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Toddler in North Korea ‘sentenced to life in prison after parents caught with Bible’

A toddler was sentenced to life imprisonment in North Korea after the child’s family was found in possession of a Bible, according to a new report by the US State Department.

Although the incident took place in 2009, it has been highlighted in the department’s new report on international religious freedoms this month, citing data from Korea Future, a non-governmental organisation documenting human rights abuses in North Korea.

“One case involved the 2009 arrest of a family based on their religious practices and possession of a Bible.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inNorth Korea, WTF?

Roger Waters condemns ‘disingenuous’ attacks after criticism of Nazi-style costume at Berlin concert

Roger Waters, a founding member of Pink Floyd, is speaking out after receiving backlash — and becoming the subject of a German police investigation — for wearing a costume that resembled a Nazi uniform during two recent concerts in Berlin.

The musician, who is currently on his “This Is Not A Drill” farewell tour, denounced the “bad faith attacks” that have been made against him by those aiming to “smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views and moral principles” in a statement on social media on Friday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Man accused of mass stabbing in North Vancouver, B.C., pleads guilty to all charges

Yannick Bandaogo, the man accused of a March 2021 stabbing spree in North Vancouver that killed one and injured six, has pleaded guilty to all the charges he faced.

Bandaogo was charged with one count of second-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated assault.

“Oui, Mssr. judge,” he said Monday as the judge asked, in French, if he pleaded guilty to each offence.

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

NDP Introduces Non-Binding Meaningless Motion To Have Johnston Step Aside As Special Rapporteur … blah blah bullshit

David Johnston – China Class Crony

The NDP is introducing an opposition day motion calling on David Johnston to step down as the government’s special rapporteur on foreign interference — only days after one of its MPs was told by CSIS she has been targeted by the Chinese government.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said that while he has been careful not to attack the former governor general or his reputation, Johnston’s background has led to doubts about his work as the special rapporteur.

… The motion — which would be nonbinding if passed — is being introduced after NDP MP Jenny Kwan said she was briefed Friday by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

Gotta protect that China class.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, WTF?

Jane Fonda says white men are to blame for ‘climate crisis’ and is calling for them to all be ARRESTED and jailed

Actress Jane Fonda is facing backlash after she called for men to face ‘arrest and jail’ for the destruction done to the planet as she blamed white men specifically for creating the ‘climate crisis.’

‘It is a tragedy that we have to absolutely stop. We have to arrest and jail those men — they’re all men [behind this],’ she said Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival.

She added there ‘would be no climate crisis if there was no racism.’

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCelebrity Idiots, WTF?

Shellyne Rodriguez charged over machete threat toward Post reporter is latest example of nutty CUNY hires — here are 8 more

The City University of New York has an ever-growing roster of whack-ademics.

Former Hunter College Professor Shellyne Rodriguez, who was arrested on Thursday after holding a machete to a Post reporter’s neck, is just the latest example of questionable hiring practices by the taxpayer-funded public university system, professors and critics told The Post.

Rodriguez, 45, lashed out at the reporter after he identified himself outside of her door in the Bronx and said he wanted to interview her over a viral video that had been circulating online. In the clip, Rodriguez cursed out pro-life students who had set up an information table at Hunter College on May 2 and shoved their pamphlets to the floor.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Why I believe RFK Jr. will be the 2024 Democratic nominee

If the shocking 2016 presidential election of Donald J. Trump taught us anything, it should be that voters can still be unpredictable and unpollable, and that millions of them believe that the entrenched elites from both political parties no longer hear their voices or speak for them.

Voters are continually seeking a new champion. Will Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. become such a champion? I believe so — at least as far as the Democratic primary process is concerned.

When that process is final and all the votes from the primaries and caucuses have been tabulated, I believe Kennedy will emerge as the Democratic nominee for president in 2024.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDemocratic Party, USA, WTF?

‘Whiter than white’ remark to black worker ruled not racist

A black manager working on the high-speed rail project between London and Birmingham sued for discrimination after claiming that the phrase “whiter than white” was racist.

Sharon Goodison alleged that her boss’s use of the expression in reference to the project was offensive because it implied that “white is good, black is bad”. Goodison, a compliance manager, told an employment tribunal in London that the phrase has had “racial connotations” for her throughout her life.

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US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official

I find myself concerned at Buck’s poor powers of observation.

Threat posed by ‘provocative’ Russia and China has left US no choice but to prepare for orbital skirmishes

The US is ready for conflict in outer space, according to a senior military official, after developing anti-satellite technologies to counter the threats posed by “provocative” countries such as Russia and China.

Brig Gen Jesse Morehouse at US Space Command, the arm of the military responsible for space operations, said Russian aggression and China’s vision to become the dominant space power by mid-century, had left the US with “no choice” but to prepare for orbital skirmishes.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA, WTF?