Lucki blames lack of rules for allegations of political interference

Under fire over claims of political interference, Lucki calls for new rules on RCMP’s relationship with Ottawa

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says it’s time to bring in better guardrails between the national police force and the federal government to avoid future allegations of political interference.

“I think it’s time that we put something to writing that outlines the what you can and cannot do from both the commissioner’s perspective and the politicians,” she said under questioning at the Emergencies Act inquiry on Tuesday.

“I think it’s time to clarify, because it’s been a topic of conversation.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inRCMP

From our bulging everything is racist file … Girl Guides of Canada renaming ‘Brownies’

Girl Guides of Canada renaming ‘Brownies’ as it’s caused ‘personal harm’ to racialized girls

Girl Guides of Canada announced Tuesday that the organization is renaming “Brownies,” as it says the name has caused “personal harm” to racialized girls and the change will reflect its goals of empowering girls.

“We heard from several members and former members that the name Brownies has caused them personal harm, so we are changing the name of this branch to further remove barriers for belonging for racialized girls and women,” Jill Zelmanovits, CEO of Girl Guides of Canada, said in a press release.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Woke", WTF?

Sam Bankman-Fried was hailed as the next Warren Buffett. Now he looks more like the next Elizabeth Holmes. Or perhaps Bernie Madoff.

The $32 Billion Crypto Scammer

“The Next Warren Buffett.” That’s how Fortune magazine dubbed Sam Bankman-Fried, the crypto wunderkind who wore shorts, schlubby socks, and sneakers on stage with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. But Bankman-Fried, worth an estimated $32 billion at his height, wouldn’t just be a financial oracle like Buffett. He would also be the second-coming of George Soros: By the end of this midterm election cycle, he’d become the second largest donor to the Democratic Party.

Over the past few days, all of that has come spectacularly undone.

Now, Bankman-Fried looks, at best, like the original storyline for Michael Saylor of Microstrategy during the Dotcom bust. Or, more likely, like Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos infamy. Or, with increasing plausibility, like a less civic-minded Bernie Madoff. 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Digital Currency"

Nigeria Jihadists Kill Women Over Witchcraft Charges

Boko Haram jihadists killed a group of women in Nigeria after accusing them of witchcraft following the death of a militant commander’s children in northeast Borno State, relatives, residents and a woman who escaped have told AFP.

Accusations of witchcraft are not uncommon in Nigeria, a religious conservative country almost equally divided between the mostly Muslim north and Christian south.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, WTF?

Socialized Medicine Is No Cure: Britain’s Broken Benefit System

Winning the hearts and minds of society is arguably easier to achieve by promising hand-outs. Also, especially in the age of rapid communication, emotion sells — a handy method for sneaking political takeovers through the back door. So, when it comes to something as fraught with emotion as medicine, it is difficult to argue the downsides for fear of appearing heartless.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Progressive Paradise"

Israel will not cooperate with FBI inquiry into killing of Palestinian American journalist

Israel has said it will not cooperate with an FBI investigation into the killing of the Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli army.

Israel’s defence minister, Benny Gantz, denounced the inquiry as “interference in Israel’s internal affairs” and said he “made it clear to the American representatives that we stand behind the IDF [Israel defence forces] soldiers, that we will not cooperate with any external investigation”.

“The decision of the US Department of Justice to investigate the unfortunate death of Shireen Abu Akleh is a grave mistake. The IDF conducted an independent and professional investigation, which was presented to the Americans who shared the details,” Gantz said.

Not sure I’d trust the FBI.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIsraeli - Islam Conflict, USA

Top RCMP officials doubted the Ottawa police convoy protest plans, Emergencies Act inquiry hears

The RCMP quickly became concerned that the Ottawa police did not have a plan to end the convoy protest that occupied the capital last winter, the top Mountie told the Emergencies Act inquiry.

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and Deputy Commissioner Michael Duheme, who is responsible for federal policing, testified Tuesday before the Public Order Emergency Commission.

The pair also sat for an interview with commission lawyers in September. A summary of that conversation was entered into evidence Tuesday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent"

DeSantis Breaks Silence, Responds to Trump’s Attacks for the First Time

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) had one heck of an Election Day, sealing his second term as governor by trouncing Charlie Crist by nearly 20 points.

But it didn’t take long for the 2024 presidential wars to start, as former President Donald Trump — on multiple occasions since the election — has fired shots at DeSantis, who is expected to be Trump’s most formidable competitor should the two find themselves vying for the GOP nomination in ’24.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inRepublican Party

Climate Models Can Never Work, Says Computer Modeller

If you cannot make a model to predict the outcome of the next draw from a lottery ball machine, you are unable to make a model to predict the future of the climate, suggests former computer modeller Greg Chapman, in a recent essay in Quadrant. Chapman holds a PhD in physics and notes that the climate system is chaotic, which means “any model will be a poor predictor of the future”. A lottery ball machine, he observes, “is a comparatively much simpler and smaller interacting system”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

4 slain University of Idaho students were slaughtered with knife in ‘targeted’ attack: cops

The four University of Idaho students who were found dead at an off-campus home Sunday were butchered with a knife in what police are now investigating as “targeted” murders, officials said.

The Moscow Police Department said Tuesday all four deaths have been ruled homicides, meaning that detectives believe that none of the victims was responsible for the killings.

Robbery? Crime of passion? No one will say.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

Climate assholes attack glass screen protecting Klimt painting in Vienna

VIENNA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Climate-change activists on Tuesday smeared and glued one of their hands to a glass screen protecting a Gustav Klimt painting in a Vienna museum to protest against oil drilling, on a day when entry was free thanks to an oil firm’s sponsorship.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Eco-Luddites

Government rejects returning Psychopathic Mohammedans from ISIS camps in Syria … except for those ISIS whores they’ve already let back

It would be “unprecedented and unprincipled” to help Canadian ISIS suspects detained in Syria, the federal government has argued in a court filing.

Responding to a lawsuit by the families of Canadians captured during the fight against ISIS, the government detailed its legal position for the first time.

The families want the Federal Court to order Ottawa to bring the detainees back to Canada from prisons and camps run by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.

I like it but simply can’t trust the Trudeau government.

I have zero empathy for the monsters who joined ISIS. They all knew they were signing up for a murder cult.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

At least two dead after Russian missiles land in NATO state Poland on Ukraine border

Two people have been killed in Poland after two stray rockets landed near the border with Ukraine.

It has not yet been confirmed if the rockets landed in the NATO state as a result of Russia’s mass bombardment of Ukrainian cities earlier today, which saw over 100 rockets launched.

Article 5 is trending on twitter – I do not think NATO will consider this reason to formally strike back against Russia. Most NATO states are already equipping Ukraine to some extent already. Now bear in mind that my Crystal ball predicted that Putin would not invade Ukraine as his posturing seemed to be accomplishing much of what he desired. So you best keep some iodine pills handy.

h/t TB

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