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FBI arrests ex-Fort Bragg employee over alleged classified leak to journalist

FBI arrests ex-Fort Bragg employee over alleged classified leak to journalist

The FBI has arrested a former military special operations employee accused of providing classified information to the media, the agency’s director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday.

The US Department of Justice said in a press release that the former employee, identified as Courtney Williams, 40, was arrested on Tuesday and indicted on Wednesday for allegedly sharing classified material with a journalist.

While the journalist is not named in the criminal complaint, Williams was interviewed by the investigative reporter Seth Harp for his 2025 nonfiction book about Fort Bragg, the North Carolina headquarters of the US Army’s Delta Force, a clandestine special operations unit.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

We know bad floor crossings when we see them

We know bad floor crossings when we see them

It was during the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio on hardcore pornographers that Justice Potter Stewart famously offered as a threshold test for obscenity: “I know it when I see it.”

The news of Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu’s defection to the Liberals will shock many Canadian voters. It’s timely then to explore the question: are any floor crossings defendable or even laudatory?

Rat infestation.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as ‘very frank’

Trump criticises Nato as alliance chief describes meeting as ‘very frank’

Donald Trump has again attacked Nato for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with its Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

In a post shared to Truth Social after the meeting, the US President said: “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN.”

Meanwhile, Rutte has described his meeting to CNN with Trump as “very frank” and “very open”, despite clear disagreements.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"US Israel Iran War", NATO, USA

Support for Alberta separatism at a 5-year high: poll

Support for Alberta separatism at a 5-year high: poll

OTTAWA — A new poll finds that support for Alberta separatism is at its highest level in at least five years, with a fall independence referendum looking increasingly likely.

The poll, taken by Pollara Strategic Insights, shows that 27 per cent of decided voters in Alberta would vote for the province to separate from Canada. This is a seven point increase from December 2025 and a record-high over the five years Pollara has spent tracking support for independence among Albertans.

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

France: Sabotage Incidents Attacking Arms Industry on the Rise

France: Sabotage Incidents Attacking Arms Industry on the Rise

Under cover of darkness on the night of April 6–7, a series of coordinated arson attacks struck multiple sites connected to the arms industry in France’s Cher department, raising concerns about targeted sabotage and the security of critical infrastructure. Far from being isolated incidents, they reflect a worrying trend: that of radical activism reaching a new level by directly targeting the country’s strategic industrial capabilities in a climate of relative leniency and underestimation of the phenomenon.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inFrance, WTF?

US Expects USMCA to Remain in Force, With ‘Separate Protocols’ for Canada and Mexico

US Expects USMCA to Remain in Force, With ‘Separate Protocols’ for Canada and Mexico

Negotiations to renew ‌North America’s free-trade deal are likely to extend beyond July 1 and lead to separate agreements with Canada and Mexico, the top U.S. negotiator says.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told attendees at an April 7 event at the Hudson Institute in Washington that the White House may need to take steps to reframe the way the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) functions to successfully negotiate with each country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Putin mocks Starmer with warship in Channel

Vladimir Putin has openly defied Sir Keir Starmer’s threat to seize sanctioned Russian vessels by sending a warship to escort them through the Channel.

The Admiral Grigorovich, a Black Sea fleet frigate, accompanied a pair of shadow fleet ships on Wednesday while a British naval vessel followed behind.

Positioned on the Royal Charlotte, a boat almost 10 miles from Dover, The Telegraph observed Putin’s flotilla cruising past the south coast while RFA Tideforce, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker, trailed in their wake.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inRussia, UK

Up to 40 Conservative MPs fear Pierre Poilievre will cost them their seats, insiders say

Up to 40 Conservative MPs fear Pierre Poilievre will cost them their seats, insiders say

OTTAWA—Up to 40 Conservative MPs are worried that they could lose their seats if Pierre Poilievre leads the party into the next election against Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney, said two federal Conservative sources after the party lost a fourth MP on Wednesday.

Dissatisfaction and worries about their future under Poilievre’s leadership has many questioning whether or not a bolder move to spark change is required, with some MPs discussing whether to invoke caucus powers to force Poilievre out, according to one federal Conservative.

40? I bet.

And tell me who among the conservatives is going to lead them post Poilievrre?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Canadian Politics", Conservative Party

With or without Mojtaba Khamenei, what will the Iranian regime become?

With or without Mojtaba Khamenei, what will the Iranian regime become?

Contrary to the hopes of America and Israel, the Islamic Republic still stands. It may be battered and many of its leaders dead, including the supreme leader himself, but those who survive can claim the failure of “regime change” as victory.

Nevertheless, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader’s son and designated successor, and his inner circle will have to make tough choices about the nature of their regime in the next two weeks and beyond.

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

Marilyn Gladu backed petition this year for automatic byelections when MPs cross the floor

Marilyn Gladu backed petition this year for automatic byelections when MPs cross the floor

Three months before Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu crossed the floor to the Liberals, she backed a call for an automatic byelection when an MP defects.

Gladu said she decided to join the Liberals because she has “heard clearly from constituents that (they) want serious leadership,” in a statement released today. But in January the Ontario MP who has represented Sarnia—Lambton–Bkejwanong since 2015, backed a petition calling for “immediate accountability” for voters.

h/t Auntie Polly

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

GUNTER: Ottawa’s gun buyback program a dismal failure

GUNTER: Ottawa’s gun buyback program a dismal failure

Six years ago, after Gabriel Wortman of Nova Scotia committed the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, the Trudeau government banned more than 2,500 models of firearms because they looked scary. Even though other models of the same firearms had the same firepower, those versions were not banned because they lacked the militarist features that made the others look like “assault-style” weapon.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Gun Control, Gun Rights