David Bustin

The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration's trade policies a day after they voted to terminate tariffs on Brazil. https://cnn.it/3WuHEKo

Stay strong. #SlavaUkraine

We’ve been warned
about a possible missile attack tonight.

I checked that everything is charged
and have some food ready for breakfast.

No.
I’m not scared.
You can’t stay scared for 1,344 days.

Fred VanVleet isn't travelling with the Rockets full-time yet, but yes, he did make the trip to Toronto. Sounds like his rehab is going well; he just got off crutches. Word is he plans to be in town for a few days and hopes to attend Game 6 of the World Series here on Friday.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Illinois deputy found guilty of murder in the shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 asking for help.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is on the rise in certain areas. What to know | CNN With hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD, spreading through certain parts of the country, there are certain symptoms to look for and ways to treat the illness.

What is hand, foot and mouth disease, and what causes it?

2 federal prosecutors placed on leave after describing January 6 attack as ‘a mob of rioters’ in court document | CNN Politics Two federal prosecutors in Washington, DC, were placed on leave after describing the January 6, 2021 attack at the US Capitol as stemming from a “mob of rioters” in a sentencing memo Tuesday, accordin...

Two federal prosecutors in Washington, DC, were placed on leave after describing the January 6, 2021 attack at the US Capitol as stemming from a “mob of rioters” in a sentencing memo Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

I learned of this piece over the weekend at IUS: really important, relevant stuff

Sullivan says Rempe will be “longer term,” but Trocheck skated yesterday and today. Also, confirmed Quick in goal tonight, and Othmann and Robertson out.

Matt Gurney: Canada's extremely non-mystifying surrender to foreign interference continues Political harassment targeting our people is a horrible problem that exists in a weird Bermuda Triangle of overlapping Canadian political dysfunctions.

By @mattgurney.bsky.social RP Matt Gurney: Canada's extremely non-mystifying surrender to foreign interference continues www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

I spent this weekend at a great civ-mil conference, which was quite timely given the madness all around. Did I leave with greater optimism? hells no. Things are bleak saideman.blogspot.com/2025/10/cutt...

One for @normagraham.bsky.social

Mike Johnson is still refusing to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. She was elected more than a month ago.

Senate Chaplain Dr. Barry Black on the floor today:

"Lord, remind our lawmakers that no gold medals are given for breaking shutdown records."

Some thoughts on the shift of a Carrier Strike Group from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean. My latest in @thebulwark.com

Monday evening in Kyiv.
No power –
scheduled rolling outages.
Generators are singing outside.
What are their songs about?
Oh, these songs!

They’re all about Ukrainian strength.

More than one-sixth of Canada's population watched Blue Jays-Dodgers in Game 1

NEW: In a country of 41 million people, here is an astonishing statistic that highlights a shared viewing experience: Game 1 of the 2025 World Series was watched by an average of seven million Canadians.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

One of our best is gone

War Museum announces passing of Chief Historian, Dr. Tim Cook

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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

The sell-off after the strike brought back crap. No way the team was going to be competitive. They should've held on to the roster to try to win in 1995 (then trade for better returns if season didn't work out). Unfortunately, they were small minded/short sighted; they gave up.

@mitchmelnick.bsky.social An Expos fan here; I didn't watch the Netflix documentary, but you summed up well what happened with the franchise on the show. The 1994 strike was the last straw; the local business people gave away any chance of future stability/new stadium for the team.

When idiot Ron Schneider was born in 1963, the infant mortality rate was 29/1,000. It is now close to 5/1,000. So, no, children were NOT healthier when he was a kid. And he was, clearly, dropped on his head.

Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.

The Pentagon accepted an anonymous $130 million donation to help pay troops' salaries.

Fiscal policy experts are questioning the legality of the move.
 
"In general, you may not spend money that has been donated because the Constitution and the Anti-Deficiency Act say that you can't."

Help! We're drowning in corruption

“One atrocity after another just this past week…If you’re fine with all that, you should ask yourself what’s broken inside of you…The true danger of corruption is that evil ceases to be regarded as such by otherwise good people. It just becomes the new normal.”

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Mother fatally shot in Brampton parking lot identified; suspect now dead Victim has been identified by her family as Savannah Kulla, aged 29. Suspect was Anthony Deschepper, now deceased.

Savannah Kulla was only 29. She was a mother of 4. She tried to break up with her boyfriend who was "obsessed with her."

He shot and killed her, then kidnapped their daughter which caused this weekend's Amber Alert. He was then killed by police.

#CallItFemicide

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Edmonton-area teen faces new charges after terrorism peace bond | CBC News The youth was initially arrested in May, with investigators saying they believed the 15-year-old would commit terrorism offences related to the 764 online network, which targets vulnerable children by...

New terrorism charges in 🇨🇦 against a minor: The charges "include participating in activity of a terrorist group, willful promotion of hatred, uttering threats and possession of child sexual abuse material."

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Three held on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence The three men, aged 48, 45, and 44, were arrested at addresses in west and central London.

"Three men have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russia's foreign intelligence service...namely Russia...as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged offences under the act led by counter-terrorism police."

www.bbc.com/news/article...

I'm sorry you've had to endure that stalker. Laws need to be changed so you can do something about that.

Paying soldiers by transferring funds from other accounts is a good stopgap, but it’s not even close to what we required.

My latest in the @thebulwark.com