Derek DeCloet
@decloet.bsky.social
Executive editor for Canada at Bloomberg News. Opinions are mine; likes are often bookmarks. Facts matter.
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"Everything costs more because the algorithm says so"
@vassb.bsky.social is really on one about personalized pricing. And she's right. It's predatory, and it makes it more difficult for us all to navigate the world.
It should be illegal.
thewalrus.ca/everything-c...
@vassb.bsky.social is really on one about personalized pricing. And she's right. It's predatory, and it makes it more difficult for us all to navigate the world.
It should be illegal.
thewalrus.ca/everything-c...
Everything Costs More Because the Algorithm Says So | The Walrus
Tariffs and inflation dominate headlines, but personalized pricing is the real affordability crisis
thewalrus.ca
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"Everything costs more because the algorithm says so"
@vassb.bsky.social is really on one about personalized pricing. And she's right. It's predatory, and it makes it more difficult for us all to navigate the world.
It should be illegal.
thewalrus.ca/everything-c...
@vassb.bsky.social is really on one about personalized pricing. And she's right. It's predatory, and it makes it more difficult for us all to navigate the world.
It should be illegal.
thewalrus.ca/everything-c...
The question Joseph Welch posed to Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 — “Have you no sense of decency?” — helped end a witch hunt that was tearing the US in two...After the killing of a Minneapolis woman by a federal agent, it’s unfortunately relevant again.
Our editorial (gift link in next post)
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January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The question Joseph Welch posed to Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 — “Have you no sense of decency?” — helped end a witch hunt that was tearing the US in two...After the killing of a Minneapolis woman by a federal agent, it’s unfortunately relevant again.
Our editorial (gift link in next post)
Our editorial (gift link in next post)
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Take a moment to orient yourself with this map — www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Take a moment to orient yourself with this map — www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Greenland’s prime minister categorically ruled out joining the US and said the Arctic territory prefers to be in a union with Denmark.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Greenland Says It Chooses Denmark and Rules Out Joining US
Greenland’s prime minister categorically ruled out joining the US and said the Arctic territory prefers to be in a union with Denmark, suggesting the island is putting independence plans on the back b...
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Greenland’s prime minister categorically ruled out joining the US and said the Arctic territory prefers to be in a union with Denmark.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump, speaking in Detroit, said the USMCA is "irrelevant" and the US doesn't need it.
Meanwhile, his trade rep has asked for the following
- more access to Canadian dairy market
- end to provincial bans on US alcohol (imposed after Trump started trade war)
- customs reform
(thread)
Meanwhile, his trade rep has asked for the following
- more access to Canadian dairy market
- end to provincial bans on US alcohol (imposed after Trump started trade war)
- customs reform
(thread)
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Trump, speaking in Detroit, said the USMCA is "irrelevant" and the US doesn't need it.
Meanwhile, his trade rep has asked for the following
- more access to Canadian dairy market
- end to provincial bans on US alcohol (imposed after Trump started trade war)
- customs reform
(thread)
Meanwhile, his trade rep has asked for the following
- more access to Canadian dairy market
- end to provincial bans on US alcohol (imposed after Trump started trade war)
- customs reform
(thread)
America doesn't need Greenland. It needs a reality check.
Bloomberg editorial (gift link, no paywall)
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Bloomberg editorial (gift link, no paywall)
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America Doesn't Need Greenland. It Needs a Reality Check
For all the bluster and juvenile memes surrounding American ambitions in Greenland, the White House has yet to offer a good explanation for why the US needs to control the massive Arctic territory. Th...
www.bloomberg.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
America doesn't need Greenland. It needs a reality check.
Bloomberg editorial (gift link, no paywall)
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Bloomberg editorial (gift link, no paywall)
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Paul Krugman today on the Fed
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Paul Krugman today on the Fed
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While interviewing @plagasse.bsky.social with @decloet.bsky.social, he mentioned the concept of "defense against help."
That's to avoid the hypothetical situation where if the US saw Canada as unable to deal with a problem on its soil, "it may not choose to leave. Or it may choose to make demands"
That's to avoid the hypothetical situation where if the US saw Canada as unable to deal with a problem on its soil, "it may not choose to leave. Or it may choose to make demands"
Trump's moves on Venezuela and Greenland have rattled Canadians, after his past calls to make their country the 51st US state.
Trump’s Venezuela, Greenland Threats Make Canada Fear It's Next
The president’s past talk about annexing Canada has taken on new, chilling resonance.
bloom.bg
January 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
While interviewing @plagasse.bsky.social with @decloet.bsky.social, he mentioned the concept of "defense against help."
That's to avoid the hypothetical situation where if the US saw Canada as unable to deal with a problem on its soil, "it may not choose to leave. Or it may choose to make demands"
That's to avoid the hypothetical situation where if the US saw Canada as unable to deal with a problem on its soil, "it may not choose to leave. Or it may choose to make demands"
Fact-checking, ChatGPT-style
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Fact-checking, ChatGPT-style
A world split in two is just what China wants
January 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
A world split in two is just what China wants
Latest post from our executive editor for Latin America 👀
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Latest post from our executive editor for Latin America 👀
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Welcome To New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Welcome To New Year’s Eve
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As is tradition, on Christmas eve Dutch people have placed candles on the graves of allied soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom during WW2.
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
December 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As is tradition, on Christmas eve Dutch people have placed candles on the graves of allied soldiers who gave their lives for our freedom during WW2.
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
Photos by Albert Hendriks.
www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/60013...
4:43 pm in Toronto and we’ve arrived at the longest night of the year. It’s only up from here, folks.
December 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
4:43 pm in Toronto and we’ve arrived at the longest night of the year. It’s only up from here, folks.
You’re all right, Toronto
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You’re all right, Toronto
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Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Independent video (verified by the NYTimes) shows a local Bondi Beach unarmed bystander sneaking up behind one of the gunman today and tackling him to disarm him.
December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Many of us would, I’m sure, like to think we’d be brave (and smart) enough to do something like this in an absolutely terrifying moment like that. But I can only imagine the mental and physical effects you have to overcome
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
Intense respect for this man, Ahmed Al Ahmed. An honest to goodness hero.
local newspaper headlines
December 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
local newspaper headlines
The 2025 news cycle
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The 2025 news cycle
Remarkable sentence in a remarkable story
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Remarkable sentence in a remarkable story
Saskatchewan with the ball on its 54-yard line!
Americans tuning into the Canadian football championship game are so confused right now. #GreyCup
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Saskatchewan with the ball on its 54-yard line!
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The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Grey Cup is on, so it's time, once again, to remember that Pierre Trudeau rolled up to Grey Cup in 1970 looking like this.
Trump: I can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day.
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Trump: I can’t take a ranting lunatic’s call every day.
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