Author: Blazingcatfur

Nolte: First Quarter Box Office Is ‘Bad. Really Bad’ with ‘Plenty of Flops’

As last year’s dismal box office became apparent, we were assured and reassured by the so-called experts that this year’s box office would set everything right. Well…

“As of Sunday, movies have generated $1.34 billion in the U.S. and Canada this year, down 7% from the same period in 2024, according to Comscore,” reports the far-left L.A. Times. “March has been particularly weak. The month is expected to end down 50% year over year. Remember, last year‘s first quarter was down significantly from pre-COVID-19 levels, so business is bad. Really bad.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHollywood

Europe Confronts Reality That Vance’s Hostility Is More Than Just a Show

European leaders had hoped that Vice President JD Vance’s antagonism was a political show to build domestic support. Now, after Vance expressed disdain for Europe in a private text chat about Yemen attack details, officials are coming to terms with a vocal vice president whose antipathy for Europe appears to run deep.

“I just hate bailing Europe out again,” he said regarding planned U.S. strikes against Houthi rebels, in an exchange published by the Atlantic magazine. He told fellow administration officials that the U.S. was “making a mistake” by hitting the Houthis, whose attacks on Red Sea shipping have scrambled global shipping routes.

He noted that only “3 percent of US trade runs through the Suez. 40 percent of European trade does.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth replied to Vance’s comments: “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEurope, European Union, USA

Trump threatens EU and Canada with more tariffs if they work together to harm U.S.

OTTAWA – U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening large tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they work together to do economic harm to the U.S.

In a post on social media, Trump says the tariffs would be “far larger than currently planned.”

The comments follow Trump’s move to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all automobile imports to the U.S. starting next week.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Zelensky says ‘Putin will die soon’ and vows ‘it will come to an end’ – as rumours of the Russian dictator’s health gather steam

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that Vladimir Putin ‘will die soon’ amid rumours that the Russian leader is battling poor health.

Zelensky’s damning assessment of Putin’s health came during a sit-down interview with journalists in Paris following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday.

He said: ‘He (Putin) will die soon, and that’s a fact, and it will come to an end.’

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Ukraine - Russia"

‘I will not be silent’: Danielle Smith defends U.S. diplomatic efforts in face of national criticism

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responded on Wednesday to the barrage of criticism she’s faced from across Canada for her recent diplomatic efforts and media appearances in the U.S.

During Wednesday’s afternoon session in the Alberta Legislature, Smith said she’s been unjustly criticized for her attempts to persuade officials that a trade war between the U.S. and Canada would be a bad idea. She defended her strategy, characterizing her actions as entering the “lion’s den” to change the hearts and minds of Americans that Canada needs on its side

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Top US officials’ personal data available online — report

The data of some of US President Donald Trump’s closest advisers was reportedly found online by German news magazine Der Spiegel.

Included in the report were national security adviser Mike Waltz, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The officials’ mobile phone numbers, email addresses and, in some cases, passwords connected to their accounts could be accessed via commercial data-search engines and hacked data widely available online.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

GOLDSTEIN: Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump

The idea that Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the current Liberal government are best equipped to fight a trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump is absurd.

In fact, the Liberals over their decade in power weakened our ability to fight that war by undermining our economy.

‘We’re seriously outgunned’ in trade war, warns former Bank of Canada governor

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Election 2025, USA

Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US

President Donald Trump has announced new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts coming into the US.

Trump said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with charges on businesses importing vehicles starting the next day. Taxes on parts are set to start in May or later.

The president said the measure would lead to “tremendous growth” for the industry, promising it would spur jobs and investment in the US.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Quebec missteps could prove to be Mark Carney’s Achilles heel

As Prime Minister Mark Carney presumably works to improve his French over the next month, he might soon discover the meaning of the proverb “en avril ne te découvre pas d’un fil.” Literally: in April, don’t remove even a thread (of clothing); figuratively: be cautious of premature optimism.

Carney is accustomed to managing risk, yet in Quebec, he’s perilously close to turning his greatest asset — goodwill — into his Achilles heel.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Election 2025

Denmark Moves to Women’s Mandatory Military Service Sooner Than Expected

Denmark decided to extend the military draft to young women starting in the coming months, two years earlier than initially planned. Danish women who turn 18 after July 2025 will be required to register for the health screening and subsequent draft. At the same time, the standard service period will also be increased from 4 to 11 months.

In Denmark, health screenings have always been mandatory for men, but only those who are deemed fit enough for service are required to participate in the lottery. Service obligation is then determined by the number of places not filled by volunteers each year and a random number they draw—with 5,000 expected to be conscripted this year.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDenmark

Canada’s pediatricians advised to support affirming gender-questioning six-year-olds

Newly published advice to Canada’s pediatricians continues to charge “full steam ahead” with the gender-affirming model of care in the face of increasing uncertainty about its safety, and suggests that parents who don’t unquestionably affirm their child’s expressed gender risk harming their child, concerned doctors say.

Canada is slipping behind civilized nations.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inBig Deviant, Big Tranny, WTF?

Secret CIA files claim Ark of the Covenant has been found

The location of a chest believed to contain the Ten Commandments has long been a mystery, but CIA documents claims the Ark of the Covenant has been found.

According to the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant was built by the Israelites shortly after they fled Egypt around the 13th century BC. Moses then placed the Ten Commandments inside.

The CIA conducted experiments in the 1980s with individuals who claimed they could perceive information about distant objects, events or other people.

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

BC Drug Decriminalization and ‘Safer Supply’ Resulted in Increased Overdoses: Study

Vancouver Junkies – How could this not be considered a successful community integration?

The number of British Columbians hospitalized due to opioid overdoses increased after B.C. launched its drug decriminalization and “safer supply” policy, a new study shows.

B.C. received Health Canada’s permission to allow possession of small amounts of illicit drugs in a three-year pilot project, which started in January 2023.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inDrug Legalization, Drugs