Rob
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Huh, the Maroun family donations to Trump have paid off
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
February 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Huh, the Maroun family donations to Trump have paid off
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The trajectory from, “Trump will give Ukraine to Tomahawks to attack Russia” to “Trump has starved Ukraine of Patriots to help Russia” is the single greatest example of the failure of people to understand what Trump is and has always been.
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The trajectory from, “Trump will give Ukraine to Tomahawks to attack Russia” to “Trump has starved Ukraine of Patriots to help Russia” is the single greatest example of the failure of people to understand what Trump is and has always been.
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Despite US pressure on New Delhi, Russia remains India's largest supplier of crude oil
• In recent months Indian refineries have halved imports of Russian oil, but at 1m b/d these remain huge
• Any reduction of the Indian market would further add to Moscow’s fiscal woes
www.ft.com/content/aaa9...
• In recent months Indian refineries have halved imports of Russian oil, but at 1m b/d these remain huge
• Any reduction of the Indian market would further add to Moscow’s fiscal woes
www.ft.com/content/aaa9...
February 9, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Despite US pressure on New Delhi, Russia remains India's largest supplier of crude oil
• In recent months Indian refineries have halved imports of Russian oil, but at 1m b/d these remain huge
• Any reduction of the Indian market would further add to Moscow’s fiscal woes
www.ft.com/content/aaa9...
• In recent months Indian refineries have halved imports of Russian oil, but at 1m b/d these remain huge
• Any reduction of the Indian market would further add to Moscow’s fiscal woes
www.ft.com/content/aaa9...
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From the start, the focus of the Trump administration's approach to Ukraine has been on US enrichment, friendly relations with Russia, and getting everyone else to treat Russia like a great power. The survival of Ukraine and European security are entirely irrelevant.
February 7, 2026 at 12:57 PM
From the start, the focus of the Trump administration's approach to Ukraine has been on US enrichment, friendly relations with Russia, and getting everyone else to treat Russia like a great power. The survival of Ukraine and European security are entirely irrelevant.
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I know we’re overly habituated to it, but this is some truly shameful cowardice: a news network afraid to show what happened at a globally watched event
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I know we’re overly habituated to it, but this is some truly shameful cowardice: a news network afraid to show what happened at a globally watched event
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I miss the old CBC Opening Ceremony coverage when it would be like
PETER MANSBRIDGE: And as this small West African nation enters, we're reminded, of course, of the bloody civil war that has raged since the military junta of 1998
SCOTT RUSSELL: (long pause) And look at those great costumes
PETER MANSBRIDGE: And as this small West African nation enters, we're reminded, of course, of the bloody civil war that has raged since the military junta of 1998
SCOTT RUSSELL: (long pause) And look at those great costumes
February 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I miss the old CBC Opening Ceremony coverage when it would be like
PETER MANSBRIDGE: And as this small West African nation enters, we're reminded, of course, of the bloody civil war that has raged since the military junta of 1998
SCOTT RUSSELL: (long pause) And look at those great costumes
PETER MANSBRIDGE: And as this small West African nation enters, we're reminded, of course, of the bloody civil war that has raged since the military junta of 1998
SCOTT RUSSELL: (long pause) And look at those great costumes
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the last two Popes went out of their way to call this man an immigrant hating freak and a fake Catholic.
Bless his heart for going to Italy expecting to have a normal one❤️
Bless his heart for going to Italy expecting to have a normal one❤️
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
the last two Popes went out of their way to call this man an immigrant hating freak and a fake Catholic.
Bless his heart for going to Italy expecting to have a normal one❤️
Bless his heart for going to Italy expecting to have a normal one❤️
🇨🇦 🤝 🇬🇱
Canada’s new consulate in Nuuk is now officially open — a major commitment under our Arctic Foreign Policy. As strategic competition increases in the Arctic, Canada is standing with our Arctic partners to advance stability, security, and shared interests in the North.
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
🇨🇦 🤝 🇬🇱
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Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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"Mr. Carney’s speech went beyond diagnosis, though. It also gestured toward a way out. The U.S. president left Greenland alone in part because Denmark and its allies put more troops there...
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"Mr. Carney’s speech went beyond diagnosis, though. It also gestured toward a way out. The U.S. president left Greenland alone in part because Denmark and its allies put more troops there...
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
"The lesson: America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back."
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NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
NEW: Huge cheers earlier for the Ukrainian athletes at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
Then huge BOOS as JD Vance comes on the big screen in the stadium.
Even the commentators can’t hide it…
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
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The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces.
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Video: Witnessing the drone war for Ukraine from the Russian side
The war in Ukraine shows how effective drones have become in combat. The Globe embedded with Russian forces in late 2025 and saw how the drone war is affecting the battlefield and civilians.
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Globe & Mail has published video shot by Russian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova while embedded with Russian forces.
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
Trofimova directed Russians At War, the controversial film which sought to whitewash Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
Bewildering choice.
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/video-...
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This is amazing because Poles are perhaps the most pro-American people on earth. It really takes some skill to mess up that relationship, but Trump's people inevitably will. It doesn't matter how good of an ally you are, it'll never be enough. You can't win
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This is amazing because Poles are perhaps the most pro-American people on earth. It really takes some skill to mess up that relationship, but Trump's people inevitably will. It doesn't matter how good of an ally you are, it'll never be enough. You can't win
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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Senior GRU officer almost assassinated.
Iirc he was in Rostov as Wagner started their march on Moscow in 2023 and figured in several videos and did not exactly signal 100% loyalty?
Unfinished musings….
Iirc he was in Rostov as Wagner started their march on Moscow in 2023 and figured in several videos and did not exactly signal 100% loyalty?
Unfinished musings….
‼️BREAKING: An assassination attempt was carried out in Moscow against Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev of the Russian Ministry of Defense. An unidentified person fired several shots into his back and fled the scene. The lieutenant general has been hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
February 6, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Senior GRU officer almost assassinated.
Iirc he was in Rostov as Wagner started their march on Moscow in 2023 and figured in several videos and did not exactly signal 100% loyalty?
Unfinished musings….
Iirc he was in Rostov as Wagner started their march on Moscow in 2023 and figured in several videos and did not exactly signal 100% loyalty?
Unfinished musings….
Just agree to name whatever Trump wants named after him as an ode to the narcissistic buffoon. Then change it all back
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Just agree to name whatever Trump wants named after him as an ode to the narcissistic buffoon. Then change it all back
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It’s not really an Olympics until the Russians launch a cyber attack
🇷🇺 🇮🇹 Italy has thwarted a series of cyberattacks targeting its foreign ministry facilities, including an embassy in Washington, as well as websites linked to the Winter Olympics and hotels in Cortina d’Ampezzo, FM Tajani said on Wednesday
1/2🧵
www.reuters.com/world/italy-...
#Russia #cybersecurity
1/2🧵
www.reuters.com/world/italy-...
#Russia #cybersecurity
Italy foiled Russia-linked cyberattacks on embassies, Olympic sites, minister says
Italy has thwarted a series of cyberattacks targeting its foreign ministry facilities, including an embassy in Washington, as well as websites linked to the Winter Olympics and hotels in Cortina d’Amp...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
It’s not really an Olympics until the Russians launch a cyber attack
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New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
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Shadow tanker BORACAY had two Russian "technicians" on board as her voyage past Denmark coincided with multiple drone sightings
CNN now shows how at least one of the technicians is actually a mercenary and many other tankers are crewed by mercs. As reported by DK pilots earlier
CNN now shows how at least one of the technicians is actually a mercenary and many other tankers are crewed by mercs. As reported by DK pilots earlier
February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Shadow tanker BORACAY had two Russian "technicians" on board as her voyage past Denmark coincided with multiple drone sightings
CNN now shows how at least one of the technicians is actually a mercenary and many other tankers are crewed by mercs. As reported by DK pilots earlier
CNN now shows how at least one of the technicians is actually a mercenary and many other tankers are crewed by mercs. As reported by DK pilots earlier
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“Russia can only maintain this war because China is essentially bankrolling it.”"
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
China bankrolling Putin’s war to gain advantage over West, MPs told
Beijing’s huge support for Russian aggression against Ukraine part of larger threatening posture, air marshal tells Commons committee
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“Russia can only maintain this war because China is essentially bankrolling it.”"
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/da5539f...
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Trying to explain the tow truck wars to people not from here is sure something.
I knew about the tow truck wars in Toronto but I did not know that MORE THAN 1 IN 8 bullets fired by guns anywhere in Toronto in the year 2024 were related to tow truck driver turf wars???
And the police force is not just complicit but LEAKING INFO TO HITMEN????
And the police force is not just complicit but LEAKING INFO TO HITMEN????
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Trying to explain the tow truck wars to people not from here is sure something.
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lmfao yeah for sure man
*BESSENT: PART OF CANADA TOURIST DROP MAY BE THEIR POOR ECONOMY
*BESSENT: PART OF CANADA TOURIST DROP MAY BE THEIR POOR ECONOMY
February 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
lmfao yeah for sure man
*BESSENT: PART OF CANADA TOURIST DROP MAY BE THEIR POOR ECONOMY
*BESSENT: PART OF CANADA TOURIST DROP MAY BE THEIR POOR ECONOMY
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KENNEDY: If Canada came to the US and said, 'We're going to 0 tariffs on the US, all of them are off,' would you and the president go to 0 tariffs and let Canadian companies and American companies compete on a level playing field?
BESSENT: Absolutely not
BESSENT: Absolutely not
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM
KENNEDY: If Canada came to the US and said, 'We're going to 0 tariffs on the US, all of them are off,' would you and the president go to 0 tariffs and let Canadian companies and American companies compete on a level playing field?
BESSENT: Absolutely not
BESSENT: Absolutely not