It's also important to understand that the tariff rates that foreign countries are supposedly charging us are just made-up numbers. South Korea, with which we have a trade agreement, is not charging a 50% tariff on U.S. exports. Nor is the EU charging a 39% tariff.

Never before has an hour of Presidential rhetoric cost so many people so much. Markets continue to move after my previous tweet. The best estimate of the loss from tariff policy is now is closer to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.

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A regrettable dynamic: Smart people fed up with wokeism, ricochet to Trumpism, apparently amnesic for, or too unimaginative to think through, the alternative to both, namely liberal, pro-science, Enlightenment humanism. Eric Kaufmann (next post) explains the false dichotomy.

Everything Ruth Nicholson tackled was connected to her roots flamboroughtoday.com/journeys/every… via FlamboroughToday

This brilliant cartoon clearly explains Trump's position on Ukraine. It is in Ukrainian with English subtitles. Share it with anyone who keeps repeating russian propaganda.

Elizabeth May, one NDP member and one Conservative offered a Cabinet post, and Carney had a majority. #FloorCrossWatch #canpoli

Smith has touched off a firestorm! Today Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation called for all resource exploration to cease, citing First Nations responsibility to the crown under treaty and questioning who Smith was exploring for. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Absolute bombshell drop in the Alberta Health Care Scandal from the Globe and Mail. The chief of staff at the centre of the scandal was living in a 1.6-million dollar home owned by a family member of Sam Mraiche. Unbelievable. This is from the Globe and Mail.

Two students leave their mark on WDHS history as part of book project flamboroughtoday.com/local-news/two… via FlamboroughToday #Waterdown

Seven facts about Operation “Spiderweb” — a Ukrainian strike that will go down in history as one of the most successful special operations ever conducted. 1. Ukrainian special forces spent 1.5 years preparing and planning the attack. 1/n

Time for everyone to read up on the Posse Comitatus Act: brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…

"Loyalist Day" is officially recognized in several provinces of Canada during May and June. Some of mother's ancestors were UE Loyalists who settled near Prescott, Ontario after the American Revolution. There Loyalist Day is celebrated on June 19th.

I just paid a $20 invoice to my doctor for sending a prescription renewal electronically to a pharmacy. Public healthcare in Canada just died for me, and with it part of the social contract btw Canadians & their prov and fed governments. #onpoli Doug Ford Mark Carney

"The Loyalists stood, not for England and King George, but for Unity of the Empire. Unity of the Empire stood, at heart, for one main conviction--To Hell with the Yanks". Walter Stewart, True Blue: The Loyalist Legend. Today's United Empire Loyalist Day in Ontario.

Happy United Empire Loyalists Day! Loyalists -black, white and indigenous- rejected the American Revolution. Staying loyal to the Crown, they fled north and resettled primarily in Upper Canada (now Ontario)- the first British territory to legislate against slavery (in 1793) 🇨🇦

United Empire Loyalist Day honours one of the great pillars of Canadian nationality, the Loyalists "No country ever had such founders -- No country in the world -- No, not since the days of Abraham" -Lady Tennyson

#HamOnt 🚨🚒🚓 Big day in Waterdown! We’ve officially broken ground on the future home of Fire Station 29 and Police Station 40 - a major step forward for public safety in our city. With a new 911 Call Centre, Collision Reporting Centre, and a joint Fire & Police Dispatch

American rule of law: 1865-2025. RIP.

I wrote about why this moment matters in my latest for the Toronto Star: thestar.com/opinion/contri…