Author: Blazingcatfur

What Doug Ford can teach the federal Conservative party

Premier Doug Ford’s re-election Thursday evening was watched closely by federal Conservatives looking for lessons on how to bring their party back to power after three straight election losses.

The main takeaway from multiple party insiders – including those helping to run leadership campaigns – was that the federal Conservatives need to emulate Ford’s blue-collar messaging and build a new voter coalition to take on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party.

Well maybe not really, private sector unions represent only a small segment of the workforce. The public service union predator class are wed to the Libs and NDP.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario

Russia may be in Ukraine to stay after 100 days of war

When Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in late February, the Russian president vowed his forces would not occupy the neighboring country. But as the invasion reached its 100th day Friday, Russia seemed increasingly unlikely to relinquish the territory it has taken in the war.

The ruble is now an official currency in the southern Kherson region, alongside the Ukrainian hryvnia. Residents there and in Russia-controlled parts of the Zaporizhzhia region are getting offered Russian passports. The Kremlin-installed administrations in both regions have talked about plans to become part of Russia.

And – Oil Execs Cash Out Like Crazy While Gas Prices Soak Americans

Gas prices have skyrocketed to record highs, forcing some families to choose between filling their tank and putting food on the table. But for the oil execs whose stock holdings have soared, these are happy days—and some of them are cashing in their shares at unusually high rates.

I swear the purpose of this war was to condition us to accept the uninterrupted flow of commerce between belligerents. What next? War profiteering is declared patriotic? A win for the elites.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", WTF?

Ford Victory round-up

Natpo – Deja blue: Doug Ford PCs roar to a second majority win in Ontario

Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives scored a commanding victory in Thursday’s Ontario election, capturing another majority government as the leaders of the opposition NDP and Liberals announced they were resigning after bitterly disappointing results.

Globe – Ontario election: Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives win second majority

Premier Doug Ford has easily won a second majority government after a roller-coaster term dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, with both NDP and Liberal leaders resigning in the face of failures by their parties to mount serious challenges to the Progressive Conservative juggernaut.

His party was leading or elected in 83 seats, a gain of seven seats from its results in 2018, with 41 per cent of the popular vote.

Star – Doug Ford trounces the competition as Steven Del Duca and Andrea Horwath resign as party leaders

Ford more years.

Ontario voters gave Premier Doug Ford another four-year term Thursday in a resounding election victory for the Progressive Conservatives that reduced the size of the NDP opposition and left the Liberals banished to the political wilderness.

Both NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca resigned their posts.

CBC – How Doug Ford’s PCs won their 2nd straight Ontario election

Doug Ford’s journey to winning the Ontario election and securing a second straight majority really began on St. Patrick’s Day in 2020, the day he declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Until that moment, Ford’s Progressive Conservative government bore the aroma of a one-term wonder, mired in nepotism scandals and so unpopular that the premier got booed at the otherwise joyful Toronto Raptors victory parade.

Global – Ontario Progressive Conservatives win another majority government

The Ontario Progressive Conservatives have won a second consecutive majority government, with PC candidates having been elected in 83 ridings.

That’s seven more than in the previous election and well above the minimum 63 required for a majority.

CTV – Doug Ford re-elected as Ontario premier with majority government

Doug Ford has been re-elected as premier of Ontario with a majority government, CTV News declares.

Polls closed across the province at 9 p.m. on Thursday and shortly after CTV News declared the Progressive Conservative leader the winner of the 2022 election.

At Toronto Congress Centre in Etobicoke, Ford celebrated his second mandate to wild applause and shouts of “four more years.”

I heard voter turnout was estimated at 45% down significantly from the 57% turnout in 2018.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario

The Real Reason Why Mass Shooters Kill

Tucker Carlson almost said it.  He went right up to the edge and then drew back.  He wheeled the cannon on stage, but he did not fire it.

Carlson almost blurted out the most taboo truth in Washington, the unutterable heresy that the political class suppresses more ruthlessly than any other.  He asked us to consider — after eliminating all the standard leftist cliches and a few rightist ones — why do these young shooters keep committing mass murder?  What characteristic do they all share?  What is going on here, and why can we not even discuss it?

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

Net Zero is a Stalinist fantasy

The UK government is imposing ever more drastic and coercive measures to meet its carbon targets.

As energy prices soar, behind the scenes, the UK government is planning to make it even harder to heat our homes. The government is threatening to force manufacturers of gas boilers to switch to making heat pumps. From 2024 onwards, Whitehall plans to levy severe fines on UK-based boiler manufacturers that fail to meet production targets for heat pumps, hitting them with a £5,000 penalty for each failure to deliver a unit.

These Stalinist reprisals are the latest absurdity to result from the government’s hell-bent pursuit of Net Zero. To meet Net Zero carbon targets, the number of heat pumps installed in homes each year will have to multiply 12-fold over the next six years – from about 50,000 today to 600,000 by 2028. This would be a remarkable feat, given that to buy a heat pump and install a complete system currently costs between £8,000 and £28,000. Meanwhile, a working boiler system comes in at just £2,000 to £3,000.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

Don’t Believe Elon Musk’s False Satellite Promises

As he opportunistically elbows out competitors, Musk’s satellite launch and operating business has been systematically crowding out the Earth’s orbit.

The war in Ukraine has been good for Elon Musk, allowing him to grab headlines and commercial opportunities. Online followers delighted in his waggish posts (including a mano-a-mano challenge to Vladimir Putin) even as Musk earnestly advanced his business agenda. Amid the torrent of Elon-tinged ink spilled since the Russian invasion—his $44 billion pending Twitter acquisition, his ongoing battle with the Security Exchange Commission, a new service order by NASA, and more successful satellite launches—the following merit a shout-out:

First, Russia suspended joint space missions with the United States—creating momentum for Musk’s own Lunar and Mars initiatives. Second, the Russian Space Corporation (a Musk competitor for satellite launches) was sidelined by sanctions, allowing him to pick up new customers. Third, Musk’s space-based broadband operation was lauded for gallantly donating satellite receivers to Ukraine. Fourth, unmentioned was the vexing fact that U.S. taxpayers subsidized the “gift” to the tune of $3 million dollars, shipping included.

I like Musk but he has his challenges.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Big Tech Oligopoly"

Canada’s Gun Ban Is What Democrats Want in America

With few constraints, Justin Trudeau has turned Canada into a laboratory for left-wing policies.

There is little reason why Canada should feature in National Review or deserve journalistic treatment anywhere, except as a joke. It’s a nation without a purpose for its existence and a void in place of a national character. Whereas America is defined by its political freedom, Britain by its rich cultural and political history, Australia by its frontier spirit, and New Zealand by its unique Anglo-Maori culture, Canada is the only Western, anglophone, liberal democracy with absolutely nothing else about it. This lack of national identity — or, as its prime minister, Justin Trudeau, describes it, “post-national” — makes it dull, uninteresting, and unworthy of respect. Ask Canadian citizens what their country means to the world, and they’ll genuinely struggle to give you an answer. As a citizen of Canada myself, I readily conclude that there is none.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Gun Control, Gun Rights

Green Energy Chickens Coming Home to Roost

Never in history has a civilization willfully embarked on destroying its own material foundations.

This year will graphically demonstrate the malign consequences of the misguided efforts to replace cheap, reliable fossil fuel energy with unreliable, inefficient “renewable” energy like wind and solar. Never in history has a civilization willfully embarked on destroying its material foundations, based solely on a hypothesis rather than scientifically established fact.

The first red flag alerting us to this feckless policy appeared during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Much of Europe––the most aggressive nations in replacing fossil fuels with wind turbines and solar panels––has grown dependent on Russian exports to make up for the energy lost from shutting down nuclear and coal-fired power plants. Since directly helping Ukraine by fighting is politically impossible, sanctions were imposed on Russia’s oil and gas industries.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Energy Matters", Green-Scam

Russia is winning the economic war – and Putin is no closer to withdrawing troops

The perverse effects of sanctions means rising fuel and food costs for the rest of the world – and fears are growing of a humanitarian catastrophe. Sooner or later, a deal must be made

… The first set of economic measures were introduced immediately after the invasion, when it was assumed Ukraine would capitulate within days. That didn’t happen, with the result that sanctions – while still incomplete – have gradually been intensified.

There is, though, no immediate sign of Russia pulling out of Ukraine and that’s hardly surprising, because the sanctions have had the perverse effect of driving up the cost of Russia’s oil and gas exports, massively boosting its trade balance and financing its war effort. In the first four months of 2022, Putin could boast a current account surplus of $96bn (£76bn) – more than treble the figure for the same period of 2021.

“A deal must be made” seems to be a rising chorus.

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

Diversity Is Our Strength, You Christo-Fascist!

Does anyone who doesn’t live in a gated community or who can’t afford private security guards really believe that diversity is a virtue?

Following the leak of the draft Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on abortion, first-year Yale Law School student Shyamala Ramakrishna referred to members of the Federalist Society as “Christo-fascists.”

The Washington Free Beacon added nonchalantly, “Some of her classmates were less moderate.” You might agree. The Free Beacon quoted another first-year student, Melisa Olgun, as saying: “Neither the constitution nor the courts—nor the f—ing illusion of ‘democracy’—are going to save us. How can we possibly expect a document, drafted by wealthy, white, landowning men, to protect those who face marginalization that is the direct result of the very actions of the founders?”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Diversity"

A toxic couple on trial

There were no winners in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard verdict

The trial that captured the attention of the country — or at least a handful of TikTokers — came to an end yesterday.

A Virginia jury found that actress Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband Johnny Depp and vice versa. While both parties were held to be liable, Depp was awarded $15 million in damages whereas Heard was only awarded $2 million.

It was a major defeat for Heard who expressed her disappointment in a statement shortly after the verdict was read.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHollywood

Trump Threatens to Sue Pulitzer Committee for Awarding Russian Collusion Coverage

Former President Donald Trump sent a letter last week threatening to sue the Pulitzer Committee if they do not withdraw prizes given to journalists from The New York Times and the Washington Post.

In a May 27 letter to Pulitzer Prize administrator Marjorie Miller, Trump threatened to sue the Pulitzer Prize Board if it did not rescind the awards it gave to New York Times and Washington Post for publishing “false and fabricated” allegations that the Trump campaign and administration colluded with Russian entities.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTrump Derangement Syndrome

Emergencies Act became self aware & invoked itself

‘Unprecedented national security crisis’: Former Ottawa police chief Sloly … and I didn’t ask for no Emergencies Act

… “There was no opportunity for us to have a perfect response to the perfect storm that visited this city and other jurisdictions across this country.”

Sloly faced numerous questions about his response, including whether he requested the invocation of the federal Emergencies Act.

“I did not make that request. I’m not aware of anybody in the Ottawa Police Service who did,” Sloly said.

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