Blazingcatfur – Page 84

They were told to park outside. Then their cars burst into flames.

Late last year, when Sarah Lammersen learned her 2022 Jeep Wrangler plug-in hybrid was being recalled because the high-voltage battery could catch fire at any time — even when the vehicle was parked — she jokingly texted the dealership, “I hope the car doesn’t catch on fire while we wait to schedule an appointment.”

Days later, the Jeep burst into flames. No one was injured in the blaze, which occurred while Lammersen’s daughter drove the vehicle, but the Jeep was destroyed, according to a lawsuit over the incident.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•WTF?

Carney says last-minute U.S. tariff negotiations are ‘delicate’ and ‘intense’ as deadline looms

Prime Minister Mark Carney said last-minute negotiations with the U.S. to avoid a fresh batch of tariffs due to take effect this week are “delicate” and “intense,” and he plans to speak to his American counterpart in the next 48 hours to broker a mutually agreeable deal.

Speaking to reporters in St. John’s on Monday, where he announced a landmark hydroelectric deal with Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador, Carney said he was reluctant to publicly discuss how talks are going to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened Section 338 tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of Canadian goods.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Iran’s Secret Plan to Escalate the War

After President Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran in mid-June, administration officials fanned out to build support for an agreement they hoped would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start winding down the war.

Iran’s hard-line leaders huddled in Tehran and came up with a different plan, according to Iranian and Arab officials. In their view the pact was likely just an attempt by the U.S. and Israel to take pressure off the global economy and buy time for a bigger attack down the road. Instead of putting faith in talks, they took the past two months to prepare for a bigger fight.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Uncovered texts reveal alleged gun-for-hire network tied to attempted Project South hit

The alleged hit on a jail official that triggered the police corruption and organized crime case known as Project South was organized by suspects contracting out the job using aliases on an encrypted messaging platform, according to court documents.

Days before the alleged attempted murder, suspects are accused of using the Signal app to share personal information and photos about the target, a senior corrections officer at Toronto South Detention Centre whose identity is protected by a publication ban.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•Crime

‘Ghana was the crime scene’: The country leading the demand for slavery reparations

This year has seen a dramatic change in tone in the global conversation about the transatlantic slave trade.

The demand for formal apologies, debt relief and financial compensation from nations and institutions that benefited from slavery has become increasingly forceful.

In March, a resolution was passed at the United Nations recognising slavery as “the greatest crime against humanity” – though the United States voted against the resolution and every European nation abstained from the vote.

Hmmm …

In short, Ghana’s territory was both a primary origin point for captives and a critical coastal hub where African suppliers and European traders interacted to sustain a large share of the Atlantic trade for over two centuries.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•Slavery and Reparations

Neighbours of U.S. consulate suspect say newcomers should leave political troubles behind

The bomb scare at Halifax’s U.S. consulate that shut down much of the city’s downtown last week had its echoes in Clayton Park, the suburb established in the 1960s that in recent years has been a magnet for the port city’s burgeoning population of immigrants.

As downtown was swarmed by police, including bomb experts who found potentially explosive items in a car outside the consulate, the investigation took Halifax police to the quiet cul-de-sac home of the man charged in the episode.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Canada, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West

Blasphemy?

Very authoritarian and unBritish https://t.co/MIIbS3jLAo

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) August 16, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, WTF?

What is Canada’s housing rate per 1000 people compared to …

…the rates of Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, USA and Italy?

Canada has roughly 420–426 housing units (dwellings) per 1,000 people in recent years, which is among the lowest of the compared countries and well below the OECD average.

According to the C.D. Howe Institute, Canada’s ratio stood at 431 units per 1,000 people in 2015 but fell to 426 by 2023 as population growth outpaced new construction. An IMF assessment cited about 419 in 2020 (below the then-OECD average of ~485), with further declines afterward. Other sources (including earlier Scotiabank and OECD-related figures) place it in the low-to-mid 420s around 2020–2023.

Approximate recent comparisons (dwellings/housing units per 1,000 inhabitants, mostly 2021–2025 data from national statistics, OECD Affordable Housing Database compilations, and secondary aggregations; years and exact definitions can vary slightly by source):Italy: ~600–603 (highest among the group; elevated in part by secondary/vacation homes).

France: ~550–559.
Germany: ~510–516.
Britain (UK): ~426–433.
USA: ~425–428.
Canada: ~420–426. cdhowe.org
Ireland: ~410–417.

Britain is facing a housing disaster – A sclerotic economy and an ever more restrictive planning system have brought us to the brink.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•"Homelessness & Affordability Crisis", Canada

Donald Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ of ending Iran war

Donald Trump has again threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of his effort to end the US-Israel war on Iran.

The US president delivered the threat of Monday as he struggles to draw the conflict to a conclusion, almost six months after it was launched.

While Trump has repeatedly claimed the war would end “soon”, and talked up the prospect of a lasting peace deal in recent months, such a breakthrough has yet to materialize.

BREAKING: Trump to Fox News:

If Oman gets in the way, we will bomb the shit out of them. pic.twitter.com/1UOaTlzbfD

— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 17, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 17, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Four Accused in Western University Explosives Case Now Face 31 Counts, Including Possession of TNT and Silencers

LONDON/OTTAWA — Four former Western University students at the center of a sprawling firearms and explosives investigation now face 19 new charges alleging possession of TNT and three other explosive substances, prohibited magazines and silencers, while one of the accused allegedly accessed data that could be used with computerized systems to make and traffic guns.

h/t Mauser

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•Crime

DHS Blasts “Lying” Officials at Maine Jail Who Released African Illegal Charged With Sexual Assault

Federal authorities are pushing back against claims that they did not attempt to take custody of an illegal alien charged with sexually assaulting a woman in Maine.

On June 16, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended Mahamat Djamous, a criminal illegal alien from Chad.

Djamous, who also uses the alias “Aguid Mahamat,” legally entered the U.S. on Nov. 11, 2024, with permission to stay in the country until May 10, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explained to Border Hawk in a statement.

H/T handy n handsome

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints, USA

Ottawa expects many Ukrainian refugees to return home when war ends

CALGARY — More than 308,000 Ukrainians entered Canada through a special federal program, but immigration officials expect many will eventually leave the country and return home once conditions improve.

A Department of Immigration briefing note obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter said Canada remains committed to providing Ukrainians and their families with temporary refuge while the war continues.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•"Ukraine - Russia"

The backstory to that takeaway: Delivery riders apparently working for big brands like Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats live in shanty towns for the homeless where they don’t even have access to running water

Migrants are living in illegal tent shanty towns – while working as delivery drivers for global brands like Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats.

The Daily Mail has discovered instances of delivery workers for all three brands living in homeless encampments in the capital this week.

At the largest such camp, under a bridge in fashionable Shoreditch, east London, we saw several delivery riders setting off for or returning from work while living in squalid conditions without access to running water.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•WTF?

As he faces internal leadership questions, Poilievre says Conservative MPs should ‘fight’ for Canadians

OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on his MPs to continue to “fight for the jobs of Canadians” as some are privately expressing concerns over his polling numbers, the current electoral prospects of the party and their own seats.

“My job is to continue to fight for the common people, fight for affordability, and to fight for safe streets for our country, and that’s what I will continue to do,” Poilievre said when speaking to reporters in Vancouver on Sunday as he called for the federal government to extend the pause on the federal gas tax until Canada Day 2027.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026August 16, 2026•0•"Canadian Politics"

Our State Fair …

🚨#BREAKING: Absolute CHAOS broke out at the Wisconsin State Fair as "teens" began BEATING ANYONE IN SIGHT.

MULTIPLE police officers were badly beaten, as families with kids were seen RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES as teens began brawling.

WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!! pic.twitter.com/gBbE73ph3f

— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) August 17, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2026•0•WTF?