Arrivederci, America. Could ABC’s left-wing, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel be getting ready to utter that classic Italian farewell? Anything is possible after he revealed he now has citizenship for Italy as he mourned President Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the White House.
For the year 2024, Ms. Elghawaby claimed $54,459.77 to cover the costs of 31 trips, mainly to attend symposia and conferences on issues related to Islamophobia.
A sign that this amount is high, it exceeds the sums claimed during the same period by the CEO of the Alto high-speed train project, the spendthrift Martin Imbleau ($47,114).
In fact, even Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, has called for less travel spending in 2024 ($54,236).
“A nightmare of murder and crime,” Donald Trump called Washington DC during the 2024 election campaign, adding that the US national capital was “a dirty, crime-ridden death trap, that must be taken over and properly run”.
The president’s animus against Washington continued after he returned to office, when he charged that Washington’s elected local officials were “not doing the job – too much crime, too much graffiti”. On Feb 19, while returning to Washington from Mar-a-Lago, Trump suggested a federal takeover of the capital city’s municipal governance to address its many woes.
A pro-Palestinian group’s planned “Danforth takeover” Tuesday near eight TTC subway stations is a “threat to critical city infrastructure,” a Toronto city councillor said.
Councillor James Pasternak, who represents the York Centre ward, expressed his concerns Monday about the protest in a statement to media, calling on Toronto Police and the TTC to “ensure safe public access to all subway stations and City of Toronto infrastructure.
But it's their "charter right" to shut down public transit and put us all in danger — just ask the police or Olivia Chow, right, @fancypants_s ? https://t.co/d0bNS1ux2N
— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) August 12, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
The Trump administration is evaluating plans that would establish a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into American cities facing protests or other unrest, according to internal Pentagon documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
The plan calls for 600 troops to be on standby at all times so they can deploy in as little as one hour, the documents say. They would be split into two groups of 300 and stationed at military bases in Alabama and Arizona, with purview of regions east and west of the Mississippi River, respectively.
The Israel Defense Forces killed Anas al-Sharif, who Israel says posed as a journalist for the Qatari Al Jazeera network but was actively serving as the head of a Hamas terrorist cell.
Al-Sharif, who was slain in Gaza City on Saturday, was responsible for orchestrating and advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops, the Israeli military said.
Rachel and pals are incensed at the NATPO’s callous treatment of their Muslim terrorist hero.
Oh FUCK you National Post. This is unforgivable, traitorous shit from people claiming to be journalists.
How dare you accept this framing from a state that is SLAUGHTERING our colleagues.
How DARE you. https://t.co/UnjdJiiFgO
— Rachel Gilmore (@atRachelGilmore) August 11, 2025
European Union leaders made a rallying call to defend Ukraine’s freedom to decide its own future in advance of their virtual summit with Donald Trump – convened to discuss US strategy before the president’s talks with Vladimir Putin on Friday.
With the exception of Hungary, all EU leaders signed a joint statement, with Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, also calling for the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to attend the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on Friday.
Trump insists his meeting with Putin is a “feel-out” to gauge the Russian leader’s willingness to compromise, but European leaders fear Trump will be lured into a joint declaration with Moscow that involves irretrievable concessions before substantive talks between Ukraine and Russia.
The Carney Liberals have been hiding immigration data from Canadians for months. Now, after being called out on it, the government says it’s all in the name of openness and transparency.
Normally, government numbers on the number of new arrivals, the number of asylum seekers and more are released on the government’s open data portal. As of now, the government hasn’t released any data since May and that information only covers until the end of March.
Culture SHOCK ⚡️ for an Albertan to visit Ontario! pic.twitter.com/jxxiqX1sAg
— JayGen er (@JayGenXer) August 11, 2025
The number of migrants to cross the English Channel in small boats since Labour came to power last summer is expected to have reached 50,000.
Home Office data shows 49,797 people had made the journey as of Sunday, with Monday’s total due to be released later.
Government minister Baroness Smith told the BBC this was an “unacceptable number of people” but pointed to the “one in, one out” returns deal with France as a deterrent.
But the Conservative Party said the migrant crossing totals showed Labour had “surrendered our borders”.
Labour like our Liberal party doesn’t want to stop the flow of 3rd world invaders.
More than 50 percent of Canadians say the size and cost of the federal public service should be scaled back in the years ahead, a new poll suggests.
A Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) poll conducted by Leger found that 54 percent of respondents would like to see the federal bureaucracy trimmed while 24 percent want it maintained. Only 4 percent said it should be increased and 17 percent said they were uncertain.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s grand jury transcripts will not be released, a federal judge has ruled, saying the Trump administration’s request to do so is a “diversion”.
Paul Engelmayer, a Manhattan District Court judge, suggested the Department of Justice (DOJ) had requested the transcripts be released to create the “illusion” of transparency.
The judge said the files would not reveal any new information, adding that they “do not discuss or identify any client of Epstein’s or Maxwell’s”.
The recent decision by the Ontario Superior Court rendering the removal of Toronto’s bike lanes unconstitutional recalls the great Dr. Seuss book Oh, The Thinks You Can Think. Just think how we could change Canada if we take the logic of this ruling and keep going.
Oh, the thinks we could think.
Former Bravo star Jennifer Welch wildly called for President Trump supporters to be banned from all Mexican, Chinese and Indian restaurants in the US — saying they should get their “fat asses over to Cracker Barrel” instead.
In a profanity-laden meltdown on her “I’ve Had It” podcast, the mom-of-two unleashed on white voters who agree with Trump’s border policies but still want to frequent restaurants run by immigrants.
Actress and podcaster Jennifer Welch says White Trump voters shouldn’t be allowed to eat at Mexican or Chinese restaurants and should only go to Cracker Barrel pic.twitter.com/upSTDmyABz
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 10, 2025
h/t Mauser
In this case, Hamilton’s mayor has “directed” that a billboard with a message discussing gender and children be immediately removed.
#HamOnt Please see the following statement from Mayor Horwath regarding unacceptable content on a billboard near the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
“This afternoon, my office was made aware of a transphobic ad on a billboard along the Linc. While the billboard is not City-owned,… pic.twitter.com/NF7MdNcUJ7
— Andrea Horwath (@AndreaHorwath) August 9, 2025
Andrea is a sick minded bozo.
The U.S. military and Coast Guard are monitoring the simultaneous appearance of five Chinese icebreaking vessels in the Arctic region near Alaska. That unprecedented presence represents two and a half times the number of icebreakers currently capable of being operated in the entire Arctic region by the U.S. Coast Guard. Another is scheduled to be commissioned on Sunday and plans are underway to build dozens more.
h/t DS
