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Ms. Babbit broke into a federal facility and continued to act against federal law as part of a gang of thugs inspired by a speech Donald Trump made an hour before to deliberately try to overthrow the Country and install himself as dictator instead of the lawfully elected person decided by the voters in accordance with federal law. Ms. Babbitt was warned not to advance aggressively inside the federal building and instead chose to ignore the warning and when she continued to do so, was shot and died of her wounds. That's all. Nothing else MAGA has made of it is truthful. Nothing else Donald Trump or his various spin meisters have said about it is truthful.

The challenge will be managing his voters: centrist newbies, often former Liberals, who want lower rents and economic change generally and will have very little patience; traditional Tories; libertarians; the Christian crowd; and the obstreperous MAGA crew screaming about vaccines, convoys, QAnon etc. who’ll have to be kept as quiet as possible after the election so as not to frighten the rest.

There certainly is an Epps conspiracy theory. You're living it! You're posting about it! Epps is just another gullible MAGA sucker--and that's all he was until you kooks invented a whole mythology around him. Friends, family, job, have all been confirmed. He's not the super secret spy next door. Just schlub like you And the Ashli Babbit fairy tale your buying is EXACTLY like you denying rainfall. You can literally watch video of people smashing through the windows is the barricaded doors. You can literally watch Babbitt climb through the window and then get shot. She wasn't trying to stop people, dummy. She was the first invader through the breach.

You know that israel has bombed iran before right? Also they're saying that it was israel who blew up iran's pipeline the other day, so i'll leave you two to your pm's

Believe it or not, gnat-boy has declared here that he would "murder"anyone trying to break down HIS front door, but because he believes the Capitol is "public building" even when CLOSED, Babbitt had the right to break into the House Chamber. I swear these MAGA CULT types have lost every sense of reality.

Really? You've already discovered that they are spreading misinformation. You've already established that the Alam claim is false. But you're not sure what to do with their claim? Waiting for Trump to tell you whether it's raining or not? Perhaps try not feeding your confirmation bias with random YouTube videos and garbage news outlets. Ashli Babbitt played stupid games and won stupid prizes. You don't have to guess what happened to her. You can see the mob trying to smash their way through the barricaded doors to our elected officials. You can see her try to climb through the window. You can see her get shot. She wasn't murdered. She was killed by the officer in defense of himself and the lawmakers in his charge. If she were a home invader killed during a break in, conservatives would hail the shooter as a hero. "Good guy with gun stops attacker." But because she and the rest of the howling mob were trying to reach trapped lawmakers you want to call the assailant a hero. Figures.🙄

https://www.newsweek.com/why-rose-mcgowan-thinks-democrats-deep-cult-1586658 Rose McGowan knows a thing or two about being in a cult, her parents were in one when she was a child. She said: ""And I do believe Democrats, most especially, are in a deep cult that they really don't know about and aren't really aware of." If you look at the way their sheeple in this forum gobble up and regurgitate any and all propaganda it's obvious. Nothing has to make sense to them, they never need to see any actual evidence of anything, they are simply told that the emperor has low inflation and voila, there it is! They see it right in front of them. No matter how much more expensive everything around them actually is, inflation is still low, by definition. The emperor also has a new vax. Etc, etc. Never forget what this hateful piece of garbage said about everyone who voted against him: Tell me these aren't cultists: Their "Scream At The Sky" event lol:

Ouch! NY Judge Arthur Engoron has handed down a $350 million (plus interest) judgement against Donald Trump in the New York State civil fraud case. His two sons were also fined and all three are barred from doing any business in New York for three years. To appeal the verdict, Trump must post a $350 million plus interest bond, if he can find anyone who will take the risk of a bond. Otherwise, Trump must front the full $350 million himself before an appeal can be filed.

Her death is at the hands of those who LIED TO HER about a "stolen" election. 🤮

Again, if you can make anything sexual out of that fraction of a second of familial affection, the problem is wholly on you, sicko.

except, due to the LCBO overweening Nanny State Temperance Lady Lagavulin 16 Single Malt is now $184.95 CAD a bottle in the face of such egregious taxation without representation a frugal Upper Canadian Scotsman substitutes Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye at $39.95 CAD World Whisky of the Year 2016 : the only Canadian Whisky ever to win Bourbon like qualities, at Rye prices

I'm not convinced it can't be countered with greater transparency where the most conspiring appears to be rooted - politicians holding their cards too close to their chests with the express purpose of keeping the 4th estate and us, in the dark. Giving up on something before we've even tried is....feeble.

again, politics is all about money. the big wheels only care about "social" issues as tools for hypnosis. Florida wins! ITEP - Who Pays? 7th Edition

No. If you are convicted of a crime you are guilty ! The meaning of convicted does not change because your name is Trump. Just like how if you got nailed $85 million for a sexual assault you are a rapist.

Don't give them ideas..... they ate transfats for decades, it's their own fault why should my tax dollars have to pay for defibrillators everywhere?

Since your skull is about one foot thick, I will make this simple for you: It does not matter what Biden did. Trump broke laws, Trump goes on trial for it. Biden can shoot fifty people in cold blood; that won’t get Trump off the hook. If you get a speeding ticket, you can shout “Clinton!” all you want; you still get the ticket.

Diverse news sources are fine, but people forgot how to discern between good and bad information. And they don't like being challenged either. Outrage-bait is the new way, as evidenced by the stories posted here.

"FBI: Enema of the State."

its not my quote. i thought it sounded very poetic coming from a shotgun hunting enthusiast. i just added that if you thought something was extremely beautiful then you might decide to let it live. if there is plenty of them and you are going to eat them then no problem. i kill eastern grey squirrels all the time for raiding my fig trees. and eastern grey squirrels are an invasive species here on the west coast. i don't even eat them! you're always telling people what they think in order to support your mental model of extreme views.

Sorry but ^this OPINION means nothing in opposition to the JUDGE'S decision. LMAO

This is an interesting read. Apparently Roosevelt started the practice of recording things to prevent 'fake news' - I've been saying for years now that we need to make our governance more transparent to try and dispel the proliferation of conspiracies used to fill in the big blanks between what we know and don't know Roosevelt was even recorded comparing someone to Hitler. The more things change the more they stay the same. https://www.npr.org/2017/05/13/528222995/the-shadowy-history-of-secret-white-house-tapes

ah, those were the days 1967 to 2007 between the Centenary Expo & Global Financial Crisis the Goldilocks Zone Generation X blessed by the zenith of our civilization from the Strait of Georgia, to Acadia, to Toronto the Good no surprise we are now the most conservative generation of all therein Dileas

at the zenith of the British Empire, five thousand Britons ruled over one hundred million Indians India is in fact an entirely British construct therein so demographics are not actually the deciding factor as to the supremacy of God & the rule of law to wit, what are these Indians seeking by leaving the Subcontinent for the protection of the British Crown ? why are they coming here ? no, it's not economic, because they would all prosper far more in America why do they come to British North America, choosing that over & above the American republic ?

This is the end of the road. There's nothing that can be said here that cannot be seen, instantly, by anyone with working eyes and a brain. And in the other case, there's no point either. And that's exactly how it will go into the history.

Naw, they're clearly a self-loathing Liberal dilettante. Probably Justin Trudeau themself.

One silver lining in Navalny’s death. Trump and Co. will have a harder time blocking military aid for Ukraine now. Some Republicans will break ranks.

I wouldn’t consider myself particularly left wing. Chrétien and Mulroney were PMs close to my way of thinking. Government will bring its own problems we can’t foresee and Canadian voters are becoming more fractious. All parties are unstable coalitions and we’ve seen the right struggle in Canada with this on several occasions. Most people beyond the National Post crowd will forget about Trudeau in five seconds and want to know what PP has done for them lately.

If it was so feeble then why did the Prime Charlatan kill it?

That’s definitely true. Also, US immigration levels are below ours yet their GDP per person exceeds our significantly. I won’t even get into the productivity gap.

60% immigration cut? Believe that when I see it...

Of course you won't watch. It would spoil your sex fantasy. Your browser history is a probably future court exhibit, incel.

For what? “Bend the rules, you will be punished; break the law, you will be charged; abuse the public trust, you will go to prison,” Stephen Harper said at the time. So who went to prison? Like I said maybe Poilievre will get it right. But I'm not holding my breath. Ottawa sucks at doing anything about corruption. Its like climate change, no one's heart is really in to it.

Large-scale military procurements offer all the hazards of civilian megaprojects with added political complications too. The unfolding warship disaster shows that the military top brass can’t be let change requirements again and again as new gadgets appear on the market. In addition, we shouldn’t have bought local because such people can always bring pressure to bear in Ottawa that foreigners can’t. I’ve never seen a country agonise so long over helicopters, submarines, fighter aircraft and boats. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/ivison-canadas-uncontrolled-military-program-plundering The trick is to ringfence enough funds to pay for the equipment required and protect it from political interference but have remorselessly strict oversight of cost overruns. Not an easy problem to solve.

well the thing is - an emergency act has to, by it's very nature, be immediately available if there's an emergency. You really can't have an emergency act that has a lot of failsafes. Otherwise it would be called the 'we should really think about this and get back to you in a week' act. It's worth noting that the original failsafe was the senate. They have to vote on it within a week of it being passed or it automatically turns off. And the senate made it pretty clear to everyone that htey were going to vote it down. Which is why trudeau backed off and shut it down himself. So in that sense, the system did work and the breaker did pop. But as you say - after damage had been done. The biggest failure of the system was the voter. They voted in someone they knew was divisive, corrupt, who'd already shown he had no respect for their rights, and unfortunately liberal supporters thought that was just fine. Sad fact is, many of them still think it was a good decision. Other than that - all they can do is maybe beef up the definition of "emergency", maybe specifically state that bouncy-castles are not actually threats to democracy.

You say thank you.

.. quoting you....." other information suggests....". i.e. you made it all up.

Israel has bombed the nuclear facilities in both Iraq and Syria, both to prevent them from joining the nuke club. Probably some other nations as well. Iran presents an ever growing threat.

I'm perfectly happy to live amongst the Punjabi Sikhs an ultra conservative, devoutly religious, warrior caste far more British than the Marxist Leninist lunatics being born & raised in this land now Jo Bole So Nihal, Sat Sri Akal

LMAO! I'm just wishing Harper's Transparency & Accountability Act provided for something like the impeachment of Trudeau following the SNC Lavalin Affair. Everything else attributed to your hero is just as unforgettably lame in the scheme of things.

the Harlot of Babylon immiserates the population by Post National State Tiberius Caesar imposes the money lenders into the temple therein yet British North America lives as Loyalist Orangemen still rally to the colours in Upper Canada against the Fenian invaders come once again from America Victoria Regina Imperatrix Pro Patria

Yes, you're a pervert. Watch the video - about 2:45. There is nothing remotely sexual or inappropriate about it. ^This innocent microsecond of contact is what you, the pervert, are spinning up in your twisted mind to be something unwholesome. It's you and your imagination. Debating politics is fine, but if you have to lie and make up dark sexual fantasies about people, you're doing it wrong.

Every news source had the purported and SELECTED laptop info, but the NYP REFUSED to provide the source data, so NO ONE trusted what the NYP said about it. They were much smarter than you.

Hah hah! Selective memory or what.One of our least significant PMs glorified. He did very little. Passed tons of crime bills that didn't stand up. Cut the GST when the coffers needed it. Succumbed to the lowest common populist denominator with fear mongering and anti=immigrant BS during his last campaign. All in all a most forgettable PM

Hey, Biden has been an amazing president, for both democrats AND republicans. No doubt about it. He has woken people up to the reality of the American government like nothing in history. Trump claimed there was a swamp, but his work only reached some of the Dems out there. Biden has proved beyond a doubt that the American government and ruling class has been taken over by the swamp. A billion dollars at a time. Only the hard core brainwashed still can’t see it at this point, and that’s okay because they are the small(if noisy) minority. They will scream and moan loudly, being dragged into reality by forthcoming events like the upcoming election. So thank you Biden. This may have single-handedly saved the nation, and by extension the free world. And the final nail in the coffin of the brainwashed will be his arrest and sentencing.

Boy, you are a curious little monkey. Maybe if you ask enough leading questions they will add up to a fact? Keep trying!

And, of course, it was just coincidence that Trump's son in law, who acted as a White House aide, negotiating deals in the middle east in particular, got a $2 billion contract from the Saudis after leaving office. Trump himself registered eight numbered companies in Saudi Arabia during his campaign Then there are the tens of millions spent at Trump properties by countries and companies who realized that they could curry favor with trump by doing so. Not to mention Trump ensured he visited his properties regularly, bringing tons of staff and secret service with him. He spent almost one in every three days as president at one of his own properties, charging the government through the nose. There's his shady charity that didn't give any money to charity. His shady university that was shut down. The run down mansion he sold to the Russians for almost a hundred million, the shady and mysterious deal in Azerbaijan with shady people associated with Russia and Iran, and his tax fraud in New York. But the concerning thing about Trump is that he said in his book that he was broke, that when he and Ivanka passed a bum on the street he said to her that bum is millions of dollars better off than he is. Then suddenly he's not. And his son Don said Russian and eastern Europe money saved them. Where did that money come from exactly? Given Trump's history of shady dealings (he mentioned dealing with the mob as a realtor in New York) it's not exactly inconceivable that he took money from people he shouldn't have and wound up being involved in both money laundering and sanctions busting. And if he did, and the odds are good, then Putin knows about it and has him by the balls. And the only evidence for that is circumstantial - and the deferential, even obsequious way he acts to and around Putin.

This is really a pretty flimsy complaint. Willis was boning the special prosecutor. They went on vacations together. He booked the travel. (According to both parties, Willis paid him directly for her half.) So the premise of the complaint is that there was an incentive to extend the prosecution, so that the special prosecutor would be employed longer, so Willis would be able to go on more vacations. -- That's right. The claim is that Willis was prosecuting this case not because it's a history-making case against a history making crook, but because the highly-paid county DA wanted her boyfriend to be able to take her on more fabulous getaways! You never know what's going to happen in court with real people, but seems unlikely to achieve any goal beyond delay. If it turns the other way for some reason, Willis will have farked her way out of the history books.

As belied by the rest of your whiny words.

Leaks, ineffective anchors, mechanical breakdowns among ongoing problems facing new Arctic patrol ships Meanwhile, the vessels constructed by Irving Shipbuilding only come with a one-year warranty. Get the latest from David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen straight to your inbox Published Feb 14, 2024 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 5 minute read The HMCS Margaret Brooke, is docked at a ceremony as the second Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) is delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy from Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Photo by Andrew Vaughan /The Canadian Press The Royal Canadian Navy is trying to fix a series of problems on its new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships including anchors that aren’t effective, a refueling system that’s too heavy to use, and areas on the vessels that are leaking. In addition, the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) can’t perform emergency towing as was required in the original contract and some cranes on the vessels are inoperable, National Defence confirmed to this newspaper. Structural issues are also hindering the operation of Cyclone helicopters from the ships and the supplier of satellite communications systems on the vessels no longer has the security clearance to provide the navy with parts. The problems are on top of previous issues with mechanical breakdowns and safety concerns about drinking water on the ships because of lead. National Defence says repairs and various fixes for the issues are in the works or are being examined. Taxpayers are spending almost $5 billion on the six ships for the Royal Canadian Navy. The vessels are being constructed by Irving Shipbuilding and a number have already been delivered. The ships only come with a one-year warranty, National Defence confirmed. That means taxpayers will be on the hook to repair a number of the deficiencies. “As the repairs are ongoing, we do not yet have a full estimated cost,” National Defence noted in its email to this newspaper. “The Government of Canada and the shipbuilder agreed that certain deficiencies could be corrected after delivery,” the department added. Irving Shipbuilding noted in a statement to this newspaper that, “through the process of designing, constructing, commissioning, and operating new ships, stakeholders work together to identify and resolve a range of issues. This is a normal but essential element of shipbuilding.” National Defence provided this newspaper with a list of issues but noted that not all of the problems on the AOPS were outlined. Among those listed are issues with internal and external drainage systems on the ships not working properly, resulting in flooding of interior compartments, according to the department. “The flooding of interior compartments could lead to mould build-up, equipment damage and electrical concerns,” it added. Work is underway to fix the problems. Then there are issues with the design of the anchors on AOPS. Those allow for the vessels to be anchored in sheltered conditions. But the navy wants an anchor to work in open ocean as well as in situations where the ships are close to shore. “To date, (HMCS Harry DeWolf) and (HMCS Margaret Brooke) experienced difficulties holding position while at anchor in conditions at or above the design specifications,” National Defence noted. More tests on the anchors will be conducted in the spring. National Defence also pointed out that trials on whether Cyclone helicopters could operate from the ships “identified a significant number of deficiencies and modifications that will require consideration to achieve full operational capability.” Such modifications will be brought in over the next few years but the department did not provide a date when the ships will be fully capable of using the helicopters. National Defence also noted the cranes on the ships have “experienced defects and deficiencies since delivery.” Some repairs have been done but a particular type of crane outfitted on three of the ships has “been deemed inoperable and options are being evaluated for their replacement.” In addition, the AOPS are required to be able to conduct emergency towing of ships up to its own displacement. But National Defence noted, “the towing equipment delivered by the build contractor has not met the contractual requirements and as such, towing trials for the class have been delayed.” The AOPS are also outfitted with equipment to allow for refueling at sea. But the equipment is too heavy for the crew to use without some kind of mechanical assistance. “Work is ongoing to establish safe standard operating procedure to erect the (refueling) post,” National Defence confirmed. Other problems, such as contaminated fuel, and issues with systems to launch lifeboats, are also being examined or fixed. The AOPS have already faced a series of ongoing problems. This newspaper reported in 2022 that the first AOPS, HMCS Harry DeWolf, had been taken out of service for several months because of ongoing mechanical problems, including issues with diesel generators. Concerns have also been raised about the safety of drinking water on the vessels. An investigation revealed that some fittings and valves in the potable water system were manufactured from alloys that exceeded the allowable amount of lead, National Defence confirmed. Irving Shipbuilding installed the fittings and valves on four of the AOPS. In addition, HMCS Max Bernays was accepted from Irving even though a system that allows the vessel to manoeuvre wasn’t functioning properly. There were also problems with the fire suppression system on HMCS Harry DeWolf. National Defence has now confirmed repairs have been made to the generators on HMCS Harry DeWolf and the manouevring system on Max Bernays has been fixed. As for the issues regarding fire suppression systems and drinking water, solutions have been or will be implemented. The AOPS program was launched by the former Conservative government with a minimum of five ships for the navy. The Liberal government, first elected in 2015, approved the construction of a sixth ship for the navy and two more for the coast guard. In 2017, the Senate Defence Committee raised concerns about the capabilities of the AOPS. “This (concern) is based on the fact that these ships cannot operate in ice more than a metre thick, are slower than a BC Ferry, can only operate in the Arctic from June to October and will require a Coast Guard escort when in the northern waters,” the senators pointed out in their report. “These limitations are troubling and raise the question of whether the taxpayers are receiving value for the monies spent.” But Irving, in its statement to this newspaper, pointed to a video released by the navy in December 2023 in which Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee noted the AOPS “are outperforming expectations and proving the value of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.” Irving also cited Topshee making similar comments that month to an association that lobbies for more funding and support for the navy. “We remain committed to the delivery of high-quality vessels, to continuous improvement, and to the realization of the goals set out by Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy,” Irving’s statement noted. Both National Defence and Irving pointed to successful deployments of the new ships. But in the departmental results report released by Defence Minister Bill Blair on Jan. 22 2024, the military pointed to what it determined were problems on AOPS that “required significant work to rectify” and resulted in some of the vessels not being available. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/leaks-ineffective-anchors-mechanical-breakdowns-among-ongoing-problems-facing-new-arctic-patrol-ships

Except they have? So do the Russians. Look up the Rusich Group. 🙄 Which the Russian invasion has guaranteed. Great job, Vlad! 🤣👌 So was the Russian Federation. So was Belarus. If they're real countries, then so is Ukraine. 🙃 Maybe they can't. What they have done, however, is defeated the Russian invasion, humiliated the Russian military and forced them to rely on witless peasant conscripts hiding like rats behind minefields and in trenches, just to hang on what little territory they've gained. How many Russian soldiers lives is a square meter of Ukrainian dirt worth? (It's a trick question. Russian soldiers' lives have no value, as far as Mad Vlad is concerned).