Queer teacher says “they” need to be out as non-binary in the classroom otherwise students might feel unsafe pic.twitter.com/KfAbkpz0d2
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 18, 2022
Author: Blazingcatfur
Reader Fave Christmas Carols – Day 4!
Welcome to Day 4 of Reader Fave Christmas Carols. We have an eclectic collection for you as usual. Leave your faves in the comments and we’ll play them in the run up to he Big Day!
Enjoy!
AMY GRANT “BREATH OF HEAVEN” – from kiki882
Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos) – The Piano Guys from Surele Surele
Bing Crosby, David Bowie – Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy from PMSTrudeau
And also Christmas Truce of World War I — Joyeux Noel
And… Irish flight delayed so trad session started between DaoiríFarrell, Geoff Kinsella and Robbie Walsh
Steeleye Span – Gaudete from Chris Huber
Let It Be Christmas – from Clink
O Holy Night | Christmas Carols from King’s 2021 – From DavidinNorthBurnaby
Chris de Burgh – A Spaceman Came Travelling – from Chris Huber
Walking backwards for Christmas from Buzzy Krumhunger
Tchaikovsky “December” … ‘Noël’ from “The Seasons” – From Norman in New York
And also … The Salsoul Orchestra – Christmas Medley
How Big Philanthropy became Big Grift
Effective Altruism is ultimately rooted in saviorism
In 1889, Andrew Carnegie, one of the most ruthless industrialists in American history, wrote an essay entitled “The Gospel of Wealth,” which became the moral playbook for the oligarchs of his time on what to do with their fortunes. Carnegie was determined to overcome his reputation as a “robber baron” by becoming one of the greatest philanthropists who ever lived. The “man of wealth,” Carnegie wrote, should “consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer… in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial results for the community.” By pledging it all to posterity, he believed he could transform the fortune he had amassed from a totem of private avarice to a monument of civic virtue.
Does a new study show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine causes blood clotting?
Not exactly, but it certainly raises the possibility. A wide-ranging analysis published to little initial fanfare on December 1 reviewed Medicare data for outcomes for more than 30 million recipients of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine above the age of 65. The first pass of the data showed “statistical signals” to four potential adverse outcomes, but subsequent reviews limited the signal to just one: a potential causal link between this particular vaccine and a type of pulmonary embolism …
Twitter Files Part 7 – The FBI & the Hunter Biden Laptop
1. TWITTER FILES: PART 7
The FBI & the Hunter Biden Laptop
How the FBI & intelligence community discredited factual information about Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings both after and *before* The New York Post revealed the contents of his laptop on October 14, 2020
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) December 19, 2022
Biden Administration and the Two-State Delusion
Days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed the Biden administration’s commitment to the “two-state solution,” the Palestinians responded by repeating their rejection of the idea and their support for more terrorism against Israel.
The Palestinian response came through a public opinion poll published on December 13 by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research and statements by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas that controls the Gaza Strip.
The poll found that 69% of Palestinians believe that the “two-state solution” is no longer practical or feasible. Another 72% believe that the chances for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel in the next five years are slim or nonexistent.
Canada will attempt to confiscate assets from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich
OTTAWA – The federal government says it plans to target a Russian oligarch using a law to confiscate and divert assets held by people who have been sanctioned.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada will try to seize and forfeit US$26 million, or about C$36 million, from a firm owned by Roman Abramovich.
Abramovich is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the former owner of Chelsea Football Club in England.
Math-Mangling NY Times Covid Alarmist Rises Again: ‘Like a Zombie in a Horror Film…’
It’s quite the eye-catching headline: “Covid May Spread From Corpses, Studies Say.” New York Times COVID reporter Apoorva Mandavilli is back, the author of yet another alarmist COVID story.
When the shock wears off, and after one notes that the study it’s based on has yet to undergo peer-review, the bottom line is pretty simple: Don’t handle corpses, it might be bad for you, in case you didn’t know that already. And then there’s yet another big Mandavilli math error in the direction of alarmism.
Poll: 64% of Independents Doubt Joe Biden‘s Mental Fitness
Independent voters doubt President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and believe he is too old to be president, a Harvard/Harris poll found over the weekend.
The poll asked respondents, “Is Joe Biden mentally fit to serve as President of the United States or do you have doubts about his mental fitness for office?”
Jan. 6 panel recommends 4 criminal charges for Trump over Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump should face criminal charges for his actions in connection with last year’s Capitol riot, according to the House select committee investigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021.
The bipartisan panel recommended the Justice Department charge the 76-year-old Trump with insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements to investigators, and conspiracy to defraud the US government, after discovering the former president pushed claims he knew were false about the 2020 presidential election.
Ex-girlfriend of FTX founder ‘has a choice to make’ as she reportedly cooperates with officials
The girlfriend of disgraced FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried reportedly cooperated with federal officials, it was revealed, shortly after he was arrested in the Bahamas in connection with the collapse of his crypto empire.
Former U.S. attorney Marc Litt, who was involved in prosecuting Bernie Madoff, joined “Fox & Friends Weekend” Sunday to discuss the report alleging Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison worked with officials in relation to the charges.
“It wouldn’t surprise me at all,” Litt told Will Cain regarding the report. “She was the CEO of a company that seems to be intimately involved in the alleged fraud, and she’s… in the cross-hairs of the government… and she’s got a choice to make.”
2nd Canadian to die fighting in Ukraine repatriated by family, not Ottawa
A single trumpet plays the opening notes of The Last Post through the spacious funeral home, freezing the handful of people waiting. That includes the soldier clutching the urn.
The sombre song is a key part of military ceremonies, but there’s nothing traditional about this moment.
In June, Joseph Hildebrand, a 33-year-old Canadian veteran, left his Saskatchewan home to help Ukraine fight the Russian invasion.
Blind psychic Baba Vanga, who previously predicted 2022 droughts and 9/11, warned we could expect a nuclear explosion and bioweapon tests on humans in 2023
A blind psychic who correctly predicted the 9/11 attacks and claimed cities would face water shortages from droughts in 2022, claimed we can expect bioweapon tests next year.
Known as the Nostradamus of the Balkans, Baba Vanga, who died 25 years ago in 1996 aged 84, made five terrifying prophecies for 2023 before her death.
The Bulgarian mystic, who left predictions for every year up until 5079, envisaged disastrous solar storms, bioweapons testing on humans, Earth’s orbit to shift, a nuclear explosion, and an end to natural births in 2023.
‘Freedom Convoy’ protest voted news story of the year
The massive convoy of demonstrators that rolled into Ottawa this past winter loudly heralded a new era in Canadian politics, with blaring horns and the rumble of hundreds of idling engines.
The weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa and the kindred demonstrations that appeared at provincial legislatures and international border crossings aimed to force governments to end COVID-19 public health restrictions and vaccine mandates.
Capitol riot: Committee to seek charges for Trump – reports
The congressional inquiry into last year’s Capitol riot will reportedly recommend three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
The House of Representatives panel will seek an unprecedented charge of insurrection against a former US president, according to US media.
The criminal referrals to the justice department will be disclosed on Monday, along with most of the final report.
The department is already investigating Mr Trump’s role in the unrest.