How many more knife attacks can France take?

Each day in France there are 120 knife attacks. On Saturday, one such incident resulted in the death of 14-year-old Elias as he left his football training in central Paris. He was stabbed after refusing to surrender his mobile phone. A 17-year-old has admitted the killing to police.

France’s Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, expressed his horror at the death of Elias, and reiterated his determination to make France ‘a country where parents no longer have to fear seeing their child murdered for nothing’. He added that it ‘will be a long and difficult road’ and will require an end to the culture of excuses which ‘has plunged some of our young people into a deep sense of impunity’.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inFrance

What if Greenland Isn’t Denmark’s to Sell?

Wording found in the 1916 Treaty of the Danish West Indies could help justify an American claim to Greenland.

It turns out that, in order to establish sovereignty over the world’s largest island, President Trump may not have to purchase Greenland after all. The American explorer Charles Francis Hall claimed this vast land mass (or at least the northern third) for the United States on September 5, 1871.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inGreenland, President Trump

Any Deal with Iran’s Regime Is a Grave Mistake

The Iranian regime has recently demonstrated an unusual eagerness to negotiate with the Trump administration to reach a deal with the West. This sudden shift should not deceive the West, particularly the United States, into believing that Tehran’s intentions are either genuine or benign. The Iranian regime’s motivations are rooted in its desperation to ensure its survival and to advance its expansionist agenda, not in any willingness to abide by international norms or foster peace. Recognizing this is critical to preventing what could become a fatal mistake.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023", Iran, USA

CBC programing used to be adventurous. Why has it bowed to lazy ideas and copycat shows?

In May of 2019, the CBC unveiled its annual slate of programming. One title stood out to me, at the time, as being especially curious: representing the confused manner in which the network was grappling with its role as the nation’s public broadcaster. I am talking, of course, about ”Family Feud Canada.”

Hosted by abiding CBC workhorse Gerry Dee, ”Family Feud Canada” followed the shopworn format of the popular gameshow, in which two rival families compete to find the most popular answers to a series of survey questions. It reminded me of “The Simpsons” bit where beloved Barbie-like doll Malibu Stacey, suffering a flagging market share, is repackaged with a new hat. “Family Feud Canada” was the same, tired, U.S. game show format bedecked with a Leafs jersey and toque.

CBC barely exists.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCBC

Scientists cast doubt on reliability of US groundhog’s weather forecasts

The science is not settled.

Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America’s most celebrated rodent forecaster – whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the US.

Punxsutawney Phil, made famous by the 1993 film Groundhog Day, attracts thousands of visitors every 2 February to the Pennsylvania town from which he takes his name.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Ontario election: PCs show biggest lead since ‘turn of the century,’ Ipsos poll finds

The Progressive Conservatives hold the largest lead recorded for a party since “the turn of the century,” a new poll has found, with Doug Ford well out in front of the rest at the start of Ontario’s snap election campaign.

The survey, conducted exclusively for Global News by Ipsos Public Affairs, suggests if the election were held tomorrow the PCs would form a third consecutive majority government, with greater support than both the NDP and Liberal votes combined.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario

He’s Gone for Good: The Worst of NBC’s Chuck Todd

It’s official! Chuck Todd is finally donezo at NBC!

According to Variety, the longtime NBC News correspondent and former moderator of Meet the Press is leaving the network for good: “Chuck Todd, the former Meet the Press moderator, is leaving NBC News, he told colleagues in a memo issued Friday, a move he’s making in order to pursue ventures outside the NBCUniversal empire.” 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inThe Media, The Media Lies

Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland are targets of abuse and conspiracy theories, report says

OTTAWA—The high-stakes race for the job of Liberal leader and prime minister has prompted a deluge of misinformation online about the contest’s two front-runners.

A new report illustrating that finding comes as the race to crown Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor now has a pared-back field of five candidates, many of whom spent the past week unveiling their campaigns in earnest.

Likely coming from each others camps.

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

Donald Trump says U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada will begin today

OTTAWA—It’s a brief reprieve. But for Donald Trump’s doubters, or Canadians living in hope who thought he wouldn’t act on his tariff threat, the White House says forget that.

The U.S. president said Friday he will fulfil his threat to impose 25 per cent surcharges on Canadian and Mexican imports starting Feb. 1, in order to halt fentanyl and illegal immigrants at America’s northern and southern borders, and to correct what he calls unfair trade deficits.

However, Trump suggested there would be a staggered rollout, telling reporters he will target Canadian oil and gas shipments with a lower 10 per cent tariff rate, setting a later date for implementation of Feb. 18.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Deadly border shootout linked to 6 deaths and a cabal of intellects into AI and transgenderism

An already bizarre shootout that killed a U.S. Border Patrol agent and a suspect on a highway near the Canadian border is unfurling into a sprawling investigation encompassing four other killings allegedly linked to an odd cabal of young math and computer whizzes sharing a passion for artificial intelligence, veganism, fringe philosophy and gender fluidity.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Bishop Says Catholic Teaching Does Not Support ‘Open Border Policy’

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington signaled Friday that Catholic teachings support President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement.

Pope Francis and several bishops have previously taken stances against the president, calling Trump’s mass deportation plans a “disgrace” and stating that Catholic teaching requires countries to be open to migrants. Burbidge stated that although Catholics should affirm the dignity of migrants, nations also have a duty to uphold the rule of law and common good for its citizens.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Catholic Church, USA

Freeland’s proposed U.S. bid ban is ‘extreme’ and ‘unrealistic,’ could hurt Canada, say observers

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland’s proposed procurement bans against American firms in response to the U.S. president’s tariff threats are “unrealistic” and “populist” attempts to draw attention to her campaign, observers say, noting that while the move helps set her apart from other candidates, such boycotts could further strain bilateral relations.

Populist! OMG! – Anyone else notice the “media” seems to be putting their eggs in Carney’s basket?

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