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I think that Canada just politely gave the US the finger. Good.
This. This this this. 94.73%. (I don't do hyperbole.)
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Mark Carney's full speech at the World Economic Forum
YouTube video by National Post
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January 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I think that Canada just politely gave the US the finger. Good.
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A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — something they've done to other judges around the world
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — something they've done to other judges around the world
I never in my life thought that I would ever see this headline. Canada has been our good neighbor and friend. This is so pathetic and alarming.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I never in my life thought that I would ever see this headline. Canada has been our good neighbor and friend. This is so pathetic and alarming.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
“We need to ask ourselves, on both sides of the Atlantic, if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“We need to ask ourselves, on both sides of the Atlantic, if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
“One term for regimes that maintain the trappings of democracy, such as legislatures,courts and elections,but use them primarily as decoration is “electoral authoritarianism.”This is what we are becoming”
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“One term for regimes that maintain the trappings of democracy, such as legislatures,courts and elections,but use them primarily as decoration is “electoral authoritarianism.”This is what we are becoming”
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Saw The Voice of Hind Rajab last night at the Film Forum.
Absolutely devastating.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTN...
Absolutely devastating.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTN...
THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB Trailer | TIFF 2025
YouTube video by TIFF
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January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Saw The Voice of Hind Rajab last night at the Film Forum.
Absolutely devastating.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTN...
Absolutely devastating.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTN...
Michael De Adder, Globe and Mail
January 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Michael De Adder, Globe and Mail
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A cartoon by Joseph Mirachi, from 1974. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A cartoon by Joseph Mirachi, from 1974. #NewYorkerCartoons
“All this,the rejection of rules-based limits, the cruelty, the openness to a new order in which naked government power sets the terms of engagement,can be seen in the killing of Ms. Macklin Good and its aftermath”
Today’s editorial from Canada’s Globe & Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Today’s editorial from Canada’s Globe & Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: The rule of law, and the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good
The Trump administration’s response to her shooting is an attack on the idea and ideal of the legal system holding power to account
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“All this,the rejection of rules-based limits, the cruelty, the openness to a new order in which naked government power sets the terms of engagement,can be seen in the killing of Ms. Macklin Good and its aftermath”
Today’s editorial from Canada’s Globe & Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Today’s editorial from Canada’s Globe & Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
This is a brilliant piece.
“So I knew that a lie told enough becomes the truth, that terror is a government’s method of control, that fear is its greatest motivator.”
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
“So I knew that a lie told enough becomes the truth, that terror is a government’s method of control, that fear is its greatest motivator.”
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
Opinion | They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This is a brilliant piece.
“So I knew that a lie told enough becomes the truth, that terror is a government’s method of control, that fear is its greatest motivator.”
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
“So I knew that a lie told enough becomes the truth, that terror is a government’s method of control, that fear is its greatest motivator.”
They Were Ordinary Germans. We Are Ordinary Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...
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A new Kvetchbook by Barry Blitt.
January 15, 2026 at 11:30 PM
A new Kvetchbook by Barry Blitt.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Benjamin Slyngstad. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Benjamin Slyngstad. #NewYorkerCartoons
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“The problem is that he has lost all credibility in pleading good faith,since dishonesty has become an integral part of how he exercises power.Since arriving at the White House,Trump has continually pressured the justice system to prosecute anyone who stands in his way
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www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Trump's disastrous undermining of the Federal Reserve
EDITORIAL. The threats, insults and now investigations aimed at the chair of the Federal Reserve, forcing him to respond publicly, risk undermining the institution's credibility and the sustainability...
www.lemonde.fr
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“The problem is that he has lost all credibility in pleading good faith,since dishonesty has become an integral part of how he exercises power.Since arriving at the White House,Trump has continually pressured the justice system to prosecute anyone who stands in his way
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Kim Warp. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Kim Warp. #NewYorkerCartoons
Jon Stewart nailed it tonight. Wow
Jon on ICE's Killing of Renee Good and Trump's Model of Compliance for Protesters
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Jon on ICE's Killing of Renee Good and Trump's Model of Compliance for Protesters | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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January 13, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Jon Stewart nailed it tonight. Wow
Why hasn’t this caused more of an earthquake? The Overton Window must have massively shifted.
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Why hasn’t this caused more of an earthquake? The Overton Window must have massively shifted.
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump’s Political Fight www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/b...
“A larger problem is that, in a world of spheres of influence, why should countries like Lebanon and Syria want to be part of a U.S.-backed Israeli sphere?The United States is currently behaving like a lawless state, while Israel has engaged in mass murder in…
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
Pax Israelica and Its Discontents
The U.S. is trying to force Lebanon and Syria to normalize with Israel, but neither country sees an advantage in this.
carnegieendowment.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“A larger problem is that, in a world of spheres of influence, why should countries like Lebanon and Syria want to be part of a U.S.-backed Israeli sphere?The United States is currently behaving like a lawless state, while Israel has engaged in mass murder in…
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...
The deep irony of the moment is that it is exposing how much the world order relied on its strongest member, who is now smashing it to pieces…
The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Trump Broke the World Order. Now What?
With the president’s actions in Venezuela, we’re entering a new era. Here’s what it could look like.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The deep irony of the moment is that it is exposing how much the world order relied on its strongest member, who is now smashing it to pieces…
The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The World Order Is Dead. What Comes Next? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Our “president of peace” sure is setting the stage for a much broader conflict with his direct provocations. WWIII anyone? This was all so avoidable.
European governments are beginning to respond to warnings about the possibility of a war with Russia. But few of the continent’s western countries have anything comparable to the war readiness of the Nordics, Baltics and Poland
Europe’s generals are warning people to prepare for war
But western European societies are in denial
econ.st
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Our “president of peace” sure is setting the stage for a much broader conflict with his direct provocations. WWIII anyone? This was all so avoidable.
The phenomenal Marion Nestle breaks down the new dietary guidelines. RFK, the bear cub killing, swimming in a polluted stream with his grandkids, hard living head of HHS talks about removing left wing ideology from FDA recommendations(??) when in fact he’s inserted blatant right wing bias.
The MAHA 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines have arrived: Cheerful, Muddled, Contradictory, Ideological, Retro
The new Dietary Guidelines Eat the right amount for you: balance calories Prioritize protein foods at every meal: prioritize animal sources Consume dairy: prioritize full-fat Eat vegetables &…
The new Dietary Guidelines Eat the right amount for you: balance calories Prioritize protein foods at every meal: prioritize animal sources Consume dairy: prioritize full-fat Eat vegetables &…
The MAHA 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines have arrived: Cheerful, Muddled, Contradictory, Ideological, Retro
The new Dietary Guidelines Eat the right amount for you: balance calories Prioritize protein foods at every meal: prioritize animal sources Consume dairy: prioritize full-fat Eat vegetables & fruits throughout the day: eat more, but not as much as previously recommended Incorporate healthy fats: prioritize animal fats Focus on whole grains: prioritize, but eat less than previously recommended Limit highly processed foods, added sugars, & refined carbohydrates:
www.foodpolitics.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The phenomenal Marion Nestle breaks down the new dietary guidelines. RFK, the bear cub killing, swimming in a polluted stream with his grandkids, hard living head of HHS talks about removing left wing ideology from FDA recommendations(??) when in fact he’s inserted blatant right wing bias.
“I can remember a time when all fifty-three Republican senators would have said that the mere hint of an American military attack on Greenland was crazy, outrageous, and in and of itself an impeachable offense…
Donald Trump’s rationale for desiring Greenland, or for toppling Venezuela’s leader, isn’t geopolitical strategy—it’s his own obsession with ownership. In a new column, @sbg1.bsky.social writes about a burgeoning international crisis. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/L5Q7e4
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM
“I can remember a time when all fifty-three Republican senators would have said that the mere hint of an American military attack on Greenland was crazy, outrageous, and in and of itself an impeachable offense…
“After a year of increasingly humiliating appeasement, it is now time to take a firmer stance, the only language Trump understands.”
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Greenland is and must remain European
EDITORIAL. Following the abduction of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, the Danish autonomous territory has found itself once again on Donald Trump's list of targets. Such a threat risks dealing a fatal bl...
www.lemonde.fr
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
“After a year of increasingly humiliating appeasement, it is now time to take a firmer stance, the only language Trump understands.”
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An advance look at Barry Blitt’s “Guzzler,” the cover for next week’s issue. #NewYorkerCovers
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
An advance look at Barry Blitt’s “Guzzler,” the cover for next week’s issue. #NewYorkerCovers