I mean, it's Trump. It's no surprise he'd react like this, but every once in a while you gotta wonder about the people that enable him www.npr.org/2025/12/15/n...

"... all standing together, under arms if necessary, to declare that all people are and ought to be free."

It doesnt matter why the Republican dominated senate of Indiana rejected gerrymandering, what matters is that they did. And the vote wasn't even close. www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...

Americans are talking fonts, when they should really be talking about the possibility of 25%+ tariffs on Canadian potash (read crop fertilizer) that they import over 5 million tons of annually. AND IT'S IMPACT ON FOOD PRICES! Focus people! You can't eat a font! globalnews.ca/news/1156988...

My new book, THE MOST AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY goes on sale TODAY! It is a NEW argument about TRUMAN AND THE ATOMIC BOMB, from Hiroshima through the Korean War, from HarperCollins. alexwellerstein.com/writing/book...

So a European view to go along with an American and Australian view of the US NSS. All three takes are complementary and worth looking at. I'd try and find a Russian or Chinese perspective, but Peskov has already said Russia approves, and I don't know of any good PRC based analysts. 1/3

It seems that neither Shurkin (the American) nor Ryan (the Australian) think it's the best National Security Strategy, but that it does have some strong points. They are complementary pieces worth a watch/read mickryan.substack.com/p/shell-be-r...

I think this blog is worth reading. Articles by various political watchers on what the 2026 US Midterms could bring, with the most recent posting being on Nov 21st. Hosted by the London School of Economics blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/ca...

We always forget the edge cases, even if they're really important.

Depending on the results of the midterms (and the extentof gerrymandering), the violence could come much sooner than the next US presidential election.

Given the behavior of both the current and previous Trump regimes, this seems reasonable to me

If you're interested in the early history of the atomic bomb, this is for you

The Senator is the same vehicle Canada sends to Ukraine. Americans should ask why ICE so desperate to have this type of vehicle by the end of 2025 that they'll use a sole source contract to buy 20 of them from a Canadian company. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is why you should act like everything a potential leader says is sincere. If they sincerely believe war crimes are good, that's disqualifying. If they say it insincerely, their lying is disqualifying.

"He may be a narco-terrorist, but he's my narco-terrorist" - Don Trump www.npr.org/2025/12/02/n...

It’s important to note from a military perspective that if a subordinate is about to give an unlawful order & his senior knows about it, it’s also a requirement for the senior official to stop him from executing it. And then counsel/discipline him. So there’s that, too.

As noted by former JAGs, if true Hegseth is in the company of war criminal Rear Admiral Takero Kouta who in WW2 ordered Allied survivors of Japanese submarine attacks to be killed. Which raises the question of if Trump knew (I can see him agreeing with this kind of order), or if Hegseth was rogue?

"intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls." This event was entirely preventable. It is why aircraft design companies should be consulting with experts in solar and (Earth) atmospheric physics. It's why we have experts. www.npr.org/2025/11/28/n...

At best Trump is being a blowhard and this will only cause massive inconvenience to airlines and passengers in the Caribbean. At worst the bombs could already be on the way www.reuters.com/world/americ...

If you wondered why Mark Kelly was part of the video telling US military personnel that they should disobey illegal orders... www.bbc.com/news/article...

When reality becomes fiction. Or is that the other way around? It's so hard to tell with Trump's cronies that even Time got confused. 🤔🤔 www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...

I have been waffling between Trump being a Russian asset or just stupid. Then I realized (admittedly belatedly) it's not a dichotomy. He doesn't need to be one or the other, he can be both stupid and an asset. Once the dust has settled from him being President I'll be interested to see the answer.

Republicans, this is how the professionals deal with Presidents who attempt to overthrow the results of a legal election. You should take notes. www.bbc.com/news/article...

New guide to Ukraine’s interceptor drones -> www.hisutton.com/Ukrainian-In...

Yup. I can totally see that. It's not worth his while if he doesn't get a finders fee

I had doubted that Trump was Russian asset based on how stupid Trump is. But first the "peace" proposal, and now this? Putin must have something or the threat to cut intelligence and weapons wouldn't happen. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

At most Putin has until the US midterms next November. After that he won't get anything even if by some miracle Trump is still President.

As College professor I have to say that one of the most frustrating things I deal with is the lack of any way to introduce student ID codes into files posted to Learning Management Systems (LMS's). At least any of the LMS's I am aware of (Brightspace/D2L, Canvas, Blackboard, etc.)

A good video with many thoughtfully answered questions. Not to mention leaving us all with things to think about regarding the course and ultimate outcome of the war between Ukraine and Russia.

"Hold my beer" says Canada

This will not end well. The 8 senators who voted with the Republicans did so on the basis that an ACA funding vote would happen "later." The Republicans will either not let a vote on ACA funding happen, or they will vote that funding down. www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...

A dose of whimsy for the day 🙂 apnews.com/article/louv...

And from the American point of view www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...

Trump could be the Grinch Who Stole Christmas this year, and if he doesn't it won't be for lack of trying. If you have connecting flights in, or are just flying through US airspace, check of for cancellations and schedule changes. List of affected airports in news story www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Justice has been served 🥁 www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Wow! 😮🤩 There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓 itiner-e.org We might have to have a lie-down.

"YouTube insisted that the [appeal] decisions weren’t automated, even when an appeal was denied within one minute." This has the same feel as that time in the 80's Canada Post told Canadians they didn't know how to lick stamps. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Doug Ford is, sadly, for Ontarians, a far better politician than Trump. He is doing by stealth over time what Trump tries to do today by bluster. The only reason Ford is a thorn in Trump's side is because, like so many Americans are finding, Ford thought Trump would never come for him

The people on this airplane have a sense of duty and self-sacrifice that Donald Trump will never understand. They are NOAA employees flying their plane through the middle of the category 4 Hurricane Melissa south of Jamaica. And they aren't getting paid. I wish them safe flying and a safe return

The 10% increase is because the Reagan anti-tariff ad ran last night during the World Series. Apparently it's supposed to run tonight too. What do you suppose Trump will do? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I'm thinking Don Trump has never heard of the Streisand Effect. You just keep that story in the news cycle, Don Trump. The longer you do, the more Americans will hear that President Reagan thought tariffs were a bad thing

Trump has just caused the Streisand Effect with what President Reagan said back in 1987. It's a 5 minute video, and Reagan completely trashes Trump's use of tariffs. The Reagan Library has posted (in 2017) the video with neither use nor access restrictions youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc?...

There were so many ways to frame the cancellation of trade negotiations (again). Some are serious, some not so serious. A very partial thread www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...

Truth writ large

And that was all they wrote. Sad commentary on Canada's reliability that we can't complete an order for used equipment to Ukraine. Not that anybody officially involved is commenting, of course. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

JD Vance is on Bluesky. I thought about following him, but it would mostly be to repost his latest outrageous statements, and i will *not* help spread that madness.

Back when we were dealing with Trump 1.0, I made a playlist of songs for him In State - Kathleen Edwards People's Champ (It Ain't You) - Arkells Flawed Design - Flawed Design It Could Happen to You - Blue Rodeo Lunatic Fringe - Red Rider (Tom Cochrane)

One of the more rabid Republicans, and an outspoken Democrat. Politics does make strange bedfellows. www.npr.org/2025/10/17/n...

It is a sad commentary on the Canadian military procurement system that it can't even refurbish the 25 LAV's promised to Ukraine two years ago, and that now the government seems to be trying to cover it up. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

As a Canadian, I think the only thing that will make us love the US again is to see Trump, his coterie, his minions, and his enablers in the House and Senate, either out of office, in jail, or both. Preferably before he more damage then has already hapenned www.cbc.ca/news/politic...