The liberal arts are worth defending against ‘multiculturalists’

As the kids head back to school, it’s time to think about what they’re actually learning

It’s the end of August — which means the kids are heading back to school. Time, then, to think about the quality and content of the education most young Americans are receiving. What to ponder? Well, we award more bachelor’s degrees in “parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies” than in English. And what students learn in their liberal arts courses is less the intellectual and civilizational inheritance of the West than a cruel mimicry that preferences “multiculturalism” and “critical thinking.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Multiculturalism"

Mikhail Gorbachev, last president of the Soviet Union, dies at 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who oversaw detente with the West, the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died in a Moscow hospital at the age of 91.

Gorbachev’s policy of “glasnost” towards the West, underpinned by summits with US President Ronald Reagan to curb the nuclear arms race, paved the way for the end of the Cold War, made him one of the most influential figures of the late 20th century. At home, however, his move to decentralise the Soviet economy, a strategy know as “perestroika”, precipitated an economic collapse that hastened the end of the Soviet Union.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inRussia

China Threatens to Destroy Elon Musk’s Starlink

Chinese military researchers recently called for the destruction of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, an extraordinary threat for a state to make against a private foreign enterprise.

In December 2021, China filed a complaint with the United Nations, claiming that two of Musk’s Starlink satellites had nearly collided with the Tianhe module of its Tiangong Space Station — in April and October of 2021– and that Chinese astronauts had been forced to maneuver the module of the station to avoid the collision. Starlink is part of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the satellites are part of a plan to make internet coverage from the satellites available worldwide, with the goal of launching nearly 12,000 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.

I dunno. Elon and the Communist Chinese seem to understand one another.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State"

Use of facial recognition as security tool on Parliament Hill would pose risks: study

OTTAWA — The use of facial recognition technology as a security tool on Parliament Hill would pose substantial legal, privacy and human rights risks — and might even be unlawful, says a study prepared for the parliamentary security unit.

It warns the technology could be used to surveil, track, identify or misidentify a person, and might lead to decisions that result in them being stopped, questioned, detained or arbitrarily prevented from entering the parliamentary precinct.

That won’t stop Justin he wants a social credit system.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Surveillance Society"

FBI agent accused of political bias, suppressing Hunter Biden laptop leaves the bureau

An FBI agent who was accused of bias in handling the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop has resigned.

FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault is no longer with the bureau, Fox News has learned. Thibault retired over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the matter. He was walked out of the building on Friday, which is standard procedure, per the source.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTrump Derangement Syndrome

David Staples: Canada is broken so don’t be surprised if Alberta conservatives elect Danielle Smith

As I see it, the United Conservative race comes down to two leaders, Danielle Smith and Travis Toews. They are polar opposites within conservative politics on how Alberta should best proceed on fixing, building and protecting Alberta’s energy economy.

Toews, a rancher, an accountant and a small businessman, leads an incrementalist camp. He is a steady-as-she-goes type who wants to keep working with the energy industry and First Nations on new oil and gas projects, while pushing hard against any obstructionism from the Trudeau Liberals in Ottawa, but doing so mainly as its always been done, through negotiation and court action.

Seems a prudent approach given the Lunatics in Ottawa.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAlberta

Philip Cross: In the war on cars, the suburbs strike back

Only the very naïve think we will soon end our dependence on autos

Canadian drivers are experiencing a double dose of frustration this summer: record gas prices combined with a return to the pre-COVID traffic congestion that for years now has been making it so hard to get around our major cities. When green governments aren’t cavalierly dismissing the exasperating inconvenience to drivers they’re actually embracing it as a strategy for getting people to switch to mass transit. Trouble is, businesses bear the brunt of congestion costs. Estimates are that up to 40 per cent of traffic consists of commercial vehicles. Businesses count on timely deliveries to keep their factories supplied and shelves stocked and to satisfy burgeoning consumer demand for home delivery. For most firms, mass transit is simply not an option. When traffic chronically snarls their only alternative is to move everything but delivery out of city centres.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

Don’t believe your eyes: WH claims migrants are not just ‘walking’ across border

​White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted on Monday that migrants are not just “walking” across the border — an event captured near daily by press photographers.

The stunning answer came in response to a question by Fox News’ Peter Doocy, who asked why potentially unvaccinated migrants continue to arrive in the US but tennis star Novak Djokovic couldn’t compete in the US Open, which kicked off in Flushing Meadows, Queens today.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Joe Sleazebag Biden", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money"

How dummy Himars are depleting Russia’s missile supplies

Ukraine has deployed a fleet of dummy Himars across the battlefield to trick Russian forces into wasting expensive long-range weapons on pointless targets.

The decoy versions of the US-supplied rocket launcher systems have drawn fire from at least 10 Kalibr cruise missiles fired by Moscow’s naval fleet in the Black Sea.

Russian drones were said to be unable to distinguish between the wooden dummy targets and the real deal when scouting the battlefield for Ukrainian targets.

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

Derek H. Burney: Breaking through Trudeau’s obfuscation on LNG

So, let’s try to get some things straight. About the time Vladimir Putin chose to invade Ukraine, Canada decided to veto Énergie Saguenay’s proposed LNG export facility in Northern Quebec, a project intended to enable exports to Europe. One month later, the natural resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson said, “Our European friends and allies need Canada and others to step up.” He added “They are telling us they need our help in getting out of Russian oil and gas in the short term.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Green-Scam

Solomon Islands turns away western naval ships after China security pact

The Solomon Islands Campaign: Guadalcanal

The Solomon Islands has suspended visits from western naval ships less than six months after signing a security pact with Beijing that raised fears that China would establish a military base there.

A US Coast Guard cutter, the Oliver Henry, received no response when it requested permission to refuel in the Pacific nation a week ago.

Manasseh Sogavare, prime minister of the Solomons, confirmed the suspension of visits. He said that HMS Spey, a British offshore patrol vessel on Indo-Pacific duties, had also aborted its planned visit because of “approval delays”.

Hope they enjoy the co-prosperity sphere.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", USA

It’s time woke politicians faced the consequences of their own beliefs

Migrant Bus Washington

In America, supporters of illegal immigration are finally seeing the reality on their own doorsteps

Other challenges come and go, but migration remains one of the greatest challenges of our age. Never has it been easier for people in the developing world to learn what life is like in the developed world. Never has it been easier or cheaper to travel. And rarely, if ever, have the world’s prosperous nations been so unconcerned about the erosion of their borders.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", USA

World Gravy Wrestling Championships returns after two-year break

Fancy dress, wrestling and lashings of gravy were the order of the day as “one of the world’s craziest culinary competitions” returned after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus.

A host of wrestlers took part in the 12th annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose ‘N’ Bowl Pub in Rossendale, Lancashire, on Monday.

The event sees competitors grapple in a pool of gravy in two-minute bouts.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

DOOM Foretold! Climate change will cost Canada $139 billion due to flooding, drought and other disasters, report finds

Between droughts, flooding and rainstorms, Canada’s changing climate could lead to a significant decrease in the country’s GDP over the next generation, according to a report from engineering firm GHD.

The impact of water-related risks in Canada could mean a cumulative loss of $139 billion through 2050, or 0.2 per cent of economic activity in that period, the report says. Titled “Aquanomics,” the report examines the impact of future water risks across seven countries, including Canada, the U.K., the U.S., Australia, China, the Philippines and the U.A.E.

Seems the authors of this piece may have a monetary interest in “remediation.” Has even one of the climate cult’s prophecies come to be?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam