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US Navy destroyer ‘blows a hole’ through Iranian cargo ship that tried to break Hormuz blockade, Trump says

WASHINGTON — The US seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after “blowing a hole” in its engine room when it tried to break past the Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump revealed Sunday.

The USS Spruance destroyer intercepted Iran’s Touska cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, taking custody of the ship after it refused warnings to stop, according to the president.

NEW – CENTCOM releases footage of the U.S. forces intercepting M/V Touska and says that "since the blockade’s commencement, U.S. forces have directed 25 commercial vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port." pic.twitter.com/KPrGF7mYHb

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 19, 2026

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Canada Risks ‘Deep Entanglement’ With Beijing by Opening Its Market to Chinese EVs

Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig told MPs that Ottawa’s agreement with Beijing to open its markets to Chinese electric vehicles puts Canada at risk of “deeper economic entanglement” with China and dependency that could erode Canada’s sovereignty.

Kovrig made the comments as he testified on April 16 before the House of Commons science and research committee, which is studying the implications of the Canada–China preliminary joint arrangement on Canada’s electric vehicle sector.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"Canada - China's 24th Province", "Canada in decline", "Canada's China Class", "China - Communist Slave State", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

He’s Doing It Again! George Soros Drops $50 Million to Buy 2026 Midterms

It appears that retirement isn’t exactly suiting leftist billionaire George Soros, as America’s most notorious political kingmaker was revealed to have dropped another massive fortune ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Soros group, Fund for Policy Reform, pumped a whopping $50 million into his political cash guzzler Democracy PAC January 13, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•George Soros

Braid: Justin Trudeau’s dazzling life and the wreckage he left behind

“He haunts us still.” Those were the famous first words in a 1990 biography of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

His son, Justin? He annoys us still. The modern Trudeau is too frivolous for haunting.

The book by Christina McCall and Stephen Clarkson was often elegiac in tone. Whatever one thought of Pierre Trudeau, he commanded respect.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert Silent on Swalwell Rape Allegations for an Entire Week

Neither far-left late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel nor Stephen Colbert have mentioned the resignation of disgraced Democrat Eric Swalwell in their monologues this week — despite showing big support for him before the congressman’s scandals drove him out of politics.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•WTF?

New report finds crashing trucks and killing people, dealing drugs, importing their ethnic hatreds and being involved in regular public shootouts related to their criminal activity has caused an increase in anti-Sikh hate

New report finds increase in anti-Sikh hate

Every day, Sukhmani, an 11th grader from Scarborough, carefully ties her turban, a practice rooted in faith, discipline, and identity. But she says that the same visible expression of who she is has made her conscious of her identity.

“They are making fun of the fact that I am wearing a Dastaar now, making fun of the fact of me being vegetarian, making fun of the fact that I have hair on my arms and my legs. It’s really not the most encouraging thing to go through, especially right after the pandemic,” she says.

No one buys the article’s “Won’t somebody think of the children” opening anymore.

We aren’t responsible. h/t Patti Jo

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"Immigration from incompatible cultures", "Remigration", WTF?

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

Sixteen bets made $100,000 accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces. On 7 April, right before Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, traders bet $950m that oil prices would come down. They did.

These bets and other well-timed wagers accurately predicted the precise timing of major developments in the US-Israel war with Iran, creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers and experts over potential insider trading.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•WTF?

Iran rejects US peace talks, Iranian media reports

Iran has reportedly rejected participation in a second round of peace talks with the US in Pakistan, citing “Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire”, according to the official IRNA news agency.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"US Israel Iran War"

Carney calls Canada’s U.S. ties ‘weaknesses’ that must be corrected

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s ties to the U.S. have become “weaknesses” that must be corrected, as workers in Canada’s auto, steel and lumber industries remain under threat due to U.S. President Donald Trump tariffs.

“The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression,” Carney said in a video posted to YouTube on Sunday morning.

“Many of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses — weaknesses that we must correct.”

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by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

AI ‘that could escape the lab’ sparks fear in the City

The accidental leak of news about an all-powerful hacking bot will have done little to calm the fears of AI doom-mongers.

Days before the official announcement of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, reporters from Fortune magazine uncovered an online datastore of unprotected files belonging to the tech company, including a draft blog revealing the existence of the new AI.

Since the botched reveal earlier this month – blamed on “human error” – industry leaders and government experts have been sounding the alarm over the powerful bot.

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by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"AI - Artificial Intelligence"

Canada’s Conservatives ask Carney: Where’s that US trade deal?

TORONTO — Canada’s Conservatives are ratcheting up attacks on Prime Minister Mark Carney for moving too slowly to secure a trade deal with President Donald Trump, opening a new political fight in a dispute with consequences on both sides of the border.

This is becoming a wedge issue in Ottawa because the closer the deadline for a review of the North American trade agreement gets, the easier it is for Conservatives to argue Carney is failing to shield Canada from a U.S. trade offensive he has repeatedly promised to stop.

by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"Canada - USA Tariff Wars", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

8 Shreveport children dead after what began as a domestic dispute, police say

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Authorities say eight children were killed in a domestic disturbance in Shreveport on W 79th Street.

The shooting happened around 6 a.m. Sunday (April 19) in Shreveport, according to Police Chief Wayne Smith. The victims ranging in age from one to about 14-years-old.

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by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•"Mass Shooting", USA

Pals invited to fire sale: Carney’s pitch to unlock trillions in global investment

CBC News has learned Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited 100 of the world’s biggest investors to a summit in Toronto this September. The conference aims to pitch organizations that control trillions of dollars in capital on investing in Canada.

The organizations include private investment firms such as Blackrock and some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, including Singapore’s GIC. Invitations were sent out this week, and none of the invited parties responded to CBC News before publication.

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by Blazingcatfur•April 19, 2026April 19, 2026•0•Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Iran’s Hard-Liners Flex Their Muscle With a U-Turn Over Hormuz

Iran’s quick reversal of the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz has laid bare a rift between the country’s political leaders and the military hard-liners who have deepened their hold on the government since the war began.

A day after the country’s foreign minister announced that the strait was open, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on at least two commercial ships in the Gulf for the first time during the cease-fire—and broadcast warnings to mariners that the waterway remained closed, causing ships that were attempting the transit to turn back. Ships would be targeted if they moved, it said.

The public display of division points to the difficulty ahead as President Trump tries to nail down concessions that would allow him to end the war with a clear win.