Erin O’Toole is the most Liberal leader the Conservatives have ever had

On Aug. 15, the day Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau launched the federal election campaign, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s chief strategist made a prediction.

“Once again, @erinotoole begins a campaign as the underdog,” Dan Robertson tweeted. “This isn’t the first time he’s been underestimated, but it will be the last.”

No one is underestimating Mr. O’Toole today, not least the Liberals. The two leaders and the two parties are running neck and neck in the polls. Either leader could be prime minister after Sept. 20.

Go incognito

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Another Damn Election"

Richmond’s Robert E. Lee Statue Removed

A statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee was removed from its base in Richmond, Virginia’s capital, early on Wednesday after a yearlong legal battle over a monument that has been the focus of protests over racial injustice.

I was born and raised in Richmond, Va. This is a terrible desecration of history and heritage. By the way, how many people know that Robert E. Lee wanted to free the slaves?

h/t Marvin

Share
by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Cancel Culture", "Peak Woke", history, History - distortion of, Race Baiting Grievance Mongers, Racist!

AOC says Republicans share shortcomings of rape culture: It’s ‘abuse of power’ and about ‘asserting control’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , a New York Democrat, likened Republicans’ abortion law to “rape culture” Tuesday following the commencement of the Texas Heartbeat Act, also alluding to “menstruating person[s]” when referring to women.

The law, which many consider one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, demonstrates that Republicans such as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , a Kentucky Republican, want to have more control over women’s bodies than women do, Ocasio-Cortez said.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

How did it get to this?

Share
by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBatshit crazy lefties, Twitter, Twitter is Evil

Subterranean Tone-Sick Blues

A decade and a half back, the late Christopher Hitchens was talking to the then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and brought up my demographic-death-spiral thesis from America Alone. Hitch wanted to know whether, when the PM got together with the Continental bigwigs, it was part of “the European conversation”.

Tone replied that it was part of “the subterranean conversation”.

By which he meant that nice house-trained EU prime ministers hadn’t figured out a way to raise such subjects in public without being damned as racists and becoming electorally unviable, at least anywhere west of the Landstraße, to modify Metternich. They still haven’t. Fifteen years on, almost every subject worth talking about remains part of “the subterranean conversation”.

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

Chaos and confusion: The frenzied final hours of the Afghan government

For a generation that grew up with education, international investment and hope in a democratic future, reading that line must feel scarcely believable.

So how did the previous administration fall so quickly? The Taliban went from taking control of their first major city to arriving at the gates of Kabul in just 10 days.

But the capital, it was assumed, would be different. Most observers believed that Kabul would hold until a negotiated agreement could take place. On Sunday 15 August, that all changed. Within hours, the president and his top officials had fled. What was left of the Afghan army and police forces changed out of their uniforms, and went into hiding.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAfghanistan

Palestinians: Why Biden’s Aid Will Not Bring Peace

As the Biden administration steps up its efforts to bolster the Palestinian Authority (PA), Palestinians seem to be increasingly losing faith in their leaders.

The Palestinian public also appears to be losing faith in any peace process with Israel. Many are even saying that they support the annulment of the Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 between Israel and the PLO and that the only peace process they would support is one that leads to the elimination of Israel.

The Biden administration, which earlier this year restored relations with the PA and pledged to resume unconditional financial aid to the Palestinians, apparently believes that such measures will pave the way for the revival of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians toward a “two-state solution.”

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inIsraeli - Islam Conflict

Fort Hood gunman congratulates Taliban from death row in handwritten letter

The former U.S. Army major and self-described “soldier of Allah” behind the deadly 2009 massacre at Fort Hood cheered the resurgent Taliban ’s takeover of Afghanistan in a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.

Writing from death row at Fort Leavenworth , Nidal Hasan boasted “We Have Won” and congratulated the Taliban. Hasan, who gunned down 14 people and wounded 43 more, urged the nascent terrorist government to implement its brand of brutal oppression under the guise of religion.

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

Send in Rapinoe! Taliban official says women will be barred from playing sports in Afghanistan

“I don’t think women will be allowed to play cricket because it is not necessary that women should play cricket,” Wasiq said. “In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and bodies will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this.”

If allowed to take participate in sports, there will be “photos and videos” of the women that people will undoubtedly watch – something that cannot occur, Wasiq said.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAfghanistan

RCMP will not apologize to Black community for excessive Halifax street checks

The RCMP says there will be no formal apology to Halifax’s Black communities for its heavy use of street checks, despite the Halifax regional police having done so almost two years ago.

Street checks, which are now banned in Nova Scotia, are defined as police randomly stopping citizens on the streets, recording personal information and storing it electronically – a practice sometimes referred to as “carding” elsewhere in Canada.

Share
by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inRCMP