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Pollsters report that due to pressure from the Trump administration, Canadian snowbirds haven't felt this much stress in years, with families going into hiding and shutting down travel plans. montreal.citynews.ca/2025/02/28/q...

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Hmm

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Important reporting

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What are the consequences of a US power vacuum for the African continent?

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Canada faces a serious need for national discussions about defence -- nukes, readiness -- economic priorities and foreign policy strategy.

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“If Roosevelt had told Churchill to sue for peace on any terms with Adolf Hitler and to fork over Britain’s coal reserves to the United States in exchange for no American security guarantees, it might have approximated what Trump did to Zelensky.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

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Selection of German headlines this morning: “It’s now the law of the jungle” “The former leading power of the West can no longer be relied upon.” “Now it's up to the Europeans” “The worst case is now the new normal” “The free world needs a new leader”

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Macron to TV reporters last night: “If there is one person, whose nuclear threats we have all heard, who is playing at world war three, don’t look for him in Kyiv; look rather in Moscow” www.lefigaro.fr/internationa...

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Great job explaining why the economy could contract

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US Russia alignment will test EU, Canada, etc., resolve to counter threats by authoritarian regimes.

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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Nuclear armament?

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If the market continues to trend down, and the Atlanta Fed turns out to be right, the midterms will be very interesting. The battle between republican self preservation and MAGA will be intense

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Headline

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Amid all the other shit, did people notice that Trump couldn’t even name properly the thing the deal was supposed to be about? He kept saying raw earth metals.

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I’m confused by all the headline references to a “shouting match.” I saw one side shouting and the other side getting shouted over when he tried to talk.

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Zelensky summons a bit of humor, maybe something cheaper, he added, facing a pointless attack over his war time fashion.

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GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office. ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.

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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

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NEW: “Kennedy paused a multimillion dollar project to create a new Covid-19 vaccine in pill form on Tuesday, and the Food and Drug Administration canceled an advisory committee meeting on updating next season’s flu vaccine.” newrepublic.com/post/192059/...

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A reasonable synonym for redrawing a border is annexation.

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Who wants an opinion section with one opinion

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The AP was banned from the event but the French press corps conspired to get a US AP reporter inside and insisted she be allowed to ask her question.

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NS Premier Tim Houston seeking to limit government spending oversight and increase secrecy over auditor funding while making information requests much easier for gov't to deny. Part of global anti democratic trend. globalnews.ca/news/1102874...

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Should Canada rethink its commitment to not having nuclear weapons?

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From a FOIA perspective, "the entire federal workforce should write down and email what they did last week" is extremely funny

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"There is also a symmetry in Trump’s reassertion of the Monroe Doctrine in which the US has domain over the western hemisphere. " www.ft.com/content/1511...

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One trouble here is that the Trump administration is quick to reverse agreements, see NAFTA, USMCA, etc., and always seeking to extract more while seeing little benefit in fostering common imgood.

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"stable currency" comment stands out.

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www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

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the tone policing of news stories on this site is out of control. it literally says "unconstitutional" in the headline y'all

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White House demands Ukraine, invaded by Russia, commit to paying out $500 billion from resource revenues, etc., for US' military support. Meanwhile, US has threatened to cut off Ukraine's starlink access, as Trump admin cozies up to Putin and Russia's war rhetoric.

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Ukraine on Saturday was seriously considering a revised American proposal to relinquish revenues from its natural resources. According to a draft document, the new proposal contains virtually the same provisions that Kyiv previously rejected, and some tougher terms.

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For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

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“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”

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As the U.S. abandons foreign aid, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/h...

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How hard will UK, Poland and France in particular commit to intervening in Ukraine with emerging peacekeeper plan without US so called backstop? And will Paris group back diplomatic differences with US and Russia with tough decisions? Re, etc. www.politico.eu/article/west...

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White House continues to try to shake down Ukraine for resources over war support aimed at stopping Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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I'd watch him as a washed up Bond trying to get his life back on track despite a gambling and alcohol addiction, no family, that we know of, and closer full of slim fitting suits.

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Essential U.S. aid that buys H.I.V. drugs, tuberculosis testing and emergency food for starving children: still frozen, despite what the Trump administration says. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/h...

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In recent days, the US Army Corps of Engineers created a new designation of “emergency” permits for infrastructure projects, citing a Day One executive order signed by Donald Trump which claims the US is facing an “energy emergency." from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org

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NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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“.. We now have an alliance between a Russian president who wants to destroy Europe and an American president who also wants to destroy Europe,” another European diplomat observed in recent days ... “The transatlantic alliance is over.” @politico.com www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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The US under Trump continues to cozy up to Russia, which invaded Ukraine, while the White House antagonizes long time allies.

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“The advocacy groups had signed a contract with the Post …. When the advocacy group asked the Jeff Bezos-owned outlet whether there was anything they could do to alter the wrap to make it more suitable, they were simply told that the Post could not run it.”

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Electrifying via batteries the biggest haulers is a current hurdle -- 100ton+trucks makes for a battery challenge, so far.

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Sobering, necessary reading.

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Germany hits back at US after Vance’s tirade against European leaders – Europe live

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