Author: Blazingcatfur

Selective Outrage: When Hezbollah Attacks

Selective Outrage: When Hezbollah Attacks

Once again, large segments of the international community, from the United Nations to key European governments, appear either unwilling or unable to confront the basic and uncomfortable reality that the latest escalation in hostilities did not begin with Israel. It began with Hezbollah.

This silence — or at best, selective acknowledgment — when, without provocation, rockets were launched into Israel, stands in blazing contrast to the instant outrage when Israel responds. That imbalance is not just dishonest; it distorts the foundation of how conflicts like this are understood.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Canada’s Meat Scales Are Off—And So Is Oversight

Canada’s Meat Scales Are Off—And So Is Oversight

Once again, it took the media to remind us that food fraud is not a relic of the past—it is very much a present-day risk embedded in our food system. After the maple syrup scandal, CBC News has uncovered yet another troubling issue: inaccurate scales at the meat counter. This is not anecdotal noise. It is a structural concern. When consumers pay for more than they actually receive, the consequence is not just irritation—it is a silent erosion of trust in one of the most expensive categories in the grocery store.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

Toronto police release images of suspect accused of assaulting woman wearing hijab on bus

Toronto police release images of suspect accused of assaulting woman wearing hijab on bus

Toronto police have released images of a suspect who allegedly assaulted a woman wearing a hijab on a Durham Region Transit bus in Scarborough on Monday.

Police are investigating it as a suspected hate-motivated assault. The incident was captured on video and was posted on social media by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM).

“We are outraged by a recent incident of Islamophobia that occurred on the Durham Transit,” the NCCM said.

(more…)

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Canada

Concern Grows Over 10 Missing or Deceased NASA, Nuclear, and Defense Researchers

Concern Grows Over 10 Missing or Deceased NASA, Nuclear, and Defense Researchers

Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy pressed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on the 10 U.S. scientists and contractors who are either missing or dead over the last two years.

These scientists and defense‑linked experts have ties to NASA, Los Alamos in New Mexico, fusion research, or nuclear weapons work. However, as of now, there is no confirmed official finding that these cases are connected.

Is it Iran?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, WTF?

Canada skips U.S.-sponsored military exercise in Africa as it reviews resources

Canada skips U.S.-sponsored military exercise in Africa as it reviews resources

After more than a decade of involvement, Canada’s special forces are dropping out of a U.S.-sponsored military exercise in Africa, with Ottawa saying it needs to reconsider where to deploy its resources.

The decision to stop participating in the annual Flintlock exercise, a key Pentagon priority in Africa, could be a sign that the Department of National Defence is stretched thin, with a growing list of commitments in Europe, Asia and the Arctic, defence analyst David Perry said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

Peel police apologize after presentation to school board featuring Black gangs sparks racism accusations by the usual professional whiners

Peel police apologize after presentation to school board featuring Black gangs sparks racism accusations by the usual professional whiners

A Peel police presentation last week to school administrators about youth gangs — which included a music video containing the N-word — prompted an apology Friday from the force for “any harm” caused to those in attendance.

Meanwhile the school board, which initially apologized in a memo to staff the next day, appeared to soften its earlier account, saying Friday that after a review, the memo “does not fully reflect the context or intent of the session.”

The April 9 presentation by Peel Regional Police was delivered to administrators and superintendents at the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board as part of a session on student safety, including gang awareness and how to identify and respond to risks facing students.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Is there peace and an open Strait of Hormuz? Or is war still raging?

Is there peace and an open Strait of Hormuz? Or is war still raging?

If there is one thing we have learnt during the past 72 hours, it is how hard it will be to disentangle all the threads that have been drawn together in the Gulf.
It would be a big enough challenge for a seasoned diplomat with years to negotiate. Instead, it falls to a US president notoriously averse to detail and an array of Iranian leaders struggling among themselves for dominance, all underscored by the ticking time bomb of a global economic shock.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

Lockheed Martin officials coming to Canada to tout maintenance plan for F-35s

Lockheed Martin officials coming to Canada to tout maintenance plan for F-35s

Senior executives from Lockheed Martin will be in Quebec on Tuesday to confirm that they plan to service Canada’s F-35 aircraft at the L3Harris facilities in Mirabel, which are currently used to maintain Canada’s CF-18 fleet.

The announcement will be their first major outing on Canadian soil since Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last year that he was reviewing the government’s plans to purchase 88 F-35s.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Signs That Things Could Be Ramping Up in Cuba

Signs That Things Could Be Ramping Up in Cuba

It’s not a done deal but the situation in Iran appears to be heading for an off-ramp just as the situation in Cuba might be gearing up. Here’s what we know at the moment. First, U.S. officials quietly visited Cuba last Friday to directly make the case for reform.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCuba, USA

Carson Jerema: How Justin Trudeau cost Canada $1 trillion

Carson Jerema: How Justin Trudeau cost Canada $1 trillion

It isn’t possible to hate this evil man too much.[/caption]There is no great mystery behind why some nations are wealthy and others are not. The policy mix varies very little and is well understood. Countries with lower, neutral tax systems, minimal regulations, the rule of law and openness to international trade and foreign investment are wealthier than countries with higher taxes, more complicated regulations, and which are closed off to the world. Economies are the sum of the countless decisions made by people on what to buy or sell, where to invest, or where to work.

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

Civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust film set shooting to go to trial

Civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust film set shooting to go to trial

A judge in Los Angeles has ruled that a civil lawsuit accusing Alec Baldwin of acting negligently in the deadly 2021 shooting on the set of his western film Rust can proceed to trial.

According to Variety, the superior court judge Maurice Leiter issued a summary judgment on Friday allowing the case to move forward. Leiter’s ruling – obtained by the outlet – said that “a reasonable jury could find that Mr Baldwin recklessly disregarded the probability that pointing a gun in the direction of someone, with the finger on the trigger, would cause emotional distress”.

h/t Hermes

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHollywood

Lutnick Blasts Canada Ahead of Trade Talks

Lutnick Blasts Canada Ahead of Trade Talks

Howard Lutnick, the U.S. secretary of commerce, said on Friday that President Trump was committed to reining back the North American trade deal and blasted Canada for its trade negotiating strategy, adding, “they suck.”

Mr. Lutnick, who was speaking at a conference organized by the media outlet Semafor, was particularly critical of Canada’s effort to push back against the Trump administration. He dismissed a former Canadian trade official’s suggestion that Canada could benefit from negotiating more slowly because political pressure on the Trump administration was increasing, as “the worst strategy I ever heard.”

A spokesman for the Department of Commerce said that Mr. Lutnick was describing America’s unfair trade imbalance with Canada and how Canada “sucks off” America’s $30 trillion economy.

Expect this to go over well …

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

The Hormuz Blockade Is Not About Iran — It’s About China

The Hormuz Blockade Is Not About Iran — It’s About China

Much has been written about the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. The majority of commentary has been critical. But let us set aside emotion, political sympathy, and ideology — and examine the facts with a cold, strategic eye. Because what we are witnessing is not simply a military confrontation with Iran. We are watching the opening moves of a new Great Game in the Middle East — and its primary target is Beijing.

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