Author: Blazingcatfur

Sweden: 79 Per Cent of ‘Refugees‘ Have Vacationed in Country They ‘Fled‘

A survey published this week has shown that the vast majority of “refugees” living in Sweden have vacationed in the country they fled from — though hardly any wish to ever return permanently.

The survey, which was conducted by the polling firm Novus, claims that, around 85 per cent of people living in Sweden born overseas have gone on vacation to their home country — and that among people who are supposed to be refugees the number is around 79 per cent, despite the fact they are in Sweden in the first place because they were supposedly forced to flee said home country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inSweden

Pierre Poilievre is a 21st century populist who thinks his moment has arrived

During an interview in July — sometime after it became clear that he was more than likely to win the leadership race — Pierre Poilievre buried any notion that he would change his ways once he became leader of the Conservative Party.

“People know what to expect from me,” he said. “There is no grand pivot. I am who I am.”

Poilievre has never been a shrinking violet. He first ran for office when he was 24 years old and he was a central character in some of the biggest political battles of the Stephen Harper era.

Watch what he does not what he says.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Latest twists in Murdaugh murder mystery: ‘More like ‘Ozark’ every day’

WALTERBORO, SC — Two men who are “cousins” to some of the Walterboro Cowboys, a violent Bloods-affiliated street gang that originated in the so-called “Eastside” of this small city right off I-95, are the latest characters dragged into the notorious Murdaugh murder mystery — and one said he is being “railroaded.”

Meanwhile, one member of the gang told The Post that “Alex Murdaugh runs half the drugs in this county.”

Weird stuff.

 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

Kharkiv offensive: Ukrainian army says it has tripled retaken area

Ukraine’s military says its forces have retaken over 3,000 sq km (1,158 sq miles) during a rapid counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine.

The remarkable advance, if confirmed, means Kyiv’s forces have tripled their stated gains in little over 48 hours.

On Thursday evening, President Zelensky put the figure at 1,000 sq km, and then 2,000 sq km on Saturday evening.

The BBC cannot verify the Ukrainian figures, and journalists have been denied access to the frontlines.

A successful offensive means continued western aid. Banning access by the press is not a good look however.

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

Conservative insiders who talk to Blackie’s Star say these are the 4 biggest challenges Pierre Poilievre will face

OTTAWA — In high school, he was selling Reform Party memberships.

In university, he was a finalist in an essay contest about what he’d do as prime minister.

At age 25, he won an Ottawa seat for the federal Conservatives and 20 years later, he’s still the MP, having served as a cabinet minister along the way, gotten married and is now the father to two children.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader

Pierre Poilievre is waking up today as the new leader of the Conservative party, coming off a landslide win.

Before he can take time to enjoy the victory, he has a list of things to do.

The House of Commons is set to resume sitting in nine days, meaning Poilievre and his inner circle have to decide who will fill their critic roles.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Green Party president resigns amid internal turmoil, saying her ‘optimism has died’

“I leave this party on my own terms,” Rekmans wrote. “I have resigned for principle. I had no confidence in the leadership contestants, and they had no confidence in me, and I lost confidence in federal council.”

Rekmans writes that she has been marginalized, insulted and denigrated by leadership contestants and sees no way to continue as president when one of them will be principal spokesperson for the party.

Four of the six leadership candidates, along with Green MP Mike Morrice, recently issued a joint statement to condemn the misgendering of interim leader Amita Kuttner — who is transgender and nonbinary — in a party Zoom event, though they commended Rekmans for an immediate apology.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen Party, WTF?

The Conservative’s new boss won more votes than any leadership candidate in Canadian history

OTTAWA, Ont. — Canada’s Conservative Party voted overwhelmingly for Pierre Poilievre as its next leader, a result announced to the surprise of few on Saturday night in downtown Ottawa.

Poilievre is now positioned to lead Canada’s second-largest political party into a campaign against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, an election that could be as far away as 2025 — but could also come much sooner.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Sweden’s election: What’s at stake?

The rise of far-right parties, gang violence and a strict immigration policy are among the main concerns for Swedish voters, who head to the polls on Sunday.

Sweden heads to the polls on September 11 in an election that could see a once-shunned far-right populist party make significant inroads, and with the help of right-wing opposition parties, even dislodge the ruling left-wing Social Democrats from power.

“I’m quite concerned about the rise of the far-right parties in this election,” said Nathalie Johansson, 35, an IT consultant based in Stockholm.

“Six months back, if you asked me what my main concern about the upcoming election was, I would have said it is how governments plan to address climate change. But right now, the far right’s power is worrying many of us,” she told DW.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inSweden

Pierre Poilievre and the anti-elite populism that won the day

Jean Charest’s message of moderate conservatism failed to resonate in party leadership contest

As a university student, Pierre Poilievre won $10,000 for an essay explaining how, as prime minister, he would build his government on a platform of freedom — a message he just used to move a step closer to that job by becoming leader of the Conservative Party.

During his campaign for the leadership, Poilievre promised to make “Canada the freest country on Earth” by limiting the reach of government.

It was a theme lifted straight out of that 2,500-word essay he wrote while a 20-year-old student at the University of Calgary.

CBC’s smarmy condescension just drips off the screen.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party

Longtime Canadian journalist calls out mainstream media for pushing spurious COVID narrative

A journalist of over 20 years within Canada’s mainstream media sphere is calling out the industry for pushing a specific narrative during the COVID-19 so-called pandemic.

In an interview with Bright Light News, journalist Rodney Palmer, who spent two decades working for various mainstream outlets, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CTV News, and the Toronto Star among others, called out his fellow media colleagues for “misrepresenting” the story surrounding the COVID pandemic.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"China eats weird animals disease"