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In search of the lost continent of Mu, Asia’s answer to Atlantis

In search of the lost continent of Mu, Asia’s answer to Atlantis

Forty years ago this spring, Kihachiro Aratake was diving in the warm seas off southwest Japan when he started trembling. He was a diving instructor looking for promising new sites to take tourists, and there in the waters off the southern coast of Yonaguni, a small and remote island close to Taiwan, he came upon something awe inspiring.

“Back in those days the sea was so very clear,” he says, “and looking down I felt I was looking down on Machu Picchu.” On the seabed he found a vast rock edifice of drastically straight lines and sharp angles, like the wall and terraces of the ancient Inca city. “I was so amazed — I had never seen anything like that before.”

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Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada

Experts report a surge in interest among American academics looking to move to Canada

OTTAWA — Jason Stanley moved from the United States to Canada last September, leaving behind a high-profile position at Yale to take a job at the Munk School of Global Affairs in Toronto.

The fascism researcher said he made the move for one reason: academic freedom.

“That’s the only reason. Nobody’s coming to Canada for higher wages because you’re not getting higher wages. You’re getting lower retirement, lower salaries, sometimes more teaching. So it’s academic freedom,” Stanley said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Trump Derangement Syndrome, USA, WTF?

By taunting Mark Carney, Donald Trump’s trade team is only helping Canada

By taunting Mark Carney, Donald Trump’s trade team is only helping Canada

If U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration hoped to strengthen Canada’s hand in trade talks, it could hardly have done a better job.

This week, the U.S. deputy trade representative Rick Switzer told the Council of Foreign Relations that Prime Minister Mark Carney is guilty of “political malpractice” for pitting himself politically against the president, that he’s driven by his “ego,” and is an unserious leader who’s failed to acknowledge the United States’ force over Canada.

I don’t speak Elbow, maybe this nonsense sounds better in the original.

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Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts

Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts

OTTAWA – The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights is urging Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad — and South Africa says Ottawa can help hold the line against the Trump administration’s efforts to erode human rights globally.

American cuts to foreign aid and Washington’s co-ordination with dictators loomed large at this week’s Ottawa Civic Space Summit. The a conference of development and human rights workers was hosted by Resilient Societies and Co-operation Canada, a coalition of dozens of Canadian non-profits working in international assistance.

NO.

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Jamie Sarkonak: Canada keeps asking non-citizen criminals to stop. They obviously don’t

Jamie Sarkonak: Canada keeps asking non-citizen criminals to stop. They obviously don’t

In 2017, a permanent resident of Canada named Mudasar Hussain was convicted of dealing drugs. Here was an opportunity to return him to his home country of Pakistan, but the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) didn’t take it: instead, it sent him a “stern warning letter” advising him that it wouldn’t take enforcement action if he stayed out of trouble — even though he was now considered inadmissible.

It’s clear are our government is comprised of criminal idiots.

In 2017, a permanent resident of Canada named Mudasar Hussain was convicted of dealing drugs. Here was an opportunity to return him to his home country of Pakistan, but the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) didn’t take it: instead, it sent him a “stern warning letter” advising him that it wouldn’t take enforcement action if he stayed out of trouble — even though he was now considered inadmissible.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Mass Immigration Weaponized As Electoral Strategy", Canada, WTF?

Soldier won big on Polymarket using classified information to bet on Maduro’s ouster, U.S. says

Soldier won big on Polymarket using classified information to bet on Maduro’s ouster, U.S. says

A U.S. Army soldier who participated in the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela has been charged with using classified information to bet on the mission on Polymarket, a prediction marketplace, federal authorities said on Thursday evening.

The soldier, Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, who was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, made more than $400,000 by betting on different outcomes related to Venezuela after learning of the operation, federal prosecutors and the F.B.I. said.

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