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‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push

Two years ago, Zainab Bibi Ahmed thought she had turned her back on the Democrats for good. Now, she is volunteering for the party’s US Senate nominee in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed.

Ahmed was one of 100,000 people to vote uncommitted in the February 2024 Democratic Michigan primary, in a bid to send a message to then US president Joe Biden about his support for Israel, as people watched what Amnesty International later called a “live-streamed genocide” in Gaza on their screens.

That November, Ahmed – a resident of Troy, Michigan, and an academic staffer at Wayne State University – opted to vote for the Green party’s Jill Stein amid calls to punish Democrats over the administration’s support for Israel.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"Islamist Entryism", "Islamophobia", Democratic Party, Islam, Islam and violence, Islamization of the West, USA

Ford tells Trump to ‘kiss my ass,’ threatens triple prices on oil and critical minerals

TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford is threatening to cut off critical minerals and electricity exports to the United States and has told President Donald Trump he can “kiss my ass” after the latest escalation in the trade war.

In a radio interview Monday morning, Ford responded to Trump’s new threat of 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel starting next year by saying: “Well, he can kiss my ass, as far as I’m concerned.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on cars and trucks next year, saying he can “kiss my ass.”

In a post on his Truth Social platform Monday morning, Trump said he will increase tariffs on “all Cars, Trucks, both large… pic.twitter.com/itDS7pGYIh

— CP24 (@CP24) August 24, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

US entering endgame on Iran, says Trump’s treasury secretary

Scott Bessent has said the US is “entering the endgame” in its war with Iran.

The US treasury secretary said the Trump administration would unleash “the greatest financial offensive” against Tehran before unveiling a new economic pressure campaign.

The treasury secretary is expected to announce the new measures at a press conference at 2pm EDT (7pm BST) on Monday.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Canada should reveal details of failed U.S. trade negotiations to the world

When he was asked on Saturday by reporters if Canada was now in a trade war with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that we were. Because we had been attacked.

I agree with him. But we’re also in an info war. This isn’t something we have traditionally been good at. But it’s something we’re going to have to learn very quickly if we want to avoid being squashed like a bug.

Consider Saturday. As I listened to Carney talk about how amazing our new electricity grid is going to be, I found myself wondering why. It’s not that new hydroelectric production and transmission lines aren’t important. They definitely are. But it wasn’t the story of the day.

Did Quebec made a threat about the Dairy cartel.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre.

But the plans, slated for earlier this month, had to be scrapped after they were seized on by rightwing and conservative voices to whip up outrage, leaving organisers fending off racist emails and threats.

Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre said it had extended the invitation in hopes of dismantling some of the barriers that would normally keep these children away from the pool. While other groups had similarly been invited to use pool exclusively without incident, the idea of Black children enjoying a private afternoon at a public pool proved to be controversial among some.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•Camp Of The Saints

China Media Hails Canada’s ‘Chinese-Style’ Tariff Retaliation

China’s nationalist tabloid Global Times praised Canada’s retaliation against US tariffs, casting Ottawa’s move as validating Beijing’s opposition to Washington’s protectionist trade policies.

Calling Canada’s action “Chinese-style counterattack,” the newspaper said in an editorial Monday that the government’s decision shows that “more countries are realizing that concessions toward the US do not necessarily bring respect and stability.”

Carney does not want a deal, not with the US, unless China says so.

Oh look who’s back!

Canadians angry because U.S. trade approached cultural sovereignty issues. Canada then vows to influence American opinion.

Think about it. Let me know when you see it. https://t.co/ttQ19FA6Ao

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) August 23, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada - USA Tariff Wars", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on all cars, trucks by New Year’s Day. Follow for live updates.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on all cars and trucks to 50 per cent next year following a collapse in trade talks with Canada.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Canadians are backing Mark Carney on the U.S. trade war — but how far will the support go?

For the past 18 months, I’ve used the phrase “precarity mindset” to describe something deeper than financial stress. It is the feeling that the systems you depend on may not hold, that the future is getting harder to predict and that events beyond your control can suddenly change the course of your life.

When people feel that way, they do not need a leader to promise that everything will be fine. They need the risk acknowledged, the truth explained, a path forward and some sense that they still have agency.

That was the setting for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address to Canadians on Saturday morning.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

Berlin Rejects Establishment as AfD, Die Linke Dominate ahead of September Vote

Berlin is heading towards one of its most fragmented elections since reunification, with the radical-left Die Linke (The Left) and hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surging as establishment parties that have dominated the capital for decades lose ground.

A Forsa poll published by t-online on Saturday put Die Linke first on 22 per cent, four points ahead of both the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and AfD on 18 per cent. Die Grünen (Greens) stand at 16 per cent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) at just 12, while Sahra Wagenknecht’s BSW and the liberal–centrist Free Democratic Party (FDP) would miss the 5 per cent threshold.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 23, 2026•0•Germany, Germany - AfD party

‘Put the national interest first’: Poilievre asks Carney to recall Parliament to scrutinize collapsed Trump trade talks

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is formally requesting that Prime Minister Mark Carney recall Parliament to scrutinize his decisions to end trade talks with the U.S. and retaliate with dollar-for-dollar tariffs.

Poilievre made his request in a letter sent to Carney on Sunday evening, saying “we must put the national interest first.”

“Canadians elect Parliament to defend their interests and decide the hard questions. Those questions can no longer wait. The Official Opposition has a duty to ask questions and hold the government to account. That is why I write to ask you to reconvene Parliament without delay.”

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 24, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars"

The images that shocked the world: How Taliban’s medieval barbarity was exposed by video showing a woman stoned to death for adultery

Standing in a hole dug into a barren Afghan mountainside, you can just about see Rukhshana’s face poking above the surface.

Surrounding her is a group of Taliban picking up rocks from the ground and, one by one, hurling them at the terrified young woman.

Her agonised cries grow louder and louder as the barrage of rocks strikes her with sickening thuds.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 23, 2026•0•"Islamophobia", Afghanistan, Islam, Islam and violence

Charlebois: Ottawa’s tariff trap — don’t weaponize the grocery bill

Canada’s trade negotiations with the United States have failed. Washington has imposed 50% tariffs on approximately $28 billion worth of Canadian products, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised a dollar-for-dollar response beginning Sept. 8.

Retaliation may be politically inevitable. But Ottawa must proceed very carefully. In attempting to punish Washington, Canada could easily end up punishing Canadian families at the grocery store.

Tariffs are taxes. Full stop.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 23, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Iran threatens to strike US companies after Trump declares economic war

Iran has threatened to strike American businesses if Donald Trump launches his “economic D-Day” campaign to force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war.

Mohsen Rezai, the head of Iran’s national security council, also warned allies of the US that they would be considered enemies, and their interests harmed, if they joined the US president’s financial warfare.

Mr Trump said on Wednesday that Iran would face “economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale”.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2026August 23, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

John Carpay: Quebec Court Ruling a Hopeful Sign of Resistance to Cancel Culture in Canada

In a free society, should government-owned facilities be available only to people who hold the “right” opinions? The Superior Court of Quebec has given a clear “non.” Justice Alain Trudel has ordered Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx to pay $60,637 in general and punitive damages to Harvest Ministries International after she ordered the cancellation of its contract to use the Centre des congrès de Québec for a Christian conference.

This case is about whether government officials can use their control over public property to censor (and effectively punish) citizens who hold what are deemed controversial opinions.