Author: Blazingcatfur

Kenney says United Conservative Party risks takeover by far-right ‘lunatics’

 

Alberta’s premier has called fellow Conservatives “lunatics” who are “trying to take over the asylum” as a populist mutiny in his party foreshadows a bitter fight for the future of Canada’s Conservative movement.

In a leaked recording of a meeting with caucus staff on Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney warned a far-right element – skeptical of coronavirus measures and wedded to conspiracy theories – could seize control of the party in the coming weeks as the United Conservatives hold a leadership review.

“I will not let this mainstream conservative party become an agent for extreme, hateful, intolerant, bigoted and crazy views. Sorry to be so blunt with you but you need to understand what the stakes are here,” he said, before alluding to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory with a warning that “people who think I am involved in a global conspiracy to traffic children” would show up to vote for his removal.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

War in Ukraine: Change of emphasis or admission of failure by Moscow? Russia reasserts right to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Is the Russian military having to change its plans? Perhaps even reduce the scale of Moscow’s ambitions in Ukraine?

It’s probably too early to tell, but there’s definitely a shift in emphasis.

A top Russian general – Sergey Rudskoy – says the “first stage” of what President Vladimir Putin calls Russia’s “special military operation” has been mostly accomplished and that Russian forces will now concentrate on “the complete liberation of the Donbas”.

This is likely to mean a more concerted effort to push beyond the “line of contact” that separates Ukrainian government-held territory in the east of the country from the Russian-backed separatist “people’s republics” of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Russia reasserts right to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

The Kremlin again raised the spectre of the use of nuclear weapons in the war with Ukraine as Russian forces struggled to hold a key city in the south of the country.

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president who is deputy chairman of the country’s security council, said Moscow could strike against an enemy that only used conventional weapons while Vladimir Putin’s defence minster claimed nuclear “readiness” was a priority.

Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine

Ukraine’s defence ministry says another Russian general, Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, was killed in a strike near the southern city of Kherson.

Rezantsev was the commander of Russia’s 49th combined army.

A western official said he was the seventh general to die in Ukraine, and the second lieutenant general – the highest rank officer reportedly killed.

It is thought that low morale among Russian troops has forced senior officers closer to the front line.

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

Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination

People used to talk about “resistance” to President Donald Trump. That’s old hat. Now it’s resistance to the woke.

And we’re seeing more and more of that resistance. University of Michigan economics professor Mark J. Perry is working with numerous folks across the nation to file equal-opportunity complaints with the federal Department of Education when colleges and universities discriminate on the basis of race and sex.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Woke"

What Lia Thomas Means

The sudden prominence of transgenderism in the West owes in large part to compassion becoming unmoored from reason—and to ethics being reduced to compassion.

If a single image could sum up Lia Thomas’s victory in the 500-yard freestyle event at the NCAA swimming championships last week, it would be that of Thomas and the runners-up taken right after they were awarded their medals. Behind a sign with the number “1” on it stands Thomas, who seems barely able to conceal embarrassment at what is undoubtedly an awkward situation. To the right, noticeably keeping their distance and a full head or two shorter, are the runners-up. Their smiles seem no less awkward.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBig Tranny

Is It Racist to Sympathize with Ukrainians?

It’s human nature to sympathize most with what’s familiar.

Millions of Ukrainian refugees are on the move across Europe and have been received by neighboring countries with open arms. Even Hungary, usually criticized for its hostility toward asylum seekers, has been generous in response. American and European commentators have remarked on how shocking it is to see a war in a “civilized” country, affecting people “like us.” To some observers, such as H. A. Hellyer, writing for the Washington Post, this is evidence of “racist biases in Western media and politics.”

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

How bad could a Russian cyberattack be?

 

Containing the attack is the problem

When I have designed wargames around a NATO-Russia conflict, I often left out cyberattacks for a simple reason: it was just too complicated. Too many unknowns make an accurate simulation impossible.

The number of targets, scale of the attack, damage done, how the attack could be carried out and its ramifications were beyond calculation for a mere simulation on the scale I was running using just consumer-based computer technology.

Honestly, nuclear war seemed easier to think about, and that says a lot.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Cyber War

Beware of Those Indiscriminately Cheering for Volodymyr Zelenskyy

If you’re anything like me (and I’ll bet you are), over the past month you’ve been feeling uneasy watching the zealots on the left and the squishes on the right unabashedly cheering for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the events of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After the political animosity of the last several years, something has seemed off, not quite right about pundits on the left and the right fervently cheering for the same side in anything let alone a war.

To be clear, I’m not questioning American support of the Ukrainian people.

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

Will the Consecration Work?

Presently, the Catholic world is holding its collective breath as Pope Francis embarks on yet another attempt to fulfill Our Lady of Fatima’s request to have Russia consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Those who believe the Consecration already took place under previous popes are biting their nails and thinking, “What if the trads were right all along?” while many of the traditional “Fatimists” are finding everything that might be wrong about the text of the prayer, writing it off as another failed attempt before it happens. And, there are Catholics who have no real clue as to what is happening.

Pope’s peace prayer for Ukraine recalls Fatima prophecy

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine in a ceremony Friday that harked back to a century-old apocalyptic prophecy about peace and Russia that was sparked by purported visions of the Virgin Mary to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

Francis invited bishops, priests and ordinary faithful around the world to join him in the consecration prayer, which opened with Francis entering St. Peter’s Basilica before an estimated 3,500 people and concluded with Francis sitting alone before a statue of the Madonna. There, he solemnly asked forgiveness that humanity had “forgotten the lessons learned from the tragedies of the last century, the sacrifice of the millions who fell in two World Wars.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia", Catholic Church

Have we reached peak trans?

The troubling impact of gender policies can no longer be ignored

Is it really too much to ask those who struggle to define the word “woman” to refrain from running for public office? Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe’s Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, was asked to provide the dreaded definition during her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “No I can’t,” she replied. “I’m not a biologist.”

Jackson hadn’t been asked to explain how blood is deoxygenated, or to offer an intricate overview of the molecular mechanisms by which protein function is regulated in cells. The question “what is a woman?” is hardly the riddle of the sphinx; a reasonably intelligent six-year-old would be able to give an adequate answer.

No on Ketanji Brown Jackson

Barring an unexpected plot twist, the Senate Judiciary Committee has concluded its hearings on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Democratic senators appear primed to confirm her, but Republicans should vote “No.”

The hearings were testy at times, but they were a model of civility compared with the Brett Kavanaugh or Clarence Thomas hearings. Unlike Kavanaugh, Judge Jackson did not have senators reciting the preposterous claims of a since-imprisoned grifter that she was a gang rapist, and did not see the Capitol and the hearing room overrun by angry mobs. Unlike Amy Coney Barrett, she did not face a barrage of media attacks on her faith and her family. Unlike Samuel Alito, she was not slimed by tenuous association with racist or sexist groups, even though Jackson herself currently sits on the board of overseers of a college that is being sued for its open and notorious practice of anti-Asian race discrimination in admissions.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Woke", Big Tranny, USA

Canada: New Liberal-NDP Pact Signed To Prop Up Trudeau Until 2025

 

In a move never before seen in Canadian history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh reached a new agreement that would see the NDP prop up Trudeau and ensure he remains prime minister until 2025. By then, Canada will have suffered a full decade with the Trudeau government.

The new agreement instantly awards Trudeau the benefits of a majority in the House of Commons. This official pact between the two parties rescues Trudeau and is an undemocratic manipulation that works around Canada’s electoral system. This merger agreement is not to be mistaken for a coalition government. The NDP cannot install government ministers.

 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Political Class

Chinese streaming platforms take down films starring Keanu Reeves after he participated in Tibet-related concert

Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert organized by a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama.

Checks by Reuters showed his acclaimed works, the Matrix and John Wick franchises, as well as Speed, were among the films that have been removed. Reuters could not determine when the films were taken down.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China - Communist Slave State", Hollywood, Tibet

CBC Runs Cover For Trudeau After Junior’s Ass Kicking by Euro MEPS

Trudeau faced harsh critics in the EU Parliament this week. Here’s who launched the attacks

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently addressed the European Union Parliament and warned of growing threats to democracy, he received an angry backlash from some elected members who accused him of responding to the recent anti-vaccine mandate convoy protest like a dictator.

The public rebukes by a handful of far-right, populist and anti-vaccine members of the European Parliament claiming Trudeau violated civil rights in response to the protest that occupied Ottawa for almost a month went viral on social media.

Everyone who disagrees with Junior is a NAZI.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"NAZIS! NAZIS EVERYWHERE!"

BLM’s charity status at risk over solicitation of funds to elect Democrats, watchdog says

The embattled national Black Lives Matter group used its charitable resources to solicit funds for its affiliated political action committee Tuesday, a move one expert called a “clear violation” of IRS charity rules.

The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the charity that represents the national BLM movement, voluntarily shut down its ability to raise money Feb. 2 following a Washington Examiner investigation into its lack of financial transparency that prompted multiple states to issue demands to the group to cease its fundraising activities.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in#BlackLivesMatter

Rex Murphy: Liberal-NDP ‘coalition’ will make Canada worse off. But that’s just fine for Singh and Trudeau

This is two leaders of political parties cobbling together an arrangement for their shared comfort and ease

The big news of the week was the NDP and the Liberals going from cohabitation to official marriage. I call it big news, but in one sense it isn’t. It’s not about inflation, or how Canada is responding to the Ukraine crisis. It’s not about some serious inquiry into the invokation of the Emergencies Act and the wide and dangerous powers the government wielded, unjustifiably in my view, for over a week.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class