CHAOS: Mass Brawl Breaks Out in Taiwan’s Parliament as Lawmakers Fight Over Legislation (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/chaos-mass-brawl-breaks-taiwans-parliament-as-lawmakers/

Taiwan’s parliament descended into a state of chaos on Friday after a brawl broke out among lawmakers over a controversial piece of legislation.

The altercation occurred on Friday morning as lawmakers prepared to debate a proposal aimed at increasing government authority. Continue…

Palestine Fails the Test of Statehood

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/palestine-fails-test-statehood/

There are four conditions for statehood; Palestine arguably meets one of them.

The most widely accepted definition of a sovereign nation is found in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, which was adopted at the Seventh International Conference of American States in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1933. The Montevideo Convention lays out the criteria for statehood, including a defined territory, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. These criteria are widely accepted as the basic requirements for statehood in international law. Continue…

NOTAM Sparks Confusion Over Possible Russian Hypersonic Missile Test Off California Coast

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/notam-sparks-confusion-over-possible-russian-hypersonic-missile-test-california-coast

There's been quite a stir on X as some users speculate that a NOTAM, or aviation notice to airmen, suggests a potential Russian Navy hypersonic missile test off the coast of Southern California. However, that's not the case. According to The War Zone, the NOTAM is actually in anticipation of a Russian space booster splashing down in the Pacific.

Let's begin with the misguided hype on X about the threats of Russian missile testing off the California coast. These posts collectively have generated more than a million views. Continue…

Ex-NIH Director Confirms 'No Science' Behind 6-Foot Distancing Rules

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/ex-nih-director-confirms-no-science-behind-6-foot-distancing-rules

Newly released testimony from former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins confirms that Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx did not base the pandemic-era six-foot social distancing rule on science, and instead were making things up as they went along. Continue…

Oil Tanker Struck By Missile Off Yemen Coast

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/oil-tanker-struck-missile-yemen-coast

As Ukrainian drones relentlessly target Russia's energy complex, tensions in the Middle East are once again rising. Early Saturday, Agence France-Presse reported that a crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen. These mounting geopolitical risks underscore the possible need for a higher risk premium on Brent crude prices.

Maritime security firm Ambrey told AFP News that the oil tanker was near the Bab el-Mandeb strait and about ten nautical miles southwest of the city of Mokha at the time of the incident. Continue…

Not Just The US: Global Debt-To-GDP Ratios Are Skyrocketing

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/not-just-us-global-debt-gdp-ratios-are-skyrocketing

The US national debt is so out of control that, ironically enough, even the Federal Reserve chair has expressed concern about the problem. And while America is among the top contributors, it isn’t just the US that’s spending money it doesn’t have: after briefly declining in 2023, the global debt-to-GDP ratio is again at an all-time high. Continue…

Watch: Zelensky Says 'It's The World’s Fault' That Russia Is Gaining

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-lashes-out-russian-forces-penetrate-kharkiv-its-worlds-fault

In a rare personal visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the battlefield, particularly to the war-ravaged country's northeastern Kharkiv oblast, he blamed Russia's rapid advance on "the world" for not sending enough weapons. Ukraine's front lines in the region have been collapsing amid a major new Russian cross-border offensive.

"Brigades are not totally equipped because of the package, which we waited through for eight months," he told ABC News during the visit. He was referencing the delayed $61 billion Ukraine aid package which was recently passed and signed into effect by President Biden. Continue…

US Sending Nuclear-Powered Carrier For 'Higher Stakes' Red Sea Mission

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-sending-nuclear-powered-carrier-higher-stakes-red-sea-mission

Since the start of the Gaza war at least 20 ships have been damaged in the Red Sea amid the ongoing Houthi campaign to punish Israel and its international backers. The US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian is something which has retreated from headlines as it has by and large proved ineffective.

US warships patrolling waters off Yemen have shot down dozens, or possibly even hundreds of drones and missiles at this point - while also at times carrying out offensive operations - but the Iran supported Houthis have remained undeterred.

The Pentagon is now readying the next step, sending the USS Harry S. Truman nuclear-powered aircraft carrier into the Red Sea. US military magazine Stripes writes of recent planning: "The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and its 6,000-some sailors have spent recent months training in the western Atlantic Ocean for that mission — a rare, pre-planned deployment expected to take the ship into a hostile environment." Continue…

Australia 🇦🇺 just passed its Digital Identity Bill into law.

https://x.com/iamLeonHill/status/1791106077167169636

I'm Australian, but live in Iceland 🇮🇸: a country that already has an all-encompassing digital ID system. If you're wondering how Australia's new system will play out, I'll tell you here.

And also, how Australians who don't want a digital ID can attempt to protect themselves… at least for a short while. Continue…

Ratio’d | Foreign protesters suffer MELTDOWN after receiving criticism from True North

https://tnc.news/2024/05/17/ratiod-foreign-protesters-prince-edward-island/

Harrison Faulkner went to Charlottetown, P.E.I to report on the ongoing Indian student protest taking place in the city. For over a week, protesters have been demanding that they be given permanent residency in the province after P.E.I changed their rules to try and slow down the population growth of the province.

After a viral episode of Ratio’d on Monday about the protest, Harrison decided to follow up his reporting by going to the protest and speaking with the demonstrators. It didn’t take long before things fell off the rails and protesters had a meltdown upon seeing him.

Heritage minister convenes expert panel to ‘modernize’ CBC as revenues plummet

https://tnc.news/2024/05/17/heritage-minister-expert-panel-modernize-cbc/

A panel of multimedia experts have been selected to advise Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge as she renews what the future role will be for the CBC/Radio-Canada amid plummeting revenues and relevancy.

According to the Canadian Heritage department, the panelists will offer policy advice on funding and governance, having already completed its consultation with the Canadian public.

“Canadians need a strong, innovative and independent public broadcaster that is ready to meet the challenges of this period of transformation and upheaval in news and content creation,” said St-Onge in a statement Monday.

The panlists who’ve been selected to “modernize” the CBC were picked for their diverse perspectives, which St-Onge says will help with “adapting to our rapidly changing broadcast and digital landscape.”

CBC president Catherine Tait has been calling for a long-term multi-year financial agreement from the federal government, akin to what the BBC has with the British government. Continue…

Trudeau government turns down Toronto’s decriminalization request

https://tnc.news/2024/05/17/trudeau-government-turns-down-torontos-decriminalization/

A day after the Ontario government called on Toronto to end its bid for decriminalization, Ottawa turned down Toronto’s request, citing concerns about its effectiveness and threats to public safety.

In a statement released on Friday, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Ya’ara Saks explained that the proposal “does not adequately protect public health and maintain public safety.”

Saks highlighted issues with the feasibility of law enforcement implementing the proposed model, the protection of youth, and the lack of support from key stakeholders, including the Province of Ontario.

This decision comes shortly after the Ontario government demanded that Toronto reversed course labeling decriminalization as “misguided” and “disastrous.” Continue…

Record level of terror suspects caught at U.S.-Canada border far outpaces Mexico

https://tnc.news/2024/05/18/terror-suspects-us-canada-border/

United States border officials are reporting a shocking trend of known or suspected terrorists trying to cross the Canadian border, far outpacing the numbers caught at the border with Mexico.

Last year, the number of people with known or suspected terrorist ties apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the northern border reached record levels.

In fiscal year 2023, the northern border saw 484 individuals detained, surpassing the previous record of 313 in fiscal year 2022 and there’s no indication that the trend is slowing down.

According to the latest CBP data, 143 known or suspected terrorists were arrested in the first six months of the 2024 fiscal year.

This figure surpasses the 92 individuals caught at the Mexico border underscoring a shifting focus on border security concerns.

These figures highlight a troubling trend of increasing attempts by terrorist suspects to exploit the northern border for entry into the United States. Continue…

LAWTON: Why Canada should take its fertility crisis more seriously

https://tnc.news/2024/05/18/lawton-sargent-fertility-crisis/

Despite families being foundational for societal well-being, trends show fewer young Canadians forming couples and delaying parenthood, due to factors like housing affordability and declining mental health. Dr. Tim Sargent of the Centre for the Study of Living Standards joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss the implications of this demographic shift, and why it may necessitate government action.

Border agency slashed external IT contracts after Arrivescam, claims senior exec

https://www.rebelnews.com/border_agency_slashed_external_it_contracts_after_arrivescam_claims_senior_exec

Erin O’Gorman, president of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), said they have 68 fewer IT contracts since last May. However, the border agency will always need some outside help, she claims.

The federal agency responsible for Arrivescam claims to have cut consulting contracts after unearthing a $59.5 million boondoggle.

Erin O’Gorman, president of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), testified Wednesday that more work has been kept in-house since their disastrous experience with the pandemic application.

“We’ve reduced our consulting footprint; at the start of the fiscal year we had 25 fewer consultants than at the same time last year, and today we have 68 fewer consultants working in the CBSA,” she said.

The parliamentary committee learned the agency reduced IT consultants from 243 a year ago to 175.

O’Gorman told MPs that despite the initial $80,000 bill skyrocketing to nearly $60 million, the app remained glitchy. Continue…

Ontario teacher fired and facing license revocation for satirical critical race theory criticisms online

https://www.rebelnews.com/ontario_teacher_fired_and_facing_license_revocation_for_satirical_critical_race_theory_criticisms_online

Cheryl Gould was fired from her position in 2021 after nearly two decades of high school teaching experience and a clear track record. Continue…

Corrections Service Canada has downgraded 3600 prisoners to lower-level security

https://www.rebelnews.com/corrections_service_canada_has_downgraded_3600_prisoners_to_lower_level_security

The data tabled in the House of Commons also noted lower security placements for 199 inmates legally classified as dangerous offenders, 223 classified as high-profile offenders, and 115 multiple murders. Continue…

==‘We’re not invisible’: Patient injured by COVID shot writes moving poem on isolation, suffering

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/were-not-invisible-patient-injured-by-covid-shot-writes-moving-poem-on-isolation-suffering/

The poem tells Big Pharma that 'we’re not invisible,' 'we’re here in plain sight, you just refuse to look.' Continue…

Trump’s son-in-law to redevelop NATO-bombed buildings

https://www.rt.com/news/597758-kushner-belgrade-development-project/

An investment group led by Jared Kushner has landed a deal to build a $500 million hotel in Serbia Continue…

California Lunacy: Naked Man Streaks Across Traffic and Gets Smacked by Car (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/california-lunacy-naked-man-streaks-across-traffic-gets/

Shocking video footage released this week shows the moment a naked man in California got smacked by a car after running into traffic during a suspected mental health episode.

The video, which has since gone viral, shows the nude man leaping over a fence at his family’s home and racing into the street. He manages to evade one vehicle but then flips over a car’s hood after getting creamed.

Police deputies arrive moments later and surround him. Continue…

Northern Kharkov Offensive: A Russian Ruse, or a Dangerous New Front With Multiple Attack Waves? (VIDEOS)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/northern-kharkov-offensive-russian-ruse-dangerous-new-front/

Some people think that the latest ground offensive by Russian Federation forces in the Northeastern Ukrainian Kharkov Oblast is nothing but a distraction.

It would be designed to drag defenders away from the vital Donetsk theater of operations, where Moscow has made steady, meaningful gains ever since the conquest of the key city of Avdeevka.

The main Russian objective in this war, it may be reminded, is the conquest of the Donbas regions, Luhansk – almost entirely conquered – and Donetsk, where the main fighting now is raging around Chasov Yar and other directions.

But other well-informed people, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, think that the Kharkov offensive is for real, and may develop in successive deadly waves of attack. Continue…

Iranian President Raisi's Helicopter Goes Down In Remote Area, Rescuers Trying To Reach Site

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iranian-president-raisis-helicopter-goes-down-remote-area-rescuers-trying-reach-site

There are breaking reports that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been in a helicopter crash in a remote northern area of the country and that rescuers are trying to reach him and his crew.

State media is currently calling it a "hard landing" - suggesting that the president is alive and well, however no other details on the precise nature of the helicopter incident have been revealed. According to the NYT, 16 rescue teams have been dispatched to locate the helicopter, however inclement weather are hampering the effort, according to the reports. The teams have failed to locate the crash after nearly five hours. According to the latest via Al Jazeera citing state media: Continue…

Fierce Fighting Gets Closer To US-Built Gaza Pier Just As Initial Aid Rolls Off

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/fierce-fighting-gets-closer-us-built-gaza-pier-initial-aid-rolls

While global coverage of the Gaza crisis has focused on the Israeli offensive in the southern city of Raffah of late, fierce battles have erupted in the north of the Strip over the last several days, especially in Jabalia, where the IDF military is in a fierce anti-insurgent style battle set amid narrow alleyways.

The city which lies 2.5 miles north of Gaza City saw a 'return' of Hamas fighters after the IDF months ago conquered it. It has long been deemed among the Strip's permanent refugee camps. There are reports that Israeli armor has smashed deep into the heart of the camp and city. Continue…

Why Did The US Spend $320 Million On A Rube Goldberg Pier For Gaza?

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/why-did-us-spend-320-million-rube-goldberg-pier-gaza

Instead of U.S. President Joe Biden marking a red line in the sand demanding that Israel allow aid into Gaza via ground transportation, his inept diplomatic team sent out a plea for help to the U.S. military.

While in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for 29 years, I thought I had seen some pretty stupid things the military was told by politicians to do. It always begins with politicians deciding the easiest, most sensible solution to a problem would have too much political baggage and cost them votes in the next election. So, they look for a politically expedient solution, one that is invariably very expensive and convoluted. Continue…

Billionaires Funding Protests Donate Millions To House Dems

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/billionaires-funding-protests-donate-millions-house-dems

For President Biden and congressional Democrats, the fierce party division over the campus protests and the war in Gaza is full of warning signs during the 2024 election year. The unrest is unlikely to stop when universities break for the summer; protesters are pledging to disrupt the August Democratic National Convention planned to be held in Chicago.

Most House Democrats have been reticent on the antisemitic protests and encampments roiling college graduations this month, while a handful have vocally defended or even celebrated the student protests as displays of protected free speech. Continue…

Ukraine Launched Its Largest-Ever Drone Attack On Russia While Putin Was In China

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-launched-its-largest-ever-drone-attack-russia-while-putin-was-china

In what appears an intentionally-timed message, Ukraine's military launched its largest-ever drone attack on Russian territory while President Putin was visiting China where he held two days of meetings with Xi Jinping.

"Fifty-one UAVs were destroyed and intercepted over Crimea, 44 over the Krasnodar region, six over the Belgorod region and one over Kursk region," Russia's defense ministry announced of the Friday attack.

This means well over 100 kamikaze drones were sent across several regions, particularly around Belgorod and the Black Sea. Given the Kremlin is claiming its forces intercepted that amount, the total number of UAVs deployed across the border was likely far and above that figure, perhaps even double, as clearly some made it through anti-air defenses. Continue…

The Conversation that Breaks the Internet: Victor-Hugo interviews SonOfEnos

https://rumble.com/v4w3edz-the-conversation-that-breaks-the-internet-victor-hugo-interviews-sonofenos.html

My first interview, not gonna describe it, check it out for yourself

IWR News for May 17th Canada: Life in Prison for Thought Crimes

https://strongandfreecanada.org/iron-will/iwr-news-for-may-17th-canada-life-in-prison-for-thought-crimes/

This week in news that mainstream media won’t report and our government doesn’t want you to hear: Continue…

EyesIsWatching Podcast #142 - Grand Conspiracy, Camel & Bunny Flu, Weather Warfare

https://rumble.com/v4vwvuu-eyesiswatching-podcast-142-grand-conspiracy-camel-and-bunny-flu-weather-war.html

From King Charles' portrait to the widespread mortality rates, the signs of a declining civilization are unmistakable.