Human Rights Watch, ACLU, Amnesty Intl. Clutch Their Pearls in Horror At Elon Musk’s Purchase of Twitter

They hate free speech and want you to think it’s dangerous.

There has been one salutary effect of the weeks-long efforts of Elon Musk to gain control of Twitter, and the debate over the freedom of speech that ensued: now the Left’s foremost individuals and institutions are out in the open about their hatred for the freedom of speech. The authoritarian heart of the Left has been exposed, as has their war against the foundational principle of any free society: the right to express oneself even if one’s opinions don’t coincide with those of the powerful and/or moneyed elites. Barack and Hillary hate the freedom of speech and want you to think it’s a dangerous toy, too dangerous for you to play with. And now three pillars of the unctuous and hypocritical Leftist “human rights” establishment, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), have come out against it as well.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTwitter

Donetsk separatists’ desperate draft campaign empties streets of men

Men under 65 are spending their days in hiding, leaving wives and sisters to take over their jobs

An aggressive draft campaign by the Russian-backed separatists who control parts of eastern Ukraine has emptied the area’s streets of military-age men, with many in hiding to avoid being sent to the frontline.

In a sign of how desperate pro-Russia authorities are to bolster the ranks of fighters, in late March they announced that the upper age limit of the draft had been raised from 55 to 65 in Donetsk, local media reported. And on Saturday authorities announced a mobilisation in the region of Kherson, which was largely captured by Russia after the war began.

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

Jihadi John created online censorship

After Isis, the extremism industry needed new targets

It’s unclear how far Elon Musk’s pledge to restore free speech to Twitter will go; it wasn’t long ago that you could easily stumble upon entire ecosystems of online jihadis and their fanboys on the site. As one surrealist Twitter account put it: “i miss ISIS twitter. when u could just get on here and click around for a bit and find some guys in ISIS on here tweeting about it, posting their cool ass trucks and shit”.

I remember those days!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCensorship of Social Media

What Were Black Lives Matter Leaders Doing With a $6 Million House?

Some bereaved relatives and activists say a BLM founder’s spending breaks faith with the movement.

Black Lives Matter began as a hashtag marking the death of Trayvon Martin and the failure to find justice after his killing. In the years since, Black Lives Matter has grown into a movement with international recognition and power. It’s always important to remember that Black Lives Matter is a movement but also a political ideology and a complex web of organizations. The movement has inspired millions to protest police violence. The ideology has influenced American politics for the last decade, and the organizations have pushed for social justice and policy.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in#BlackLivesMatter

What did Macron promise Muslims to get their votes?

For votes, just to give one example, communities obtain the necessary permits to open mega mosques. France flubbed its last chance.

“Is the Muslim vote decisive?”, the Algerian writer Kamel Daoud asked himsel in the French weekly Le Point. Yes, judging by Macron’s victory (85 per cent of Muslims voted for him) and seeing what had happened the week before the second round vote.

Speaking with The New York Times, Éric Coquerel, an MP from Mélenchon’s party who won 69 percent of the Islamic vote in the first round, said Muslim voters would benefit Macron. For Julien Talpin, sociologist at the National Center for Scientific Research, the mobilization of Muslims is “something completely new”.

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

Is crypto just one big Ponzi scheme?

Ponzi Scheme Starter Kit

Elites have started saying the quiet part out loud

This week we witnessed the latest — and perhaps more striking — sign that crypto might not be the future of finance. On Tuesday, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, a huge crypto exchange, opened a can of worms by describing “yield farming” — crypto’s makeshift alternative to traditional bank lending — as a Ponzi scheme.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBitcoin

Pierre Poilievre promises to quash Bank of Canada’s foray into digital currency

Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre promised Thursday he’d spike the Bank of Canada’s proposal to offer a digital currency, saying this sort of financial instrument should be left to the private sector.

Poilievre has emerged as a fierce critic of Canada’s central bank. He’s tried to link decades-high inflation to its COVID-era policy of quantitative easing and recently slammed the institution as “financially illiterate.”

Poilievre said that a government led by him would extend the auditor general’s authority to include the Bank of Canada and push for a review of its pandemic policies.

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

Is wind power really the solution to our green energy needs?

Like many concepts created with good intentions, the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) label is causing as many problems as it solves.

Across the world’s investment desks, fund managers struggle to comprehend International Sustainability Standards, fill in IFSR Climate-related Disclosures, EFRAG Climate Standard reporting, and other stuff that induces narcolepsy. Occasionally, if they are lucky, they even find time to address the impact of inflation and war on the investment portfolios they now can’t run due to the regulatory and reporting burden put upon them.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

Economic and Trade Impacts of China’s Lockdowns, Experts Weigh in on China’s Food Security, Belt and Road and Five-Year Plan Monitor

“China re-emphasized the need for food security at the recently concluded Two Sessions. Rural revitalization to ensure agricultural supply, winter wheat support and development of a food security law were announced as priorities. How do you see this push playing out over the next few years? What opportunities and challenges should Canadian exporters watch for?”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, China, Economy

Doug Ford banking on billions in deficit spending as PCs table pre-election budget

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is banking on billions of dollars in infrastructure spending to get him re-elected to a second term in office, relying on continued deficits to fuel campaign promises.

The Ford government tabled “Ontario’s Plan to Build” on Thursday, a 241-page, $198 billion document that serves both as a provincial budget and an election platform for the PC party.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario