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COVID-19 infections are on the rise and omicron could supercharge daily case counts, federal modelling says

New modelling released today by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests the number of COVID-19 cases could increase sharply in the coming weeks as the country grapples with another wave of delta infections and the highly transmissible omicron variant.

While there is a lot of uncertainty about how many cases might be reported, an increase from the current level of over 3,300 cases a day is likely, PHAC said, because Canada is experiencing a “gradual but steady increase” in infections.

The national “rT” — the metric that tracks the average number of people one infected person subsequently will infect — is now over one. That means the pandemic is again in growth mode.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Boinking For Xi! State media outlet says Communist party members must have three children

An editorial in a Chinese state-run news website has suggested Communist party members are obliged to have three children for the good of the country, as Beijing seeks to address plummeting birthrates.

The editorial, which was first published last month, went viral this week and drew sharp reaction from Chinese internet users, with millions of shares, views and comments. As the wave of reaction grew, the original article disappeared from the website.

The piece, published by a state media outlet called China Reports Network, said every member of the ruling party – of which there are about 95 million – “should shoulder the responsibility and obligation of the country’s population growth and act on the three-child policy”.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State"

Don Lemon brands pal Jussie Smollet a liar

Don Lemon branded his pal Jussie Smollett a liar just hours after the actor was convicted of staging a hate crime against himself on Thursday — but the CNN host still failed to address his own role in the made-for-TV drama.

Lemon discussed the “Empire” star’s guilty verdict on his show Thursday night during a brief segment with legal analyst Joey Jackson.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•Hate crime hoax

Prosecutors Make First Move to Break Up Antifa Cell as 11 Activists Charged With Violence

For the first time in the U.S., prosecutors are attempting to break up a network of alleged violent antifa cells.

This week, the San Diego County District Attorney’s office charged 11 alleged antifa members with felony conspiracy and felony assault charges, among other crimes, in a riot case where supporters of former President Donald Trump and random bystanders were beaten in Pacific Beach, California in January. Eight suspects were arraigned this week; they have all pleaded not guilty.

h/t GV

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•Antifa, Batshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives

The Monkees star Michael Nesmith dies at 78

The quartet rose to fame with a string of hit songs and starred in their own popular TV sitcom.

by Sarcasticat•December 10, 2021•0•Passings

BONOKOSKI: Full Olympic boycott would have sent stronger message

Now that the U.S. has shuffled to the left enough for Canada to be a politically-aligned neighbor, it seemed the easy choice to follow President Joe Biden and also “diplomatically” boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The China class is making sure Justin gives the appearance of defiance. It’s all a lie. It’s business as usual with the Communist Chinese slave state.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Beverly Hills residents arming themselves with guns in wake of violence

“I’ve always been anti-gun,” said Debbie Mizrahie of Beverly Hills. “But I am right now in the process of getting myself shooting lessons because I now understand that there may be a need for me to know how to defend myself and my family. We’re living in fear.”

During Black Lives Matter protests last year, Mizrahie told The Post, her neighbor’s home was firebombed with Molotov cocktails.

“My kids were outside and they saw a huge explosion,” she said. “[The neighbor’s] backyard went up in smoke. Trees burned down … But it’s only gotten worse. Beverly Hills has been targeted.”

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•Gun Control, Gun Rights

Can’t find a PlayStation 5 console? There are supplies in … Gaza

It is surrounded on all sides, regularly bombed, and plagued by shortages of vital medicines. Yet in the lead-up to Christmas, the isolated Gaza Strip has – for once – ample supplies of something the rest of the world craves but can rarely find: a brand new PlayStation 5.

Sony’s flagship video game console is hot property this holiday season, although most people who have asked for one will be sorely disappointed on Christmas morning.

Can’t build a hospital despite millions in foreign aid because it’s diverted to fund terrorists and line the pockets of a corrupt leadership but game consoles? Gaza’s got em!

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Gaza, WTF?

Lunatic Liberals demand mandatory EV sales quotas

Mandatory EV sales quotas needed by end of next year: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he wants a national mandate that would force auto dealers to sell a certain number of electric vehicles to be in place by the end of next year.

Road transportation accounts for one-fifth of Canada’s total greenhouse-gas emissions. As Canada charts a path to net zero by 2050, eliminating carbon dioxide from passenger cars is a big part of the process.

A command economy! I bet that will work out just great said no one ever. The goal comrade is to eliminate privately owned passenger cars period.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•Green Energy Scams

Military chaplain retires after report reveals abuse of students at his former school

A high-ranking chaplain is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in the wake of a CBC Fifth Estate investigation that revealed decades of abuse at an elite Ontario boarding school where he worked as headmaster before joining the military.

The Department of National Defence (DND) confirms that as of Nov. 24, Lt.-Col. Gordon Mintz is no longer commandant of the Canadian Forces Chaplain School and is leaving the military altogether.

At least two former students at Grenville Christian College who took part in a class action lawsuit alleging abuse at the school were notified of his sudden retirement in a letter earlier this month.

h/t RM

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•#MeToo

Ontario reports 1453 new Covid cases … and Facemasks literally litter the world

Ontario reports more than 1,400 new COVID-19 cases today, 11 deaths

Ontario continues to see a spike in new COVID-19 cases with more than 1,400 infections confirmed over the past 24 hours, the highest single-day total since May 23.

Provincial health officials logged 1,453 new cases today, up from 1,290 on Thursday and 1,031 one week ago.

The seven-day rolling average of new infections has jumped to 1,115, up from 866 last Friday.

Face-mask litter increased 9,000 % in 11 countries in 2020, including Canada: U.K. study

The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment will take years to fully understand, but a new study from the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. is giving a first look at just how much litter stemmed from the first wave.

Published Thursday in the journal Nature Sustainability, the study “Increased personal protective equipment litter as a result of COVID measures,” compared and analyzed data from the “COVID-19 Government Response Tracker” from Oxford University and the litter collection app “Litterati,” both open-source databases.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime

People aged 14 and under in 2027 will never be allowed to purchase cigarettes in the Pacific country of 5 million, part of proposals unveiled on Thursday that will also curb the number of retailers authorised to sell tobacco and cut nicotine levels in all products.

by Sarcasticat•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•Big Nanny, New Zealand

Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, court rules … but appeals could take years

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited from the UK to the US, the High Court has ruled.

The US won its appeal against a January UK court ruling that he could not be extradited due to concerns over his mental health.

Judges were reassured by US promises to reduce the risk of suicide. His fiancee said they intended to appeal.

Mr Assange is wanted in the US over the publication of thousands of classified documents in 2010 and 2011.

by Blazingcatfur•December 10, 2021December 10, 2021•0•Espionage, USA

11,581 died preventable deaths after being put on healthcare waiting lists in 2020-2021

According to government data, an unsettling 11,581 patients died while waiting to receive potentially life-saving healthcare including surgeries, diagnostic visits and specialist appointments.

by Sarcasticat•December 10, 2021December 9, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "Comply!", Canada, Health care