreds of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members are embedded within the Chinese divisions of major U.S. corporations, from IBM to PepsiCo to 3M, a leaked CCP-member database revealed.

The existence of Party units within foreign companies in China is hardly surprising, given that the regime mandates any organization with at least three CCP members to form a Party branch. But the 1.95 million CCP member list, which includes names, levels of education, ethnicity, and the Party branches they belong to, was to date the biggest revelation on the scale of the CCP’s influence on international companies.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"China - Communist Slave State"

The Era of Biotechnology, Mass Surveillance, and Government Control

The world is arguably experiencing the first biowar in history. This is not to say that any country deliberately manufactured covid or released bioweapons, but as recent reporting from the New York Times shows, the Chinese government tried to exploit it politically, perhaps calculating that a pandemic would hurt more complex economies than simpler ones. A great power competition has crossed over into the biology of the planet.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"Surveillance Society", Big Brother

Covid: Wuhan scientist would ‘welcome’ visit probing lab leak theory

A Chinese scientist at the centre of unsubstantiated claims that the coronavirus leaked from her laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan has told the BBC she is open to “any kind of visit” to rule it out. The surprise statement from Prof Shi Zhengli comes as a World Health Organization team prepares to travel to Wuhan next month to begin its investigation into the origins of Covid-19.

The remote district of Tongguan, in China’s south-western province of Yunnan, is hard to reach at the best of times. But when a BBC team tried to visit recently, it was impossible.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Giuliani: Fox News Won’t Have Me On

President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Guiliani says the major networks — including Fox News — won’t have him on as a guest anymore now that he’s trying to make a case for election fraud.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•Trump Derangement Syndrome

Racial Justice Activists Push Biden to Give Them Administration Posts

The same people who backed and took part in protests in cities across the United States in the name of racial justice are now pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to reward them for their votes with positions in his administration.

“There was a mandate,” Gladys Limón, executive director of California Environmental Justice Alliance, told the San Francisco Chronicle. “This is a litmus test.”

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•USA

Paul Whelan: Grim life of US ‘spy’ in Russian labour camp

Convicted as an American spy, Paul Whelan is preparing to spend Christmas in a Russian labour camp as talks to negotiate his release have faltered.

In his first detailed interview since his arrest, Mr Whelan has described life locked up alongside murderers and thieves as a “very, very grim existence” and called on his four governments to do more to get him out.

The former US Marine has always insisted he is innocent, describing himself as a hostage of “slimy” Russian politics and a “sham” trial.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•Russia, USA

Homicide unit investigating Markham house explosion that left 2 children dead

Members of the York Regional Police Service’s homicide unit have taken over an investigation into a fatal house explosion in Markham that claimed the lives of two children.

On May 17 shortly before 10 a.m., emergency crews were called to a residence on Bur Oak Avenue for a reported fire. Crews arrived on scene to find that there had been an explosion at the home, which subsequently caught fire.

Dad was away…

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•Crime

Beijing ransacked data as US sources went Dark in China

In early 2013, as Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping prepared to assume the Chinese presidency, very few people in the West had any idea what kind of leader he was. In January of that year, the New York Times’ Nick Kristof, an experienced China correspondent, wrote that Xi “will spearhead a resurgence of economic reform, and probably some political easing as well.”

It was a radically mistaken assessment. But even inside the U.S. government, knowledge of China—and its intensions—was at a low point. During the 2000s, U.S. intelligence had operated with relative confidence against Beijing. But during China’s biggest political transition in decades, American officials were looking through an increasingly opaque glass.

by Blazingcatfur•December 22, 2020December 22, 2020•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA