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Kazakhstan unrest: Dozens killed in crackdown

Security forces in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan say they have killed dozens of anti-government rioters in the main city, Almaty.

They moved in after protesters tried to take control of police stations in the city, a police spokeswoman said.

Twelve members of the security forces have been killed and 353 injured in the unrest, sparked by a doubling in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Russia is sending in troops at the request of the Kazakh president.

#Kazakhstan This is the centre of Almaty this afternoon: explosions and incessant shooting. The Interior Ministry said that people who will continue armed resistance will be "destroyed." Dialogue should start to avoid new victims. Instead, Tokayev asked for external interference pic.twitter.com/VG0suPNIBA

— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) January 6, 2022

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•Kazakhstan

Seattle police faked Proud Boys threat during race protests, says watchdog

Seattle police exchanged detailed fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists at a crucial moment during the 2020 racial justice protests, an investigation by the city’s police watchdog group shows.

The radio chatter about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown Seattle, some possibly carrying guns and then heading to confront protesters on Capitol Hill was an improper “ruse”, or dishonest ploy, that exacerbated a volatile situation, the Seattle Times reported. That’s according to findings released Wednesday by the city’s Office of Police Accountability (OPA).

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"extremists", USA, WTF?

Prosecutors want to seize Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s $1,400 COVID relief check to use as restitution for victims

The surviving Boston marathon bomber has been ordered by a judge to hand over a $1,400 COVID relief stimulus check he received in prison and give the cash to his victims.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now 28, was sentenced to death in 2015 for the April 2013 bombings, which killed three and injured more than 260.

He remains at the Colorado ‘supermax’ prison, but in June 2021 received a $1,400 payment from the federal government as part of coronavirus relief available to all Americans.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, WTF?

MI6 chief thanks China for ‘free publicity’ after James Bond spoof

Britain’s spy chief has thanked China’s state news agency for “free publicity” after it posted a James Bond spoof that mocked the western intelligence community’s growing focus on threats posed by Beijing.

The rare response by the head of MI6, Richard Moore, on Thursday comes as China and Britain clash over Beijing’s treatment of its Uyghur minority and creeping authoritarianism in the former British colony of Hong Kong.

Moore – codenamed C within the agency – previously said adapting to China’s rise was the spy service’s “single greatest priority” and warned of Chinese “debt traps, data exposure and vulnerability to political coercion”.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State"

Rex Murphy: Justin Trudeau’s blind hatred of anti-vaxxers

It is never right for the leader of a country to launch a furious invective against an entire subset of citizens. It is certainly never right to do so with the full force and blatant contempt that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau put on display during last fall’s election.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Justin Trudeau - Pissant

Trump claims Biden trying to hide ‘incompetent job’ with Jan. 6 remembrance

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday accused his successor of trying to “deflect the incompetent job he is doing” by focusing America’s attention on the anniversary of the riot at the US Capitol and claimed once again that he was denied a second term by election fraud.

“Biden is working hard to try and deflect the incompetent job he is doing, and has done, on the horrible Afghanistan withdrawal (surrender), the Borders, COVID, Inflation, loss of Energy Independence, and much more,” Trump said in an emailed statement from his Save America PAC. “Everything he touches turns to failure. That’s what you get when you have a rigged Election.”

‘Sick of this CRAP!’ John Hayward’s thread on what Democrats and media are REALLY using #January6th for a DEVASTATING (to them) must-read

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden", President Trump

Australia Northern Territory Goes Another Step Further, Unvaxxed Are Now Locked Out of Society

We have discussed this guy before. [HERE and HERE and HERE]. Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner is a fast-talking little man of notoriously intemperate disposition who will not allow any criticism of his totalitarian tendencies. Gunner has promised to be as brutal as needed to stop COVID spread in the region. He will accept no vocal dissent to his mandates from citizens in the state. All vaccine hesitant citizens are considered enemies of the state, and now subject to arrest if they voice any objection.

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

In Canada you can literally make billions stealing bread from the mouths of children and never serve a night in jail

MANDEL: Billion-dollar class action wins go-ahead against alleged nationwide bread price-fixing

Millions of Canadian sandwich makers could soon be sharing in a huge pile of dough.

An Ontario judge has given the green light to a class-action lawsuit against the major players in the $40-billion packaged bread market — including Loblaw, Sobeys and Metro — for an alleged 20-year price-fixing scheme. The cartel of manufacturers and grocery chains are accused of colluding to inflate the price of “soft top” sandwich loaves like Wonder Bread and pocketing about $5 billion in ill-gotten gains.

Why is no one in jail for this?

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•Crime

Passengers on Sunwing party plane could face jail time, thousands in fines … behavior a slap in the face says PM

… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he was “extremely frustrated” seeing the videos.

“It is a slap in the face to see people putting themselves, putting their fellow citizens, putting airline workers at risk by being completely irresponsible.”

He said Transport Canada is taking the situation “extremely seriously” and would be continuing its investigation.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Ontario turns meaningless Covid case count into revenue generating Numbers racket … today’s winner 13,339

Nearly 2,300 now hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ontario; 20 more deaths reported today

Ontario recorded 20 more deaths linked to COVID-19 today, the highest single-day death toll logged since late May, as virus-related hospitalizations continue to climb in the province.

According to the latest data released by the province, there are now 2,279 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment in hospital in Ontario, up from 2,081 on Wednesday.

There are 13,339 new cases of #COVID19.

Today’s numbers will be available at 10:30 a.m. at https://t.co/ypmgZcdsmV.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) January 6, 2022

Most Canadians Opposed to Vaccine Passports, Says Internal Government Polling

Private polling by the federal government shows that most Canadians are opposed to vaccine passports, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.

The independent media outlet quoted a report titled “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” which was produced for the Privy Council Office (PCO), the body advising the prime minister.

Essential services across Canada hit by staff shortages due to COVID-19

Emergency services in many major Canadian cities are facing staffing shortages due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, with police, ambulance and fire all scrambling to redeploy and bolster their ranks.

The highly transmissible Omicron variant is already forcing small and large business across Canada to close their doors as infected or potentially infected employees are forced into isolation. But staff shortages are also becoming an issue for some emergency services.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 6, 2022•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Seven Hours in January Was Not Seven Days in May

As the Congressional Select Committee winds its way to its pre-ordained conclusion that what happened at the Capitol last year was an attempt by former President Trump, every elected Republican, anyone who has ever worn a red hat (MAGA-emblazoned or not), and everyone who has ever stayed at a hotel to overthrow the government, it should be noted — quite clearly and succinctly — that seven hours in January was not Seven Days in May.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 5, 2022•0•USA

The elite war on biological sex

Transgender ideology is relentlessly promoted by the elites – despite huge opposition from ordinary people.

For thousands of years, the biological distinction between male and female was considered a simple fact of life. But no more. According to a survey by pollsters Rasmussen Reports, a significant minority of Americans reject the claim that male and female are the only two genders.

While 75 per cent of those polled agree that there are only two genders, 18 per cent disagree. Eighteen per cent may be a clear minority, but as a proportion of Americans it is still a substantial number of people.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 5, 2022•0•Big Tranny

AOC and the self-absorbed left

Feminism has taught too many women that narcissism is desirable

Raise your glass to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who hypocritically escaped record Covid cases in her home state of New York to drink cocktails and attend a drag brunch in free Florida. It’s not uncommon for a politician’s vacation to become the subject of national criticism, but in response, AOC has managed to deploy the worst communications strategy since “hiking the Appalachian trail” became code for banging your mistress in Argentina.

After being called out on Twitter for her newly attained snowbird status — and her boyfriend’s gaudy choice in footwear — AOC declared that her critics are just upset that they don’t get to sleep with her.

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 5, 2022•0•Batshit Crazy Progressives

White Coats for Black Queer Abolitionist Socialism

A national organization of medical students successfully pressures their schools to embrace radical identity politics.

On June 25, 2021, White Coats for Black Lives (WC4BL), a national organization of medical students, published its statement of “vision and values.” The “dominant medical practice in the United States has been built on the dehumanization and exploitation of Black people,” the document read, and WC4BL exists to rid the medical system of this allegedly pervasive racism. Doing so requires not only “dismantling anti-Black racism, white supremacy, capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, and cisheteropatriarchy,” but also “dismantling fatphobia,” embracing “Black queer feminist praxis,” and “unlearning toxic medical knowledge.”

by Blazingcatfur•January 6, 2022January 5, 2022•0•"Peak Woke"

Another set of panicked headlines about incels

The media is determined to identify a new danger to society

Earlier this week, The Times rang in the New Year with a story titled “Massive rise in use of incel sites that call for women to be raped.” The Guardian and then The Independent quickly followed suit.

Each piece remained true to the formula: it begins with the news peg, in this case, an apparent “spike” in UK traffic to “hate-filled incel forums,” which has risen from 114,420 to 638,505 between March and November of last year according to the Centre for Countering Digital Hate.

by Blazingcatfur•January 5, 2022January 5, 2022•0•"The Big Lie"