Is it R.I.P. for the federal NDP? Not quite, experts say

The New Democratic Party’s devastating electoral losses do not translate to a death knell for the party but are an important signal that some significant structural changes are needed, analysts say.

“I don’t believe the claims that this is it for the NDP,” said Andrea Lawlor, an associate professor of political science at McMaster University.

“But for them it is the type of organizational crisis that is going to require a lot of attention and soul-searching in order to get back on a footing where they are viewed by Canadians as a really fundamental third option.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inNDP

Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi freed from ICE custody on judge’s orders, immediately sends message to Trump

Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, was released from custody following an order from US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford, with the defiant protester sending a message to President Trump and his administration immediately after his release.

“I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you,” Mahdawi said outside the Vermont courtroom.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Mould found in only half of the Royal Canadian Navy’s frigates

RCN Frigate “Mouldy”

Mould has been discovered in nearly half of the Royal Canadian Navy’s 12 frigates.

Cheryl Forrest, who speaks for National Defence, confirmed that mould has been found in five frigates, the most recent on HMCS Vancouver this year.

“Small amounts of mould have been reported in two areas of high humidity on HMCS Vancouver recently and were quickly removed and the areas cleaned,” Forrest said in an email. “This also resulted in enhanced inspections of similar areas of concern on the ship with no other mould areas reported.”

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Building America‘s Future: ‘It’s Time to Take President Trump’s Southern Border Playbook to the North‘

“It’s time to take President Trump’s southern border playbook to the north,” Building America’s Future (BAF) makes clear in its latest campaign, reviewed first by Breitbart News.

The latest ad comes as an expansion of BAF’s original “Chaos at the Border” campaign, which saw the conservative non-profit spending nearly $2 million highlighting the serious consequences of the Biden-Harris administration’s open border policies.

In contrast, the new campaign ad, “Predator,” actually focuses on the northern border, which notoriously receives far less attention. Regardless, BAF makes it clear in this six-figure campaign that there are still criminals who are exploiting the loose policies of our northern neighbor, Canada.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

The Star is concerned about Pierre Poilievre’s future

‘It’s an unmitigated disaster’: Conservative insiders debate Pierre Poilievre’s future as leader after election defeat

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is not the prime minister. As of Tuesday morning, he was not even an MP.

At the nexus of those two outcomes, which just months ago would have been nearly unthinkable, is a maelstrom of questions: How are Conservatives processing the results? Can Poilievre stay on as leader after failing to form government and losing the seat he has represented for more than 20 years? And how can he helm a newly expanded caucus from outside the House of Commons?

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Voter turnout in Canada’s election the highest since 2015

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Pakistan has ‘credible intelligence’ of Indian strike within 36 hours

Pakistan has warned that India is planning a strike on its territory within hours, as tensions continue to escalate between the two nuclear powers.

The Pakistani minister for information and broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar, said early on Wednesday that Islamabad had “credible intelligence” of an imminent Indian strike. He said it could come within 24 to 36 hours.

They’re going to have to impose an imported ethnic conflict marching permit system.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIndia, Pakistan

‘The west really doesn’t count’: Election called just as B.C. polls closed — again

Once again, a federal election call was made well before western votes had a chance to be considered, leaving some voters feeling disenfranchised, as if their votes don’t matter.

On Monday night, at about 7:15 p.m. PT, media outlets, including CBC News, projected the Liberals would form the next government.

That was 15 minutes after polls had closed in B.C., and not long after they closed in Alberta. The election call was made knowing only the early results of the more Eastern provinces.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Election 2025

Spain’s PM accused of putting net-zero ideology first after blackout chaos

Spain’s Socialist prime minister was accused of putting green ideology ahead of energy security after a massive blackout plunged the country into chaos on Monday.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the opposition People’s Party, said Pedro Sánchez was covering up information about the cause of the power cut and that the prime minister was prioritising green ideology in his energy policy.

The prime minister is “saddling our energy system with a massive ideological burden”, Mr Feijóo said on Tuesday.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Net-Zero Tyranny"

Pierre Poilievre was the right man for the moment. Then the moment changed – and he failed to adapt

Pierre Poilievre spent 20 years being a certain type of politician: the prosecutor, the pest, the attack dog. He’d bare his teeth when he sat in the government front benches, even when most cabinet members would tuck their tails and flip on their backs to defuse opposition attacks. That wasn’t Mr. Poilievre’s way.

That’s why he was so perfect for the political moment in late 2023 and 2024, when Canadians’ economic anxieties and frustrations about this country’s many deficiencies bubbled over. Mr. Poilievre became a vessel for that anger: someone who could give literal voice in Parliament to all the ways they believed the government had failed them. Canadians needed a pit bull, and Mr. Poilievre provided.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inConservative Party, Election 2025

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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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

TDS on Steroids: Canada Elects a Prime Minister to Spite Trump

You think American leftists have Trump Derangement Syndrome? They’ve got nothing on Canadians, who just chose to remain on the path of national decline and self-destruction that they’ve been on for the last ten years, just to spite Donald Trump. In order to demonstrate their nationalism, Canada just chose a socialist internationalist as prime minister. Yes, it’s that crazy, and worse.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Uppsala attack: police hunt under way after three people shot dead

Update: Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting

Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday, police said.

A large area was cordoned off in the centre of Uppsala, a university city 45 miles north of Stockholm, after witnesses described hearing multiple shots at about 5pm local time and seeing people running in different directions and hiding.

A masked person was seen fleeing the crime scene on an electric scooter and a police hunt was under way, said police, who appealed to the public for information.

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