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Amid the turmoil going on in Canada's government now, with the coming departure of Justice Trudeau from its leadership ranks, analysts have suggested that globetrotting banker Mark Carney has a path to replacing him.
But a candidate who right now is considered an also-ran has made a stunning demand that Canada work with nuclear-equipped allies to create a "a closer security relationship that guarantees our security in a time when United States can be a threat."
The comments are from Chrystia Freeland, who said, "The U.S. is turning predator, and so what Canada needs to do is work closely with our democratic allies, our military allies. I would start with our Nordic partners, specifically Denmark who is also being threatened, and our NATO European allies. I would be sure that France and Britian were there who possess NUCLEAR WEAPONS and I will be working urgently with these partners to build a closer security relationship that guarantees our security in a time when United States can be a threat."
Polling shows Carney is the favorite to take over Liberal party leadership, with Freeland trailing.
President Donald Trump repeatedly has suggested that Canada should be America's 51st state, while Trudeau has publicly resisted, saying Trump cannot take his country.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron met in the White House Monday, with the potential ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia on both leaders' minds.
Speaking in the Oval Office about the need for a peace deal, Trump said, "It could lead to World War III if it's not solved. You know, there'll be a point at which it's not going to stop at those two countries [because] there's such involvement from other countries."
The bilateral meeting came after the two joined a call with all G7 leaders, where Eastern European security was also the main topic of discussion.
"We had a good discussion this morning for the G7 here for the [anniversary of] the third year of this war in Ukraine," Trump said. "And I think our common objective clearly is to build..a solid longstanding peace."
When asked if he'd be willing to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Trump said Zelenskyy wants to come to the United States to sign the deal when it's done.
"We'd meet at the Oval Office. So, the agreement is being worked on now. They're very close to a final deal … And he would like to come, and I understand, here to sign it. And that would be great with me. I think they then have to get it approved by their counsel or whoever might approve it. But I'm sure that will happen."
If true, this would mean Zelenskyy may have forgiven Trump for his comments calling him a dictator. Or perhaps the wartime leader has come to understand how America's dealmaker in chief plays politics.
Sunday, Zelenskyy offered to step down as president of Ukraine if it meant his country could join NATO. And if Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks Trump is not ready to give into every demand from the Ukrainians, it might soften the Russian leader's stance entering into what the Trump team called "the last yard" of peace talks.
Trump's willingness to bring Putin to the table is a sharp contrast from the Biden administration's hands-off approach to peace:
"I'm just glad I was able to help, because there was no communication with Russia until I came along. Biden didn't communicate, he couldn't communicate with his own child. It was terrible. He hadn't spoken to Putin in three years."
Trump told reporters he expects Putin to accept European troops as peacekeepers as part of the deal.
During a later press conference in the East Room, Macron insisted the U.S. and Europe should continue to provide security to the small nation.
"This peace must not mean a surrender of Ukraine," Macron indicated. "It must not mean a ceasefire without guarantees. This peace must allow for Ukrainian sovereignty and allow Ukraine to negotiate with other stakeholders regarding the issues that affect it."
One of those issues is the use of nearly 300 billion in frozen assets that were part of joint U.S.-E.U. sanctions against Russia. While Trump has been vocal about wanting to use those assets to reimburse America's investment in the war, Macron said only the accrued proceeds from the assets should be used.
"We already used [the assets] to back precisely the loans negotiated at the G7, and it's part of the sanctions. So it will depend on the follow-up of the discussions," Macron said.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald's Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has re-installed science into the federal agency.
In new guidance that was released this week – his first in his new assignment after confirmation by the U.S. Senate – Kennedy made clear that human life begins at conception and that there are only two biological sexes – male and female.
Those statement simply were censored under the administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Mat Staver, chief of Liberty Counsel which often has fought in court on behalf of life and common sense on those disputes, said, "Reality and sound science have long confirmed that life begins at conception and that biological human sex is immutable. This commonsense guidance allows a return to sound governance based on fact, not fiction. Radical gender ideology must be completely rooted out from government to fully protect the health, safety, and fairness of women and children."
Two of Biden's biggest goals were to install abortion in all portions of society around the globe and promote the LGBT lifestyle choices, especially the unscientific transgender agenda, everywhere he could.
In one of the first actions RFK Jr. took, he implemented in part Trump's efforts to eliminate "false" gender ideology throughout the government's executive branch.
"The guidance informs all federal agencies, the government's external partners, and the public that the 'immutable' nature of human sex is genetically determined at conception. By recognizing binary sex as 'objective biology,' the government can then help protect the health and safety of women and children, the HHS stated," according to the report.
Kennedy explained that he, as part of the Trump administration, and others are working to bring back "common sense and restoring biological truth to the federal government."
He charged, "The prior administration's policy of trying to engineer gender ideology into every aspect of public life is over."
The HHS guidance followed Trump's executive order titled, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government."
That tells the HHS to provide the public "clear guidance" on sex-based definitions stipulating that "sex" is strictly a "biological classification as either male or female" and "not a synonym" for the concept of gender identity.
The guidance states that sex is "a person's immutable biological classification as either male or female."
A female, the science confirms, "is a person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing eggs (ova)," while a male is "is a person of the sex characterized by a reproductive system with the biological function of producing sperm."
Biden's administration wildly tried to install the transgender ideology throughout the nation by claiming it could redefine the word "sex" as it was used in nondiscrimination laws from 50 years ago to include "gender" ideologies. The Biden argument was that lawmakers in the 1960s and 1070s when many nondiscrimination laws were written actually meant "gender" when they wrote "sex."
"Restoring biological truth to the Federal government is critical to scientific inquiry, public safety, morale, and trust in government itself," the HHS stated.
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The transgender issue became a cause celebre for Joe Biden and his administration. He pushed the ideology, unscientific though it is, that men or boys can become women or girls. And vice versa.
His fight extended to the point he was trying to force doctors with ethical and religious objections to do body mutilating surgeries – and he was trying to force taxpayers to pay for it. And not just in the U.S., but around the globe.
President Donald Trump put a block on the agenda when he took office, stating that the government's official policy is that there are two genders, men and women.
But now a report reveals that over recent years, taxpayers have been billed for some $241 million – for transgender experiments on animals.
It is Fox News that reported Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., described such spending as "insane."
It was just weeks ago that the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, in a hearing called, "Transgender Lab Rats and Poisoned Puppies: Oversight of Taxpayer Funded Animal Cruelty," heard from Justin Goodman of the White Coat Waste Project about the spending.
Goodman said, "In a lot of these cases, they involve mice, rats, monkeys, who are being surgically mutilated and subjected to hormone therapies to mimic female-to-male or male-to-female gender transitions, gender-affirming hormone therapies, and then looking at the biological, psychological and physiological effects of the gender transitions, looking at the effects of taking vaccines after you've transitioned these animals from male to female or female to male, looking at the size of their genitals changing after you've put them on estrogen or testosterone therapies to transition them."
Goodman described one situation where a $1.1 million cash handout was delivered to give female lab rats testosterone, and then observe whether they were likely to overdose on a rape drug.
Crane explained, in a statement to Fox, "Anthony Fauci lied to the American people about masks, vaccines, social distancing, gain-of-function research, and the origins of COVID-19. On top of these egregious actions, he also authorized more than $200 million of taxpayer funds for 'transgender animal testing'."
Crane suggested it's now up to Congress to examine spending bills line by line and remove "these fraudulent programs."
Goodman cited that Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Joe Biden's chief operative to impose masks, shots, and lockdowns on Americans during COVID, funded 95% of the transgender animal experiments.
The taxpayer funds paid for "painful and deadly transgender experiments that forced lab animals to undergo invasive surgeries and hormone therapies," explained Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.
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A policy adviser for the U.S. Department of the Treasury has admitted on camera that workers in the agency are defying Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Because DOGE and Musk are, "risks to national security."
The video comes from O'Keefe Media Group, which goes undercover to interview subjects.
This one was identified as Nate Johnson, a policy adviser in the agency.
He called DOGE, "Government sanctioned harassment," and complained about Trump's offer to have federal workers agree to resign in return for months of pay.
He said no one thinks that's legal, and it would end up firing the "wrong people."
Further, he complained that DOGE should not have access to Treasury information because, even if they're American, they could give information to a "foreign governmenta."
He admitted there are problems, with employees in the government for 40 years, who "don't do much."
And he explained he works on situations where there could be security issues with a foreign investment in America, and said those often are resolved with an agreement … and subsequent monitoring.
He claimed Musk is "showing what he really cares about is money. So in theory all he wants is more money."
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According to the Iranian resistance network inside Iran, Tehran is secretly accelerating the development of nuclear warheads for solid-fuel missiles with a range of over 3,000 km. These missiles are being manufactured at the Shahroud missile site, located in central Iran.
Disguised under the cover of a satellite launch program, the missile sites in Shahroud and Semnan are now in full coordination with the regime's nuclear militarization entity, the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, or SPND.
The SPND is particularly involved in designing nuclear warheads for Ghaem-100 solid-fuel missiles, which are equipped with mobile-launch platforms at the Shahroud site. It is also utilizing the liquid-fuel Simorgh missile, deployed in Semnan, for nuclear warhead development.
According to a confidential internal memo, revealed last week in Washington by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, the regime is stalling for time by negotiating with European countries and even indirectly with the United States, aiming to maintain the current status quo long enough to complete its weapons program. This same document reveals the regime's concerns over the potential triggering of the "snapback mechanism" at the U.N. Security Council. The regime's plan is to drag out negotiations for another six months, after which the sunset clause in the U.N. Security Council Resolution 2231 would render it obsolete.
A regime of warmongering and chaos
The survival of the Iranian regime depends on war and chaos. Believing that this regime, even in a weakened state, could achieve peace and stability in the region would be naïve. Despite severe blows to its proxy forces and the loss of Syria – once a key stronghold of its expansionism – the senile Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has not abandoned support for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq, Hezbollah in Lebanon or the Houthis in Yemen. On Feb. 6, Khamenei hosted the head of Hamas' leadership council in Tehran. His rhetoric, claimed by Iran's ambassador to France as being about "a nonmilitary nuclear program," is nothing but a farce. As long as he has the means, Khamenei will continue his destabilizing actions.
Khamenei has repeatedly stated: "Young Syrians will liberate their country again." This is an illusion, but it exposes the regime's intent to sow chaos in the region. The brutal theocratic regime needs an external enemy to justify its grip on Iran and sustain its rule through war and repression.
In the past, Khamenei used to affirm: "If we do not fight in Syria, we will have to fight in Tehran and Isfahan." Today, after losing Syria, he has turned inward, erecting a defensive line against his own people by carrying out 1,000 executions in 2024. Domestic repression and military expansionism remain the two pillars of the regime's survival – pillars to which Khamenei clings desperately.
Revolt, resistance, and the regime's inevitable downfall
The mullahs' regime is surrounded on all sides: by resistance units and rebellious youth, by heroic women who refuse to submit despite brutal torture, and by a society on the brink of explosion. It is also facing internal conflicts, exacerbated by the collapse of its main regional stronghold, Syria, as well as mounting external tensions.
Amid its spiral of failures, the regime's rival factions have fiercely clashed over the issue of negotiations with the United States. The deputy intelligence minister of the regime has called negotiations "the deadliest poison." He further states that the Americans are telling them: "Either you retreat, or you are overthrown." Recently, Khamenei had the final say, declaring: "Negotiation is not wise, it is not intelligent, it is not honorable."
To compensate for its setbacks, the regime sees only one solution: to accelerate its nuclear program without restraint. Although its officials frequently cite Khamenei's fatwa supposedly forbidding nuclear weapons, they carefully avoid explaining why they are enriching uranium beyond 60% and constructing underground production sites.
Maryam Rajavi: The fall of the regime is certain
Meanwhile, Maryam Rajavi, leader of the Iranian resistance, stated in a live televised message to 20,000 protesters gathered in Paris on Saturday, Feb. 8: "With or without negotiations, with or without a nuclear program, the uprising and the overthrow of the regime by the people and the organized resistance are inevitable."
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The Lord's Prayer, from the popular New International Version translation of the Bible, is:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
This obviously fails to meet the requirements of today's leftists and others who require the Good Book to support their causes, including transgenderism.
This video, caught by Protestia, which advocates for "the theological and worldview perspectives of conservative evangelical Christianity," reveals a new version promoting the unscientific beliefs that men can become women, or women can become men.
The words to what many are describing as a heresy:
Our mother and our father, our beloved parent in who we move and breathe and have our being. The glorious hallowing of your name shines forth in the diversity of your children. May your peace and love, justice and equality, inclusion and belonging reign here on earth as in heaven.
Build your kingdom in the hearts of all. Help us meet our daily needs. Be with those who suffer as a result of living as the fullest truth of your divine child. Grant that our transgender loved ones might have their daily needs met, That they might find employment without discrimination, That they may have access to medical care without fear, That they might have their rights and lives protected, That they might find a loving, safe community to belong to and call their own.
Forgive us for the ways that we have fallen short and failed your beloved transgender children, as well as our many trespasses. Forgive us of the times we turned away or did not care, For the times we laughed or judged their unique expression of your image, Just as we forgive those who might have failed to see, hear, and understand us.
Lead us away from the temptation to be complacent in the face of injustice But instead, give us the courage to stand up for and with your beloved children. Open our minds and our hearts to those who think, act, and experience life differently. Help us do our part to make your love and justice reign in our diverse, beautiful world, now and always.
Amen.
Online commenters objected to fabricating a new prayer:
"I honestly don't know why they have to co-opt everything just so they can affirm their own sin? If you are a true Christian, all of that stuff just doesn't matter. We all are then new creatures that must leave the former life behind. Not drag it along like an anchor."
And, "Disgraceful."
And, "Vile."
And, "Destructive words."
PJMedia explained, "You see, the thing about scripture is that it's fine all by itself. That's why there's a doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture. It's heresy to add to the timeless truths of scripture, especially to justify lifestyles of sin. Shame on these people — particularly Frumpy Baritone Grandma."
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As Elon Musk continues his deep dive into wasteful government spending, reports are now emerging that big names in left-leaning American news, including Politico and the New York Times, have been propped up by millions in U.S. taxpayer dollars.
"Many media outlets are going to experience a mysterious drop in revenue," the head of DOGE posted on X Wednesday morning.
USASPENDING.gov, the government-spending tracker, reveals Politico received up to $27 million – some counts indicate $32 million – from different federal agencies during Joe Biden's term in office.
"What they found was absolutely shocking," Tyler Durden of ZeroHedge said concerning the internet sleuths that unearthed the information.
Some $500,000 was reportedly spent on 37 Politico "pro" subscriptions.
The New York Times received $3.1 million in taxpayer funds, while the BBC in Britain collected $3.2 million.
During a briefing Wednesday at the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed media outlets have been receiving federal tax dollars, and that "will no longer be happening."
"The DOGE team is working on canceling those payments now," she said.
Interestingly, Politico staffers on Tuesday were told that a "technical error" prevented their paychecks from being distributed.
The Shore News Network noted of the financial hiccup at Politico: "The timing of these payroll issues is particularly sensitive as it coincides with broader discussions about government funding for media.
"Posts on X (formerly Twitter) have expressed skepticism and concern, with some users suggesting that the inability to pay employees might be a consequence of government funding cuts, although no official confirmation or denial has been issued by Politico on this matter."
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JERUSALEM – The foreign ministers of five Arab states, as well as a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging the Trump administration to back a two-state solution to the more-than-a-century old Israel-Palestinian conflict, while strongly rejecting President Donald Trump's suggestion Gaza's population should be resettled – either temporarily or permanently – elsewhere in the Middle East ahead of the Strip's reconstruction.
"Palestinians do not want to leave their land. We support their position unequivocally," wrote the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, as well as Palestinian Authority presidential adviser Hussein al-Sheikh.
Trump lit the touch paper after recent several recent pronouncements indicated his favoring resettlement of some 1.5 million Gazans, with Jordan and Egypt appearing most prominently in his thinking. On the question of whether this would be a temporary or permanent solution, the president prevaricated somewhat, merely answering journalists with a "could be either."
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi declared Palestinian displacement "can never be tolerated or allowed," citing national security concerns. Jordan, where Palestinians already make up over 70% of the population under Hashemite royal rule, took an equally firm stance.
"Jordan's rejection of any displacement of Palestinians is firm and unwavering," stated Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. "Jordan is for Jordanians, and Palestine is for Palestinians." The fact this seems a distinction without much of a difference would not be lost on the foreign minister, or the Hashemite royal family, whose grip on power seems increasingly fragile.
The five Arab nations, plus the Palestinian authority officials, emphasized Palestinians themselves must lead Gaza's reconstruction with international support. The United Nations joined the opposition, with its spokesperson warning against forced displacement. Several European nations, including Germany, France, and Spain, have also criticized the proposal.
This point is worth dwelling on for a moment. Gaza has had tens of billions of dollars poured into it so Hamas could effectively do one of three things; purchase weapons, create the labyrinthine underground city in which Israeli hostages have been held, and siphon off huge amounts of the money to enrich themselves.
It seems clear President Trump would prefer not to see a repeat of the last 15 months of war between Hamas and Israel, but if this is to be avoided the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group cannot – as some U.S. officials have intimated – be allowed to run the Gaza Strip.
Similarly, Trump's request for Arab states to take in displaced Palestinians almost seems humane if the alternative is nearly 2 million people living in squalor until the purported decade-and-a-half reconstruction can be undertaken. For nearly 80 years, Arab states have deliberately tried to make the Palestinians Israel's problem. Perhaps it's time to hold them to account and make sure they have some skin in the game.
The regime they've propped up – especially Qatar – perpetrated an unforgivable slaughter on the communities of southern Israel and now they expect them to be rewarded with a state because none of these countries actually want the Palestinians on their soil. And the 22 member state Arab League warned it could "trigger instability and derail peace prospects." This is the epitome of chutzpah.
The diplomats urged the U.S. to oppose any "unilateral measures that undermine the viability of the two-state solution," continuing, "it is imperative Israel does not annex any Palestinian land."
On Monday, Trump made further headlines when speaking from the Oval Office he deflected a question about Israel's annexation of Judea and Samaria. He said he wasn't going to talk about it, but did note Israel was a "pretty small piece of land," when compared to the rest of the Middle East.
Trying to guess what is in the mind of President Trump is an exercise in futility; and given his previously fractious relationship with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there is no guarantee of what he will do next. He has a precarious balancing act to manage.
It seems likely he wants to reanimate the Saudi-Israel normalization deal, which seemed so tantalizingly close at the end of his first term, but having viewed the raw footage of the Oct. 7 massacre, he might baulk at rewarding the Palestinians with a state of their own.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is lining up to decide whether abortion profiteers can demand that they be allowed to participate in tax-funded programs like Medicaid – even after state officials determine they are not qualified.
It is the ADF that said it has submitted its opening brief to the high court in the Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case in which lower courts said that officials in South Carolina are not allowed to direct Medicaid funding, that money intended to help low-income individuals get needed medical help – away from abortion industry representatives like Planned Parenthood.
"Taxpayer dollars should never be used to fund facilities that make a profit off abortion," said John Bursch, a lawyer for ADF.
"State officials should be free to determine that Planned Parenthood and other entities that peddle abortion are not qualified to receive taxpayer funding through Medicaid. Congress did not create a right for Medicaid recipients to drag states into federal court to challenge those decisions. Nor did Congress intend for federal courts to second guess states' decisions about which providers are qualified to receive Medicaid funding."
The state of South Carolina had determined that Planned Parenthood's abortion business components were not qualified to get tax money under the state's Medicaid, but a federal district court and then the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed.
ADF said the case could decide whether states like South Carolina are allowed to direct the aid program's money.
"The Medicaid Act is not a civil-rights statute. It is a program that anticipates cooperative federalism—'federal and state actors working together … to carry out the statute's aims.' Unsurprisingly, the Act focuses on that relationship between the states and the federal government—not the creation of individual healthcare rights," the brief informs the justices.
"To hold otherwise would encroach upon the executive and legislative branches' prerogatives while increasing the cost to the states of providing medical care to their neediest citizens."
Medicaid was created in 1965 as a federal-state cooperative giving medical assistance to the needy. It provides that patients can obtain help from any "qualified" provider.
This fight developed when patient Julie Edwards, getting Medicaid benefits, obtained treatment at Planned Parenthood and wanted to continue going there.
However, the governor said through an executive order that the state Health Department could no longer consider Planned Parenthood "qualified."
Planned Parenthood sued to keep getting paid under Medicaid.