Author: Blazingcatfur

Netanyahu warns: ‘Hamas making big mistake, there will be further consequences’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Israel’s decision to prevent all goods and supplies from entering the Gaza Strip today (Sunday) at the start of a government meeting, following Hamas’s rejection of the ceasefire extension proposed by US envoy Steve Witkoff.

Netanyahu noted that a security discussion was held last night with the participation of the Minister of Defense, the heads of the coalition factions, senior security officials, and the Israeli negotiating team, at the end of which it was decided to adopt the outline of President Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire during Ramadan and Passover. “We are fully coordinating with President Trump and his people,” he said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Trudeau expected to meet with King Charles to discuss ‘matters of importance to Canada’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet King Charles on Monday to discuss “matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians.” The meeting comes as questions swirl over why King Charles, Canada’s head of state, has not publicly commented on Donald Trump’s threats to annex Canada.

Trudeau, who’s in London meeting with European leaders as they try to shore up support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, mentioned the meeting during a Sunday press conference.

“I look forward to sitting down with His Majesty tomorrow,” Trudeau said.

They both love Muslims so there’s that.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Don’t say ‘piece of cake’ because it’s too British, university claims

People should not use colloquial phrases like “a piece of cake” and “kill two birds with one stone” because they are “very British-English” and may not be understood by foreigners, a university has suggested.

The University of Cardiff has told students that such idioms do not usually translate well with other cultures, “not because people have poor English skills but because this is very British-English”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

A viciously cruel Chrystia Freeland lied to her own children about getting them a promised pet!

The future Chrystia Freeland has long feared is here. Now she thinks she’s the best person to confront it

OTTAWA—Even as she attempts to become Liberal leader and prime minister, Chrystia Freeland is still surprised she chose to run for office at all.

“Sometimes when I look back on that decision, I’m astonished that I made that decision,” she said in a recent interview with the Star.

“At a human level, it was really hard. The kids really didn’t want to do it. And actually, they still reproach me because we bribed them with an offer to get a pet, which we never actually did.”

It seems doubtful Freeland will win the leadership. Pity as we all looked forward to Kim Campbell 2.0.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Journos Rage: Fascist Trump and Musk Will Kill ‘People Across the Globe’

On her way out the door, fired MSNBC host Joy Reid trashed Donald Trump for delivering “fascism” to America. She also attacked Elon Musk for bringing “apartheid” politics to the United States.

Over on CBS, 60 Minutes correspondent and ex-Evening News anchor Scott Pelley declared Trump was “in defiance of the Constitution.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inTrump Derangement Syndrome

Canada’s importance in Five Eyes raised in meeting with Trump border czar

The importance of having Canada in an intelligence-sharing alliance with the United States and other countries was raised when ministers met last week with Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan.

The meeting among Homan, Canada’s Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, Immigration Minister Marc Miller and other officials was staged to show the Trump administration Canada’s efforts to boost border security.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

AOC asks NPR host to clarify the ‘problem’ when he brings up mass illegal immigration

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., argued that if there is a problem with mass illegal immigration, Republicans are the ones to blame.

As Democrats continue to reel from the November election loss to now-President Donald Trump, some have argued the party needs a fresh approach to the migrant crisis plaguing the southern border.

Others, like AOC, have urged citizens to find ways to resist the president and ICE agents’ efforts to deport illegal immigrants.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

GUNTER: Does the PM understand the financial strain of Canadians? Don’t count on it

Can you guess how much Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bills Canadians every year for groceries at his home at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa? And you don’t have to include what it costs when he’s having an official dinner for the Sultan of Brunei or the Prime Minister of Norway. State dinners are covered by taxpayers by custom.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Psychotic Nigerian robber can stay in UK because he believes he is ‘possessed’

A psychotic Nigerian armed robber and crack cocaine dealer has been spared deportation because he would be considered “possessed” in the African country.

The criminal was jailed for seven years for carrying out an armed robbery on a brothel in 2011, and seven years later was jailed for supplying crack cocaine.

A deportation order was made more than 10 years ago in April 2014, but he appealed on human rights grounds.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Cory Morgan: Alberta’s Involuntary Drug Addiction Treatment Initiative Should Be Applauded

Alberta took a recovery-oriented approach to dealing with the opioid addiction crisis under Premier Jason Kenney’s leadership in 2019. By 2021, over 8,000 addiction treatment spaces had been funded.
Harm reduction advocates insisted Kenney’s approach was misguided and said lives would be lost over his refusal to embrace drug dispensaries as B.C. had. B.C.’s decriminalization strategy turned into a catastrophe and the government was forced to reverse it in early 2024. Meanwhile, in Alberta, fatal opioid overdoses fell by 55 percent  in 2024. The investment in recovery centres has paid off.
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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDrug Legalization, Drugs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveals Zelensky nixed Trump’s mineral deal twice prior to Oval Office blowup

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had already twice refused to sign a minerals deal with the United States.

“This has to be one of the greatest diplomatic mishaps of all time by President Zelensky,” Bessent said in an interview Friday with Laura Ingraham, host of Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.”

h/t PA Cat

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

Chrystia Freeland takes shots at Trudeau, Poilievre on ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’

Chrystia Freeland joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to spread their message to Canadian and American viewers since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.

On Friday night, Freeland took swings at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while making her pitch to be Canada’s next prime minister on the HBO show “Real Time With Bill Maher.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Hundreds of pro-Ukraine protesters demonstrate as JD Vance visits Vermont ski resort for family vacation

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Vermont Saturday to protest Vice President JD Vance’s visit to a local ski resort, less than 24 hours after his explosive exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Vance, who brought his family to Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont, was greeted by a half-mile gauntlet of protesters holding pro-Ukraine signs Saturday. There appeared to be hundreds in the crowd.

h/t PA Cat

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

GOLDSTEIN: New Statistics Canada data reveals standard of living on downward spiral

Buried because of the news about the Trump, Vance, Zelenskyy confrontation at the White House on Friday was the release of new economic data by Statistics Canada showing our standard of living has further deteriorated over the past two years.

StatsCan reported that Canada’s real GDP per capita, which measures economic output per person, adjusted for inflation, a widely accepted metric for measuring a nation’s prosperity, fell by 1.4% in 2024, following a decline of 1.3% in 2023.

This is what happens when your PM is an idiot unable to distinguish between a photo-op and governing.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government