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Canadians, Americans Say China Is Greatest Health Threat for Their Countries: Survey

A majority of Canadians and Americans say they find China to be the greatest health threat to their countries, while agreeing that Chinese goods should be a top priority for inspection, a Nanos Research poll shows.

This synchronized view of the threats posed by China was published in the latest release of an 18-year tracking survey, co-conducted by the Canada-based Nanos and the University at Buffalo in New York. This latest survey is the seventh wave conducted since Justin Trudeau became the prime minister of Canada and the second wave with Joe Biden as president of the United States.

by Blazingcatfur•September 8, 2022September 8, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Canada, USA

Pentagon stops accepting F-35 jets to check for Chinese content

The US Pentagon has stopped accepting new F-35 jets after it discovered a magnet used in the stealthy fighter’s engine was made with unauthorized material from China, a US official said on Wednesday.

An investigation that gathered steam in mid-August found that an alloy in the engine’s lubricant pump did not comply with US procurement laws that bar unauthorized Chinese content, said Pentagon spokesperson Russell Goemaere.

by Blazingcatfur•September 8, 2022September 7, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", USA, WTF?

The U.S. Needs a Safe, Sane Energy Policy

Western democracies are under assault by a Russia determined to bring the United States and its allies to their knees.

It is time our response was nuclear. As in nuclear power.

Improvements in nuclear power have now reportedly made it a safer source of energy, providing an additional source of power free from the posturing blackmail of leaders such as Putin.

by Blazingcatfur•September 7, 2022September 7, 2022•0•"Energy Matters", USA

US bars ‘advanced tech’ firms that receive tax payer funding from building China factories for 10 years

US tech companies that receive federal funding will be barred from building “advanced technology” facilities in China for 10 years, the Biden administration has said.

The guidelines were unveiled as part of a $50bn (£43bn) plan aimed at building up the local semiconductor industry.

It comes as business groups have pushed for more government support in an effort to reduce reliance on China.

They are faced with a global microchip shortage which has slowed production.

So they were receiving tax payer funds but building in China? Sweet, sounds like a Hunter Biden deal.

by Blazingcatfur•September 7, 2022September 7, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "The China Class", USA

US Marshals Services face questions after ‘Fat Leonard’ the central figure in the US navy’s biggest scandal flees house arrest after hiring moving vans

The US Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies are facing questions over their competence after the central figure in the biggest scandal in US naval history was able not only to escape house arrest but also rented vans to load up his possessions.

When marshals arrived at Leonard Francis’s home in San Diego on Sunday, they found he had cut off his GPS ankle bracelet and fled, two weeks before his sentencing hearing. The whereabouts of the Malaysian contractor’s three sons, who had been living with him, was unclear.

by Blazingcatfur•September 7, 2022September 7, 2022•0•USA, WTF?

Cleveland Cop Who Praised Hitler on Twitter Will Face No Repercussions

Cleveland’s 2019 police officer of the year will keep his award and job after a months-long investigation into his anti-Semitic social media postings concluded without any charges being filed.

Ismail Quran, who was the subject of a Cleveland police internal affairs unit investigation over “inappropriate social media content” that included praise for Adolf Hitler and the Hamas terrorist organization, will keep his job and not face any disciplinary consequences, according to information provided by the police department on Tuesday to the Washington Free Beacon.

by Blazingcatfur•September 7, 2022September 6, 2022•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and hatred of Israel, Islam and hatred of Jews, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Justice Department Lawyer Smears Religious Liberty Advocate as ‘Hate Group’

A senior Justice Department official referred to a highly regarded religious liberty organization as a “hate group” in a recent LinkedIn post.

Eric P. Bruskin, assistant director of the commercial litigation branch in the Justice Department’s Civil Division, used the term to describe Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal advocacy group founded in 1993.

The Justice Department’s social media policy discourages employee comments that could be “perceived as showing prejudice” toward characteristics such as religion.

h/t BN

by Blazingcatfur•September 7, 2022September 6, 2022•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", USA, WTF?

Rich Dems Worried About Trump Are Buying Second Citizenships

Worried about a potential return of Donald Trump, abortion rights, and the general state of the country, wealthy Democrats are looking to buy their way out. Here’s how it works.

For years, David Lesperance, an immigration attorney who helps wealthy Americans obtain second citizenships, saw a similar type of client: millionaire MAGA-heads, Silicon Valley libertarians, new-money crypto investors—basically, rich guys who wanted out of the U.S. tax system. But in recent months, he’s seen an increase in a surprising clientele: moneyed liberals who are terrified about the political future of the country and want an escape plan.

“I was on vacation two weeks ago, I answered emails and I set up phone calls for when I came back,” Lesperance said. “In the last week I had nine new inquiries. Typically I may get one or two a week.”

BS. They never leave.

by Blazingcatfur•September 6, 2022September 6, 2022•0•USA, WTF?

Re-Colonizing America

First, we had the Spygate scandal, the Russia collusion hoax, the counterfeit impeachments, a rigged election (as no sentient and honest person can doubt), an open border to ensure a future Democrat voting bloc, and a Soviet-style show-trial resulting from a so-called “insurrection.” Next, the former president’s home was raided by the FBI on patently false pretenses, presaging a possible indictment. Now we learn that Joe Biden will supplement the IRS with 87,000 additional armed agents.

by Blazingcatfur•September 6, 2022September 5, 2022•0•"Joe Sleazebag Biden", USA

Pro-American Propaganda on Social Media Had Little Impact—Just Like Russian Propaganda on Social Media

A purge of pro-U.S. bot accounts on Facebook and Twitter has given way to an inside look at covert propaganda on social media. In a new report, the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) and Graphika analyze these pro-America accounts, including the kind of content they shared and the paltry influence they had.

In July and August, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram removed more than 100 accounts spreading pro-U.S. messages in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Middle East. The accounts—including fake people with images generated through artificial intelligence as well as sham news outlets—were kicked off Twitter for violating its policies on “platform manipulation and spam” and off Facebook for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”

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

Russia’s Unfounded Claims of Secret U.S. Bioweapons Linger On and On

The United States secretly manufactured biological weapons in Ukraine. It trained birds to carry pathogens into Russia. It created Covid-19. It operated laboratories in Nigeria that engineered this year’s outbreak of monkeypox.

Of the many falsehoods that the Kremlin has spread since the war in Ukraine began more than six months ago, some of the most outlandish and yet enduring have been those accusing the United States of operating clandestine biological research programs to wreak havoc around the globe.

by Blazingcatfur•September 5, 2022September 4, 2022•0•"Ukraine - Russia", USA

Leonard Leo: the secretive rightwinger using billions to reshape America

As the US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas prepared to take questions from members of the rightwing legal advocacy group the Federalist Society, a few years back, he turned to the moderator.

Thomas joked that the nondescript man in the blue suit and white shirt was the “No 3 most powerful person in the world”, and then fell about laughing. The target of the judge’s mirth, Leonard Leo, grinned and remarked: “God help us.”

by Blazingcatfur•September 5, 2022September 4, 2022•0•USA

China seeks ‘naval outpost’ in Nicaragua to threaten US, Taiwan warns

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China aspires to open a “naval outpost” in Nicaragua as part of a plan to dominate the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan has warned.

“The Chinese are talking with them about also potentially setting up a naval outpost,” Taiwanese Vice Foreign Minister Alexander Yui told reporters this week. “So they have a very large plan.”

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2022September 4, 2022•0•"China - Communist Slave State", Nicaragua, USA

College Football’s Twilight

The sport as we know it is changing forever.

On Thursday night, 69,000 people watched the Pittsburgh Panthers defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers in a hard-fought football game. The 38–31 contest was a throwback to another era, and not just in style of play. The “Backyard Brawl” always has an electric atmosphere, but this game was especially raucous—perhaps because fans have to get their licks in while they still can. The two schools are close to one another geographically, and their fans mutually disdainful, which makes for a heated rivalry.

by Blazingcatfur•September 4, 2022September 3, 2022•0•USA

It’s not the right that’s a threat to US sanity

The menacing actions of Trump and his acolytes are a reaction to the left-wing ideology wrecking American institutions

You don’t need to leave the country these days to get a sense of what the rest of the world makes of America. Despite the rise of alternative sources of global power, the world’s obsession with the US is greater than ever, and everyone on the planet with access to a phone can share their views of the condition of the once unrivalled superpower.

But it can still be instructive to travel abroad to get a proper sense of what others are seeing and hearing and, after a couple of delightful weeks in old Europe, I can confirm that the rest of the world clearly thinks the United States has gone mad.

by Blazingcatfur•September 2, 2022September 2, 2022•0•USA