Christopher Dummitt: Canada’s long-standing tradition of sweeping its British roots under the rug

I wasn’t expecting a school class trip to invoke despair about the state of Canadian history. But it happened anyway.

It shouldn’t have been a surprise. Canada has a long history of national forgetting and cultural erasure. We know about some parts of this — about the assimilation efforts of residential schools, most notably.

But less often noticed is the weird Canadian tradition of deliberately misrepresenting and then forgetting large chunks of our national story in the interest of reaching out to cultural minorities.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada

US must rule out more strikes before new talks, Iranian minister tells BBC

The US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks, Tehran’s deputy foreign minister has told the BBC.

Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the Trump administration told Iran through mediators that it wanted to return to negotiations this week, but had not made its position clear on the “very important question” of further attacks while talks are taking place.

The US and Iran were involved in talks over Iran’s nuclear programme when Israel struck Iranian nuclear sites and military infrastructure earlier this month and Iran responded with missiles.

“Let us re-arm”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran

CHARLEBOIS: The globalism hangover: What Trump’s trade war got right

For the past six months, President Donald Trump’s trade policies have been widely mocked, criticized, and condemned.

Some of it is certainly warranted. The Wall Street Journal, for instance, recently likened his tariff-heavy approach to global trade as a direct path toward another Great Depression. But data out of the United States tells a more nuanced story—one that challenges conventional wisdom.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Berlin University Hospital Silent on Islamic Segregation

A prominent Berlin university hospital is under fire after a Muslim student group hosted gender-segregated events on its campus, raising fresh concerns over growing tolerance for illiberal practices at German universities. The events, which took place at the prestigious university hospital Charité, involved a Muslim student group called Medislam Collective. Men were seated on one side of the room, and women on the other—without exceptions. Meanwhile, the university has remained silent.

Neither the Islamic group nor the administration of Charité has been willing to clarify whether the segregation is a matter of free choice or an imposed rule. While similar practices at other German universities have at times been described by organisers as “spontaneous” or “voluntary,” the silence of Charité could be interpreted as a tacit form of approval.

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

Another fake Net Zero market that nobody wanted is set to collapse

Literally nobody asked for bioethanol. It is only produced because of green targets

This week came news that UK bioethanol producer Vivergo Fuels is once again on the brink of closure – this time as a result of the UK’s trade deal with the US, which removes tariffs on cheaper American bioethanol imports. Its rival, Ensus UK, faces a similarly uncertain future.

Vivergo produces enough bioethanol to supply about 30 per cent of the UK’s bioethanol needs for low carbon road fuels. Government rules require a percentage of bioethanol to be blended into petrol before it can be sold in order to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions associated with transport – considered to be one of the hardest to abate sectors.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreen-Scam

How Canada’s Digital Tax Exposes Brussels’ Globalist Playbook: A Trump Retaliation

Now the cards are on the table. Amid the heated phase of trade talks with the U.S., Canada is introducing a digital tax that will burden American tech giants with billions in costs. In response, President Trump broke off talks with Ottawa and announced new tariffs.

Among poker players, you know the coldly calculating player: He calculates probabilities, weighs risks, and plays his hand with sober precision. Sitting beside him is the gambler – impulsive but not reckless. He acts spectacularly, yet within a strategic framework he masters with virtuosity. Now imagine a pathological exception alongside these archetypes: a player who reveals his cards before the round even begins, only to go all-in immediately after. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney falls into this category.

h/t DS

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, USA

Magazines caught using AI and fake writers for online stories

AI Fake Profile Pic

The publisher of the Belgian editions of Elle and Marie Claire removed articles and profiles it admits were created by AI

Belgian editions of Elle, Marie Claire and other women’s magazines are claimed to have been using artificial intelligence to write hundreds of online articles under the names of fake journalists, complete with photographs and profiles.

“Sophie Vermeulen”, who has written an impressive 403 articles for Elle online this year, was, according to her profile, complete with photograph, “always ready to inspire you with fascinating stories or practical tips. Her passion for fashion and beauty is complemented by a love of travel and literature. Offline, you can spot her on a long walk in ­nature,” her Elle online profile said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence"

Bernier backs Western independence vote after leadership win

PPC leader Maxime Bernier, hot on the heels of a successful leadership review, hopes Albertans will vote in favour of independence — not to break up Canada, but so that serious concessions will be made by Ottawa.

Bernier won the leadership review with 79.1% of the vote, a drop in approval since his 2021 review, where he garnered a staggering 95.6% approval rate. Notably, voter turnout was significantly lower this time — 32.7% compared to a 57% voter participation rate four years ago.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", PPC, PPC - People's Party of Canada

Investigators look into Air India sabotage theory

The Indian authorities are investigating the possibility that sabotage could have caused the deadly Air India crash.

Murlidhar Mohol, India’s civil aviation minister, said investigators were examining all possibilities, including sabotage, that could have led to Air India Flight 171 plunging from the skies shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport on June 12.

The crash killed at least 260 people, leaving only one survivor, and was the first fatal accident involving a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Casualty Event"

2 firefighters shot dead, 1 injured after ‘sniper’ ambushes crew responding to Idaho blaze: ‘Did not have a chance’

Two firefighters were killed and a third was injured when first responders were ambushed by an hours-long barrage of gunfire after arriving at the scene of a blaze in Idaho Sunday afternoon, authorities said.

The horrific attack, which began around 2 p.m. local time on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d’Alene, ended about five hours later when SWAT teams discovered the lifeless body of a man next to a firearm on the popular tourist trail, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

… “We have currently one dead shooter based on the preliminary investigation that was being conducted. Keep in mind we had a fire that was rapidly approaching the body so we had to scoop up that body and we had to transport that body to a different location. We believe that it is the only shooter that was on that mountain at that time.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Shooting"

On housing, Toronto fails a crucial test

Velvet Touch Refugee

Toronto City Council had a chance this week to take a clear, practical step toward solving its housing crisis.

Surprise: It did not. Instead, the city’s leaders cowered before the most reactionary elements in local politics and seemed ready to waste $60-million in the process.

With Thursday’s vote, council had to decide whether to legalize “sixplexes” – apartment buildings of up to six units – across the city. Suburban councillors responded by claiming that this, in effect, would destroy Toronto.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Toronto - Canada's version of a Democrat run city"

Only 5% of New Yorkers voted for Mamdani

Less than 30% of Democrats voted in the mayoral primary. Of those, supposedly, 43.5% voted for Mamdani. So some 12.9% of New York Democrats voted for Mamdani.

56% of registered voters in the city are Democrats so some 7.2% of city residents voted for him.

New York City has a population of 8.2 million. Of those 432,305 or 5% voted for Mamdani.

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

Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources who leaked Iran report

Donald Trump said he is weighing forcing journalists who published leaked details from a US intelligence report assessing the impact of the recent American military strikes on Iran to reveal their sources – and the president also claimed his administration may prosecute those reporters and sources if they don’t comply.

In an interview Sunday with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump doubled down on his claim that the 21 June airstrikes aimed at certain Iranian facilities successfully crippled Iran’s nuclear program. He insisted the attacks destroyed key enriched uranium stockpiles, despite Iranian assertions that the material had been relocated before the strikes.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran, USA