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Russian troops seize Chernobyl after ‘fierce’ battle with condition of nuclear storage ‘unknown’

Russian forces have seized control of Chernobyl nuclear power plant after a ‘fierce’ battle, with the condition of nuclear storage facilities ‘unknown’, sparking fears of a radiation leak that could cause fallout in Europe.

Video revealed Russian tanks and armoured vehicles standing in front of the destroyed reactor, which sits just 60 miles north of the capital Kiev.

Meanwhile Turkey reported that one of its ships had been hit by a ‘bomb’ off the coast of Odessa, where fighting is also going on. Turkey is a member of NATO, underlining fears that the war in Ukraine could quickly suck in other states and spark an all-out conflict in Europe.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

US Truck Convoy Departs on Cross-Country Trek to Washington to Protest COVID-19 Mandates

ADELANTO, California—Hundreds of truckers and supporters departed a southern California site on Feb. 23 for a trip planned to culminate in the Washington area.

The so-called People’s Convoy, inspired by Canadian truckers who drew international attention, hopes to convince authorities to ease or withdraw COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions imposed during the pandemic.

The convoy has specific demands, including urging President Joe Biden to rescind his declaration of a national emergency over COVID-19. Biden, a Democrat, on Feb. 20 said the emergency will be extended beyond March 1 because of a “risk to the public health and safety.”

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•USA

Cost of gas in the GTA could hit $2 a litre next month as Russian attack on Ukraine impacts oil prices: analyst

Gas prices across the GTA will likely surpass the $2 a litre mark sometime next month as Russia’s decision to attack Ukraine and the resulting economic sanctions it will face as a result puts pressure on the cost of oil, warns one industry analyst.

Dan McTeague, who is the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, told CP24 on Thursday that he expects the price of gas across the GTA to go up eight cents this weekend to an average of $1.67 per litre.

That, however, could just be the beginning of a sustained run up in the cost of gasoline that McTeague said will ultimately drive up the price of other goods, including food.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Halyna Hutchins: Husband reveals anger with Alec Baldwin failing to take responsibility over shooting

The husband of the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has said it is “absurd” that producer Alec Baldwin is not taking responsibility for her death.

Matt Hutchins told NBC’s Today he felt “angry” seeing the actor talk publicly about his wife’s death.

Ms Hutchins was killed on the set of his movie Rust in October, after a prop gun Mr Baldwin was holding discharged.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•Hollywood

What’s NATO’s article 4 and why are people talking about it?

Article 4 of the NATO treaty covers the case when a member state feels threatened by another country or a terrorist organization. The 30 member states would then start formal consultations at the request of the threatened member. The talks, would look at whether a threat exists and how to counter it, with decisions arrived at unanimously. Article 4 does not, however, mean there would be direct pressure to act.

This consultation mechanism has been triggered several times in NATO’s history. For instance, by Turkey one year ago, when Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack from Syria. At that time, NATO decided to consult, but did not take any action.

Poor Ukraine

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•NATO, Ukraine

Hot water for Hunter Biden is reaching a boiling point

Hunter & Joe Biden with Ukrainian Oligarchs Joe never met.

The walls are closing in on Hunter Biden.

The US attorney in Delaware investigating his business affairs has been busy subpoenaing his bank records and calling in his ex-girlfriends to testify in front of a grand jury about his wild spending sprees.

Devon Archer, his former business partner, best friend and fellow Yale alum, faces sentencing Monday, four years after being convicted over a $60 million scheme to defraud one of the poorest Indian tribes in America.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden"

Trudeau’s ‘anti-hate’ bill will allow people to PREEMPTIVELY report Canadians for ‘hate speech’

“Bill C-36 states that “a person may, with the Attorney General’s consent, lay an information before a provincial court judge if the person fears on reasonable grounds that another person will commit (a) an offence under section 318 [advocating genocide] or subsection 319” [inciting or promoting hate, promoting hatred].”

This is the work of an insane tyrant.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Freedom of speech

Ontario reports 2,404 new Covid cases … and a little good news

Ontario reports 41 more COVID-19 deaths; under 1,100 hospitalizations

Provincial health officials reported 41 more virus-related deaths on Thursday and under 1,100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health says the deaths reported today occurred over the past 30 days, including three deaths on Feb. 22 and six on Feb. 21.

302 people are in ICU with #COVID19. 74% of patients admitted to the ICU were admitted for COVID-19 and 26% were admitted for other reasons but have tested positive for COVID-19.

There are 2,404 new cases of COVID-19.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 24, 2022

Reinfections from Omicron subvariant BA.2 seem rare, study finds, making ‘new wave’ unlikely

Getting infected more than once by subvariants in the Omicron family does seem possible, but appears rare, scientists in Denmark found in a recent real-world study — offering reassurance that countries won’t experience another sudden surge of infections.

The early research, which was published online as a preprint on Tuesday and has not yet been peer-reviewed, involved an analysis of recent SARS-CoV-2 infections by a team from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), a top Danish public health institute.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Oil tops $100 and shares sink as Russia invades Ukraine

Oil prices have surged past $100 (£74) a barrel to hit their highest level for more than seven years after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Global shares fell and the price of gold rose as investors worried about the possible impact of the conflict.

Russia is the second biggest exporter of crude oil, and is also the world’s largest natural gas exporter.

The price of oil topped $105 a barrel, and UK motoring groups said petrol prices had hit another record high.

Taiwan warns Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone https://t.co/DjkyclVfYg pic.twitter.com/pPabP4H87x

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 24, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•Canada, Ukraine, USA, WTF?

Trudeau condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine, says Russia will suffer consequences

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all military forces from the country.

“Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s egregious attack on Ukraine,” Trudeau said in a statement late Wednesday.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022•0•Justin Trudeau Air Head, Justin Trudeau Mocked On World Stage, Russia, Ukraine

Ukraine conflict: Russian forces invade after Putin TV declaration

In a pre-dawn TV statement Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia did not plan to occupy Ukraine and demanded that its military lay down their arms.

Moments later, attacks were reported on Ukrainian military targets.

Ukraine said that “Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine”.

Russia’s military breached the border in a number of places, in the north, south and east, including from Belarus, a long-time Russian ally. There are reports of fighting in some parts of eastern Ukraine.

Russia attacks Ukraine; conflict reverberates around globe

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, hitting cities and bases with airstrikes or shelling, as civilians piled into trains and cars to flee. Ukraine’s government said Russian tanks and troops rolled across the border in what it called a “full-scale war” that could rewrite the geopolitical order and whose fallout already reverberated around the globe.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 24, 2022•0•Russia, Ukraine

Trudeau-Style Tyranny Is Already Here

As freedom-lovers justifiably recoil at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s crackdown, Americans worry it could happen here. They’re too late. It already has.

In a recent court motion, Joe Biden’s Justice Department changed the official name of its investigation into the protest at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Originally designated the “Capitol breach” probe, the department just replaced “breach” with a more sinister word: siege.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 23, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada, USA

There is no such thing as ‘Black America’

In much of the West, there is a tendency to lump together culturally and economically different groups on the grounds of race. This is particularly pronounced in the case of ‘Black America’.

This category, to which many progressives still cleave, hides significant differences among the US’s black population – such as those between US-born black Americans and recently arrived black immigrants and refugees. The lives of the black immigrants, originating from countries such as Jamaica, Haiti, Nigeria, Ethiopia and the Dominican Republic, simply do not fit the pessimistic narratives of ‘Black America’ that we always hear from the identitarian left. These tend to focus on the plight of US-born black Americans.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 23, 2022•0•#BlackLivesMatter

America Can Defend Both Ukraine and Taiwan

It is doubtful that Beijing is poised to invade Taiwan or that it would assume that the deployment of sizable U.S. ground forces to Europe provided an opportunity to strike the island.

In a February 13, 2022, essay that was published in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Ukraine Is a Distraction From Taiwan,” Elbridge Colby and Oriana Skylar Mastro argue that the United States will increase the danger of prompting an opportunistic Chinese attack on Taiwan if it deploys military forces to deal with Russia’s threat to Ukraine.

To support this argument, the authors assert that “…China poses an increasingly imminent [emphasis added] threat to Taiwan,” and, given its huge military power, “…reasonably doubt[s] that the U.S or anyone else would mount a meaningful response to an invasion of Taiwan.” In addition, the authors assert that any additional U.S. ground troop deployments to Europe will weaken the U.S. capacity to defend Taiwan, and hence will indeed tempt China to attack.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 23, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Russia, USA

Joy, gratitude, and hope for the sleeping Canadian giant

“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve,” says the character of the Japanese admiral Isoroku about Pearl Harbor in the WWII film Tora! Tora! Tora! The Japanese may have successfully attacked the U.S., but that was a battle, not the war, and that day was the beginning of the end for the Japanese race to global power.

There is a parallel situation unfolding with the Canadian government and the truckers. To be clear, I’m not saying there’s going to be a war, insurrection, or violence, but I am saying that the response of the Canadian government to the peaceful protests against the COVID-19 vaccine mandate will ultimately be its undoing and absent complete voter suppression and fraud, the current tyrannical regime won’t last.

by Blazingcatfur•February 24, 2022February 23, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class