Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, warns former prime minister Jean Chrétien

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien is warning that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy because the U.S. president “does not care much about the rule of law,” and that “could cause a lot of problems south of the border.”

“Western society is built on the rule of law,” Chrétien said in an interview with CBC’s The House. “When there is no more rule of law, it’s blackmail on a daily basis, and it’s not working.”


Rule of Law? Adscam cranked up during Chretien’s tenure. And ask him about his real estate deals in Shawinigan.

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Scooter-riding thieves break into Louvre, swipe priceless jewels belonging to Napoleon in brazen daylight heist

Professional thieves broke into the Louvre Sunday morning — stealing priceless jewels that belonged to Emperor Napoleon in a brazen daylight heist in Paris.

The robbers used an aerial lift and an angle grinder to break in through the window of the iconic French attraction, before making off with nine pieces of jewelry, Le Parisien reported.

Chainsaw massacre.

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MSNBC Compares ‘No Kings’ Critics To Nazis

Saturday was a day that ended in Y, which meant it was time for MSNBC host Ali Velshi and philosophy professor, media hero, and professional crazy person Jason Stanley to compare Republicans to Nazis. This time, the GOP’s offense was calling far-left No Kings rally attendees Marxists.

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Pentagon blasts ‘woke garbage’ Netflix after release of new gay military series ‘Boots’

The Pentagon is stomping on Netflix amid the release of “Boots,” its new series about a closeted gay Marine recruit, blasting the streaming giant as “woke garbage.”

Trump administration officials accused the platform of pushing an “ideological agenda” with the series, which tells the story of a closeted teen from Louisiana who joins a US Marine Corps boot camp in the 90s, when openly gay recruits were forbidden.

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Putin aide proposes direct Russia-US tunnel

Russia US Tunnel – Bering Strait

Russia and the US should build a direct rail tunnel under the Bering Strait to link the two countries, Russian presidential aide Kirill Dmitriev has suggested.

In a post on X on Thursday, Dmitriev, who also serves as head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund (RDIF), said both nations would benefit from the route and invited billionaire Elon Musk to join through his Boring Company, which builds underground “Loop” transport systems.

h/t DH

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WTF?

A worse city? Toronto.

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WTF?

Oh Oh!

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Demanding Homage To Islam, Mamdani Proves Migration Without Assimilation Is Just Conquest

During Thursday’s New York City mayoral debate, socialist Zohran Mamdani implied former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is unqualified to be mayor because he hadn’t visited a mosque.

“He had more than 10 years and he couldn’t name a single mosque at the last debate we had that he visited,” Mamdani said, before going on to say that “Muslims … want equality and they want respect! … Can you name a single mosque you went to in 10 years?”


Sounds familiar …

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Catholic Churches Following Vatican as the Harshest and Most Consistent Critics of Trump’s Immigration Policies

A major driver behind President Trump’s re-election was the support he received from religious voters. However, the largest Christian denomination in the world has become one of the most consistent critics of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Despite Mr. Trump’s efforts to promote religious themes and maintain support among religious voters, one of his sharpest critics has been the Catholic Church, with harsh criticism coming not just from individual leaders or organizations but from the Vatican itself.

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