Why isn’t Lenin as condemned as Hitler?
Around the corner from me is a barber’s shop decorated with black-and-white photographs of icons of the 20th century. James Dean is there with the usual cigarette hanging out of his mouth; Marilyn Monroe is perching on the edge of a pool table. A poster for the film Taxi Driver is alongside a photo of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack — and also a photo of Lenin.
I guess the aim is to appear edgy, alternative and rebellious. But obviously there is no image of Hitler. That would be unacceptable: Hitler was a fascist who invaded countries and killed millions of people. It would be tasteless to display an image of him. But Lenin is apparently OK.
Secret Service Foreknowledge or Criminal Negligence? Damning New Evidence Surfaces In FBI’s January 6 “Pipe Bomb” Story
Over three years have passed since January 6, 2021, and the truth of what really happened that day has never been more relevant. For the regime, the stakes involved in selling the official narrative of January 6 as a uniquely horrific domestic terror event are higher than ever. Such are the stakes that Biden’s crypt-keepers presumably injected him with the strongest stuff they had to keep the President conscious and standing upright for the duration of his hour and a half-long speech marking the anniversary of the day “we almost lost America.” And it makes sense. The ludicrous notion of January 6 as an “insurrection” has long served as the key pretext for the accelerated political weaponization of the national security state against Trump and his supporters. More recently, the still more ludicrous theory of Trump’s culpability for this “insurrection” has become the sham legal basis behind the attempt to throw him in prison and remove him from the ballots—all in the name of democracy, of course.
Trudeau attacks Poilievre on national unity, media joins in
The Trudeau Liberals are now playing with Quebec nationalist sentiment to try and gain votes. There is literally no low that the Trudeau Liberals won’t sink to in order to try and win votes, including on issues of national unity.
Shocking survey reveals the reason elites are out of touch – and it isn’t why you think
” … A stunning 77% of elites and 89% of super elites support the “strict rationing of meat, gas, and electricity.”
Seventy-two percent and 81% would ban the use of gas-powered cars.
Fifty-five percent and 70% would prevent Americans from engaging in “non-essential” air travel.”
On Confronting the Iranian Regime
The Biden administration’s reluctance to robustly respond to the rogue Islamist regime of Iran apparently only reinforces the inclination of Iran’s political and military leadership to inflict more harm.
When US responses lack decisiveness, the Islamic Republic interprets this “restraint” as a failure of nerve on the part of the US and the international community. Such leniency, it seems, simply invigorates the regime to persist in disrupting regional and global stability, and escalate its assertive military maneuvers and support for terrorist activities.
US Travelers Fed Up With Preferential Treatment for Migrants
The busy holiday travel season brought with it significant unrest among US citizens forced to go through major airports. By this point, most of us have grown used to the long TSA lines and the rigid protocols that must be followed if we are to be allowed to board a plane.
A Look at the Chinese Research Groups Ottawa Calls a Threat
Canada unveiled a list of foreign universities and research institutions linked to military, national defence, and state security entities. Predominantly composed of entities based in China, these organizations are identified as presenting the highest risk to Canadian national security.
The F-16 at 50: Why it’s still in demand
The F-16 jet fighter took its first ever flight in 1974, but it is still as important an aircraft now as it was then.
Were it not for one test pilot’s quick thinking 50 years ago, the entire F-16 programme might never have made it past its first fateful flight.
When pilot Phil Oestricher climbed into the cockpit of the General Dynamics YF-16 prototype at Edwards Air Force Base in California on 20 January 1974, his mission was a relatively straightforward one – a high-speed taxi test where the aircraft would travel on the ground under the power of its own engine.
‘They are coming from traumatic, war-torn situations’: Palestinian-Canadians prepare to welcome refugees
In communities across Toronto, efforts are underway to prepare for the hundreds of Palestinians expected to arrive following the introduction of the federal government’s temporary resident visa program for Gazans with extended family in Canada.
But for some members of the Palestinian Canadian community, feelings of hope are mixed with anxiety and desperation, as uncertainty looms over when Gazans will be allowed to leave the war-torn territory and how they will be received in Canada, where some have voiced concerns over their arrival.
Ontario Tim Hortons store closes dine-in area over safety concerns amid calls for increased resources
As Ontario continues to see a major escalation in issues surrounding mental health and addictions, some say a decision at an Oshawa Tim Hortons to stop dine-in eating further underscores a need for more funding and resources.
The loud fights and quiet conversations driving the quest for a clean power grid in Canada
Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal minister of natural resources and energy, has said that developing the clean electricity grid of the future — the cleaner and bigger grid we need to support a a net-zero economy — is a “nation-building project akin to the building of the railway.”
Comparisons to Canada’s great accomplishment of the 19th century require some caveats now. But setting aside the worst elements of the railway’s construction, the comparison suggests both the importance of the work and the effort that will be required to finish it. From conception to the last spike, the national railway project took 14 years to complete.
So how’s it going so far?
Actress Sara Ramirez, ‘Non-Binary‘ Love Interest in ‘Sex and the City‘ Reboot, Claims Hollywood ‘Blacklist‘ of Pro-Palestinian Talent
Mexican-U.S. actress Sara Ramirez, who plays the “non-binary” love interest Che Diaz in the recent Sex and the City woke reboot, has condemned the character she gave life to while slamming the entertainment industry for allegedly making “blacklists” of actors who have shown support for pro-Palestinian terror groups in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Trudeau balancing act on Israel-Gaza annoys both sides of debate
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tried to walk a fine line on the Israel-Gaza conflict. But by seeking to appeal to all sides, he has pleased no-one.
On Thursday, Israel’s envoy to Canada had a request for Mr Trudeau – that Canada “leave no room for misinterpretation” on a matter that the ambassador said was “crystal clear”.
The matter was South Africa’s allegation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. Israel has slammed the claim as false and “grossly distorted”.
Sacrilege! Italian ‘hot priest’ calendar models aren’t priests at all
It is one of Italy’s best-selling souvenirs – a calendar depicting handsome young Catholic prelates, popularly known as “the hot priest calendar”.
But the photographer who took the images for the A4-sized calendar has admitted that hardly any of the cassock-wearing hunks are really priests. Some were models, while others were just ordinary men who agreed to pose for him, he said.