Kip Keen

As cases rise nationally, 2 infants die of pertussis in Louisiana Louisiana officials have said they will no longer promote vaccinations, despite rising whooping cough cases in their state.

Two infants have died of whooping cough in Louisiana and cases are on the rise nationally.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/ca...

Oof

Turkey police detain 10 journalists including AFP photographer at home: NGO

Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Efforts Canada’s draft deal to participate in Europe’s defense industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the United States.

“Menaced by Trump, Canada Prepares to Join E.U. Military Industry Buildup.”

“Canada’s draft deal to participate in Europe’s defence industry will bring contracts to Canadian manufacturers and help lessen dependence on the US.”

Herdez salsa my go to winter tomato option.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

powerful detailed account of ICE captivity

"To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me...Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

338 Tuesday (!) Update: The Liberals Pull Ahead This is not a drill—new federal polling suggests the Liberals enter the campaign as favourites.

338Canada🍁federal update | March 18, 2025

🔴LPC 177
---------------majority: 172 seats
🔵CPC 132
⚜️BQ 25
🟠NDP 7
🟢GPC 2

338 Tuesday (!) Update: The Liberals Pull Ahead ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/338-tuesda...

David Rosenberg with a proper economics lesson over on that other app

'Look inside yourself': Carney gets snippy at reporter when pressed on conflicts of interest “Look inside yourself,” said Carney to a reporter who said it was “very difficult to believe” he had no conflict of interest.

Reporters sought information about @mark-carney.bsky.social investments. He dodged the questions and lectured the reporters. The basic question is what assets does he holds as they raise potential conflicts of interest. nationalpost.com/news/mark-ca...

Found this David Sanger piece lacking Ukraine view and how they would react to any proposal, including by ignoring any agreement and fighting on without US support. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

It's behind a paywall because reporting costs money.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.

No one knows why he was detained.

www.google.com/amp/s/www.al...

Trump’s Big Bet: Americans Will Tolerate Economic Downturn to Restore Manufacturing The president offers many reasons for imposing tariffs, including revenue, leverage over competitors and job creation. But history suggests a more complex history.

Clearly the economy folk need to be blunter. You can't restore the factory jobs of the 1950s because technology has changed, and manufacturing has changed. They weren't actually the golden era anyway. Least of all for consumers.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...

West Ada School District teacher ordered to remove inclusive signs from classroom West Ada School District sparks controversy by ordering a teacher to remove signs from her classroom due to content neutrality policy.

Idaho teacher ordered to remove inclusive signs from classroom.

Being a decent human being is frowned upon now in Idaho?

www.wkyc.com/article/news...

May need to update... (war museum Ottawa)

I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?

Really difficult to square this with economic reality. Of course there were warts, but the latest issues over recession, stocks, trade barriers is all Trump (and the whipsaw over trust in longstanding allegiances, military and economic)

Not lost on me how funny it is that Trump put a 10% tariff on Canadian electricity and it was good and based but when Doug Ford put a 25% export tax on electricity it was an evil attack on America’s basic security and freedom that needed to be retaliated against.

As billionaires rein in editorial, as the rich long have, remember the powerful do not own your eyeballs as much as they might try. Find ways to support independent reporting.

Having a Canada First slogan echoing Trump maybe not helping here

The topics being flagged for scrutiny touch on the personal priorities of Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist who has repeatedly promoted medical conspiracy theories and false claims:

Mark Carney wins 85.9% of the votes for a decisive first ballot victory. He is the new Liberal leader and prime minister designate. He will officially become PM likely later this week. The first PM in Canada to have never held elected office. Expect an election soon.

PM designate Carney gets his first real test now in the spotlight with power and a platform to defend, soon, in an election where Trump and domestic issues will duel (or try)

Lol

Many Canadians have forgotten about inflation, housing prices and concerns over immigration since Trump.

“Purge of journalists” underway at Voice of America, I’m told. Ukrainian correspondent Ostap Yarysh already impacted.

In my latest old man Lego, the Sig Riser 2m glider is starting to look like something.