Author: Blazingcatfur

Canadian Economy’s Underperformance Pre-Dates COVID and Is ‘Worsening’: Study

Canada’s economy has been outperformed by many of its peer countries before the COVID-19 crash of 2020, due to lags in key sectors such as business investment, says a public policy think tank.

The Fraser Institute released a new study on Aug. 7 which compares Canada to other developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

“It may be tempting for policymakers to blame Canada’s poor economic performance on the COVID pandemic and all the disruptions it caused, but the truth is Canada has been underperforming its international peers in important ways for many years,” said in a statement Jason Clemens, executive vice president of the Fraser Institute.

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

Trump Challenges Harris to Debates, Calls Out New Rival for Ducking Media

Former president Donald Trump challenged Vice President Kamala Harris to three debates during a Thursday press conference at Mar-a-Lago, pointing out that his new rival has avoided unscripted media appearances since replacing President Biden atop the Democratic ticket.

Trump said that he has agreed to appear at three debates, one on September 4 on Fox News, a second on ABC on September 10, and a third on NBC on September 25. Harris had previously said that she would attend the ABC debate but it’s unclear whether she’ll appear for the other two contests.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Battles persist in western Russia after bold cross-border attack by Ukraine

A surprise Ukrainian attack into Russia’s Kursk region raised questions about whether Kyiv’s forces violated U.S. restrictions on the use of donated fighting vehicles.

KYIV — Ukrainian troops battled Russian forces Thursday for a third day in Russia’s Kursk region, occupying villages and part of a town, in what has become Ukraine’s largest incursion into Russia since Russia’s invasion in 2022.

Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have confirmed the cross-border Ukrainian attack, which stunned Moscow and appeared to involve the use of Western donated infantry fighting vehicles.

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

A tale of two Hitler salutes

British Jews have endured months of racism from Islamists and the left, but too few called it out.

For the peripheral observer, the madness of the past week in the UK might be summed up by a singular image: a group of white men in Leicester performing a full Sieg Heil. But for me, it’s the image of a person of colour making the exact same gesture in London that is far more illuminating. In fact, it’s the different reactions both have elicited across the political spectrum that get us tantalisingly close to understanding how we have arrived at this grim moment. It might even point to how we can exit the swirling whirlpool of community clashes that threaten to drag our society down to the depths.

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

What the media gets wrong about ‘Asian’ protesters

The vague adjective “Asian” is still deployed by some sections of the media to describe the ethnicity of sexual “grooming gangs”, which in towns such as Rotherham, Rochdale and Telford have involved men of predominantly Pakistani Muslim heritage. Now, a week after the horrific stabbing of three young girls in Southport was the catalyst for nationwide riots, the term is being used to describe gangs of mostly Muslim counter-protesters.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

As burglars torment L.A. neighborhood, anxious residents consider buying guns, hiring security

A palpable tension hangs over Encino as news of the latest burglary spreads through the San Fernando Valley neighborhood after months of reported break-ins.

It’s all people seem to talk about while walking their dogs or in group text chats with neighbors. Some residents want to form a neighborhood watch, while others are taking quotes from private security companies to patrol the streets outside their multimillion-dollar homes.

At least 10 burglaries were reported in Encino in the last month, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Residents say there have probably been more in this Valley neighborhood, which is home to roughly 60,000 people.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Progressive Paradise", Crime, Gun Control, Gun Rights

Behind the Movement to Turn Back the Clock on Gender Roles

Husbands who head the household and go to work to provide for their family. Wives whose primary roles are homemaker and mother.

A conservative vision of America has gained momentum among those who fear American culture has swung too far from their long-held ideal of what a family should look like, and, in some quarters, reject deviations from that view.

Resurfaced comments from Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance about the political influence of “childless cat ladies,” and his more recent worries about Americans’ reluctance to have children, reflect a deeper movement coursing through politics, social media, churches and households.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"extremists", "far right", "Feminists", WTF?

I’m shocked…

Alysha Newman – luring ships to disaster

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman defends Olympic twerking, OnlyFans popularity

Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman on Thursday defended “twerking” while celebrating her bronze medal the day before at the Paris Games in the Stade de France.

The move got the 30-year-old of Delaware, ON, 65,000 likes on her OnlyFans, the amateur pornography subscription service.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"I'm Shocked And Appalled!", WTF?

Far-right’s rude awakening: Police dawn raid ‘seriously violent’ thugs from riots

Police have launched dawn raids targeting ‘seriously violent’ thugs who took part in riots as the crackdown on the far-right begins following last night’s foiled chaos.

Sir Mark Rowley said his force had smashed its way into the homes of the ‘most violent’ members of last weeks protests in Whitehall and branded them ‘criminal thugs’.

A total of 10 people were arrested, with the chief of the Metropolitan Police joining officers in south London as they took the suspects into custody.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Societally Destructive Immigration Policy"

New bodycam video from Trump assassination attempt shows cops confronting armed Thomas Crooks on roof

Newly released body-cam footage shows the moment a police officer is boosted onto the roof where would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks was perched – and finds himself staring down the gunman’s barrel.

The footage, obtained by Fox News Digital, came from the Butler Township Police officer who climbed onto the roof of AGR International on July 13.

h/t Patti Jo

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Deep State", Trump Derangement Syndrome

If Pierre Poilievre gets his way, the next Olympics might not be so fun to watch

Somewhere between streaming hours of water polo and puzzling out the nuances of the kayaking obstacle course, I realized I was witnessing a miracle.

As a wizened man of 36, I am old enough to remember when Olympic coverage consisted of turning on the TV and hoping something interesting was being broadcast. Now, thanks to CBC Gem, every sport, from boxing to break dancing, can be consumed free and on demand at your leisure.

A tax payer boondoggle paying for TV rights to an even bigger boondoggle. Honestly I have not watched more than a few Twitter clips.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCBC, WTF?