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
If you can picture this, and then imagine the same thing happening to a human mind and personality, then you fully grasp the term
February 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
If you can picture this, and then imagine the same thing happening to a human mind and personality, then you fully grasp the term
That of course is in reference to the news that she ordered the coast guard to potentially let a guy die because she wanted the rescue plane to be used to harass immigrants for ICE
February 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
That of course is in reference to the news that she ordered the coast guard to potentially let a guy die because she wanted the rescue plane to be used to harass immigrants for ICE
For a couple days I didn't think it had happened, especially the Jesse Jackson part. I didn't want to tell anybody, even the guy I shared the room with, I'd had such a weird dream. Then the stories finally reached Saskatchewan and it was even weirder than I'd thought
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/08/s...
February 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
For a couple days I didn't think it had happened, especially the Jesse Jackson part. I didn't want to tell anybody, even the guy I shared the room with, I'd had such a weird dream. Then the stories finally reached Saskatchewan and it was even weirder than I'd thought
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/1993/11/08/s...
Unquestionably the Olympics' most relatable moment
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Unquestionably the Olympics' most relatable moment
This is the thing to do. Versus Vance’s “western civilization” nonsense, we need to rebuild around the principle that democracy, liberal markets, social justice and human mobility are and have always been universal human values not at all confined to or even originating in the West
February 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
This is the thing to do. Versus Vance’s “western civilization” nonsense, we need to rebuild around the principle that democracy, liberal markets, social justice and human mobility are and have always been universal human values not at all confined to or even originating in the West
Reading Loses Out to Screen Time, says lady whose reportedly excellent books on language I haven't read but who I know intimately from watching her on any one of half a dozen British panel shows almost every week
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Reading Loses Out to Screen Time, says lady whose reportedly excellent books on language I haven't read but who I know intimately from watching her on any one of half a dozen British panel shows almost every week
Man U owner says what now
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Man U owner says what now
You just know the specific details of this story are Philip José Farmer-level creepy
February 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
You just know the specific details of this story are Philip José Farmer-level creepy
Friend and I got Bacon-boxed today.
That’s me in the corner…
That’s me in the corner…
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Friend and I got Bacon-boxed today.
That’s me in the corner…
That’s me in the corner…
By his logic — such as it is — he will now have to place punitive sanctions on his own country for his having said this
February 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
By his logic — such as it is — he will now have to place punitive sanctions on his own country for his having said this
There is an echo-chamber problem. But it is only one side of the political spectrum who are climbing into echo chambers. The rest of us consume media for information and to shape our opinions with diverse voices. The right consumes stuff that affirms pre-existing affinities and validates prejudices
February 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
There is an echo-chamber problem. But it is only one side of the political spectrum who are climbing into echo chambers. The rest of us consume media for information and to shape our opinions with diverse voices. The right consumes stuff that affirms pre-existing affinities and validates prejudices
Ostensibly interesting things I won’t be reading
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Ostensibly interesting things I won’t be reading
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.
Xan Brooks sat through it
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Xan Brooks sat through it
Sample
(Can’t show the denser parts because the back door is frozen shut today)
(Can’t show the denser parts because the back door is frozen shut today)
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Sample
(Can’t show the denser parts because the back door is frozen shut today)
(Can’t show the denser parts because the back door is frozen shut today)
Feels like a moment for @dieworkwear.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Feels like a moment for @dieworkwear.bsky.social
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
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
We brought some blizzard inside for maplesyrup-ing
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
We brought some blizzard inside for maplesyrup-ing
Not not The Onion
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Not not The Onion
The inclusion of Kyle Rittenhouse in this @deadder.bsky.social cartoon really brings home the deep hypocrisy
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
The inclusion of Kyle Rittenhouse in this @deadder.bsky.social cartoon really brings home the deep hypocrisy
The big snow storm I can endure. Apple’s consistent lack of awareness that the past tense of “forecast” is “forecast,” I can’t
It’s in the word itself, people. Fore-cast.
It’s in the word itself, people. Fore-cast.
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The big snow storm I can endure. Apple’s consistent lack of awareness that the past tense of “forecast” is “forecast,” I can’t
It’s in the word itself, people. Fore-cast.
It’s in the word itself, people. Fore-cast.
Even worse than the street execution is the fact that the executive branch is openly using it to extort the state to hand over its voter database, or presumably the killings will continue
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Even worse than the street execution is the fact that the executive branch is openly using it to extort the state to hand over its voter database, or presumably the killings will continue
Carney dodged a bullet by being un-invited from the “Board of Peace” abomination. He knew he would have to say no eventually, he declined the billion-dollar bribe — but he didn’t want to be the one pulling the plug at this moment.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Carney dodged a bullet by being un-invited from the “Board of Peace” abomination. He knew he would have to say no eventually, he declined the billion-dollar bribe — but he didn’t want to be the one pulling the plug at this moment.
Well I'm glad they warned me about this, but it's a sad state of affairs when Microsoft's service team is forced to use America Online email accounts it got in the mail in 1996.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Well I'm glad they warned me about this, but it's a sad state of affairs when Microsoft's service team is forced to use America Online email accounts it got in the mail in 1996.