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More than 40% of young voters say UnitedHealthcare CEO killing was ‘acceptable’: poll

A shocking number of young people support UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer, with 41 percent saying Luigi Mangione’s alleged actions are “acceptable,” an Emerson College poll has found.

Twenty-four percent of US voters ages 18 to 29 answered that Mangione’s alleged brazen execution was somewhat acceptable, and 17 percent said it was completely acceptable.

A) Young people like to make outrageous statements

B) Income disparity, the affordability crisis, mass immigration etc all lead to Jack being a wee bit radical

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Feeling at home? New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors’ politics

America’s political divide is likely to get even wider thanks to a new real-estate platform that lets potential buyers see the political affiliations of their future neighbors, as well as other social data and local demographics.

Oyssey, a tech startup launching this month in south Florida and New York City, allows buyers access neighborhood political affiliations based on election results and campaign contributions.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Minnesota and New Hampshire Satanists Face Backlash After Erecting Satanic Holiday Displays on City Property

In what is becoming an unfortunate annual practice, Satanists in two states have tested the First Amendment by setting up Satanic Christmas displays on city property.

Naturally, the displays, one in Concord, New Hampshire, and the other in St. Paul, Minnesota, have been met with widespread disdain and disapproval.

The Concord display—a statue of the demon Baphomet erected by the Satanic Temple (TST) near the State Capitol— was in fact vandalized within hours of its assembly.

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What A Little Bitch! Trudeau told Freeland that Carney would replace her as finance minister over Zoom

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Chrystia Freeland in a Zoom call on Friday that she was going to be replaced as finance minister by former central banker Mark Carney, three Liberal sources say.

The sources say Mr. Trudeau was direct in the call, telling her that by Tuesday morning she would no longer be finance minister and that the job would be handed to Mr. Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England. The Prime Minister still expected her to deliver the economic and fiscal update on Monday that showed she would miss the government’s promised $40.1-billion deficit target by more than $20-billion.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Freeland latest woman to exit cabinet, as others question Trudeau’s feminist credentials

Chrystia Freeland is just the latest high-profile woman to leave the federal cabinet after a clash with Justin Trudeau, prompting some critics to question the Liberal Prime Minister’s self-professed feminism.

Long before Ms. Freeland’s resignation as finance minister on Monday, other prominent female ministers have stepped aside after battles with Mr. Trudeau that boiled over into public view.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Morning Joe: Pete Hegseth’s a ‘Retrograde Throwback’ to ‘The Crusades’

Presumably, even Morning Joe’s fierce feminist warriors wouldn’t have ordered female soldiers to storm the beaches and scale the cliffs of Normandy on D-Day.

But that didn’t stop today’s panel from hammering Pete Hegseth for his views on women in the military. Retired Admiral James Stavridis, Joe Scarborough, and “MSNBC Republican” Elise Jordan misrepresented Hegseth’s position. They suggested that he opposes allowing women in the military, full stop. That’s entirely false.

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A loophole in the Safe Third Country Agreement could cause Canada big problems

Canadian authorities are preparing for a wave of unauthorized border crossings by migrants fleeing tough immigration measures from the Trump government, and early reports from Quebec media are suggesting that attempted crossings from upstate New York are already on the rise. While increasing border security is part of the solution, Canada should also look at closing a loophole in our border agreement with the U.S. that could be incentivizing illegal migration.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, WTF?

The New Frontier for Drone Warfare Is Deep Underwater

Drones have revolutionized modern warfare in the sky. Now defense companies and navies are betting they can do the same underwater.

The new underwater drones, with names such as Ghost Shark, Herne and Manta Ray, can typically dive thousands of feet below the surface and operate largely without human interaction for days on end. That ability makes them ideally suited to gather intelligence, protect undersea infrastructure and counter potential threats in the Pacific, advocates say.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inMilitaria, WTF?

Guinness crisis comes to a head as pubs run dry

Britain’s pubs have not had an easy few years. First there was the pandemic, then staff shortages, followed by the cost of living crisis.

Now, though, there is a new problem — they are running out of Guinness.

With Christmas days away, many pubs are completely out of the black stuff — even after rationing supplies. Others say they will run out this week.

I thought this was a joke.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?