Ukrainian security service ‘needs cleanout’ after arrest of accused spy

Former security official Viktor Yahun says Ukraine’s SBU agency has long been overly close to Russia’s FSB

The arrest of a high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence agent accused of spying for Russia has highlighted the urgent need for a cleanout of the country’s key security service, a former deputy head of the agency has said.

The Ukrainian security service (SBU) reported on Thursday that they arrested a lieutenant colonel in their ranks on suspicion of “high treason” and published a photograph of bundles of cash found in his home.

The unnamed man is said to have used his mobile phone to photograph documents detailing the location of military checkpoints in Zaporizhzhia, a frontline region in the south-east of the country, and sending the information via an email account registered on a Russian domain.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

Riots Break Out in Memphis, Other Cities as Police Release Tyre Nichols Video

Let the Riots begin!

#TyreNichols

WTF?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUncategorized

Intelligence agency calls for a ‘heightened state of vigilance’ against Russian-aligned hacks

The agency that oversees cybersecurity for the federal government called for a “heightened state of vigilance” against the threat of retaliatory cyber attacks from Russia-aligned hackers on Thursday — just hours after Ottawa promised to give Ukraine four Leopard 2 A4 main battle tanks.

The warning comes as Killnet, a group Canada and its allies list as a “Russian-aligned cybercrime group,” vows to go after countries that support Ukraine.

A spokesperson for the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) said the agency “is aware of reporting regarding an increase in Russian state-aligned hacktivist groups seeking to compromise or disrupt Ukrainian-aligned allies, in response to their continued support of the government of Ukraine.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Russia

Bodycam video shows Tyre Nichols being beaten, tased by Memphis police

The Memphis Police Department on Friday released body camera video showing black motorist Tyre Nichols being brutally beaten, pepper sprayed and tasered by multiple cops during a traffic stop earlier this month.

The appalling beatdown that led to Nichols’ death in the hospital days later only lasted about three minutes out of the hour-long footage released by police.

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There are 4 lengthy videos at Vimeo.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

Tiny radioactive capsule missing on 870-mile stretch of road

A tiny radioactive capsule that can cause cancer and skin burns has been lost in the West Australian outback, triggering an urgent health warning.

As a hunt was launched, people were warned to stay away from the 8mm high and 6mm wide capsule, which fell off a truck somewhere on an 870 mile journey between Perth and a mine site north of Newman.

Radioactive gauges are commonly used in mining and the capsule was lost sometime after Jan 10. It is thought it fell through a bolthole after a bolt was knocked loose by a container collapsing from vibrations on the trip.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Terror in Jerusalem: Seven dead in shooting in synagogue in Neve Yaakov neighborhood

At least seven people were killed and several others were injured, including one critically, in a shooting attack on the Ateret Avraham Synagogue in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Jerusalem on Friday evening.

Magen David Adom paramedics evacuated five injured people to hospitals, including three who were evacuated to Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus, and two who were evacuated to Shaare Zedek Hospital. These include a man about 30 years old in critical condition and a woman about 60 years of age in moderate condition.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIsraeli - Islam Conflict

‘The Shame of Pakistan’: Blasphemy Accusers – Courageous Christian Woman Stand Up to Them

“Pakistan was to review its harsh blasphemy laws. It has made them even harsher,” according to a report from this month. “The National Assembly has unanimously passed an amendment to the laws that widens the net and makes punishment more stringent under these laws… The blasphemy laws are often misused in Pakistan to settle personal scores. It is also used to persecute its small minorities.” [Emphasis in the original]

Recently in Pakistan, however, an encouraging sign emerged: an interesting uproar on social media about a Christian female security officer who bravely stood up to a Muslim colleague threatening her with a false accusation of blasphemy .

Good thing we have an Islamophobia advisor!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islam's incompatibility with Western values, Islam's Persecution Of Christians, Pakistan, Pakistan - Islamic Failed State

Lockdowns linked to tenfold rise in child sex imagery

Imagery of young children carrying out sexual acts on camera has risen by more than tenfold since the pandemic lockdowns, new data suggests.

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) says its data highlights how predators took advantage of the situation.

Social media websites exploded in popularity in early 2020 when the pandemic began.

Last year the IWF logged more than 63,000 webpages showing the material compared to 5,000 before the pandemic.

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Biden donor offered prez’s convict niece Caroline $85K job she called ‘below minimum wage’

A major donor to President Biden offered his ne’er-do-well niece a job in Los Angeles to help her get back on her feet in the summer of 2018, only for her to scoff at the $85,000 annual salary as “below minimum wage,” according to emails and text messages found on Hunter Biden’s laptop.

The drama unfolded as Caroline Biden, then 31, pleaded guilty on July 26 of that year to racking up over $100,000 in charges on a stolen credit card. She was sentenced to two years of probation, which she wanted to serve in California near her beloved cousin Hunter.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Biden Family Sleaze"

Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Firing Gun at House Unconstitutional: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional.

The decision comes in the case of Jesse Dallas Hills, who pleaded guilty to four charges stemming from a May 2014 incident in Lethbridge, Alta., in which he swung a baseball bat and shot at a car with a rifle, smashed the window of a vehicle and fired rounds into a family home.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime