Narrative Busted: Immigration Costs France 3.4 Per Cent of GDP, Think Tank Finds

Immigration has failed to produce the promised economic panacea in France and has rather resulted in a negative strain on the economy, costing the nation an estimated 3.4 per cent in GDP, a think tank has claimed.

The Observatory of Immigration and Demography (OID) argued that immigration has not only negatively impacted the social structures within France but has also come with a “budget deficit” in which taxes collected from immigrants only make up 86 per cent of what they cost the taxpayer, Le Figaro reported.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Mass Immigration - Follow the money"

‘These cameras are becoming speed traps’: Toronto councillor calls for a pause on use of automated cameras

A Toronto councillor wants the city to pause its use of automated speed cameras, calling them “speed traps” that don’t actually slow speeders.

Coun. Anthony Perruzza (Ward 7, Humber River-Black Creek) plans to introduce a motion at council on Thursday asking the city to stop ticketing with the 150 cameras located throughout the city until it can prove it’s giving enough warning before they install the devices — and that the cameras aren’t ticketing “conscientious” drivers.

That’s their whole point. No way will a commie regime give up this cash cow.

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

Who is Zohran Mamdani, the dark horse in line to be NYC mayor?

Until he was five years old, Zohran Mamdani lived in a cottage on a hill above Kampala, Uganda, with a view of Lake Victoria.

He now lives in a one-bedroom flat in Queens, but by the beginning of next year he is on course to move into the famed Gracie Mansion as the mayor of America’s largest metropolis.

Mamdani, 33, a democratic socialist, a New York state assemblyman since 2021 and before that a rapper who performed under the moniker Mr Cardamom, is now all but certain to secure the Democratic nomination for mayor after a primary that generally selects the city’s next leader.

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

Canada isn’t looking to join EU, Carney says, but still wants closer ties

Carney, Macron – Neither has an ideal domestic life from the look of it

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is “looking for a closer partnership” with the European Union — but not to become a member.

While speaking from the NATO summit in the Netherlands — where he announced Canada’s promise to spend five per cent of gross domestic product on defence by 2035 — Carney was asked whether he has given any thought to trying to join the bloc of European nations.

“The short answer is no,” he said. “That’s not the intent. That’s not the pathway we’re on.”

Bullshit.

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

NATO members step up spending, but doubts about US remain

From the perspective of European NATO allies, it all went to plan: A short, one-page and five-point declaration, a nice group photo and even dinner with the Dutch king and queen. At the NATO summit at The Hague, US President Donald Trump was also in good spirits.

When he addressed the press, Trump claimed credit for ending the war in Iran and for getting NATO allies to increase their defense spending to 5% of their national GDPs by 2035.

He praised European members of the alliance for “the love and passion they showed for their countries,” but also said they needed the US. He hailed the new pledge as a “big win for Europe and for western civilization.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inNATO

Carney’s Liberal Gov’t Funded BC’s Purchase Of Ferries From Communist China That Freeland Went Elbows Up On

Federal infrastructure bank provided $1-billion in financing for BC Ferries purchase of four new Chinese-made ships

The federal government’s Canada Infrastructure Bank provided $1-billion in financing for BC Ferries’ plan to buy four new ships from a Chinese state-owned shipyard, a fact that Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland did not mention last week when she sharply criticized the purchase.

Ms. Freeland sent a strongly worded letter last week to B.C. Transportation Minister Mike Farnworth expressing her “great consternation and disappointment” with the planned purchase.

The letter referenced a previous $75-million loan by the CIB for four other ferries and Ottawa’s annual grant for ferry operations, but did not mention that the bank is also providing $1-billion in low-interest loans for the specific purchase she was criticizing.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CIA director says Iran’s nuclear sites ‘severely damaged’

The head of the CIA has said US strikes “severely damaged” Iran’s nuclear facilities and set them back years, diverging from a leaked intelligence report that angered President Donald Trump by downplaying the raid’s impact.

John Ratcliffe, the US spy agency’s director, said key sites had been destroyed, though he stopped short of declaring that Iran’s nuclear programme had been eliminated outright.

It comes a day after a leaked preliminary assessment from a Pentagon intelligence agency suggested core components of Iran’s nuclear programme remained intact after the US bombings.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran

Trevor Tombe: How much did Canada’s trade retaliation and boycotts actually hurt the U.S.?

While the broad 25 percent tariffs once floated by President Donald Trump never fully materialized, Canada’s retaliatory measures—covering over 1,800 U.S. product lines, representing more than $90 billion in Canadian imports from the U.S. last year—remain largely in place. Though some exemptions and supports have softened the impact (and created confusion), the economic consequences of these tariffs are starting to take shape.

Newly released trade data for April 2025 allow us to take a detailed look at how Canadian imports have shifted in response.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Trump blasts Zohran Mamdani as a ‘100% Communist Lunatic’ in scathing NYC mayoral rant: ‘Democrats have crossed the line’

President Trump blasted Zohran Mamdani’s politics – and looks – Wednesday after the socialist’s stunning upset in New York’s Democratic mayoral primary.

“Democrats have crossed the line by elevating a 100% Communist Lunatic,” Trump railed in a Truth Social post.

“We’ve had Radical Lefties before, but this is getting a little ridiculous,” he added.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inPresident Trump

Carney’s ‘nation-building’ projects bill faces uncertain future in unpredictable Senate

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point-person in the Senate is pressing for the swift passage of the government’s landmark “nation-building” projects bill, but he isn’t certain he can get it through unamended before the upper house is scheduled to break for the summer.

In an interview with CBC News on Wednesday, Sen. Marc Gold, the government representative charged with shepherding C-5 through the Red Chamber, said he wants the bill to pass this week with no changes.

But, with senators essentially free agents after a series of changes under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, it’s hard to say what the outcome will be — given the criticism from some Indigenous leaders and environmentalists, Gold said.

Trudeau packed the senate like Liberal sardines.

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

Make Iran Great Again? ‘Tehrangeles’ community in LA reflects on US strikes

A woman in a “Make America Great Again” hat leads a chant for “regime change” in Iran.

The crowds dance and wave Iranian, Israeli and American flags as Persian music blasts. Car horns beep in support but also some annoyance in LA’s gridlocked traffic.

Protests outside the West LA Federal Building are a common site, but even by LA standards this one is unusual, happening under the watchful eyes of armed US Marines, controversially ordered there by President Trump during protests against immigration raids.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIran

Surprise: German Leftists Unhappy With Asylum Housing When It’s Near Their Home

It is said that people get more right-wing as they grow older. A quicker way to achieve this appears to be having a large number of asylum seekers housed nearby.

Almost three-quarters of voters in Kreuzberg—described as one of Germany’s most liberal districts—backed the three major left-wing (pro-migration) parties in the last federal election. The more right-wing parties did not achieve double-digit support.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Charlatans, Germany