German industry: Gas rationing plan would cripple economy – Biden taps oil reserve

Germany’s industrial sector has sounded the alarm over a new emergency warning system to manage the country’s energy security in case Russia cuts supplies of natural gas.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Wednesday announced a three-stage alert system that would ultimately give households and hospitals priority over industrial firms if gas usage had to be rationed.

The Kremlin upped the stakes in its standoff with Europe last week, by saying that “unfriendly” states would have to pay for their gas in rubles instead of euros or dollars.

G7 nations rejected the demand but the uncertainty has sparked fears that Moscow may turn off the taps in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the West over the invasion of Ukraine.

U.S. President Biden taps oil reserve for 6 months to control gas prices

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden is ordering the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve for six months, the White House said Thursday, in a bid to control energy prices that have spiked as the U.S. and allies imposed steep sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Biden was making the formal announcement later Thursday in remarks on his administration’s plans to combat rising gas prices.

The federal carbon tax is set to rise April 1. How will that affect gas prices?

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Ukraine braces for fresh wave of attacks in east as Russia builds forces in Donbas

Russia is building up its forces in eastern Ukraine in readiness for a new wave of attacks in the breakaway Donbas region, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said, as another attempt was being made to rescue trapped civilians and deliver aid to besieged Mariupol.

In an early morning video address, the Ukrainian president said Russia’s drawdown announcement had been forced upon the Kremlin by the fierce resistance of Ukraine’s armed forces.

He added that his government was instead seeing “a build-up of Russian forces for new strikes on the Donbas” and preparing for that. The region encompasses two self-proclaimed “people’s republics” that Russia says it is helping to free from Ukrainian control. The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said on Wednesday that offensive operations were intensifying.

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

Conservative leadership candidates jockey for position on the carbon tax

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government prepares to hike the federal carbon tax another ten dollars per tonne of emissions on Friday, the leading Conservative leadership candidates all agree on one thing — it’s the wrong move.

But that’s where their consensus ends. Questions about what Canada should do with carbon pricing, financial offsets to consumers and the broader fight against climate change are still very much up for debate among Conservative leadership candidates. In many cases, the candidates’ master plans are still being written.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Why Has the Government’s Defence of Bill C-11 Been So Cartoonishly Misleading?

Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act that serves as the government’s follow-up to Bill C-10, was the subject of debate in the House of Commons yesterday as the legislation slowly makes it way through the legislative process. There are still committee hearings to come, but it is readily apparent that many of the concerns that hamstrung Bill C-10 have returned: virtually limitless jurisdictional, overbroad scope, and harmful discoverability provisions. Further, this bill has attracted mounting criticism from Canadian digital-first creators, who note that one of Canada’s biggest cultural exports could be hurt by the bill leading to millions in lost revenues.

Especially troubling:

“The policy direction has two primary goals. First, it will focus on the importance of consultation and special consideration of the needs of equity-seeking groups. Second, the direction will make clear areas where regulation is needed, as well as areas where flexibility should be exercised.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBig Government, Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada

Canada will ban sales of combustion engine passenger cars by 2035

Canada is joining the ranks of countries and states planning to ban sales of combustion engine cars. Canada has outlined an Emissions Reduction Plan that will require all new passenger car sales to be zero-emissions models by 2035. The government will gradually ramp up pressure on automakers, requiring “at least” 20 percent zero-emissions sales by 2026 and 60 percent by 2030.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Eco-Luddites, Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Electric cars, Enviroloons

Ontario has entered the sixth COVID-19 wave, doctors say

After more than two years fighting COVID-19, some medical experts in Ontario say the province has entered a sixth wave.

“There are more cases now than there were a week ago and two weeks ago,” infectious disease expert Dr. Isaac Bogoch said Tuesday.

“We can call this a wave. We just don’t know the size of the wave. But it’s here.”

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Inside the Progressive Left’s Secretive and Massive Social Media Army for the 2022 Elections

By every single metric, the Democratic Party is going to have a brutal year. At this rate, it wouldn’t shock me if the Republicans clinch a veto-proof majority in the House. It’s that bad. Joe Biden is that bad. Yet, the fight continues. The progressive Left is gearing up for battle for the 2022 midterms and they’ve secretly cultivated social media communities to help combat GOP messaging. Will it work with the high inflation, high gas prices, the supply chain crisis, the border crisis, the Ukraine war, and Joe Biden’s approvals being overall hot garbage? Probably not. None of what the Left has loaded in their high-capacity magazine regarding talking points is going to resonate when we enter a recession. Yes, a recession is very likely to hit this year. Biden is bleeding all over, especially with Independent, black, and women voters. Now, Joe Dementia says he doesn’t believe the polls because his mind is oatmeal, but for people who aren’t drooling vegetables—it all points to a total bloodbath come November.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBatshit crazy lefties, Democratic Party, Election 2022

DHS: Expect 18K Illegals Per Day If Let’s Go Brandon Lifts Title 42

Last week, the chief of the Border Patrol, Raul Ortiz told CNN that he expected a surge of 8,000 “migrants”—Treason Lobby code for illegal aliens—for the next 30 to 45 days.

Well, the Department of Homeland Security delivered even more frightening news yesterday. It predicted a cataclysm in a telephone news briefing with reporters.

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Trudeau’s War on Canadian Energy

David Staples reports on the latest Trudeau attack on Canadian energy in his Edmonton Journal article If Trudeau’s new climate plan is excellent, why does Rachel Notley blast it?

Liberal Climate Plan Doubles-Down On Policies That Are Making Canadians Poorer

Making energy more expensive is incompatible with fighting inflation or addressing the rising cost-of-living. As if that’s not enough, the Liberals constantly miss their own targets anyway, damaging the economy without helping the environment.

Trudeau Government Working To Censor “Disinformation” On Facebook

A recent investigation uncovering links between grassroots Facebook pages focuses on Canada Proud founder Jeff Ballingall and his associates. According to uber-leftist National Observer, Mr. Ballingall is one of Canada’s most prominent “right-wing political strategists.”

‘Today Is Just a Small Taste’: Grassley Drops New Hunter Biden Documents

“Today, Senator Johnson and I will begin our series of speeches on our investigation into the Biden Family’s financial deals,” Grassley said. “We’ll refute and dismantle the talking point that the liberal media and our Democratic colleagues pushed on the American people: That our investigation advanced and spread Russian disinformation.”

Race-baiting, Sexuality Dogma, And Climate Voodoo At The American Psychiatric Association

Psychiatric News is the official publication of the American Psychiatric Association (APA). The publication recently reported on the annual election of officers of the APA, featuring the new president-elect, Petros Levounis, M.D. The article reports Dr. Levounis’s priorities and that “he plans to do the following: Amplify the psychiatrist’s voice on critical social issues, such as systemic racism, homophobia, and climate change.”

Disney Exec Wants Half Its Characters To Be LGBTQIA, Minorities By End Of Year

Karey Burke, president of Disney’s General Entertainment Content, said the company must do more to make its content more inclusive in a company-wide Zoom call Monday that was later posted to Twitter.

“I’m here as a mother of two queer children, actually,” Burke said on the call. “One transgender child and one pansexual child, and also as a leader.”

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Has Putin made Nato stronger?

America’s leadership is now uncontested

War is the domain of paradox, contradiction, and boundless surprise. It is not merely because of ignorance or stupidity that military history is a record of crimes, follies, defeats, and very few victories worth their cost. Even so, the Ukraine war is exceptional in the amplitude of its paradoxes, the extremity of its contradictions, and the magnitude of its surprises.

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