Author: Blazingcatfur

In Virginia, You Must Love Islam — Or Else

In one sense, Saddam Azlan Salim is a classic immigrant success story. Born in Bangladesh, he grew up in northern Virginia and quickly demonstrated an aptitude for the political rough-and-tumble of his adoptive land. Now he is 36 years old, a Virginia state senator, and a rising star in that state’s now-dominant Democrat Party establishment. In another sense, however, Saddam Azlan Salim clearly retains at least some of the sensibilities of the land of his birth, and he wants to bring them to his new land: He has just introduced a bill to criminalize “Islamophobia” in Virginia.

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

Canada on recession watch, economy on ‘life support’: Economist

The Bank of Canada needs to cut interest rates further as Canada is in recession watch and its economy is on life support, according to a new report.

The report, Canadian Economy on Life Support by Rosenberg Research,  states that despite cuts to interest rates from a high of 5% in 2024, Canada’s per capita gross domestic product is still failing, and the economy is growing at only 1% per year.

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

Nolte: Grammy Ratings Crash Due to Fewer Young Viewers

For the second year in a row, the Grammy Awards took a dive in the ratings, primarily due to a collapse in younger viewers.

On Sunday, only 14.4 million people tuned into a show that regularly drew somewhere between 25 and 40 million viewers from 2016 to 2019.

Sunday’s 14.4 million represents the fourth-worst ratings in Grammy history, only ahead of 2021’s 9.23 million, 2022’s 9.59 million, and 2023’s 12.55 million.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHollywood

The overlooked story of Canada’s politics: The luck of the Liberals

As Conservatives celebrate the 20th anniversary of Stephen Harper’s first election victory this week, there’s a lot of chatter about what Pierre Poilievre can learn from his success.

In 2006, Mr. Harper captured 36 per cent of the popular vote, and won. In 2025, Mr. Poilievre was a far better vote-getter, earning 41 per cent of the popular vote – and lost. Those totals would appear to indicate there’s not much to gain in the way of lessons.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canadian Politics"

Doping chiefs investigate claims ski jumpers used injections to enlarge penises

Anti-doping chiefs have said they will look into extraordinary claims that Olympic ski jumpers have injected acid into their penises to enhance performance.

While Witold Banka delivered his warning here in Milan, host of the Winter Games, on Thursday with a wry smile in response to one of the more unusual questions he has faced during his presidency at the World Anti-Doping Agency, there may be some legitimacy to the concerns.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

What’s the future of electric vehicles when even Elon Musk wants out?

Elon Musk’s pivot away from the electric vehicles that made him rich and famous raises a thorny question: Whither the EV market when its Atlas shrugs?

On Tesla Inc.’s quarterly earnings call last week, Mr. Musk said the company would stop production of its model S and X cars. Instead of retooling affected plants to build new models, the factory space will be converted to build humanoid robots.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"EV's - Electric Vehicles"

A Wargame Shows Just How Vulnerable Europe Is to a Russian Attack

MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—European governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready.

A Russian incursion, or outright invasion, into countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union has become more likely because of Europe’s tensions with President Trump over Greenland, Ukraine, trade and other matters, many European security and political leaders say.

They point out that Russia has switched to a war economy, focusing national resources on a rearmament program and military recruitment that goes well beyond the needs of the campaign in Ukraine.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEurope, Russia, USA

73 Percent of Millennials Say Retirement Will Be Harder for Them Than for Their Parents

More than two-thirds of young Canadians are worried they will face greater challenges than their parents in accumulating savings for their retirement years, a new survey suggests.

But the survey also found more and more parents plan to help their adult children, even to the detriment of their own finances.

A report published this week by the Bank of Montreal (BMO) found that 73 percent of Millennials surveyed say retirement planning will be more difficult than it was for their parents, followed by Generation X at 67 percent, Generation Z at 61 percent and Boomers at 60 percent.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

Toronto police officers arrested in plot to murder Ontario corrections officer

Police say seven current and one former Toronto cop have been linked to a criminal conspiracy which allegedly sought to murder an Ontario corrections officer.

York Regional Police revealed the results of Project South on Thursday morning alongside Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw.

More … Toronto police officers accused of leaking information to ‘key’ organized crime figure after corruption probe

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Church fresco that resembles Italian PM Meloni has face scrubbed off

The face of an angel on a fresco in Italy that provoked outrage because of its resemblance to Giorgia Meloni has been scrubbed out by the artist who restored it.

The painting in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina, a short walk from the Italian parliament, triggered a political and religious row last week when a restoration appeared to give the winged figure the features of the Italian prime minister.

Visitors noticed the likeness, prompting an investigation by Italy’s culture ministry and heritage officials.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next

Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta’s separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington’s possible intentions.

Some even see dangerous parallels between American efforts to inflame Alberta separatism and the Russian campaign to gin up a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine a decade ago.

Last week, an Alberta separatist group revealed that it was hosted at three meetings by the U.S. State Department.

Honestly as the true nature of the Carney ChiCom alliance is revealed annexation looks better and better.

Energy minister won’t rule out Chinese state-owned companies from buying majority stakes in Canada’s oil patch

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, WTF?

Rape accused denies ‘circling streets’ for girl

Ahmad Mulakhil and Mohammad Kabir muslim child murdering rapists

An Afghan man accused of targeting and repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl has denied “circling the streets” to find her after she was allegedly strangled on a bridge.

Giving evidence for a second day at Warwick Crown Court, Ahmad Mulakhil said he did not have a sexual interest in the girl after she spoke to his friend, Mohammad Kabir, in Nuneaton in July.

The 23-year-old previously admitted oral rape but denied two other counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, child abduction and taking indecent images of a child.

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

SIMPER: The trust gap — why Canada is confiscating guns while post-authoritarian Europe regulates

On January 19, the federal government sent an industrial-scale email to nearly every one of Canada’s 2.3 million licenced firearm owners. It wasn’t a standard update. Instead, it was an invitation to a “maybe.” For the next ten weeks, owners are being asked to log into a portal and “declare” property that, in many cases, the government doesn’t even know they have.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGun Control, Gun Rights