The following is a true story. The report was published by the Canadian Press and posted on Post Media, more or less as you read it. We could have inserted any number of cheesy jokes, but we'll leave that to our readers. Ed.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary have laid charges on a "very irate male" who attacked a patrol officer with a block of cheese.
Constable James Cadigan told the Canadian Press the attack is an example of the unexpected challenges that law enforcement faces while on duty. "It shows we can never let our guard down."
According to an RNC press release, the incident occurred during a domestic disturbance call release. In an overnight report, Staff Sergeant Justin Soo wrote, "Upon arrival, officers encountered a very irate male who then assaulted the officers with a block of cheese. The male was arrested and conveyed to the St. John’s lockup to await court,"
Police said the man was allegedly in breach of his probation. The officer who was attacked did not require medical attention, they added. The type of cheese used and the reason for the assault was not known. The man was arrested and charged with assault, assaulting a police officer and breach of probation.
Oh... Sorry, hosers! The prime minister referred to is not Canuckistan's Blackie McBlackface but Robert Fico, the populist PM of Slovakia. As of an hours ago, he is said to be fighting for his life after three hours in surgery in hospital in a small town northeast of Bratislava, the country's capital.
Reports on the Slovakian TV channel TA3 said Mr Fico, 59, was hit in the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in the town of Handlová, about 90 miles NE of Bratislava. We have video from 9 News Australia.
The police say a suspect has been detained, but have not revealed his name -- be it Mohammed or something else -- or any other information about him.
UPDATE ADDED 16/5/24. After hours of surgery, Prime Minister Fico is now said to be in serious but stable condition. The attacker is said to be a native Slovak, a 71-year-old poet and woke peace activist. Yes, beware of peace activists bearing guns!
Modern society is revolting against God and his created order. In some ways, there's nothing new: "He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto his own, and his own received Him not." (St. John 1:10-11 DRV)
In another way, the revolt seems to have arrived at its theoretical conclusion: we are the gods of our own creation.
Society accepts that humans can become animals; which was preceded by the idea animals are persons too; which was preceded by a rejection of human dignity (physician assisted suicide);
Preceded by the rejection of sexual differences of male and female (gender ideology); preceded by the rejection of the nature of marriage (homosexual "marriage"); preceded by the rejection of heterosexual normalcy (gay rights);
Preceded by the rejection of the sanctity of human life (abortion); preceded by the rejection of the dignity of motherhood (feminism); preceded by the rejection of differentiated roles (women in the workforce); which was preceded by the rejection of the sanctity of marriage (legalized divorce); which was preceded by a rejection of the family as the unit of society (women's suffrage).
The descent has not been slow -- all these things (except perhaps women's suffrage) happened within living memory -- but it has been sure.
It only remains for the revolutionaries to eliminate the dissenters. Let them come. What can separate us from the love of God?
It's very unusual for a politician to utter anything than vaguely religious platitudes when speaking to an audience of Christians. Indeed, many would not even attend such a gathering for fear of offending the non-believers and anti-Christians who dominate the polity in today's secular humanist society.
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (and, please God, Prime Minister in waiting) is not that type of mealy-mouthed politician. On May 7th, he addressed the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual event held in Ottawa under the authority of the speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons on behalf of the Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast Group.
M Poilievre had the temerity to bring up some important points that most pols would prefer not to discuss. For instance... "Minister" means "servant", as in servant of the people, someone who ministers to the needs of those who elect them. Being a good minister means being humble and listening to the people.
And another... God told people what's right and what's wrong, and gave them free will to choose beetween the two. He did not try to force His will on the people, but told them what He wanted, and the consequences of doing otherwise.
Finally... At the end of the day, God is in His Heaven, and He will reign, unto the end of time, no matter what mere mortals do. As the psalmist wrote (45:11 DRV): "Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted amont the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth."
Rex Murphy, the witty, voluble, and, above all, Canadian writer and broadcaster, has died, of cancer, at age 77. RIP+.
For decades, Mr Murphy was a fixture of the Canadian commentariat, writing and speaking primarily on political and social matters.
For some time he was politically correct enough to have regular gigs with the CBC, Canada's liberal state broadcaster. He did POV pieces during the national news, and was the host of CBC Radio's "Cross-Country Checkup", a nationwide call-in show, for 21 years ending in 2015.
He also wrote op-ed pieces for the Globe and Mail, Canada's self-styled national newspaper, which has become nothing more than the print version of the CBC.
As the Groan and Wail moved left, Mr Murphy moved right, and, in 2010, was one of the first victims of cancel culture. The National Post, founded by arch-conservative Conrad Black, snapped him up, and he wrote for them as often as he could right up till this week. His last column, on Prime Minister McBlackface's two-faced stance on the Hamas atrocities of October 7th, appeared on the front page of the Post's print edition the day before his death.
Rex Murphy was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland in 1947, before that province even was a province, to Harry and Marie Murphy, the second of five children. He grew up in the community of Freshwater, about ten minutes up the road. He skipped two grades and eventually, in 1968, headed to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, before returning home and, after bailing on a Master of English degree, settled into a very long and very fruitful career in the media.
A collection of Mr Murphy's columns, reviews and commentaries has been published in two books: Points of View and Canada And Other Matters of Opinion. Walt recommends them both. Even if you don't share his political views, you can't help but admire his command of the English language. Perhaps being from Newfoundland had something to do with it.
In the last years of his life, Rex Murphy embraced the Internet, creating podcasts and his own YouTube channel, REXTV. In tribute to Rex, and to perpetuate his memory, I've chosen to repost his November 2019 interview with Dr Jordan Peterson. The two very learned gentlemen talk for almost an hour about the modern state of education, politics, identity, and the new media. You won't hear intelligent and astute commentary like this any more. Not from Rex at least. I miss him already.
Further reading: Tributes to Mr Murphy are appearing all over the Internet. Here are two which Walt thinks are pictularly good.
Yes, folks, it's a fake. The image of LeBron James is real enough, but there's no such product as Monkey Premium Cereal.
This poster is supposed to be a joke, but I can see where some might call it "racist". It was created by a student at New Hartford Central School in Utica NY as a parody of cereal advertisements, as an entry in a contest..
According to Breitbart News (whose editors deleted a tweet containing the image), some sensitive parents contacted Utica radio station WIBX in alarm. How, they asked, could the school could allow the art featuring the word "monkey" to be coupled with a photo of a famed black athlete to be entered into the art contest and to go on display at the school.
It is a longstanding racist trope to equate blacks to monkeys, and the complaining parents were shocked -- shocked, I tell you -- that the school did not put a stop to the student’s use of LeBron James’ image in the “Monkey Cereal” artwork.
New Hartford Superintendent of Schools Dr Cosimo Cramer [Ed., please check before posting. I think his last name is Tangorra] said the school is investigating the incident and noted that the student, whose identity and other details [Like his/her race, maybe? Ed.] he did not divulge, was "contacted."
Dr Tangorra [is correct, Ed.] seemed untroubled by the incident, saying that officials are "using this as a teachable moment.... Despite our efforts," he added, "it is clear that more work needs to be done to challenge and raise awareness about stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination."
"Stupid people in a large group"... aka "mob". They're winning at Walt's alma matter (one of the Poison Ivy League schools), and at universities, colleges, and even high schools across North America. We now live in an era of mob rule, and those in power seemingly have no power.
We know it's spring because the Leafs are out. [That's a Canuck joke. Ed.] Walt is preoccupied with planting. Out in the sunshine and fresh air, it's hard to get angry enough to write, so it's a good thing there's nothing serious going on in either the US of A or Canada. I'll see you when you see me, not before.
