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Russian strike on warehouse near Kyiv kills dozens

A Russian drone strike on a warehouse near Kyiv late Friday has killed at least 37 people, Ukrainian authorities said.

“Unfortunately, the death toll in the Bucha district has risen to 37,” Kyiv region governor Tymur Tkachenko said in a post on Telegram on Saturday.

Among those killed was Taras Didych, head of the Dmytrivka community, who was one of the first to rush to the scene to rescue people, Tkachenko earlier said.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 The death toll from last night’s massive Russian strike on the Bucha district outside Kyiv has risen to 37, with at least 42 others injured.

A Russian drone triggered a huge fire and secondary explosions that tore through the surrounding area of the warehouse it struck,…

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 29, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 29, 2026•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

Canada ready to further distance itself from U.S. on military procurement

The flareup in the Canada-U.S. tariff war has not only strengthened Ottawa’s resolve to boost military co-operation with Europe and Asia — it’s also hurting prospects of major military purchases from the United States.

In an interview, the head of the Defence Investment Agency says the Canadian public would have no appetite for sole-source military contracts to American firms.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 29, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Pakistan: We’re not taking back Rochdale grooming gang leader

Ed Miliband’s efforts to deport the ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang came to nothing this week after Pakistan refused to take him back.

Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, informed Mr Miliband in a meeting on Thursday Pakistan would not accept Shabir Ahmed back because it was not legally bound to do so.

Pakistani officials told their British counterparts they ‘currently do not have any legislation or formal mechanism under which we can take him back’.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Dispatches from the front lines of a trade war

Business owners on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are tired.

For those whose goods have been affected by the tariffs fired back and forth between the two countries over roughly the last year and a half, this latest and possibly most punitive round of levies announced by U.S. President Donald Trump only adds to the uncertainty – and fatigue.

It’s a long list and a steep number. Cosmetics, toiletries, packaging, electrical components, chemicals, clothing and flowers are among the bevy of Canadian products now subject to a 50-per-cent U.S. tariff as of Aug. 22.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

That PA Measles Story Just Took a Wild Turn

There were two deaths from measles in Pennsylvania recently. It wasn’t a level-five meltdown from liberal America, who you know was going to attack Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration for tweaking the vaccine schedules, but that’s where this would’ve headed if this had gotten legs in the news cycle. Instead, what we got was a governor, Josh Shapiro, who might’ve jumped the gun when he announced this. Here’s the backstory …

Times article (NYT)

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Because Shut Up!", "Big Pharma"

Canada does not have enough pricing power to weaponize its energy exports in U.S. trade war

Emotions are running high.

As the name-calling and mudslinging between Canada and the U.S. ramps up, so too are calls to reach for the biggest weapon in our economic arsenal: energy.

The argument has an undeniable appeal.

The Americans want to hit Canadian steel, aluminum, autos, and billions more in exports? Fine. Canada has something they need too.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Trump hails ‘historic’ deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela’s oil

The US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, President Donald Trump announced.

“This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans,” Trump posted on social media.

Venezuela’s interim President, Delcy Rodriguez, hailed the agreement as one that would help her nation’s economic revival.

Now you know why President Trump was so quiet last weekend as Carney and crew were pushing their story.

Take the Canadian oil out of the equation and how does that trade conflict end? https://t.co/FVc63kKoOJ

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) August 29, 2026

Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas

Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuela’s massive energy reserves have sparked an outcry, with critics describing the move as “predatory” and a “rapacious” land grab.

Several media outlets this week reported that the Trump administration – which abducted Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, in January and has steered the South American country ever since – hopes to secure long-term access to its oil and gasfields.

Venezuela has the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves with an estimated 303bn barrels, compared with Saudi Arabia’s 268bn and Iran’s 208bn.

Hmmm.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 29, 2026•0•USA, Venezuela

Hamilton police accused of political interference over Dominion Society conference

CALGARY — On the eve of the Dominion Society of Canada’s nationalist conference in Hamilton, Ontario, local police are facing accusations of political interference after releasing an announcement asking venues in the city to report any new bookings for the convention after its original venue backed out.

Hamilton Police are aware the Dominion Club of Canada continues to seek an alternate Hamilton venue for its DomCon conference on Aug 29. Anyone with information about a recent venue booking in #HamOnt is asked to contact police at 905-546-4707. Read More: https://t.co/2EsZqa7YzG

— Hamilton Police (@HamiltonPolice) August 27, 2026

They’ve disallowed comments for some reason.

WTF?

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by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Criminalizing Dissent", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Anti-AfD German police union VP resigns amid allegations he tortured a man during Cold War

Sven Hüber, the deputy federal chairman of Germany’s Police Union (GdP), has stepped down from his post with immediate effect following public scrutiny regarding his service as a political officer for East Germany’s border guards. Hüber recently made headlines for his stance against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party

LILLEY: CBC’s 9/11 retreat doesn’t fix its terrorism problem

In the face of worldwide public outcry and a dressing down by the Carney government, CBC has announced that its journalists can, in fact, call the 9/11 attacks terrorism. The issue, and the outcry, arose after a CBC executive issued a memo earlier this week warning journalists not to call the attacks terrorism.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•CBC, CBC Scandals

WTF?

Karen walked out of her house and told a licensed Florida gator trapper that the 6-foot alligator in the pond was “just a baby,” a “gentle angel,” and he needed to leave it alone. 😆

He had video of that same gator chasing a pond maintenance guy and a permit. She still wasn’t… pic.twitter.com/0h4lDfPf3s

— Crystal Hope (@CrystalHope1979) August 27, 2026

h/t Patti Jo

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•WTF?

Kenney sparks backlash after calling Red Ensign remigration video ‘fascist fantasy’

CALGARY — Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has come under fire after he accused a Canadian nationalist and political commentator of using the Red Ensign to promote a “fascist fantasy,” sparking a debate over immigration and the use of Canadian symbols.

Kenney made the comments on Wednesday in response to an AI-generated video posted to X by Fortissax, a well-known Canadian nationalist.

46,000 Canadians died under the Red Ensign fighting fascism.

How dare you use that same flag for your fascist fantasy videos. https://t.co/e7XAYz82ID

— Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@jkenney) August 27, 2026

Fried in the comments.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Remigration"

WTF?

🇨🇦Surrey men are seen riding horses with swords and spears on a public beach.

Is this a normal activity in British Columbia on a beach day? pic.twitter.com/5eVLRGSOhv

— Gold Rivers (@GoldRivers) August 28, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•WTF?

Antifa Networks Panic After Trump Administration Sanctions Their Secret Tech Collective

In perhaps the most consequential move to date by the Trump administration to address the challenge of what it calls the “political terrorism” of the far-left, the U.S. State and U.S. Treasury Departments announced this week the designation of the Autistici/Inventati Collective, an Italy-based anonymous tech collective, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.

As the State Department described in its official announcement, A/I Collective provides sophisticated tech tools for a variety of far-left extremist actors, including website hosting, a blogging suite known as “No.Blogs,” mail services, and similar tech services. Utilizing these anonymous tools, anarchist and autonomous groups issue communiques for designated terrorist groups, issue calls to commit criminal acts, and take credit for attacks against critical infrastructure and law enforcement both in the United States and abroad.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•Antifa

We Happy Few, We Band Of Wokesters

Assuming the ridiculous gushing over a Cambridge conman was not a national Monty Python sketch arranged for tourists, the Jason Arday affair reminded me of one of the most peculiar things about Britain: They’re more woke than the U.S. Which is weird, because the Mother Country still has a monarchy that rules over tens of millions of white subjects. The closest we have to that in America is the NAACP.

by Blazingcatfur•August 29, 2026August 28, 2026•0•"Peak Woke"