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Hamas wants Justin Bieber to ditch Israel gig

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has called on Canadian singer Justin Bieber to cancel his upcoming concert in what it calls the “Zionist occupation state” of Israel.

Bieber announced his 2022 world tour dates this week, with a concert in Tel Aviv planned for next October. On Thursday, Hamas’ Artistic Production Department issued a statement, cited by the Palestinian Sawa news outlet, “condemning and denouncing” the performer. It called on the star to cancel the show and “boycott the Zionist occupation state in protest at its repeated crimes against the Palestinian people.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHamas, WTF?

Toronto cop accused of leaking address to son who used it to track and murder Liberian warlord in London, Ont.

Slain warlord in happier times.

A man charged in the death of an alleged Liberian war criminal was given the dead man’s address in London by his father, a veteran Toronto police officer who lied to get the information, according to allegations outlined in police documents.

I hope this doesn’t negatively impact Toronto’s reputation for diversity.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Home decorating ideas

Free speech or hate speech? Port Colborne resident ordered to remove vulgar banner

The owner of a home in Port Colborne has been ordered to remove a vulgar banner hanging in front of the residence.

The banner, which reads “F-CK TRUDEAU” in a comic sans font, uses a maple leaf symbol to replace a single letter in the profanity. A small sticker on the front door displays the same message.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Pfizer says the Biden Administration will buy 10 Million COVID pills

Maff plz, and let’s see how well this ages:

Pfizer Says Its Antiviral Pill Is Highly Effective in Treating Covid

Pfizer’s pill, which will be sold under the brand name Paxlovid, cut the risk of hospitalization or death by 89 percent when given within three days after the start of symptoms.

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Germany hits new infection high as fourth COVID wave rages

Germany on Wednesday reported record levels of COVID-19 cases as the country faces a virulent fourth wave of the pandemic that has taken hold since late October.

The country’s public health agency, the Robert Koch Institute, reported 52,826 new cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, the highest rate registered since the pandemic began in early 2020. That represents an increase of 13,150 cases compared with the same day a week ago.

The seven-day incidence rate measuring cases per 100,000 people also reached a record high of 319.5, up from 312.4 the day before. The death toll from COVID-related causes rose in 24 hours by 294 to 98,274.

Despite the high infection rate, the death toll still remains below that at the peak of the pandemic in December 2020 owing largely to the fact that around two-thirds of the population is vaccinated.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease", WTF?

‘QAnon Shaman’ draws 41 months

Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison.

Chansley, who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstructing an official proceeding, was among the first rioters to enter the building. He has acknowledged using a bullhorn to rile up the mob, offering thanks in a prayer while in the Senate for having the chance to get rid of traitors and scratching out a threatening note to Vice President Mike Pence saying, “It’s Only A Matter of Time. Justice Is Coming!”

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Alec Baldwin ‘intentionally’ fired deadly shot on ‘Rust’ film set, script supervisor claims in suit

Alec Baldwin “intentionally” fired a gun toward cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the “Rust” movie set, disregarding set protocol in the deadly shooting, according to a 30-page lawsuit filed on Wednesday by the film’s script supervisor.

Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor on set when Baldwin shot and killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on Oct. 21, is suing the actor, the movie production company and others for assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and deliberate infliction of harm. Mitchell and her attorney, Gloria Allred, are set to announce the suit during a press conference.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHollywood, WTF?

Ferguson Police Say They Have No Idea What Crazy Racist Cori Bush Is Talking About

‘Squad’ member said ‘white supremacists’ shot at Ferguson protesters

Local police said they have no records that corroborate “Squad” member Cori Bush’s claim that “white supremacists” shot at protesters in Ferguson, Mo., following the death of Michael Brown.

Bush, a Democratic Missouri congresswoman and defund-the-police activist, on Monday said, “When we marched in Ferguson, white supremacists would hide behind a hill near where Michael Brown Jr. was murdered and shoot at us,” adding the alleged shooters “never faced consequences.” According to Ferguson police chief Frank McCall, however, there is no record of such an incident.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Progressive Racists, WTF?

Oregon Dem Slammed After Suggesting Blacks Get Day Off After Rittenhouse Verdict: ‘Everyone Involved Was White’

“It’s going to be hard for Black people to work and it isn’t fair to expect them to.”

On Wednesday afternoon, the Vice Chair of the Oregon Democrats Black Caucus suggested that employers give their black employees at least one day off and possibly two after the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is delivered because no matter what the verdict would be, it would be hard for black people to work and it wouldn’t be fair to expect them to.

 

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Santa’s vaccine passport prompts supermarket boycott

The UK’s advertising watchdog is probing an advert from supermarket giant Tesco in which perennial festive figure Santa Claus whips out his vaccine passport at the border amid concern for his free movement, saving Christmas.

On Saturday, Tesco premiered its 90-second TV ad, set to Queen’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’, in which plucky Britons are seen determined to enjoy their Christmas after 18 months of Covid-19 restrictions and a subdued festive period in 2020.

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