States build walls independently, Canada paid off by China, GW remains BS and more: Links 1, August 14, 2022

1. Arizona now building border-wall without concerning itself with the Biden admin or its opinions on the matter.

2. Former CSIS honcho says Canadian politicians are on foreign agents’ payroll

A former espionage officer claims that some Canadian politicians are on the payroll of foreign agents.

According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific desk at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), told the Commons ethics committee, “There are elected officials at all levels whether it’s municipal, provincial or federal who are being paid by foreign governments and who are not necessarily acting in the interests of Canada.”

Juneau-Katsuya also said the problem was ongoing.

“Foreign agents try to recruit elected officials. It’s fairly easy because elected officials don’t necessarily listen to security guidelines to protect themselves.”

This article is from 3 days ago. But this seems like a good time to post this video from when CBC was a news org. So a long long time ago. Over 11 years ago in fact.

3. Another scientist breaks ranks on “climate change”

Physicist Brian Catt says people “do not need to panic” over man made climate change.

“What is happening now is almost totally normal.”@ticerichard | @catandman pic.twitter.com/Tn7yI9RAJS

— TalkTV (@TalkTV) August 14, 2022

4. Western Wall: Several injured in Jerusalem shooting

(We have not kept up with the news in terms of attacks on Israel recently. Fortunately there is a lot in the Reader’s Links posts over the past weeks. For the moment, suffice it to say that the weather in Israel is large chunks of exploding metal falling from the sky, and has been for weeks.)

The suspect opened fire as the pilgrims were returning from prayers at the holy site. Two people, including a pregnant woman, are in a critical condition.

The gunman fled but is now said to have turned himself in.

The Western Wall is one of the holiest sites in Judaism. Thousands travel to pray there every year.

Israeli emergency services said the gunman targeted a bus near King David’s Tomb and a car park near the Western Wall.

The driver, Daniel Kanievsky, told local media his bus was full at the time of the shooting.