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Austria: Top Court Overturns Headscarf Ban

The Austrian Constitutional Court has ruled that Austria’s ban on the wearing of headscarves in public schools violates the freedom of religion and the freedom of expression and therefore is unconstitutional.

The case highlights the constitutional restraints that European governments face in regulating political Islam and promoting integration.

The headscarf ban, introduced in June 2019 by a governing coalition comprised of the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP) and the populist Freedom Party (FPÖ), was an extension of a groundbreaking October 2017 “Integration Law” that sought to improve the integration of Muslims into Austrian society.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"Islamophobia", Austria, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

New Study Shows Islamist Violence Remains Top Terror Threat

Islamist extremism remains the most threatening form of terrorism worldwide by far, according to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2020 report. Among the top 20 states most vulnerable to terrorism, 19 of them are mainly targeted by armed Islamist actors.

The four deadliest terrorist organizations identified in the study are the Taliban, Boko Haram, the Islamic State, and the al-Qaida affiliated al-Shabaab group based in Somalia. These Islamist organizations were behind over half of the total deaths recorded in 2019.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

China ‘Struck Paydirt’ With Alleged Spy Who Got Close to US Politicians

The Chinese regime “struck paydirt” when one of its alleged spies got close to U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), said Bill Gertz, who is the national security correspondent for The Washington Times and author of the book “Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy.”

The alleged Chinese spy, Fang Fang, was the subject of an investigative Axios report detailing how she allegedly posed as a U.S. university student to focus on up-and-coming U.S. officials in the San Francisco Bay Area between 2011 and 2015. She was allegedly working for the Ministry of State Security, China’s chief intelligence agency.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA

Lockerbie bombing: Alleged bomb-maker charged on 32nd anniversary of attack

The US has announced charges against a Libyan suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.

Abu Agila Mohammad Masud has been charged with terrorism-related crimes, Attorney General William Barr said on Monday, 32 years on from the atrocity.

The deadly bomb attack on the Boeing 747 killed 270 people, including 190 American citizens.

Prosecutors will seek the extradition of Mr Masud to stand trial in the US.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, UK, USA

New Study Shows Mask Mandates Had Zero Effect in Florida or Nationwide, But the Lie Continues

Obviously, no amount of evidence, data, trends, facts, studies, or science will ever convince most ‘public health officials’ that masks aren’t doing squat to stop the spread of COVID-19. Cases and deaths continue to spike (yes, many of these are super-sensitive PCR test-driven numbers, but still) despite the fact that well over 90% of the country are complying with their absurd mandates. Yet, predictably, the virus keeps going right on virusing, as highly contagious respiratory viruses, unfortunately, tend to do, especially once cold weather hits.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Robert E. Lee statue removed from US Capitol

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed from the U.S. Capitol overnight.

The statue has stood with America’s first president, George Washington, as the state of Virginia’s contribution to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the Capitol for more than 100 years.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced on Monday the state will seek to have it replaced with a statue of civil rights icon Barbara Johns.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Uncategorized

Obama’s Latest Autobiography Rewrites Israeli History to Make You Hate the Jewish State

Whatever the merits or lack thereof of Barack Obama’s presidency, he certainly leads all other presidents in the number of autobiographies he has written, with three compared to a number of his peers who are tied at one. However, his latest one, A Promised Land, is more than just an update on the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the Most Undeservedly Celebrated Man on the Planet; it’s a full-on apologia for his policies as president, and a program for his impending third term, aka the Biden administration.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Obama, Obama - Are You Absolutely Sure He Isn't A Muslim?

AG Barr Gives Update On Durham Probe: ‘Group of People’ Attempted To ‘Topple’ Trump Admin

During an interview last week, Attorney General William Barr gave an update on the criminal investigation into the origin of the Obama-era FBI counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, saying that a “willful if small group of people” were involved in an attempt to “topple” the Trump administration.

Barr made the remarks in an interview with Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel in which he noted that he was “in a position in life where I can do the right thing and not really care about the consequences.”

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Trump Derangement Syndrome

Wonder Woman sequel falters at international box office

The sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman has failed to get box office tills ringing, making just $38.5m (£29.1m) in the 39 countries where it opened last week.

Around half that tally came from China, where Wonder Woman 1984 made $18.8m (£14.2m) in its opening weekend.

That sum was less than half the amount its predecessor made in China when it opened three years ago.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Hollywood

Your Search History Will Determine Your Financial Credit Score In Future, Says IMF

A new white paper by the IMF calls for linking your search history to your financial credit score, which would in effect lower your score if you visit websites marked harmful by their fact-checkers.

In a new blog post for the International Monetary Fund, four researchers presented their findings from a working paper that examines the current relationship between finance and tech as well as its potential future.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"Surveillance Society", WTF?

Provincial Forecasts See Alberta Struggling For Years, High Unemployment In Ontario

Two of Canada’s most important economic engines ― Ontario and Alberta ― struggled more than others through the 2020 crisis year, but will make up for much of it in 2021, new economic forecasts predict.

All the same, Ontario will see an elevated unemployment rate of around 7.5 per cent through 2021, near or higher than the national average, economists at Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank predicted in recent reports.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Economy

Ontario-wide lockdown to begin on Boxing Day, childcare centres to be closed for 28 days

An Ontario-wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 will now take effect on Boxing Day rather than Christmas Eve and will include the closure of most childcare centres for a period of 28 days, multiple sources confirm to CP24 and CTV News Toronto.

Premier Doug Ford is expected to hold a news conference at 1 p.m. to announce the details of the lockdown.

Sources tell CP24 and CTV News Toronto that it will go into effect on Dec. 26 and last for a period of 28 days in southern and eastern Ontario and 14 days in northern Ontario.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Toronto homicide detectives pursued financial motive in Barry and Honey Sherman murder investigation, police documents reveal

Toronto homicide detectives pursued a financial motive in the Barry and Honey Sherman murder investigation once the murder-suicide theory was dropped, recently released search warrant documents reveal.

“The banking information will afford evidence because it will allow police to narrow down the time of death, track the movements of Bernard (Barry) Sherman in the days leading up to his death, and identify persons with whom he had recent financial transactions who may be witnesses or potential suspects,” a police detective states in February 2018, two months after Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Crime

Covid-19 vaccine rollout will see crime ‘increase dramatically’, Interpol chief warns

Interpol’s secretary general, Dr Jürgen Stock, has warned that the authorities are expecting a significant spike in thefts, as criminals attempt to steal supplies of Covid-19 vaccines.

Stock raised concerns about the potential situation facing governments, as countries around the world prepare for and seek to conduct mass vaccination campaigns, following the authorization of several Covid-19 vaccines by medical agencies.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Buddy nap

How he manages this I’ll never know. Good thing I’m right handed.

by Blazingcatfur•December 21, 2020December 21, 2020•0•Cats. What Else?