Totally ridiculous. He's using his baby as a prop. As if he doesn't have a nanny? @fancypants_s https://t.co/1ugz9pP7lS
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) February 2, 2024
He’s hiding behind his Baby!
h/t Sweetpea
Revolt of the Core
Elites are turning on their own ‘core demographic’—even as Western working and middle classes are being pushed into rebellion.
Farmers’ revolts and geopolitical instability portend a year of flux in 2024, with the winter of 2023 becoming a touchstone for history books to mark as a transition for the international system and, specifically, the end of U.S. global hegemony. The American incapacity to hold together a coalition necessary to maintain essential cargo routes along the Red Sea—and losing face against Yemen’s Houthis, who are equipped with cheap drones—is likely a significant, if under-reported, milestone.
Geopolitics aside, what social transformations might Europeans and Westerners in general expect at home? What have imperial breakdowns meant for those who lived through them in the past? The following touches on a few of the factors that might cause what Arnold Toynbee called “the internal proletariat” to rebel against the political class in the West.
America and Britain – blind stupidity or malevolence?
Fears that the Biden administration’s bear hug of embattled Israel is the prelude to eating it alive were dramatically enhanced this week.
On Wednesday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the administration was “actively pursuing the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with real security guarantees for Israel.”
Douglas Todd: Why Vancouver housing prices became so out of whack
There has been a great deal of confusion when it comes to figuring out why Metro Vancouver housing prices are so astronomical, especially in the past decade.
But it is becoming increasingly clear why the Vancouver region’s prices have grown so out of line with the rest of Canada and other major economies.
Metro Vancouver suffered a direct hit almost a decade ago, at the same time gigantic amounts of capital were moving out of China, contributing to residents dealing with some of the most unaffordable prices in the world (with Toronto a close second).
US hits hard at militias in Iraq and Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan last weekend.
President Joe Biden said in a statement: “The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world. But let all those who might seek to do us harm know this: If you harm an American, we will respond.”
Biden and other top U.S. leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back at the militias, and they made it clear it wouldn’t be just one hit but a “tiered response” over time.
#BREAKING: As a result of the #USAF's airstrikes at the #IRGC linked targets in #Iraq, #KataibHezbollah has lost tons of its rockets and ballistic missiles. Watch explosion of the rockets as a result of the fire caused by a US airstrike at one of the KH's warehouses in #Iraq! pic.twitter.com/EW2KAkmE6r
— Babak Taghvaee – The Crisis Watch (@BabakTaghvaee1) February 2, 2024
2 teens charged with abduction after stealing car with baby, child inside: Toronto police
Two teenagers are facing several charges after allegedly stealing a car that had a young child and baby inside.
Officers were called to the area of Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West around 3:30 p.m. Thursday after getting reports of a stolen vehicle.
Police said a woman was putting groceries into her car when a 13-year-old male allegedly jumped in the running vehicle and drove away. A four-year-old child and seven-month-old baby were inside at the time.
I used to live in that area back when Lawrence and Weston was like a prosperous small town downtown.
The neighborhood demographics changed as businesses started pulling out or closing, Loblaws, the Beer & the Liquor Store, Beaver Lumber, Countrystyle Donuts and the Odeon movie theatre.
Weston Road never recovered. It’s a ghetto now, shootings, stabbings etc. are a regular occurrence.
All that’s left is crappy dollar stores and vibrant diversity.
h/t Mauser
Networks Silent On AMLO Demand For Biden Apology Over ProPublica Story
This wild story out of Mexico, wherein President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is demanding that President Joe Biden apologize over a report published by ProPublica, would draw significant coverage under normal circumstances. Instead, it stands as an indictment of the terminal laziness of our intellectually incurious Regime Media.
Canada’s refugee board orders deportation of senior Iranian official
The Immigration and Refugee Board has ordered the deportation of an Iranian government official who has been living in Canada for the past eight months.
In a decision Friday, the board ruled that Majid Iranmanesh was inadmissible to Canada because he was a senior member of Iran’s repressive regime.
He’ll be here for years to come.
Trump Derangement Syndrome Meltdown of the Week — ZOMG ‘ENVIRONMENTAL APOCALYPSE’ Edition
After a brief, unintentional hiatus to close out January, my new favorite column to write is back to kick off February in style.
Speaking of hiatuses, we will also be taking a break from the “Trump is Hitler!” stuff for this column. There are other conservatives who deserve a chance to be called “Hitler” by the unstable leftists in media, after all. Donald Trump can’t hog all of the goose step epithets.
Asylum seekers coming through Montreal airport in record numbers
Roxham Road, a notorious unofficial border crossing, might be closed but as advocates predicted, asylum seekers have found another way to enter Canada in record numbers: Montreal’s Trudeau Airport.
Arturo Nava is fresh off a flight from Mexico City, ready to start a new life in Canada.
The petrochemical engineer came on a tourist visa, but as soon as he landed in Montreal, he requested refugee status.
L.A. Prepares for ‘Toilet-to-Tap‘; Will Recycle 60% of Wastewater
LOS ANGELES, California — Local water authorities are preparing to implement new “toilet-to-tap” technology by 2032 that could see 60% of L.A.’s wastewater recycled rather than being flushed out to sea.
Liberal staffer identified as foul-mouthed ‘Balcony Man’ famous for cussing out Freedom Convoy protesters
Since the Freedom Convoy hit Ottawa two years ago, the identity of the man who became a celebrated local for his bitter, profanity-laced tirade against the protesters has remained a mystery.
That moment the mask of “inclusivity” slips:
“Go f*ck yourself! You think we f*ckin like you? No, we f*ckin HATE you! Dumb F*cking c*nt!”
Turns out he’s a liberal staffer. 😳😳😳 https://t.co/E61FQHyBYq pic.twitter.com/ZTE1OJELfl
— Yukon Strong 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@YukonStrong) February 1, 2024
Sweden investigates ‘terrorist’ act near Israeli embassy
Sweden on Friday said it has launched a terrorism investigation into an object found at the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm earlier this week.
“The preliminary investigation launched by the Swedish Police Authority on January 31, following the discovery of a dangerous object at the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, has been taken over by the Swedish Security Service,” the Swedish Security Service, also known as SAPO, announced.
“In connection with this, the criminal classification has been changed to a terrorist crime,” SAPO added.
No, for sure, I believe Justin Trudeau is the right leader for the Liberals
No one should listen to Newfoundland MP Ken McDonald, who said in an interview with Radio-Canada last month that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should face some sort of leadership review.
“Every leader, every party has a best-before date. Our best-before date is here,” he said.
“So you think at least there should be a leadership review in the Liberal Party?” Radio-Canada reporter Laurence Martin asked.
“Yes,” Mr. McDonald responded.
Donald Trump’s J6 case is REMOVED from D.C. court docket
The J6 case against Donald Trump has been removed from the Washington, D.C. circuit court’s public calendar.
There are now outstanding appeals in the case, which was brought forward by Special Counsel Jack Smith and presided over by Judge Tanya Chutkan.
h/t Mauser