WTF?
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CHARLEBOIS: Canada got fatter since the pandemic. Pharma noticed.
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) confirms what many suspected: obesity rates in Canada have surged since the onset of the pandemic. Prior to 2020, the trend was gradual. But since April of that year, the pace has quickened — and now, one in three Canadian adults lives with obesity.
Notes on the passing scene — Taliban, Canada, and John Kerry admitting Trump was right all along
It’s a weird world out there and here are some semi-random thoughts:
A 45-year-old Afghan man allegedly attempted to marry a 6-year-old girl in Helmand Province.
Amu.tv reported that the youngster had allegedly been sold by her father to a man who already has two wives, but the kind-hearted Taliban stepped in and arrested both men involved. (Yes, “kind-hearted” was sarcastic.) The Taliban brought no charges against the men but are making the prospective groom wait until the girl is 9 before taking her home, according to local media.
Poets, DJs and DEI officers? Britain’s ‘skilled’ visa list is a joke
If we thought the UK’s immigration system couldn’t get any more farcical, then the Labour government has managed to prove us wrong once again.
The Telegraph has revealed that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ‘experts’ can enter the UK on a ‘skilled worker’ visa. These visas allow holders to remain in the UK for up to five years. They are supposed to help British firms plug critical skills shortages in the labour market that would otherwise go unfilled. In practice, however, it seems that just about any job you can imagine can qualify for a visa.
A Generation So Lonely, It Fell in Love With Furniture
From soulmates to simulated love with a smoothie maker.
A new game lets you romance your refrigerator.
Not exactly a sentence you’d expect to write in 2025. Then again, maybe it is. Maybe this is exactly where we were always heading. Date Everything arrived this summer like a fever dream made manifest. Players don mysterious “Dateviator” glasses. Suddenly, household objects transform into potential lovers. Your lamp becomes a narcissistic influencer. Your couch develops commitment issues. Your washing machine exudes pure sex appeal. The premise sounds bonkers. It is, but it’s also prophetic.
Andrew Tate accused of sexually assaulting Lauren Southern
Lauren Southern, a Canadian YouTuber, claims that she was strangled by the self-proclaimed misogynist after a night out in Romania
Andrew Tate has been accused of sexually assaulting a far-Right influencer once banned from entering the UK.
Lauren Southern, a Canadian YouTuber, alleges that she was strangled by the self-proclaimed misogynist and pleaded for him to stop his sexual advances after a night out in Romania.
Ms Southern, 30, said she was introduced to Tate during a trip to Bucharest with activist Tommy Robinson, where the pair were exploring funding for a media startup.
Her side of the story.
I’ve decided to publish a few chapters of the book for free as I did not write them to profit off their contents. I wrote them because they are part of my story and they are true. https://t.co/UMlTK8159M
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) July 15, 2025
WTF?
She wants to be near trees, but not Trump voters. pic.twitter.com/jaYztzWSX3
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) July 16, 2025
Maurene Comey, daughter of James Comey and prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, is fired
Maurene Comey, who prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein and is former FBI Director James Comey’s daughter, was fired Wednesday from her job in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, according to two people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
The reason for her firing was not immediately clear. She did not immediately respond to phone calls and an email seeking comment. Spokespeople for the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment.
EPSTEIN
Newly discovered metadata indicates that 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from the DOJ and FBI’s “raw” surveillance footage of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged cell.
SOURCE: Wired pic.twitter.com/5v9Lbm21te
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) July 15, 2025
POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE: DOJ FIRES Maurene Comey, Federal Prosecutor Who Filed Key Court Docs to Keep Epstein Files Under Seal
h/t DS, XC and Mauser
WTF?
When Hans Christian Anderson wrote The Little Mermaid, this is exactly what he envisioned. pic.twitter.com/Uzus6j7vpm
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) July 16, 2025
Canada: Stupid Judge Does Stupid Thing Because Trump
Judge halts deportation of non-binary American in landmark ruling after Trump’s gender edicts
A Federal Court justice has halted the deportation of a non-binary American in a ruling that criticized Ottawa’s Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation of LGBTQ Americans since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.
Angel Jenkel, a 24-year-old multimedia artist from Minnesota who is engaged to a Canadian, can now remain in Canada while their case is judicially reviewed, in a judgment that their lawyers hailed as precedent-setting.
Jeffrey Epstein was an intelligence asset—Eric Weinstein
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a “product of one or more elements of the intelligence community,” Eric Weinstein, the mathematician and a former managing director of Thiel Capital, said during an appearance on the Diary of a CEO podcast, hosted by Steven Bartlett.
Weinstein, who said he had met Epstein, described him as “certainly was not a financier in any standard sense. That was a cover story.”
Trump rants that his ‘PAST’ supporters have bought into Jeffrey Epstein ‘Hoax’
Manitoba woman files proposed class action against Loblaw over alleged underweighted meat sales
A Manitoba woman, who blew the whistle on a case in which Loblaw sold underweighted meat across 80 stores in Western Canada, has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the grocery chain over allegations it consistently overcharges for meat and seafood by including the packaging weight in the final price tag.
Plaintiff Iris Griffin’s claim, filed in the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench last week, names Loblaw Companies Ltd., Loblaws Inc., T&T Supermarket Inc. and Provigo Distribution Inc. as defendants.
It’s A Brampton Thing, You Wouldn’t Understand: Kanwarjyot Singh Manoria Arrested For Death Threat Against Patrick Brown
Peel police have arrested a man who allegedly made a death threat against Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown last month.
In a news release, police said 29-year-old Kanwarjyot Singh Manoria was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with utter threats to cause death or bodily harm.
A source familiar with the investigation previously told CP24 that the threat was made via email to the mayor’s office two to three weeks ago, and that his wife and son were also mentioned.
He should be out on bail by 3pm.
I bet he gets a slap on the wrist
RCMP arrest alleged hijacker at Vancouver airport after airspace shut down
An investigation is underway into the alleged hijacking of a small plane that caused multiple flight delays yesterday in Vancouver, British Columbia. Police say a suspect is in custody. @giobenitez reports. pic.twitter.com/sKXbft9Zx9
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 16, 2025
Perp looks “ethnic” so no crime was committed.