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
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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...
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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...
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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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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
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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
“Here in our home,
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 10:06 PM
“Here in our home,
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
They killed and roamed
in the winter of '26;
We'll remember the names
of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis”
Perfectly put by @adamserwer.bsky.social: the saviours of Western civilization and the defenders of its better values are the Minnesotans on the streets, versus the regime they face — and everyone now knows it
An extraordinary paragraph. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Perfectly put by @adamserwer.bsky.social: the saviours of Western civilization and the defenders of its better values are the Minnesotans on the streets, versus the regime they face — and everyone now knows it
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
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oh they are going to rip each other to shreds as it becomes clear that the country has decisively turned against them
Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti.
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 27, 2026 at 9:27 PM
oh they are going to rip each other to shreds as it becomes clear that the country has decisively turned against them
I’d forgotten that she’s also the puppy killer.
Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I’d forgotten that she’s also the puppy killer.
The U.S. broadcast media begins its descent, 1936
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The U.S. broadcast media begins its descent, 1936
Spot on
Interesting quote of the day:
"If someone were to invade the Canadian Arctic, my first task would be to rescue them."
- General Walter John Natynczyk, retired Chief of Staff of the Canadian Defense Staff
"If someone were to invade the Canadian Arctic, my first task would be to rescue them."
- General Walter John Natynczyk, retired Chief of Staff of the Canadian Defense Staff
January 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Spot on
Don't ask my how I fell down this particular rabbit hole, but the member changes of the band Steppenwolf, both the reasons and the names, could easily be a pseudo-documentary directed by the late Rob Reiner
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Don't ask my how I fell down this particular rabbit hole, but the member changes of the band Steppenwolf, both the reasons and the names, could easily be a pseudo-documentary directed by the late Rob Reiner
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“What they don’t want you to know is that George Soros and his far-left billionaire friends hired Alex Pretti to act as a dependable, beloved pillar of his community for decades,” said President Donald Trump
Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen
WASHINGTON—Claiming that no one would realistically devote their life to serving others without being funded by nefarious actors, President Donald Trump alleged Monday that Democrats had secretly paid...
theonion.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“What they don’t want you to know is that George Soros and his far-left billionaire friends hired Alex Pretti to act as a dependable, beloved pillar of his community for decades,” said President Donald Trump
The prospect of the Oscars moving to YouTube hits differently depending how you use the platform. Me, I anticipate a show hosted by Fran Blanche, Barry from Sandwiches of History, Feng-Shui Cliff and the silent Saskatchewan guy behind Hand Tool Rescue.
And Ryan George, but that’s actually likely
And Ryan George, but that’s actually likely
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The prospect of the Oscars moving to YouTube hits differently depending how you use the platform. Me, I anticipate a show hosted by Fran Blanche, Barry from Sandwiches of History, Feng-Shui Cliff and the silent Saskatchewan guy behind Hand Tool Rescue.
And Ryan George, but that’s actually likely
And Ryan George, but that’s actually likely
Indeed. I don’t really see how the World Cup is going to go ahead this summer. At least, not with most of the world’s teams attending
There is no way in hell the United States under the Trump regime can host the World Cup in a few months.
They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state.
The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.
They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state.
The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Indeed. I don’t really see how the World Cup is going to go ahead this summer. At least, not with most of the world’s teams attending
We brought some blizzard inside for maplesyrup-ing
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
We brought some blizzard inside for maplesyrup-ing
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Not not The Onion
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Not not The Onion