January 26, 2026: Reader Tips

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1. Ya heard of acid rain? Some lakes in Minnesota got lead poisoning from duck hunters. Folk lore he sez

2. Today Mark Carney warned of a rise in authoritarianism.

   1. He looked in a mirror this morning.

      1. He had it on good authority.

   2. Believe him – or else!

3. I knew it. I just knew it. Whitey has been lying the whole time. Alas poor Yorick I knew dat n#gga
   https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainment/celebrity/historian-suggests-william-shakespeare-was-actually-a-black-woman/ar-AA1UWwfa?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=ACTS&cvid=69769067b4aa4512b528a60e9a9d8556&ei=168

4. Apologies, CBC
   ‘NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns Trump envoy to Ottawa’ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/norad-canada-us-f35-9.7059800
   US envoy says US would ignore Canada sovereignty if Canada doesn’t buy F35s
   Here is a simple solution: the F35 deal was for $19B for 88 aircraft. At present prices that is escalated to about $35B so that leaves $16B over the $19B in the original deal. Cap the F35 program at $19B and budget that $16B for Gripens to make up the shortfall. You get almost as capable aircraft that is more reliable and not subject to US pressure.
   And send Hoekstra home, with Trump declaring the trade talks unnecessary, an ugly american is not needed

   1. Never mind the 35’s, or Gripens, get a whole bunch of 15-EX’s, they are better than both of the others.

      1. Aye, no Gripens, they just complain all the time.

         1. “Aye, no Gripens, they just complain all the time.”

            About their old age, no doubt.

   2. Buy our fighter bombers or we will use them on you.

5. https://financialpost.com/investing/early-warning-signs-markets-ready-to-blow

   The Financial Post’s Martin Pelletier thinks the ongoing build-up in world government debt, and central banks buying up the debt, will lead to a strong increase in world inflation. This will lead to economic crises everywhere. He recommends investing in gold and other real assets.

6. The story of Chinese cars
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8OtXxFB_3E

7. Minnesota governor Tim Waltz calls in the National Guard, to hand out coffee and donuts.
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/national-guard-minnesota-hands-out-coffee-donuts-anti-ice-protesters

8. NORWAY: ‘Psychopath’ Charged With Sex Trafficking Mentally Disabled Women Changes Legal Sex to ‘Female’ During Trial
   https://reduxx.info/norway-psychopath-charged-with-sex-trafficking-mentally-disabled-women-changes-legal-sex-to-female-during-trial/

9. After the crackdown: is there a way back for Iran’s rulers?
   https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601265537

10. Iran-linked influence campaign targeted Western debate on uprising – OSINT group
    https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601261504

11. But does the CBC say that diversity is our strength?

    Vancouver properties key in ‘long-running, large-scale scheme’ by drug trafficker: B.C. civil forfeiture
    Omid Mashinchi, who is on Canada’s most-wanted list, disappeared during a Vancouver Police investigation into a large-scale drug trafficking ring
    https://torontosun.com/news/metro-vancouver-properties-drug-trafficker-bc-civil-forfeiture/wcm/54c5e513-61e3-4c1a-887c-45a6eb8f0ed9

12. Canada can’t afford housing policy status quo any longer
    According to a new report, it would take the average individual a jaw-dropping 44 years to save up enough money to afford a home in Toronto without financial help from family
    https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/canada-cant-afford-housing-policy-status-quo-any-longer

13. Canadian suspected of running drug-gun ring nabbed in Costa Rica
    Jesse Michael Valentino Bou-Saleh, 35, has been on the run for more than two years. Now he awaits extradition
    https://torontosun.com/news/national/canadian-suspected-drug-gun-ring-costa-rica

14. Pro-China Networks Amplified Carney’s Beijing Messaging to Attack U.S. Policy, Echoing a 2025 Election Pattern, Analyst Finds
    https://www.thebureau.news/p/pro-china-networks-amplified-carneys

15. Does anyone remember the recent story of plastic being found in brains? I had lots of questions, many answered for me here:
    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/01/23/the-brain-microplastics-claim-and-the-collapse-of-scientific-restraint/

16. SO LONG
    Hollywood star Kristen Stewart, once known for her Twilight fame, is now threatening to abandon the United States and relocate abroad, all because of President Donald Trump’s America-First film industry policies that she claims are stifling artistic freedom and squeezing Hollywood out of its creative core.
    In an interview with The New York Times, Stewart blasted Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on foreign films, calling it “terrifying” for the film industry and a direct threat to creative expression in America, according to Fox News.
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/hollywood-meltdown-actress-kristen-stewart-blasts-trumps-america/
    Creative core – Katkleen Kennedy must be joining her.

    1. Geez, with Kristen Stewart gone, what’s left of Hollywood?

17. Fighting with Trump is a Liberal strategy for a fresh election: Full Comment podcast (33min)
    Stuart Thomson and Tasha Kheiriddin discuss whether Trump’s latest tariff threat could work in Carney’s favour
    https://nationalpost.com/opinion/fighting-with-trump-is-a-liberal-strategy-for-a-fresh-election

18. Canadian Developers Sit On Record Unsold Homes, Half In Toronto & Vancouver
    https://betterdwelling.com/canadian-developers-sit-on-record-unsold-homes-half-in-toronto-vancouver/

19. ‘I made a mistake’: Iran has broadcasted 240 ‘forced confessions’ to deter dissent, activists say
    https://nationalpost.com/news/world/iran-broadcasting-forced-confessions

20. Nigerian “Dr.” Guilty of Sexual Misconduct Toward a Minor, Allowed to Practice in Alberta
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkqFCMY-vmg

21. Dieversity…

    Jamaican who stabbed Albertan 50 times and hid his body gets 11-year sentence for manslaughter
    ‘The length of time it must have taken to stab Mr. Calder 50 times speaks to the brutality of the attack,’ said the judge
    https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/jamaican-stabbed-albertan-50-times-11-year-prison-sentence

22. U.S. will have to send its own fighter jets into Canadian airspace if Ottawa doesn’t buy 88 F-35s, Hoekstra says
    https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/united-states-canada-f35-deal-pete-hoekstra

23. Chris Selley: Indigenous crime victims get ‘less justice’ by government design
    The goal, ironically, was to make the justice system fairer for accused Indigenous criminals
    https://nationalpost.com/opinion/chris-selley-indigenous-crime-victims-get-less-justice-by-government-design

24. China snags Canadian gold mining company in $5.5B takeover
    A partially state-owned Chinese subsidiary under the oversight of the Chinese Communist Party has agreed to acquire Canadian-listed Allied Gold in a $5.5-billion all-cash deal
    https://www.junonews.com/p/breaking-china-snags-canadian-gold

25. https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/01/26/carney-skips-question-period-on-parliaments-first-day-back-meets-with-premier-ford/

    Mark Carney skips House of Commons Question Period, meets with Premier Ford.

26. Some Oshawa businesses call the cops daily; others ask, “what’s the point?”
    Local businesses in downtown Oshawa say they are struggling with persistent crime issues and an overburdened police force
    https://www.junonews.com/p/exclusive-some-oshawa-businesses

27. Fund Raising Among Maine’s Somalis?

    The private jet that crashed during takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday evening is registered to prominent anti-ICE lawyers who were spending tens of millions of dollars to elect Democrats in the upcoming Texas primaries.
    The jet was registered to Arnold & Itkin Trial Lawyers, known for its aggressive litigation and leftist political activism, including substantial financial support for Democrat causes, particularly those opposing strict immigration enforcement and Republican policies in Texas.
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/01/private-jet-that-crashed-maine-was-registered-anti/

28. China is facing a demographic bomb— and it could handcuff Beijing’s ambitions
    https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/how-a-shrinking-china-could-handcuff-beijings-ambitions/