Doug Saunders
@dougsaunders.bsky.social
International-Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail. Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy. Author of Arrival City, The Myth of the Muslim Tide, Maximum Canada, etc. http://dougsaunders.net
Ostensibly interesting things I won’t be reading
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Ostensibly interesting things I won’t be reading
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As fell Kennedy, so falls the Kennedy Center: Taken down by a babbling conspiracy theorist, besotted then humiliated by Russia, standing alone at a window, oblivious to any wider context
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
As fell Kennedy, so falls the Kennedy Center: Taken down by a babbling conspiracy theorist, besotted then humiliated by Russia, standing alone at a window, oblivious to any wider context
The Dominican Republic has fewer than 12 million people, and eliminating birthright citizenship there a decade ago created 150,000 stateless people — that is, citizens of no country who can’t legally reside anywhere.
Imagine if a country of 400 million did it.
Imagine if a country of 400 million did it.
February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The Dominican Republic has fewer than 12 million people, and eliminating birthright citizenship there a decade ago created 150,000 stateless people — that is, citizens of no country who can’t legally reside anywhere.
Imagine if a country of 400 million did it.
Imagine if a country of 400 million did it.
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“All over my neighborhood we keep finding empty cars, the glass shattered into diamonds on the snow, the people missing. Tiny private automotive kristallnachts, everywhere and ongoing.”
Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“All over my neighborhood we keep finding empty cars, the glass shattered into diamonds on the snow, the people missing. Tiny private automotive kristallnachts, everywhere and ongoing.”
In the past, they’d think twice about releasing highly classified stuff to congressional committees because figures like Rep. Gabbard couldn’t be trusted with it. Now…
Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.
Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
on.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
In the past, they’d think twice about releasing highly classified stuff to congressional committees because figures like Rep. Gabbard couldn’t be trusted with it. Now…
As fell Kennedy, so falls the Kennedy Center: Taken down by a babbling conspiracy theorist, besotted then humiliated by Russia, standing alone at a window, oblivious to any wider context
February 2, 2026 at 4:20 AM
As fell Kennedy, so falls the Kennedy Center: Taken down by a babbling conspiracy theorist, besotted then humiliated by Russia, standing alone at a window, oblivious to any wider context
This may be the most unethical thug I’ve ever heard from an academic, on about eight different levels, and that’s before you even consider exactly who he’s asking for advice and why
Larry Summers, seen here somehow managing to have the worst gender politics in the room while in a one on one conversation with JEFFREY FUCKING EPSTEIN.
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This may be the most unethical thug I’ve ever heard from an academic, on about eight different levels, and that’s before you even consider exactly who he’s asking for advice and why
USA and Europe. One is an economically declining place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.
And then there’s Europe
And then there’s Europe
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
USA and Europe. One is an economically declining place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.
And then there’s Europe
And then there’s Europe
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Not gonna shake the image of a little girl, maybe 6, in agony after a full blast of gas
February 1, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Not gonna shake the image of a little girl, maybe 6, in agony after a full blast of gas
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Searing text in this judicial decision to release Liam Ramos
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.“
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.“
NEW: A federal judge has ordered 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father RELEASED from the Dilley detention center. www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/u...
Source: Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father released | CNN
A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a source with knowledge of the fed...
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Searing text in this judicial decision to release Liam Ramos
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.“
“Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.“
The fact that he refers to the product as “I Cannot Believe It Is Not Butter” should have been a huge red flag in itself
I've never been to Epstein island but I can confirm that Kerrygold is the best butter.
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The fact that he refers to the product as “I Cannot Believe It Is Not Butter” should have been a huge red flag in itself
I’m all about STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR INTENTIONS
January 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I’m all about STOP CARRYING OUT YOUR INTENTIONS
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USA and Europe. One is an economically dysfunctional place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Europe on the decline? Quite the opposite
While the Trump administration targets Europe as a failed continent racked by violence, it’s actually experiencing a revival of economic, political and defence unity, and some of the lowest crime rate...
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
USA and Europe. One is an economically dysfunctional place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Is Europe being reborn while America sinks into a quagmire? @dougsaunders.bsky.social of @theglobeandmail.com explains. #economies #values #freedoms #energy #Canada www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Europe on the decline? Quite the opposite
While the Trump administration targets Europe as a failed continent racked by violence, it’s actually experiencing a revival of economic, political and defence unity, and some of the lowest crime rate...
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Is Europe being reborn while America sinks into a quagmire? @dougsaunders.bsky.social of @theglobeandmail.com explains. #economies #values #freedoms #energy #Canada www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
SCTV Lola Heatherton in Concert with Catherine O'Hara
YouTube video by SCTV
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January 30, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Xan Brooks sat through it
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Xan Brooks sat through it
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For anyone keeping score on where the United States is at in its modern-day version of, “First they came for …,” it’s at the journalists.
Jeffries on the arrest of Don Lemon: "The Trump administration has systematically targeted the free and fair press, because they want to intimidate America and oppose anyone who is not willing to bend the knee to their extremism. We are not going to be intimidated."
January 30, 2026 at 3:58 PM
For anyone keeping score on where the United States is at in its modern-day version of, “First they came for …,” it’s at the journalists.
Our household has managed to construct a pretty faithful reproduction of the Battle of Passchendaele trench network in our back yard, to facilitate the bringing of the garbage bins from the garage shed to the sidewalk
January 30, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Our household has managed to construct a pretty faithful reproduction of the Battle of Passchendaele trench network in our back yard, to facilitate the bringing of the garbage bins from the garage shed to the sidewalk
Amber Bracken is one of Canada’s greatest photojournalists, and for the RCMP to mistake observers for participants, arrest her and prevent her from doing her vital work is a deeply dangerous precedent. This case is important for all of us.
Reminder: journalists get arrested in Canada too.
In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.
In fact, The Narwhal is in court right now challenging the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken. Our editor-in-chief,Carol Linnitt, testifies today and Monday, and court is open to the public if you're in Vancouver.
Carol Linnitt, co-founder and editor-in-chief, provides an update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP. Amber Bracken finished cross-examination late Jan. 28. It took more than 12 hours.
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Amber Bracken is one of Canada’s greatest photojournalists, and for the RCMP to mistake observers for participants, arrest her and prevent her from doing her vital work is a deeply dangerous precedent. This case is important for all of us.
Not a bad clip to surface today. A reminder of how relations across that border have been and could be
Random find from my photo sorting app — I think it’s from Maximum Canada by Doug Saunders
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Not a bad clip to surface today. A reminder of how relations across that border have been and could be
USA and Europe. One is an economically dysfunctional place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Europe on the decline? Quite the opposite
While the Trump administration targets Europe as a failed continent racked by violence, it’s actually experiencing a revival of economic, political and defence unity, and some of the lowest crime rate...
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
USA and Europe. One is an economically dysfunctional place of violence and no-go streets, restricted freedoms and censored media, immigration crises and a non-growing population whose choices threaten the ruin of a great civilization.
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
And then there’s Europe.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Congestion charges make driving easier and reduce congestion even more *outside* the C-charge zone.
A strange but true finding about NYC congestion pricing:
Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan.
Me, in Bloomberg 🧵
Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers
NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Congestion charges make driving easier and reduce congestion even more *outside* the C-charge zone.
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Carney's Davos speech was certainly the right message at the right time. A column conveying hope is appreciated @dougsaunders.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #Europe
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #Europe
Opinion: Europe on the decline? Quite the opposite
While the Trump administration targets Europe as a failed continent racked by violence, it’s actually experiencing a revival of economic, political and defence unity, and some of the lowest crime rate...
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Carney's Davos speech was certainly the right message at the right time. A column conveying hope is appreciated @dougsaunders.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #Europe
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #Europe
Feels like a moment for @dieworkwear.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Feels like a moment for @dieworkwear.bsky.social
Well, that did happen 30 years ago, I think
I spoke to a woman at the protest in minneapolis and she explained she wanted to be there in part because "i was a kid when george floyd got killed" and i nearly dropped my recorder
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Well, that did happen 30 years ago, I think