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My brother fought in the infantry and lost soldiers in Afghanistan. The press used to report deaths before families had been told and I would check my phone over and over, scared it would ring.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
My brother fought in the infantry and lost soldiers in Afghanistan. The press used to report deaths before families had been told and I would check my phone over and over, scared it would ring.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
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For decades, countries like Canada prospered under what we called the ‘rules-based international order.’
That order is not coming back, but from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.
youtu.be/Ve4FwAexdSQ
That order is not coming back, but from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.
youtu.be/Ve4FwAexdSQ
Canada's path forward • La voie que le Canada a choisie
YouTube video by Mark Carney
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
For decades, countries like Canada prospered under what we called the ‘rules-based international order.’
That order is not coming back, but from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.
youtu.be/Ve4FwAexdSQ
That order is not coming back, but from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.
youtu.be/Ve4FwAexdSQ
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
Bessent dismisses Trump letter linking Greenland with Nobel snub: ‘A complete canard’
Bessent dismisses Trump letter linking Greenland with Nobel snub: ‘A complete canard’
Bessent dismisses Trump letter linking Greenland with Nobel snub: ‘A complete canard’
www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.
December 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's a mark of our moral disintegration that there's even a discussion about Ukraine giving up land. To even countenance it is to reward colonialism.
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'De negentien EU-landen die een lening krijgen van de Europese Commissie voor extra investeringen in defensie, hebben allemaal hun nationale plannen ingediend. Vijftien daarvan betrekken Oekraïne bij de uitvoering van hun plannen. Nederland deed geen aanvraag.' nieuws.nl/buitenland/n...
Negentien EU-landen hebben plan voor extra defensie-investeringen
BRUSSEL (ANP) - De negentien EU-landen die een lening krijgen van de Europese Commissie voor extra investeringen in defensie, hebben allemaal hun nationale plannen ingediend. Dat heeft Eurocommissaris...
nieuws.nl
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
'De negentien EU-landen die een lening krijgen van de Europese Commissie voor extra investeringen in defensie, hebben allemaal hun nationale plannen ingediend. Vijftien daarvan betrekken Oekraïne bij de uitvoering van hun plannen. Nederland deed geen aanvraag.' nieuws.nl/buitenland/n...
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Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
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Eeuwig zonde dat Nederlanders die vrouw hier hebben laten wegpesten door een politieke haatcampagne. Onvergelijkbaar met een privé appje van Wijers.
Kaag over het kleine denken van Nederland en de lage kwaliteit journalistiek én reflectie van NRC. #buitenhof
Kaag over het kleine denken van Nederland en de lage kwaliteit journalistiek én reflectie van NRC. #buitenhof
November 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Eeuwig zonde dat Nederlanders die vrouw hier hebben laten wegpesten door een politieke haatcampagne. Onvergelijkbaar met een privé appje van Wijers.
Kaag over het kleine denken van Nederland en de lage kwaliteit journalistiek én reflectie van NRC. #buitenhof
Kaag over het kleine denken van Nederland en de lage kwaliteit journalistiek én reflectie van NRC. #buitenhof
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In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty:
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
In addition to the elements necessary for a just and lasting peace and Ukraine’s sovereignty:
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
any agreement must include the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
We will not rest until every single one of them is reunited with their families, in their homes.
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We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
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None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
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Hoe lang gaan we door met het verdacht maken van vredelievende en hoopvolle mensen? Tot dat er alleen nog maar cynici en schreeuwers over zijn? Hoe gaat dit ons ooit helpen? Wat kweken we anders dan haat jegens elkaar? Mogen ajb de welwillende mensen een podium krijgen? Het is al moeilijk genoeg.
“Lachen om de doden van 7 oktober”. De radicalisering van Duk begint nu wel echt een bizar tempo aan te nemen.
October 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hoe lang gaan we door met het verdacht maken van vredelievende en hoopvolle mensen? Tot dat er alleen nog maar cynici en schreeuwers over zijn? Hoe gaat dit ons ooit helpen? Wat kweken we anders dan haat jegens elkaar? Mogen ajb de welwillende mensen een podium krijgen? Het is al moeilijk genoeg.
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A big hug to the colleagues of the EU Delegation to Ukraine.
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A big hug to the colleagues of the EU Delegation to Ukraine.
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2/2. Everyone using the phrase "land swap" should please specify which Russian territory Ukraine would be getting. So far it’s a euphemism for forcing Ukraine to give things up to Russia.
August 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
2/2. Everyone using the phrase "land swap" should please specify which Russian territory Ukraine would be getting. So far it’s a euphemism for forcing Ukraine to give things up to Russia.
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1/2. The phrase "land swap" is being used to mean "Ukraine concedes land illegally occupied by Russia and also concedes territory that is not even occupied." That is not a swap.
August 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
1/2. The phrase "land swap" is being used to mean "Ukraine concedes land illegally occupied by Russia and also concedes territory that is not even occupied." That is not a swap.
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Tomorrow’s Guardian front page
July 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tomorrow’s Guardian front page
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Geen mislukte oogsten, hevige overstromingen of natuurgeweld, maar door mensen georganiseerde en georkestreerde hongersnood.
July 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Geen mislukte oogsten, hevige overstromingen of natuurgeweld, maar door mensen georganiseerde en georkestreerde hongersnood.
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Welcome to Brussels, dear Mark Carney.
Europe and Canada share a long-standing friendship.
We're bound by common values and the belief that open and free trade drives prosperity.
CETA, our shared success story, illustrates this perfectly.
Europe and Canada share a long-standing friendship.
We're bound by common values and the belief that open and free trade drives prosperity.
CETA, our shared success story, illustrates this perfectly.
June 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Welcome to Brussels, dear Mark Carney.
Europe and Canada share a long-standing friendship.
We're bound by common values and the belief that open and free trade drives prosperity.
CETA, our shared success story, illustrates this perfectly.
Europe and Canada share a long-standing friendship.
We're bound by common values and the belief that open and free trade drives prosperity.
CETA, our shared success story, illustrates this perfectly.
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🇪🇺🇨🇦 A new chapter in EU-Canada cooperation starts today.
We have just signed a Security and Defence Partnership.
It will be good for our industries.
Good for transatlantic security, too.
And good for our continued support to Ukraine.
→ europa.eu/!trMVwm
We have just signed a Security and Defence Partnership.
It will be good for our industries.
Good for transatlantic security, too.
And good for our continued support to Ukraine.
→ europa.eu/!trMVwm
June 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
🇪🇺🇨🇦 A new chapter in EU-Canada cooperation starts today.
We have just signed a Security and Defence Partnership.
It will be good for our industries.
Good for transatlantic security, too.
And good for our continued support to Ukraine.
→ europa.eu/!trMVwm
We have just signed a Security and Defence Partnership.
It will be good for our industries.
Good for transatlantic security, too.
And good for our continued support to Ukraine.
→ europa.eu/!trMVwm
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Dear Mark Carney, thank you for bringing us together in Canada.
It's good to be among trusted partners.
This week we strengthen G7 unity.
Next week we open a new era in our strategic partnership at our 🇪🇺🇨🇦 Summit.
With a major step on security and defence cooperation.
It's good to be among trusted partners.
This week we strengthen G7 unity.
Next week we open a new era in our strategic partnership at our 🇪🇺🇨🇦 Summit.
With a major step on security and defence cooperation.
June 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Dear Mark Carney, thank you for bringing us together in Canada.
It's good to be among trusted partners.
This week we strengthen G7 unity.
Next week we open a new era in our strategic partnership at our 🇪🇺🇨🇦 Summit.
With a major step on security and defence cooperation.
It's good to be among trusted partners.
This week we strengthen G7 unity.
Next week we open a new era in our strategic partnership at our 🇪🇺🇨🇦 Summit.
With a major step on security and defence cooperation.
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What Adults Lost When Kids Stopped Playing in the Street
A world built for cars made life so much harder for grown-ups
The car dominance has turned children’s play into work for parents, who are left coordinating and supervising their children’s time and ferrying kids to playgrounds and play dates
A world built for cars made life so much harder for grown-ups
The car dominance has turned children’s play into work for parents, who are left coordinating and supervising their children’s time and ferrying kids to playgrounds and play dates
What Adults Lost When Kids Stopped Playing in the Street
In many ways, a world built for cars has made life so much harder for grown-ups.
www.theatlantic.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
What Adults Lost When Kids Stopped Playing in the Street
A world built for cars made life so much harder for grown-ups
The car dominance has turned children’s play into work for parents, who are left coordinating and supervising their children’s time and ferrying kids to playgrounds and play dates
A world built for cars made life so much harder for grown-ups
The car dominance has turned children’s play into work for parents, who are left coordinating and supervising their children’s time and ferrying kids to playgrounds and play dates
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Dear Mark Carney, the EU-Canada story is one of friendship, trust and standing side by side.
I look forward to writing its next chapter with deeper cooperation on trade, investment and defence.
See you in Canada for the G7 Summit and welcome you later in June in Brussels ↓
I look forward to writing its next chapter with deeper cooperation on trade, investment and defence.
See you in Canada for the G7 Summit and welcome you later in June in Brussels ↓
May 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Dear Mark Carney, the EU-Canada story is one of friendship, trust and standing side by side.
I look forward to writing its next chapter with deeper cooperation on trade, investment and defence.
See you in Canada for the G7 Summit and welcome you later in June in Brussels ↓
I look forward to writing its next chapter with deeper cooperation on trade, investment and defence.
See you in Canada for the G7 Summit and welcome you later in June in Brussels ↓
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I had a productive call with Ursula von der Leyen this morning. We’re ready to build on our free trade relationship, bolster economic security, and work side-by-side on shared defence and security challenges.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
May 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I had a productive call with Ursula von der Leyen this morning. We’re ready to build on our free trade relationship, bolster economic security, and work side-by-side on shared defence and security challenges.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
When Canada and the European Union build together, our futures are stronger.
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Congratulations to Mark Carney and the Liberal Party on their election victory.
The bond between Europe and Canada is strong — and growing stronger.
The bond between Europe and Canada is strong — and growing stronger.
April 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Congratulations to Mark Carney and the Liberal Party on their election victory.
The bond between Europe and Canada is strong — and growing stronger.
The bond between Europe and Canada is strong — and growing stronger.