Sikh activists in US, Canada face threats a year after Trudeau linked leader’s killing to India

The Canadian flags fool no one.

WASHINGTON/TORONTO, Aug 12 (Reuters) – As a physician specializing in addiction, Dr. Jasmeet Bains, the first Sikh American elected to the California assembly, was used to risky situations.
Even so, Bains said she was shocked when four men came to her office in August last year, shortly after California adopted her resolution declaring the killing of thousands of Sikhs in India in 1984 a genocide. The men, who appeared to be of Indian origin, warned they would “do whatever it takes to go after you,” Bains said.

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A Roundup of the Worst Woke Moments at the Paris Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have come to a close, and while countless athletes shined, the games’ organizers brought shame to this global event.

Ominous signs began even before the opening night of the games. The opening ceremony’s creators told French media in July that their show would be an anti-“Puy-du-Fou.” Puy-du-Fou is a popular French theme park in the more conservative Vendée region with spectacular shows that celebrate French history, culture, and religion. Why would the creators want to make the opposite of that?

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No, Harris Is Not the Frontrunner… Yet

“Kamala Harris is now the presidential frontrunner,” my Townhall colleague Guy Benson warned on Monday, and “though many caveats apply,” I’m here to tell you how we win.

The Harris we used to know was so beatable that her 2020 bid for the Democrat presidential nomination didn’t even make it to 2020. She ended her hapless and unloved campaign towards the end of 2019, weeks before the Iowa caucuses. 

Just like Hillary was the frontrunner.

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Joe Adam George: Terror arrests show risk of taking in large numbers of poorly vetted Gazans

In a sensational domestic terrorism case, late last month, the RCMP arrested an ISIS-inspired father-son duo who were allegedly plotting to carry out a mass casualty attack in Toronto. It was later revealed that Canadian authorities had inexplicably permitted the father to immigrate to Canada and granted him citizenship, despite allegedly appearing in an ISIS propaganda video in which he is seen dismembering a prisoner.

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Marseille’s drug wars between rival gangs spread across France

When President Macron declared war on Marseilles’s ultra-violent drugs gangs in March, one crime boss phoned the public broadcaster FranceInfo from his prison cell to mock the “unprecedented” police crackdown.

“All the prisoners, we all had a good laugh in front of the TV,” he said in a conversation broadcast on national television. Using an illegal mobile phone, he said police patrols were designed to impress the media but had little impact on street dealing.

“They go for a little walk around. That takes 15 or 20 minutes, then they leave,” he said. The broadcaster verified the identity of the convict, who is serving a lengthy sentence in Marseilles’ Baumettes prison for drugs trafficking and money laundering but did not name him and disguised his voice.

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Joe Biden gave the Dems a fighting chance by quitting. Justin Trudeau is sinking the Liberals by refusing to do the same

Canada is broken.

We’ve heard that a lot from Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre followed by a list of things that are broken: the carbon tax, grocery prices, housing, addiction treatment programs etc., etc. You’d think that we were a failed state.

It sounds a lot like former U.S. president Donald Trump, who forecasts doom and gloom whenever he gets a chance; a third World War, a depression, people flooding into the country from insane asylums. The list goes on and on and of course, only he can fix it.

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Raygun’s breakdancing coach and husband goes viral for his own underwhelming routines

Australian Olympics breakdancer Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn’s husband is now the talk of the internet over footage of his own questionable moves.

Samuel Free, who also coaches Raygun, performs under the name Sammy The Free as a fellow breakdancer.

His wife failed to poll a single point across three ‘battles’ during the Paris Olympics and was widely panned for her routine and uniform.


A good reason not to confirm “breakdancing” as an Olympic sport.

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Katherine Brodsky: The ‘good Jews’ trotted out to bash Israel

Within any group of people, there are large disagreements. Jews are certainly no different, having probably as many opinions on the goings-on in the Middle East as there are Jewish people. Even those who support Israel are on a spectrum, with some being more critical of Israeli actions and policies, and others being more supportive.

We’re all entitled to our own perspectives (though not facts). That means that those Jews who aren’t supportive of Israeli actions are certainly entitled to a voice — as individuals.

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You can tell it’s a working-class election by Harris and Walz’s dishonesty and lies

The stealing class has figured out that it’s a working-class election.

You can tell by what they pilfer.

By “stealing class,” I mean the Harris-Walz campaign in particular, and the party of big government in general.

They exist, and flourish, not by creating new wealth and ideas, but by stealing the produce of others.

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Michael Higgins: Don’t believe Trudeau when he says he wants to celebrate Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be suffering from cognitive dissonance as he assumed the role of cheerleader-in-chief on Monday at an investment announcement in Ontario.

Canadians need to do a better job of cheering for the country and its achievements, he said in a high-energy, effusive, almost breathless speech.

h/t DS

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Kyiv’s Top Commander: Ukraine Holds Almost 390 Square Miles of Russia’s Kursk Region After Incursion That Embarrassed Moscow

KYIV — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 386 square miles of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin.

General Oleksandr Syrskyi made the statement in a video posted Monday to President Zelensky’s Telegram channel. In the video, he briefed the president on the front-line situation.

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Trudeau upset Poilievre casts doubt on Liberal’s dubious EV gamble

Trudeau calls Poilievre’s stance on Chinese EV tariffs ‘baloney’

Prime Minster Justin Trudeau took aim at federal Conservatives on Monday, accusing leader Pierre Poilievre of not supporting investments in the electric vehicle sector.

Trudeau was attending a funding announcement at Goodyear’s tire plant in Napanee, Ont. Goodyear Canada announced it is investing $575 million to expand and modernize the plant with the goal of making it net-zero in less than two decades. The federal government is contributing $44.3 million, while Ontario’s government is kicking in another $20 million.

Trudeau said the plant’s increased capacity will include tires made specifically for electric vehicles.

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