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a growing number of world leaders expect to be in power well beyond the end of trump’s term (from putin and xi…to mbs and mbz…to carney and modi) and are acting accordingly.

americans have zero interest in picking a fight with canada, for generations the closest friend and ally the united states could hope to have.

dolly parton, what an extraordinary life. loved by everyone that had any connection to her. Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at From nytimes.com

76% of canadians agree with govt decision to cut off trade negotiations with the united states (angus reid).

hard to imagine anyone doing as much to unite french and english canadians as president trump.

a lot of democratic and republican governors will take strong exception. us states trade more with ontario than they do with any foreign country (excepting canada, of course).

china buys over 80% of iran’s oil exports and has no intention of complying with us sanctions. will the united states enforce them? given china’s willingness and capacity to hit back economically? beijing doesn’t think so.

mark carney: the united states signs deals in pencil. if washington can rip up an agreement, why should anyone trust the next one?

hard to see gas prices coming down soon in the united states

canada is the second largest trade partner of the united states. a fight between the two isn’t theater.

nearly as credible as iran unconditionally surrendering (all caps notwithstanding)

a summer moose is a happy moose

us-canada relations and us-europe relations have been permanently damaged. much can still be done to limit the scope of that damage, but it’s impossible to return to the trust and alignment of the previous alliances. china is the principal beneficiary.

i’ve never seen canadians—politically left, right and center—so angry with the united states as right now many americans don’t care or know why it matters. but long term the united states benefits greatly from deep and trusted international relationships. and none have been Show more

may want to update this… ian bremmer

there hasn’t been a us-canada blowup like this in generations. surely biggest since lester pearson told lbj to stop bombing vietnam (while speaking on a college campus in the united states). Mark Carney

americans underestimate how angry canadians are at the trump administration and how bad canadians believe the state of us-canada relations presently is. taking a hard line in response to us policy perceived as predatory—even with major economic cost to canada—is popular among Show more

“we’ve recognized from the start that america has changed. we recognize that sometimes its signature is written in pencil.” - canada pm mark carney

i’ve never wanted to touch the tomatoes before but now i kinda want to

for those keeping score (bridgesun still available)

global fertility is now below the replacement rate for the first time ever.

tracking another kremlin critic jailed… a suspected russian drone shot down over romania… ... and trump’s penchant for mislabeling a map or two What Actually Mattered This Week: AI in the Lone Star State, Trump’s Strait talk, and world... From linkedin.com

america's national debt just hit $40 trillion. trump added $7.9t his first term, biden added $8.4t, trump's second term is already at $3.8t … and they say bipartisanship is dead.

maximum economic pressure on iran requires sanctions on chinese firms…and it’s very hard to imagine trump taking that step. because as he has learned, china will hit back.

how do we reorient artificial intelligence to support democracy? what sort of catastrophe will it take to push world leaders to regulate ai? and how do recent grads navigate all of this unpredictable – but promising – change? with

it’s proving hard for the europeans to call out russia for direct military action against them because they aren’t prepared to take the actions in response that implies. Ursula von der Leyen

the internet wins

to be fair, no less credible than the 20% toll announced a few weeks ago The White House

lev shlosberg, deputy chairman of russia’s opposition party yabloko, sentenced to years in prison for “discrediting” russian armed forces, having the temerity to say what many russian citizens think. to be fair, after two years of taking virtually zero territory, the russian Show more

crazy story. would be a crisis if president trump’s months of threats around iran war were considered credible or serious. The Wall Street Journal