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The Real ‘Reset’ Is Coming

Joe Biden believes the Ukraine war will mark the start of a “new world order.”

In the middle of the COVID global pandemic, Klaus Schwab and global elites likewise announced a “Great Reset.”

Accordingly, the nations of the world would have to surrender their sovereignty to an international body of experts. They would enlighten us on taxes, diversity, and green policies.

When Donald Trump got elected in 2016, marquee journalists announced partisan reporting would have to displace the old, supposedly disinterested approach to the news.

h/t RM

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"The Great Reset"

Why Staggering Casualties Have Russia in Dire Straits

The U.K. is predicting that Russian troops could be encircled.

One of the surprises in the war in Ukraine has been the sheer number of Russian losses.

A NATO official said Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops have been killed since the invasion was launched in late February. That has been compared to the Battle of Iwo Jima, at which 6,852 U.S. troops were killed in five weeks in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II. A Russian media outlet offered a similar number Tuesday when it said that almost 10,000 Russian troops had been killed, but it later pulled that report, saying that it had been hacked.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Governments in Canada Were Already Bigger Than Optimum Size Pre-COVID: Study

The size of governments in Canada increased enormously during the COVID-19 pandemic, but even before that, the size of the federal government and almost all provincial governments had already grown beyond the optimal point to benefit citizens, a new study says.

“It’s important to understand just how much governments across Canada have grown in recent years, and what impact that might have on our economic recovery moving forward,” said study co-author Alex Whalen, a policy analyst at the Fraser Institute, in a March 17 release.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Big Government

Communist China’s TikTok censoring LGBTQ, Nazi terms in Germany: report

TikTok has been running a questionable word-filtering system in Germany, according to a report by German public broadcasters.

The popular Chinese-owned social network has been blocking posts that contain German-language words relating to Nazis, LGBTQ culture and the tennis player Peng Shuai, according to research by NDR, WDR and ARD’s Tagesschau.

Users were able to post the offending keywords, but — in a practice known as shadowbanning — the posts were not visible to others.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State"

Canada may one day be able to supply specialized hardened steel needed for Trudeau’s Billion Dollar Boondoggle Ice Breakers

Canada could face trouble buying specialized steel for new $7-billion icebreakers

Canada could face problems buying the specialized steel needed for its new $7-billion polar icebreakers, further driving up costs for taxpayers.

The polar-class icebreaker project was originally supposed to cost $1.3 billion for the construction of one vessel. Two icebreakers will now be built, but the cost has skyrocketed to an estimated $7.25 billion.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Canada, Canada's Corporate Welfare Class, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trudeau Insults ‘Uniquely Unhelpful’ in Convincing Canadians to Get Vaccinated: Medical Expert

The federal government has to develop more target-oriented policies to convince those who still haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccine to get their shots, while engaging in name-calling, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did, is “uniquely unhelpful” to that end, a medical expert told parliamentarians.

Trudeau used derogatory terms to describe unvaccinated Canadians, saying they are often racists, science-deniers, and misogynists during an interview on the French-language program “La semaine des 4 Julie” on Sept. 16, 2021. At a press conference days earlier, he called protesters demonstrating against federal vaccine policies “anti-vaxxer mobs.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

I’m baffled that many are baffled by the Taliban reneging pledge on girls’ education

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A news presenter on Afghanistan’s TOLO TV wept as he read the announcement. Images of girls crying after being turned back from school flooded social media. Aid groups and many others remained baffled.

The Taliban have so far refused to explain their sudden decision to renege on the pledge to allow girls to go to school beyond sixth grade. Schools were supposed to reopen to older girls on Wednesday, the start of the new school year.

What part of “Islam” don’t you understand?

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Islamophobia", Afghanistan, Islam

Russia signals scaled-back war aims, Ukrainians advance near Kyiv

BUCHA/LVIV, Ukraine, March 25 (Reuters) – Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive to recapture towns on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.

In the first big sign that Western sanctions on Moscow were impacting investment from China, sources said state-run Sinopec Group, Asia’s biggest oil refiner, halted talks on a petrochemical investment and a venture to market Russian gas.

#Ukraine: Two Russian strikes against Ukrainian D-30 howitzers, destroying them. Unknown if recent. pic.twitter.com/3hdfkbtsMk

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 25, 2022

#Ukraine: An accurate Ukrainian Stugna-P ATGM strike against a Russian T-72B3, very likely knocking the tank out. pic.twitter.com/ICW2ks8pVs

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 25, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Report: China Blocking Oscars Broadcast in Latest Hollywood Snub

After years of prostrating itself before Communist China, Hollywood is now reaping the results of its Faustian bargain. China is blocking more and more Hollywood blockbusters from domestic screens, including major Marvel and Pixar titles that depend heavily on foreign audiences to break even.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Hollywood

Elon Musk and the Chinese Temptation

Elon Musk has fans all over the ideological spectrum. People on the Left love him for popularizing electric cars with his Tesla company, or maybe for openly smoking pot on podcaster Joe Rogan’s show. Conservatives love him for his entrepreneurial dash and penchant for standing up to politicians and Big Tech censorship of the internet. And everyone loves Musk for responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and severing of its communications links by making his Starlink satellite broadband internet service available in Ukraine and donating Starlink terminals to Ukrainians. The Starlink connectivity, according to one report, may even be helping armed Ukrainian drones target Russian military vehicles.

Less is known about Musk’s business dealings in Communist China, but that might be about to change.

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "The China Class"

Photographer ‘surprised and disappointed’ at Today’s edited Lia Thomas photos

Photographer and University of Pennsylvania graduate Erica Denhoff was shocked to see her work significantly altered on the Today show last week, adding that at first, she thought “something was honestly wrong with the video.” She said she was “disappointed” by the show’s choice and that “I pride myself on providing authentic images as a photojournalist.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Big Tranny

Chechen and Tatar Muslims take up arms to fight for Ukraine

Chechen warlord and Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov boasted of his soldiers’ part in Russia’s war in Ukraine. But many Chechen and Tatar Muslims are defending Ukraine and settling scores with the rulers of their homelands.

The number of these fighters deployed to Ukraine is unknown, but their reputation for brutality and ruthlessness in enforcing domestic rule is well-known, and their presence has raised memories of grisly urban combat and guerilla fighting from the Chechen wars in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, known as one of the most loyal allies of President Vladimir Putin, announced on his Telegram channels that his men would be fighting in the “hottest hotspots in Ukraine.”

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Ukraine Has Actually Gained Tanks During War While Russia Has Lost Hundreds

Ukraine’s army now has more tanks at its disposal than it did at the start of the war with Russia one month ago, while the Russian military has lost hundreds, reports suggest.

Russia had lost 530 tanks as of March 24, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including some that were captured by Ukrainian forces.

#Ukraine: Two precise hits on Russian armor with a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile. Types of targeted vehicles is unclear, however both seems to be damaged/destroyed. pic.twitter.com/BQdQiEk2kw

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 23, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Unifor whistleblower reported Jerry Dias after being offered $25K, Star learns

Chris MacDonald, national assistant to former Unifor president Jerry Dias, was the whistleblower who reported an alleged kickback scandal after being passed over for an endorsement in the upcoming election for union president, the Star has learned.

Dias, who was under “significant stress” after being forced to choose between two “close friends” to endorse as his successor, was consuming heavy amounts of drugs and alcohol when he allegedly took $50,000 from a COVID-19 rapid test supplier that he promoted to Unifor employers, according to a psychiatric assessment of the long-time labour leader.

Dias subsequently gave $25,000 to MacDonald, who he did not endorse, and stated that the money was from the test supplier, according to the union.

HMA

by Blazingcatfur•March 25, 2022March 25, 2022•0•Canada, WTF?