Thieves have been targeting EV charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring. The price of copper is near a record high on global markets, which means criminals stand to collect rising sums of cash from selling the material.
The stolen cables often disable entire stations, forcing EV owners on the road to search desperately for a working charger. For the owners, the predicament can be exasperating and stressful.
“tin foil hats are twitching”
Coffee time: Was “Dr” Michael Mosley a spook who faked his own death?
For those who are unaware, which likely includes most non-UK readers (although I can see it’s hit the headlines in the US), for the last several days, the UK media has been gripped in a feverish and high-octane state of excitement, as “TV doctor” Michael Mosley – famed for his diet books, and more recently, contributions to Covid hysteria – suddenly went missing whilst on holiday in Greece.
Ha-Pea News!
New York Post- Vegan fake meats linked to heart disease, early death: study
“While ultra-processed foods are often marketed as healthy foods, this large study suggests that plant-based ultra-processed foods do not seem to have protective health effects and are linked to poor health outcomes,” she said.
The Lancet Regional Health- Implications of food ultra-processing on cardiovascular risk considering plant origin foods: an analysis of the UK Biobank cohort
Conversely, plant-sourced UPF consumption was associated with a 5% increased risk (1.03–1.07) and a 12% higher mortality (1.05–1.20). The contribution of all UPF was linked to higher CVD risk and mortality, and no evidence for an association between contribution of all plant-sourced foods and CVD incidence and mortality was observed.
No oil, no gas, no pipelines, now – no EV batteries?
Quebec doesn’t like oil, won’t allow fracking or pipelines. Now some don’t want to allow a graphite mine for EV batteries.
“It’s a miracle.”
Tucker with President Nayib Bukele: Why El Salvador Is Now Safer Than America
If Women Ran The World
Yes: I’ve been writing for months that the real obstacle to getting Biden out of the way isn’t procedure — it’s the first lady of the United States.
It Was Covid-Induced Climate Change
And it’s racist of you to ask.
Calgary Herald- City of Calgary says nothing of busted crisis-causing water pipe
On the sixth day of water restrictions and with another week before we find out when we’re back to normal, it’s the moment for the simple question. When was the last time the City of Calgary inspected this segment of pipe, this particular pipe that is no more? And when the City of Calgary inspected this pipe what did they find?
The question is handed off to Francois Bouchard, a big shot at the city. “I don’t actually have any specific data to share with you.”
It’s not dead yet, that Bill C-69
They Got Uppity
Blacklocks mistake in going before the Federal Court was not being the Toronto Star.
The judge ruled Blacklock’s terms were “plainly visible” and clearly prohibited password sharing without permission. Blacklock’s even sent the password buyer two written notices with a number to call if they intended to “share or distribute content.” The judge dismissed it as irrelevant.
What passwords does it apply to?
Any kind at all. The rule applies to any ordinary password to websites, newspapers, video and music services, library databases, scientific or technical journals, peer-reviewed periodicals, you name it.
That part will get fixed in no time.
Wednesday On Turtle Island
Woke World: Coal is racist or something. Today In Islam: Deaths are necessary. The mental torture of hostages.
Dementia Joe’s America: Pride marketing. Ms. Rachel is losing. Biden and the Left demonize Trump supporters.
Blackie’s Canada: Get that luxury hotel room ready. Today Climate Justin burns jet fuel to Italy. The rewriting of Canadian history continues. Another Liberal environment scam.
Your morning meme. Another meme. A cartoon.
June 12, 2024: Reader Tips
Tonight, we offer you something a little different: Feminist Rage Fest
But, on the other hand, if you have any tips that rage against some obvious cretins, we would love to see ’em!
Free The Nipple
The Critic- When breast isn’t best
A major maternity support group is at war with its trustees over its insistence that men should be enabled to breastfeed
A Nation of Rent Seekers
If someone’s going to question whether a $510 million legal fee is excessive or not, why not ask the same question about the $10 billion settlement that triggered the fees in the first place?
Two First Nations have launched a court application against the lawyers who helped bring forward a $10-billion settlement with Canada and Ontario, saying the $510 million they’re set to be paid is too much.
“The legal fee is extremely over-the-top,” said Garden River First Nation Chief Karen Bell.
She said she has an “obligation to seek accountability and transparency,” and the application should not disrupt payments to beneficiaries. Those payments are scheduled to start flowing in August.
If It Wasn’t For Revenue Canada
Where would all the fake news come from?
Blacklocks- Paid $233K For Ghostwriters
“How much did the Government of Canada pay to publish news written by government employees?” Records showed the Revenue Agency paid as much as $1,000 apiece to distribute faked news stories.
The ghostwritten articles meet the federal definition of fake news. The Department of Canadian Heritage in a 2017 Memorandum To The Minister described fake news as “state-sponsored” content.
Great Success!
Reason- California Is Doubling Down on Banning Plastic Bags
“Last year, Californians threw away more plastic bags, by weight, than when the law first passed,” according to a recent New York Times article, which called it “an environmental rule that backfired and inadvertently made the matter worse.”
Two bills are now making their way through the Capitol. Senate Bill 1053 and Assembly Bill 2236 would also ban the thicker plastic bags that replaced the thinner previously-banned bags.
The Most Interesting Man In The World
Hunter Biden being convicted of a firearms charge is the ultimate red herring of red herrings.
The DOJ allowed the statute of limitations expire on his most serious tax charges, buried evidence of the Bidens’ foreign bribery allegations, and attempted to give Hunter a sweetheart deal with broad immunity.
David Weiss wouldn’t go after him on the serious tax charges or on FARA because all of that would lead back to the shady business dealings involving his father.
Instead, they went after him for a much lesser charge, where the evidence was way too insurmountable to ignore, so they can scream “nobody is above the law” when they put President Trump in jail.
Do You Have An Evil Colonial Family History
Some Provinces Are More Equal Than Others
True North- Western premiers furious over Trudeau’s $750M immigration pledge to Quebec
Ottawa handed Quebec $750 million to deal with the immigration crisis while offering nothing to struggling Western provinces.
Democracy, Is a Threat To Democracy
I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Drawing Overlords
“Adobe has just changed the terms for subscription applications like Photoshop. Nothing big, just a demand of unlimited use of everything you ever create, forever. Oh, and you’re locked out of your existing work until you agree.”