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The German army’s drones disaster

German politicians like to talk about Zeitenwende – the country’s great turning point in its defence policy since the invasion of Ukraine. And it has certainly turned: towards spending billions of taxpayer euros on drones that cannot fly in frontline situations, seemingly cannot hit their targets, and whose largest investors sit not in Berlin or Brussels, but in Silicon Valley boardrooms with direct lines to the White House and CIA. If this is European defence sovereignty, one could wonder what this dependency actually looks like. And if Europe really is serious about this change.

Seems there’s a lesson for Carney in this. But I’m sure his China pivot will smooth things out.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Germany, WTF?

Immigration Department helping Canadian military recruit foreign mercenaries who will have no qualms shooting old stock Canadians

HALIFAX — The head of Canadian Armed Forces says a policy aimed at attracting highly skilled foreign military members is getting a boost from the federal Immigration Department as the military scrambles to fill jobs amid a protracted personnel shortage.

Gen. Jenni Carignan, chief of defence staff, said Monday the military already has a program in place to attract military members with specialized skills, including pilots who already know how to fly F-35 fighter jets, which Canada is in the process of buying from the United States.

Carignan gave the example of a fighter pilot from the Netherlands who wants to move to Canada, saying the federal Immigration Department would now offer some help

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Affirmative Action", "CAF - Canadian Armed Forces", WTF?

Japanese want snowball fighting in Winter Olympics

Japan Competitive Snowball Fighting

Even as the 2026 Winter Games were winding up, a city in northern Japan began its own winter sports competition with ambitions that it will one day become an Olympic event: snowball fighting.

Snowball fights, or yukigassen in Japanese, are a seasonal childhood pastime in many northern countries, but in Sobetsu, Hokkaido, it’s a major event, and corporate sponsors and teams compete from across Japan and overseas.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inWTF?

Mennonites? Waterloo Region nearly triples national average of human trafficking cases: WRPS

Mennonites – no telling what they’re up to

New data released by the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) shows a troubling human trafficking trend in Waterloo Region compared to the rest of the country.

During WRPS’ latest board meeting, data presented showed that local human trafficking cases have been on the rise since 2020.

Police say it has gotten to a point where Waterloo Region cases now nearly triple the national average.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inHuman Trafficking, WTF?