Last week, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding meant to end the war that began in February. It extends a ceasefire, reopens the Strait of Hormuz and, most consequentially, clears the way for Iran to resume oil sales. The nuclear questions that started the war are intended to be addressed over the next two months. What Tehran gets now is a reprieve, a free hand to crush dissent at home, a nuclear program left intact for now and money. What Tehran will do with that money should concern us all.
I escaped Europe’s dying democracies and discovered the real secret to America’s enduring success: AYAAN HIRSI ALI
When I arrived in the Netherlands in 1992, what struck me first wasn’t the weather or the language, but the unmistakable prosperity of Dutch society. Coming from a world defined by scarcity, the visible wealth of Western Europe felt like an alternate reality.
If I were to characterize what I saw in the 1990s with one word, it would be trust.
Voters trusted their democracies. Elections were meaningful, but not existential. Citizens generally saw their choices reflected in policy, particularly when their party won enough seats to shape the governing agenda.
Eby Briefed for Meeting With Vancouver ‘Condo King’ as Rennie Raised Money for Carney — Four Months Before Multi-Billion-Dollar Condo Bailout
VANCOUVER – BC Housing records for March 2026 say that Premier David Eby was briefed for a meeting with Vancouver condo marketer Bob Rennie, the industry leader who hosted a February 2026 fundraiser for Prime Minister Mark Carney — attended by at least 17 leading developers — that has now been cited in Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s call for an ethics investigation into the controversial multi-billion-dollar developer bailout that was announced four months after Eby’s planned meeting with Rennie was documented, The Bureau has learned.
Infiltration and Denial: Germany’s Islamism Blind Spot
here is good news and bad news when it comes to the debate about the dangers of Islamism in Germany.
The good news first: what could long only be whispered is now being discussed increasingly openly and is finding greater attention. The bad news: the lobby that has allowed this danger to grow to such proportions still exists and continues to reach deep into government and mainstream media circles—and is pushing back with might.
Two quite different news reports, and the way they have been handled, illustrate this.
MROZEK: Canada’s fertile ground for population collapse
Cardus recently surveyed women — and for the first time, men — about their fertility ideals and intentions. For context, Canada’s total fertility rate in 2024 was 1.25 children per woman. This means we have joined the company of nations like South Korea with “lowest of the low” fertility.
The survey results showed that both men and women wish to have more children than they actually have by their mid-forties. Men desire slightly more children than women, and 59% of men aged 40-44 have fewer children than they wish. Only 53% of women say the same. Fewer than 50% of men and women are at their ideal family size by the time they reach their forties.
Experts claim there’s a secret tape of ‘Invasion of Washington’ UFO meeting — and public will soon hear it
Pols and experts claim that there’s a long-unheard secret tape of an “Invasion of Washington” UFO briefing – and they say the public could hear it very soon.
A tape recording a 1952 conversation between Air Force officials and scientists on unidentified flying objects is soon to be released, Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) told a room of UFO transparency advocates at Disclosure Forum 2026.
Caroline Elliott: For Canada Day, give the ‘decolonize’ nonsense a rest
This Canada Day, let’s celebrate our great nation unequivocally without the obligatory nod to guilt and grievance. We have just one day a year dedicated to the celebration of the free, democratic, tolerant country our predecessors built for us, and plenty of other days each year to focus on the endless social justice causes favoured by politicians on the left.
WTF?
No dirty white kids featured in Ford’s video. https://t.co/LD0OCb6Lte
— Jim McMurtry (@JimMcMurtry01) June 29, 2026
It’s hot, Christians are burning and Western media are cold and silent
The temperature is rising, and under the blazing sun of Western indifference, the Islamic persecution of Christians is unfolding.
“By the grace of Almighty Allah, the soldiers of the Caliphate raided the village, killing the Christians.”
12 Christians killed and a church set on fire in another attack on a Christian community in Adamawa State, Nigeria.Then another 20 Christians killed (including a pregnant woman and a priest) in Nigeria. A total of 39 Christians murdered in just a few hours.
WTF?
Meet Scarlett Gillespie, a candidate for mayor in Hamilton, Ontario
He pretends to be a woman and uses a sock puppet his speeches
Canada is a circus pic.twitter.com/cJh14D0gyx
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 29, 2026
Canada’s electronic spy agency conducted cyberattacks on criminals brokering fentanyl ingredients, report says
Canada’s electronic eavesdropping agency conducted cyberattacks to disrupt the activities of online foreign criminals who were brokering the purchase and sale of precursor chemicals used to make the opioid fentanyl, according to its latest annual report.
The Communications Security Establishment, in its 2025–26 annual report, said it also stepped up its intelligence and cyberdefence work in the Arctic this year, citing growing interest in the region from Russia and China, “extending beyond traditional military and cyberthreats to include economic and influence-related activities that seek to shape access, infrastructure, and decision-making in the region.”
Hero …
NEW: Los Angeles man arrested after shooting naked people with a BB gun as they rode their bikes through downtown Los Angeles.
Hundreds of people were spotted riding without clothes for the World Naked Bike Ride.
LAPD says a man dressed in all black riding a scooter started… pic.twitter.com/6jw4ZUjTCM
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 29, 2026
h/t Hermes
‘Hellbrew of Hate’: The New Relevance of Cold War Anti-Communist Movies
These movies aren’t bad. In fact, many of them are great.
This was the thought I had in 2024, when I attended the American Film Institute’s series “Fabulous 50s.” The series highlighted American movies from the 1950s. There were classics screened: Ben-Hur. Carmen Jones, A Streetcar Named Desire. The Night of the Hunter, Singin’ in the Rain, and my favorite, Sweet Smell of Success.
CTV turns to Hunter Biden for advice on US- Canada Relations
OTTAWA — Hunter Biden says the ball is in Canada’s court when it comes to the state of the country’s relationship with the United States going forward.
Former U.S. president Joe Biden’s son is back in the spotlight, but this time, for his sometimes-brutal honesty and no-holds-barred social media presence, including social media posts about Canada.
Paper Agreements Will Not Disarm Terrorists
For decades, Western diplomats and decision-makers have clung to one of the most dangerous illusions in the Middle East: the belief that Islamist terrorist organizations can be persuaded through negotiations and diplomatic agreements to surrender their weapons and abandon their jihad (holy war) against Israel.
Reality continues to prove that persuading terrorist regimes to give up their weapons is not the walk in the park they might have hoped.
