Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Wagner Group is bad as are all Mercenary armies

Before we proceed, I'm just going to set the record straight. The Wagner Group is a private military like Blackwater. That's what PMC stands for - Private Military Company. They are not soldiers, they are mercenaries just like Blackwater is. Both mercenary organizations are bad.

Recently there was some insane drama involving the Wagner Group. At first I was like WTF is going on? Is this some private mercenary army the CIA hired? Kinda. This is the problem with contracting mercenaries. They are not soldiers loyal to an ideal. They are mercenaries loyal to their wallet. The problem with mercenaries is that they are mercenaries. If your enemy pays them more money, they will come after you. That's what the Clone Wars were all about in Star Wars.

When you look at the insane treasonous drama you will understand that's what happens when you let criminals out of jail, put a gun in their hand and pay them to be a mercenary. Criminals have no loyalty. Criminals have no morals. Criminals have no ideals. Neither do mercenaries. That's what makes them the perfect mercenaries and that's why we should never hire them.

Just because the Wagner Group was bad, doesn't mean that Metabiota and Hunter Biden's business deals in the Ukraine were good because they weren't. Just because the Wagner Group was bad, doesn't mean that the US Biolabs in the Ukraine are good because they're not. Putin is protecting the Russian speaking Ukrainians in the Donbas from being bombed by Zelenskyy. That's a good thing. Turning your back on those civilians is not. God damn the mercenaries.

Olivia Chow is Toronto’s next mayor

As always, I'm going to look on the bright side. When I saw her picture after she was elected I thought she looked familiar. Then it dawned on me, that's Jack Layton's widow. She' pretty high profile. Jack Layton was well respected as was Thomas Mulcair.

True North initially reported that "Former NDP MP Olivia Chow is Toronto’s next mayor. In her second attempt to become mayor of Canada’s largest city, Chow beat a crowded slate of candidates, garnering 37.17% of the vote. Like her late husband and long-time federal NDP leader Jack Layton, Chow campaigned on a left-of-centre platform with proposals to address homelessness, affordable housing, and tenant protection. Her marquee campaign promise is a pledge to build 25,000 rent-controlled rental units on city-owned land within eight years, for which she’s earmarked an estimated $404 million."

OK two points to start. True North referred to her left of centre platform. That' pretty significant. Remember Tara Henley? Tara Henley said when she first started working for CBC she was a Liberal meaning she was left of centre. Now she is considered right wing. Her position didn't change, the CBC's position changed. The CBC is now Left of the Berlin Wall spinning for the WEF. So if Olivia Chow campaigned on a left of centre platform, I'd say that's a step forward.

Remember Thomas Mulcair? Dare I say he was left of centre? I don't know what he was but I know he was a good guy who believed in a balanced budget. So do I. Justin Trudeau does not. That's why runaway inflation is out of control. In 2015 Thomas Mulcair saw an Orange wave in Quebec. Jagmeet Singh lost all those gains as well as all the gains from Jack Layton.

That's because Jagmeet Singh is not left of cetnre. He's left of the Berlin Wall. Jagmeet didn't just attend a few WEF meetings, he was raised by them. He wears a turban but he's not a Sikh. He opposes all the principles the Sikh religion teach. Jagmeet rushed in for a photo op at the assignation of Surrey Temple President Hardeep Singh Nijjar. That was abominable. Jagmeet opposes all the moral positions of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

As soon as Oliva Chow was elected Jagmeet rushed in for the photo op. Remember she is left of centre. Jagmeet is not. He's just a dirty whore. If Olivia Chow became the leader of the Federal NDP, the party would be in much better shape than it is under Jagmeet. They won't allow that because they have an agenda tied to the WEF and Jagmeet supports that agenda.

My second point is this, the solution to the housing crisis in Canada is simple. We need to build more rental units. If Olivia Chow wants to build more rental units then that is a good thing. For everyone. I've talked about this before. Building more renal units is not a Communist plot to overthrow the free world. It's a good business modal to hedge the soaring cost of housing.

The City owns the land. There's nothing there. Build housing, charge rent, make money. That's good business. Private companies can do this too. City Hall can allot and approve building permits for rental housing. It's a win win for everyone.

In a subsequent article True North reported that "In an acceptance speech Monday night — peppered repeatedly with vows to deliver a safer, caring and more affordable Toronto." She used the word safe. That means she too is concerned with crime as are the rest of us. Defunding the police is not the answer. Violent crime doesn't stop itself.

Several years ago I met Penny Priddy at a Crime Prevention coalition in Surrey. She said she was there as a mother and when it comes to fighting crime, she was more right wing than her political opponents. If Olivia Chow is left of centre then she supports drug treatment not crime and addiction promotion. Harmful drugs are harmful. Harm Prevention means you tell adults and kids that drugs are bad for you and explain to them the harmful effects of drugs. That's prevention.

People with mental health issues should not be on crack or crystal meth. It will not help their mental illness it will make it worse. It will turn them into violent criminals. That means they will commit violent assaults, murder and rape. That's in no one's best interest. Preventing that is.

True North also stated that "Toronto’s last NDP mayor David Miller, a disaster as mayor, managed to increase spending by 43% and the net debt by 176% during his one term." That needs to be addressed or else Toronto will turn into another Liberal sh*t hole like Portland Oregon.

Cypress Mountain Coaster

I had the day off work because Canada Day falls on a Saturday so I rode out to Cypress and hiked up Sky chair. There are a few patches of snow but for the most part the trail is bare. Pretty green from the melting snow. I posted a video of the route up last time I was up at 21:24.
Grouse mountain has a ton of stuff going on in the summer but Cypress has started some new things lately as well. The Mountain Coaster ride is up and running again this summer.
You take the chairlift up and ride the mountain coaster down. It looks like a lot of fun. You have a stick shift that controls the brake. They have one at the Great Wall in China but it's more like a bobsled track. I'd like to see that one day. This is a video of the one on Cypress.
They also have a new Mexican restaurant and more patio space with giant umbrellas and a fire pit in addition to the Crazy Raven but the new Mexican restaurant is just open on weekends. The Crazy Raven was open today. That was the VIP lounge during the Olympics.

Monday, June 26, 2023

Ride like the Wind - We need a new playlist



Alright souljas let's keep this positive. Lexington Lab Band remixes a lot of old classics that make us remember to appreciate life. I first came across them when I heard them perform Peace of Mind by Boston. Their remix of Christopher Cross' Ride like the Wind is timely.

The sun is shining. Get out there and ride. I added a bit to the intro on my book. I'm really excited about the Jupiter's Travels series. This guy literally rode his motorcycle around the world. Then when he turned 70 he did it all over again. Now that is inspiring. "I'm taking my time. I'm just moving along.You'll forget about me after I've been gone."

Music inspires me. Now it's all Sweet Child of Mine (My kids not my GF). The secret to having it all is knowing that you already do. Remember Barracuda by Heart? Then there was Walking in Memphis. Of course there's Dream on with Steven Tyler. The Dream never dies just the Dreamer.

BC Liberals finish fourth place in By Election

True North is reporting that "BC United – formerly the BC Liberals – was left licking its wounds on Saturday after finishing fourth in the by-election for Langford–Juan de Fuca, the riding of former premier John Horgan. Predictably, the riding went to the NDP’s Ravi Parmar who received Horgan’s endorsement, resulting in a 53.3% sweep for the ruling party."

"Green Party candidate Camille Currie came out with 17.6% at the end of the evening while the BC United candidate Elena Lawson only received 8.6%. However, political observers were shocked to see the recently rebranded Conservative Party of British Columbia’s candidate, local realtor and carpenter Mike Harris, place second with 19.9% of the vote."

"Although it was the first time the Conservatives ran a candidate in the riding, they came out ahead of the Green Party – the former second place holders in 2020. Green Party candidate Camille Currie came out with 17.6% at the end of the evening while the BC United candidate Elena Lawson only received 8.6%. Green Party candidate Camille Currie came out with 17.6% at the end of the evening while the BC United candidate Elena Lawson only received 8.6%."

That's pretty significant. It was a safe NDP riding just like Maxime Bernier just ran in a safe Conservative riding. Yet foruth place for the BC Liberals is definitely a sign of the times. The tide is beginning to turn and in BC we know what that means because politics here is very tidal. The tide comes in and the tide goes out. It always does.

Muslims protest outside Justin Trudeau’s office

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Electronic tabulators to be used in BC elections

Update: Bill 43 Elections Act

Unsealed report on Dominion Voting vulnerabilities

Elections BC is reporitng that "B.C.’s next provincial election is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, 2024. B.C.’s next election will be the first general election conducted under the modernized Election Act. New technology will be used to administer the election. The changes include using electronic tabulators to count paper ballots and laptops to look up voters and cross them off the voters list. These changes will make voting faster and easier. This technology was tested successfully in the 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South by-elections."

Normally this wouldn't be a big deal but these are the same vote tabulations machines used in the last Surrey municipal election run by Dominion Voting. We need to preserve paper ballots for recounts. Preserving the ballot isn't good enough. We need to actually recount them.

Party officials question whether ballot-counting technology is safe from hacking