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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦

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writer/blogger, formerly journalist at WSJ, Dow Jones, Reuters, others. #economics #markets, #music, #philosophy, #books, #technology, #photos, etc. (ie hopelessly eclectic) Toronto. May not respond to DMs. Blog at: https://doncurren.blogspot.com

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 1d

The CBC is reporting “The words “51st state” weren’t uttered in the public part of this meeting, but #Trump referenced the idea multiple times.” Unfortunately my March piece about the vapid nonsense that #Trump spouts about #Canada is still painfully relevant. doncurren.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-...

The “51st State” and Perpetual Motion Have Something in Common: Sane People Don’t Talk About Them

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 6m

Well my phone assures me it is rose …

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 21m

Three from a front garden on one of my regular walking routes. I took a gamble that they would still have some roses kicking around, and they did.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 1h

Time and Eternity
Sophie Pemberton
1908

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 34m

Return fire in the Autumn ‘25 #Toronto #WaroftheRoses. Ammunition is a bit thin on the ground (ie #roses are already getting scarce), but the East End is doing the best it can and will continue to do so.
@brainchain.ca @heathermoandco.bsky.social

Photo of a small cluster of reddish and pink-ish roses.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 52m

Yes, he seems like a likely candidate, but now I want to see that movie again. And I suppose if you were Satan, you could just ignore protocols and do whatever you wanted …

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 1h

Would a general really ride a tank when the Blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank?

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 2h

“The most revered employee at the Lowe’s home improvement store in #Richmond is friendly, reliable and easy to approach, albeit kind of lazy.
She’s also a #cat.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

A beloved shop cat disappeared. Security footage solved the mystery.

Francine, the beloved cat from a Richmond Lowe's, was found in Garysburg, North Carolina, after a two-week search.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 2h

“Outside of the #AI plays, even #European #stockmarkets have been outperforming the #US this decade, and now that gap is starting to spread.” kyla.substack.com/p/ai-is-the-...

AI Is the Market, and the Market Is the Government

AI, Gold, and the New Logic of Governance

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 2h

“Given this, many people treat #politics symbolically, embracing facile slogan-based worldviews that resonate with pre-scientific intuitions and help them signal their tribal allegiances and demonise people they dislike.” open.substack.com/pub/conspicu...

Is Social Media Destroying Democracy—Or Giving It To Us Good And Hard?

It’s easier to blame the algorithm than the bewildered herd.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 4h

Never. (At least not today)

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 4h

I’ll check out some usually reliable spots this afternoon.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 4h

Nice! I particularly like the perspective in the righthand shot. The East is (temporarily) reeling.

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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 4h

@dbcurren.bsky.social , @heathermoandco.bsky.social , @canadianerrant.bsky.social and I are starting up hostilities in the #WaroftheRoses again. Here were some really cute pink ones on Symington on Sunday.

A very tall, 8 foot rosebush with four pink blooms behind. It is a house with gray brick and a front porch with an easy chair.

Detail of two of the pink rose blooms that are fading a bit, and have white with a gray wood slat balcony in the background

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 4h

Changing of the Guard
Dana Irving
2024

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 4h

“Looking around at this world, all I can really say is that I’m glad I’m old enough and have enough money to just watch all of this happen and then die”. backofmind.substack.com/p/canaries-a...

canaries and islands

the indicator species in the system

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 5h

“in order to blame the #system, you first have to understand the system, as a system” backofmind.substack.com/p/canaries-a...

canaries and islands

the indicator species in the system

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Hubbub🕊️ 🇪🇺 @hubbubbub.bsky.social · 17h

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image...

Maurits Cornelis (M.C.) Escher,
Dutch Graphic Artist,
(1898~1972).

Relativity (1953)
Relativity is one of Escher's most striking works, showcasing a complex network of staircases and architectural elements that defy gravity and challenge the viewer's perception of space. The work is a prime example of Escher's mastery of impossible constructions, seamlessly weaving together various perspectives to create a mind-bending visual puzzle.
Written by Essie King,
(MyArtBroker Magazine,
25 July 2024.)

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 6h

Any time! Bring it on!

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 6h

I very much hope you’re right.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 7h

“East Germany’s #dictatorship collapsed when multitudes began to march and organize against it, collapsing the illusion that everyone accepted #tyranny.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 9h

BMO: U.S. #equityfutures are up modestly.#Gold has popped another 1.5% to above $4,000, stretching its gain this year to 54%, while its so-called digital counterpart, #Bitcoin, is testing $123,000. #Silver is nearing all-time highs, advancing more than 2% to almost $49. #markets

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 9h

Bloomberg: #OpenAI alone has now struck #AI #computing deals with #Nvidia, #AMD and #OracleCorp. that altogether could easily top $1 trillion. Meanwhile, it’s burning through cash and doesn’t expect to be cash-flow positive until near the end of the decade.

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 9h

“The most likely story, which seems consistent with what Griffin is saying, is that a growing number of investors — including, in particular, foreign central banks — are moving into #gold because they no longer consider #U.S. #debt a safe asset” paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ingots-we-...

Ingots We Trust

Are soaring gold prices telling us something important?

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Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbcurren.bsky.social · 9h

In the face of heavy blowback from opposition parties and civil liberties groups, the #Carney government is expected to table new legislation soon that will tweak its massive “ #StrongBordersAct.” www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Carney government expected to replace controversial border bill

An analysis by the Justice Department concluded the original version of the bill could have affected several rights protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 10h

Young Abe Lincoln's 1838 Lyceum speech is newly relevant. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

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