‘Your attorneys messed up. You know what perjury is, right?’

Alex Jones appeared shocked as he was told his lawyers had accidentally handed over hundreds of text messages by mistake after he told a court that they did not exist, after admitting that the Sandy Hook massacre did happen.

The InfoWars host squirmed in his seat after confirming his phone number was linked to the texts, after previously declaring under oath at the defamation hearing that there were no messages about Sandy Hook on his phone.

Jones was horrified to discover that his team sent a digital copy of every text and email about Sandy Hook, despite declaring under oath that they didn’t exist.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Diversity officer guilty of racism after telling colleague ‘you must have been oppressed’

Assumption that colleague ‘suffered oppression’ because of their skin colour was ‘a form of stereotyping’, employment tribunal finds

A diversity officer racially discriminated against a mixed race colleague at broadcaster Sky by telling her she must have been “oppressed” because of her Latina heritage, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Jane Bradbury was left “distressed” after Rosemary Cook made the remark as she prepared to deliver a presentation about racism in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Critical Race Theory" Crackpot Communism, "Diversity", "Peak Woke", "Soft racism of lowered expectations"

Saudi sisters found dead in Sydney told acquaintance queer women ‘live in fear’ in their homeland

Two Saudi sisters found dead in their beds in Sydney attended a girls-only queer event in January where they told acquaintances gay women “live in fear” in Saudi Arabia.

The Guardian understands New South Wales police are investigating whether one or both of the sisters may have feared being persecuted for their sexuality in their homeland, which they fled together in 2017 for Australia, where they made claims for asylum.

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

Hockey Canada: A sex assault scandal disgraces country’s pastime

Canada, the birthplace of ice hockey, is confronting a sexual misconduct crisis within its largest and most prominent sport. The fallout has many asking: is ice hockey facing a widespread reckoning?

Hockey Canada, which manages programmes and teams in the country from entry-level all the way to world championships and the Olympic Games, has been rocked by public allegations of sexual assault against its players since earlier this year.

The sports body – largely seen as Canada’s voice for ice hockey on the international stage – is now facing consequences not seen in its storied 108-year-old history.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Griner Sentenced To 9 Years In Russian Prison

A Russian court found U.S. WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into the country, sentencing her to 9 years in prison, Reuters reported.

Griner, who filed a guilty plea, is one of the pre-eminent stars in the WNBA, described by her lawyers as the “Usain Bolt” of women’s basketball, according to Reuters. Prosecutors requested 9 and a half years and a 1 million ruble fine, according to Reuters.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCrime, Russia, USA

US police charged over death of Breonna Taylor

Four US police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor.

Ms Taylor was killed in her home in Louisville, Kentucky by plainclothes police who were executing a “no-knock” search warrant.

The hospital worker, 26, was shot multiple times as officers stormed the apartment shortly after midnight as she was in bed with her boyfriend.

Her death sparked racial injustice protests around the country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in#BlackLivesMatter

Canadian Forces will train Ukrainian soldiers in the U.K. on countering Russia

Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canadian Forces members will train Ukrainian soldiers in the United Kingdom in an effort to bolster their fight against the Russian invasion.

In a press conference on Thursday, Anand called the invasion a “direct” attack on the rules-based international order and one that is extracting a heavy cost on Ukrainians fighting for their freedom.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Three key takeaways from the three-person Conservative leadership debate

On Wednesday night in Ottawa, three of the five Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidates took part in the third and final official debate of the 2022 race.

Candidates Scott Aitchison, Roman Baber and Jean Charest delved into some of the top issues of the campaign.

The half-English and half-French debate saw the trio discuss leadership, Indigenous issues, transportation, climate change, affordability, rural affairs and health.

TERRAZZANO: Not all Conservatives oppose second carbon tax — but they should

When it comes to scrapping the Trudeau government’s carbon tax, the hardest decision Conservative leadership hopefuls have to make is whether they would scrap it before or after lunch on their first day if elected prime minister. The bigger question is whether a Conservative government would scrap the impending second carbon tax.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she didn’t know Kyiv embassy staff faced threat from Russia

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she and her department were unaware of intelligence reports delivered weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in which diplomats in Kyiv were told Ukrainians who worked for the Canadian embassy there were likely on lists of people Moscow intended to detain or kill.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Canada, WTF?

Man with sword, other ‘edged weapons,’ charged after vehicle rams Parliament Hill front gates

Ottawa police have arrested a man they say rammed a vehicle into the Parliament Hill gates while in possession of “edged weapons,” including a sword.

The driver, Maxwell Pate, 29, appeared in court later on Wednesday and was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and mischief. Pate was previously charged with two counts of assault with a weapon on May 2. He was out on release under the condition to possess no weapons.

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