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1/Trump threatens Iran with a "Massive Armada". Neo-royalist language is used on purpose. It suggests the ships of kings. The Spanish Armada was the most feared fleet of its time...until it wasn't. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

PM Carney must be happy. CPC is riding with Pierre. Gift link to Althia Raj's op ed. #cdnpoli www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Bezos’ simple trick to make $1 million: spend $75 million on a mockumentary.

The Libs just sticking the knife in. (Note for anglo followers: the video is English, sub-titled in French.)

Pouring one out for all the CBC correspondents who were wearily watching for the mythical Poilievre-pivot.

Canadian lawmaker Jamil Jivani says since his Conservative Party lost last year’s election, he hasn’t talked politics with his old friend JD Vance. But as the Canada-US relationship weakens, he tells @twseal.bsky.social he’s about to get involved www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com

Hang this in the Louvre.

Canadian Conservative Convention Night 2 Summary:

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college Quantum Physics Effective Written Communications International Relations History of Mathematics Something about Circuits

Played a couple 4 end games for our fun Friday curling. Won the first 13-0. Brian was hot tonight.

Current mood

This debacle is going to be the highlight of Bezos’ obituary.

Catherine O’Hara SCTV thread youtu.be/990OaFr8EYw?...

Goddamn it.

Thread. One cost of these insane gyrations in foreign policy is that they destroy the electoral viability of anyone who wants to align with the US. Keep that up few a couple years, you create a cross-country political alignment that will not easily dissolve.

Me, going back in time to 1940: "I'm from 2026. Germany is a dominant force in Europe. The UK is isolated & weak. The US is lead by a fascist. Japan is a regional hegemon that smaller countries in their orbit are seeking to cooperate w." 1940s person: "oh fuck, did the Axis win?" Me: "funny story"

A tale of two screenshots.

Before Scott Adams went doolally:

"Mr Mamdani, unless you meet my demands tonight the city will be covered in deadly mustard"

Congratulations to Chris Waller and Rick Rieder on their 'great and unlimited future with "TRUMP".'

BREAKING: The ChiComs end hockey in Canada. Updates at 10 (10:30 in Newfoundland).

“The libs hate him because he was always wrong? Perfect.”

The funny side of this is that central bank independence was a core ideological belief of neoclassical macro.

i feel like we underestimate the possibility of carneymania (like trudeaumania under pierre)

thank you mr president for your leadership in achieving our climate targets

Oh no, the momentum behind the Board of Peace is fading.

Van Halen's 1984 illustrates a core reality of modern baking: a working zamboni is the first line of defense.

“If”

Arctic comes from the Greek “arktikos,” meaning “the bear.” Most likely they were referring to the Great and Little Bear constellations in the northern sky. Antarctic literally means “opposite the bear” because those same constellations aren’t visible in the south.

Yay.

What I’m hearing on the internet is that it’s Melania-in’ Time!

OH MY GOD

Let’s just say things have gone way past De Gaulle’s « vive le Québec libre! » quip and are in « who will be the American Strelkov ? » territory. IYKYK

Never forget that manners cost nothing. If you see a business advertising a job and you don't want it, do the right thing and let them know. Businesses always appreciate knowing who's not available to appoint.

"Zoe Hamburger made managing director of McDonald's Netherlands" @actualnames.bsky.social

he is absolutely going to do this, and somebody needs to list a company pronto with the ticker 'XXX' just to wind him up

“How to make friends and influence people.”

‘The ongoing memory shortage has spiraled so out of control that even the spacious aisles of Costco are apparently no longer safe from its RAMifications.’ www.tomshardware.com/pc-component...

Therapist: M48 with Soviet Kontakt-5 ERA isn't real, it can't hurt you M48 with Kontakt-5 ERA around the corner:

He has a point.

Ripped this from Insta - so forgive the weird highlights, but (fellow Albertan) Jen Gerson of @thelineca.bsky.social has it right