Cori Bush says she performed miracles, curing cancer by laying on hands. What a saint. The journalist takes her at her word. pic.twitter.com/WvMAfKCeW0
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 19, 2024
h/t DS
Author: Blazingcatfur
Trudeau government rejects warnings of ‘diplomatic isolation’ over defence spending
OTTAWA — The federal government is pushing back against criticism that Canada is becoming a laggard on military spending within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with Treasury Board President Anita Anand stating Tuesday that it is “superficial” to focus on the alliance’s spending target without broader context.
The comments came after NATO published new estimates for how much its 32 member countries are spending on defence. The list placed Canada near the bottom — fifth last — in defence spending in proportion to the size of its economy, with an estimated share of 1.37 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2024.
ECO-Assholes deface Stonehenge
🚨Breaking News🚨
What appear to be @JustStop_Oil supporters are spraying orange paint on the stones of Stonehenge. pic.twitter.com/mgGFXb2beZ
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) June 19, 2024
As good an excuse as any
Gunman in North York triple shooting blamed pair for defrauding family
A triple shooting in North York saw one man take the lives of two people he believed had defrauded him and his family of his life savings, the Star has learned.
Toronto police have not released the name of the shooter, saying only that he was 46 years old, but a source with knowledge of the investigation identified him as Alan Kats.
Kats’ wife, Alisa Pogorelovsky, told the Star in an emailed statement that her husband was devastated after court records show their family lost $1.28 million in a mortgage fraud scheme.
Tasha Kheiriddin: High immigration could see Quebec emigrate from Canada
If times are good, immigration does not drive politics. If times are bad, immigrants fast become a lightening rod — and a political football. This predictable pattern played out in recent European Parliament elections, where the economy, migration and war were the top issues. Nationalist right-wing parties promising to crack down on immigration, including that of Marine Le Pen in France and Georgia Meloni in Italy, won the day.
Germany: Fifty-Seven Percent of Migrants Arrive Without Passports
More than half percent of all migrants who claimed asylum in Germany in the first five months of this year had no form of identification, according to an article by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. The share of people without documentation (57%) is much higher than last year, when 48% of arrivals claimed to have no passport or an identity card.
Report says oil cheaper to leave in the ground under Trudeau’s emissions cap
Throwing good money after bad. Even with carbon capture and storage (CCS).
That’s the position Alberta’s oil companies would find themselves in under Ottawa’s proposed emissions cap, according to a new report from Deloitte Canada.
According to the national consulting firm, the emissions rules would make it more economical to simply leave barrels in the ground, costing the Canadian economy $282 billion in lost GDP over 10 years — $191 billion in Alberta alone.
John Robson: There’s Hope of Saving Western Civilization, Which Is Declining by Choice, Not Fate
It would be hard to find a civilization anywhere that has delivered more to its inhabitants than the modern West, from freedom of choice to prosperity to security to dazzling cultural opportunities, with Bach, hip-hop, and “Ghost Chickens in the Sky” all just a click away. But also hard to find one less self-assured and resolute mentally, morally, or militarily. What on Earth, or some other locale, has happened to us and what can we do about it?
The Democrats Cannot Pretend Away Joe Biden’s Mental and Physical Decline
President Joe Biden is not well. Nowadays this is a truism, but you will recall that once upon a time (and not too long ago in fact) it was forbidden to point this out in public, under threat of social censure. It was obvious enough to me back on August 16, 2021, when I watched with horror as he mumbled and fumbled his way through his Afghanistan withdrawal speech. Partisanship being what it is, people assumed I was upset about the policy itself when I said I couldn’t see him running for office again after that speech — but not so. (I didn’t even disagree with the Afghanistan withdrawal per se, only its disgraceful and reputation-shattering execution.)
France: 12-year-old Jewish girl raped in suspected antisemitic attack
The French police arrested three minors aged 12-14 on suspicion of gang rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl on nationalistic grounds, according to reports from local media on Tuesday.
According to the reports, one of the suspects was in a relationship with the girl and claimed in his interrogation that he committed the act as revenge for her not disclosing that she was Jewish.
Antisemitic remarks and pictures, including a photo of a burned Israeli flag, were found on the suspect’s mobile phone.
Trump Denounces Jack Smith as ‘Totalitarian’ as Special Counsel Moves Aggressively To Gag Him From Criticizing FBI
The limits and liberties with respect to President Trump’s speech in South Florida are emerging as the next contest between the 45th president and Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Judge Aileen Cannon could soon decide whether to deny or grant Mr. Smith’s motion to amend the terms of Trump’s release to bar him from criticizing law enforcement. That is the request from the special counsel. Trump maintains that such an order would violate his constitutional rights.
Why are NYPD uniforms, cruiser decals, and radios going missing in droves?
This could be something, or it could be nothing, but according to Tony Seruga, a data scientist and intelligence community whistleblower, New York Police Department uniforms, cruiser decals, and radios are going missing—in droves.
A Day with Farage in Clacton
Over the weekend, I spent a day shadowing Nigel Farage with an entourage of fellow snoopers and milling busybodies. As he walked down Frinton high street, ducking into more or less every establishment he passed along the way, there was a genuine buzz, a non-confected enthusiasm. Women spilled out of Superdrug to request selfies with the man himself. Car horns were honked in solidarity. Most encouragingly of all, a sizeable number of zoomers stopped Farage to inform him of their resolve to cast a vote—for many, their first ever—in favour of Reform on July 4.
The far right is all over the Gaza solidarity movement
It seems Israel Derangement Syndrome has brought together the crazies on both the far right and the far left. I humbly submit that Israel should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for pulling off this unlikely feat.
Turning Point USA’s ‘People’s Convention’ conference was held at the weekend in Detroit. It was a marquee event for the stars of American conservatism and the people who love them. Big names from the right of American politics were in attendance. Among those not invited was white nationalist Nick Fuentes, although he and his followers tried to gatecrash it, hoping for the opportunity to preach lies about Israel committing genocide against Palestinians. He managed to make it inside the building, but was quickly removed.
America’s worst-run city is revealed …
San Francisco has ranked as America’s worst-run city, thanks to its looming $1.4 billion budget deficit and social problems from homelessness to crime and cash-strapped public schools.
Researchers at WalletHub found that San Francisco was the worst-managed of all the 148 major cities assessed in its report, in a damning indictment of the administration of Mayor London Breed.
The personal finance website ranked other big-name cities among the lowest-performing ten.