Author: Blazingcatfur

My parents chose to die together and I was left to grieve alone

My parents chose to die together and I was left to grieve alone

Early one morning in June 2024, Bas pulled up next to his parents’ campervan, parked on a sunny marina in the north of the Netherlands.

His father and mother, Jan and Els, had spent most of their married life on water. Now in their 70s, they could no longer manage a houseboat. Their campervan, positioned close to the yachts and dinghies, was the next best thing.

Jan and Els got into their son’s car. Bas started the engine. This would be the final time he drove his parents anywhere. For Jan and Els, this journey – to the local hospice – would be their last.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inMAiD Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

The age of AI warfare has dawned. Is Canada ready?

The age of AI warfare has dawned. Is Canada ready?

The drone looks like a small fighter jet. Artificial Intelligence is flying it, and it’s firing a missile. A human approved the shot, but AI carried it out.

That’s not science fiction. It may be the future of modern warfare.

In July, American defence company Anduril’s YFQ-44A drone, known as Fury, fired an air-to-air tactical missile at a simulated target in California’s Mojave Desert. In October, a pilot in an F-22 fighter jet was able to get the drone to carry out simulated combat tasks.

We daily draw nearer to Skynet or more likely some sort of genocidal eco-fascist.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence", "CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Two police officers hailed as heroes for confronting Krakow gunman

Two police officers hailed as heroes for confronting Krakow gunman

Two Polish police officers who were injured as they pursued and detained the gunman in Kraków on Saturday have been hailed as heroes.

One of them is Jakub Kulik, a former paratrooper and volunteer firefighter, who was left critically injured after a close-range exchange of fire with the suspect, a 24-year-old Polish national who killed six and injured 17 in an attack believed to have been inspired by far-right ideologies.

The other injured police officer is Artur Morański. Both are under 30 years old, the Polish news network TVP World reported.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Shooting"

GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney budget an exercise in premature self-congratulation

GOLDSTEIN: Mark Carney budget an exercise in premature self-congratulation

How full of itself does a government have to be to call its annual budget “Masters of our destiny”? Seriously.

Not only is it hilariously close to the famous “Master of My Domain” Seinfeld episode titled “The Contest” – Google it if you don’t get the reference – it’s a telling example of premature self-congratulation by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Company.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

US offers $20m reward for information about Iran’s nuclear programme

US offers $20m reward for information about Iran’s nuclear programme

The US has announced a reward of up to $20 million for information about Iran’s nuclear programme.

The State Department’s Rewards for Justice is also offering to potentially relocate the person who provides such details.

President Donald Trump claimed last year that Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated” following a bombing campaign by the US and Israel.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

Windsor residents not ready to return to U.S. despite Democratic midterm wins

Windsor residents not ready to return to U.S. despite Democratic midterm wins

The Democrats’ sweeping victories in the U.S. midterm elections may have changed the political landscape south of the border, but they haven’t convinced many Windsor residents to put their elbows down and start visiting the United States again.

Despite renewed optimism about the future of Canada-U.S. relations, some residents told CBC in interviews Thursday and Friday that they need to see meaningful changes in Washington before they’ll feel comfortable spending their money across the border.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Ukraine attacks Russian frontline with 28 ground robots in one of the largest clashes involving UGVs caught on camera

Ukraine attacks Russian frontline with 28 ground robots in one of the largest clashes involving UGVs caught on camera

Ukraine has spooked Russian forces by staging a mass attack by ground robots on the frontline.

Reports said the attacks were the ‘largest visually recorded clash involving ground robots of the entire war’.

The attempted advance involved 28 unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) from Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps against positions held by the Russian Armed Forces’ 20th Combined Arms Army in the vicinity of Lyman, Donetsk region.

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

Defending Your Home Shouldn’t Turn You Into a Criminal

Defending Your Home Shouldn’t Turn You Into a Criminal

Manitoba NDP MLA Billie Cross landed herself in hot water during a debate over protections for property owners by citing advice given to retail workers: “they want to steal, let them steal.”

Speaking during an Oct. 29 debate on Bill 210, Cross argued that property was replaceable and insurance existed, making confrontation over theft an unnecessary risk. The bill concerns civil lawsuits by criminal trespassers against people who own or control property; it would not change the Criminal Code rules governing self-defence.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCastle Law

Russian spymaster claimed to have toppled Austrian leader

Russian spymaster claimed to have toppled Austrian leader

A Russian spymaster claimed he had helped to bring down an Austrian chancellor, according to documents obtained by The Telegraph.

Jan Marsalek, the fugitive former Wirecard executive, said he had been involved in an operation that had “successfully toppled” Sebastian Kurz, who stepped down amid allegations of corruption in 2021.

The messages, detailed in secret investigation files seen by The Telegraph, were sent to Orlin Roussev, his spy ringleader, who has since been jailed in Britain for espionage.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Foreign Interference", Austria, Russia

Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts

Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts

Paraguay’s rightwing president has been placed under house arrest minutes after he was impeached by Congress, amid a severe crisis that left more than half the country’s population unable to access their bank accounts.

Santiago Peña is being investigated about allegations he used his political influence to favour a bank that expanded exponentially under his government and was suspended this week after irregularities.

The move froze the accounts of 2.9 million people, about 60% of the country’s adult population, who were customers of the bank – Ueno – and who overnight could no longer use their own money even for basic purchases such as bread and water.

Trudeau’s wet dream.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inParaguay

‘No decision has been made’ to replace military’s troubled Cyclone helicopter fleet

‘No decision has been made’ to replace military’s troubled Cyclone helicopter fleet

The military hasn’t determined whether a Cyclone that chopped itself up while landing on a frigate last month is salvageable, nor has it made a decision to ditch the troubled helicopter fleet.

Cyclone CH148813 sustained serious damage Oct. 6 during a night landing aboard HMCS Ville de Québec in the Norwegian Sea. As it was touching down, two of the maritime helicopter’s main rotor blades struck its own tail boom, severing multiple components. The four-person crew conducted an emergency engine shutdown and got out safely.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "RCAF"