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What would happen if the US military went after cartels on Mexican soil?

Evan Hafer, a popular veteran and founder of Black Rifle Coffee, was on Joe Rogan’s podcast after the November election. As with any Maga acolyte, the US-Mexico border figured prominently in his mind.

“If we declare war on the cartel, these dudes are not going to understand what the fuck is going on. They are in for a world of ultra-violence,” said Hafer, who served in the Green Berets and the CIA.

“JD [Vance] or Trump had said something with the new guy from Ice, like: ‘We’re going to mobilize tier one units against the cartel.’”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inMexican drug cartels, Mexico, Mexico - Failed State, USA

Pentagon pulling Gen. Milley’s security detail and clearance ‘immediately,’ may face demotion in retirement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce he is “immediately pulling” retired Gen. Mark Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance, multiple senior administration officials tell Fox News.

The secretary is also directing the new acting Inspector General to conduct a review board to determine if enough evidence exists for Gen. Milley to be stripped of a star in retirement based on his actions to “undermine the chain of command” during President Donald Trump’s first term, officials say.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Peak Woke", USA

How China’s DeepSeek Outsmarted America

SINGAPORE—Take a team of young Chinese engineers, hired by a boss with disdain for experience. Add some clever programming shortcuts, and a loophole in American rules that allowed them to get advanced chips.

That is the formula China’s DeepSeek used to shock the world with its artificial-intelligence programs.

Conventional thinking held that developing leading AI required loads of expensive, cutting-edge computer chips—and that Chinese companies would have trouble competing because they couldn’t get those chips. DeepSeek defied those predictions with a resourcefulness that led to a $1 trillion bloodbath on Wall Street and is spurring Silicon Valley to rethink its approach.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence", "China - Communist Slave State", USA

Selena Gomez’s Crocodile Tears Were Not for Migrants

Selena Gomez just tried pulling off what she could not deliver in her latest box office flop: a convincing performance. In a now-deleted Instagram video, the entertainer sobbed over deportations under the new Trump administration. “I wish I could do something,” she whimpered, tears streaming down her face.

The problem with these theatrics is their glaring inconsistency. Americans can respect principled celebrity activism, even when they disagree with it, but not when it only surfaces to serve hyper-partisan narratives.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Celebrity Idiots, USA

What Happened When DEI Came to the Military?

Retired Air Force Brigadier General Christopher Walker, 59, spent almost two years as a senior adviser to the Air Force’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the Pentagon, attending dozens of meetings about implementing DEI initiatives. This was an unusual role given Walker’s career path: He had over 400 hours of combat flights and, most recently, had overseen West Virginia’s Air National Guard.

But in 2021, when the Air Force established its Office of Diversity and Inclusion, staffers assumed that Walker would be on board with their belief that DEI was a “warfighting imperative.” Why? Because Walker is black. But that assumption was wrong.

Walker was a mole.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"DEI - Diversity Equity Inclusion", USA

Jordan Peterson: Canada must offer Alberta more than Trump could

There is little doubt that one Donald J. Trump has truly and effectively rattled his northern neighbour’s chains. Aren’t the Americans our friends — and vice versa? Is the president serious in his desire to make Canada the 51st state? He certainly seemed serious enough when discussing his proposed takeover of Greenland with the Danish prime minister last week. Such intensity and unpredictability of purpose has sent the leaders of that country, reminiscent of the Canadian Liberals in their political orientation, into a tizzy — one that has extended to their socialist and globalist European compatriots. Who is this horrible orange-haired man, they wonder, and what does he want?

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

Singh will sell out nation and keep Trudeau in power to pass Trump tariff slush fund

Singh suggests NDP could help Liberals pass Trump tariff relief

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is open to working with the Liberal government to pass relief measures for workers if U.S. President Donald Trump moves ahead with devastating tariffs on Canadian goods.

Singh has said for weeks he and his MPs will vote to bring down the government and send Canadians to an election at the earliest opportunity when Parliament reconvenes after prorogation in March.

Singh said that commitment still stands — but he’s opening the door to an option that doesn’t result in the Liberals’ immediate defeat.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, NDP, USA

I get why four in 10 young Canadians want to join the U.S.

No way, no how. That’s the message from Canadians to Donald Trump’s taunts about becoming the 51st state. At least that’s what the opinion polls show, isn’t it?

Yes, if you look at the overall findings. Support for joining the U.S. of A. is down around 13 per cent (Leger Marketing) or 10 per cent (Angus Reid Institute). Those are the kind of numbers that support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s confident statement that “there’s not a snowball’s chance in hell” of Canada becoming an American state.

Trudeau is right about that, but the top lines in those polls don’t show the whole picture. Inside a more recent survey is a story with more troubling implications for the future of this country.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA

DeepSeek a ‘wake-up call’ for US tech firms, Trump says

US President Donald Trump has called the rise of Chinese company DeepSeek “a wake-up call” for the US tech industry, after the emergence of its artificial intelligence (AI) model triggered shockwaves on Wall Street.

Shares in major tech firms such as Nvidia fell sharply, with the chip giant losing almost $600bn (£482bn) in market value.

What has shaken the industry is DeepSeek’s claim that its R1 model was made at a fraction of the cost of its rivals – raising questions about the future of America’s AI dominance and the scale of investments US firms are planning.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"AI - Artificial Intelligence", "China - Communist Slave State", USA

Mexican drug cartels smuggling migrants open fire on US Border Patrol agents

American Border Patrol agents stationed at the Mexican border were fired upon by a suspected drug cartel in an effort to smuggle illegal migrants into Texas.

The gunfight broke out on Monday near the disputed territory of Fronton, Texas, exactly one week after President Donald Trump returned to office and began his sweeping deportation crackdown.

While the cartel suspected of being responsible for the violence has been shooting across the border for years, NewsNation reports that the crisis in the region has ‘escalated in unprecedented ways since President Trump was elected.’

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCamp Of The Saints, Mexican drug cartels, Mexico, Mexico - Failed State, USA

Pandemic of Stupidity: Liberals hope bribing you with your own money if Trump imposes tariffs will improve electoral fortunes

Relief plan in works for Canadians, businesses in response to Trump tariff threat: sources

The federal government is planning a stimulus package to help businesses and Canadians if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian goods, but the scale of the relief will depend on the scope of the tariffs, sources tell CTV News.

The sources also say that the aid could reach pandemic-level relief, but the response will be contingent on how big Trump’s tariffs are. Specific programs also have yet to be designed, according to sources.

UPDATE – White House says Trump plans to follow through on vow to slap tariffs on Canada, Mexico on Feb. 1

h/t Mauser

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada, USA, WTF?