I always knew the Donald was a foreign asset.

To slightly rephrase Churchill, “If Trump invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons"

Differing Perspectives: The Death of the Red Baron and the British, Australian and Canadian Official Histories drrossmahoney.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/d...

I haven't had this sense of creeping dread since Jan to early March of 2020. Reports on the Iran War and its fallout are are conflicting, but the general tone is grim. Officials may put on a brave face, but you know things are going from bad to worse

Dear Mr. President,

Reminder: This exists www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releas...

Well, I'm sure this won't have any impact on oil prices. Until he says something different. At which point all bets are (still) off www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

These are the dates when the last oil at sea from the Persian Gulf reaches its destination region. After that there is very little "in the pipe" so to speak. Buckle up folks

Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan together account for about 90% of global semiconductor manufacturing, with Taiwan being over half that total. 25% to 50% of their electricity comes from natural gas fired generators.

The USA under Trump combines the strutting buffonery and childishness of a Mussolini wedded to a competent military-industrial complex

Back from a recent field study to Ukraine. New Russia Contingency episode is out with Rob Lee talking about our insights from the recent trip, the changing battlefield dynamics, with a focus on long range strike in part 1. @warontherocks.bsky.social warontherocks.com/episode/ther...

The best militaries aren't just about war.

Show someone who absolutely rocks a hat who isn't Indiana Jones

So I received an email from D2L, a Canadian company, that makes/maintains an educational LMS. I was being invited to their conference D2L Fusion. In Phoenix. USA. D2L, what are you thinking?!? Much of your business may be there, but really?!?

The first drop that heralds the storm www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

RIP Len Deighton. "When you make a book," he once said, "it's like making a hand grenade. It's a dull process but when you throw it the person at the other end gets the effect." www.bbc.com/news/article...

So let me get this straight. You're saying that if we don't help you bully Iran you're going to bully us? Because if that's what you're saying you're definitely on your own. globalnews.ca/news/1173274...

I wish I'd thought of this

I struggle to communicate my fury about the easing of sanctions on Russia's oil as a result of the Iran war. Unlike basically anything suggested as an objective in this fool war, containing Russia's ability to brutalize and dominate Eastern Europe *actually is* a vital US security interest.

Freezing rain day!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Russia is winning so much that in the fifth year of its full-scale invasion, Ukraine is supplying its weapons to the U.S. and the Gulf states.

Only 1% of the 660,000 women serving in the Red Army fought in the tank forces, but even the stories of that 1% are not fully known. Here is just a small portion of the women who fought and died in #tanks in the Great Patriotic War. #history #WW2 #WWII #InternationalWomensDay

It seems not unreasonable to wonder how long he can survive the focused attentions of the Israeli government www.bbc.com/news/article...

So the US has Trump, Miller, Hegseth, Bessent, and ICE. Meanwhile in Spain "Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Perhaps the Canadian gov't could arrange a prison cell for her regarding multiple illegal entries into Canada www.npr.org/2026/03/05/n...

The USA has asked Ukraine for weapons to defend against Iranian drones. Zelensky told them to negotiate as they don't have any cards.

Day 403 of Trump Presidency 2.0. The US has attacked Iran (again) without a declaration of war. Anthropic AI is a supply chain risk and is out of the US military and gov't, while OpenAI is now in, even though it claimed to support Anthropic on day 402. You can't make this stuff up.

Hegseth to Anthropic: Give the s what we want or we'll declare you a threat to national security. Exactly Trump's kind of business model.

So given those playing Menace, watching Buffy, playing Terra Invicta, etc., I guess my take from the future was right. That's my story anyways...

I time travelled to the State of the Union so you don't need to watch it. Here's it is MAGA Tariffs on everyone It's the Democrats/Joe Biden Epstein is a lie Unpatriotic judges I'll get my enemies THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER All with random word salad interjections Your welcome

@darthputinkgb.bsky.social maybe you should send tea to The White House. If the other Prez keeps making genius decisions like these then he will take the Master Strategist title. Unless it's been your plan all along... 🤔

Not that I needed to be a genius to predict this, but I still feel vindicated. The justices are, "unpatriotic and disloyal to our constitution", "swayed by foreign interests", "an embarrassment to their families", and "always vote no." What a pathetic, spiteful man.

True in so many ways on so many levels

I wonder how long it will take Trump to attack the Supreme Court as being full of activist judges whose rulings should be ignored. Noon EST? 6pm EST? Soon regardless www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...

Shocked!! I am shocked, I tell you! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Happy Pancake Day!!!

It's not a long thread, and it probably won't end up where you expect.

With everything going on in the USA, it is worth looking back at what influenced both the founders of the USA, and the framers of the constitution. An excellent conversation and worth listening too youtu.be/HHcrFvKltUE?...

Nukemap. Still the best way to see what happens if your city/town/residence "wins" the atomic bomb lottery.

The threats and bullying are beyond tiresome. He wants us to pay our share, then complains at a lack of US content. At least I don't need to look at Trump's hate twisted face as the headline image. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This article makes me wonder how the Canadian division of Home Depot is doing. When I built my deck last summer I went to Home Building Centers for the materials. Not everything I buy can be Canadian, but at least I can buy from Canadian companies

There aren't many English language YouTube channels that discuss WWII from an Italian perspective, but Armored Italia, a new channel by an amateur historian (aren't we all) has promise. This is part 1 on the Italian participation in the Battle of Kasserine Pass youtu.be/dvRwKGaV8uI?...

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college Genetics Zoology WW2 History Linguistics (morphemes, phonemes, etc) Mesoamerican Archaeology

Even factoring in things like selection bias, anyone who knows about the Canadian political landscape realizes that this is a damning indictment of Trump regime policies

Precisely the sort of thing Don Trump would do, and my sarcasm aside, even his attempt at something like this is worth worrying about.

As a bit of a follow up to my non-violent protest post, there's this from Canadian media personality Tod Maffin

If you're an American reading this, at least give yourself the knowledge of how to do non-violent protest. It's hard to step back once both sides are shooting.

And again, a scholar of Old Norse feels compelled to speak out. "Recently it has come to my attention that some people confuse Iceland and Greenland..." No political commentary beyond that, but a cool video nonetheless youtu.be/RIWHcKzcCc0?...

My first thought was bring it on. My second thought, based on Trump's initial approval of the deal was, "What person(s) in his cabal of advisors persuaded him that tariffs were a good response." Regardless, they couldn't beat Denmark, and they won't beat Canada apnews.com/article/trum...