Ian Brown

RT @LHSummers: The @realDonaldTrump Administration sending every Israeli student home from @Harvard is much more discriminatory against Jew…

Terrifying and excellent piece about how much the "intelligence" of various AIs (ChatGPT, Gemini) can be owner-manipulated for political purposes. One of Grok's first conclusions seems to be: don't trust Elon. https://t.co/AfFhMyjace

But there is a less corrupt (if more complex) explanation for why so many American voters (and not just the Dem establishment) overlooked Biden's obvious decline: the terrifying prospect of Trump as president. And look how well that's going.

Alex Shephard @alex_shephard

I reviewed a new book about an old man who doomed the country for The Washington Post https://t.co/8BWcPcXZ0f

My question if the evening: is the Democratic Party’s coverup of Biden’s decline morally more reprehensible than Trump’s incessant lying, corruption and undermining of American democracy?

So do I have this right? The new Pope, Leo XIV, an American who wants to help immigrants and heal division, who is a good administrator and has a sense of humor, is a repudiation of the AntiChrist Donald Trump?

RT @not_mycloset: @David_Moscrop PM used child psychology on the child.

Always classy, Donald.

Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47

"I won't say this about Mark, but I didn't like his predecessor," says @POTUS. "We had a bad relationship having to do with the fact that we disagreed with the way they viewed [USMCA]." https://t.co/cFzLN2BgTP

Gripping little thread. It’s almost as if President Trump wanted to tank the American economy. What could account for that? And if the economy manages to rebound at all, he will take full credit for that improvement.

Bob Elliott @BobEUnlimited

There are increasing signs that the Embargo by the new admin is starting to have real economic consequences. Container bookings have collapsed, ports are seeing reduced activity, trucking is decelerating, and retailers say in a few weeks store shelves will be empty. Thread.

A convincing case that Trump IS a despot: https://t.co/AEpxSXrPnP

The other weird thing (IMHO) about the debate was its unexpected authenticity factor. Carney, unused to rough-housing, was often reduced to acknowledging the Trumpian shiteshow ahead. Glossy PP, grooming his answers to be future memes, seemed too slick by comparison.

This (below) is true. But overall, PP came across as yesterday’s man, with yesterday’s rote ideas still spilling from his mouth. Carney’s debate inexperience let PP get away with murder, but overall Carney came across as the only leader with the chops to face the new Trump music.

Keith Baldrey @keithbaldrey

I think Poilievre's last two statements were his strongest by far and may have had a positive impact on those who stuck to the end. #cdnpoli

RT @PaulRudnickNY: After losing all of her earlier races in Arizona, Kari Lake just announced she won't be running for governor in Iowa, ev…

Takes one to know one.

The Hill @thehill

President Trump hits Van Hollen for visit with Abrego Garcia: ‘Begging for attention’ https://t.co/Qvf8IGRxER

Well said.

Wilfrid Laurier 🇨🇦 @PMLaurier

Globe and Mail investigative journalist @RobertFife eviscerates Ezra Levant and his army of goons who are trying to intimidate journalists at the #Debate2025 #cdnpoli https://t.co/V6TeuIq184

So far the “debate” resembles a discussion about local traffic between a small town funeral home director (PP), the local banker (MC), the irritating millionaire who thinks he’s smarter than anyone else (Blanchet) and your irritating cousin who won’t STF up.

Well, well, well… https://t.co/Wt8Fu7my8a via @NYTimes

RT @validmavericity: I don’t care who speaks French better. I care who speaks culture better.