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YouTube video by Brave New Something Podcast Rise of the Dragon: China Takes the Reins of Global Power (With Special Guest, Patrick McGee)

Episode 4 of Brave New Something is out! What an episode! Patrick McGee author of “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Most Valuable Company” joins me as I talk the rise of China, international politics and the future of our world.

What an episode!

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This is the question. Go to china and tell me we are anywhere near where they are with our car fleets. We are ten years behind NOW.

YouTube video by Honest real estate talk 🇨🇦 Tariffs Could Ruin Canada – We Must Unite! | Mark Morris

On Tariffs…

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coming no matter what and so now we need to push back. Perhaps that starts by doing something we have not done in a LONG time; maybe we should seek out other alliances that won’t stab us in the back.

This is our home, and it will be forever more and it is in our character to shy away from fights and seek solace in compromise until it isn’t.

I am hardly oblivious to the amount of pain and despair we are about to endure but that is

Well guys, we are now being pushed and the worst Canadian trait that I am seeing right now is the one that corrals people and encourages them to give up and resign themselves to their fate. Fuck that. We are Canadian and we have fought for this country.

We repelled manifest destiny in the 1800’s, we fought for the motherland and gave all when under the Crown in World War 1 and we build an industrial base made us the third largest trading nation in the world in World War 2. We prefer peace but we have a spine when pushed.

will not stop by giving in and it will not stop by being friendly. This stops when Canadians develop a backbone and tell our neighbours to shove it where the sun don’t shine. Canada has been great many times in its past, most notably when the days were darkest.

hands and that we simply need to endure this and eventually, this too shall pass.

With respect to my fellow countrymen, buck the fuck up. We are facing a bully and the only thing that a bully ever respects is being punched in the nose. This trade war will not stop by our acquiescence, it

Economic stupidity aside, I want to address our collective psyche. What I find most distressing about this seismic event is the despair and almost learned helplessness that I see from those who I respect and admire; the notion that our collective destiny is no longer in our

devastation is here, it is real and is borne of intention; Trump made very clear that this was his stated policy on the campaign and the Americans voted for it and even many Canadians supported his candidacy. In short, this trade war is part of Trump’s mandate.

in turn, will do what he always does which is escalate. Bullies always do. This trade war will get ugly, and fast.

Of course, in a larger sense, there is no need for what the WSJ is calling “the stupidest trade war in history” but that fact is beside the point. Economic

Leonard Cohen once wrote, “It’s coming to America first. The cradle of the best and the worst”. Come Tuesday, Canada is set to starkly experience the latter in some vivid economic ways. Soon, better minds than mine will find retaliatory responses that hurt our Southern friends and Trump,

Gold!

Though he is not (yet) on Bluesky, kudos to Ron Butler for seemingly being successful in his efforts to have the Canadian government track income verification to T4’s. Though you will not likely see this, way to go Ron!

STOREYS' Issue Of The Year: The Condo Market storeys.com Once hailed as ‘king,’ condos (in particular, new condos) in Canada’s most major markets have seen a dramatic fall from grace over this past year. Experts agree that a per...

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Going to an event tonight that is "festive formal". I asked ChatGPT what that meant and got this.

Buckle the hell up world.

Hey @metrolinx.bsky.social, can you PLEASE fire yourselves. Every single one of you? That we do not have a date on the Eglinton LRT is beyond incomprehensible. It is, at best, wilful negligence (a legal term I am making up solely for you guys) at this point.

Little known fact: no argument in history was ever resolved until the invention of Google. Before that, they just ended when everyone got tired.

Toronto may impose cap on number of Uber, Lyft drivers in the city Toronto could soon introduce a cap on the number of licences issued to drivers who work for ride-hailing services, including Uber and Lyft.

Honestly, must we regulate every damn thing? Why can't we just let the market, you know, work?

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Is it me or is traditional media headline grabbing getting better at enticing people to singing up for subscriptions?

If you approach it from that vantage point, it is a marketing problem and all future dollars should be spent there. If you see it as a political defeat, our response needs to be much more comprehensive. We need to get serious about the fact that people knew who trump was and reelected him anyway.

As everyone is developing a new network here, remember, this is your chance to shape your future thoughts. Opt for politics sure, but also opt to follow those who are funny, profound, artistic and different. Make your feed something you are proud of and meet people who inspire you.

YouTube video by The Onion Prague's Kafka International Named Most Alienating Airport

This is still the satirical news report ever made right?

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I dislike this narrative. This was not a fluke or error. Trump's election as borne of intention by a majority of voters who understood the stakes. Let's accept that and proceed from that starting point. You cannot change something if you do not accept fundamental premises first.

Life is a series of highs and lows but when they are high... boy man. EMPLOYEE OF THE FRIGGEN YEAR HERE. Autographs available upon request.

OPINION: CMHC insurance has shifted from enabling homeownership to inflating prices Ending government-backed insurance is the first step to restoring balance in the housing market, writes guest columnist Mark Morris

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Markinmetaform, gets winter gloves at up to 78% off and honestly, you guys can screw right off. This deal is mine and mine alone.

We all have highs and lows in life. But when you hit your highs, man, it is something else. The stars have aligned for old MM.