House Democrats voted against an amendment Wednesday that would have required companies to inform their shareholders if they engaged in activities with a Chinese official or company using forced labor.
WTF?
wtf
‘So racist, so sexist’: Annamie Paul slams bid to oust her as Green Party leader
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is firing back at what she described as a “small group of councillors” who she says were behind a push to dethrone her as the party’s leader on Tuesday night.
These councillors, Paul said, tried to “force a vote of non-confidence” on her leadership with “no substantive consultation with the members they represent.”
I regret to inform you that some people are okay with shoplifters looting convenience stores in San Francisco
“Granted, it’s not like progressive sympathy for looting is a new thing. Still, I thought the video from that San Fran Walgreens that I posted this morning would draw more uniform condemnation on social media. Normally when liberals defend theft it’s in the context of a riot following an incident of alleged police brutality, when America’s racist history can be cited as provocation.”
Dumb for all and all for Dumb! Vancouver School Board phases out honours programs in high schools
The Vancouver School Board is cutting honours courses in math and science in its high schools because the school district says they do not comply with the equity and inclusion goal of ensuring that all students can participate in every aspect of the curriculum.
The school board says teachers will instead be encouraged to teach to individual students’ capabilities, including those who excel at math and science. Honours courses in English were phased out over several years.
The “Stupid Nazis” are in charge. My bet is that whoever concocted this nonsense is innumerate.
Greenpeace paraglider stunt injures two at Euro match
Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted onto the pitch just as Tuesday’s Euro 2020 match between Germany and France was about to kick off.
Two people were injured after the activist lost control of the motor-powered paraglider and had to perform an emergency landing.
Police said they had “no understanding whatsoever for such irresponsible actions, in which there was a considerable endangerment of human life.”
Horrifying scene before the start of #FRA vs. #GER as a parachuting protester gets caught in camera wiring, narrowly avoids crashing into the stands and lands safely on the field 😳
(via @MaxMerrill_)pic.twitter.com/JQvNdnhFH1
— Planet Fútbol (@si_soccer) June 15, 2021
Queen’s U staff, associates accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity
Queen’s University has become embroiled in an increasingly public dispute over whether some of its faculty and other associates are falsely holding themselves out to be Indigenous, thereby harming the cause of First Nations people.
An anonymous report into the identity claims posted on social media earlier this month takes specific aim at six academics and others associated with the school it says are not genuinely Indigenous.
“Our findings confirm that Queen’s University is currently overrun with white Canadians making false claims to Indigenous — especially Algonquin — identity,” the report states. “We are confident that our thorough research has focused on six of the most prominent and harmful cases, most of whom play inordinate roles as ‘Indigenous’ gatekeepers on campus.”
San Francisco
This just happened at the @Walgreens on Gough & Fell Streets in San Francisco. #NoConsequences @chesaboudin pic.twitter.com/uSbnTQQk4J
— Lyanne Melendez (@LyanneMelendez) June 14, 2021
Southwest Airlines grounds its entire fleet amid giant computer outage
Southwest Airlines grounded flights across the country Tuesday for the second time in less than 24 hours, amid reports of nationwide computer issues.
Southwest Airlines grounds its entire fleet amid giant computer outage https://t.co/6wbS8bRGY2 pic.twitter.com/YpMkqUaKnS
— New York Post (@nypost) June 15, 2021
The Twitter comments are enlightening: “Gate agent told me the systems were hacked and there is no ground communication in air either. Grounding all flights and I’m stuck in Chicago”
White House calls Capitol riot ‘terrorist attack,’ endorses ‘extremist’ internet purge
The White House on Tuesday released a report that designates the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a “domestic terrorist attack” and endorses an internet purge of “extremist” content.
The description is likely to draw stiff disagreement from allies of former President Donald Trump who say that the riot, which disrupted certification of President Biden’s victory, has been used to facilitate political censorship.
1 dead, 2 wounded after shootout erupts over masking rules in Georgia store
A store clerk was fatally shot and a suspected assailant and a police officer injured after a dispute over a face mask requirement escalated into a firefight inside a store in Georgia.
After getting into an argument with a cashier at a Decatur, Georgia supermarket on Monday afternoon, 30-year-old Victor Lee Tucker allegedly opened fire, killing the employee and sparking a gun battle inside the store, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Green Party launches eco-friendly lynching
Green Party launches process that could eject Annamie Paul from leadership
The Green Party of Canada has triggered a process that could remove Annamie Paul from the party’s leadership.
According to party members with knowledge of the issue, the party’s federal council will hold a vote on July 15 on whether to remove Paul from office.
China Syndrome II? US “assessing” possible nuclear accident at Taishan
First COVID-19, and now possibly Taishan. China’s claims to competence in cutting-edge science appears on the verge of tatters if reports about a nuclear accident at its reactor turn out to be true. CNN reports that a French company partnering at the Taishan nuclear power plant took the highly unusual step of notifying the US about what they called an “imminent radiological threat.”
I can think of a good place to shove that Unicorn…
WATCH: LGBTQXYZ-pimping 6th grade teacher in Springfield MO bullies boy who asked why straight kids weren't allowed to have her "unicorn cupcakes." Teacher screams that student is an "ignorant," "straight jerk," "weasel," "dip" & "butthead." #GenderUnicorn #AlphabetSoupTyranny pic.twitter.com/MVMdT6i5wJ
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) June 11, 2021
Big Tranny is Watching
Metro Vancouver’s transportation agency Translink sees nothing wrong with a sign that suggests people who don’t sufficiently “respect” trans people should be killed. pic.twitter.com/4GVtfqOG9E
— Lorelei 🌕🧙♀️🕸🍄 (@hatpinwoman) June 11, 2021
Police nab one of two Austin mass shooting suspects as newspaper panned for hiding description to avoid ‘perpetuating stereotypes’
One of two suspects in a mass shooting that injured 14 people in Austin, Texas, has been apprehended, but the local newspaper is continuing to withhold the alleged shooter’s description to avoid “perpetuating stereotypes.”
Austin police offered no details of the arrest, other than to say that it was done with the help of a US Marshals task force. Mention of the arrest was tacked on to an earlier statement regarding the Saturday morning shooting, which described the alleged shooter. It’s not clear whether that description applies to the man who was arrested or to the suspect who remained at large as of Saturday evening.