Author: Blazingcatfur
Vegan charity Viva! ad featuring baby being taken from mother banned
An ad for vegan charity Viva! featuring scenes of a human baby being taken from its mother to protest against the treatment of dairy calves has been banned for irresponsible, distressing and likely to cause widespread offence.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said the cinema ad, which drew on the conventions of horror films, would have been particularly distressing for viewers who had experienced the loss of a child.
The ad, seen in March and April 2025, featured a mother placing her sleeping baby in a cot while a lullaby played before a silhouetted figure suddenly appeared standing over the infant and the room went dark.
A compelling new cinema ad from the UK’s top vegan charity, Viva!, aims to challenge the perceptions of dairy farming by revealing its heartbreaking effects on mothers and their babies.
Viva! is launching a crowdfunding campaign to bring this initiative to life. The money… pic.twitter.com/6hvtbT6FJN
— Vegan FTA (@teamveganfta) February 14, 2025
Hard line? Soft line? There may be no way of dealing with Trump that works
Once upon a time there was a village menaced by a giant ogre. The villagers met to decide how to respond. “We must give him what he wants,” said one of the villagers. “Then he will go away.”
“No,” said another. “We must respond with purpose and force.”
Warning Coyne ahead.
Data on Sexual Offenses at German Public Pools Disproves Anti-White Propaganda
65% of suspects in sexual assaults at German pools do not hold German citizenship.
Public swimming pools, once symbols of family leisure during Germany’s summer months, have become the stage for a rising tide of sexual violence—once again calling into question the consequences of an uncontrolled immigration policy. According to official data from the Federal Ministry of the Interior, cited by Junge Freiheit, 65% of the suspects in sexual assaults recorded in German pools during 2024 did not hold German citizenship.
Michael Higgins: Mark Carney’s ethical guardrails more of a smokecreen
If Prime Minister Mark Carney is truly serious about making sure he does not breach the Conflict of Interest Act then he is going to be exiting cabinet meetings on a regular basis.
Carney has pledged to literally leave the room if a discussion starts involving matters that he has placed behind a conflict-of-interest screen.
I bet he gets a slap on the wrist
RCMP arrest alleged hijacker at Vancouver airport after airspace shut down
An investigation is underway into the alleged hijacking of a small plane that caused multiple flight delays yesterday in Vancouver, British Columbia. Police say a suspect is in custody. @giobenitez reports. pic.twitter.com/sKXbft9Zx9
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 16, 2025
Perp looks “ethnic” so no crime was committed.
Free speech under threat as Britons believe they can no longer speak their mind
Older, white males without university education feel most restricted in what they can say, study finds
Free speech is under threat because Britons feel they cannot speak out for fear of offending others over race, religion and immigration, a study has found.
Nearly half of those polled (49 per cent) believe people are too easily offended, particularly if they speak out on race and immigration issues, according to research for the Commission for Countering Extremism, which advises the Government.
The more outspoken people’s views, the more likely they were to feel constrained by the risk of offending others. Older, white males without a university education are among the groups who feel the most restricted.
Nanaimo Considering Fence Around City Hall to Protect Staff From Drug Consumption Site Disorder
The B.C. city of Nanaimo is proposing to build a fence around its city hall parking lot to protect staff from violence and disorder associated with “congregations” of people who frequent a supervised drug consumption site located next to the city’s parking lot.
City staff have proposed a 1.83-metre-high fence, which will cost an estimated $412,000 to install, due to concerns from employees about “intimidation and harassment.” Staff say the risk is higher for those working early or late, citing damage to staff vehicles, fires near the city hall building, including in doorways, as well as human waste and an overall deterioration of the area.
Trump ‘not encouraging killing’ by asking if Zelensky could bomb Moscow
President Trump mentioned possible Ukrainian strikes on Moscow to President Zelensky before he approved US arms supplies, but he was “not encouraging further killing”, the White House has said.
His spokeswoman was responding to media reports that he had asked Zelensky why Kyiv’s forces had not hit Moscow and St Petersburg, Russia’s biggest and richest cities.
“Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? Can you hit St Petersburg too?” Trump had asked, according to the Financial Times, which cited sources familiar with the call. “Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons,” Zelensky replied.
DEA Busts Canadian Narco Whose Chinese Supplier Promised to Ship 100 Kilos of Fentanyl Precursors per Month From Vancouver to Los Angeles
VANCOUVER — A senior Indo-Canadian gangster from an ultra-violent British Columbia–based fentanyl trafficking gang with ties to Latin cartels, Chinese Triads, and Hezbollah was taken down in a stunning U.S. government sting that saw a thick-accented Chinese narco casually promise an undercover agent at a Vancouver café that he could ship 100 kilograms of fentanyl precursors per month from Vancouver to Los Angeles, using his trucking company fronted by an Indo-Canadian associate.
GWYN MORGAN: Mark Carney’s fiscal fantasy will bankrupt Canada
Mark Carney was supposed to be the adult in the room. After nearly a decade of runaway spending under Justin Trudeau, the former central banker was presented to Canadians as a steady hand — someone who could responsibly manage the economy and restore fiscal discipline.
Instead, Carney has taken Trudeau’s recklessness and dialled it up. His government’s recently released spending plan shows an increase of 8.5 per cent this fiscal year to $437.8 billion. Add in “non-budgetary spending” such as EI payouts, plus at least $49 billion just to service the burgeoning national debt and total spending in Carney’s first year in office will hit $554.5 billion.
Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Says Somalia Is His ‘Home
A candidate running for mayor of Minneapolis has called Somalia his “home” despite being born in America and running for American office.
Omar Fateh, a current Minnesota state senator and mayoral candidate, was born in Washington, D.C., to Somali immigrants. Yet, during his state Senate campaign, he repeatedly referred to Somalia as his “home.”
@fancypants_s https://t.co/qxQ2vhkmey
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) July 15, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
The Conditions at Alligator Alcatraz are Breakin’ My Heart!
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-FL (I can’t help but remember how Rush Limbaugh used to call her “Debbie Blabbermouth Schultz”), has been railing about the “inhumane” conditions at “Alligator Alcatraz”: e.g., the detainees have to use jailhouse toilets which combine sink and toilet in one stainless steel unit, and there are “insects everywhere.”
What’s the deal with the Grits and EV cars?
In ten years you won’t be allowed to buy a new, gasoline-powered vehicle in our country. Sorry, but that’s the law.
Except you will be able to buy one. Confused? Can’t blame you. But the fog begins to lift when realizing the federal Liberals are involved in this malarkey. It’s because the Grits have successfully turned today’s legislation into nothing more than tomorrow’s electioneering gimmick.