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NATO with the United States as a member is no longer viable. Canada & Europe must immediately start planning for the establishment of a post-NATO collective security alliance.
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
NATO with the United States as a member is no longer viable. Canada & Europe must immediately start planning for the establishment of a post-NATO collective security alliance.
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The fuck is this.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The fuck is this.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
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i just don't think you get to say "America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen" in your election speech and then say stuff like this
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
i just don't think you get to say "America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country. But these are not idle threats. President Trump is trying to break us so that America can own us. That will never, that will never ever happen" in your election speech and then say stuff like this
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Carney isn't just failing Canada, he's failing the world. If we don't stand for democracy and a rules-based international order, why would any other country come to Canada's defence when we need it?
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Carney isn't just failing Canada, he's failing the world. If we don't stand for democracy and a rules-based international order, why would any other country come to Canada's defence when we need it?
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We are all—including the US—better off in a rule-governed world where the rights of all societies to self governance are respected. That is true whether the US administration recognizes that fact, or not. The challenge right now is to make that clear to Americans in ways their leader can't ignore.
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
We are all—including the US—better off in a rule-governed world where the rights of all societies to self governance are respected. That is true whether the US administration recognizes that fact, or not. The challenge right now is to make that clear to Americans in ways their leader can't ignore.
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A question for @mark-carney.bsky.social:
What's your red line? What would make you defend int'a law & condemn illegal US actions?
✖️ violations of the UN Charter
✖️ #ICC sanctions
✖️ threats against Greenland & Canada
✖️ genocide in Gaza
✖️ Israeli annexation of West Bank
So, what is it?
What's your red line? What would make you defend int'a law & condemn illegal US actions?
✖️ violations of the UN Charter
✖️ #ICC sanctions
✖️ threats against Greenland & Canada
✖️ genocide in Gaza
✖️ Israeli annexation of West Bank
So, what is it?
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
A question for @mark-carney.bsky.social:
What's your red line? What would make you defend int'a law & condemn illegal US actions?
✖️ violations of the UN Charter
✖️ #ICC sanctions
✖️ threats against Greenland & Canada
✖️ genocide in Gaza
✖️ Israeli annexation of West Bank
So, what is it?
What's your red line? What would make you defend int'a law & condemn illegal US actions?
✖️ violations of the UN Charter
✖️ #ICC sanctions
✖️ threats against Greenland & Canada
✖️ genocide in Gaza
✖️ Israeli annexation of West Bank
So, what is it?
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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It is very clear at this stage that Carney absolutely does not grasp the threat posed by Trump and the fascist USA. His "elbows up" campaign was merely a slogan to get elected. In actuality, he cannot think beyond appeasement to restore a status quo that is never coming back.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
It is very clear at this stage that Carney absolutely does not grasp the threat posed by Trump and the fascist USA. His "elbows up" campaign was merely a slogan to get elected. In actuality, he cannot think beyond appeasement to restore a status quo that is never coming back.
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Thinking back to how many outlets tried to sane-wash Trump's "51st State" rhetoric re Canada, including @ianhanomansing.bsky.social on #CrossCountryFuckup and now Trump's own people are touting the whole Venezuela shows that Trump means what he says when he puts out this bellicose rhetoric.
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Thinking back to how many outlets tried to sane-wash Trump's "51st State" rhetoric re Canada, including @ianhanomansing.bsky.social on #CrossCountryFuckup and now Trump's own people are touting the whole Venezuela shows that Trump means what he says when he puts out this bellicose rhetoric.
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Throughout the election campaign and as recently as September, Carney was referring to a "rupture" in Canada-U.S. relations.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Today, "our closest partnership is with the United States."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Today, "our closest partnership is with the United States."
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Throughout the election campaign and as recently as September, Carney was referring to a "rupture" in Canada-U.S. relations.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Today, "our closest partnership is with the United States."
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Today, "our closest partnership is with the United States."
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yes and no
US still has one huge Achilles heel, and that's the bond market. The rest of the world is not without agency.
US still has one huge Achilles heel, and that's the bond market. The rest of the world is not without agency.
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
yes and no
US still has one huge Achilles heel, and that's the bond market. The rest of the world is not without agency.
US still has one huge Achilles heel, and that's the bond market. The rest of the world is not without agency.
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#Canada needs to prepare for what is coming.
Polish PM Tusk: No-one will take seriously a weak and divided Europe: neither enemy nor ally. It is already clear now. We must finally believe in our own strength, we must continue to arm ourselves, we must stay united like never before. One for all, and all for one. Otherwise, we are finished.
January 5, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#Canada needs to prepare for what is coming.
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It's almost like Canada is being led by a banker in this most dangerous moment.
And *of course* Trump will continue to plunder and pillage. His actions, his personality, his pattern all shout this at us.
We have a Putin-like figure leading the country next door.
And *of course* Trump will continue to plunder and pillage. His actions, his personality, his pattern all shout this at us.
We have a Putin-like figure leading the country next door.
What a remarkable statement, that Ottawa wants to wait and see if the US invades Mexico or Greenland. If they do, what then? How will Ottawa change its strategy?
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
It's almost like Canada is being led by a banker in this most dangerous moment.
And *of course* Trump will continue to plunder and pillage. His actions, his personality, his pattern all shout this at us.
We have a Putin-like figure leading the country next door.
And *of course* Trump will continue to plunder and pillage. His actions, his personality, his pattern all shout this at us.
We have a Putin-like figure leading the country next door.
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The fact that the Carney government is acknowledging that they might have to change their strategy to deal with a lawless, imperialist US after A YEAR of them signalling their intentions tells us that Ottawa’s current strategy isn’t meeting the moment.
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The fact that the Carney government is acknowledging that they might have to change their strategy to deal with a lawless, imperialist US after A YEAR of them signalling their intentions tells us that Ottawa’s current strategy isn’t meeting the moment.
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“But maybe the lawless country will stop with one invasion” isn’t a strategy. It isn’t carefully considered. It’s a pipe dream, a fantasy. And it’s currently the foundation of Canada’s economic and security policy.
If the Prime Minister isn’t preparing for the worst, he’s not doing his job.
If the Prime Minister isn’t preparing for the worst, he’s not doing his job.
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
“But maybe the lawless country will stop with one invasion” isn’t a strategy. It isn’t carefully considered. It’s a pipe dream, a fantasy. And it’s currently the foundation of Canada’s economic and security policy.
If the Prime Minister isn’t preparing for the worst, he’s not doing his job.
If the Prime Minister isn’t preparing for the worst, he’s not doing his job.
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We need to be asking if PM Carney is really interested in & prepared to defend Canada. The Canadian govt's wait-&-see approach is foolhardy as the US has clearly said it plans to run Venezuela for its oil & that Greenland could be next.
What a remarkable statement, that Ottawa wants to wait and see if the US invades Mexico or Greenland. If they do, what then? How will Ottawa change its strategy?
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
We need to be asking if PM Carney is really interested in & prepared to defend Canada. The Canadian govt's wait-&-see approach is foolhardy as the US has clearly said it plans to run Venezuela for its oil & that Greenland could be next.
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What a remarkable statement, that Ottawa wants to wait and see if the US invades Mexico or Greenland. If they do, what then? How will Ottawa change its strategy?
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
What a remarkable statement, that Ottawa wants to wait and see if the US invades Mexico or Greenland. If they do, what then? How will Ottawa change its strategy?
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
We’ve known for a year that the US is now unabashedly imperialist & authoritarian.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Hard truth: This is what the United States is now. It’s why the delusional belief that the USMCA will protect Canada has *always* been cargo-cult policymaking.
Trade negotiations with a democracy can potentially benefit both sides. Negotiating with an imperial power is a return to colonialism.
Trade negotiations with a democracy can potentially benefit both sides. Negotiating with an imperial power is a return to colonialism.
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Hard truth: This is what the United States is now. It’s why the delusional belief that the USMCA will protect Canada has *always* been cargo-cult policymaking.
Trade negotiations with a democracy can potentially benefit both sides. Negotiating with an imperial power is a return to colonialism.
Trade negotiations with a democracy can potentially benefit both sides. Negotiating with an imperial power is a return to colonialism.
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Does anyone with more foreign policy experience than the banker think this a good strategy?
"On Tuesday [Neville Chamberlain] reiterated that Canada welcomed the removal of Mr. Maduro. “It creates the possibility for democratic transition in Venezuela. We very much support that,” he told reporters"
"On Tuesday [Neville Chamberlain] reiterated that Canada welcomed the removal of Mr. Maduro. “It creates the possibility for democratic transition in Venezuela. We very much support that,” he told reporters"
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Does anyone with more foreign policy experience than the banker think this a good strategy?
"On Tuesday [Neville Chamberlain] reiterated that Canada welcomed the removal of Mr. Maduro. “It creates the possibility for democratic transition in Venezuela. We very much support that,” he told reporters"
"On Tuesday [Neville Chamberlain] reiterated that Canada welcomed the removal of Mr. Maduro. “It creates the possibility for democratic transition in Venezuela. We very much support that,” he told reporters"
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Mark Carney's defenders will say he's wise to be cautious because a strong statement from Canada against US unlawful aggression might result in the US going after us...
...WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY CARNEY IS WRONG TO BE SO TIMID, YOU STUPID ASSHOLES.
...WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY CARNEY IS WRONG TO BE SO TIMID, YOU STUPID ASSHOLES.
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Mark Carney's defenders will say he's wise to be cautious because a strong statement from Canada against US unlawful aggression might result in the US going after us...
...WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY CARNEY IS WRONG TO BE SO TIMID, YOU STUPID ASSHOLES.
...WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY CARNEY IS WRONG TO BE SO TIMID, YOU STUPID ASSHOLES.
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Les banques postales ont fait leurs preuves, et il y a un potentiel indéniable au Canada. Tout ce qui manque, c’est le courage politique de mettre la machine en marche. Écrit par @rromard.bsky.social
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Une banque postale au Canada en chiffres - CCPA
Parmi les nombreuses propositions pour transformer Postes Canada, la banque postale est souvent celle qui retient l’attention. Une telle initiative cible de multiples problèmes de société en même temp...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Les banques postales ont fait leurs preuves, et il y a un potentiel indéniable au Canada. Tout ce qui manque, c’est le courage politique de mettre la machine en marche. Écrit par @rromard.bsky.social
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The thing that’s so dumb about this is that there’s nothing legitimate about the strategic importance of Greenland that the US doesn’t get through existing alliances. Denmark isn’t impeding US strategic interests. It’s about them wanting to increase US land area by 20%.
Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
January 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The thing that’s so dumb about this is that there’s nothing legitimate about the strategic importance of Greenland that the US doesn’t get through existing alliances. Denmark isn’t impeding US strategic interests. It’s about them wanting to increase US land area by 20%.
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Position less than clarified. Carney's calculus on milquetoast communication around NATO alliances & international law places a baffling faith in securing a Cda/US trade deal that's worth anything the day after it's signed.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Position less than clarified. Carney's calculus on milquetoast communication around NATO alliances & international law places a baffling faith in securing a Cda/US trade deal that's worth anything the day after it's signed.
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The world in general, and Canada in particular, needs to find ways to signal clearly and credibly to the US that violations of sovereignty will be costly. That is, we need collective deterrence.
Whispering to possible allies about possible responses is not that.
Whispering to possible allies about possible responses is not that.
January 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The world in general, and Canada in particular, needs to find ways to signal clearly and credibly to the US that violations of sovereignty will be costly. That is, we need collective deterrence.
Whispering to possible allies about possible responses is not that.
Whispering to possible allies about possible responses is not that.
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Uh, Canada, you might want to say something definitive about respecting sovereignty of Arctic states sooner rather than later.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Uh, Canada, you might want to say something definitive about respecting sovereignty of Arctic states sooner rather than later.