I, Pocohontas

Chief Big Screen TV The "W" Word We Are All Treaty People 41 Comments

Canadians are so racist people pretend to be Indians.

A Canadian news documentary airing at the end of the week focuses on the Native identity claims of one of the most celebrated performers in entertainment history.

Titled “Making an Icon,” the description for the upcoming episode of The Fifth Estate on CBC News does not mention the name of the subject. But multiple Native people who took part in the documentary process told Indianz.Com that it’s about Buffy Sainte-Marie, whose decades-long career in music, television and education rests on her claim of being Cree from the Piapot Cree Nation, one of the First Nations in the province of Saskatchewan.

“An icon’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and an investigation that included genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts,” the description for the October 27 episode reads.

The documentary comes at a defining time for a performer whose life has been filled with groundbreaking moments. On August 3, Sainte-Marie, who turned 82 earlier this year, surprised her followers by declaring her “retirement from live performance. The announcement cited “travel-induced health concerns and performance-inhibiting physical challenges” facing the aging musician. […]

But the Native people who participated in CBC’s documentary process believe Sainte-Marie’s decision to step away from the spotlight is directly connected to the questions about her First Nations identity. According to the sources, work on the hour-long episode began more than a year ago and it grew to include interviews with individuals in the United States, where the performer was raised following claims to have been born in Canada and adopted out of Piapot.

Due to the lengthy production time associated with the CBC project, Sainte-Marie would have been well aware of the nature of the documentary — especially of its potential to unravel a career that began in the 1960s, the people said. The award-winning singer and songwriter has largely remained silent about her retirement decision, with no significant interviews appearing in mainstream media since her announcement more than two months ago.

Is Pierre Poilievre Who Canada Needs Now or Just Another “Politician”?

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h/t James MacMaster

Saskatchewan will use the Sask First Act to fight the feds on climate change initiatives

Climate Cult Drill, Baby, Drill 14 Comments

It was a full year ago when the Saskatchewan First Act was introduced and then brought into law. But now the provincial government is going to use it to fight the federal government’s climate change initiatives on Clean Electricity Regulations, Clean Fuel Standard, and an incoming emissions cap for oil and gas.

And here’s why:

Another day of near-flatline wind power production in Alberta on Wednesday. 13 of 38 wind farms produce 1 megawatt, or less (as in zero) for 24 hours. Several of those had capacities in the 100 to 200 megawatt range. And all the got was one, for a few minutes at a time.

And despite renewables clearly failing miserably, as noted above, Canada needs to move faster on renewable energy, Jonathan Wilkinson says.

There were some other energy issues raised in Wednesday’s Throne Speech.

 

Cashing out

DigitalCurrency Surveillance State 38 Comments

With all the talk of a cashless society afoot, it’s worth exploring what the consequences might be. In short, nothing good can come of this.

Now, let’s say that cash has been eliminated by some legal means and that you have angered the powers that be for some reason—probably for opposing them and asking others to oppose them too. All the banks must do is to freeze your bank account or eliminate it entirely. There are two examples of this very thing happening in the recent past.

First, the government of Canada froze the bank accounts of all those participating in the Canadian truckers’ general strike plus those who helped them. Second, British politician Nigel Farage had his accounts closed for political reasons and found that no other British bank would serve him. Without the means to use money, Farage came very close to emigrating. Just think about that for a moment. You could not fuel your car, buy groceries, pay your rent, or do a hundred other things without access to a bank account.

 

End Of Oil

Alternative Subsidy Drill, Baby, Drill 10 Comments

From today’s Energy Daily newsletter (Bloomberg);

Look out, shale. Competition from the deep sea is roaring back.

The Big Three oilfield service providers — SLB, Baker Hughes Co. and Halliburton Co. — have said for months the hottest new spots to drill are shifting from the West Texas Plains to the waters off South America and elsewhere. Now this week, Chevron Corp. made a $53 billion bet on the deep-sea oil deposits off Guyana by agreeing to buy Hess Corp.

Meanwhile, Noble Corp., the biggest offshore drilling contractor by market value, is gearing up for explorers to put as many as 10 deep-water rigs back to work next year. Compare that with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ latest survey of shale executives, who said the number of US onshore rigs is apt to remain flat for the next six months.

Guyana and South America, eh? Further down the page…

Siemens Energy AG is in talks with the German government about securing state guarantees as it struggles to shore up its troubled wind-turbine unit. The company is seeking about €16 billion ($16.9 billion) in backstops over two years, according to people familiar with the matter.

Thursday On Turtle Island

Turtle Island 13 Comments

Dementia Joe’s America:  How to be a good man.  Oregon declares tests are racist.  Life in California.  A media precision defence.  Joe Biden doesn’t believe Israel can take out Hamas.  Newsom wants to be buddies with Xi.  A lesbian group disinvites Zionists from movie night.  Biden is obstructing Israel.  Universities celebrate the mass murder of Jews.

Blackie’s Canada:  Ontario Law Society refuses to comment.  Hamas’s Toronto School Board.  China’s bought and paid for Canadian media.

Religion Of Peace News:  Our NATO ally (JW).  Apparently Muslims hate music festivals (JW).  A note found on dead terrorist.

China Virus News:  What is behind the rise in heart failure deaths?  The Sturgeon lockdown.

Your morning meme.  Bonus meme.

Ban All The Things!

Climate Cult Green Police nannystate 36 Comments

FP;

Montreal will ban gas-powered systems in new construction starting next fall, with some notable exceptions.

The new regulation, adopted by the city’s executive committee this morning, will apply to new, small buildings — up to three storeys and 600 square metres in area — as of Oct. 1, 2024, and larger buildings starting six months later.

Examples of soon-to-be prohibited systems include residential gas-powered stoves, indoor gas fireplaces, hot water heaters and furnaces that emit greenhouse gases and barbecues and pool or spa heaters that draw from gas lines.

The city says exceptions include emergency generators, commercial stoves in restaurants, gas-powered barbecues with removable tanks and temporary heating devices used during construction work.

Industrial buildings are also exempt, as are combustion heaters in larger buildings that draw only from renewable sources of gas.

Sophie’s Choice

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Ann Rolle: They separated in January 2020. Remember Christmas 2019 Trudeau was alone in the Caribbean. For years we paid her expenses. Years.

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau announced in August that they had legally separated, neither offered any explanation as to why their 18-year marriage had come to an end.

But according to allegations in a divorce claim against an Ottawa pediatric surgeon, by the time the prime minister’s breakup became international news, Grégoire Trudeau was already in another relationship.

In the divorce petition, filed April 26, 2023, Ana Remonda alleges her former spouse, Dr. Marcos Bettolli, has “re-partnered with a high-profile individual who attracts significant media attention, and presents significant security considerations.”

That individual is not identified by name in the court documents, but it has been confirmed that Remonda’s claim refers to Grégoire Trudeau.

To be fair, I don’t think he told her he was gay.

And while we’re on the topic of open secrets…

And Canadian media just stumbled on a random rich people divorce filing by accident.

Serendipity!

No. They knew and concealed it, because of Liberal journalism standards.

We Don’t Need No Flaming Racin’ Cars

Alternative Subsidy More Money Than Brains Roadkill 11 Comments

It’s a Hot Wheels track!

The second day of Formula E testing has been canceled after a fire brought the first day of running at Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo to an early halt.

After Robert Shwartzman’s DS Penske stopped on track in the morning session, the car’s battery was removed by supplier Williams Advanced Engineering. It subsequently caught fire, resulting in a paddock evacuation and one WAE staff member being taken to a local hospital as a precaution. […]

The fire is the first incident of its kind in Formula E’s 10-season history, but follows one at July’s World Rallycross event at Lydden Hill in the UK which destroyed Special ONE Racing’s cars and equipment, ruling it out for the remainder of the season.

h/t Allan

Don’t Worry, It’s Transitory

Democrats Roadkill 21 Comments

Truth About Cars;

Subprime auto loans, which are issued to people with lower credit scores, are falling into past-due status at an alarming rate, reaching the highest rates of borrowers behind on loans in almost 30 years.

Subprime borrowers at least 60 days past due on their car loans grew to 6.11 percent last month, the highest rate since 1994. A combination of rising interest rates and higher purchase prices have made monthly payments more expensive than before, and an unstable job market isn’t helping the situation.

Repossessions are expected to show an increase this year of up to 300,000 actions as bills pile up for unfortunate buyers. As Automotive News pointed out, interest rates for subprime borrowers can be as much as three times more than those for everyone else, pushing payments up by hundreds a month in some cases.

Isabelle M. Ayala vs American Academy Of Pediatrics

Children R Our Future Groomers 25 Comments

Billboard Chris;

The American Academy of Pediatrics and several leading doctors are being sued for civil conspiracy, fraud, and medical malpractice!

Isabelle Ayala was just 14 years old and struggling with trauma, depression, cutting, and suicidal ideation when she was coerced onto testosterone by ideologically captured doctors who push childhood sex changes.

Isabelle has suffered from vaginal atrophy from the extensive use of testosterone; she deals with excess facial and body hair; she struggles with compromised bone structure; she is unsure whether her fertility has been irreversibly compromised; she still has mental health issues and deals with episodes of anxiety and depression, further compounded by a sense of regret; and she has since contracted an autoimmune disease that only the males in her family have a history of.

Under the AAP’s so-called ‘gender-affirmative care’ model, the charlatans named in this lawsuit advocate for the immediate, unquestioned embrace of a child’s chosen ‘gender identity.’

They also advocate for immediate ‘social transitioning’ of the child to the newly chosen gender identity, and encourage puberty blocking drugs and cross-sex hormones.

Notably, at least four of the six members of the Committee including Defendants Dr. Rafferty, Dr. Forcier, Dr. Allen, and Dr. Sherer —worked at pediatric gender clinics that prescribe puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to patients as young as 10 and

Instead of supporting the conclusions and recommendations contained in the policy statement with scientific evidence, they fraudulently and misleadingly cited evidence that did not support any of their conclusions and recommendations, and they knowingly misrepresented the known risks and dangers of some of the medical interventions the policy statement promoted.

Complete thread here.

Housing blues

Great Moments In Socialism It's Probably Nothing 31 Comments

I don’t really understand why  a 76 year old had what must have been a hefty mortgage or HELOC in the first place, but the recent jump in interest rates resulted in a massive and unpleasant lifestyle adjustment for him. I’m sure he’s not the only one who’s going to feel the pinch.

“Previously, the money I was spending on my mortgage was approximately $1,000 a month. And in the last year, that has climbed to $2,600 a month,” said Cufflin, who was tapping into a home equity line of credit, which he spent on the house.

He makes $2,200 a month through government support.

“[That] is prohibitive for somebody on a single income. So it just left me now in a position where I had to consider the possibility of selling the home.”

Wednesday On Turtle Island

Turtle Island 28 Comments

Blackie’s Canada:  Renaming everything in Winnipeg (CBC).  Canadians love anything to do with drag queens (CBC).  Apparently white supremacy is running rampant in Ontario Catholic schools.  Library worried about cancelling pro-Hamas comedian.

Dementia Joe’s America: U.S. deficit soars to 1.7 trillion dollars.  How to destroy America.  Covid compassion killed her father.  The George Floyd story was a lie.  Free sex changes.  Threats to Zionist journalists.  The Blafiwhimps.

Religion Of Peace News:  Ordinary Palestinians are just as cruel as Hamas.  A Hamas terrorist calls his mom (JW).  And Canada’s future?

Neil Oliver:  Another history lesson.  And what are we sliding towards?

Global Warming Scam News:  Censorship in climate science.  Eco-terrorists spray paint on Wellington Arch.  Your morning meme.  Bonus meme.

What Would We Do Without Models?

Unsettled Science 19 Comments

Morning update: Scenes of significant damage are beginning to come in.

Morning devastation.

If you’re anywhere near Acapulco, take cover.

In a shocking turn of events, Hurricane #Otis in the Eastern Pacific has unexpectedly, explosively intensified from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane in just 12 hours.

Even worse, the storm is expected to make a catastrophic landfall tonight as a Category 5 hurricane near Acapulco, Mexico, home to 1 million people.

Only 18 hours ago, people were expecting a tropical storm at landfall, and now a devastating Category 5 storm is likely.

This is pretty much a worst-case scenario, as residents have little time to find a safe shelter and protect life and property from this life-threatening storm.

A major hurricane (Category 3+) has never made landfall within 50 miles of Acapulco, let alone a Category 5 hurricane.

Otis could become the first Eastern Pacific hurricane ever recorded to make landfall as a Category 5 in Mexico.

Anyone in or near Acapulco should rush storm preparations to completion as their is little time left to shelter from #Otis.

Ryan Maue – “Nightmare scenario” for coastal Mexico…

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