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Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55 as towers burn for a second day

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history.

Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, bringing the death toll to 55, including four others who had been brought to the hospital.

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Meet Trump’s ‘nemesis’, the 60-year-old who has been to 1,000 protests

At a press conference on Capitol Hill last week, a pink inflatable frog held aloft a banner chastising President Trump for not releasing the Epstein files.

Unbeknown to the casual observer, the protester inside the costume has been photographed at most of the history-making moments of the past decade.

Driven by a personal animus for Trump and his policies, Nadine Otego Seiler has travelled the length and breadth of the United States, holding her homemade signs at what likely tops more than a thousand demonstrations since he first took office in 2017.

TDS – Now with added Dementia!

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTrump Derangement Syndrome, WTF?

Lorne Gunter: Despite MOU, Carney sets up West Coast pipeline push to fail

Cowboy Carney

There is every indication that Carney is as anti-oil as his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, despite all his talk of building an energy superpower

The federal government will do nothing to get a pipeline built. That much is clear from the advanced reports about what is in the MOU (memorandum of understanding) that Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are expected to sign Thursday in Calgary.

Once Alberta has everything in place (constitutional, Indigenous, environmental, regulatory and financial), then the Carney government will consider giving the pipeline to their Major Projects Office (MPO).

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Even before it’s made public, the Ottawa-Alberta deal is taking heat from all sides

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is pretty sure that backbench Liberal MPs from British Columbia are really worried.

Why? “They’ll lose their seats,” she told reporters. “And they like their seats.”

The Ottawa-Alberta memorandum of understanding that has not yet been released − to be signed Thursday by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith − is that bad for the political fortunes of Liberal MPs, Ms. May said on her way into the House of Commons on Tuesday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canadian Politics", Canada, WTF?

Toronto Zoo Map Labeled Israel As “Palestine”; Zoo Says It Is Investigating

Toronto Zoo – The real animals aren’t here

TORONTO — A visitor to the Toronto Zoo reported that a world map displayed in the Indo-Malaysia pavilion labeled Israel as “Palestine.” The Toronto Zoo acknowledged the report and said it is investigating the matter.

The image shows a printed map panel used as part of an exhibit on tiger distribution. The word “Palestine” is located within the geographic outline of Israel. The visitor noted that political bias has no place in publicly funded educational experiences.

h/t MP

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Jamie Sarkonak: Foreign criminals keep getting their deportations cancelled

When he was about 22, a Jamaican national and Canadian permanent resident impregnated his 13-year-old stepsister. She said he forced himself onto her, he said he didn’t remember; you be the judge. She had a child. This happened in 2007, and in 2008 he was convicted of sexual interference and sentenced to five-and-a-half months.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

An artist made an ‘anti-racist’ version of the UK flag. You’ll never guess what happened next

Few things do more to lift the spirits than the sight of the 21st-century Left eating itself. Which is why I invite you to enjoy the following sumptuous story, from the website Brighton and Hove News.

A local library, it reports, was due to host an “anti-racist” exhibition, featuring a “reimagined” Union flag made by a mixed-race son of immigrants. The flag is covered in images of small boats, and was made using “textiles from the UK’s diverse communities”. The council, however, has now decided to cancel it. Why?

Believe it or not, it’s because it could have “inadvertently upset minority groups”.

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The U.K. Is Poised to Do Away With This Cornerstone of Western Jurisprudence

The right to be judged by a jury of one’s peers has long been a cornerstone of Western jurisprudence. It bars the government — the same government accusing you of a crime — from having total control by putting average citizens between the defendant and the state. It protects against authoritarian overreach and brings common sense and a reflection of community standards to the judicial process.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Justice", WTF?

National Guard Shooter ID’d as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal who came to US in 2021 withdrawal

Update 2: Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to US in 2021 withdrawal ID’d as Gunman

The crazed gunman who shot two National Guard troops in a possible terror attack near the White House Wednesday has been identified as a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the US during the chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal was allegedly lying in wait before he rounded the corner near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC around 2:15 p.m., then opened fire, striking a female guard in the chest before shooting her in the head, according to law enforcement sources.

 

Update 1: Gunman tentatively ID’d as an Afghan National

Alleged suspect — Beard a sign?

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, WTF?

Campbell’s Defends Its Ingredients After Chicken Controversy

Campbell’s said it placed an executive on temporary leave after he was allegedly caught on tape saying the company made “highly processed food” for “poor people.”

The company defended the ingredients it uses in its products and said it was investigating the allegations against Martin Bally, its vice president of information technology.

“Campbell’s soups are made with real chicken. Period,” the company said.

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Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities, by nearly 300%

The video made the rounds on social media in the summer of 2023. It shows two men fighting inside a Toronto subway car before one of them suddenly starts running away, screaming for help.

An instant later, another passenger yells: “He’s stabbing him up,” and a flood of onlookers flee the violence. As the person recording the scene joins the rush, they point the camera at the floor to capture what looks like a trail of blood.

Derek Dyckhoff was stabbed at least 10 times in the attack.

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