Yesterday, when writing about the conflicting stories coming out of the Del Rio Haitian encampment, I concluded my analysis with an assumption. “There’s more to this story than we’re being told.” A number of things being reported about how the Biden administration has been dealing with more than 14,000 Haitians, particularly the aggressive tactics being employed and the rapid deportation schedule, simply didn’t add up. Part of that just comes down to the math.
Prince Andrew has finally conceded that he’s been served with the bombshell sex-assault lawsuit against him, according to his accuser’s attorney — and is reportedly preparing to “come out fighting” to clear his name.
The scandal-scarred UK royal was this week twice served documents — via the UK’s High Court and his US attorney — after earlier denying that they’d been legally delivered.
The four men and four women had questioned the Israeli-Italian origins of April Benayoum.
Less than a year ago, on social networks, April Benayoum, then Miss Provence, suffered a torrent of hatred because of her Israeli-Italian origins. Since Wednesday, September 22, eight people, four men and four women, have been tried after their anti-Semitic tweets. Originally from Sarthe, Ain, Bouches-du-Rhône, Bas-Rhin, Rhône, Val-d’Oise or Seine-Saint-Denis, they are between 20 and 60 years old, reports Marianne. . Described as people inserted into society, such as a podiatrist or a history graduate, they all have one thing in common, recalls Me Muriel Ouaknine-Melki, criminal lawyer and president of the European Jewish Organization (OJE): they are all Muslims.“The eight claim it, whether they are practicing or not. “
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This election was a $600-million waste of time, thanks to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Like promises of clean water for Indigenous people, tree-planting and timely vaccines, this vote was another botched initiative by Trudeau. His failure to reach his goal of getting a majority is another example of his modus operandi, which is to concoct policies and initiatives that are unjustified, unformulated, unfunded and, in the end, go unfulfilled.
An Oxford college has been accused of ‘cancel culture’ after apologising to students for the ‘distress caused’ after it hosted a Christian conference.
Worcester College hosted a Christian Concern training camp at the beginning of September while the college was closed for the summer break.
Students reportedly complained that the the curriculum for the week-long event – which also hosted a speaker reportedly linked to ‘conversion therapy’ – was ‘Islamophobic’ as the final day included a discussion about ‘the nature of Islam’.
The results of the recent and utterly unnecessary Canadian election, called two years before the expiry of a four-year term and returning Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to the same minority government status as before, were not unexpected. Indeed, they were graven in stone—a tombstone, I’m tempted to say.
The question has been asked dozens of different ways, depending on the questioner and the public policy issue. “Who is controlling the Biden presidency?”
One thing appears certain: It is not President Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. He gives incoherent, rambling speeches, and often declines to take questions.
A May 2021 powder-puff profile of President Biden in the Washington Post was written as both a hagiography and a politically therapeutic assurance that there’s been a “return to normalcy” in the White House. The article’s author, Ashley Parker, was clearly given extraordinary access to personal details by White House staff and Biden handlers in order to compose her report. The resulting article is an interesting mix of Ms. Parker taking careful dictation from the White House, and her own ambition to pledge allegiance to the larger Biden “family.”
The Conservatives’ third defeat at the hands of Justin Trudeau and the Liberals should be considered a rebuke of the party’s strategy to tack hard towards the so-called centre. It definitely shouldn’t mean that the party should try even harder to moderate itself, as leader Erin O’Toole suggested in his concession speech. Instead, the lesson the Conservatives should learn from this loss is that they’d be better off selling their own ideas to voters, rather than watered-down Liberal, or even NDP, policies.
Fearless prediction – O’Toole will remain CPC leader and no material changes will be made to the centre-left program. I suspect the ‘brain trust’ regards the election result as proof of concept that a permanent leftward shift is a viable path to power. Anyone who disagrees will be welcome to lump it or leave it as the party casts its net for disgruntled Liberals. O’Toole talks of outreach to those who have walked away from the CPC. Frankly given his record of flip flops I would not trust him.
Angry scenes broke out at Haiti’s main airport after migrants were deported to the country from the US.
On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw shoes at the jet.
Last weekend, the US started flying out migrants from a Texas border town which has seen an influx in recent weeks.
1/ Chaos unfolds as newly deported despairing migrants storms back into the airport in Port-au-Prince. Flight crew rushed to lock the doors. Shoes were thrown at the aircraft in desperation. pic.twitter.com/OQ1cR2ljY5
— Erlend Ofte Arntsen (@ErlendOfte) September 21, 2021
Remember last month when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went to Rideau Hall and asked Governor General Mary Simon to issue the writs for Monday’s election?
When he emerged from his 40-minute chat with the GG, Trudeau said this would be the “most important” election since the end of the Second World War. It would be “historic,” “consequential.”
Police in Melbourne have again fired non-lethal rounds and teargas at anti-Covid lockdown protesters to end an almost three-hour standoff at the city’s war memorial during a third straight day of demonstrations.
More than 200 people were arrested. Two officers were injured by bottles thrown at them and one was hospitalised with chest pains, Victoria police said.
Earlier, up to 400 protesters had camped on the steps of the Shrine of Remembrance, lighting flares and throwing bottles, batteries, tap handles and golf balls at police.
Melbourne Pro Choice WAX Faceoff I cannot believe whats Unfolding. Police Fire a hail of bullets on the Peaceful Crowd…This is officially insane pic.twitter.com/pNoV9hxu5n
— (@risemelbourne) September 22, 2021
Meanwhile in Australia
Police fire rubber bullets at people gathering at the Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial in Melbourne to protest against lockdowns.pic.twitter.com/o8O9zyatrS
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) September 22, 2021
TORONTO — While Canadians didn’t have to wait too long on election night to find out who will lead the next government, there are still several individual seats too close to call and it could take a few days to get clear results with many mail-in ballots still to be counted.
As of Tuesday evening, 18 seats had yet to be called, according to CTVNews.ca’s election tracker, with the Liberals leading in nine of the races, the Conservatives leading in two, the Bloc Quebecois leading four and the NDP in three.
This has been floating around Twitter. Had people not voted Conservative the PPC could have picked up a few seats.
Vote splitting elected couple of dozen seats mostly liberal pic.twitter.com/zJGqNCjTuO
— Inky Mark (@inky_mark) September 21, 2021
Ontario reports 463 new COVID-19 cases as 7-day rolling average continues to decline
Ontario reported fewer than 500 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths today as the seven-day rolling dropped under 700 for the first time in almost a month.
Provincial health officials logged 463 new infections, down from 574 yesterday and 593 a week ago.
Ontario’s vaccine passport system starts Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know
If you’re hoping to take part in certain activities, you will need to carry a printed or PDF copy of your vaccine receipt. If you’ve lost your copy, no fear: the certificate is available to download here.
and…
New Jap COVID-19 variant spreads quickly at Kentucky nursing home
A new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been identified at a Kentucky nursing home, where it infected 45 residents and workers, many of whom were vaccinated.
The R.1 variant originated in Japan, and contains dangerous mutations that can improve “transmission, replication, and immune suppression,” a scientist wrote in Forbes Monday.
There are already more than 10,000 entries of the R.1 variant in a database used by researchers to track genomic material, infectious disease expert Dr. William Haseltine said.
Chaos has engulfed Melbourne over the past two days as demonstrators, mostly men dressed in hi-vis workwear, took to the streets voicing their distrust in the vaccine and anger at the government.
“Thanks for the info. So shall ours.”
