MI6 chief thanks China for ‘free publicity’ after James Bond spoof

Britain’s spy chief has thanked China’s state news agency for “free publicity” after it posted a James Bond spoof that mocked the western intelligence community’s growing focus on threats posed by Beijing.

The rare response by the head of MI6, Richard Moore, on Thursday comes as China and Britain clash over Beijing’s treatment of its Uyghur minority and creeping authoritarianism in the former British colony of Hong Kong.

Moore – codenamed C within the agency – previously said adapting to China’s rise was the spy service’s “single greatest priority” and warned of Chinese “debt traps, data exposure and vulnerability to political coercion”.

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Trump claims Biden trying to hide ‘incompetent job’ with Jan. 6 remembrance

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday accused his successor of trying to “deflect the incompetent job he is doing” by focusing America’s attention on the anniversary of the riot at the US Capitol and claimed once again that he was denied a second term by election fraud.

“Biden is working hard to try and deflect the incompetent job he is doing, and has done, on the horrible Afghanistan withdrawal (surrender), the Borders, COVID, Inflation, loss of Energy Independence, and much more,” Trump said in an emailed statement from his Save America PAC. “Everything he touches turns to failure. That’s what you get when you have a rigged Election.”


‘Sick of this CRAP!’ John Hayward’s thread on what Democrats and media are REALLY using #January6th for a DEVASTATING (to them) must-read

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Australia Northern Territory Goes Another Step Further, Unvaxxed Are Now Locked Out of Society

We have discussed this guy before. [HERE and HERE and HERE]. Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner is a fast-talking little man of notoriously intemperate disposition who will not allow any criticism of his totalitarian tendencies.  Gunner has promised to be as brutal as needed to stop COVID spread in the region. He will accept no vocal dissent to his mandates from citizens in the state.  All vaccine hesitant citizens are considered enemies of the state, and now subject to arrest if they voice any objection.

h/t Mauser

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In Canada you can literally make billions stealing bread from the mouths of children and never serve a night in jail

 

MANDEL: Billion-dollar class action wins go-ahead against alleged nationwide bread price-fixing

Millions of Canadian sandwich makers could soon be sharing in a huge pile of dough.

An Ontario judge has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit against the major players in the $40-billion packaged bread market — including Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro — for an alleged 20-year price-fixing scheme. The cartel of manufacturers and grocery chains are accused of colluding to inflate the price of “soft top” sandwich loaves like Wonder Bread and pocketing about $5 billion in ill-gotten gains.

Why is no one in jail for this? 

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Passengers on Sunwing party plane could face jail time, thousands in fines … behavior a slap in the face says PM

 

… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he was “extremely frustrated” seeing the videos.

“It is a slap in the face to see people putting themselves, putting their fellow citizens, putting airline workers at risk by being completely irresponsible.”

He said Transport Canada is taking the situation “extremely seriously” and would be continuing its investigation.

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Ontario turns meaningless Covid case count into revenue generating Numbers racket … today’s winner 13,339

Ontario turns meaningless Covid case count into revenue generating Numbers racket … today’s winner 13,339

Nearly 2,300 now hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario; 20 more deaths reported today

Ontario recorded 20 more deaths linked to COVID-19 today, the highest single-day death toll logged since late May, as virus-related hospitalizations continue to climb in the province.

According to the latest data released by the province, there are now 2,279 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in hospital in Ontario, up from 2,081 on Wednesday.


Most Canadians Opposed to Vaccine Passports, Says Internal Government Polling

Private polling by the federal government shows that most Canadians are opposed to vaccine passports, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

The independent media outlet quoted a report titled “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” which was produced for the Privy Council Office (PCO), the body advising the prime minister.


Essential services across Canada hit by staff shortages due to COVID-19

Emergency services in many major Canadian cities are facing staffing shortages due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, with police, ambulance and fire all scrambling to redeploy and bolster their ranks.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant is already forcing small and large business across Canada to close their doors as infected or potentially infected employees are forced into isolation. But staff shortages are also becoming an issue for some emergency services.

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Left Launches Effort to Win Midterms by Disqualifying Republicans for ‘Insurrection’

Some Democrats are using the anniversary of last year’s Capitol riot on January 6 to launch an effort to win the 2022 midterm elections by disqualifying Republicans who supported the effort to challenge the 2020 elections results as “insurrectionists.”

It was not an insurrection, but it is an inquisition.

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Trudeau says Canadians are ‘angry’ and ‘frustrated’ with the unvaccinated

With the Omicron-driven pandemic wave sweeping the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians are growing more angry and frustrated with people who still refuse to get vaccinated.

Trudeau said that while most Canadians have stepped up to get their shots — putting Canada near the top of the list of countries with the highest vaccination rates — the unvaccinated remain a problem.

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Democrats want their grilling of Jan. 6 witnesses televised

It’s widely acknowledged that although House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has contended her special partisan committee on the events of last Jan. 6 at the Capitol is to “investigate” those actions, its real goal is to find some way that the vandalism of that day can be used against President Trump.

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The Failed State(s) Of Canada?

A national leader stoking divisions in the most cynical way, asking if certain people in the country should be ‘tolerated’ and demonizing a group for his own political advantage.

Repeated closures of businesses on the whims of politicians.

Rules that benefit a select few while punishing everyone else, like allowing professional athletes to keep training while closing gyms to the general public.

Whiplash-inducing reversals by government officials that seem almost designed to cause further mental health anguish in the population.

Incompetent management of the healthcare system, which is then used as the pretext to take away rights and freedoms.

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Quebec is the most locked down place in North America

For all the vaccine passports and shutdowns in provinces across the country, only Quebec has gone so far as to impose a curfew on its citizens to supposedly flatten the curve. Twice. The latest curfew went into effect New Year’s Eve and subjects Quebecers to fines if they are caught outside their homes at night. Westphalian Times senior editor Marie Oakes joined The Andrew Lawton Show to talk about Quebec’s restrictions and why a number of Canadians – including her – are headed for the border and not looking back.

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