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Video: Councillor Who Called Canadian Truckers ‘Terrorists’ Doubles Down
Labels freedom convoy ‘insurrectionists trying to overthrow government’
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1 year agoon
Steve Watson

The Ottawa councillor who labelled the freedom convoy Truckers in Canada as ‘terrorists’ earlier this week has doubled down in another interview, calling the protesters ‘insurrectionists’ and accusing them of trying to “overthrow” the government.
Diane Deans claimed in comments to CBC that the truckers occupying downtown Ottawa are “well-polished professional people” using “the Trump playbook” to foment an “insurrection” in the vein of January 6th at the U.S. Capitol building.
Deans further claimed that the truckers are guilty of “treason”.
Deans declared “this is not something this country has ever seen before. [former bank of Canada governor] Mark Carney referred to it as sedition before, I think that’s exactly what it is. This is treason this is a group of well-polished professional people that are trying to overthrow a democratically elected government of this country.”
She added, “It’s not targeted at the city of Ottawa, it’s much bigger than that. It’s really an insurrection. It’s an attack on our democracy and an attack on our federal government. It has a lot of international elements to it. Money is flowing from the U.S.. It’s right out of the Trump playbook.”
Watch:
Ottawa city councillor and chair of the Ottawa police services board says that Canadian truckers calling for freedom are guilty of "treason" and "insurrection"
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 8, 2022
pic.twitter.com/EbYqWssi96
Rather than being some shady conspiracy, the “money flowing from the U.S.” that Deans refers to relates to the funding campaigns that have been set up for the convoy.
The funding campaigns that she and other officials attempted to shut down by threatening to take legal action against GoFundMe. The platform froze the campaign after over $10 million had been raised, following the demands of Deans and others on the Ottawa council.
Ottawa City Council: "We need to cut off the pipeline of funding to these… mercenaries that are unlawfully protesting and occupying our communities." pic.twitter.com/g2KvMrZIWK
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 2, 2022
Since the GoFundMe debacle, over $7 million has been raised on GiveSendGo. The founder of the platform Jacob Wells slammed GoFundMe and big tech in general for acting in an “authoritarian style” by seizing the funds meant for the protesters.
Just broke $7 Millionhttps://t.co/FE4zut5XK2
— Truckistan Amb. Poso 🏁 (@JackPosobiec) February 9, 2022
“Big tech really has taken it upon themselves to be the arbiters of truth. And it’s a place that they were never intended to be, and it’s caused more damage than good,” Wells told Fox News.
“We are now stepping into that place because there is a natural pushback from many people because America was founded on these ideas of freedom,” Wells added.
He continued, “This is like the tip of the spear and what is coming in a tsunami of technology that is pushing back against this authoritarian style of social platforms where it’s like these people just think that they get to control the narrative.”
“It’s mind-blowing to me that they actually think that is the way that it ought to be, because in my perspective, it only breeds more distrust and more vitriol, more divide,” Wells further urged.
The freedom convoy rolls on, and is starting to see results, as both Alberta and Saskatchewan have announced they are going to end vaccine passports and other COVID restrictions.
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US “Strongly Urges” Compromise As Massive Protests Erupt Across Israel After Anti-Judicial-Reform Minister Fired
Published
4 days agoon
27 March, 2023Zero Hedge

Update (2045ET): Massive protests have erupted across Israel tonight after PM Netanyhau fired his Defense Minister, a day after he called on the Israeli leader to halt a planned judicial overhaul that has fiercely divided the country.
As a reminder, Netanyahu and his allies say the plan will restore a balance between the judicial and executive branches and rein in what they see as an interventionist court with liberal sympathies. But critics say the constellation of laws will remove the checks and balances in Israel’s democratic system and concentrate power in the hands of the governing coalition.
Gallant’s dismissal signaled that Netanyahu will move ahead this week with the overhaul plan, which has sparked mass protests, angered military and business leaders and raised concerns among Israel’s allies.
“The country is facing the greatest danger since the Yom Kippur War,” writes former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
“I call on the prime minister to withdraw Galant’s dismissal letter, suspend the reform and begin negotiations until after the Day of Independence.
Israel’s Consul General has resigned…
Resignation statement in full from the consul general of #Israel in #NYC. pic.twitter.com/dEIivDnqpy
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) March 26, 2023
Bibi later tweeted “we must all stand strong against refusal.”
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets… in Tel Aviv…
⚡️#BREAKING The police chief of the Tel Aviv district joined the demonstrations against Netanyahu pic.twitter.com/YoAr3qJO3S
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 26, 2023
… and Haifa…
⚡️One of the highways in Yafa pic.twitter.com/pZPTrxSzXg
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 26, 2023
Not everybody is protesting…
It’s so beautiful… pic.twitter.com/TXMMYfJwW8
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) March 26, 2023
Haaretz reports that amid the unprecedented protests that erupted in Israel on Sunday night, several Likud lawmakers and ministers call to stop the highly controversial legislative process of Netanyahu’s judicial reform.
Additionally, as Nadav Eyal notes, for the first time in history, Israel’s main union, as well as leaders from the banks and the entire business sector, are about to declare a general strike demanding that the government stop the plan to overhaul the judicial system.
Netanyahu and Macron have much in common. Both are shaking the foundations of their corrupt regimes. pic.twitter.com/3saTWLe5A4
— Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) March 27, 2023
Finally, and more ominously, amid chatter across social media of the same, Iran has dropped the c-word:
Will there be a military coup in Israel?
— Iran Observer (@Iranobserver01) March 26, 2023
Mutiny in the Israeli army following Netanyahu's decision to fire the defense minister — Barak David
The situation is definitely escalating, as Joyce Karam summarizes…
UPDATE: #Israel in last few hrs
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) March 26, 2023
• Defense Min. Gallant fired
• Consul General in NY resigns
• Protests across Israel,> 500,000
• Roads blocked; Clashes w Police
• Universities cancel classes
• Netanyahu meeting head of Intel
• May pause Judicial Overhaul
• Knesset awaits
Ratcheting up the pressure on Netanyahu, Washington has chimed in:
We are deeply concerned by today’s developments out of Israel, which further underscore the urgent need for compromise.
As the President recently discussed with Prime Minister Netanyahu, democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.- Israel relationship.
Democratic societies are strengthened by checks and balances, and fundamental changes to a democratic system should be pursued with the broadest possible base of popular support.
We continue to strongly urge Israeli leaders to find a compromise as soon as possible.
We believe that is the best path forward for Israel and all of its citizens. U.S. support for Israel’s security and democracy remains ironclad.
Which follows a report earlier in the month of the U.S. State Department has been funding a left-wing organization in Israel that is helping to promote anti-government protest aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his judicial reforms. The Washington Free Beacon reported Monday that U.S. taxpayer funds have been granted to the Movement for Quality Government (MQG), which has participated in the protests that have rocked Israel for weeks. The protests began after Netanyahu, whose right-wing coalition won a commanding majority in recent elections, began tackling the decades-old problem of the judicial usurpation of power from the legislature.
And finally, as the crisis is worsening tonight, Bibi has called the leaders of the ruling coalition parties to an emergency meeting on Monday morning.
* * *
Update (1415ET): In perhaps the least surprising geopolitical move of the day, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Sunday, a day after Yoav Gallant called for a halt to the planned overhaul of Israel’s judiciary that has divided the country.
Netanyahu’s office did not provide further details.
As we detailed below, Gallant, a senior member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, became the first to break ranks late Saturday by calling for the legislation to be frozen.
* * *
In a major development, Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday called for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to halt its planned judicial reforms, which have prompted enormous protests and are starting to disrupt the country’s military.
“I see the source of our strength eroding…The rift within our society is widening and penetrating the Israel Defense Forces,” said Gallant in a televised evening speech. “This is a clear and immediate and tangible danger to the security of the state. I shall not be a party to this.”
In addition to calling for a suspension of the reforms, Gallant also implored Israelis to stop their enormous protests, which raged even as he spoke.
The coming week could bring high drama and even more upheaval, as the Knesset is expected to hold its final vote on the first aspect of the judicial overhaul: a measure giving the government more power over Supreme Court appointments.
Other reforms would allow the Knesset — Israel’s unicameral legislature — to override Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority vote. Others would end the court’s practice of applying a “reasonableness” test when evaluating laws and government actions.
Critics characterize the scheme as a step deeper into authoritarianism. Some say the moves are in part designed to help Netanyahu terminate his ongoing prosecution on corruption charges.
The past ten weeks have seen major public protests all across Israel. Saturday night’s crowds were reportedly the largest yet, estimated in the hundreds of thousands.
Tel Aviv, today. Estimated as the largest protest in the history of Israel pic.twitter.com/2CEGz4cl2b
— Danel Lushi (@DanelLushi) March 25, 2023
Gallant said the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are feeling the effects: “The events happening in Israeli society are not staying out of the military. Feelings of rage, disappointment and fear have reached heights we have never seen before,” saidGallant.
More pressingly, a growing coalition of Israeli service members — calling themselves Brothers in Arms — are committing to stop showing up for duty in protest of the measures.
Some say they’ll stay home if the judicial reform passes, but others aren’t waiting — particularly among Israel’s reserve forces. On Friday, two hundred Israeli Air Force reserve pilots signed a letter saying they will not report for two weeks. Reservists are an essential part of Israel’s military, and especially its air force, which has been active in bombing targets across Syria, including the Damascus airport.
IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has already sounded an internal alarm, saying the dip in reservists reporting for duty is now so large that the the military is on the verge of curtailing some operations, according to The New York Times, which quoted three anonymous Israeli officials. Two of those officials are bracing for resignations from full-time service members.
Underscoring the divisions caused by the judicial proposal, far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir lashed out at his fellow cabinet member, urging Netanyahu to fire Gallant, whom he condemned for “succumbing to the pressure of those [IDF members] who threatened to refuse [to report for duty] and are trying to stop the important reform.”
Similarly, Israel’s communications minister accused Gallant, a former navy commando, of “giving wind to a military coup.”
However, just minutes after Gallant concluded his remarks, two of his fellow Likud party lawmakers endorsed his plea, Haaretz reports. One is the chair of the Knesset’s security and foreign affairs committee, and the other is a person who rarely criticizes Netanyahu.
Israel’s agriculture minister and another Likud member reportedly favor a freeze as well. If they went as far as to become “no” votes, that quartet would be sufficient to impede the legislation.
On Friday — the day before Gallant’s speech — Netanyahu told reporters:
“Surrendering to [IDF] refusal is a terrible danger to the state of Israel…The country cannot exist without the IDF. There will not be a nation, it’s very simple. All red lines have been crossed. People who were responsible for the security of the country suddenly adopted this cynicism.”
Gallant said he had privately shared his views with Netanyahu, who asked him to delay going public with them. Gallant cancelled plans to speak out on Thursday, but said he now felt compelled to take his message to all Israelis.
Netanyahu ends another humiliating foreign trip, his own defense minister urges a halt to the govt anti-democratic legislative blitz while record numbers protest across Israel; police use water cannon and far-right Kahanists counter-demonstrate @haaretzcomhttps://t.co/4Z68IFoaAN pic.twitter.com/b4azoVOtEK
— Esther Solomon (@EstherSolomon) March 25, 2023
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National Embarrassment: Saudi TV Mocks Biden In Skit
International laughing stock
Published
7 days agoon
24 March, 2023Steve Watson

If there was ever any doubt that Joe Biden has made the U.S. an international laughing stock, then look no further than this clip from Saudi TV.
The MBC channel In Saudi depicted Biden as extending his hand to shake a non-existent person’s, getting lost on stage, and falling up the steps of Air Force One, while an equally useless Kamala Harris looks on.
Saudi MBC TV comedy program made a skit on Joe Biden.
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) March 23, 2023
🔊 pic.twitter.com/POjuGFV42a
It’s funny because it’s true:
Biden falls three times up steps to Air Force One pic.twitter.com/rwmWLknwj2
— The Independent (@Independent) March 19, 2021
IT HAPPENED AGAIN: Joe Biden trips as he boards Air Force One in Poland.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 22, 2023
The symbolic final image of a trip marked by posturing, brinksmanship, more $$ for Ukraine, and the further escalation of a proxy war with Russia. pic.twitter.com/Jkir2o29mF
Watch out for the stairs! pic.twitter.com/Qo7faNqRfS
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 6, 2023
First incidenthttps://t.co/Gg0ZnvNyEx
— Koustuv 🇮🇳 🧭 (@srdmk01) April 23, 2022
The Saudi channel is continually using Biden for laughs:
For the first time i see the Saudi TV mocking the US administration. pic.twitter.com/8vPtU0txJ8
— Asaad Sam Hanna (@AsaadHannaa) April 12, 2022
It is not surprising given that, as reported by The Wall St Journal, sources inside the Saudi government have claimed that the country’s leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman privately mocks gaffes made by Joe Biden, and has questioned his mental fitness to be President.
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US Firms No Longer Safe In Mexico? Army Commandeers US-Owned Marine Terminal
Published
7 days agoon
24 March, 2023Zero Hedge

We’ve heard many heartbreaking stories of American tourists venturing into Mexico only to be kidnapped or, worse, killed in crazy cartel drug war battles. It appears these days, no one is safe across the southern border, not even US-owned companies.
Bloomberg reported that Mexican marines and police officers seized US construction firm Vulcan Materials’ port terminal near Playa del Carmen in southern Mexico.
Footage from the seizure showed a long line of police and military units entering the property last Tuesday.
🚨 WATCH: The Mexican military seized a U.S. company’s (Vulcan Materials) marine terminal in Mexico. This is insane, @SecBlinken @JakeSullivan46
— Cliff Sims (@Cliff_Sims) March 19, 2023
More from Bloomberg —> “Vulcan Facility Seizure Adds to Tension Between US and Mexico” https://t.co/el9GMN1Nv8 pic.twitter.com/gvj40ziefz
In a statement, Vulcan Materials claimed that Mexican officials did not possess any legal documentation to warrant the seizure of the terminal.
“It should be clear that the rule of law is no longer assured for foreign companies in Mexico,” the Alabama-based company said in a statement. “This invasion, unsupported by legal warrants, violates Vulcan’s commercial and property rights.”
AP News pointed out that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the company have been in a multi-year dispute:
López Obrador needs the dock to get cement, crushed stone and other materials into the area to finish his pet project, a tourist train known as the Train Maya. The president shut down Vulcan’s stone quarries last May, arguing the company had extracted or exported stone without approval.
US lawmakers, including Republican Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, voiced concern about the forced takeover of the terminal. He said this “adds to the trend of misguided and counterproductive behavior” by the Mexican president.
This presents a significant concern for US companies considering relocating production from China to Mexico – how can they be sure their businesses will be safe from government seizure?
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