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YouTube video by holgatehawk Almost Live: How do you fix a problem like the Kingdome.

Oh yeah, 90s Mariners were also the Kingdome which I had never been to (but another 90s Seattle staple, Almost Live, left me a lasting impression)!
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I can relate growing up in Vancouver. 90s Mariners were Griffey Jr, Edgar, and Randy Johnson, the #51 (& former Expo) before Ichiro arrived in the aughts.

But Go #BlueJays, all the way!

Timely for trade talks for those countries but especially for #Canada since PM Mark Carney is in Washington to meet with POTUS today reportedly to talk about at least steel tariffs (so aluminum would fit as well). #cdnpoli #cdnecon

Uh oh; "A fire at Novelis’s Oswego, N.Y., plant, which supplies about 40% of U.S. auto industry aluminum, will disrupt automakers for months"
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Fortunately, imported aluminum can fill the void and mitigate this massive domestic supply chain disrupti-

Oh.

The NDP Leadership Race: A Labour Party Leader From....Labour? Canada's left party may be undertaking the bold experiment of indulging in overt, unapologetic class politics. Risks include energizing members and winning.

A new NDP leadership candidate is talking about workers and class politics, and drawing on his credibility as a labour leader.

Have we got a live one, here?

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-ndp-le...

ICE can also mean I'm Canadian Eh! (we're cool!) 🇨🇦

Consider also how populists rely on characteristically simple but faulty solutions to complex problems. Populists need power to overcome these policy faults as well as opposition which is why they can't afford to lose political support, libertarian or otherwise.
#cdnpoli

YouTube video by dixiechicksVEVO The Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice (Official Video)

Didn't help the (Dixie) Chicks after they faced very heavy backlash when they spoke out at a 2003 London concert against ex POTUS GW Bush over Iraq. This 2006 song remains a testament of the battle they endured.
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'Valueless spectacle': World champion Evan Dunfee speaks out against Enhanced Games | CBC News The world gold medalist from Richmond, B.C., is using his elevated profile to speak out against a new sport venture that does not ban or test for performance-enhancing drugs.

His victory in the World Championship 35 km race walk last week was wonderful already.
His speaking out against the Enhanced Games is even better.
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Hi @sentimentbot.bsky.social! You have me curious.

I would be keeping an eye on this process. And if I were a trade-exposed sector, or a US-owned subsidiary located in Canada, I would be working hard to get US owners, US clients & US suppliers to be visible and vocal in this process.

On Trump's push to create "Fortress North America", @economist.com closes this piece with the following:

Who Was Charlie Kirk, Anyway? Kirk occupied a uniquely powerful place in the MAGA movement

I put together a primer on Charlie Kirk — and paid some special attention to his relationship with Nick Fuentes and the Groyper movement.

There's no hot takes or sweeping declarations. Just some useful background. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...

Wiley's Non Sequitur nails it. Technological AI isn't the primary threat.
www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur

Yesterday, as thousands of Canadians took part in the annual #TerryFoxRun to keep one man's dream to cure cancer alive 45 years after the Marathon of Hope, @nytimes reports how Trump is dismantling the effort in the US.

Time for the #TerryFoxRun! Display at #NewWestminster run that includes a brief chronical of the historic 1980 Marathon of Hope (thanks to the volunteers)

Port of Vancouver still ships more met coal than thermal as the stats below show. Why it dropped at Westshore is the expansion at Neptune in the inner harbour. It's half owned by Teck/Elk Valley so it shifted a lot of met coal exports there starting in 2021. @seandunn.bsky.social

Nice e-document! I'll do a proper read later but in the meantime, curious to your thoughts on this thread of mine earlier this year.
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I presume it's "The prime minister resembles the Liberals of the 1990s" line as nonsense? Here's the context that is familiar with those who remember the government under Jean Chretien and Paul Martin.

Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney following Chrétien's example The prime minister resembles the Liberals of the 1990s

Carney's talk of upcoming austerity budget calls for comparison to the Chretien/Paul Martin of the 90's Liberals. #cdnpoli

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I wonder if there is an organization in #Canada taking on this cause. If anyone knows of it, I’d be interested in hearing about it.

Great conversation thank you. The screenshot below that @pkrugman.bsky.social posted separately on his substack previewing this podcast could also say that those in charge are only in favor of progress they can take (steal) credit for.

"Visualized: How U.S. Import Partners Have Changed Over Time" www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-h...

China delays final ruling in canola dispute with top supplier Canada China on Friday prolonged its probe into Canadian canola imports, buying six more months for negotiations that could ease a year-long trade dispute sparked by Ottawa's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

The 100% tariffs China announced in March were for canola oil & meal while the 75.8% ones in August were for seed. Meantime, China just announced a 6 month extension of their #canola probe as a Canadian delegation arrives there to talk trade issues. #cdnecon #cdnpoli
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Appeals court finds Trump's tariffs illegally used emergency power, but leaves them in place for now WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs but left in place for now his effort to build a protectionist wall around the American economy.

1 I feel ambivalent about the phrase "Competitive Authoritarianism," which seems to have emerged as the consensus way of referring to #authoritarianisms that maintain the apparatus of #electoral #democracy ... 🧵
#CompetitiveAuthoritarianism

Trump started this dispute but since Canadian exports to the US compliant with CUSMA are exempt to current Trump tariffs, it was fair for Canada to do the same on retaliatory tariffs for US goods also under that FTA. Still holds a line, restarts talks, & shows CUSMA still has value to the Americans.

In that case, just as Canadian exports are exempt to the US 35% levy, fine if using CUSMA as the limit to what retaliatory tariffs could be dropped looks reasonable while still standing ground to a little extent (as well as keeping the steel, aluminum, and auto retaliation).
#cdnpoli #cdnecon

Considering Canadian exports to the US compliant with CUSMA are exempt to current Trump tariffs, seems reasonable if the retaliatory tariffs being removed are on goods also under that free trade agreement but let's see what the PM says soon.

Classic attack by one horse sized duck versus 100 duck sized horses dilemma