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Assassination, Normalized: WHCD Gunman Radicalized by Mainstream Dems, Not Left-Wing Streamers

Cole Tomas Allen, the gunman who tried to murder President Donald Trump and other senior officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday, is the latest would-be assassin whose radicalization owes less to the juvenile rantings of left-wing influencers than to the everyday rhetoric of mainstream Democrats and media figures.

Many have pointed out that just days before the failed assassination, the New York Times hosted a roundtable discussion in which radical left-wing pundits Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino endorsed shoplifting and other crimes while expressing sympathy for Luigi Mangione, the gunman accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•Batshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives, Batshit Crazy Teachers

‘How is this safe?’: Toronto-bound GO train makes journey to Union Station while missing a window

A Toronto resident says he was shocked to find a window missing from a moving GO train as he made his way to Union Station over the weekend.

It happened on the Stouffville line at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Kyle Macdonald said that he was in Markham to visit his mother and had boarded a southbound train to return downtown.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•WTF?

Defence became a dirty word. Now Nato is paying the price

Nato members scrambling to rearm for a potential war with Russia face “empty shelves” after three decades of neglect in the defence industry, the alliance’s former top military officer has warned.

Armed forces face “unacceptable” waits of up to seven years for tanks, fighter jets and Patriot air defence missiles, Admiral Rob Bauer told The Times after the Kyiv Security Forum last week. Bauer, a former commander of the Dutch armed forces, stepped down as chairman of Nato’s military committee last year.

He said President Trump had been a “blessing” for renewed investment, pushing all Nato members to hit the decade-old target of spending 2 per cent of national income on defence and to agree to raise it to 3.5 per cent by 2035. But manufacturing cannot keep pace with the extra funding, he said.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•NATO

CHARLEBOIS: Grocery shopping’s new normal — more strategy, less freedom

Canadians are no longer bracing for runaway food inflation, but that doesn’t mean they’ve recovered from it. The latest data from the latest Canadian Food Sentiment Index, produced by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, suggests something more nuanced: the shock of inflation may be fading, but its effects are now deeply embedded in how Canadians live, spend, and eat.

To understand where we are today, we need to look back.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis"

Trump Family Welcome British Royals to White House For State Visit

President Trump hailed “the two most exceptional nations the world has ever known” as he and First Lady Melania welcomed the Royal couple to the White House on Tuesday morning for the first full day of the state visit marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•UK, USA

Canada’s Carney launches a sovereign wealth fund. What is it?

Canada is launching a government-owned investment fund to pay for major development projects in the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced.

The Canada Strong Fund, a first for the country, will invest in energy, infrastructure, mining, agriculture and technology, with an initial contribution of C$25bn ($18.4bn; £13.5bn).

The fund will also allow Canadians who have “a bit of extra money” to invest into it directly, but experts have warned it risks “limited returns”.

Ahead of Prime Minister Carney’s announcement today, Im going to give you the downside of this fund.

He’s launching the $51 Billion “Strong Canada Fund.” But here’s what they aren’t telling you: That’s YOUR taxpayer money being locked away in a state-owned “Sovereign” fund.… pic.twitter.com/Qj8WDTS94G

— Unfiltered With Kels (@unfilteredwkels) April 27, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

U.A.E.’s OPEC Exit Deals Major Blow to Cartel Amid Middle East Oil Squeeze

The United Arab Emirates said it would leave OPEC, dealing a heavy blow to the oil cartel as the war in Iran scrambles alliances and investment priorities among the world’s top oil producers.

The sudden departure of OPEC’s third-biggest producer further weakens a bloc that despite producing up to four out of every 10 barrels of oil pumped worldwide has been hobbled by internal disunity and the rise of American oil output.

The war in Iran has piled on more pressure by exacerbating rifts among the Arab countries at the core of the group and by closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which the group’s biggest producers export most of their oil, making it impossible for the group to influence the market during its biggest supply shock.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Liberals promising improved bottom line in today’s spring economic update

The federal Liberals will table their spring economic update today, with Prime Minister Mark Carney hinting at a rosier bottom line and smaller-than-forecasted deficits.

“There will be good news [Tuesday] with the spring update on the fiscal situation, the government’s performance against our deficit targets, the government’s performance on getting spending under control,” Carney said Monday, while unveiling his plan to create Canada’s first national sovereign wealth fund.

Canadians will get more details of that performance when Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tables the fiscal update after 4 p.m. ET.

The background pic in the Carney clip is “Toronto – 18 William Street, August 28, 1914.”

Not all that long ago. This is what Carney and his ilk hope for you.

“Most of the Ward’s residents have no indoor plumbing and no toilets. Sanitation standards and public health regulations don’t exist.”

Certainly suitable for our replacements so there’s that.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘Jihadist planned bomb in Red Bull can’ for Taylor Swift concert

An Islamic State supporter charged with plotting a terrorist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna is said to have planned to detonate a bomb concealed in a Red Bull can.

Beran Aliyi, 21, an Austrian-Macedonian dual national with Albanian roots, will stand trial at Wiener Neustadt state court beginning on Tuesday charged with joining a terrorist organisation, preparing explosives and illegally attempting to procure firearms. If found guilty, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•"Islamophobia"

Morgan: Allowing Large Numbers of Non-Citizens to Serve in Canada’s Military Has Potential Pitfalls

One of Mark Carney’s first promises upon becoming prime minister was to reinvest in and rebuild Canada’s military, and it appears the Liberal government has followed through with the recruitment commitment. The Canadian Armed Forces recently reported the largest surge in recruitment seen in 30 years, with over 7,300 new members joining in the 2025/2026 fiscal year.

The CAF has struggled to attract new members for decades, so it was surprising to see such a turnaround. In 2022, the federal government changed the rules and allowed non-citizens to join the Forces. This tactic appears to have worked, as 20 percent of the new recruits aren’t Canadian citizens but are permanent residents. This way of bulking up the CAF raises some concerns, however.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 27, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

‘It’s bizarre’: Californians grapple with revelation that suspected Trump gunman suspect was neighbour

The man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington dinner lived with his parents in a quiet coastal suburb of Los Angeles.

Some people here lovingly refer to the city of Torrance, known for its good schools, ocean breezes and million-dollar homes, as “Bore-ance” because nothing much ever happens.

Cole Thomas Allen’s neighbours in the community told the BBC they were shocked to see his face on TV – handcuffed, topless and face down on the ground of the Hilton Hotel after allegedly coming armed to Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•Batshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives, Trump Derangement Syndrome

Canadian annual audit of antisemitism sees highest number of incidents since 1982

The latest annual audit of antisemitic incidents in Canada shows an increase of almost 10 per cent since last year, driven by a spike in online harassments even as incidents of violence and harassment fell slightly.

B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights released its annual audit on Monday, documenting 6,800 incidents of antisemitism across the country, equivalent to an average of 18.6 incidents per day. This is the highest volume recorded since the audit began in 1982.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 27, 2026•0•"Oct 7 2023"

Net zero migration will not make Britain poorer

Will net zero migration make us all poorer? If you believe the latest “analysis” by Oxford Economics, it “risks blowing a £700bn hole in the economy by 2026”.

In an echo of the Brexit campaign, the report is being used to challenge Reform’s plans to transform the British immigration system, reverse the post-Covid migration wave and end Indefinite Leave to Remain. Unfortunately for open-borders advocates, the analysis doesn’t add up.

One very obvious weakness is that it is solely concerned with GDP, rather than GDP per capita. The difference is that GDP measures the size of the whole economy, whereas GDP per capita tells us the average economic output per person. Per capita is a much better measure of how rich a country and its people are.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 27, 2026•0•"Mass Immigration - Follow the money", "Mass Immigration is Class War", "Mass Immigration Weaponized As Electoral Strategy"

Canadians Choose Capability Over Job Creation in F-35 Versus Gripen-E Decision: Poll

Canadians want the government to purchase the best fighter jets for the nation’s air force instead of prioritizing the option that generates the highest number of jobs, a new study suggests.

The Liberal government announced in 2023 its decision to procure 88 F-35 jets from Lockheed Martin to update Canada’s aging CF-18 Hornet fleet. But Prime Minister Mark Carney asked for a review of the deal in March 2025 while the trade dispute between Canada and the United States was in its beginning stages.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 27, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Top Fritz Weenie

US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz

The US is being “humiliated” by Iran’s leadership, according to Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, who suggested the Trump administration was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran.

Two days ago Donald Trump cancelled a trip by US negotiators to Islamabad for indirect talks with an Iranian delegation. A previous round in the Pakistani capital two weeks earlier, when JD Vance, the American vice-president, led the US delegation, broke up without progress.

Merz’s trenchant assessment of the stalled US-Iranian talks, which appeared certain to deepen the severe transatlantic rift between the US and its Nato allies, directly contradicts Trump’s effort to cast the limbo in a positive light.

by Blazingcatfur•April 28, 2026April 28, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War", Germany, Germany: Not Bombed Enough?, USA, WTF?