Moore Butts -- Why Does A Majority Make Such A Difference? YouTube video by The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

James Moore and I talk with Peter Mansbridge about the Carney Majority, our coming robot overlords, and I stump for the Habs. Great talk as always.

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Some pictures are worth a lot more than a thousand words. Congratulations to everybody in this one.

The Economist was right on the nose this week.

Opinion | Iran Is Ending the Dream of Remote-Controlled War

“A.I.’s impressive capabilities have made it easier to start a war, but they have not yet been enough to win one.”

Iran Is Ending the Dream of Remote-Controlled War www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/o...

This was my favourite conversation yet with James and Peter.

Emboldened by Oil Shock, Iran’s Leaders Play Diplomatic Hardball Tehran’s battered leaders are making tough demands as Arabs hope to spark talks.

Trump: “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!!!”

Iran: “We’re not surrendering, and here are our conditions.”

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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table smiling . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table smiling .

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The Trump Administration is easing sanctions on Russia in response to the crisis caused by the US/Israel war on Iran.

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Sadly it appears as if I did. Deleting.

Half of the US hates the other. Hard to solve any big American problem until they solve that one.

Great to see 🇨🇦 on the right end of this list.

This was a fun conversation to support @kronellenfitsch.bsky.social’s great new pod.

This was a fun conversation. Sports and politics.

Geopolitical disruption isn’t an automatic sales opportunity for fossil fuel producers. There are too many cheap alternatives, so it’s more likely to generate demand destruction.

Europe’s gas consumption post Russian invasion of Ukraine is a case in point.

The US Department of State advises all American civilians to leave Middle East North Africa region.

Pick any decade starting in 1830. I’d bet all of them will be more dramatic.

#AI may make a lot of jobs obsolete, but I doubt it will hold a candle to the mechanical reaper or the threshing machine.

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The Weakerthans - "Tournament of Hearts" YouTube video by Epitaph Records

In honour of Canadian curling Saturday, here’s a killer song about the sport by a legendary Winnipeg band. 🇨🇦 🥌

Tournament of Hearts, by The Weakerthans

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Moore Butts - How To Handle A Rogue MP YouTube video by The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

James Moore and I give Jamil Jivani the treatment he deserves for acting like a diplomatic toddler wandering into traffic.

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Goal scorers: Nova Scotian, Hab, and someone who will drive leafs fans crazy. It was pretty much a perfect hockey game.

America’s problems in one chart.

Moore Butts - How To Handle A Rogue MP YouTube video by The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Jivani’s trip to Washington forced many to ask: How do you handle an MP going rogue from their party?

But first, where does 🇨🇦 fit in the new global security order? James Moore & @gmbutts.bsky.social join.

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Rubio warns Europe of new era in geopolitics before Munich security conference The US Secretary of State will address the first major transatlantic meeting since Donald Trump threatened to annex Greenland.

Rubio‘s remarks here at the Munich Security Conference sound like he ran Carney‘s Davos speech through ChatGPT with a command to “make it MAGA.”

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You can ignore science, but science will never ignore you.

Measles incidence in the United States.

Whole speech is worth watching.

Calling Trump a ‘fascist’ or ‘Nazi’ has become more commonplace given ICE, Venezuela, and Greenland. But is it correct?

That’s the question for James Moore & @gmbutts.bsky.social to start their latest conversation on The Bridge.

🔊 on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.

Most countries these days are faced with an ‘affordability crisis.’ Voters want action, but what action is truly possible from government?

That’s the first question in 2026 for James Moore & @gmbutts.bsky.social on The Bridge.

🔊 on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.

Eurasia Group | The Top Risks of 2026

This our 20th annual #TopRisks report at Eurasia Group. It is a bumper crop in 2026 — the most complex and potentially consequential risk environment in memory.

It informs leaders around the world in every sector. We hope it helps you make sense of things.

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Six of the top 10 are either in a kinetic conflict or threatening one, with each other or a neighbour. Or they’re under blanket sanctions. Or both.

Yet oil is at ~$60 a barrel.

The break does appear to start with the Nixon rather than the Reagan era, but the spread is what matters. Not sure how any of that is ideological.