Trump floats taxpayer bailout for Middle Eastern autocracy On Tuesday, President Trump said he is considering a financial bailout for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an autocratic state experiencing an economic downturn due to the war in Iran.

So if I understand, funds may flow from the US taxpayer to UAE, which in turn is investing in Trump businesses? Read this and see what you think.....

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Private jet Ontario bought for Ford's travels could have used only 10% of province's airports | CBC News The $28.9-million private jet the Ontario government purchased — and Premier Doug Ford has now committed to sell — would only have been able to fly in and out of about 10 per cent of recognized airpor...

Meant to facilitate his "extensive travel" within the province and to the United States indeed.

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New Majority Gov’t Should Spark Calls for Electoral Reform | OPINION Canadians have never before seen a minority government become a majority government through a combination of floor crossing and byelections.

#UofG | As the Liberals form a majority government through floor crossings and byelections, Dr. Julie Simmons suggests this might be an opportunity for Canadians to turn their attention to electoral reform.

Read more from @ca.theconversation.com:

May this not affect some Canadians?

Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):

NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2

The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious conflict of interest.

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Doug Ford backs off government plane purchase, seeks to sell aircraft Just days after announcing plans to buy a private jet, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will now move to sell its newly acquired plane, acknowledging concerns about the timing and cost of t...

Doug Ford - who has taken over 8 school boards claiming fiscal mismanagement - is selling his new $28.9M private jet. Why the sudden change of heart?

"I think it was the fact that Ontarians were flooding his cell phone and his MPP offices with complaints.” - Marit Stiles

Keep calling: 416-325-7635

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real www.nature.com/articles/d41...

April 18, 2026 And, just like that, President Donald J.

"Once again, Trump’s announcement of the opening of the strait seemed timed to give the markets a bounce before the weekend. Those watching the markets observed massive trades yesterday just before Trump’s announcement."

Not Griftopia indeed.

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Proportional representation ends safe seats and regional dominance.

It means electing Liberals from rural Alberta, Conservatives from downtown Toronto, and everywhere in between.

These more representative governments would go a long way toward easing regional tensions.

CARTOON OF THE DAY: Trustees Cartoonist Steve Nease provides a humorous take on current events

Steve Nease - Toronto Today

Why this now? Did trustees give his brother Rob a hard time back in the day?

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This is an interesting article.

Did a Google search on "gravy Doug Ford":

What does this mean?

No Kings indeed....

Whatever could go wrong with this?

Iran mocks Trump by posting AI video of Jesus throwing him into hell 'What is this? No!' the AI Trump screams, as Jesus punches him, blood squirting out of his nose, before he falls into a fiery pit.

Entertainment time. Iran mocks Trump by posting AI video of Jesus throwing him into hell

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Opinion: Avi Lewis has at least one idea Albertans should consider calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

I wonder what is really going on here?

I wonder what is really going on here?

Here Trump gets into a pissing match with the Pope, and this will relate to Christian Zionists perhaps? Grasping at straws now? If the dysfunction wasn't so serious, this probably would be funny.

Ontario’s Recent Policy Changes Are Part of a Larger Pattern to Centralize Power and Silence Dissent, Critics Say Ford’s attempts to

The Ford government becoming an authoritarian regime indeed.

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Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

NYT Page One:

“.. some are asking whether this is a ‘Suez’ moment for the United States, marking the waning of American power and credibility in the world.”

@nytimes.com

Spoiler alert: nothing trickled down.

Is it not an odd decision to make public the CIA’s diversion tactics when you’re still at war and could lose more pilots behind enemy lines?

The world just witnessed the most valuable product placement shot in history.

@dennisgoris.bsky.social