Author: Blazingcatfur

Trump has triggered a wave of European soul-searching

Trump has triggered a wave of European soul-searching

As world leaders grapple with Donald Trump’s second term, his war with Iran has accelerated European multipolarism, with leaders on the continent searching for alternative solutions to American isolationism. How far should Europe pool security and defence? Should there be a European version of the Anglo ‘Five Eyes’ alliance, as the Netherlands’s coalition government, led by their new prime minister Rob Jetten, has suggested? Is the proposal from Renew Europe – the European Parliament’s centrist grouping – for a Nato-like trade alliance between European countries and their democratic allies – like Canada, Japan and South Korea – realistic?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inEurope, USA

Separatist movement in Canada’s Alberta province finds allies in Trump’s circle

Separatist movement in Canada’s Alberta province finds allies in Trump’s circle

In the middle of a trade war and Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state of the United States, Canadians are watching in astonishment as figures close to the president embrace a minority separatist movement in the province of Alberta. Secret meetings with representatives of the U.S. State Department, the open support of figures from the MAGA movement, and the possibility of a referendum this fall — for which signatures are already being collected — paint a picture in which many see the shadow of foreign interference.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Western Alienation Separation", "Western Independence", Alberta, Canada

Iran has 48 hours to make a deal, says Trump, or US will unleash ‘hell’

Iran has 48 hours to make a deal, says Trump, or US will unleash ‘hell’

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran had 48 hours left to make a deal on opening the vital Strait of Hormuz or face “Hell”.

“Remember when I gave Iran 10 days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

The waterway is vital to the global oil and gas trade.

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Search for missing US crew member of downed fighter jet enters second day

US search and rescue efforts for the missing second crew member of the downed F-15E fighter jet continued into a second day as Iran came under heavy bombing and Israel extended the war in Lebanon.

A pilot had been rescued on Friday after the F-15E Strike Eagle became the first US plane to be downed over Iran during the five-week-long war, but the second of the two-strong crew has not been accounted for.

Iranian media released pictures of a wreckage, including a distinctive F-15 tail fin, and a used ejector seat on Friday, with state media and businesses in the country offering a bounty if the missing crew member could be captured

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War"

Geoff Russ: Sorry, progressives, Canada wasn’t ‘built on slavery’ like the U.S.

Geoff Russ: Sorry, progressives, Canada wasn’t ‘built on slavery’ like the U.S.

Spurred on by the so-called reckonings over racism in the United States and its legacy of slavery, many Canadian activists have attempted to import America’s divisive racial politics into Canada. However, examining slavery in Canada on its own terms and in good faith does not result in an identical discourse.

A report released Wednesday by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy — titled, “Slavery in Canada: The Facts Rarely Told” — is a fascinating and grim study into the country’s dark history of trafficking in human beings.

 

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, slavery, Slavery and Reparations, Slavery in Canada

The Sticky Truth About Food Fraud

The Sticky Truth About Food Fraud

A recent investigation has shaken one of Quebec’s most iconic industries. Authorities are examining allegations that maple syrup sold in grocery stores—linked to a Quebec producer—may have been adulterated with cheaper sugars while still being marketed as “pure.” Products have been pulled, regulators are involved, and once again, Canadians are left asking a familiar question: how did this go unnoticed?

Maple syrup is not just another product. In Quebec, it is culture, identity, and economic pride. But this case isn’t really about syrup.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Food Insecurity"

NATO Commits Suicide — All We Can Do Is Bury It

NATO Commits Suicide — All We Can Do Is Bury It

For years now, I’ve written, with something between sadness and exasperation, that NATO is dying. Despite pious pronouncements to the contrary, not even the Russian invasion of Ukraine has done much to bring NATO back to its original purpose, namely protecting Europe against a Russian threat. When Germany and other European countries chose climate change fantasy — and Russian oil — over energy independence, they betrayed a fundamental unseriousness about the threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s overweening ambitions.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inNATO, USA

Alberta will rid ideology from schools just as soon as it stops dogs from barking

Alberta will rid ideology from schools just as soon as it stops dogs from barking

Alberta’s new legislation limiting “ideology” in classrooms is its own type of ideological flag – which is ironic, since one of the changes proposed by Bill 25 is to prohibit, with limited exceptions, the display of all flags other than Canada’s and Alberta’s.

This Bill 25 flag, also known as the “Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026,” is multi-functional. On paper, is it designed to “ensure that classrooms remain neutral”; it also “protect(s) employees from being required to take part in activities that conflict with their personal beliefs” (though their abstention could be perceived as an expression of personal belief, but never mind).

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inAlberta, Education

With Friends Like These: America and Its Fake Allies

With Friends Like These: America and Its Fake Allies

Some of America’s friends, purported Western allies, have shown their true colors at last. Regrettably, without shame, they have proven to be nothing but parasites.

While basking in the protection offered by America’s military capability so they can fund their bulging, barely-functioning welfare programs, and taking advantage of America’s powerful economy with preferential tariffs in their favor, when asked for support, these putative allies run for cover.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

Amanpour Parrots Regime Hacks About Trump’s Assault On ‘2,500-Year Old Civilization’

Amanpour Parrots Regime Hacks About Trump’s Assault On ‘2,500-Year Old Civilization’

PBS anchor Christiane Amanpour kicked off her Thursday show by suggesting remarks President Trump made in his Wednesday address on Iran have made ordinary Iranians angry at him. However, Amanpour provided no evidence for that, and it is likely she was just parroting various regime hacks she saw on X, which is otherwise banned for ordinary Iranians.

Amanpour began by playing a clip of Trump, “American and Israeli bombs will continue pounding Iran. Here’s President Trump as he sought to reassure Americans that he does, in fact, have a plan.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

RCMP say damage to police vehicles in First Nations protest includes ‘urine-soaked interior surfaces’

RCMP say damage to police vehicles in First Nations protest includes ‘urine-soaked interior surfaces’

RCMP say six of their vehicles that were left at the Potlotek First Nation Thursday after officers left the scene on foot suffered damage that includes broken windows, flat tires, “urine-soaked interior surfaces” and dents.

In a news release issued Friday, RCMP said seven vehicles, including the six damaged ones, were removed from the Cape Breton community this morning. Some vehicles even had their tires removed, police said.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Aboriginal Fatigue", RCMP, WTF?