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Trudeau's censorship slammed on opening day of Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference

Beth Baisch
The Post Millennial
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00 UTC
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Day 1 of the Canada Stong and Free Networking Conference kicked off in Ottawa on Wednesday, and included in the first day's lineup was a panel on Bills C-11 and C-18. Both bills have been shrouded in controversy and blasted for their impact on freedom of speech, access to the news, and content creation in Canada.

Rachel Curran, Head of Public Policy for Meta Canada, expressed concern over the way the bills would regulate user-generate content. She highlighted how the government allegedly did not want to regulate user-generated content, however an amendment that was rejected by the house suggests "there is probably some indication there that the government DOES want to get at user-generated content. We're concerned about that."


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Sign of the times: Trans flight attendant dead from suicide after being featured in United Airlines ad

Jarryd Jaeger
The Post Millennial
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:01 UTC
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On Monday, transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott was found dead in her Colorado home just hours after posting to Instagram that she was planning to end her life.

Scott, 25, gained notoriety after being featured in a 2020 Transgender Day of Visibility ad campaign for United Airlines wherein she shared the story of her transition.

"As I take my final breaths and exit this living earth," Scott wrote on Instagram, "I would like to apologize to everyone I let down. I am so sorry I could not be better. To those that I love, I am sorry I could not be stronger. To those that gave me their everything, I am sorry my effort was not reciprocated."

Comment: It's impossible to know what was going through the mind of Kayleigh Scott that lead to the choice to commit suicide, but it should be noted that suicides rates among transitioned individuals is very high. It makes one wonder if dysphoric individuals could be helped more if transition was treated as a last resort, rather than the first.

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Seymour Hersh makes new Nord Stream sabotage claim


RT
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:40 UTC
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) speaks next to US President Joe Biden during the G7 leaders' summit held at Elmau Castle, southern Germany.
The Pulitzer Prize winner has alleged the US blew up the pipelines because it was unhappy with a lack of German support for Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden ordered the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines because he was unhappy with the level of support provided by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed.

Hersh first accused Washington of destroying the key European energy route in an article released in February, and made more allegations in an interview with the China Daily newspaper published on Friday.

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Eye 1

Notorious Australian neo-Nazi joins Ukrainian forces to fight Russia - media


RT
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:38 UTC
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A member of the C18 far-right extremist group is seen at a rally in Germany.
Canberra had tried but failed to prevent the violent criminal with deep extremist ties from traveling, local media has reported.

Daniel Newman, a far-right extremist and a violent criminal, has flown from Australia to Ukraine to join the fight against Russian troops, Australia's Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) newspaper reported on Thursday, citing its sources. The development coincides with efforts by Canberra to prevent violent extremists from traveling to the war-torn country to gain combat experience, SMH said.

Newman first traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and then to Europe in February, before arriving in Ukraine this month, the report claims, adding that the man had supposedly told his associates he was planning to take up arms against Russian forces.

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Nuke

North Korea unveils 'radioactive tsunami' weapon


RT
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:21 UTC
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© Korean Central News Agency
An underwater explosion is seen during a weapons test conducted by the North Korean military, March 23, 2023.
Pyongyang claimed the system is able to "annihilate enemy ship groups" without detection.

North Korea has tested a new "underwater nuclear strategic weapon," claiming the platform can produce a "radioactive tsunami." Pyongyang claimed it has been forced to strengthen its "war deterrence" amid a flurry of military drills by Washington and Seoul.

A series of tests were carried out between Tuesday and Thursday this week by the North Korean military and were overseen by supreme leader Kim Jong-un, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. The trials were intended to confirm the "lethal strike capability" of the new "secret weapon," which has been dubbed "Tsunami."

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Pirates

UK energy firms profiting from crisis by threatening gov't they will shut off power

Jillian Ambrose
The Guardian
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:40 UTC
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‘Balancing’ payments for electricity supply were made to prevent winter blackouts.
The energy regulator Ofgem is preparing to crack down on UK power firms to prevent them from "manipulating" the market with a manoeuvre that has bolstered their profits by millions of pounds.

The practice, which does not break existing market rules, involves generators warning the electricity system operator that they are turning their power plants off at times of peak demand and subsequently offering to keep them running in exchange for a "balancing" payment.

In some cases, the electricity system operator, which is owned by National Grid, has been left with little option other than to make payments of significantly above the market price to keep power plants from turning off and avoid the risk of winter blackouts.

Comment: Reported just 10 days ago: UK and France narrowly avoid power supply emergency

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RSPCA sounds alarm on new law that would allow gene-editing on PETS, farm animals, crops

Helena Horton
The Guardian
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:00 UTC
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© Jacob King/PA
Exaggerated features on pets are popular but can cause pain and suffering, the RSPCA says.
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new government act, the RSPCA has warned.

The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act applies to all vertebrate animals, not only farmed animals, and that it could lead to cats and dogs being gene-edited to include extreme features.

The law allows the creation and marketing of "precision-bred" or genome-edited plants and vertebrate animals in England. The government said it would allow farmers to grow crops that are drought- and disease-resistant, reduce the use of fertilisers and pesticides, and help breed animals that are protected from catching harmful diseases.


Comment: Except GMO plants have not been shown to have any of these qualities, moreover these mutant crops are linked to numerous diseases in both animals and humans that consume them. These inferior crops harm the soil they're in, the creatures that have contact with them, and they possess the ability to contaminate the heritage plants in neighbouring fields.


Comment: Meanwhile in Russia, GMOs of any kind banned, and it mostly reports year on year record crop yields.

It was only a matter of time - after testing out mRNA technology on humans, pushing farmers out of work, allowing food shortages to accumulate, food prices to soar - that the UK's establishment would seek to push poisonous GMOs onto its people.

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World Athletics Council bans trans females who experienced male puberty

Katherine Donlevy
New York Post
Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:08 UTC
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© Nicole Garmston
Hannah Mouncey
Transgender women who have experienced male puberty will not be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions, the World Athletics announced Thursday.

The international council opted to ban the swath of prospective athletes instead of continuing to follow its previous rules that placed parameters on the testosterone levels of transgender female athletes.

Previously, transgender women were required to reduce their amount of blood testosterone to a maximum of 2.5 nanomoles for a period of 24 months to qualify for competition. After consulting with various stakeholders — including transgender representatives — World Athletics found there was "little support" for the regulations.
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Bad Guys

Soros-owned DA Kim Gardner found GUILTY on 141 founts of misconduct and misrepresentation

Steven Ahle
The Beltway
Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:55 UTC
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner
ICYMI| St Louis DA Kim Gardner is in a world of hurt after she lost her appeal for refusing to turn over her communications with operatives of George Soros and others in her prosecution of former Gov Eric Greitens. A court has already found that she committed 62 acts of misconduct and 79 cases of misrepresentation in convicting Greitens of crimes he did not commit. He was later cleared and the extremely popular Greitens is now running for the US Senate from Missouri.

Gardner has been a disaster for St Louis. Last year there more murders in St Louis than at any time in the last 50 years. Gardner has refused to prosecute so many murderers that the Missouri legislature had to pass a law limiting the time she had to file murder charges to 90 days. After that, the state Attorney General takes over the case.

Gardner refused to prosecute cases of drug dealers and child molesters even when there was enough evidence to make them open and shut cases. Her excuse was that the police are racists and she refused to take cases from over 20 policemen at all.

Comment: The sooner Ms. Gardner is given the boot in St. Louis, and a serious DA installed, the better off the city will be. But Gardner is only one of an entire phalanx of Soros-installed DAs. As can be expected, those cities are also in deplorable shape.

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Mr. Potato

Lunacy: Dem-dominated Denver suburb bans new gas stations to 'fight climate change'

Ronny Reyes
New York Post
Thu, 23 Mar 2023 20:14 UTC
denver suburb bans gas stations
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The city council in Louisville, Colorado voted to set the cap at six filling stations for its 21,000 residents.
A Democratic-led suburb in Colorado is doing its "obligation" to fight climate change — approving a proposed ban on all new gas stations.

The city council in Louisville — 20 miles outside Denver — voted Tuesday to set the cap at six filling stations for its 21,000 residents. A seventh would be allowed only if it's part of a large retail center.

Any new station would also be required to include at least two charging stations for electric vehicles — and be 1,000 feet away from an existing station.

"I don't think any single action this council or community takes is going to fix climate change," council member Maxine Most said during the vote. "But I think it's a really good idea to decarbonize because it sends a signal and it sends a message."
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