Canadian Foreign Service Officer 1971 - 2015. RTs of news on international affairs, technology and other subjects.
Waterloo Region, Canada
Joined March 2009
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Congrats! Proud papa! Onwards and upwards! xitter.cf/andrea_macnab/status/8…
What Germany thinks of carmaker Audi's $4 billion deal with Trump
The luxury carmaker is set to open its first factory in the United States — a move Trump credits to his tariffs. DW examines the German reaction amid a massive auto industry cull at home.
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Canadian heavy crude is fetching near-record premiums across the Pacific, bolstering the case for the country’s plan to build a new pipeline to its west coast.
A barrel of Canadian Cold Lake crude delivered to South Korea traded at a record $9.50 a barrel more than the Dubai crude benchmark in September.
It’s a stark contrast to the weakening price Canadian oil is getting in the US, its biggest market. Oil sands benchmark Western Canadian Select’s discount, called a differential, to a monthly average of West Texas Intermediate futures widened to as much as $28.25 a barrel in Alberta last week, the biggest in almost four years.
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She might be preferrable to Viktor Orban, but not by much.Passionate but well-argued; we must not leave #Sudan swinging in the wind like this.
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Definitely worth the listen…
Not my President, and for damn sure not my VP. To that end…what the hell happened to Rubio!!??
“What Marco Rubio gets wrong about the West’s greatness | Fareed’s Take youtu.be/jNIs8q_J1IM?si=KBWd… via @YouTube
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Terrific Ezra Klein episode with Sarah Longwell. Particularly transfixed by how Longwell explains Jon Ossoff’s gift for storytelling, starting about minute 18:45
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Selling books has become a million times harder because people have cut back on their discretionary spending. But if you want to keep local authors in print and keep Indie presses going, you've got to buy their books. Or ask your library to order them in! #ReBoundPress.com
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So...an enhanced "defence and security" partnership between Canada and tha UAE is now coming our way. This would be the same UAE that has repeatedly been shown as complicit in genocide in #Sudan. Where are our principles now?pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releas…
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Moderna’s new cancer vaccine shows great results in melanoma Phase 3 trial. Wonderful news for patients and gives hope for similar success in other tumour types. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
David French (gift article): “Trump is a cruel man, he leads a cruel movement and only the total defeat of both can free the nation from their malign control.” nytimes.com/2026/10/25/opini…
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Trump supporters delight in Trump’s cruelty, of course, but they also engage in their own vile speech and actions as a virtual initiation rite into the MAGA movement — it’s the way that they demonstrate that they have the "courage" necessary to take on the left.
This perversion of the concept of courage is central to the MAGA ethos. In MAGA’s account of history, the Republican Party before Trump was a collection of cowards and quislings — people who knew the right thing to do but refused to do so because they were desperate for the approval of progressives. nytimes.com/2026/10/25/opini…
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Watch this, please. What a remarkable, courageous, and kind person. His admiration for the unarmed teacher who took on the shooter shines through. Please pray for him. He's carrying a lot -- there is such a cost to taking a life, even when it's necessary.
Bend, Oregon man who shot and killed a shooter at his daughters' school speaks out, praises female teacher for fighting the shooter, allowing him to have a clear shot.
Kaylub Giamanco says he is haunted by the sound of children pleading for their lives.
He also praised the teacher for grabbing the gunman's weapon, allowing him to take a shot at the shooter.
"I want to recognize [the teacher]. She gave me the opportunity to make my shot without losing my life..."
"I swung the door open, and I stepped in, and I fired, and they dropped to the ground... I looked down at the gunman, and he was scrambling for his weapon. And I looked at him, and I shot him 2 more times..."
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If you're interested in foreign affairs, specifically what we're seeing from the WH re' Russia and Ukraine, this is a good conversation to watch/listen to. snyder.substack.com/p/with-m…
Additionally, this is an interesting read.
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BARACK OBAMA BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE IN OHIO FINISHING HIS RALLY WITH DR.AMY ACTON AND SHERROD BROWN.
NO ONE CLOSES OUT A SPEECH LIKE 44 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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I had an interesting discussion with a school librarian at the fair I was selling books at today. She said the kids in the school are crazy about mysteries. They are even reading Agatha Christie. She can't keep them stocked! This is a very good sign for my genre.
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BREAKING: In an amazing and rare political moment, Bill Clinton in one fell swoop, just humiliated Donald Trump for turning the White House Rose Garden into what looks like Liberace's bathroom and hammering Congressional Republicans for allowing it. This is amazing.
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NBC's Monica Alba deserves a spot right beside Kaitlan Collins on the Mount Rushmore of White House correspondents
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Canadian Prime Minister Carney recently on the cover of two European magazines within a month. Could Time magazine be the third to recognize his influence? 🍁
