As Canadian society progresses toward a condition of authoritarianism, a number of parallels exist between our social structure and that within communist nations.
On this basis, a build-up of “unspoken realities” continues to foment. None should be of greater concern than the topic of which entities today control our country.
Gregory McMichael, his son Travis and their neighbor William Bryan face the possibility of a life sentence without parole for their parts in the murder. The defense for the younger McMichael had argued he fatally shot Arbery in self-defense, but prosecutors made the case that the defendants were not threatened by Arbery.
Viewing America from outside the country adds a semi-neutral perspective on news and events. I’ve been told there’s value in hearing an outside viewpoint about people more intimately tied to the emotional maelstrom of unfolding events. Conversely, I find it helpful to receive information from people in the know, which adds to the volume and depth of my research. When it comes to Kamala Harris’s floundering, I’ve been hearing shocking gossip.
The author makes some valid points, but the central premise of the article – that Hillary cannot beat Trump in 2024 – is wrong. If Biden could beat Trump, Hillary can beat Trump, by using the same tactics.
h/t Mom
A good rule of thumb is that if you notice Islamic terror, you’re the Islamophobe. Even if you’re a teenager who was taken captive and raped by ISIS.
An FBI SWAT team raided the home of an activist mother of four in Colorado on Tuesday, Nov. 16, knocking down her door, bursting into the house with guns and handcuffing her while she was homeschooling her children.
This is the first known case of the federal government making good on its promise to not only intimidate but actually carry out a raid on a mom who was involved in her local school board politics, said Brannon Howse, who interviewed Sherronna Bishop at Lindell TV Wednesday night.
For starters, I would advocate for a robust and ever-expanding welfare state—programs like Medicaid, food stamps, unemployment insurance, etc.
I would recognize that an effective recipe for keeping poor people poor is to create incentives that push them into decisions that prevent them from climbing out of poverty.
A series of simple, 15-second ads were released Monday as part of a campaign to raise awareness about racism and to promote inclusion for all Quebecers, but some felt left out by the language used in the videos.
These proposed areas include automated artificial intelligence sensing technology, counterfeit microelectronic detection, a broadband interoperability platform, biological hazard detection, a mass fatality tracking system, a wearable detector for chemical threats, low cost diagnostic devices, and streamlined airport checkpoint technology for passengers with limited mobility.
The past couple of years have provided many examples of extreme weather events that, according to scientists, were exacerbated by climate change.
These events, which used to be featured in the back pages of newspapers or during the final moments of newscasts, are now in Canada. British Columbians endured an extreme heat wave in July, which has been followed this month by heavy rainfall and severe flooding.
Apparently the people behind Joe Biden realize the ridiculous prices at the gas pump are going to be a major political issue for them in the next election. As a result, they have decided to release 50 million barrels of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), enough for approximately 3 days of demand.
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The Liberal government house leader has said that Trudeau will not tolerate “political games” in the new session of parliament, saying that the Liberals will pass sweeping measures in the next 20 days.
Western Canadian oil and gas producers will drill 27% more wells in 2022 than the previous year, returning to pre-pandemic levels as prices rebound and pipeline projects advance, the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) said on Tuesday.
Austria has become the first western country to mandate vaccination against COVID, threatening unvaccinated citizens with fines and even jail time while implementing a sweeping nation-wide lockdown. True North’s Andrew Lawton, who just returned from a pre-lockdown holiday in Austria, says once government has decided citizens don’t have rights, what they do is just a matter of degrees, arguing there’s no reason the same thing couldn’t happen elsewhere, including in Canada.
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— Adal Suarez (@gochosuarez) November 23, 2021
Santa Cruz County, California, is imposing an indoor mask mandate beginning Sunday night which requires residents to wear masks in private settings, including homes, regardless of vaccination status.
A new animal welfare law in the UK may soon recognize decapods, like lobsters and crabs, and cephalopods, like octopi, as sentient beings. The classification means that the government would officially recognize that these animals feel pain.
California is leading the country in student vaccine mandates that will disproportionately harm the education of poor and minority students.
Suzuki’s comments made a stir on social media. Many commentators suggested that Suzuki was ostensibly accepting violence and even encouraging it.
h/t Marvin
Something troubling is happening in Scotland. At least 21 babies under four weeks old died in September, a rate of 4.9 per 1,000 births. The former average was 2.1 deaths per 1,000 births. The nationalized health service tracks records, because everyone is on the same system; that’s why when an internal alarm is triggered by the data as it rolls in, they stop and look immediately. Public Health Scotland says:
Darrell E. Brooks, who allegedly plowed his SUV into a Christmas parade in Waukesha Sunday, has been charged with 5 counts of intentional homicide — just as authorities reveal a sixth death in the incident. His bail is set at $5 Million.
In the movie Moneyball, Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane queries his team of scouts when discussing a prospective player, “If he’s a good hitter, why doesn’t he hit good?” The scouts all have solid explanations, at least in their minds, of why a prospect might be a good hitter, from the sound of the crack of the bat when they hit the ball to the player’s good looks.
These explain why the player should be a good hitter, but what if the numbers, from batting average to on-base percentage, tell a different story? The question Billy poses is obvious in its simplicity, good hitters should hit good. And if they don’t, then perhaps they are not really good hitters.
What if we ask the same question about COVID vaccines, rephrased as “If the vaccines work, why aren’t they working?”
h/t Mom
