Blazingcatfur – Page 5372

Twilight of the Free Press, Thanks to the Left

The fascistic impulse is very strong with these people.

When Jen “Circleback Girl” Psaki announced, to the astonishment of half the country, that the White House was going to flag social media posts for deletion based on whether or not those posts fit the official COVID narrative, on its face the statement was objectionable enough.

One can conjure countless scenarios of Sarah Sanders or Kayleigh McEnany doing the same thing, and the country erupting in outrage. They never did, and still their critics on the left called the Trump administration “authoritarian.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", USA

Odious speech is ‘the price we pay for our freedom,’ B.C. Supreme Court says in ruling

A city violated the free expression of a church when it cancelled an event because of the participation of an anti-LGBTQ activist, according to a decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

In a ruling that came down in support of free speech, Justice Maria Morellato said, “In a free and democratic society, the exchange and expression of diverse and often controversial or unpopular ideas may cause discomfort. It is, in a sense, the price we pay for our freedom.”

Pretty shocking, for Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•Canada, Freedom of speech, WTF?

Pegasus scandal: Are we all becoming unknowing spies?

The allegations that spy software known as Pegasus may have been used to carry out surveillance on journalists, activists – and even perhaps political leaders – highlights that surveillance is now for sale.

The company behind the tool, NSO Group, has denied the allegations and says its customers are carefully assessed.

But it is another sign that high-end spy techniques, which used to be the exclusive preserve of a few states, are now spreading more widely and challenging the way we think about privacy and security in an online world.

In the not-too-distant past, if a security service wanted to find out what you were up to, it took a fair degree of effort. They might get a warrant to wiretap your phone. Or plant a bug in your house. Or send a surveillance team to follow you.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Surveillance Society"

Arabs Warn Biden: The War on Terrorism is not Over

As the United States prepares to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, 2021, a growing number of Arabs are worried that the American move will not only bring the Taliban back to power there, but also lead to the re-emergence of other Islamist terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (ISIS).

The Arabs are saying that the Americans are mistaken if they think that the war on terrorism will end with the withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan.

They are warning the US that it will pay a heavy price for allowing Afghanistan to fall into the hands of terrorist groups. They are also saying that they see no difference between the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and ISIS, and how these groups openly cooperate with each other.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Ilhan Omar Wants Special U.S. Envoy to Fight Global ‘Islamophobia‘

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) added her voice to a group of Democratic lawmakers Tuesday calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appoint a special U.S. international envoy tasked with ending “Islamophobia” wherever it is found.

Omar and two dozen other political allies pointed to what they called the “persecution of Muslims manifesting itself around the world” as reason for the appointment.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Beijing renews its call for Fort Detrick biolab probe as 4.7 million Chinese petition WHO to search in US for Covid origins

The Chinese foreign ministry has backed calls for an investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab as an origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after 4.7 million Chinese petitioned the WHO to send experts to the Maryland facility.

Speaking on Wednesday, foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the Chinese people had delivered a clear message in signing a petition, created by state-run news agency The Global Times, calling for a World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "China eats weird animals disease"

Death of 13-year-old girl sparks calls for action on FGM in Somalia

A 13-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) in Somalia, as activists report a rise in the practice during the pandemic.

Fartun Hassan Ahmed, the daughter of nomadic pastoralists, bled to death after being cut earlier this month in the village of Jeerinle in the state of Galmudug, her mother said.

Activists believe it is the first reported case of an FGM fatality in Somalia since the death of 10-year-old Deeqa Dahir Nuur in 2018. With one of the highest rates of cutting in the world, the east African country has no national law against the practice.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Female genital mutilation, Islam, Islam and violence

Quebec nixes LNG plant that would have carried Western Canadian natural gas to overseas markets

The Quebec government has refused to approve construction of a natural gas facility in the Saguenay, north of Quebec City, following years of opposition from citizens, Indigenous communities and environmental experts.

The decision, announced today by Environment Minister Benoit Charette, is all but certain to halt a $14-billion project that would have carried natural gas from Western Canada across Quebec to the Saguenay port, and then shipped it to markets overseas.

Premier François Legault’s government had initially been a proponent of the project.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021•0•Canada, WTF?

Citizen-made database of local businesses with vaccinated staff shuts down after online hate and harassment

A database of local businesses in Ontario that had clear vaccine policies and chose to make public the vaccination status about their staff has been shut down after the businesses were flooded with hateful responses and negative reviews online.

There was just something so “Shitty-assed Toronto” about this idea.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Description of Cherry St Murderer seems to…

Be amiss…

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•Crime

Now Cake Is Racist

Parkin probed by council for links between the cake and colonialism

It has been enjoyed as a Yorkshire delicacy since the 18th century.

But parkin – a cake made with ginger and treacle – will now have its international origins examined in a review of local cuisine launched to investigate links to the slave trade.

Connections between the cake and colonialism will be probed in research by Leeds City Council prompted by the Black Lives Matter protests, according to a report seen by The Telegraph.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Peak Woke", WTF?

John Robson: Another COVID lockdown would be devastating, but we all know it is coming

Thank goodness the COVID lockdowns are over. Now we can get back to normal life which, unfortunately, increasingly means ending one lockdown and launching another. Enthusiasm is already building among the usual suspects. So to prevent mass death and promote human flourishing, can we take this moment of relative calm to outline a systematic approach?

I have no doubt they’ll try.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Imam Bans Swedish Flag as ‘Utter Heresy’, Calls to ‘Crush Jews’ Heads’

Basem Mahmoud – Big on diversity and multiculturalism

“Those who carry crosses should not be offered any prayer, because it is our belief that these people are utter heretics,” he reportedly said in a sermon in in Rosengård’s al-Sahaba mosque. “If someone unwittingly wears a cross on their clothes, we order him to take it off. Whenever the prophet saw a cross in a cloth or on someone’s clothes or whatever, he destroyed it,” he added.

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Sweden

A weekend in America: Shootings in Washington spotlight growing problem

Families supporting the local team. A woman waiting for her ride. A six-year-old girl playing outside. In one weekend, a series of shootings affected all of these Washington DC residents – and shocked a city all too familiar with the plague of gun violence.

It was the sixth inning. The Nationals Park baseball stadium, just south of Capitol Hill, was packed with thousands of fans spending their Saturday night watching the Washington Nationals play the San Diego Padres.

That was when the shots rang out. Cries of “shooter” rapidly spread through the crowd. Where had the attack come from? Was a gunman inside?

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•Crime, USA

FBI Thrown Into Controversy Over Damning New Report About Their Involvement In Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

The FBI was thrown into controversy on Tuesday afternoon following an explosive report that was published by BuzzFeed News that suggested that the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer may have never even happened if not for the actions that FBI informants and undercover agents had in spurring suspects into action in what many critics called “entrapment.”

by Blazingcatfur•July 21, 2021July 21, 2021•0•FBI