Frank Appleyard
@frankappleyard.bsky.social
Romanticize the journey. 🇨🇦
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Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
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Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
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Toxic, abusive communication – disrespectful and unbecoming. Another attempt to intimidate the media from asking legitimate questions. Sneer-and-smear trash talk might silence timid journalists, but it just doesn’t work on true professionals.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Toxic, abusive communication – disrespectful and unbecoming. Another attempt to intimidate the media from asking legitimate questions. Sneer-and-smear trash talk might silence timid journalists, but it just doesn’t work on true professionals.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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The DOJ is now removing some Epstein Files documents it has just released.
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The DOJ is now removing some Epstein Files documents it has just released.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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We may never hear the end of his whining that he had to show up in Davos on the little plane instead of the big, beautiful 747.
Air Force One, en route to Davos, Switzerland, is returning to US due to an electrical issue. Trump will travel to summit aboard backup plane.
Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/49InbaT
Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/49InbaT
January 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
We may never hear the end of his whining that he had to show up in Davos on the little plane instead of the big, beautiful 747.
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trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
“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.”
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think that I would ever have to write about the possibility of the United States taking military action against a member state,” Alain Berset writes.
“When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think that I would ever have to write about the possibility of the United States taking military action against a member state,” Alain Berset writes.
Opinion | I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
International law is either universal or meaningless. Greenland will show which one we choose.
nyti.ms
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM
“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.”
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He's insane.
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:34 AM
He's insane.
Fuck straight off.
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Fuck straight off.
This is a very thought-provoking approach.
How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?
Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins here
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This is a very thought-provoking approach.
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In your experience, think about how limp and simplistic the average political encounter with a fellow American is in these awful days. And realize that half of our citizens are more hollow and incapable than even that.
Every day we see more and more evidence of the GOP’s long range campaign to weaken and destroy public education bearing fruit. Millions with no knowledge of history are just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ at all the fascistic actions taken by these 21st Century Nazis.
January 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
In your experience, think about how limp and simplistic the average political encounter with a fellow American is in these awful days. And realize that half of our citizens are more hollow and incapable than even that.
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An extraordinary story from my erstwhile Edmonton Journal colleague, Richard Warnica. #ICE #Minneapolis
Richard Warnica: In Minnesota, I witnessed Donald Trump’s American carnage made real
As confrontations between ICE and protestors and activists grow more common, the tension only rises.
www.thestar.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
An extraordinary story from my erstwhile Edmonton Journal colleague, Richard Warnica. #ICE #Minneapolis
Tariff the fucking world. Please.
Trump: "I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland because we need Greenland for national security"
January 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Tariff the fucking world. Please.
Loved this analysis. I mean, I absolutely hate the potential trajectory for the world it deems plausible. But the piece is a must-read.
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...
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...
Trump’s Most Dangerous Gambit
His irrational obsession with Greenland could lead to global conflict.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Loved this analysis. I mean, I absolutely hate the potential trajectory for the world it deems plausible. But the piece is a must-read.
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Spiraling toward a depression.
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts.
The money is going to DoD, DHS, ICE.
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts.
The money is going to DoD, DHS, ICE.
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts
The U.S. government posted a $145 billion budget deficit for December, up 67% or $58 billion from a year earlier due to record outlays that were inflated by calendar shifts in benefit payments and re...
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Spiraling toward a depression.
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts.
The money is going to DoD, DHS, ICE.
US posts record $145 billion December deficit as outlays outpace receipts.
The money is going to DoD, DHS, ICE.
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Gambian supreme court will hear an appeal to the country’s anti-female genital mutilation law
The man leading the effort says “the benefit of the practice was to reduce women’s sexual desire, which could be a problem for men”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The man leading the effort says “the benefit of the practice was to reduce women’s sexual desire, which could be a problem for men”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Attempt to overturn the Gambia’s ban on FGM heard by supreme court
Case brought by Muslim leaders and MP follows failed 2024 bid and seen as part of global anti-women’s rights backlash
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Gambian supreme court will hear an appeal to the country’s anti-female genital mutilation law
The man leading the effort says “the benefit of the practice was to reduce women’s sexual desire, which could be a problem for men”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The man leading the effort says “the benefit of the practice was to reduce women’s sexual desire, which could be a problem for men”
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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“The reason why Israel is suddenly recognising Somaliland, which has been a breakaway region for decades, is because they and the US are working on a plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza to there-despite the risk to regional security”
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
December 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
“The reason why Israel is suddenly recognising Somaliland, which has been a breakaway region for decades, is because they and the US are working on a plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza to there-despite the risk to regional security”
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
Julia McFarlane BBCNews
apnews.com/article/isra...
Now THIS is excellent reporting. And it really goes in with two feet against everything the Trump administration is playing at in the Caribbean.
NEW: Rubio and Miller drove the US to a militarized clash with Venezuela and Maduro. They started with deportations to CECOT. Then talks with Trump on oil and drugs led to boat strikes. Officials have discussed using Delta Force in "Phase Two." Gift link to our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/u...
December 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Now THIS is excellent reporting. And it really goes in with two feet against everything the Trump administration is playing at in the Caribbean.
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Bob Rae is very good at this stuff.
The Trump administration put out a plan that would degrade America and hurt its allies. The riskiest response from Canada would be a muted one
#Opinion from Bob Rae
#Opinion from Bob Rae
Bob Rae: The Trump administration put out a plan that would degrade America and hurt its allies. The riskiest response from Canada would be a muted one
The entire structure is actually based on corruption and self-dealing that weaken American influence and benefit the kleptocrats who are turning public policy to their personal benefit.
www.thestar.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Bob Rae is very good at this stuff.
My brief rundown of news stories you *really* should know about, for folks who don’t pay much attention to the news (but should).
Thursday, December 11th In A Nutshell
After a brief interlude, The Nutshell returns in a slightly different format — a little more explanation and a little more joy. Welcome.
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
My brief rundown of news stories you *really* should know about, for folks who don’t pay much attention to the news (but should).
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Can't believe our tax dollars are going to be spent settling the upcoming exorbitant defamation suit with Sabrina Carpenter, but maybe this is just how public arts funding is going to work now.
Sabrina Carpenter ratioed the White House after it used her song in an ICE video.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
December 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Can't believe our tax dollars are going to be spent settling the upcoming exorbitant defamation suit with Sabrina Carpenter, but maybe this is just how public arts funding is going to work now.