Furious parents slammed a school for replacing mirrors in a toilet block with posters saying make-up is a “harmful drug”. Three notices were temporarily put in place of mirrors in a girls’ lavatory.
h/t TB
WTF?
wtf
AOC Likely Violated Federal Law With Met Gala Theatrics, Ethics Office Says
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York may have violated “standards of conduct” and “federal law” over “impermissible gifts” relating to her appearance at the 2021 Met Gala, according to a release by the House Ethics Committee.
Could Chrystia Freeland be heading to NATO after all?
Divisions within the Group of Twenty over what to do about Russia made for awkward conversations at last week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers. The event’s Indian hosts kept trying to change the subject on the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland refused to go along to get along, however, and accused the lower-level Russian officials who attended the meeting of being accomplices in President Vladimir Putin’s devastation of Ukraine.
Faith Goldy, far-right 2018 Toronto mayoral candidate, faces campaign finance charges
Faith Goldy, the far-right figure who finished a distant third in Toronto’s 2018 mayoral election, faces seven charges over her campaign finances that could result in fines of up to $25,000 each.
Goldy, whose controversial past includes promoting white supremacy, is scheduled to appear in court April 12 on the charges laid by the city under the provincial Municipal Elections Act, a city spokesperson confirmed.
A loss of unimaginable magnitude ….
Hi friends! ✨
I’m heartbroken to share I have been laid off from Global News.
I poured my heart and soul into the work I did alongside amazing colleagues, and I dealt with some horrifying backlash for it.
But I wouldn't change a thing.
— Rachel Gilmore (@atRachelGilmore) March 2, 2023
h/t Mauser
WTF?
“Innocent beautiful family-friendly entertainment” pic.twitter.com/pOc0Z8yAQX
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 2, 2023
Californians snowed in by winter storm surge
Millions of California residents are under a freeze warning, with a state of emergency declared in over a dozen counties to deal with a string of brutal winter storms.
Rescue crews are working all hours to dig out communities in mountainous regions cut off by deep snow.
An 80-year-old woman died after her porch collapsed under heavy snow, CBS News reports.
The state’s popular Yosemite National Park has been closed indefinitely.
California Governor @GavinNewsom residents of Lake Arrowhead and surrounding areas are asking for HeLp! #SanBernardinoMountains #emergencyalert pic.twitter.com/P9aOME741A
— Veteran For Trump (@Veteran4Trump) March 2, 2023
Our NATO Brother – Turkey: Islamist Sex with Children Is Fine; Condemning It Is an Offense
This unpleasant story persists. Islamists, citing the hadith – a dubious source of Prophet Mohammed’s sayings written 200 years after his death and on which Islamist scholars have never agreed for 14 centuries — defend their lust for underage girls. [Here is a long list of Turkish Islamist practices of pedophilia in the past years.]
Most recently, in November, Turkey was shocked at news that a prominent Islamic sheik, the leader of a religious order fiercely devoted to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, had married off his six-year-old daughter to a 29-year-old disciple. Six! The girl had been forced into sex and became a mother at 14. She complained to the prosecutor’s office, but Erdogan’s authorities apparently did not want to bother the sheik.
‘The GOP Is Weaponizing LibsOfTikTok’s Anti-‘Woke’ Hate’ .. so that’s what they call telling the truth nowadays
In the year since Chaya Raichik was unmasked as the operator of the hate-filled Libs of TikTok Twitter account, a primary vector of the right’s outrage, she’s doubled down on her attacks on the LGBTQ community, teachers, and medical professionals across the country.
In June she posted the location of a drag show in California that was then stormed by the Proud Boys. She also posted the locations of drag shows in Dallas, and in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, where 31 members of the Patriot Front were arrested before they could reach the show.
All she’s doing is holding up a mirror to them.
.@libsoftiktok: "I'm just a woman who saw a problem, and decided to help, and to do something about it."
Chaya Raichik has shown the true impact that an independent journalist can have in saving this country. pic.twitter.com/DwnNodeVmQ
— CPAC (@CPAC) March 2, 2023
Diversity Alert: Mohammedans claim a ‘supremacist’ political ideology from India is gaining influence in Canada
How a ‘supremacist’ political ideology from India is said to be gaining influence in Canada
A new report purports to shine a light on how a Hindu nationalist movement has become entrenched in influential circles in the Indian diaspora in Canada and how politicians at all levels have been drawn into its sphere.
The report, commissioned by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization, focuses on the operations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a paramilitary volunteer organization. The RSS is based in India, but has a flourishing global network.
Supporters of the RSS adhere to an ideology known as Hindutva, which espouses the idea of India as a Hindu-first nation. The report points out that the founders of the RSS admired Nazi Germany’s attempts to “keep up the purity of race and culture.”
Great. Just what this country needs. And no one should trust a word from the NCCM. Former home of Trudeau’s Islamist GF.
The UN Discusses Darkening The Skies to Combat Climate Change
The UN is worried about climate change. As the efforts to reduce CO2 emissions are faltering, the UN is looking for more ways to cool the Earth. The UNEP’s report details ideas called “Solar Radiation Modification,” the gist of which is to reflect sunlight and prevent it from heating the surface of our planet.
I’m cool with trusting our Sun to the UN.
More … Solar Geoengineering ‘Only Option’ to Cool Planet Within Years, UN Says
The next time someone tells you geo-engineering is just a conspiracy theory, send them this along with a link to the numerous weather modification patents. pic.twitter.com/zN8Q4kk3YC
— Urantian Lady (@UrantianL) March 2, 2023
h/t XC
WTF?
Penis Injury from the Shot: "It's Very Disturbing"
Potential Side Effects:
• Penile vein thrombosis (blood clot) – Mondor's disease
• Penile neoplasm (malignant lesion)
• Penile squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) – If it goes undetected, it can spread to the lymph system and… https://t.co/cYzS9NsS2w pic.twitter.com/yqLlDa79W7
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) March 1, 2023
h/t Mauser
UK cat cull was considered early in Covid crisis, ex-minister says
The UK government considered whether it might have to ask people to exterminate all pet cats during the early days of the Covid pandemic, a former health minister said.
It was unclear whether domestic cats could transmit coronavirus, James Bethell said.
He told Channel 4 News: “What we shouldn’t forget is how little we understood about this disease. There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease.
Canada Pension Board Invests in TikTok’s Chinese Parent Firm; App Just Banned on Gov’t Devices Over Security Risks
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board holds investments in ByteDance, the Chinese company whose TikTok video-sharing app was just banned on government-issued devices by Ottawa due to security concerns.
The pension board currently lists ByteDance under its holdings in the “Private Equity Asia” category on its website.