Joint statement of EU Commission president and European Council president ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin. “No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.” EVERYTHING has changed.

Trump says on Feb 1 he will impose a 10% tariff “on any and all goods sent” to US from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, & Finland, increasing to 25% June 1 “until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.”

Got home after MCing the RMLL Information Session in Calgary. Roughnecks are losing 16-3 to Georgia in Edmonton. Josh Sanderson has already been tossed. Ugly!

Suddenly the harassment involves not just Wallace and Difiore, but also Dean Blundell, David Parker &… Implicates a GOA employee & nephew of Mraiche as being part of the plot? While an absolute claim is made Brian Ward and MHCare are behind everything. www.westernstandard.news/news/exclusi...

This week, for the first time ever, the Supreme Court heard arguments about transgender athletes’ participation in sports. Sally Jenkins writes about the big question that went unanswered:

If there are two sections from the Western Standards story on the harassment that has been targeting Athana Mentzelopolous, Sandy Edmonstone, Carrie Tait AND our own host that are worth knowing about… (Although somehow the WS missed Jebara worked for MHCare too) #abpoli #ableg

"Thank you!" Mayor @jeromyyyc.bsky.social announcing that water restrictions are now lifted for Calgarians. Big thanks to Calgarians, @calgary.ca colleagues, businesses, and all partners who helped us through the Bearspaw water main break/repair.

NEW: City of Calgary is lifting all water restrictions effective immediately, according to CEMA chief Sue Henry. The repairs on the Bearspaw feeder main are holding and monitoring of the pipe will continue.

Mr. Carney told the news media in Beijing on Friday that China had become a more “predictable” partner to deal with than the United States and that “you see results coming from that.” Hear this line about predictability in Europe now too.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...

If a Florida Panther gave me their Stanley Cup ring it would be a nice bauble that I could display. But I did not win the Stanley Cup.

Trump: “It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today. She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much. María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!”

María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”

Big crowd at MRU waiting to hear @caulfieldtim.bsky.social speak.

Breaking News: Denmark and Greenland have a “fundamental disagreement” with the U.S., the Danish foreign minister said after a White House meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and France will participate alongside Denmark to expanded military exercises in Greenland. Scoop with @victorjack.bsky.social and Chris Lunday www.politico.eu/article/denm...

Now I see that the force in/near Greenland to deter American aggression will include Germany, France, Sweden and Norway??? For international relations experts, this is a holy shit moment. That Germany and France are so concerned about an American attack on Greenland that they are deploying forces?

I have been offline today so I just learned about Danish efforts to build a tripwire to determine an American attack. Yep, using cold war strategy designed to stop Soviet aggression against the US. Sad but smart move although we get closer to nato's demise

Danish and Greenland ministers just left the White House. It did not go well. I have a long discussion here of Trump's attempt to get Greenland and why it could lead to World War III. (Gifted.) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...

Legault made the announcement at the National Assembly of Quebec as October's provincial election approaches. globalnews.ca/news/1161293...

Quebec Premier François Legault to resign, won’t lead his party into fall election

Here is what came out of the closed door session regarding the city's chief administrative officer's performance review. It passed 12-3 with Chabot, Johnston and Ward voting against.

Found it!

edmontonjournal.com/news/politic... Separatism has a long history in Alberta. But I have also argued that there is a clear link between separatism and COVID

Calgary city council remains behind closed doors at this hour. The matter they're discussing is the metrics and process behind the Chief Administrative Officer's performance view.

Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:

Attn: @paulisci.bsky.social

Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.' TRUMP: Who said that? Q: The premier of Greenland TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.

President Trump signaled he would assist anti-government protesters in Iran as the White House convened top officials to weigh military options.

#SCC Justice Sheilah Martin will retire early on May 30th. This will be Carney’s first SCC appointment.

NEW: Changes in Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas' office including a new chief of staff and an advisory council made up of business/community leaders and one of his former opponents in the mayoral race.

gofund.me/228606439 I just donated and so should you.

I have quite the coffee mug collection in my office. Today I am drinking out of my University of Greenland mug.

Trump Administration should be scared of the organized gangs of wine moms. Look at how effective the mothers of the plaza de mayo were in Argentina.

Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.

How it’s going

Trump posts that he’s “Acting President of Venezuela”

“organized gangs of wine moms”

Jesus Christ I had to look up if this was actually a podium she spoke in front of because I honestly could not believe they would be this incredibly bold. I thought it would be AI or photoshop or something. unfortunately it is real.

Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve's $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC. https://cnn.it/4jJFscI

Further politicization of the Department of Justice and a desire that the President be the one to set interest rates for his own personal gain. Both represent greater weakening of American democracy.

The Telegraph reports that Europeans expect Trump to disapprove a large deployment of military forces by NATO to Greenland, and is preparing for a severe deterioration of Atlantic relations as a result.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article... Cool. Cool.

Does a West Coast Pipeline's Business Case Even Matter Anymore? Duane Bratt: the political pressure for Ottawa to approve, and possibly fund, Danielle Smith's project may be too great to resist. Maybe. But it still has no business case. #ableg #cdnpoli youtu.be/yFsTbfsdBNo

Denmark renames Greenland Epstein Island so that Trump will never talk about it again.

I am in Edmonton for the RMLL graduating U17s information session, so am missing Roughnecks home game. Next Friday, I am in Calgary for a RMLL graduating U17s information session, so will miss the Roughnecks game in Edmonton. I need to schedule my life better.