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U.S. Republicans sour on Canada-U.S. relationship as Trump ramps up ’51st state’ rhetoric

WASHINGTON — No one is shocked these days when U.S. President Donald Trump calls Canada the “51st state” or refers to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a “governor.”

But Trump’s habit of occasionally targeting Canada with crude insults has become much more common among rank-and-file Republicans in recent weeks.

As Trump watches his poll numbers sink under the weight of controversial policies and an unpopular war with Iran, he is casting about for scapegoats, said Robert C. Rowland, professor of rhetoric at the University of Kansas.

This is not good news, though such pronouncements are often mere negotiating tactics.

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump says Canada and Mexico NEED AMERICA to survive, so he "doesn't care" about updating the USMCA trade agreement

TARIFFS WORK 🇺🇸

"I don't care. I mean, I don't really want to. I'd rather be independent. Here's the thing, Mexico and Canada need us. We… pic.twitter.com/ekbmBnI6FS

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 28, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque

Today, it’s a field of grass. But soon, it’ll be the site of the first mosque in this Japanese town.

“It makes me worry about how our community might change,” says long-time resident Noriko Izumizawa.

Plans to build an Islamic religious site in Fujisawa, a laid-back seaside town about an hour’s drive south of Tokyo, have sparked a wide range of emotions.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Japan

Canadians returning from ISIS ‘highly likely’ to pose threat, intelligence report says

A group of Canadians detained overseas for allegedly being part of ISIS will “highly likely” pose a threat when they return home, warns an intelligence document obtained by Global News.

The Integrated Threat Assessment Centre report was written in June, after Iraq said it had taken custody of an unspecified number of ISIS members from Canada.

The suspects are liable to contribute to extremism once they returned to Canada, “either directly through an act of violence or indirectly by radicalizing others,” the intelligence report said.

Bet they’re considered cultural assets by the LPC.

REPORT: @CitImmCanada questions program that allowed 7,785 jobless actors, comedians & artists to enter the country in the name of contribution “to cultural or athletic life of Canada.” Most immigrants let in through cultural program were Chinese (31%), Iranian (14%) and Indian… pic.twitter.com/u9AwZZnX5L

— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) July 28, 2026

h/t Hermes

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Car ramming attacks: Why do they keep happening?

The deadly vehicle attack in Germany has once again raised concerns about vehicles being used as weapons, as it follows a series of similar attacks around the world.

In this latest incident, one person was killed and more than a dozen others were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd near Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) Pride celebrations on Saturday evening. The attack occurred in the Tiergarten area close to the Brandenburg Gate, where hundreds of thousands of people had gathered for one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ events.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, Uncategorized

Ottawa vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of spying allegations against Canadian NATO intern says foreigner put in charge of stealing your guns by Globalist cabal.

Spy charges against Canadian intern at NATO triggers ‘cascade of issues’ for multiple agencies

OTTAWA — A Canadian intern accused of spying at NATO’s strategic headquarters will make her first appearance in a Belgium court Tuesday to seek bail, and while the hearing will be held behind closed doors, the outcome will be released to the public.

The female suspect is accused of working on “behalf of a third country and of being a member of a criminal organization,” according to the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, adding that the chamber will decide if “pre-trial detention should be maintained.”

… As per protocol, the intern was vetted by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the RCMP before being hired at NATO.

More … Ottawa vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of spying allegations against Canadian NATO intern says foreigner in charge of stealing your guns.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - Security Risk Under Liberal Party Regime", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada, Espionage, NATO

Japan earthquake injures 50 and traps ‘many people’ inside shopping mall

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, leaving at least 50 people injured. Some are trapped and presumed dead inside a shopping mall.

The earthquake hit the Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and damaging roads, bridges and buildings.

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, told reporters authorities were still assessing the extent of the damage in the area, which was devastated by another deadly quake a decade ago.

Japan quake damage seen from the air

Kumamoto fire and police services are assessing damage from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck southwestern Japan on July 28.

Visit our website for updates: https://t.co/bZpiKm94yl pic.twitter.com/9SP7bw7znq

— NHK WORLD News (@NHKWORLD_News) July 28, 2026

7.1 QUAKE SLAMS JAPAN: Tsunami Alert Issued as Thousands Lose Power! 🚨 pic.twitter.com/bTpbWVNJgm

— Roberto Gil (@RbtGil) July 28, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Mother Nature Hates You", Japan

Indian students arranged marriages of convenience for spouse work permits to Canada, warned New Delhi migration official

The number of Indian undergraduate students applying to come to Canada has dropped over the past few years, in part because Ottawa ended a program granting the spouses of international students work permits, an internal government communication shows.

The communication discloses how marriages of convenience by some Indian students had enabled their spouses to accompany them to this country to work and to help them pay for their studies.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Liberal Party Criminal Abuse Of Immigration Policy For Private & Political Gain", "Mass Immigration - Follow the money", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons?

When US President Donald Trump took the stage earlier this month at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, flanked by the CEOs of some of America’s largest defence firms, he had one message in mind: build more weapons, and build them faster.

“We have the best quality in the world,” Trump told the armsmakers gathered at the US Army War College, with ‘Secretary of War’ Pete Hegseth at his side. “But we need a little more speed.”

The Trump administration framed the summit as part of a two-pronged approach to revitalise American industry and bolster US warfighting capabilities and, in Hegseth’s words, its “arsenal of freedom”.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•USA

Poilievre is not the right Conservative leader for these times

HALIFAX—So, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is making an image adjustment.

He has decided to exchange his signature smirk and the snarky remarks that go along with it for a more positive pose. He is now offering to work with all parties to prevent American tariffs on Canadian exports from happening. “Conservatives are here to help and fight for Canada,” he recently said.

The seemingly endless loop of slogans appeared to have stopped, too.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 27, 2026•0•Conservative Party

Fauci expressed disillusionment with ‘rambling, crazy’ Trump in journal

Diary entries released by a Republican senator in an attempt to damage Anthony Fauci also show the former top US government science adviser’s growing disillusionment with Donald Trump in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, branding the president “rambling”, “crazy”, “desperate”, “bumbling”, “incompetent”, “an idiot”, “a true embarrassment”, “totally nuts” and “truly an obnoxious adolescent”.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 27, 2026•0•President Trump

‘Disappointed’ Doug Ford spoke privately with Mark Carney after decision blocking Billy Bishop expansion

Premier Doug Ford told Prime Minister Mark Carney how “disappointed” he was that Ottawa is abandoning the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport expansion to allow commuter jets, the Star has learned.

Carney cancelled the island airport scheme before it could cause his Liberals any political turbulence, including potentially in the Aug. 31 Beaches—East York byelection that the prime minister called Sunday.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics"

Anti-Americanism is a poison that is still dangerously warping the Left

Our dog is nearly 14 years old. Much as he still enjoys life, it is hard to teach him new tricks. But he is only a dog.

The Left has no such excuse. It has always looked down on the Conservatives as the “stupid party”. Yet it is the Left – which loves to pose as the vanguard of a new society – that keeps falling for the same old snares and delusions.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 27, 2026•0•Trump Derangement Syndrome

Canada ‘not an option’ for thousands of Haitians and Syrians who could lose immigration status in U.S.: lawyer

With more than 350,000 Haitians and Syrians set to lose their protected immigration status in the U.S. today, will Canada see another influx of asylum seekers at the border?

“In the past, a lot of people came to Canada when they were losing their status in the United States and Canada saw a pretty significant surge at the border, and especially at irregular border crossings,” Toronto-based immigration lawyer Joel Sandaluk told CTV’s Your Morning on Monday.

“That can’t happen anymore.”

I’ll believe it when I see it.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 28, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, Canada, USA

Dutch Asylum Row Escalates After Explosion and Vandalism

Homes belonging to supporters of a planned asylum centre have been vandalised in the Dutch villages of Engelen and Bokhoven, marking the latest escalation in a dispute that has already involved demonstrations, a motorway blockade and an explosion.

Police said homes, fences and other properties had been spray-painted with slogans including “AMV nee” and “POA,” as well as crude insults. AMV is the Dutch abbreviation for unaccompanied minor foreign nationals, while POA refers to a reception facility used during the asylum process.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 27, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints

Toronto Police Used Drones 2,365 Times in 2025 for Investigations: Police Report

Toronto police conducted 2,365 drone flights in 2025 to assist with criminal investigations, searches for missing persons, and other operations, according to an annual report recently presented to the Toronto Police Service Board.

Police used air support capabilities—which include drones and helicopters—to improve response times, situational awareness, and public safety outcomes, the report says.

by Blazingcatfur•July 28, 2026July 27, 2026•0•Crime