Steven Nuss 🇨🇦
@stevennuss.bsky.social
PhD student at SFU, studying Canadian/comparative political behaviour, political psychology, and methods | Views are my own | Country music lover | Dog dad | He/Him | YYC/YVR.
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The UK government is in crisis mode over Mandelson's appointment. In the USA, almost the entire cabinet had ties to Epstein, and there's far less pressure on Trump.
“.. He said he had no interactions with Epstein after 2005, yet we now know they were in business together,” Garcia said. “Lutnick must resign or be fired.”
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February 9, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The UK government is in crisis mode over Mandelson's appointment. In the USA, almost the entire cabinet had ties to Epstein, and there's far less pressure on Trump.
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CHRÉTIEN: At this moment, our friend from the south has created a mood that a Canadian have never been so proud to be Canadian ... The desire to have a referendum is very low in Quebec. I don't know what the hell is going on in Alberta.
HARPER: I didn't sign the petition.
HARPER: I didn't sign the petition.
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
CHRÉTIEN: At this moment, our friend from the south has created a mood that a Canadian have never been so proud to be Canadian ... The desire to have a referendum is very low in Quebec. I don't know what the hell is going on in Alberta.
HARPER: I didn't sign the petition.
HARPER: I didn't sign the petition.
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Just so everyone is clear: the valve here releases pressure that would otherwise build on her leadership from within her party.
She would rather lose the country than her own job.
She would rather lose the country than her own job.
Danielle Smith says Alberta separatist movement is a "pressure release valve."
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Just so everyone is clear: the valve here releases pressure that would otherwise build on her leadership from within her party.
She would rather lose the country than her own job.
She would rather lose the country than her own job.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith "to stand up and say enough is enough" to those leading Alberta's sovereignty movement as they meet with U.S. officials, saying you're either with Canada or not with Canada.
January 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith "to stand up and say enough is enough" to those leading Alberta's sovereignty movement as they meet with U.S. officials, saying you're either with Canada or not with Canada.
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Members of the Trump administration reportedly met three times over the past year with a group leading a push for Alberta to secede from Canada
Report: Trump Administration Met With Groups Pushing Alberta To Break With Canada
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January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Members of the Trump administration reportedly met three times over the past year with a group leading a push for Alberta to secede from Canada
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The Alberta Prosperity Project has been touting meetings with American officials for several months now, but is this the first time anyone on the American side has even vaguely confirmed such meetings?
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Exclusive: The Trump administration has held covert meetings with fringe separatists from the oil-rich Canadian province as a rift deepens between Washington and Ottawa. ft.trib.al/zYlleOJ
January 29, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The Alberta Prosperity Project has been touting meetings with American officials for several months now, but is this the first time anyone on the American side has even vaguely confirmed such meetings?
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When I teach Vietnam, I explain that opposition to the war really grew in fits and starts. Some big rallies and visible protests, but also a steady stream of celebrities and ordinary folks breaking with their priors and taking a new stand.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
When I teach Vietnam, I explain that opposition to the war really grew in fits and starts. Some big rallies and visible protests, but also a steady stream of celebrities and ordinary folks breaking with their priors and taking a new stand.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
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From a recent interview with Dr. Dennis Modry, one of the APP leaders. And also,
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January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
From a recent interview with Dr. Dennis Modry, one of the APP leaders. And also,
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...
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Twice this week when meeting a new person I've gotten an excited "Wow, it must be an exciting time to be a political scientist!" and both times I've answered "Not really. That's like telling someone it's an exciting to be a surgeon when there's a 63 car pileup on the highway."
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Twice this week when meeting a new person I've gotten an excited "Wow, it must be an exciting time to be a political scientist!" and both times I've answered "Not really. That's like telling someone it's an exciting to be a surgeon when there's a 63 car pileup on the highway."
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The political socialization literature suggests that the present moment is likely to have enormous impact on the political views of young people for decades to come.
January 25, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The political socialization literature suggests that the present moment is likely to have enormous impact on the political views of young people for decades to come.
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Federally, the @mark-carney.bsky.social government must summon the US ambassador for an explanation and, barring a complete retraction and an apology, expel him in protest.
Provincially, Alberta government needs to pick a side. Are Premier Smith and the UCP loyal to Canada, or separatists?
Provincially, Alberta government needs to pick a side. Are Premier Smith and the UCP loyal to Canada, or separatists?
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Federally, the @mark-carney.bsky.social government must summon the US ambassador for an explanation and, barring a complete retraction and an apology, expel him in protest.
Provincially, Alberta government needs to pick a side. Are Premier Smith and the UCP loyal to Canada, or separatists?
Provincially, Alberta government needs to pick a side. Are Premier Smith and the UCP loyal to Canada, or separatists?
A marked — and profoundly dangerous — difference from how the Clinton Administration commented on Quebec in 1995.
To the separatists: how will this uncertainty and threat from the US make us better off economically? (Hint: it won’t.) #ableg
To the separatists: how will this uncertainty and threat from the US make us better off economically? (Hint: it won’t.) #ableg
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
A marked — and profoundly dangerous — difference from how the Clinton Administration commented on Quebec in 1995.
To the separatists: how will this uncertainty and threat from the US make us better off economically? (Hint: it won’t.) #ableg
To the separatists: how will this uncertainty and threat from the US make us better off economically? (Hint: it won’t.) #ableg
"Whether it proves a speech for the ages, however, depends on what happens next. If Canada is serious about charting a new path, distinct from the great powers of the world, it must do more than talk."
Me, on Carney's landmark speech yesterday. theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s Davos speech marks a major departure from Canada’s usual approach to the U.S.
Mark Carney clearly hopes a new global world order may emerge that’s not only more resilient to diverse and unpredictable threats, but is more honest and just.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
"Whether it proves a speech for the ages, however, depends on what happens next. If Canada is serious about charting a new path, distinct from the great powers of the world, it must do more than talk."
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Let's assume that the skeptics were right and that Trump's threats toward Greenland were never serious.
Allies are still noticing that Congress was willing to let the executive threaten a NATO ally.
"Aren't you guys going to do anything about this?" remains the underlying trust problem.
Allies are still noticing that Congress was willing to let the executive threaten a NATO ally.
"Aren't you guys going to do anything about this?" remains the underlying trust problem.
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Let's assume that the skeptics were right and that Trump's threats toward Greenland were never serious.
Allies are still noticing that Congress was willing to let the executive threaten a NATO ally.
"Aren't you guys going to do anything about this?" remains the underlying trust problem.
Allies are still noticing that Congress was willing to let the executive threaten a NATO ally.
"Aren't you guys going to do anything about this?" remains the underlying trust problem.
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Groundhog Day, but Bill Murray's character keeps waking up to discover that he's once again interim leader of the Ontario Liberal party.
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Ontario Liberal caucus names John Fraser as pick for interim leader | CBC News
The Ontario Liberal caucus has named John Fraser as their pick for interim leader, a role he is poised to hold for a third time.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Groundhog Day, but Bill Murray's character keeps waking up to discover that he's once again interim leader of the Ontario Liberal party.
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mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
![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 5:09 AM
mad king moment
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
from the PBS Newshour correspondent
Twirling, twirling towards...instability...
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Twirling, twirling towards...instability...
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I wrote this on 1/6/21 while watching a mob of white Americans storm the Capitol, worried race would be sidelined in discussions of Jan. 6.
“They do not simply come in defense of Donald Trump. They come in defense of white supremacy.”
I hate how right I was.
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“They do not simply come in defense of Donald Trump. They come in defense of white supremacy.”
I hate how right I was.
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Storming The U.S. Capitol Was About Maintaining White Power In America
On Wednesday, after weeks of refusing to accept the outcome of the election, President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol of the United States as members of…
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January 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I wrote this on 1/6/21 while watching a mob of white Americans storm the Capitol, worried race would be sidelined in discussions of Jan. 6.
“They do not simply come in defense of Donald Trump. They come in defense of white supremacy.”
I hate how right I was.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/sto....
“They do not simply come in defense of Donald Trump. They come in defense of white supremacy.”
I hate how right I was.
fivethirtyeight.com/features/sto....
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Some reflections from me on January 6 in comparative and historical perspective (first time on substack)
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January 6 in Historical Perspective
January 6, 2026
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January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Some reflections from me on January 6 in comparative and historical perspective (first time on substack)
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New piece in @goodauth.bsky.social on what Trump's actions in Venezuela might mean.
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What happens now in Venezuela – and the world?
What happens now in Venezuela – and the world? Trump’s no-guardrails foreign policy raises big questions about the global order, not just about who will run Venezuela.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
New piece in @goodauth.bsky.social on what Trump's actions in Venezuela might mean.
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Simply put, Canada shares a long border with a country led by someone with no respect for international law. The world just got a lot less predictable, and the range of outcomes has widened further.
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Simply put, Canada shares a long border with a country led by someone with no respect for international law. The world just got a lot less predictable, and the range of outcomes has widened further.