Michelle Obama Tells Stephen Colbert She‘s ‘Lost‘ in Trump‘s America

Former first lady Michelle Obama joined Stephen Colbert Tuesday night and delivered a depressing diatribe about the President Donald Trump-led White House ballroom construction, calling herself “confused” and “lost” as “standards and norms” are being broken.

h/t XC

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So called ‘Canadian’ convicted in foiled NYC terror plot stabs US correctional officers in prison

A 27-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., currently serving a US prison sentence for his role in a foiled 2016 terrorist plot, has pleaded guilty to stabbing two correctional officers with a weapon fashioned from a steel desk inside his cell.

The US Department of Justice confirmed Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy’s guilty plea in a news release Tuesday, detailing the Dec. 7, 2020, incident at United States Penitentiary Allenwood in Pennsylvania.

(Incognito)

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School governors across England told to dismiss Muslim rape gang fears as ‘disinformation’

School governors across England have been told to dismiss fears about grooming gangs as “disinformation”, it can be revealed.

Thousands of volunteers for education governing bodies were presented with various scenarios during safeguarding training, including one involving rumours of “men belonging to a particular religion” committing “violent crimes against women”.

They were reportedly asked to identify the scenario as an “online safety risk” because pupils were spreading “disinformation”, according to The Daily Telegraph

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Canada’s abysmal record appeasing terrorists

If Canada’s track record in appeasing terrorists is any indication, no good can come out of the federal government’s recognition of a Palestinian state. The last time Canada’s leaders rewarded terrorism, we almost lost the country.

We’ve never discussed this aspect of our constitutional history. For some odd reason, it doesn’t seem to be a subject anyone wants to broach, let alone debate in the marketplace of ideas. Verboten. Hands off. And I’m wondering whether this lack of discussion led to Prime Minister Carney making an inadequately informed decision.

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French tradition of rose crown for ‘virtuous’ girls branded sexist

Louis XVIII couronne la rosière de Mittau

Every year, young women in southwestern France put on white dresses and prepare for an important vote: to be titled the most virtuous woman of their village.

The tradition of crowning an 18-year-old woman with white roses in recognition of her irreproachable conduct and moral character originated in the 19th century but is still practised in 45 French villages.

It is now at the centre of a row over alleged government “wokeism”. Mayors are furious that the culture ministry is refusing to back their demand for the tradition to be given Unesco world heritage status on the grounds that it contravenes the principle of gender equality.


Screw the ‘Cultureless Ministry’.

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LILLEY: Carney’s budget as unsustainable as a Trudeau budget

Mark Carney’s first budget is every bit as unsustainable as the budgets of Justin Trudeau. That’s if we hold Carney to the same measuring stick that he used to criticize Trudeau’s budgets.

The current Liberal PM is fond of saying that the former Liberal prime minister increased program spending far too much, and now he’s doing just that.

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King Charles officially strips Andrew of HRH style and prince title

King Charles has officially stripped the former Duke of York, now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, of his HRH style and his prince title.

Charles formally made the changes, which were announced a week ago, by issuing a letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm, which the Crown Office published in the Gazette, the UK’s official public record.

The entry, published on Wednesday, read: “The king has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 3 November 2025 to declare that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of ‘Royal Highness’ and the titular dignity of ‘Prince’.”

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Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress

Representative Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the most powerful women in American history.

Ms. Pelosi, 85, was the nation’s first and only female House speaker, and she will have represented San Francisco in Congress for 39 years when she leaves office. She has served during an era of seismic change for American society and her own city, from the throes of the AIDS crisis to the legalization of gay marriage, and through the meteoric rise of the tech sector and the nation’s extreme polarization.

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Carney’s budget needs 2 votes. Will this funding targeting opposition ridings get him there?

Prime Minister Mark Carney insists the federal budget was crafted to contain a number of measures championed by MPs from other parties, and that those olive branches will become apparent in the coming days.

With one MP already crossing the floor to join the Liberals, Carney now needs only two more votes, or abstentions, to pass his budget.

The unanswered question is whether any of those measures will convince enough opposition MPs that letting the budget pass is in their interests.

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Russian comic fan is first jailed under Kremlin ‘Satanism’ ban

A man in St Petersburg who was arrested on his way to a comic book and fantasy festival has become the first person to be imprisoned under the Kremlin’s crackdown on supposed Satanism.

Artyom Repin was was detained on charges of possessing a goblet with a pentagram, an image of Baphomet, a goat-headed pagan deity, and a book called Satanic Rituals. He has been jailed for 12 days.

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WTF?

She told the brat to get his feet off the furniture.

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Company building Toronto’s new electric ferries faces criminal corruption charges overseas

The shipbuilder awarded $92 million to construct Toronto’s two new electric ferries will soon face trial overseas on corruption charges and sanctions violations, a legal threat experts say could imperil the company.

The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service announced in April that it was prosecuting Damen, a major international shipbuilder headquartered in the Netherlands, for bribery, forgery and money-laundering. The service also said it was investigating the company for violating Russian sanctions.


I bet these will work great mid-winter.

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