Germany’s efforts to deport more illegal immigrants is hitting an operational and fiscal roadblock, as official figures show that voluntary departures are now outstripping state-executed deportations. Despite significant financial expenditure, almost 9,000 removal attempts failed in the first six months of the year alone.
Alberta’s independence referendum is now just two months away, with nothing less than the future of the country at stake, so I wanted to check back in with one of the more thoughtful separatist leaders.
I remain one of those flag-waving, Canada-first Albertans who intends to vote Option 1 on Oct. 19 — that Alberta should remain a province of Canada. Yet because of voices like Keith Wilson’s, who advocates Option 2 (that the Alberta government commence the legal process required under the Constitution to hold a binding referendum on secession), I am far from complacent about the outcome.
Some socialists have discovered a convenient new defense for enjoying the spoils of capitalism while demanding its destruction.
Grace Ryan, a former organizer for Brad Lander’s congressional campaign and the daughter of the man behind a $10 million chocolate business, took to social media to defend herself, and fellow privileged Democratic Socialists of America members, for preaching redistribution from behind the comfort of family wealth. Her defense was to invoke the phrase “noblesse oblige,” a phrase rooted in the idea of voluntary generosity, as proof that she has an obligation to help usher in the golden age of socialism.
Nine centuries ago, the theologian Moses Maimonides, seeking to understand the complexities of life, wrote a volume called The Guide for the Perplexed.
Those searching for wisdom on the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship after the abrupt break in bilateral trade negotiations surely are perplexed − but have no guide.
Not liking long nails is racist!
If you don’t like super-long, fake nails and think about bacteria lurking underneath, it’s because you’re a racist.
Let a liberal white teacher explain. 💅🏿
(msryan) pic.twitter.com/oeAHsaZmOI
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) August 23, 2026
A Los Angeles city councilman just coined a new appellation for the drug-addicted vagrants who colonize city streets. They are “our neighbors,” says Hugo Soto-Martínez, a member of the L.A. Chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. Who knew?
This new identity is even more cheeky than the original rebranding of such vagrants as “the homeless.” Soto-Martinez used the “neighbors” designation to persuade his fellow council members to allow homeless encampments near senior centers and libraries and around freeway overpasses. The previous occupant of Soto-Martinez’s seat had banned such encampments in his and, eventually, Soto-Martinez’s district, which includes Hollywood and Echo Park. Last Tuesday’s 10–3 vote repealed that ban. At present, the repeal applies only to what is now Soto-Martinez’s jurisdiction. But expect this green light for street squalor to extend more widely, as the Left pushes Los Angeles further toward uncontrolled anarchy.
Canada has kept its defence relationship with the U.S. largely on the sidelines of recent trade talks. But with negotiations broken down, experts say the likelihood of major defence procurements factoring into punitive measures taken by either side is growing.
Talks between the two countries collapsed on Friday just before President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs of 50-per-cent on US$20-billion worth of Canadian exports came into effect. Days earlier, the U.S. and Canada had reached a tentative deal, but Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled back at the last minute, stating that the U.S. had changed its terms.
PETA knows how to find a villain.
When Kristi Noem, then South Dakota governor and later a member of the Trump administration, revealed in 2024 that she had shot her 14-month-old dog Cricket, PETA went straight for her throat.
Politicians are arguing, pointing fingers and laying blame, but regular Canadians are about to feel pain.
As a new wave of tariffs hits Canadian industries, workers in plants across the country will start losing their jobs.
Some might be told as early as today that production is shutting down, that the tariffs make it impossible to continue or sustain current levels of production.
A new Palestinian political alliance now taking shape should serve as a warning to the United States, Europe, and anyone hoping to see a moderate and peaceful Palestinian leadership emerge after the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led massacre in Israel.
The men allegedly at the middle of a massive transnational drug trafficking operation are counting on Canadian soft justice to see them through.
Gurtej Smagh, Jaskarn Baghri, and Ravinder Dhanda are now facing extradition to the United States for their suspected roles in the operation.
Niu Lai, a Chinese animated film centered around a cattle dream sequence made for $200, has reportedly become the most profitable movie of all time after making over $6.7 million at the box office as of Sunday.
Wild story. Chinese mom (in her 60s) and son (30s) duo spend 5 years making 86-minute animated animal film “Niu Lai”.
Budget of $200. Hustle to get theatre distribution. Flops with $1,000 in first week. So bad it’s good. Goes viral.
Now made $4m on $200 and 20,000x return… https://t.co/LKHHkaKtaw pic.twitter.com/b8nOhBY6vU
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) August 20, 2026
In a brief report long on speculative doom and short on facts and data, ABC News, once again, instinctively took the side oppositional to the Trump administration. This time, the Disney subsidiary parroted the spin of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney while reporting on the collapse of a potential deal between the United States and Canada.
Iranian state-affiliated TV Channel 3 has released a video threatening US President Donald Trump’s son, Barron Trump, detailing specific surveillance against him and offering a $10 million reward for his death, Iran International reported on Monday.
Sorry no English version yet.
Iran has officially put a $10 MILLION bounty on Barron Trump!
How do you think President Trump will react to THIS?! pic.twitter.com/5Vky8f7vIq
— Conservative Brief (@ConservBrief) August 24, 2026
h/t Patti Jo
