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Over 50 protesters arrested during rally against COVID-19 restrictions in Helsinki, say Police


Latestly
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:00 UTC
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© Antti Aimo-Koivisto / Lehtikuva / AFP
Finnish police detained 55 protesters outside the country's parliament building in Helsinki demonstrating against COVID-19 restrictions and high fuel prices, the capital's police department said on Saturday.

Inspired by the Canadian trucker protests that have brought Ottawa to a standstill, the Convoy Finland protesters practiced civil disobedience and public disruption.

Comment: On February 2nd Reuters reported that Finland was preparing to roll back all covid restrictions by March:
Finland will begin lifting restrictions put in place to check the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, with the aim of removing all curbs at the beginning of March, Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters on Wednesday.
It's no surprise that the protestors have been labeled as neo-Nazis, anti-vaxxers, covid-deniers and fascists by the MSM.

Here are some videos of the protests:






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Attention

Our fascist leaders declare Ottawa under 'siege' amid nationwide 'insurrection'


RT
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:58 UTC
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Ottawa Police Services Board held an emergency meeting on Saturday afternoon, but failed to devise a clear plan of action regarding truck drivers and their supporters, who have been protesting against the country's Covid-19 mandates for over a week.

"We are on day eight of this occupation. Our city is under siege. What we're seeing is bigger than just a City of Ottawa problem. This is a nationwide insurrection. This is madness. We need a concrete plan to put an end to this," said the chair of the board, Ottawa City Council member Diane Deans, at the beginning of the nearly two-hour-long virtual discussion.


Comment: Want an end to this? Stop with the mandates!


Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly agreed with her portrayal of the situation, saying that local law enforcement was "never intended to deal with a city under siege," and decried the lack of resources - and legal authority - to disperse the protest.

Deans asked Solly what kind of resources and help he needs to put an end to the demonstration "right now," and whether he wants the city to request assistance from the federal government or even the military. Solly said there is "no quick answer," as the situation is constantly evolving, and reiterated that "we do not have sufficient resources to adequately and effectively address this situation."

Comment: More baseless rhetoric. If the protesters wanted chaos there would be nothing they could do about it. The BLM protests were a good example of that. The only thing the prostesters are threatening is the fascist control by our goverments. And if they manage to get the mandates pulled back, it's going to be bad for the rest of the 'GloboCap' fascists. Hence, the constant negative spin - can't have them looking like the good guys! The only label they haven't yet used is to call them a 'terrorist organization', but that may come soon...

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People

Canadians support Freedom Convoy with food, gas, and rides: 'nothing but caring, sharing, and giving'

Nick Gilbertson
Breitbart
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 08:28 UTC
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Truckers in the Canadian Freedom Convoy are lauding the efforts of their fellow citizens and protesters on the ground in Ottawa, who are helping with food, gas, and rides.

Fox News's John Michael Raasch has been in Ottawa covering the protest and caught up with a few truckers who detailed the tremendous support they are receiving from their fellow citizens.

One trucker named Mat says he has never been prouder to be a Canadian.

"There's been so many people coming up to us and shaking our hands and helping us with food and drinks and whatnot," he explained to Fox News.

"The support has been incredible," he added. "I've never seen anything like it. I've never been more proud to be Canadian."

Comment: Meanwhile the mainstream media would have one believe that it is total anarchy and we need to 'crackdown' on the 'occupation'

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Fire

Best of the Web: Trudeau is playing with fire

Laura Rosen Cohen
Brownstone Institute
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00 UTC
Fire/Trudeau
© Reuters/Blair Gable/shutterstock/KJNThe blaze to glory
Canadian coronavirus lockdown policies have been, and remain, some of the most stringent and restrictive in the entire Western world. It may be a Commonwealth thing, given that Australia and New Zealand have also descended into unrecognizable islands of cruel and capricious public health tyranny.

In Ontario, citizens are now allowed to eat popcorn at movie theaters that only opened up again earlier this week on Monday at fifty percent capacity, and only because of comprehensive drubbing that the government was subjected to regarding this ridiculous, make-believe public health directive.

Life in Canada has been tedious, tyrannical, and indescribably punitive. That is why for many months throughout the pandemic, ordinary Americans and pundits alike have been looking north from the land of the free (red states at least) and pretty much sneering at Canadians, bereft as they are of the First and Second Amendments. The polite Canadians, they scoffed, without their guns and their freedom of speech, were a lost cause.

And then one day, Prime Minister Trudeau pushed the nice Canadians a rule too far.

Comment: For all intents and purposes, the Royal Canadian tide has turned into a tsunami...leaving Trudeau in its wake and dousing his fire.

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Target

JK Rowling's second-rate critics should be thanking her, not trying to erase her

Joanna Williams
The Telegraph
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 05:00 UTC
JK Rowling
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If anyone deserves the accolade "national treasure", it is JK Rowling. The Harry Potter author is one of Britain's biggest taxpayers; stumping up almost £120 million over the past three years. No jiggery-pokery, all paid directly through Scotland's self-assessment system. During lockdown, Rowling donated £1m to UK charities working with homeless people and victims of domestic abuse. Her talent, entrepreneurship and triumph over adversity make her a superb role model for children, while her defence of women's rights is inspirational.

Yet far from being hailed for her vast contribution to public life, our pathetic cultural elite desperately hope she will disappear. The phrase 'cancel culture' could have been invented to describe what Rowling endures. In refusing to compromise on her belief that being a woman is a biological reality she has been branded a heretic, dropped from polite society and legitimised as a target for insult and abuse.

Rather than honouring Rowling, at schools across the country, virtue-signaling teachers have insisted on erasing her name from the titles of school houses. And not merely content with distancing themselves from Rowling, others brand her work dangerous. It emerged this week that the University of Chester has slapped trigger warnings on Harry Potter books, cautioning students on the "young adult literature" module that the texts may prompt, "difficult conversations about gender, race, sexuality, class and identity."
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Arrow Up

Digital currency makes Olympic debut


RT
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:56 UTC
Beijing olympics signage
© Getty Images/Andrew Milligan/PA images
China is ready to showcase its state digital currency, the e-CNY, as an official payment method at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which kicks off on Friday. According to a statement from the People's Bank of China (PBOC), all payment services related to the Olympics have been prepared, including accounts, bank cards, mobile payments, cash, and the digital yuan.

The e-CNY is China's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), which is essentially a clone of the fiat yuan in the form of a digital asset. Unlike decentralized cryptocurrencies, which are banned in China, the e-CNY is fully controlled and governed by the central bank.

The e-CNY is already accepted at the Beijing Olympics' official store in the Main Media Center (MMC), which officially began 24-hour operations on Monday.

The Olympics will be part of a gradual e-CNY rollout, which has already been test-launched in five major Chinese cities, including Shanghai and Shenzhen. On January 4, the PBOC also launched the e-CNY wallet on the iOS and Android app stores countrywide. By mid-January, the e-CNY wallets had nearly 261 million individual users, roughly one-fifth of the entire Chinese population, with e-CNY apps ranking as the fastest-growing by downloads in the country.
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Bullseye

CNN's Tapper slams government for 'trust us or ISIS' message


RT
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:23 UTC
Jake Tapper
© Getty ImagesCNN anchor Jake Tapper
The liberal network's relationship with the White House has grown increasingly sour lately!

CNN anchor Jake Tapper has condemned the Biden administration's suggestion that journalists who don't trust their claims are siding with terrorists and foreign powers. The US government, he said, has a long history of "lying to the American people."

Two separate incidents sparked Tapper's condemnation. On Thursday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked for evidence to prove that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi detonated himself with a suicide device during a raid by US special forces. Psaki suggested that the reporter was implying that the US military was "not providing accurate information," while "ISIS is providing accurate information."

On Tuesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price was asked for evidence to support US claims that Russia is preparing to stage a 'false flag' attack as pretext to invade Ukraine. Price offered no evidence, but accused the reporter of doubting "the credibility of the US government" and finding "solace in the information the Russians are putting out" instead.

Comment: The obvious is always plain to see when discernment becomes the choice.

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Briefcase

Cornell law professor sues NY health department, alleges discrimination against whites in COVID treatment

Joseph Silverstein
The College Fix
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00 UTC
Jacobson
© The College FixCornell Law School Professor William Jacobson
Cornell Law School Professor William Jacobson has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health, alleging discrimination against white people in the organization's distribution of COVID-19 treatments.

"I'm Suing To Stop New York's Racially Discriminatory Covid Therapeutic Guidelines," Jacobson announced Jan. 17 on Legal Insurrection, an online politics and law publication he launched in 2008.

Jacobson told The College Fix in an interview he was "shocked" when he read the "racially discriminatory guidelines." He said:
"It's not often that such things are put in writing, but here the writing was clear that there are different standards for different races and ethnicities. One of many discriminatory scenarios under the guidelines is that eligibility for the medication for two otherwise healthy people is determined by skin color — the 'non-white' person is eligible, the 'white' person is not."
Jacobson, who has been targeted by leftists at Cornell for criticizing violence that occurred at the Black Lives Matter protests, is represented by America First Legal.

Comment: What ever happened to the medical creed: Do no harm?

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Yellow Vest

State prosecutors gearing up as GoFundMe 'redirects' convoy donations


RT
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 20:19 UTC
gofundme cancel freedom convoy account fundraiser
GoFundMe has frozen the campaign of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa, after it raised over $10,000,000 Canadian dollars following demands from Ottawa city officials for the crowd-funding platform to seize their funds and redirect them to the city to pay for the costs of policing and PR.
At least two state attorneys general have asked donors to the Canadian truck protest to come forward, after crowdfunding site seized their cash

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Ohio AG Dave Yost have urged citizens who donated to the anti-vaccine mandate 'Freedom Convoy' in Canada to come forward, after crowdfunding site GoFundMe seized nearly $8 million in donations. Morrisey says the platform engaged in "deceptive" practices.

"In [West Virginia], organizations must not deceive donors and engage in deceptive advertising practices," Morrisey, a Republican, tweeted on Friday night. "If you've been victimized by a deceptive act or practice, let us know!"

Comment: The convoy's organizers are already on the defensive:


More state opening investigations:






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Red Flag

Rates of domestic violence have increased roughly 30% since covid lockdowns began

Gina Floria
Evie Magazine
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 19:13 UTC
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The response to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in numerous disasters for our society, from high unemployment rates to stunted economic growth to increased rates of suicide. Unfortunately, we have also seen a spike in domestic violence cases across the world.

It makes logical sense that shutting people inside their home for two years would result in a rise of domestic violence, but we didn't expect it to have this much of an impact on the rates of abuse in the home. According to the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, the rate of domestic violence around the world has increased 25-33%.
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