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With new legislation, Steven Guilbeault will make few friends in Big Tech

MONTREAL — Steven Guilbeault, the minister of Canadian Heritage, doesn’t like Facebook much. The blue-hued social media platform is mentioned 34 times, almost always negatively, in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Guilbeault’s 2019 treatise on artificial intelligence. To wit: when it isn’t Hoovering data, helping elect the likes of Donald Trump or otherwise destroying humanity’s social fabric, Guilbeault says Facebook is busy hooking users on its product much as heroin ropes in addicts.

I want both sides to lose.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2021February 2, 2021•0•"Big Tech Oligopoly", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class

Trudeau Liberals readying “Hail Mary” deal to produce coronavirus vaccines… in Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today is expected to announce the makings of an agreement to produce COVID-19 vaccines within Canada.

Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne tells The Canadian Press the government is moving quickly to start making COVID-19 vaccines itself, instead of being entirely reliant on foreign production for the most sought-after product in the world.

A bold strategy, lets see if it pays off. The ROC will just love that Quebec benefits.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2021February 2, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Canada's Corrupt Political Class, Canada's incompetent Liberal Government

Europol warns fake negative Covid certificates being sold across Europe

Scammers are producing and selling fake negative coronavirus test certificates in airports, stations and online around Europe in the latest example of opportunistic coronavirus-related crime, the EU’s law enforcement agency has said.

“As long as travel restrictions remain in place due to the Covid-19 situation, it is highly likely that production and sales of fake test certificates will prevail,” Europol, the bloc’s police cooperation and coordination agency, said on Monday.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2021February 2, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Ontario reports random number of new China Virus cases… and the people blame Trudeau for vaccine mess

Please note that Toronto Public Health has now migrated all of their data to the provincial data system, CCM. This migration has impacted today’s daily counts, resulting in an underestimation of cases. We anticipate fluctuations in case numbers over the next few days.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 2, 2021

Poll suggests Ontarians blame Ottawa for COVID-19 vaccine shortages

The Campaign Research survey suggests 52 per cent believed it was Ottawa’s fault that supplies are low while 15 per cent pointed the finger at the provincial government with one per cent citing municipalities and 32 per cent unsure.

“Ontarians are very clear about who they blame for this,” Campaign Research principal Nick Kouvalis said Monday.

“The federal government is really not getting a pass and should be extremely concerned,” said Kouvalis.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2021February 2, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

FBI agent killed, 4 others hurt while serving warrant in Florida

At least one FBI agent was killed and four others injured Tuesday while serving a warrant in Florida.

A federal law enforcement source told the Miami Herald at least five FBI agents were shot at a home in Sunrise, leaving two “gravely wounded.”

Police in Sunrise said a man suspected of possessing child pornography was barricaded in his home on Reflections Boulevard, shutting down nearby traffic following the 6 a.m shooting, according to the report.

by Blazingcatfur•February 2, 2021February 2, 2021•0•Crime

Buddy catches a fish

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2021•0•Cats. What Else?

You Will Be Made to Believe Implausible Things

In George Orwell’s masterpiece 1984, he said, “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

To guide you along this path, I bring to your attention implausible things you are expected to believe this week.

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"Elites vs. Populists"

Greek Archbishop Tells the Truth About Islam, Muslim Leaders Enraged

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and all Greece touched off a firestorm in mid-January when he dared to note, according to the Orthodox Times, that “Islam was not a religion but a political party.” He added: “They are the people of war.” In response, Muslim leaders the world over have rained down condemnations upon the archbishop. He spoke inaccurately when he said that Islam was not a religion at all, but proof that he was wrong about Islam having a political aspect has not been forthcoming.

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

The new reign of the imperious slay queen

Today marks the anniversary of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and the first of the barbarians monarchs to be crowned Emperor of the West in Rome. Charlemagne helped create the medieval and modern world in so many ways, one of which was to sacrilise kingship. The proto-Germanic word kuningaz had once been far less majestic — closer to “chief” — but increasingly the role of monarch would have a sacred quality.

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"Journalists"

McCarthyism fashionable again in Hollywood?

“…This is the same celebrity class that weighs in on, well, everything — immigration, voting rights, diversity, gun laws, Black Lives Matter. You name the issue, and stars have plenty to say about it. Heck, they can’t stop talking … except when the subject turns to free speech, apparently.

How ironic, since it’s the one issue they’re the most qualified to explore.”

by Blazingcatfur•February 1, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"Cancel Culture", Celebrity Idiots, Hollywood

Who will tell the greens there is no Battery Fairy?

For the longest while I have been asking, “Where do environmentalists and Democrats think all these batteries for our oil-free transportation fleet are going to come from?” It seems they think there is a Battery Fairy out there somewhere who will magically supply the ginormous battery capacity, and additional supply of electricity to charge them, in order to deliver us to our blessed fossil-fuel-free future.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2021January 31, 2021•0•Green-Scam

FUREY: Canadians deserve more open debate about lockdowns

The other week Brian Lilley and I engaged in a video debate about lockdowns that was posted to YouTube.

My perspective was, broadly speaking, that many of the current restrictions in Ontario aren’t really necessary and they need to be rolled back. I won’t speak for Brian — you can find the video online to hear what we both had to say — but he had a differing opinion from some of the points I made.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Soft on Crime

A Biden administration policy of weak policing and lax prosecution would be a disaster for the nation’s cities.

Criminal justice in America is at a crossroads. The ongoing debate about racial justice in policing, incarceration, and prosecution became a national fixation following the May 2020 death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Since then, it has remained a flash point in our politics.

The election of Democrat Joe Biden, whose party is aligned with Black Lives Matter, who called Antifa “an idea,” and who cites “systemic racism” as the major problem facing black Americans, will make the next four years challenging for proponents of effective policing. This challenge will be felt not only by those on the thinning blue line but also by those living in deteriorating urban enclaves that saw homicides and shootings spike in the second half of last year.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden", Crime, USA

Experts warn of China’s growing media influence in Africa

China Central Television station in Africa

From infrastructure development to trade, film, and education — there’s no doubt China’s presence in Africa is having a significant influence on the continent.

But how has China been winning the so-called ‘war of hearts and minds’ of more than one billion Africans?

“For China, propaganda has positive connotations, it is seen as a proactive tool in educating and shaping opinions to contribute to a ‘harmonious society,'” Ivana Karaskova, an expert on Chinese foreign and security policy, said during a virtual panel discussionon Friday. The event, dubbed ‘Telling China’s story well — Beijing’s attempts to reign into media in Africa and Europe,’ was organized by the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2021January 31, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Africa

Twitter Axes Group for Hate Speech About HHS Official‘s Biological Sex

A Christian organization has been suspended from the Twitter social media platform for stating Dr. Rachel Levine’s, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), biological sex.

by Blazingcatfur•January 31, 2021January 31, 2021•0•Big Tranny, WTF?