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Friday, February 10, 2023
Guns, Cars and Cocaine in Ontario
"Project Majestic began in early 2021 and culminated with dozens of stolen vehicles being found in shipping containers in the Republic of Malta. Investigators say the vehicles were set to be sold illegally in Africa and Arab Emirates. The York police Auto Cargo Theft Unit says it collaborated with several other police and border agencies to identify a criminal syndicate responsible for stealing high-end vehicles, including Lexus, Toyota and Honda sport utility vehicles, from residential driveways across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).”
Well done. A coworker mentioned he saw a documentary a while ago about stolen cars from the GTA being sold somewhere in Africa. That's pretty organized crime and would require someone to have control over the ports. Kinda like someone we know. Nobody likes car thieves. CP 24 is reporting that "York Regional Police (YRP) have arrested two Richmond Hill residents and seized almost $9 million worth of cocaine following a drug trafficking investigation dubbed Project Aries. The investigation began in September after police learned of two suspects believed to be in possession of large quantities of cocaine."
"In January, search warrants were executed at a Vaughan storage locker and at a residence in Richmond Hill, where the two suspects were arrested. Officers seized $8.9 million worth of cocaine, $260,000 in cash and $100,000 in luxury clothing." $100,000 in luxury clothing?!
"YRP released a video of the seized items on Thursday, showing dozens of bags of cocaine and stacks of $50 and $100 bills." I wish they'd just say how many kilos seized instead of dollar amount. It was a lot of cocaine judging from the pictures. City News is reporting that "Police in York Region arrested two people and seized a stockpile of firearms, explosives, and other weapons, after a gun went off in a Markham apartment earlier this week. Officers responded to an apartment building in the area of Elgin Mills Road and Woodbine Avenue around 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday. Investigators say residents heard a loud bang and called police. The responding officers were able to determine that a bullet had been fired into two neighboring units from an apartment on an upper floor."
That's almost funny. Sounds like an accidental discharge. Never load one into the chamber until you're ready to fire. As a result, they lost all of their guns. Just use snap caps inside. It's a lot safer. "Investigators executed a search warrant at that same unit and seized more than 40 firearms, a large amount of ammos, explosives, a crossbow, and brass knuckles. Kevin Lee, 43, of Markham, and Ophelia Cheung, 39, of Markham, are facing multiple weapons charges."
Crossbow, that's not for gang violence. That's just a novelty. Same with the brass knuckles. That's something a hillbilly buys to go with his nunchucks. They had quite a few very old rifles and quite a few modern ones. However, I want to address the misrepresentation of the explosives. I get it. Journalists don't know anything about guns. The headline reads "Weapons, explosives seized from Markham apartment after gun fired into neighboring units."
They make it sound like they intentionally fired at a unit and were ready to blow sh*t up. Yet if you look at the picture that wasn't the case at all. If you look at the picture they were exploding rifle targets. They weren't bombs to throw at people.
I have to admit I had to look on YouTube to see what they were because I've never used them. I usually shoot indoors. You use these when you are target shooting from very long range outdoors. From that distance you can't see the grouping on your target. So ya just shoot one of these and when it explodes, you know you hit the target. They're pretty safe when used properly.
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
The Canadian Red Cross is reporting that "On Monday February 6 a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake tore through Gaziantep, Türkiye, impacting 10 provinces in the south and southeast of the country, as well as areas in northern Syria. The initial earthquake was quickly followed by a second earthquake and multiple aftershocks. The Red Cross Red Crescent is working to deliver emergency relief and to get help to those impacted by the earthquakes as quickly as possible."The Red Cross Red Crescent is working to deliver emergency relief and to get help to those impacted by the earthquakes in #Türkiye & #Syria as quickly as possible.
— Canadian Red Cross (@redcrosscanada) February 7, 2023
People in Canada wanting to help can donate to the Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria Appeal: https://t.co/FhyipdY3WP pic.twitter.com/aCTzvuSuQf
I'm a bit late in reporting on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria mostly because I wasn't sure how to present it. The mainstream media coverage has been very disturbing. Earthquakes are horrible. The loss of life is one thing but pulling out survivors who have been trapped in the rubble for a few days is heart wrenching. What's made matter worse is that I've been watching American news in the lunchroom at work and doing cardio at the gym.
I thought Canadian media was bad but wow. The partisan sensationalism is completely out of control. Watching the American news is like watching a Hollywood movie. They're always trying to sensationalize another humanitarian crisis to get people to open up their purse strings then create heroes to make everyone feel good. I'm all for heroes but the way they present things is always suspicious. They politicize everything in a very partisan manner.
One case in particular there were highlighting the celebration of two men after one of them pulled out a survivor from the ruble. Their exuberance looked like actors. It didn't look real. Rescue work after an earthquake is very important but it's a horrible job. Most of the time you're pulling out dead bodies and are exhausted from digging. After a few days the stench from the dead bodies is unbearable. It's a very somber time.
When you do find someone alive I understand that is something to celebrate. It's just that Turkey has become a WEF ally. They invaded Syria after the Americans pulled out to stop Assad from building the second oil pipeline that Turkey wouldn't profit from and prevent the current manufactured energy crisis in Europe. Everything about their coverage is misrepresented.
I wasn't sure who to trust then I Googled Red Cross and remembered they are the ones I trust. The Red Cross Red Crescent is delivering aid as we speak. We remember how billions were sent to the Ukraine only to be diverted into the pockets of dirty business tycoons and Joe Biden's mid terms through FTX. The Red Cross Red Crescent are much more trustworthy.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Joe Biden blew up Nordstream
Pulitzer winner Seymour Hersh claims US Navy behind Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosionTucker Carlson on the reports of Biden administration blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline: "Joe Biden denied any responsibility. He blamed Russia. Now we have the actual answer to what happened. It is not possible that it's not true. It is true." pic.twitter.com/IByel3h1CU
— Becker News (@NewsBecker) February 9, 2023
The movie My Son Hunter with Gina Carano isn't about Hunter Biden's crack and prostitutes, it's about his father's shady business deals in the Ukraine that launder money for the Chinese Communist Party. The manufactured energy crisis in Europe was well planned and they want to do the same thing here in North America with their demonization of clean burning Natural gas. The US Biolabs in the Ukraine are tied to the Biden's business there. Metabiota is a a subsidiary of the Hunter Biden and Christopher Heinz-founded Rosemont Capital.
Immigration and housing: Conflicting protests in Dublin
We need to balance the extremes because these manufactured emergencies have a specific agenda behind them. Canada and the United States were built by hard working immigrants. The key word is hard working. The counter protesters claim to be anti racist, anti far right. Sound familiar? I'll give you a clue. They also want free housing for everyone. That's the kicker.
This clearly shows how we have all now crossed over into the Twilight Zone. When a mob of migrants invade a city, they have no right to demand free housing. This false promise of free housing for everyone is a sinister lie like their false claims of being anti racist. ANTIFA built the Berlin Wall. They claimed it was to keep the Fascists out but it was really to keep everyone prisoners and prevent them from escaping. These NPO's are Communist fronts with a very dark hidden agenda. I say dark because it is. Fascists and Communists are the same thing. The only difference is that the Fascists are honest about their quest while the Communists are not. Communism is an empire of lies because the father of all lies is the author if it.
Let's take a peak at the manufactured emergency in Venezuela the CIA created. The CIA are secret supporters of Globalism and the New World Order. Their world, their order. They don't oppose Communism, they just want to be the Communists in charge. Their mission is to hijack Communism to make sure it doesn't attain it's idealistic objectives.
The CIA and the WEF create global conflict to promote mass migration in an attempt to create a one world government - Communism. They'll lie to the workers, they'll lie the the LGBT, they'll lie the the Immigrants and everyone under the sun to obtain their objective of universal slavery in the name of freedom. You'll own nothing and be happy. You're own nothing because they'll take everything you own away from you. You'll be happy about it because they'll tell you to be.
So when I see NPO banners that read Anti Racist, Free Housing for All, I see that as a red flag. They have a dark agenda that is very racist and ensures the promotion of global poverty. The fake anti poverty committees are not trying to end poverty they're trying to make everyone poor.
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Surrey police officer dies at Langley gun rage
The Chilliwack Progress is reporting that an off duty police officer from Surrey died of a self inflicted wound. That's just as tragic but again, why would they go to the gun range to kill themself? I am somewhat familiar with that range. I have shot there several times. It's awesome.
There are a ton of cops that go there. They have two ranges. One regular one and one tactical one. You need to be law enforcement or take a few tactical courses to be allowed to shoot there. The reason being you can holster your firearm there and cross the firing line. I was like why on earth would I ever want to cross the firing line? Especially when surrounded by people I don't know on the safe side of the firing line. I decided to stick with the regular range. I'm not tactical. I'm just a target shooter. I'm kind of wondering if this was an accident. Either way it's tragic.
With the increased availability and government promotion of medically assisted suicide the topic of suicide has come up. That was the point of my Phoenix rising above the ashes post. That was the point behind Gina Carano's encouraging video she posted on Twitter.
When I fist heard it was a 26 year old kid my heart sank. I would have been like wait a sec. Do you want to try this gun? Or this one? Or that one? I'm sure we can find one here that you like. If you kill yourself you'll miss out on all these other opportunities. In fact you'll miss out on a whole lifetime of oportunities. Things might be bad, yeah, but thing can get better.
When I heard it was a cop from Surrey that created more questions. Was it a Surrey member who didn't want to transition to the RCMP because of bullying? Was it a female cop being sexually harassed by a supervisor? This is not a one off thing. This has all happened before and that is very concerning. If they went all the way to the gun range to commit suicide in front of coworkers that's kind of making a statement. A plea for help so to speak. We owe it to them to find out what the concern was. I don't believe Jasmine Thiara committed suicide. Neither did Brandy.
Update: CBC is reporting that "This individual, as a result of a Surrey RCMP investigation, was initially arrested on August 16th for an investigation that related to breach of trust," he said. "As a result of that, on the 17th of August, the Surrey Police Service suspended the officer with pay." Is that true? They set up Cameron Ortis on false charges because he was a whistle blower. People can get despondent when they are set up on false charges. Somehow I don't think Brenda Locke is the slightest bit concerned about all the documented harassment and bullying in the RCMP.
2nd Update: Twenty-six-year-old Dilbag “Dylan” Hothi previously served in the military.
Joe Biden One and Done
WABC Radio is repoiitng that "A majority of Democrats now think one term is plenty for President Joe Biden, despite his insistence that he plans to seek reelection in 2024. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It shows just 37% of Democrats say they want Biden to seek a second term, down from 52% in the weeks before last year’s midterm elections. While Biden has trumpeted his legislative victories and ability to govern, the poll suggests relatively few U.S. adults give him high marks on either."
Meanwhile, back on the ranch, look at how the Canadian fake news is reporting it:
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
The Postmedia Lawsuit has been Settled
You may recall that I was involved with another lawsuit this time against Postmedia News. I am now authorized to tell you the matter has been settled and I have withdrawn my counterclaim. That is all I'm authorized to say on the matter and for that reason comments on this post are now closed. Suffice it to say I'm still here. Once again Finian escapes like a Bat outta hell.
I'd like to thank my friend the Ninja for bailing me out again. I'm not a ninja, he's the ninja. I'm just a pirate. The seas be ours and where'er we will we'll row. He does kinda look like David Myles but then again, that's Classified. I'm wondering when he's finally going to be promoted to the bench. He'd be good at that. He'd do a lot better job than Peter Leask did.
As Will Smith would say, Welcome to the Wild, Wild, West yo. The Iron Dome is now in place.
Monday, February 6, 2023
Reza Rahiman shoots at 17 year old in road rage incident
"Based on information obtained from the investigation, police tracked the 17-year-old victim to a home in the Departure Bay area. The 43-year-old suspect, Reza Rahiman, who is a resident of Ladysmith, was arrested for attempted murder and remains in custody, police said."
Reza Rahiman was a member of the Kingpin Crew in Kelowna back in 2012. So the guy moved to the island and used an illegally obtained firearm in a road rage incident. Ya think he's gonna be in more trouble with the club than with the police for being a heat bag? Better find out where he got that gun from. He's a Hells Angels associate just like Bryce McDonald in Courtenay.
Sunday, February 5, 2023
Encouragement from Gina Carano
— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) February 3, 2023Gina Carano posted this video on her Twitter and it's kind of what I was getting at in my Phoenix rising out of the ashes post - overcoming discouragement. Her video talks about service. I'm a big fan of service. Everything has it's time and place and there is no greater service that what we do within the walls of our own home. Families break down, I get it but working to make this world a better place for the next generation is a worthy quest.
However, that too can be a double edged sword. It's really easy to get overwhelmed when you look at all the insane things going on around us. That's why it's sometimes important to pull back and do our own thing. March to the beat of a different drummer. The mob has always been mad and social media is plagued by the mob. That means it's full of madness.
There is one principle in that video I agree with. There's a saying that says I used to feel sorry for myself because I had no shoes until I met someone with no feet. It helps put our problems into perspective. It reminds me of the poem Desiderata. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence."
"Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself... the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism."
"And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world."
When I was young my father used to take me to volunteer at a seniors camp outside of Squamish called Paradise Valley. It was owned by the North Vancouver school district and the United Church would rent it to hold a seniors camp in the summer. It taught me at an early age the joy of service. We had a blast. There was a core group of volunteers that would come together each year to pull off another camp. When my father got older he had Alzheimer's. We weren't really sure if it was Alzheimer's or Parkinson's but he lost his ability to speak.
He had spent his whole life in the service of others and I thought it was be a great idea to bring the band back and host a camp for him there. So we did. It was great to give my kids the same opportunity I had growing up. One of the ladies that had served there for many years had experienced some set backs in her life. Her heart was broken when her husband left her for another woman and her daughter died leaving her to raise her grand daughter on her own.
Notwithstanding those set backs she sang the song What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong at the reunion. Instantly my father's eyes lit up because he recognized the music. He was also very aware of her struggles over the years. To hear her sing that song was somewhat profound. It moved me. She found a purpose and she ran with it. I admire and respect her. Peace.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Journalist gets myocarditis from the common cold
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle caused by a virus like the common cold or Covid which is a type of cold. A PCR test can't tell the difference. It was a rare disorder but it's not so rare any more. The reason why the Covid mRNA vaccines can cause myocarditis is two fold.
First they're not injecting a dead virus like previous traditional vaccines they are injecting a weaker live form of the virus. The CDC said that some vaccines use weaker live viruses not dead ones. Which ones? We don't know because they won't tell us what's in the Covid vaccines.
Second is because the mRNA causes the vaccine to bypass the immune system and enter the organs of the body namely the heart. This is how your heart catches a virus which causes myocarditis. Traditional vaccines stay in your arm and the body sends antibodies to the arm to fight off the dead virus and thereby builds immunity to it. Dr Byram Bridle explained that the Covid vaccines are different. The mRNA cause the vaccine to bypass the immune system and enter the organs. On top of that, synthetic mRNA doesn't decompose.
Deena Hinshaw: BC's deputy provincial health officer
Economic Growth: The Value of Immigration
However, when we saw the Orwellian over reach during Covid, Maxime Bernier was always front and centre speaking out against it. I supported that completely. As Abraham Lincoln said, we need to stand with any man that stands right and part with them when they go wrong.
I'm hearing a lot of people slam Justin Trudeau for many things and I applaud it. It's about time. He fooled us in the beginning but people can easily see through him now. He is not the man his father was. We can debate that all we want but the fact remains, Justin's father protected civil liberty by law. Justin did not. However, neither did Stephen Harper. Both were enemies of the Charter of Rights which is a fundamental document that defines us as Canadians.
We had a spook on here that would denounce multiculturalism and I never understood what he was on about. Multiculturalism is a good thing. Diversity makes us strong. We have the American melting pot and the great Canadian mosaic. This is an important part of our identity.
The spook denounced multiculturalism because he was trying to lead us astray and I'm afraid many in the resistance are taking the bait just like the QNuts. Some people claim that Justin Trudeau is responsible for unlimited immigration and that's one of the reasons inflation is so high. Not so. We know people from two different Latin American countries who both applied for a visa simply to visit Canada. Both were denied visas to simply visit. I was shocked. People have the right to travel. That's protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights. Claiming those rights are just for Canadian citizens is like claiming the US Constitution is just for American citizens when it's not. The intent is clear. The US Constitution states all people are equal not all US citizens.
The US Constitution says no state shall deny to any person under it's jurisdiction equal protection of the law. Likewise the preamble to the Canadian bill of rights which lead the way to the Charter of Rights states "This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind" so the intent is very clear. Rights and freedoms apply to everyone not just citizens.
So when people are denied visas to simply visit Canada, I say that is morally wrong unless it's for criminal records. The two people we know who were denied visas to visit Canada then both applied to immigrate. Both were denied. So this claim that Canada has unrestricted immigration is simply not true. We can actually do a lot better.
The left criticizes the right for being anti immigration and compares that to the protectionism of Hitler. They kind of have a point. Hitler's protectionism was self defeating. They claim we don't want immigrants coming here and taking away all our jobs yet that's not how it works. Immigrants usually take the sh*t jobs that no one else wants because they have a high work ethic.
Since Canadian birth rates are so low, immigration helps promote economic growth. When I worked for Canada Post, all these people moving into Surrey meant more points of call and more jobs. It also meant more houses being built and more construction which also meant more jobs.
Now that I work in the food industry, it's the same thing. The more people moving in to Surrey means more people eating and buying food which means more work and more jobs. Protectionism limits growth while immigration stimulates growth. I support the Canadian mosaic.
Communist China and the Hollywood Cesspool
The View is partisan crap. It's all bullsh*t with an agenda just like it's spin off the Talk. I saw a commercial for the Talk saying we present different viewpoints. No you don't. You provide different viewpoints of the same stack of sh*t but no matter how you look at it, it's the same stack of sh*t. You support the agenda and the narrative. That is your MO. That's your purpose.
Yesterday I saw a clip from a new talk show and everyone in the audience were wearing pink face masks. I was like AYFKM? Y'all look ridiculous. Omicron was less than the seasonal flu. Omicron offshoots are even less than that. Use you brain and get a life. All this fake woke bullsh*t is toxic.
They were going off about the Grammys this and the Grammys that. GMAFB. No one cares about the Grammys or anything else that comes out of the Hollywood cesspool of moral decay and fake compassion. All that fake drama from Will Smith at the Oscars was paid for by the pharmaceutical companies. I like Will Smith but that stunt was a choreographed set up.
Drew Barrymore has a talk show now and I like the new Drew Barrymore. I think she has class. Yet the script writers are still pushing the same agenda. Everyone in her audience wears yellow face masks and it looks f*cking ridiculous. It's all fake and pretentious.
Recently Pamula Anderson was in the news trashing another ex and I was like get a f*cking life. That's all she does is play the victim and trash her exs. Now she has a new memoir out on Netflix glorifying her playboy past. I thought there was hope for her when she was promoting Julian Assange but now I see that it's a lost cause. I don't want to be mean. Really. But she is promoting things I oppose. She doesn't stand for the things that I believe in. I don't give a f*ck about the playboy thing but she was trashing guys that look at porn and that was her claim to fame. Just like Kim Kardashian and Stormy Daniels. It's all very pretentious just like the rest of Hollywood.
I support morality and civil liberty. That's the opposite of Communism and Hollywood. Right after she was promoting Julian, Pamula Anderson was going off hosting some kind of open sex website. I believe in committed relationships. Hollywood has always promoted moral decay and fake compassion. Now that they've been bought out by the CCP it's become even more extreme. It wasn't a hostile take over. It was a natural transition. After all, the road to hell is paved with lies.
China's spy balloon nonsense
Friday, February 3, 2023
Damion Ryan facing firearms offences in Ottawa
"The search of the residence in Ottawa resulted in the discovery of twelve illegal handguns, a number of prohibited high-capacity magazines, ammunition, and a device used to convert a semi-automatic pistol to fully automatic. Many of the firearms were loaded." The RCMP says the illegal handguns were imported from the United States, and were to be used for personal protection and distributed into the hands of criminal organization members in Canada."
That's what we've been saying all along. Criminals do not use legal handguns that have been registered in Canada to commit criminal offenses because they are traceable. They use throw aways they smuggle them in from the US because they are not registered and not traceable.
"The RCMP says one of the accused, 41-year-old Damion Patrick Ryan, is a full patch member of the Hells Angels with the Attica chapter in Greece. Ryan was arrested in Ottawa and will appear in court on Feb. 15." Damion Ryan? AYFKM? This is the guy the CFSEU had on their payroll. He rolled on people he hired to commit murder and in exchange they let him run the drugs in the DTES. He was finally busted in Ottawa by the Winnipeg RCMP. Twice now.
Canadian gun trafficker arrested in Rochester, New York
This guy busted in Rochester was working out of Ottawa. It's likely he was with the Driftwood Crips the Hells Angels brought into Vancouver and Surrey. The guy Damion Ryan rolled on was with the Driftwood Crips. Damion Ryan got his patch with the Ontario Village Idiots. After the Quebec chapter disbanded them he was farmed out to Greece with Robby Alkhalil. That's where he got his filthy few patch when he capped Larry Amero's coaccused who came to him for help. He was in charge of selling drugs for the Wolf Pack in the DTES. He hired lil man to cap Mo.
Liberals withdraw amendment banning hunting rifles
True North is reporting that "The Liberals have withdrawn a controversial amendment to Bill C-21, which would ban numerous models of rifles and shotguns used by hunters and farmers in Canada. Bill C-21, which cements the Liberals’ ban on handguns, is before the House of Commons public safety committee. Last year, a Liberal MP introduced an amendment banning in criminal law, rather than regulations, any rifle or shotgun that could accept a magazine with more than five rounds, regardless of whether it has such a magazine."The Liberals' response on C-21 isn't good enough for the people of northwest BC, and it isn't good enough for rural Canada. pic.twitter.com/ju6O07M1pp
— Taylor Bachrach (@taylorbachrach) December 8, 2022
"In practice, this would prohibit hundreds of types of guns used by hunters and farmers, as well as short-shooters. The amendment was widely condemned by gun owners, including many from Indigenous nations. The Liberals said the withdrawal was because they heard Canadians."
He heard the bill would have failed if he didn't withdraw the amendment and it would have triggered a non confidence vote and an election he would lose. That's what he heard.
First Nations leaders unanimously vote against Ottawa’s gun control legislation
NDP MPs oppose Justin Trudeau's last minute amendment
Great work, Alistair! https://t.co/NB7MNrHblj
— Taylor Bachrach (@taylorbachrach) February 3, 2023
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Justin's Fertilizer Tax to increase inflation
Farming is the greenest thing you can do for the planet. Farming involves growing plants that consume CO2 and produce Oxygen. That's what we want. When soil has been stripped of it's nutrients it needs to be fertilized. That is the environmental ecosystem we are all a part of.
Zero CO2 emissions is apocalyptic. With zero CO2 emissions all plant life on earth will die. There will be no green left. If there's no plant life left then there's no oxygen either and we all die. Justin Trudeau and the World Economic Forum are liars. They do not care about protecting the planet or the environment. They want to protect their monopoly on profit. That is all.
Raising the price of fuel by cutting domestic production raises the price of food and everything we buy in stores because it gets transported there by truck. Cutting domestic production also increases CO2 emissions. Using domestic production with a pipeline creates zero transportation emissions. Transporting oil from Saudi in support of their monopoly creates a lot more emissions.
Get your booster Not for Omicron offshoot
Liberal Senator opposes Justin's Internet Censorship bill
Free speech and the freedom of the press is protected by law. Any bill that violates the Canadian Charter of Rights is illegal. Commodus' quest is restricted by the Charter his father gave us.