As he campaigned to be Minnesota’s next governor, Tim Walz called a Muslim cleric who promoted a pro-Adolf Hitler film a “master teacher” who offered Walz lessons over the time they “spent together,” according to footage at a 2018 event unearthed by the Washington Examiner.
Wow. This is the guy that passed the vetting process.
The latest Canadian public opinion poll suggests there has been no impact from the seismic events taking place in U.S. politics and that the excitement generated by Kamala Harris has not rubbed off on voters north of the border.
Rather than any ripple effects reinvigorating Liberal support, the latest Abacus Data poll indicates the Conservatives are consolidating their 20-point lead , with the size of the party’s accessible voter pool increasing and leader Pierre Poilievre’s approval rating hitting new highs. As Abacus’ David Coletto and I discussed in June , 20-point comeback election wins are as rare as world-class Australian break-dancers.
The Paris public prosecutor’s office said Wednesday it will look into online bullying targeting Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif during the Summer Games in the French capital.
The prosecutor’s office said it had received a legal complaint from the 25-year-old Algerian athlete over cyber abuse directed at her as she competed in the women’s welterweight competition.
US news magazine Variety reported that J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk were both named in the criminal complaint filed by Khelif over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment.”
Canada’s police chiefs are calling on all levels of government to provide more funding and manpower to deal with the growing number of protests across the country.
The request was part of a resolution released at the 119th annual summit of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) in Halifax Aug. 11–13. The gathering looked at the impact that global conflicts are having on Canadian communities from a policing perspective.
How much more money has to be wasted on keeping Islam contained?
A woman is reported to have been left paralysed after being shot by Iranian police who were attempting to stop her car over alleged violations of Iran’s draconian hijab laws.
According to human rights groups and sources inside Iran, Arezoo Badri was driving home in the northern city of Noor on 22 July when the police attempted to pull her over after her car was identified as being on an impoundment list.
The government of Ontario estimates nearly a quarter of a million people — roughly three of every 200 residents — are homeless, according to information contained in a housing ministry document.
The number is about nine times higher than the auditor general’s most recent estimate, and still likely drastically undercounts the true number of people experiencing homelessness in the province, experts say.
Imagine a quarter of a million people marching on Ottawa with blood in their eyes.
Heaven forbid that is Trudeau’s wretched fate!
BREAKING: A Chicago-based activist group has put out an ominous video ahead of the @ChicagoDNC24.
"As home to the largest Palestinian diaspora in the country, we want to give Killer Kamala, her partners in crime, and her future VP, a warm welcome to our city."
Attn. @FBI pic.twitter.com/NvQpuVqDYX
— Stu (@thestustustudio) August 13, 2024
h/t Mauser
The plan has sparked concerns over who defines “fake news.”
Not content with its efforts to limit free speech on social media platforms, Britain’s new Labour government is also gearing schools up to “arm our children against … disinformation.”
After last week’s riots, prompted by the Southport stabbing, ministers will now include plans “to embed critical skills in lessons” in the next curriculum review, due next year. These will see pupils as young as five given what the government describes as the “knowledge and skills” to spot “disinformation” online.
One-quarter of Canadians believe that anti-Indigenous racism and antisemitism are very serious problems in Canada, according to a new national poll.
The poll, which was conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies, was released just weeks after Statistics Canada hate-crime data revealed that antisemitism accounted for about 70 per cent of religiously motivated hate crimes in 2023, despite Jewish people accounting for only about two per cent of the nation’s population. Anti-Indigenous sentiment was present in about three per cent of race-based hate crimes, while Indigenous people account for about five per cent of Canada’s population.
A report from the Manhattan Institute this week revealed that “gender-affirming” mastectomies for patients under 18 are more common than previously believed.
While cross-sex genital surgeries are rare in the US for both adults and minors, mastectomies — also known as “top surgery” in the context of transgender medicine — are widely available to minors and are the most common transgender surgery for this population. Around 5,000 to 6,000 girls underwent “gender affirming” double mastectomies in the US from 2017 to 2023, according to the Manhattan Institute, and at least 50 of those patients were younger than 12-and-a-half years old.
A former Progressive Conservative who calls Pierre Poilievre ‘terrifying’ is launching a new political party
OTTAWA — A new political party will appear on the ballot in two upcoming by-elections as the Canadian Future Party seeks to introduce itself officially as a centrist option for voters it argues are growing weary of an increasingly polarized environment.
The party, approved by Elections Canada last month, will field candidates in the LaSalle—Émard—Verdun and Elmwood-Transcona races in September, which are being watched closely for what they might herald for the governing Liberals, Official Opposition Conservatives, and New Democrats.
Dominic Cardy? Never heard of him. So this was just a cheap publicity stunt to get his name in the news.
Toronto police arresting politician Dominic Cardy with force. Dominic Cardy was chanting “Free Gaza From Hamas ” towards the pro Hamas gangs who took over Dundas and Yonge Street yesterday. The pro Hamas gangs had no permit to block the streets and the police turned a blind… pic.twitter.com/VrNQR974xb
— neveragainlivepodcast@gmail.com (@neveragainlive1) August 2, 2024
A desperate grandmother said today that she had reached the end of her tether with a boy branded by a judge as ‘Britain’s worst rioter’ – adding that she does not know how he can be helped back onto the straight and narrow.
The 12-year-old boy – whose father is in prison – was in court yesterday where he admitted joining two mob rampages through Manchester in three days.
His mother looked on tearfully as a judge said he was ‘more involved in the violence and disorder than any other defendant’.
Canadian military drones will face challenges operating in Arctic, RCAF report warns
Canada plans to build a facility for its new drones in the Arctic, but will face more than its share of challenges in operating the aircraft in the far north, air force documents show.
The Liberal government announced on Dec. 19 that Canada would buy 11 of the remotely piloted aircraft from a U.S. company for $2.5 billion.
The new drones will be stationed at 14 Wing Greenwood, N.S., and 19 Wing Comox, B.C.
Did no one think to ask when they were kicking the tires?
JUST NOW: LA Jews & allies with @IfNotNowLA shut down the 405-S freeway on Tisha B'Av to demand an arms embargo on Israel and an immediate ceasefire.
Tisha B’Av is a day of immense sorrow.
Today, we mourn. Today, we say no more. Today, we say #NotAnotherBomb.
📸: Rocky Douieb pic.twitter.com/KX6mZPsZWT
— IfNotNow🔥✡️ (@IfNotNowOrg) August 13, 2024
h/t DS
Germany has issued a European arrest warrant against a Ukrainian diving instructor who allegedly was part of a team that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, according to a report by three German media outlets published on Wednesday.
German investigators believe that the man, last known to have lived in Poland, was one of the divers who planted explosive devices on pipelines running from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea in September 2022, the SZ and Die Zeit newspapers reported alongside the ARD broadcaster, citing unnamed sources.
The German prosecutor general’s office declined to comment on the report, which said that Germany had asked Poland in June to arrest the man.
Hardly Hot Take – Zelensky and Biden were behind this. It was done to hurt Russia but also wavering NATO members (Hello Germany!) who loved Russia’s cheap gas.
Hunter and Joe’s Ukraine scam may also have played a role in seeing the sabotage plan move forward.
