Ukrainian held in Italy over Nord Stream gas pipelines blast mystery

German prosecutors say a Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea, several months after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The man, identified only as Serhii K, was arrested in the province of Rimini and was part of a group who planted explosives under the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines from Russia to Germany, federal prosecutors say.

The blasts severed a key source of natural gas for Europe when leaders were facing an energy crisis triggered by Russia’s war.

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

Globe Platforms Weirdo Meat Haters

Happy meat won’t save the world. It may even distract from the real issues

When you last went to a restaurant, did you give the vegetarian dishes serious consideration? Despite knowing you’re “supposed to” eat less meat, did you glance at the tofu bowl, hesitate for a moment, and then choose the most tempting meaty option on the menu instead?

If so, you’re not alone.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Macron: Why I had to sue US influencer Candace Owens

President Macron said on Wednesday he was suing an American influencer who claims his wife Brigitte is a man to “defend his honour”.

Asked about his action for punitive damages against the hard-right political commentator Candace Owens, Macron, 47, said he was aware that he and Brigitte risked provoking a so-called Streisand effect — creating extra negative publicity by attempting to suppress it.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Lucy Connolly released from prison

Lucy Connolly has been released from jail after being handed what is believed to be the longest prison sentence for a single social media post.

Mrs Connolly, 42, left HMP Peterborough, a mixed men’s and women’s prison, with muted fanfare on Thursday after serving more than 300 days in prison.

She was jailed last year for 31 months over a comment made in the wake of the Southport attack.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Anti-White Racism", "Because Shut Up!", "Criminalizing Dissent", "Societally Destructive Immigration Policy"

Medical Activists Try to Put Net Zero Considerations at the Heart of Cardiovascular Surgery

Major heart surgery is fraught with clinical danger and requires weeks of recuperation. But it is often a life-saving procedure, and various options to repair valves and widen arteries are available. The type of operation is determined on strict medical grounds based on factors such as age and health condition of the patient. The last thing you might need if faced with such a medical decision is some burk talking about climate change. Welcome to the Net Zero fantasy world, where a New York group of medical scientists and activists are suggesting such decisions could be partly based on saving the emission of greenhouse gases. The actual amount saved between two common operations discussed is said to be at most 390 kgs, about the same amount of carbon dioxide one human breathes out in a year. One human, it might be noted, among eight billion who live and breathe on the planet.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny", WTF?

American Families of Terror Victims Sue UNRWA

The IDF discovered documents in Gaza that show the overlap between UNRWA and Hamas. UNRWA staff took part in the October 7, 2023 atrocities, and several thousand UNRWA employees turn out to be Hamas operatives. UNRWA buildings have been used by Hamas to store weapons, and Hamas has even built one of its data centers under UNRWA’s Gaza headquarters. Now, on the basis of this evidence, American families of terror victims of Hamas are suing UNRWA for its support of the terror group.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Oct 7 2023", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, UNRWA

Cartels, Triads, and Trade-Based Money Laundering—From Pemex to Vancouver Casinos

In this episode of The Bureau Podcast, investigative journalist Sam Cooper sits down with Chris Meyer of WideFountain to trace the stunning global patterns of cartel, Triad, and Chinese Communist Party–linked networks penetrating legitimate trade structures to launder narcotics proceeds and move fentanyl and meth invisibly around the world.

Together, they examine how cartels and Chinese Triads exploit commodities, corporate shells, and international trade routes—controlling entire sectors like oil, seafood, and luxury goods—as part of a new hybrid criminal statecraft that links Mexico, Canada, China, and beyond.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", Crime

People Have Lost Their Appetite for Veganism

Has the menace of veganism finally passed? No more pretending like a plant-based burger is just as good as the real thing. No longer will the barista put oat milk in your coffee without you asking, as if that’s ever been the default option. And, most importantly, no more insufferable lectures from your woke-inclined friends about how that cheeseburger you’re eating is literally burning the planet to a crisp.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBatshit Crazy Vegans

The real white privilege

Protesting DC police is easy when your race isn’t being killed

Just the facts, using Grok:

  • In 2023, the homicide rate for black people in Washington DC was 88.2 per 100,000 people.
  • The homicide rate for non-black people in Washington DC was 6.1 per 100,000 people.

Grok can crunch numbers. That’s about it. Think of computers as calculators with pictures of our grandchildren. OK, you no longer have to punch in 80085 to see boobs.

White people are the only ones protesting President Donald John Trump bringing in MPs from the National Guard and other law enforcement agencies.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Virtue Signalling", "Peak Woke", Crime

Canada’s Pierre Poilievre Should Step Aside

Canada’s Pierre Poilievre is back after an election loss for the ages.

The Conservative Party leader won a by-election on Monday in Battle River-Crowfoot, a Tory electoral district in Alberta that he’s never lived in. He can finally return to Parliament after the embarrassment of losing his own seat of Carleton in Ottawa during the federal election in April, which saw the Conservatives blow a more than 20-point lead to a Liberal Party led by former central banker Mark Carney.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

‘Hateful’ professor insists St George’s Flag ‘represents racism, not patriotism’

A Good Morning Britain guest has sparked fury by claiming the St George’s flag is ‘racist’ and should be changed.

Controversial black studies professor Kehinde Andrews, who has previously attacked Britain and the Royal Family, claimed England’s national flag was deep-rooted in racism amid a row over a ‘patriotic outpouring’ around the country.

An online movement called ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ has led to communities across the country hanging up Union Jack and St George’s flags, including in Birmingham, London, Bradford, Newcastle and Norwich.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Anti-White Racism", UK