@petebuttigieg.bsky.social is the first American I've heard articulate this reality with such clarity. As a Canadian, I can report it is 100% true. Thanks @hcrichardson.bsky.social for, once again, creating a clear and concise record of what is happening. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Canadians have always preferred to buy Canadian products. But thanks to POTUS it has become an obsession for many of us when we shop. Our food processors are labeling their products in ways they never did before. Do Americans know that and do they understand the repercussions for their economy?

I just wish I was as out of touch with US politics as JD Vance is

Contrasting is doing a LOT of heavy lifting in this sentence.

Merci beaucoup @emilienicolas.bsky.social for persuasively making the case for high speed rail from Windsor to Quebec City tonight on CBC's Power and Politics...especially following a segment on fuel prices and people not being able to afford to drive! @ledevoir.com

"When he asked the officer why he was being turned away, Larson said he was told it was due to the nature of his planned activity, i.e., attending an anti-Trump protest." At least one Canadian wasn't "allowed" to cross border to participate in #NoKings rally. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

That time when you see a panagram word in the @nytimes.com Spelling Bee because @mark-carney.bsky.social used it in his speech at the WEF.

I agree with Katherine Spencer-Ross: "Somebody needs to make a decision — and at this point just make the decision and we'll live with it." Just DO something. The prime minister needs an appropriate official residence. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"...the feed isn’t a mirror of the world. It’s a distortion. Research consistently shows that engagement-based algorithms amplify emotionally charged content, particularly anger and outrage, over content that is neutral or resolution-focused." open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...

In an ordinary world, the president would be removed using 25th amendment after 30 seconds of this question and "answer" session. Senators Coons on CNN is asked: How do you understand his comments? The answer should be: Eveything he said was batsh*t crazy.

We all need to work to advance, and then protect, gender equality. open.substack.com/pub/celestem...

"Google is constantly interpreting you. It swaps in synonyms, personalizes results based on your history, and decides what you probably meant rather than returning what you typed. Most of the time that interpretation is invisible." Excellent tips to override it. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...

JVL: "The animating idea of liberal democracy is that you put up with a lot of inefficiency because it makes the overall system more robust, more able to absorb shocks, and more free. Up until this year, Americans preferred liberty to executive efficiency." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa... 1/2

The nine leading question that will tell Smith if Albertans want to make their province the worst and least welcoming place in Canada to live. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

We elected the right prime minister at the right time. 🇨🇦

Watch full interview. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A Very refreshing reflection on Christianity. Will be absolutely amazing if Talarico or Crockett flip Texas. Here's Colbert explaining why. youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA

Writing is thinking. It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.

We have to be vigilant in Canada to protect our belief that the government has "a role to play in regulating business, providing a basic social safety net, promoting infrastructure, and protecting civil rights." We can't abandon those things like the US has. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

For those Canadians still making the ill-informed choice to visit the US, here is something else the administration is doing to *further* discourage tourism and economic activity. This also hurts poor American families and undocumented migrants. www.nps.gov/aboutus/nonr...

The $38.3 billion they are going to spend for interment camps could fund the annual budget of NASA, the EPA, and all clean energy R&D at the Department of Energy—combined.

A horrific tragedy happened in Canada. Our leaders respond with love and grace not politics. 🇨🇦💔 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

"Should there be more OAS clawbacks as the program costs more and more?" Absolutely yes! Fix OAS action.gensqueeze.ca/fix_oas

If you haven't already unfollowed Peter Attia on all social media accounts, what are you waiting for? Lots of other superior sources where you can get excellent advice re: longevity.

One of 🇨🇦's best. Catherine O'Hara 1954-2026

Pickle fan? Buy Canadian! 🇨🇦 Support Ontario business. www.lakesidepacking.com www.ontario.ca/foodland/foo... (Brine&co Bread & Butter pickles from Quebec)

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. One way to remember is to speak out against the detention of children in centres like this. apnews.com/article/texa...

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Americans, your government is lying to you. The world watches the murders by ICE. We mourn for the victims and the end of the rule of law in the US. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Read @jvl.bsky.social's piece at @thebulwark.com on how Trump, the Republican party, and the American people demolished "the entire geo-strategic balance in an unprecedented act of national self-mutilation." I wish I believed he was overstating this. I don't.

...the US and the world *will* never be the same again. FTFY. As 🇨🇦 PM @mark-carney.bsky.social said today "Nostalgia is not a strategy." The rest of the world will never trust you the same way again. Science is just one thing on a long list of reasons why.

Carney today in Davos: "What would it mean for middle powers to 'live in truth'? It means naming reality. Stop invoking the 'rules-based international order' as though it still functions as advertised... "We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn't mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy"

In a speech to the World Economic Forum, Mark Carney says middle powers such as Canada must accept that the rules-based international order is effectively dead, and great power rivalry with is here to stay. Key excerpt:

Listening to @mark-carney.bsky.social at WEF today strengthens my pride as a Canadian. #uspolitics #cdnpoli

When will the American people realize their country is a threat to the "free world" *not* the leader of the free world?

Every accusation is a confession. This may be the "best" example ever. There *are* professional agitators Minneapolis and they're being paid by American taxpayers. If the government wants to de-escalate, they can pull ICE off the streets. www.cnn.com/webview/us/l...

Fareed Zakaria on how US foreign policy. youtu.be/4NTKY9cF2-0

"The people who run this regime do not understand law enforcement as an institution to be stewarded. The view it as a tool for the domination of their enemies. And their “enemies” include about half of America." Read JVL's piece at: @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/renee-good...

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." ~ George Orwell, 1984

Vamce is a terrible, soulless human. Horrifying to think he would be POTUS if Tr*mp was successfully impeached.

Two statements Who is the speaker? Adolf Hitler or Stephen Miller? 1) “We live in a world that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.” SOURCE: open.substack.com/pub/dgardner... .....1/2

Trump: “American dominance in the Western hemisphere will never be questioned again." Listen to all the Republican talking points about the "Western Hemisphere." Putin has told Trump where his "sphere of influence" lies. As Canadians we should continue to be terrified by this new world order.

"Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing?" - @sethmoulton.bsky.social on the Venezuela operation

So heartwarming and positive. ❤️

Even before the dumpster fire that is now the u.s, I have never ever wanted to live there knowing how little that country values health care and women. #CanadaStrong

I applaud these artists for making a principled statement by cancelling their shows at [what one of them referred to as] "this once great institution." Everything he touches turns to dust. www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/p...

Zip-tied baby Jesus www.cnn.com/2025/12/13/u...

I am ambivalent about floor crossing. But I hope that a couple of the other dissatisfied Con MPs are staying just long enough to vote against Poilievre at the leadership review in January. Will he stay on as MP for Battle River—Crowfoot? Will THEY want him? www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

"This isn’t social support. It’s a handshake between private wealth and a government that no longer knows how to govern unless the market approves." www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/04/t...