Why Do Israel and Trump Stand More or Less Alone?

I am staggered by the idiocy, rage, and just plain old-fashioned antisemitism that rends the news of the world today.

First, let’s start with the wild anti-Israel snarling of the media today. Not more than a few days or even hours after the Iranian murder regime has mowed down tens of thousands of its people on the streets of Tehran because they asked for a government that would rule by law instead of by hate, the Trump administration took steps for mercy and law.

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John Ivison: Carney’s global deals are paper-thin until we see real results

The Greek myth of Pygmalion is based on a sculptor who fell so deeply in love with the beautiful sculpture he created that it came to life.

The so-called Pygmalion effect is a psychological phenomenon in which higher expectations lead to improved performance.

It is an intriguing prospect, but wishful thinking is probably not the best basis for a system of government.

h/t Mauser

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Iran’s New Proxy: Sudan

At first glance, such rhetoric might appear to be the product of wartime propaganda. It is not.

The video reveals something far more troubling: the survival of Iran’s ideological and proxy doctrine inside elements aligned with Sudan’s armed forces. Even as Iran faces economic strain and growing regional pressure, the strategic model it developed over decades — cultivating ideological allies and proxy networks — continues to spread.

Sudan’s civil war may now be providing fertile ground for its revival.

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GUNTER: Liberals ride Chretien’s coattails with over-60 demographic

Political analysts and organizers used to be obsessed with the “gender gap” between male and female voters. If a candidate or party did noticeably better among men, that was seen as a bad thing.

There is, of course, often still a gender gap. In the 2024 U.S. presidential election then-candidate Donald Trump did so much better among male voters under 35 and among Hispanic men that their support contributed considerably to his win.

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Canadians want floor-crossing MPs to face ‘immediate’ byelections: poll

A majority of Canadians say members of Parliament should not be allowed to cross the floor to another party and should face an “immediate” byelection if they do so, a new poll suggests.

However, Wednesday’s Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found Canadians’ displeasure with floor-crossing MPs has not hurt the overall approval for Prime Minister Mark Carney or his Liberal government.

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Liberals reach 49% voter support and the party’s biggest lead in 10 years: Leger poll

OTTAWA — Nearly half of Canadians say they would vote Liberal if an election were called today, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party its largest lead since 2016.

Forty-nine per cent of decided voters would vote for the Liberals, while 35 per cent would vote Conservative, according to the Postmedia-Leger poll that was taken between Feb. 27 to March 2. That’s a two-point jump for the Liberals and a three-point drop for the Conservatives since late January.

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Carney Says Canada and Australia Can ‘Set the Agenda’ as World Faces ‘Crises’

When Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada called on the world’s “middle powers” to band together and resist President Trump, perhaps the most obvious ally for Canada was Australia, another sprawling, former British colony.

As Mr. Carney pulled up in front of the Australian Parliament on Thursday, there was a subtle sign of the two countries’ mutual understanding. A row of Australian Army howitzers boomed out a 19-gun salute. The countries’ shared political system meant that Australia knew that a 21-gun salute is reserved for the governor general, Canada’s head of state as King Charles’s representative.

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Iran’s Underground ‘Missile Cities’ Have Become One of Its Biggest Vulnerabilities

Iran spent decades constructing underground bunkers to shield its vast missile arsenal from destruction. Less than a week into the war with its two most powerful adversaries, the strategy is beginning to look like a blunder.

U.S. and Israeli war planes and armed drones are circling over the dozens of cavernous bases, striking missile-carrying launchers when they emerge to fire. Meanwhile, waves of heavy bombers have dropped munitions on the sites, apparently entombing the Iranian weapons below ground in some locations.

Satellite imagery taken in recent days shows the smoldering remains of several Iranian missiles and launchers destroyed in U.S. and Israeli airstrikes near entrances to the “missile cities,” as Iranian officials call the subterranean sites.

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There are lessons for Poilievre and Carney in U.K. byelection

Pierre Poilievre, leader of His Majesty’s loyal opposition, is visiting the King’s home turf this week, where he gave a keynote speech at Margaret Thatcher’s think tank of choice. The visit comes at a good time for Poilievre to open his ears as well as his mouth.

For the United Kingdom is deep into a period of political turmoil, one that is seeing the fragmentation of the country’s vote, with the mainstream and historically dominant Conservative and Labour parties ceding ground to insurgents from either extreme.

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Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27

This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.

The cuts are weak sauce and I bet the money will be replaced by some hidden top-up or other.

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In Iran, Trump is doing what his predecessors should have done long ago

There are plenty of reasons to worry about Donald Trump’s war on Iran, starting with the U.S. President himself.

This is, after all, a leader who appears to lack a moral compass, circumspection and democratic values. He has consistently abused his power by seeking retribution against his political enemies. His immigration purge tears a page out of the 20th-century fascist playbook.


I’d seek vengeance if I were Trump. The Deep State tried to destroy him but he beat them and he has flourished.

And here we have the Globe who even when praising Trump must first display their TDS Elbow fides.

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Dearborn mosque holds memorial for ‘martyr’ Ayatollah Khamenei, accuses US of worshiping Satan

A prominent Shiite organization in Dearborn, Michigan, held a memorial for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over the weekend, honoring him for his “martyrdom” while accusing Americans of being led by Satan.

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