Joe Biden may not yet be president, but it seems the military may already be considering a policy banning servicemembers from activities sponsored by conservative and Christian organizations. Last week, Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller acted on a report from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Diversity and Inclusion Board. Among other things, the board recommended that official policy “prohibit extremist or hate group activity,” citing the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on the influence of “hate groups” in the military.
Fauci: Herd immunity could require 90 percent of country to be vaccinated
Achieving herd immunity against the coronavirus could require as much as 90 percent of the population to be vaccinated, Anthony Fauci said in an interview published Thursday.
Fauci, the country’s top infectious diseases expert, acknowledged in the New York Times interview that he has been incrementally raising his estimate of herd immunity numbers.
Fauci said he has been increasing the estimates in his public pronouncements because he thinks Americans are now able to handle the message that getting back to normal may take longer than anticipated, and fewer Americans are reporting being skeptical of taking a vaccine.
We Support Karl Marx Not Biden, Say Armed Michigan Protesters
An armed group of protesters carrying Antifa and Black Lives Matter gear denied supporting President-Elect Joe Biden. Instead, the Lansing, Michigan, protesters said they support Karl Marx.
“How does it feel when Proud Boys have more Black people than you guys?” Trump supporters ask the armed pro-communist group as a couple Proud Boys arrive #Michigan #lockdownprotest #Lansing pic.twitter.com/sTtIR6Hykv
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) December 23, 2020
Some Canadians Hold A Low Opinion Of Jesus Poll finds
Jesus is most popular among older Canadians, Albertans (and Christians),
As some Canadians celebrate the birth of the Christ Child on Dec. 25, polling shows that across the country, even in more secular areas, most Canadians have a favourable view of Jesus.
According to polling from Leger-Association for Canadian Studies, about 73 per cent of Canadians have a positive view of Jesus, whereas 27 per cent have a negative view of the son of God.
Shocka! Majority of Americans hate socialism, reject AOC: survey
Nearly 60 percent of the country thinks poorly of Progressive darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and 75 percent want nothing to do with the socialism she preaches.
Asked whether the free-market economy or socialism was better, 75 percent of likely voters chose capitalism, while 11 percent backed socialism, according to a Heartland Institute/Rasmussen poll.
Another 14 percent said they were “not sure.”
WHATLEY: Ford’s declaration of COVID defeat isn’t justified by lack of beds
COVID-19 has tested the Ford government, and Premier Doug Ford has mostly risen to the challenge. Live daily updates, plans, programs, and spending: It has been the main (only) policy issue for ten months. Ford’s COVID-19 response will define his legacy.
Ontario now has 2,250 new acute care beds, which include 1,492 new ICU beds with ventilators. Spring shortages have disappeared. PPE abounds. If the mood strikes, you could bathe in alcohol hand sanitizer, and no one worries about running out of toilet paper. A massive vaccination program has just launched, and untold hundreds of millions of dollars have distracted voter anxieties.
Chinese State-Owned Enterprises Among Recipients of COVID-19 Wage Subsidy
Chinese state-owned enterprises were found to be recipients of Canada’s COVID-19 wage subsidy benefit.
In an effort to push for transparency, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) launched a search registry on Monday to help Canadians track employers who have been receiving the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the recipients, Chinese state-owned companies and non-profit organizations with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were found to be receiving the Canadian wage subsidy. Some of them include the Canadian arm of PetroChina, Bank of China (BOC), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Mobile, and Canada China Business Council (CCBC).
Liberal plan to reduce emissions will hurt lower, middle-income groups: Critics
Canada’s Liberal government under Justin Trudeau wants to move towards not only meeting but exceeding its Paris climate accord targets. This month he’s announced an increase in the carbon tax and a new Clean Fuel Standard.
Environmental groups have lauded the policies. “This is a serious and well-thought out plan to achieve our 30 per cent reduction target, but we will need to do much more to fully decarbonize our economy, which is what climate science tells us is the way to protect our economy and ecosystems,” Keith Stewart of Greenpeace Canada said in a statement.
Others however have said it will also increase costs for everything, as everything is transported before it reaches the consumer, along with increased heating costs for a cold climate. It’s also likely manufacturing costs will increase and the costs will accumulate at each stage along the production and delivery chain until the product reaches the consumer.
Jihad at Christmas: “Coldly Kill Them with Hate and Rage”
This month, Islamic State terrorists released a “religious” song for Christmas, “Coldly Kill Them With Hate and Rage”. Taking the form of Islamic religious chant, the song, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute, exhorts jihadists everywhere to murder non-Muslims, “pagans, atheists and polytheists”, from “West Africa all the way to east Asia… through air, land and sea”. Published on Telegram, the post includes the hashtag #MerryChristmas and a photograph of a Christmas tree with dynamite attached.
Karima Baloch’s Kin Reveal Threats To Her Life; Canada’s Trudeau Mum As Cops Turn Deaf Ear
Pakistani political activist Karima Baloch, who campaigned extensively against disappearances and human rights violations in the troubled Balochistan province, was found dead in Toronto on Tuesday. Reacting to it, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi questioned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the protection of lives and liberty of people in the country. Taking to Twitter, she asked, “Is it asking for a lot from Justin Trudeau to protect freedom of life and liberty of victimised people seeking democratic values?”
I thought Justin was great friends with Pakistan’s Khan!
Politico Hails Justin Trudeau’s Mighty Beard, Mockery Ensues
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has been celebrated in American media as a socialist dreamboat, often compared in progressive sex appeal to our own Barack Obama. This broke out again (to conservative mockery on Twitter) when Politico reviewed the year in Canada with a reflection on how Trudeau’s beard was capital-S “Significant
Over 500 animals slaughtered as Portuguese estate makes way for massive solar energy park
Over 500 animals have been slaughtered in a walled estate in Azambuja purportedly making way for a massive solar energy park.
Uproar began over social media last weekend after photographs of ‘the massacre’ were uploaded by some of the Spanish hunters who had taken part.
“We did it again!” extolled one in English, then reverting to Spanish to proclaim a ‘super record hunt!’: 540 animals with 16 hunters’.
h/t Mauser
Residents lacking sufficient medication, water at nursing home battling severe COVID-19 outbreak, doctors warn
Physicians and family members are raising the alarm over conditions at a Scarborough nursing home, claiming residents aren’t receiving enough water or medication due to a lack of staff amid surging cases of COVID-19.
Tendercare Nursing Home, located near Victoria Park and McNicoll avenues, is currently battling 109 active cases among residents and 49 cases among staff. An additional 26 residents have already died of the virus and 10 remain in hospital.
To date, no resident cases have been deemed resolved.
Is it just me or are we all beginning to realize that vast swaths of our healthcare system are a criminal racket?
I’ll write someday of my take on the palliative care segment. For now silence must rule.
Suspects in Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping, beheading allowed to walk free
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of the four suspects in journalist Daniel Pearl’s beheading — defying its own government, which had demanded they stay behind bars.
Sindh High Court issued a written order for accused mastermind Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and alleged cohorts Fahad Naseem, Sheikh Adil and Salman Saqib to be “released from jail forthwith,” according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
FFS Finally, Let Us Never Hear Of It Again! Brexit: UK and EU reach trade deal ending months of arguments
The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules.
Downing Street said: “We have got Brexit done and we can now take full advantage of the fantastic opportunities available to us”.
LIVE | Boris Johnson gives statement on reported post #Brexit trade agreement with EU.
READ | https://t.co/q1FvhizAsr https://t.co/smT4ZaSTPf
— RT UK (@RTUKnews) December 24, 2020