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Minimum-Wage Hikes and Crime

How the “Fight for 15” could enable a wave of youth lawlessness

With Democrats in full control of the federal government for the first time in more than a decade, an increase in the minimum wage looks more likely than ever. Both President Joe Biden’s coronavirus stimulus proposal and a bill recently reintroduced by congressional Democrats propose raising the federal minimum to $15. Such a steep increase would have profound social and economic effects, boosting wages for some while driving others out of the work force. It could also contribute to another, less-expected consequence: a rise in crime.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2021February 23, 2021•0•USA

Capitol Police Witnesses Struggle to Explain How Rioters Breached the Capitol on January 6

On Tuesday, current and former Capitol Police officials testified about the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The law enforcement officers claimed that they had been prepared to face a potentially-violent protest, but they said the rioters caught them off guard.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2021February 23, 2021•0•USA

White House signals hard line on Buy American as Ottawa urged to push for exemption

WASHINGTON — The White House isn’t leaving much wiggle room for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to escape Joe Biden’s Buy American rules.

The two leaders are set to meet virtually later today in Biden’s first bilateral meeting since taking over as U.S. president.

A fact sheet released early today by the White House describes plans for a “road map” for progress in areas of mutual interest, like COVID-19, climate change, defence and social justice.

It makes no mention of certain Canadian priorities, such as procuring more vaccine doses, freeing Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig from China or securing an exemption to Buy American.

by Blazingcatfur•February 23, 2021February 23, 2021•0•Canada, USA

What were the Capitol rioters thinking?

It’s one of the most basic questions of the Capitol riot investigation: What was the rioters’ plan? What did they think was going to happen when they stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, as Congress certified the results of the Electoral College?

There are undoubtedly many answers to the question. Some rioters were physically violent. Others walked into the Capitol after its doors had been forced open. Others stayed outside. And still, others who attended then-President Donald Trump’s rally on the Ellipse never went to the Capitol at all. So there were different actions and different motives involved.

by Blazingcatfur•February 22, 2021February 22, 2021•0•USA

Christian Science Monitor: If You Don’t Like Public Schools Proselytizing for Islam, You’re a Racist

The Christian Science Monitor did its bit Friday for the left’s propaganda barrage, reminding us all that America is a benighted, sinister land full of racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia, such that only Old Joe and his henchmen can save us. The Monitor painted a picture of an innocent World Cultures and Geography class in a New Jersey public school teaching about Islam and getting accused by racist redneck yahoos of proselytizing for Islam. As far as the Monitor is concerned, it’s a story of evil Trump followers hating the sainted Other; in reality, however, it reveals how Islamic indoctrination is becoming increasingly common and accepted in public schools.

by Blazingcatfur•February 22, 2021February 22, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islam's Useful Idiot Apologists, Islamization of the West, USA

By Offering Amnesty Now, Democrats Are Setting Up A Massive Immigration Crisis

Perhaps Democrats could have picked a worse time to unveil their expansive immigration bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, but not much worse.

The legislation, introduced Thursday by congressional Democrats with the full support of the Biden administration, dubbed the “U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021,” comes as President Biden is rolling back border security measures implemented under Trump and the number of illegal border crossings is surging.

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•February 22, 2021February 22, 2021•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Camp Of The Saints, USA

Chinese Spyware Code Was Copied From America’s NSA: Researchers

WASHINGTON—Chinese spies used code first developed by the U.S. National Security Agency to support their hacking operations, Israeli researchers said on Monday, another indication of how malicious software developed by governments can boomerang against their creators.

Tel Aviv-based Check Point Software Technologies issued a report noting that some features in a piece of China-linked malware it dubs “Jian” were so similar they could only have been stolen from some of the National Security Agency break-in tools leaked to the internet in 2017.

by Blazingcatfur•February 22, 2021February 22, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Cyber War, USA

Why Iran Considers Biden a ‘Weak’ President

It is only one month into his term in office, and US President Joe Biden is already facing criticism from Arabs over his administration’s soft policy toward Iran.

The Arabs say they are worried because Iran sees Biden as a “weak” president, and that is why the mullahs in Tehran and their proxies in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon have increased their terrorist attacks in the Middle East.

“In Tehran’s eyes, Biden is a pushover,” wrote Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, former editor-in-chief of the Saudi newspaper Ashraq Al-Awsat.

by Blazingcatfur•February 22, 2021February 22, 2021•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden", Iran, USA

US Should Emulate Poland on Fining Big Tech Censors

Who knew years ago that the United States would be lagging far behind countries like Poland and Hungary in free speech?

They evidently learned something from years under the iron fist of the Soviet Union.

The Poles are proposing new laws that would impose fines of $13.5 million on Big Tech social media companies that censor users or remove posts for ideological reasons.

by Blazingcatfur•February 22, 2021February 21, 2021•0•"Big Tech Oligopoly", USA

Did nuclear spy devices in the Himalayas trigger India floods?

In a village in the Indian Himalayas, generations of residents have believed that nuclear devices lie buried under the snow and rocks in the towering mountains above.

So when Raini got hit by a huge flood earlier in February, villagers panicked and rumours flew that the devices had “exploded” and triggered the deluge. In reality, scientists believe, a piece of broken glacier was responsible for the flooding in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, in which more than 50 people have died.

But tell that to the people of Raini – the farming mountain village with 250 households – and many don’t quite believe you. “We think that the devices could have played a role. How can a glacier simply break off in winter? We think the government should investigate and find the devices,” Sangram Singh Rawat, the headman of Raini, told me.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 21, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", India, USA, WTF?

Israel Policy in the Biden Administration

U.S. policy towards Israel stays fairly consistent despite changing administrations. Even after President Barack Obama’s “apology tour” to the Arab world early in the first term of his presidency — and his last-minute attempt to carve out a de facto Palestinian state through UN Security Council Res. 2334 — official U.S. policy towards Israel did not significantly change. That held true despite Obama’s efforts and the palpable personal dislike between himself and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

U.S. policy towards Israel’s neighbors is what has defined the character of each administration’s relationship with the Jewish State. The Obama administration was keen to improve America’s standing among the Muslim nations of the Middle East. His administration negotiated a nuclear deal (JCPOA) with the Iranian mullahs that was bad for the U.S.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 21, 2021•0•Israel, Israeli - Islam Conflict, USA

The Lincoln Project Isn’t The Exception: They Are An Extension Of The Failed GOP

It’s hard not to enjoy the extended implosion of The Lincoln Project over the past month. For a brief, brilliant year, America’s premier assembly of pedophile lookalikes raised seemingly endless amounts of money from gullible liberals, pledging that it would ignite an anti-Trump insurgency on the right. Now, almost every prominent figure linked with the group has been exposed as a liar, scammer, or outright sexual predator. Its total collapse appears imminent.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 21, 2021•0•USA

Biden to meet virtually with Trudeau on Tuesday in first meeting with a foreign leader

The Prime Minister’s Office said meeting agenda items include the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, job creation, maintaining cross-border supply chains, climate change, energy, defence and security, and diversity and inclusion.

by Sarcasticat•February 21, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"President Dementia AKA Joe Biden", Canada, Justin Trudeau - Pissant, USA

The China class and its damage to America

In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: “If there are rats in the cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly… The rats are always there in the cellar, but if you go in shouting and noisily they will have taken cover before you switch on the light.” In this regard, Donald Trump was the surprise light that exposed the rats gnawing away at America’s foundations since at least the 1980s.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA

As Trump Predicted, Under Biden China Owns the United States

On February 11, Joe Biden announced sanctions on Burma for a recent coup in that nation, also known as Myanmar. “The military must relinquish power they’ve seized and demonstrate respect for the will of the people of Burma as expressed in their November 8 election,” Biden said. For the current occupant of the White House, first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972, that was something of a departure.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "Joe Sleazebag Biden", USA