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‘Trump for pope’ gains support from Republican senator

A Republican senator has backed Donald Trump to become the next pope.

Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina senator, urged the papal conclave to “keep an open mind” about Mr Trump when it gathers to select the next head of the Roman Catholic Church next month.

Mr Graham, a frequent golf partner of the US president, said in a tongue-in-cheek X post that he was “excited” about the idea but conceded Mr Trump would be a “dark horse candidate”.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Canada narrowly missed a far-right prime minister. But we’re not in the clear yet

After a snap election, weeks of breathless campaigning and a surprisingly close race, Mark Carney has been elected prime minister of Canada. It’s a win for Liberals, who were rightly nervous that former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s poor performance and late-stage missteps might cost them this election. But Carney’s win isn’t as comforting as it should be, especially when we look at all the events leading up to it.

It’s no secret that over the last decade, Canada’s image as a welcoming, pacifist, melting pot has completely unravelled, revealing a rightwing underbelly that has seen the rise of the “manosphere” and a deepening of its influences on young people, as well as a sharp increase in anti-immigrant sentiment and hate crimes. When it came down to this election, it was Trudeau’s forced resignation and people’s ability to credibly accuse the Liberal party of spending a decade basically twiddling their thumbs while the cost of living soared, that pushed Canadians to the right and helped the Conservative party coast to a near win.

You can only find stuff like this at the Guardian.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, WTF?

Katy Perry felt ‘battered and bruised’ by backlash

Singer Katy Perry has admitted feeling “battered and bruised” by the backlash following her recent space trip, but reassured fans she is OK and would “keep looking to the light”.

Writing two weeks after the much-derided Blue Origin voyage, which saw her take an 11-minute flight with five other women, the US star said the “online world” had tried to make her a “human Piñata”.

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Doug Ford Said What?

He’s Canada’s Most Successful Conservative Right Now — And He Is Disappointed in Pierre Poilievre

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is a canny politician, a throwback to a more ideologically flexible but no-bullshit archetype common in 20th-century, big-city American politics.

Ford’s shrewdest play may have been his most recent, when he called for a snap election earlier this year, and his Progressive Conservatives won decisively. Yet it’s how he went about pursuing victory that’s so instructive.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inElection 2025, WTF?