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Amid Soros Spending Spree, ‘Campaign Finance Reform’ Evaporates As A Liberal Cause

The financier gave more than $178 million to Democrats in the latest election cycle and $0 to Republicans, and the left’s cries to ‘get big money out of politics’ have gone suddenly silent.

The largest donor in the 2020-22 political cycle was a 92-year-old who spent more than double the next-largest giver.

George Soros gave $178,710,771, of which $178,700,771 went to Democrats and $0 went to Republicans, a nonpartisan website that tracks money in politics, OpenSecrets.org, says. A search of the Federal Elections Commission database lists, by my count, $179,875,512.57 in contributions by Mr. Soros over the two-year period, after deducting those attributed to Alexander George Soros, a son of George Soros.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•George Soros

How the wokeness it pushes could destroy higher education

“Get woke, go broke.” It’s a phrase people coined to describe the failure of Hollywood’s recent politics-drenched efforts at blockbuster films, from which viewers stayed away in droves. But now it applies to another field: higher education.

College and graduate degrees were comparatively rare before about 1970. People could be quite successful without them, and there was little stigma attached to their absence.

That changed as the baby boomers and the GI Bill hit colleges. By the 1970s, college became an essential ticket to entry in the managerial and professional classes (and even to military promotions). Where higher ed had once been a luxury, it became a necessity to membership in the middle, and especially the upper-middle, class.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•"Peak Woke", Education Bubble

McKinsey awarded more than $100-million in contracts since 2015, officials say in new update

Ottawa has awarded 23 contracts to McKinsey & Company since 2015 with a total value of $101.4-million, federal officials say – a figure that is significantly higher than what has previously been revealed.

Public Services and Procurement Canada has released a statement with a new summary of federal spending with the New York-based consulting firm, just ahead of a House of Commons committee meeting Wednesday in which MPs will debate plans to hold hearings into government contracts with the company.

The money is secondary to the influence they exerted on immigration policy.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Why Israelis Voted for Right-Wing Parties

The main reason behind the rise to power of the far-right parties in the recent general election in Israel is that many Israelis believe that Israel has no partner for peace on the Palestinian side. This, in addition to the growing sense of dismay among Israelis as a result of Palestinian violence and terrorism, which saw a significant upsurge in 2022.

The widespread belief in Israel that the Palestinian Authority and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, are not partners for peace is not baseless. Moreover, the dismay is justified.

And in North America Jewish voters prefer Biden and Trudeau – partners for putzes. What a world.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Israel

John Kerry Predicts ‘Worst Consequences‘ of Climate Change

President Joe Biden’s Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry appeared at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday to share predictions of doom should the world fail to cut carbon pollution.

“I am not convinced we’re going to get there in time to do what the scientists said, which is avoid the worst consequences of the crisis,” he said, promoting a “no-carbon” future to prevent global temperatures from rising.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Green-Scam

Canada facing deeper recession as interest rates take hold: Deloitte

Canada will enter a deeper recession than previously expected this year as the Bank of Canada’s rapid interest rate hikes take hold and the U.S. economy enters a slowdown, according to a new report from Deloitte Canada.

Deloitte Canada’s latest Economic Outlook, released on Tuesday, says that the impact of rising interest rates and a slowing U.S. economy will drag down economic growth in Canada for three consecutive quarters, resulting in a 0.9 per cent contraction in GDP growth in 2023.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Canada

Prostitutes Join the World Elites at Davos

The intellectual, economic, and social elites have gathered at Davos to discuss how to impose their agenda on the rest of the world — um, I mean, chart a better course for our future. Yeah, that’s what I meant.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•World Economic Forum, WTF?

Who Is Andrei Medvedev? Former Wagner Group Commander Who Fled Russia

Andrei Medvedev is a former commander of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private paramilitary organization accused of human rights violations—most recently in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) confirmed on Monday that Medvedev, 26, had fled to Norway and is seeking asylum. The directorate did not provide more details.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Canada’s alcohol industry says warning labels about health risks unnecessary

Canada’s alcohol industry is pushing back against a call for mandatory warning labels on booze containers as suggested in new guidance that also greatly limits the recommended amount Canadians should be drinking.

CJ Helie, president of Beer Canada, said the industry is voluntarily informing people to drink responsibly so there’s no need for any labels.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Big Government, Big Nanny

David Staples: Premier Smith ‘sickened’ by staggering disruption planned with Trudeau’s Just Transition

If you’re from Alberta, Saskatchewan or Newfoundland and Labrador, this plan might well strike you as madness, as a federal government that has lost all humility and common sense

The staggering scope of change that Justin Trudeau’s Liberals intend to impose on Canadians with their Just Transition program is made clear in a newly-released government document.

Such is the magnitude of the proposed change that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she “felt sick” reading it.

Justin Trudeau is our national nightmare. I wish we could rest easy knowing Junior will be punished at the polls but NDP voters will keep the delusional jackass in power.

DOCUMENT: @EnvironmentCa says it has no actual data that @S_Guilbeault plastics ban actually reduces plastic pollution, which was the point. https://t.co/XwAUIDPfB1 #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/K47HAlnEV2

— Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) January 17, 2023

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Green-Scam

Idaho suspect may have left ‘calling card’ to claim murders, possibly killed before: experts

University of Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger may have left behind a “calling card” to show he was at the scene of the grisly killings in Moscow, Idaho — and the brutality of the crime suggests that he possibly has killed before, according to experts.

In a “Dr. Phil” special on Friday, experts speculated that Kohberger, 28, purposefully left an empty knife sheath in the room where students Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen were murdered on Nov. 13.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Crime

Man plugs in electric truck, learns it will take a week to charge

A man plugged in his electric vehicle at home and learned that recharging it would not be a timely venture.

YouTuber TFLEV shared that on Sunday, while at home, he plugged in his brand-new electric Hummer truck, which has a 250kwh battery, only to find that it would take several days for him to get a complete charge.

“Time to complete charge, Friday at 8:30 a.m.,” the YouTuber said. “And range increase is 1 mph.”

Granted it was the “largest” battery on the market but the point is that residential areas are likely to experience power issues due to EV charging unless distribution equipment is upgraded, yet another hidden cost of Justin’s Electric-La-La-Land wish dream.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•Green-Scam

You must send tanks to Ukraine first, Germany tells the US

The United States must send battle tanks to Ukraine first before Germany could approve donations of Leopard 2 tanks, Berlin’s economy minister said on Tuesday.

Robert Habeck blamed Germany’s history for a reluctance to sign off on its allies delivering the domestic-made tanks to Kyiv.

“I would argue that we will do that,” he told Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

“If America will decide that they will bring battle tanks to Ukraine, that will make it easier for Germany.

Solidarity!

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•"Ukraine - Russia", Germany, USA

LGBTQ Advisors Appointed for Canadian Military’s Chaplain Service to Promote ‘Diversity and Inclusion’

The Canadian military has appointed LGBTQ advisors to serve in its chaplain service to promote “diversity and inclusion” within the armed forces, says a federal briefing note on Dec. 6.

“We have established senior advisor positions including an indigenous and LGBTQ advisor to Chaplain General to raise awareness, education and innovate,” said the note “Military Chaplains,” obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.

The advisors were to “further provide diversity and inclusion within the Chaplain Service,” said the note, according to the media outlet.

The CAF’s desire to become hyper-woke puts them at cross-purposes. Won’t the transgender chaplains meet with resistance from the ISIS recruits?

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Peak F*cked Up", "Peak Woke", WTF?

Industrial espionage: How Communist China sneaks out America’s technology secrets

It was an innocuous-looking photograph that turned out to be the downfall of Zheng Xiaoqing, a former employee with energy conglomerate General Electric Power.

According to a Department of Justice (DOJ) indictment, the US citizen hid confidential files stolen from his employers in the binary code of a digital photograph of a sunset, which Mr Zheng then mailed to himself.

It was a technique called steganography, a means of hiding a data file within the code of another data file. Mr Zheng utilised it on multiple occasions to take sensitive files from GE.

by Blazingcatfur•January 17, 2023January 17, 2023•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Espionage, USA