Trans tiktoker wants it to be illegal to view him a male. They want to criminalize objective truth. pic.twitter.com/0PfpV6wodm
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 18, 2023
No Charges: Ottawa Cops Opt To Appease Muslims Who Shit All Over Christmas At Bayshore Mall
No charges laid following pro-Palestine protest at Bayshore Shopping Centre
Ottawa police say no charges were laid after a protest erupted at the Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa last Friday that was targeting the clothing retailer Zara.
A crowd of approximately 100 demonstrators with Palestinian flags, signs, and drums marched through the Bayshore Shopping Centre Friday evening to protest the Spanish fashion company, which has come under fire for a recent advertising campaign that critics say references the Israel-Hamas war and the resulting devastation in Gaza.
Anti-Israel protesters scaring young children at a Christmas celebration event at Bayshore Mall in Ottawa, Canada.
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— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 17, 2023
Freeland ‘absolutely’ thinks Liberals can win again under Trudeau, plans to run for re-election
A decade after she was first elected, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she plans to run again in the next federal election, while sidestepping the question of whether she’s eyeing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s job.
In an interview on CTV’s Your Morning, Freeland was asked about the Liberals’ current standing in the polls and the sentiment among some voters that Trudeau should step aside, and whether she would like to lead the Liberal Party of Canada if the job opened up.
Reader Fave Christmas Carols – Day 2 – 2023
Welcome back. List your faves in the comments and we’ll play them all through Christmas Day.
Enjoy.
From Moray – Jewels (When He Cometh) – as sung by Jack Marti
From Dana – Joy To The World by John Fahey
From Clink – Andy Williams: “O Holy Night”
From XC – (It’s Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas – The Ravers
From Norman – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Meet Me In St. Louis
From Osumashi – CANNED HEAT – CHRISTMAS BLUES
From Lord Dilligaf – Praetorius – Lutheran Mass For Christmas Morning
From Mal – On to Bethlehem Town
From Appreciative Reader – Libera – Carol of the Bells
From Francis – Frank Kelly-Christmas Countdown (12 days to christmas)
Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up
Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid.
Top general Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said troops faced ammunition shortages along the “entire front line”, creating a “big problem” for Kyiv.
It comes as billions of dollars of US and EU aid have been held up amid political wrangles.
Ukraine said it hoped to boost its own ammunition industry with western help.
The Curious Case of the Biden Administration and Hamas
As Israel is waging war on the Iran-backed Hamas terrorist group, whose members murdered more than 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 240 others to the Gaza Strip on October 7, the Biden administration appears to be doing its utmost to sabotage Israel’s efforts to defend itself against terrorism.
Iran and its proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Houthis, can only be ecstatic about the Biden administration’s new restrictions, especially the pressure it is reportedly exerting on Israel to end the war in the coming weeks.
OpenAI suspends ByteDance’s account after it allegedly used GPT to build rival AI product: report
OpenAI has suspended the account of TikTok parent ByteDance following a report that the China-owned firm was “secretly” using its “GPT” AI technology to build its own rival chatbot service.
ByteDance, whose ties to the Chinese government have prompted intense federal scrutiny of TikTok’s operations in the US, has reportedly relied on OpenAI’s application programming interface, or API, “during nearly every phase of development” of its AI product, The Verge reported, citing internal company documents.
THAT’S A MAN, BABY: ‘Trans Woman’ Crashes NBC Michigan Dem Women Panel
NBC News has decided to join the NCAA, academia, and corporate retailers among the many institutions now complicit in the intentional erasure of women. Among the panel of Democratic women in Macomb County, Michigan featured on Meet The Press convened to discuss their reluctant support of Joe Biden, a trans woman.
As the holidays approach, Canadians say they’re being tipped over the edge
Cathy Khalil recently tipped five bucks on an $18 box of doughnuts at one Ottawa store — and says she has no regrets.
“I think when people see [the options on the debit machine] they feel obligated, sometimes, to tip,” Khalil said. “[But] I’m not tipping for the sake of tipping. I’m tipping because I want to tip, and it’s coming from me.”
She may be in the minority: As the holidays approach and Canadians shell out money for gifts, food and other festive purchases, some experts say people are recoiling from all those tip requests that come with an increasingly wide variety of debit or credit card purchases.
Have A Jolly Corporate Crony Christmas! Canadian Job Vacancies Are Falling Sharply As Excess Labor Rises
Canada’s once tight labor market, a key driver of wages and shelter costs, is loosening. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data reveals job vacancies declined further in Q3 2023. The drop is a double-edged sword: roles being filled is good news, but job creation is failing to keep up with population growth. Canada is adding roughly 2 workers for every job filled, which will quickly transition a tight labor market to one with excess labor in a short period. Expect unemployment to rise and wage growth to fall if this trend persists.
What Happened Before the Biden Motorcade Crash Is More Interesting Than the Collision
You’ve probably heard by now that on Sunday night, there was some excitement involving Joe Biden, who was on vacation—obviously—in Delaware. After visiting his campaign headquarters, a car crashed into his motorcade.
Latest … Wilmington driver, 46, who smashed into Biden’s motorcade is charged with DUI as cops say he ‘accidentally’ plowed into President’s car
Poilievre doubles down on ‘parental rights,’ pitches disaffected NDPers, in Rex Murphy’s year-end National Post interview
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he maintains a commitment to “parental rights” in schools, while making a play for disaffected NDP voters and laying out a different approach for limiting emissions, in an exclusive National Post video interview with columnist Rex Murphy.
Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don’t resemble marriage
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document explaining a radical change in Vatican policy by insisting that people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to “an exhaustive moral analysis” to receive it.
The document from the Vatican’s doctrine office, released Monday, elaborates on a letter Francis sent to two conservative cardinals that was published in October. In that preliminary response, Francis suggested such blessings could be offered under some circumstances if they didn’t confuse the ritual with the sacrament of marriage.
David Krayden: The Two Solitudes Are Ideological in Today’s Canada
There used to be such a thing in Canada as “two solitudes.”
It defined the intellectual and social distance between English and French in Canada as captured in a 1945 novel by Hugh MacLennan. It defined the separation of English- and French-speaking Canadians that was so much a part of language laws and federal legislation well into the 1980s.
World of Trouble: Conscription on Table as European Militaries Dwindle
The British Army is now the smallest it has been in 200 years, as more defence personnel continue to leave than join, while in Germany the military recruitment crisis is so acute the defence minister speaks of bringing back conscription.