It’s literally impossible to tell which person is the biological male playing basketball. pic.twitter.com/bwavhkRBpo
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) August 5, 2026
WTF?
Author: Blazingcatfur
Afrofest organizer blames city for cancellation: ‘We have never been accepted in the Beaches’
The organizer of Afrofest, one of the largest celebrations of African music and culture in North America, is blaming the city for the cancellation of this summer’s festival, which has been running annually for nearly 40 years.
“There’s a lot of anger in me,” said Peter Toh, executive and artistic director of Afrofest. “What happened is by design. We have never been accepted in the Beaches, only tolerated.”
It’s implied racism was the cause of course. Africans built the Beaches after all.
If this keeps up Toronto will soon be facing a shortage of mass shooting venues.
The Typhus Rats of Los Angeles
Rats have been with us since the beginning. For thousands of years, wherever humans settled land, built cities, or crossed oceans, rats were never far behind, constructing a civilization of their own beneath our feet.
In Los Angeles County (L.A.), rats abound. You may see only an occasional rat dart across an alley or root through a restaurant dumpster, but make no mistake: they are everywhere, from Skid Row to Koreatown, from Boyle Heights to Santa Monica. They are always nearby, even if sometimes out of sight: scurrying in storm drains, walls, crawl spaces, and alleyways.
Michael Higgins: On Emancipation Day, Carney shamed Canadians
When the Carney Liberals lecture Canadians on history it is with a smugness and self-righteousness that is as loathsome as it is tiresome.
Saturday’s Emancipation Day — created by the Liberals in 2021 — proved such an occasion for pontificating and sermonizing by our prime minister and senior ministers.
What the Gaza Roadmap Actually Says
On July 30, US President Donald J. Trump announced that his Board of Peace had obtained an agreement for the disarmament of Hamas and of every other armed group in Gaza. The 15-point roadmap published the following morning promised the transfer of government to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), an International Stabilization Force (ISF), an International Verification Committee, and a phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza tied to certified progress.
The shiny new US-Canada bridge that Stellantis truck drivers are forbidden to touch
After decades of waiting, political debates, and construction delays starting back in June 2018, the Gordie Howe International Bridge officially opened on July 26, 2026. Connecting Michigan’s Interstate 75 directly with Ontario’s Highway 401, this modern engineering marvel was supposed to revolutionize cross-border shipping between the US and Canada. There is just one tiny, hilariously corporate catch: if you drive a semi-truck for Stellantis’ logistics arm, FCA Transport, touching that shiny new asphalt could cost you your job.
h/t Shasta
Experimental US weapon test blamed for crashing medical plane and killing four Americans
A US military GPS-jamming exercise has been linked to a medevac plane crash that killed four people in the mountains of New Mexico.
The twin-engine Beechcraft King Air was flying from Roswell to Ruidoso in early May to collect a patient when its pilots suddenly lost access to their modern navigation systems.
It was a clear, nearly moonless night, leaving the crew with few visual references as they flew over the dark and sparsely populated landscape.
Over 4,000 charges laid in retail theft probe involving ‘repeat and prolific offenders’: Toronto police
The thefts are shockingly brazen. Videos shared by Toronto police on Wednesday show multiple suspects walking into stores, loading up bags, suitcases and shopping carts with items and walking out, seemingly without fear of consequence.
Despite the cavalier nature of the alleged crimes, there were indeed consequences.
Toronto police announced over 500 arrests and 4,000 charges in a years-long, ongoing retail theft probe that Supt. Ron Taverner said involves “repeat and prolific offenders” with ties to larger organized crime groups.
Afghan Suspect in Death of British Woman was Migrant Featured in Red Cross Animation
The 26-year-old Afghan man who confessed to dumping the remains of a dead British woman in Greece has been identified as boxer and migrant Sharif Ahmadzai.
Ahmadzai, whose identity was disclosed by local and international outlets, reportedly arrived through a migrant boat on the Greek island of Lesbos in 2016. His story as a migrant was the center of an animation published by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IRFC) nine years ago.
PC support has slipped in wake of MPP expenses scandal: poll
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has seen his popularity dip in the wake of an MPP expense scandal but the total impact appears to be “marginal rather than transformational,” a new survey suggests.
Abacus Data surveyed 1,000 Ontario adults on behalf of the Toronto Star from July 23 to July 29.
It found that support for the PCs among committed voters has fallen from 42 per cent to 40 per cent when compared to a similar survey that was conducted in June.
Mom of the year …
MOUNT VERNON, New York (WABC) — Mount Vernon’s deputy commissioner of public safety was arrested for allegedly being the getaway driver for her son, who is accused of shooting at a rival gang member earlier this summer.
Jennifer Lackard, 49, and her son, 20-year-old Chase Lackard, were arrested at their home on Boynton Avenue on Tuesday morning.
Her son, who is an alleged gang member, is accused of opening fire from a vehicle on June 29 behind the Bronx Criminal Courthouse at East 162nd Street and Grand Avenue.
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Why teen takeovers? For years, we’ve been told that the reason that blacks are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system and in school discipline cases is racism. The Obama and Biden Justice Departments sued school districts for civil rights violations if they disciplined… pic.twitter.com/ycj9MJlKTU
— Heather Mac Donald (@HMDatMI) August 4, 2026
h/t Mauser
The dairy sector is lobbying hard in USMCA talks. The government didn’t want you to know
Last year, when the federal government invited Canadians to share their views about the operation of USMCA, 5,143 stakeholders heeded the call.
In its summary of the findings, Ottawa noted that a cross-section of Canadian society – businesses, industry associations, unions, individuals, civil society and Indigenous groups – “voiced strong support for maintaining Canada’s supply‑management system for dairy, poultry, and eggs as a pillar of food sovereignty.”
But the actual submissions told a very different story – about a lopsided effort to influence policy.
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
A drone carrying an explosive device has been found at a German airport, police say.
A robot was deployed at Leipzig/Halle Airport after the device was spotted by an employee near Ukrainian cargo planes overnight, according to Saxony police.
A second unidentified object collided with a cargo aircraft near the same airport. Minor damage was detected on the aircraft after it landed in Hanover.
Tasha Kheiriddin: Antisemitic terrorism is a national emergency. Carney needs to act like it
When does hate become terrorism? Answer: when it is orchestrated, repeatedly, to sow fear, cause chaos, and undermine society. One hateful act can be the work of a vengeful madman; a series of hateful acts, against the same community, conducted in a similar manner, constitute terrorism.
That is what Jews in Canada face today. Since October 7, 2023, B’nai Brith Canada has documented nearly 5,800 total incidents in 2023 and a record 6,800 incidents throughout 2025. By today’s stats, that’s one hate crime for every 487 Jewish residents. Jews are 22 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime than non-Jewish Canadians
As the lights go out, Cuba’s true believers vow to resist US intervention
In the dark before dawn, Juan Victor Hernández Campo was cheerleading a 5,000-strong crowd in the outskirts of the Cuban provincial capital of Pinar del Rio. “Aquí, quien no salte es yanqui!” he roared. “If you don’t jump, you’re a Yankee!”
Those in front of him, in T-shirts commemorating Fidel and Raúl Castro’s 1953 attack on the Moncada military barracks, roared back and – as much as their age allowed – leapt to their feet.
When Hernández asked them for more, one woman pointed out he would struggle for lift-off himself given the size of his belly. He responded by pulling his T-shirt tight and proudly rotating like a courting turkey. “¡Abajo el bloqueo!” He shouted. “Down with the blockade!” The crowd laughed and waved small Cuban flags.