Whatever the merits or lack thereof of Barack Obama’s presidency, he certainly leads all other presidents in the number of autobiographies he has written, with three compared to a number of his peers who are tied at one. However, his latest one, A Promised Land, is more than just an update on the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the Most Undeservedly Celebrated Man on the Planet; it’s a full-on apologia for his policies as president, and a program for his impending third term, aka the Biden administration.
Author: Blazingcatfur
AG Barr Gives Update On Durham Probe: ‘Group of People’ Attempted To ‘Topple’ Trump Admin
During an interview last week, Attorney General William Barr gave an update on the criminal investigation into the origin of the Obama-era FBI counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, saying that a “willful if small group of people” were involved in an attempt to “topple” the Trump administration.
Barr made the remarks in an interview with Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberley Strassel in which he noted that he was “in a position in life where I can do the right thing and not really care about the consequences.”
Wonder Woman sequel falters at international box office
The sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman has failed to get box office tills ringing, making just $38.5m (£29.1m) in the 39 countries where it opened last week.
Around half that tally came from China, where Wonder Woman 1984 made $18.8m (£14.2m) in its opening weekend.
That sum was less than half the amount its predecessor made in China when it opened three years ago.
Your Search History Will Determine Your Financial Credit Score In Future, Says IMF
A new white paper by the IMF calls for linking your search history to your financial credit score, which would in effect lower your score if you visit websites marked harmful by their fact-checkers.
In a new blog post for the International Monetary Fund, four researchers presented their findings from a working paper that examines the current relationship between finance and tech as well as its potential future.
Provincial Forecasts See Alberta Struggling For Years, High Unemployment In Ontario
Two of Canada’s most important economic engines ― Ontario and Alberta ― struggled more than others through the 2020 crisis year, but will make up for much of it in 2021, new economic forecasts predict.
All the same, Ontario will see an elevated unemployment rate of around 7.5 per cent through 2021, near or higher than the national average, economists at Royal Bank of Canada and TD Bank predicted in recent reports.
Ontario-wide lockdown to begin on Boxing Day, childcare centres to be closed for 28 days
An Ontario-wide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 will now take effect on Boxing Day rather than Christmas Eve and will include the closure of most childcare centres for a period of 28 days, multiple sources confirm to CP24 and CTV News Toronto.
Premier Doug Ford is expected to hold a news conference at 1 p.m. to announce the details of the lockdown.
Sources tell CP24 and CTV News Toronto that it will go into effect on Dec. 26 and last for a period of 28 days in southern and eastern Ontario and 14 days in northern Ontario.
Toronto homicide detectives pursued financial motive in Barry and Honey Sherman murder investigation, police documents reveal
Toronto homicide detectives pursued a financial motive in the Barry and Honey Sherman murder investigation once the murder-suicide theory was dropped, recently released search warrant documents reveal.
“The banking information will afford evidence because it will allow police to narrow down the time of death, track the movements of Bernard (Barry) Sherman in the days leading up to his death, and identify persons with whom he had recent financial transactions who may be witnesses or potential suspects,” a police detective states in February 2018, two months after Barry and Honey Sherman were found dead.
Covid-19 vaccine rollout will see crime ‘increase dramatically’, Interpol chief warns
Interpol’s secretary general, Dr Jürgen Stock, has warned that the authorities are expecting a significant spike in thefts, as criminals attempt to steal supplies of Covid-19 vaccines.
Stock raised concerns about the potential situation facing governments, as countries around the world prepare for and seek to conduct mass vaccination campaigns, following the authorization of several Covid-19 vaccines by medical agencies.
WARMINGTON: Desecrating fallen police officers is going too far
They wanted it to look like blood splattered against the Peel Police shrine for fallen officers.
All it has done is make officer’s blood boil.
Ontario reports 2,123 new Wuhan Flu cases
Ontario reported 2,123 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 17 deaths, a decline from the previous three days of data, as the Ford government prepares to announce a widespread lockdown to prevent breakdowns in the healthcare system.
“Locally, there are 611 new cases in Toronto, 480 in Peel, 192 in York Region and 138 in Windsor-Essex County,” Health Minister Christine Elliott wrote on Twitter.
WHO (Finally) Admits PCR Tests Create False Positives
Warnings concerning high CT value of tests are months too late…so why are they appearing now? The potential explanation is shockingly cynical…
h/t Mauser
Progressive hypocrite AOC gets Covid Vaccine ahead of needy – Twitter users vent at Congress rule that sees ‘politicians cutting the line’
AOC wears two masks to get her Pfizer vaccine and shares moment with her 8.2m Instagram followers – but Twitter users vent at Congress rule that sees ‘politicians cutting the line’
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez documented her experience getting the COVID-19 vaccine on Instagram in an effort to convince followers to follow suit when it becomes available to them.
The New York socialist, known for her strong social media presence, posted a string of videos on Friday when the jab was offered to her and other members of Congress.
At the start of the thread, the 31-year-old urged her 8.2 million followers to send in their questions, writing: ‘Just like wearing a mask, I’d never advise you to do something I wasn’t willing to do myself.’
AOC is a true socialist, willing to cut in line ahead of those who need it most.
Pandemic election integrity at stake with millions of mail-in-ballots expected: Elections Canada docs
Dozens of Elections Canada employees have been working all summer to figure out how it would collect and count millions of the mail-in ballots it expects to have to process if — or when — Canada holds a general election during a time of pandemic.
At stake: the very integrity of a Canadian general election could depend on how well a mail-in-ballot system would work.
Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli firm’s spyware
Spyware sold by an Israeli private intelligence firm was allegedly used to hack the phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in an unprecedented cyber-attack that is likely to have been ordered by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to leading researchers.
In a stunning new report, researchers at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said they discovered what appears to be a major espionage campaign against one of the world’s leading media organisations, which is based in Qatar and has long been a thorn in the side of many of the region’s autocratic regimes.
The report, written by some of the world’s top digital surveillance researchers, also raises troubling new questions about the apparent vulnerability of the Apple iPhone, which has sought to promote a reputation for security and commitment to privacy.
‘Show us the evidence’: Scientists call for clarity on claim that new Covid-19 variant strain is 70% more contagious
Boris Johnson was last night urged to publish clear evidence of the Covid data he used to cancel Christmas for millions.
The Prime Minister has warned the new variant of coronavirus may be up to 70 per cent more transmissible than previous strains and could overwhelm the NHS.
But last night one scientist demanded greater transparency over the number that shut down swathes of the UK.