Why Iranians Have Unified Around Reza Pahlavi

On the morning of Oct. 31, 1978, Iran’s 19-year-old crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, stood beside President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office. Officially, he was the heir to one of America’s closest allies in the Middle East. Unofficially, the Carter administration was already preparing for his father’s possible downfall.

Thousands of miles away, Iran was unraveling. Protesters flooded the streets, chanting “Death to the Shah!” Nationwide strikes shut down factories, schools, and oil fields, threatening vital Western interests. Before the cameras, Carter projected calm and reaffirmed the U.S.–Iran alliance. Behind the scenes, the White House was quietly planning for the collapse of the Pahlavi monarchy.

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Canada’s global performance rankings are in freefall

There is an ongoing debate over whether Canada is doing better economically than Alabama, based on their relative GDP per capita, with many on the Canadian Left arguing that our country’s economic performance and quality of life look much better when other factors are taken into account.

Unfortunately, this argument misses the mark. When we expand our comparisons beyond Alabama, it quickly becomes apparent that GDP per capita is, if anything, overstating the relative state of our economy and wellbeing relative to our global peers.

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Far-Left Activists Are Encouraging and Radicalizing K–12 Students In Nationwide Anti-ICE Walkouts

A growing number of K–12 students are taking part in walkouts and protests against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations across the nation, raising questions about the activists radicalizing them.

The walkouts, which many school administrators say are a legitimate exercise of the students’ First Amendment rights, have seen increasing incidents of violence and lawlessness, ranging from beatings and scuffles to vandalism.

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What’s behind the surge in cellphone thefts in Toronto

Cellphone theft in Toronto is surging past pre-pandemic levels to almost 5,000 devices reported stolen last year, putting millions of dollars in the hands of thieves and organized criminals, according to new data obtained by CTV News.

Altogether, the data, provided by the Toronto Police Service (TPS) in response to a Freedom of Information request, points to about 25,000 phones reported stolen in the city over the past six years.


It’s because were so cosmopolitan like London England!

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‘Extremely low IQ and cries like a child’: Donald Trump renews attack on Robert De Niro

Donald Trump has responded to a recent podcast appearance by Robert De Niro, in which he called the president “an idiot”.

Speaking on Monday’s episode of The Best People with Nicole Wallace, De Niro, who has long criticised the politics, morals and competence of Trump, said: “He’s an idiot. We gotta get rid of him. He’s gonna ruin the country.”

He added:“ I don’t want everybody going around with their Maga, the American flags, like they’re the only ones. We are Americans too.”

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China accused of using Buddhist monasteries in Canada for money laundering, intel operations

 Regular readers of LifeSiteNews, and in fact those who read most independent media, most likely are already aware that the People’s Republic of China, through its Communist Chinese Party’s (CCP) many arms, has been meddling in Canada’s elections, as well as democracy in general, for years.

What may not be as well known is that in Canada’s smallest province, the picturesque Prince Edward Island (PEI), the CCP has been accused of using Buddhist monasteries as money laundering fronts to the tune of half a billion dollars.

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So long, Mr. Clean: Mascot to ‘retire’ after almost 7 decades on the job

Mr. Clean – Probably racist

After 68 years of keeping up appearances, Mr. Clean, the polished mascot of the cleaning product company with his name, is throwing in the towel.

In a retirement announcement video shared on the brand’s Instagram, Mr. Clean is shown addressing a crowd of reporters at a press conference, while donning shades and a Hawaiian shirt.

Huh?

From 2017 – The New Face of Mr. Clean is African-American

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Any trade deal with Canada will include tariffs, says Trump’s trade rep

U.S. President Donald Trump’s point man on trade talks says Canada needs to accept that tariffs will be a part of any deal with the administration, including renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

In interviews with two CBC News journalists on Capitol Hill just after Trump’s state of the union address Tuesday night, U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer suggested Canada can’t expect to land a trade agreement that is free of tariffs.

“When we go to other countries, and we make a deal with them … they agree that we can have a tariff on them,” Greer told CBC News correspondent Katie Simpson.

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Germany Has Fallen: McDonald’s Drops Food From Ads During Ramadan

When a company like McDonald’s in Germany decides to ban the depiction of food in its daytime advertising during Ramadan, there are a few ways to look at it. The woke would want you to see it as a brilliant and sensitive advertising campaign. Others would see it differently.

h/t Patti Jo

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1 in 4 Canadians in long-term care were given anti-psychotic drugs without diagnosis, report finds

One in four Canadians living in long-term care homes were prescribed anti-psychotic medication without a diagnosis of psychosis, according to a new report that highlights serious risks associated with using the powerful drugs.

The report, released on Thursday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, examines the safety and well-being of residents in long-term care homes. It found the rate of anti-psychotic medication use in long-term care homes was higher in Canada compared to several other countries, including the United States, Australia and Sweden.


Why weren’t they given MAiD?

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Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through British airports until just a month before his 2019 arrest as he took more than 60 flights including many to RAF bases

Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through British airports until a month before his arrest in 2019, the Epstein files suggest.

Booking records, flight logs, as well as fuel receipts – a part of the trove of documents released by the Department of Justice – show the paedophile financier flew to and from Britain over 60 times.

And the disgraced financier, 66, booked commercial flights for women in and out of the UK just a month before his arrest in 2019.

h/t Mauser

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