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Palace ‘terrified’ Andrew could have shared secrets of defence deals

Keir Starmer has had a pretty torrid couple of months but, as the curtain comes down on another turbulent week, not even Donald Trump attacking the Chagos Islands deal again, or the exposure of how the pressure group that got Starmer elected was smearing journalists, compares with the turmoil in the royal household.

The Prime Minister waits anxiously to see what further demons are released from the Pandora’s box of the Epstein files, but for now No. 10 has done what it can to cauterise the wound by disposing of Peter Mandelson. There remains frustration in Downing Street that the police have not moved more quickly to let them release the files, but many were grateful when the spotlight shifted elsewhere with the arrest yesterday of the prince formerly known as Andrew on his 66th birthday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Woke Royals", WTF?

Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld ordered to pay $750K for violating Human Rights Code

Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld has been ordered to pay $750,000 by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal for violating the Human Rights Code with “heated public speech” exposing LGBTQ people to hatred or contempt. The tribunal issued its final decision this week, issuing two sets of costs orders in the matter of the BCTF (on behalf of) the Chilliwack Teachers’ Association v. Neufeld, one ordering the payment of $750,000 in costs to the CTA, and a concurrent order of $10,000 for improper conduct during the lengthy process.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent", "Surveillance Society", WTF?

Amy Hamm: Misgendering case an absurd waste of time and resources

An Ontario court has ruled that the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) must hold a new hearing, with a different adjudicator, in the case of a Black trans man who complained of discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression at a walk-in medical clinic.

Jordan Renae Thorne originally filed an HRTO complaint alleging he was “repeatedly misgendered” by a physician and an office assistant at a walk-in clinic in December 2017.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Woke", Canada, WTF?

Somali Leaders Cry Trauma While Ignoring $18 Billion Fraud

Chutzpah much?

Somali community activists in Minneapolis held a press conference to demand grants and emergency relief following recent ICE enforcement actions.

Members of Neighbors United called for direct payments to immigrant-owned small businesses earning less than $200,000 a year, and speakers described “ICE terror,” claimed widespread trauma, and asked state and federal officials to fund housing support and business stabilization.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", "Remigration", Islam, Somalia, USA, WTF?

Driver armed with a flamethrower rams LADWP substation in possible ‘terrorism-related event’

No Name Terrorist

A driver armed with a flamethrower has rammed a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power substation in a possible “terrorism-related event.”

The rented silver Nissan Sentra crashed through a secured gate at the site in Boulder City, Nevada, before a gun went off on Thursday.

More … Las Vegas police investigate possible terror attack in Boulder City

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Biased Spies: CIA rescinds or revises 19 intelligence reports over political bias, bad tradecraft

In a dramatic repudiation, CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Friday rescinded or revised 19 intelligence reports the agency produced dating back to the Obama era because they were politically biased or used poor spy tradecraft, including one analysis suggesting that women who pursue traditional motherhood were at danger of becoming violent extremists.

A senior CIA official told Just The News the reports were initially flagged during a review by the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, then reviewed by career agency officials before being retracted, recalled or revised.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Deep State", CIA, WTF?

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Governor General travel spending jumps 21% despite prior scandal and committee scrutiny

Travel costs for Governor General Mary Simon climbed again last year, even after MPs publicly rebuked what they called “absurd” expenses and demanded tighter oversight of Rideau Hall’s spending.

Records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show the Department of National Defence increased its travel spending on the governor general by 21% in 2024-25.

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