Author: Blazingcatfur

Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ raises major questions: Can it be built? Should it? What’s Canada’s role?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which Canada has expressed interest in joining, is raising questions about the project’s cost and feasibility as well as concerns about a space-based arms race.

Trump’s plan is modelled after the Iron Dome that protects Israel — a land mass smaller than Vancouver Island — and aims to be more robust and hundreds of times bigger.

The Iron Dome is mainly built to defend against lower-flying threats like short-range rockets, mortars and shells, while Trump and other top U.S. officials say the proposed Golden Dome would block missiles fired from other countries and from space, weaving together existing technologies with future tech that still needs to be developed.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Is Right-wing extremism really Germany’s greatest threat?

Is Germany overrun with violent Right-wing extremists? A recent article in Politico covering a surge in “extreme-right crime” would suggest so. Germany’s interior ministry recently published a report on “Politically Motivated Crime” and, at first glance, the alarmism appears to be justified.

The number of politically motivated crimes did indeed increase sharply in 2024, rising by over 40% compared to 2023, where German authorities recorded more than 84,000 incidents. Most of these, however, are not crimes against a person or property. The majority of these cases are categorised as propaganda offences, meaning inciting, insulting or offensive messages that have been spread online or otherwise.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"extremists", "Far Left Extremism", "far right", Germany

JAY GOLDBERG: Trudeau’s censorship czar retakes the helm

Liar.

Prime Minister Mark Carney should repeal the Justin Trudeau government’s dangerous censorship law before it comes into full force.

Sadly, with Steven Guilbeault appointed as the man responsible for overseeing the Canadian identity ministry, Carney appears prepared to double down on the censorship drive of the Trudeau years instead.

Why the pessimism?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Freedom of speech

Ostrich farm owner warns of broader implications of federal agency ordering mass cull

The owners of an ostrich farm facing a federally mandated mass cull warn that the consequences of the government’s actions go far beyond the farm itself.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has ordered the farm’s 400 ostriches to be killed, after two ostriches tested positive for H5N1 in December. The remaining ostriches are not infected, and the CFIA has rejected the family’s pleas to allow them to bring in experts to test the birds.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Your public service at work …

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, WTF?

Netanyahu accuses Starmer, Macron and Carney of siding with “mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the leaders of France and Canada – saying that they had “effectively said they want Hamas to remain in power”.

He also accused Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney of siding with “mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers”.

Carney is probably trying to monetize Hamas support rally’s.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, France, UK

‘Easier ways to send messages’ to Trump than bringing in the King: U.S. ambassador

The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says he knows the implication of King Charles III’s upcoming trip to Ottawa is to push back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state threats — and he says there are “easier ways to send messages” to the American government.

“We’re thrilled that the king will be here,” said U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, in an interview with CBC’s The House that will air Saturday. “If there’s a message in there, there’s easier ways to send messages. Just give me a call. [Mark] Carney can call the president at any time.”

Hoekstra added that the annexation saga is “over.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

How left-wing Chicago social justice warrior Elias Rodriguez allegedly became homegrown anti-Israel terrorist

CHICAGO — A homegrown social justice warrior who spent years marinating in left-wing protests and propaganda — from Black Lives Matter to socialist politics — is accused of executing two young Israeli diplomats in cold blood outside the Capital Jewish Museum in the heart of Washington, DC.

The suspect in the antisemitic attack is Elias Rodriguez, 31, a Chicago native and the son of an Iraq War veteran whose antisemitism grew out of his association with US left-wing politics, and not any direct connection Israel or the Palestinian cause, according to federal prosecutors.

Alex Soros blasted for condemning shooting of Israelis while funding anti-Israel groups

DC Jewish Museum suspected terrorist Elias Rodriguez fired nearly 2 dozen shots as gunned-down victim tried to crawl away

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Belgians accused of stealing wind from Dutch turbines

Belgians who view their Dutch neighbours to the north as stereotypically stingy, arrogant and noisy may have found a novel way to take the wind out of the Netherlands’ sails.

As the North Sea fills with offshore renewable energy farms, Belgians have been accused of stealing wind from Dutch turbines.

A huge expansion of wind power in the region is having an impact on ­atmospheric stability and affecting the wind in the wake of wind farms, snatching power from neighbouring turbines. Some wind farms in Belgium are taking up to 3 per cent of generating power from Dutch installations, posing the risk of future conflicts over air currents.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Environmentalists"

Danish MP calls for extradition of Canadian behind notorious AI porn site

A Danish MP is calling for the extradition of the Canadian pharmacist behind a notorious porn site that hosted deepfake images of celebrities, politicians, social media influencers and others, including prominent Canadian and Danish women.

Last week, Danish MP Søren Søndergaard submitted a letter to the country’s justice minister asking whether Danish authorities would demand that Canada extradite David Do so he can face prosecution in Denmark and to explain their reasoning if not.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime