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Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting

Italy’s government is sending 500 soldiers to Milan and vowed a “firm response from the state” after protests against the cost of living descended into clashes with police, vandalism and looting. Further demonstrations are planned on Saturday.

The government of the far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, also announced new security measures, including an offence of violent participation in ⁠a demonstration, tougher penalties for ⁠rioters, and financial liability for parents whose children take part in vandalism and looting.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•Batshit Crazy Homicidal Progressives

We asked Chrystia Freeland how Canada should handle Trump’s trade threats. Here’s her advice

Canada should treat the ongoing trade war with the United States as a “pandemic-level national crisis,” said Chrystia Freeland said at a talk Monday night to promote her new book.

The former finance minister and deputy prime minister urged the federal government to work to protect the economy as it did during the COVID-19 pandemic, by supporting small businesses and the residents most hard-hit by tariffs. (In August, the government announced $7.5 billion in tariff relief, including support for small businesses and money for workers laid off because of tariffs.)

“What I hope we do as a country, is treat this as a pandemic-level national crisis,” she said.

I hope Trump sanctions her.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

“We Will Use Your Democracy to Destroy Your Democracy”

Years before ISIS existed, the Islamist cleric Omar Bakri Mohammed reportedly told journalist Patrick Goodenough something that seems to be willfully ignored by the vast majority of people in the West:

“We will use your democracy to destroy your democracy.”

In one sentence, Bakri identified the vulnerability at the heart of a free society.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Alberta’s decisive decision to stay in Canada gives Carney backing to take on Trump

“Vote like Canada depends on it,” Prime Minister Mark Carney declared to cheering crowds in Calgary last week on a stage emblazoned with bright red and white “Forever Canadian” banners.

It’s a message that appears to have struck a chord with the electorate, as preliminary results show more than two-thirds of Alberta voters said they want to remain a part of Canada.

But the future of the federation does still rest on its richest province.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•Canada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

A coup for you

🚨🚨THE DEMOCRACY FILES, PART 1: THE PLAN 🚨

I am working on gathering all the documents.

Now, here’s something to understand about the "democracy" and protest ecosystem: almost nobody knows the ‘grand plan’ so to speak. They simply agree to play a role.

For example, 99% of people breaking stuff on the streets believe they’re doing it out of an organic uprising. They don’t see that the police have been ordered to stand down. They don’t see that legal services have already been arranged for them. They don’t see that foundations are paying for their bonds.

Similarly here, governors aren’t participating in a pact to destroy the Constitution. Governors simply have agreed to push back on the Insurrection Act. The effect is the same: the governors end up playing a role in a grander plan.

I call this "shared epistemology" in my book Unelected. Motivations differ, people rarely agree to the big evil supervillain framing, but incentives all converge in the same end goal.

No Kings might not agree to explicitly tear down the Constitution, but they nonetheless work with DSA and will turn out millions of people if the right phone call is put in.

Here is one articulation of the plan – and crucially, since then, they have put many NGOs in their places to execute their proper role at all levels when the time is right.

Many more coming.

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) October 19, 2026

h/t XC

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 21, 2026•0•USA

Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people

Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s policing methods.

While most of its western European neighbours generally favour police tactics that prioritise crowd containment and de-escalation, France has long responded to social movements that take to the streets with, at times, shocking physical force.

But they do possess an elan others lack.

I guess the French police weren’t kidding they beating them asses tonight . https://t.co/yWH4b30wic

— 0HOUR1 (@ZEER0HOUR) October 20, 2026

Only at the Guardian

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•France

Idea of partnering with U.S. is ‘under attack’ in Canada, Hoekstra says

The U.S. Ambassador says the idea of Canadians partnering with the United States “is under attack here in Canada.”

Envoy Pete Hoekstra, speaking in Gatineau on Tuesday at a conference on the space sector, played down a costly trade war currently under way between the U.S and Canada, and signalled Washington is closely watching talk from Ottawa about scaling back dealings with the U.S.

From the Trump administration’s perspective, the U.S. is “not in a trade war with Canada,” Mr. Hoekstra said. Rather, he said, Washington is trying to determine what level of tariffs should apply to Canadian products if sellers want to gain access to the U.S.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Macron abandons France and leaves door open to Le Pen

As France picks up the pieces after a weekend of riots, Emmanuel Macron will sit down to a lavish state dinner in Qatar, more than 3,000 miles away.

The French president, who was due to meet the emir of Qatar on Tuesday during a Gulf tour to secure fuel supplies, has rarely seemed so distant from the people on city streets strewn with smashed glass.

He leaves behind a power vacuum that Marine Le Pen is determined to fill after elections in April, which Mr Macron cannot fight after serving two terms.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•France

Springtime for Zohran

This is great!

h/t Raymond H

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•USA

Military safety rules urged early-morning training before deadly Wainwright fire

The Canadian military’s safety rules identify October as a high-risk month for grass fires at CFB Wainwright and recommend holding live-fire exercises early in the morning to minimize the risk of igniting a blaze, according to a document obtained by Global News.

The details are contained in the military’s current Range Standing Orders for CFB Wainwright and raise new questions about the safety precautions in place before Saturday’s deadly blaze, which killed four Canadian soldiers and injured 39 others.

The inquiry will take a year. Can the victims sue for negligence?

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•"CAF - Canadian Armed Forces"

AfD’s Alice Weidel to unveil plan to downsize the EU

STRASBOURG — The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to scrap the directly elected European Parliament, shrink the European Commission and let Berlin opt out of common EU policies. That’s according to the party’s policy program, which party leader Alice Weidel will present at the European Parliament on Wednesday.

The AfD’s push comes as far-right parties look to gain ground across Europe. The party’s recent victories in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have given it fresh momentum.

Who would win in a fight Alice or Carney?

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•European Union, Germany - AfD party

‘Blockade’ and chaos: 75 students suspended at high school in Saint-Jérôme

At least 75 students who took part in a “blockade” last week at École polyvalente de Saint-Jérôme, about an hour away from Montreal, have been suspended until next Friday by the school’s administration.

Noovo Info confirmed the information with the Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord.

Make them miss the entire year.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•Canada, WTF?

Trump signals retreat from Bombardier ban threat after Republican senator defends Kansas jobs

A threat aimed at a Canadian aircraft maker has run into a powerful American concern: jobs in Kansas. President Donald Trump signalled on October 19 that he would soften his position toward Bombardier after Republican Senator Roger Marshall pressed the company’s case. Speaking in Park City, near Wichita, Trump acknowledged its local presence and promised help. The remarks offered a measure of reassurance after his September threat to block U.S. sales. They also exposed how closely Canadian aircraft production is tied to American workers and suppliers. For Bombardier, the immediate question is whether that political assurance will become lasting clarity about access to a crucial market.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Algerian migrant and serial watch thief who ripped £65,000 Patek Philippe from wrist of Canadian tourist visiting Wimbledon is locked up for three years

An Algerian migrant who ripped a £65,000 luxury watch from the wrist of a Canadian tourist has been jailed for almost three years.

Serial watch thief Txomin Huare-Place, 31, grabbed the Patek Philippe timepiece from coffee house owner Axel Schwan as he visited Wimbledon.

Visiting England for the 2024 Wimbledon finals, Mr Schwan had just accompanied his wife to an auction at Sotheby’s in Mayfair after watching a match when Huare-Place struck – and was caught on CCTV.

Well at least no one was enriched by rape or murder this time.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Camp Of The Saints

Albertans have voted to remain. Now what?

Well, thank G-d that’s over.

Alberta’s meta-referendum on whether to hold a referendum on separation suffered a predictable defeat. Forget actual separation, a clear majority—about three-quarters—of Albertans don’t even want to be asked the question. Now we see what happens next.

Of course, the actual number of Albertans who want to be an independent country is much less than around a quarter. Of those who voted for Option 2, some want full independence, a smaller number want to shift dependence to the United States, and most don’t want either but were happy to whack the smug Laurentians with the only stick at hand. It’s an understandable temptation.

by Blazingcatfur•October 21, 2026October 20, 2026•0•Alberta