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🚨 BREAKING: ​A judge has blocked the Donald Trump administration from proceeding with a $400 million White House ballroom project without the approval of the US Congress.. ​Trump is taking hits from everywhere

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

Ibbitson: There are people who believe that we should declare that the ambassador is persona non grata and send him back to Washington, and that would be deeply satisfying. He is in some ways a very apt ambassador. He is belligerent and rude, and he represents a belligerent and rude administration.

Don’t worry. Not everyone is suffering.

Pete Hoekstra: "As the president's representative to Canada, I present the president's views, the United States' views to Canada. Mechanically, I don't do all the reposting and retweeting myself. My understanding is we repost 100% of the president's tweets that deal with Canada."

The claim that Albertans would “lose their Canadian citizenship” or “lose their Canadian passports” if Alberta became independent is one of the laziest fear tactics in this entire debate. It is not based in settled law. It is not how citizenship works. And it is completely out of step with the direction Canada itself is moving. Canada is literally expanding citizenship by descent, restoring citizenship to “Lost Canadians,” and allowing Canadian citizenship to be passed down through families abroad under broader rules. So apparently Canadian citizenship can be carried, restored, inherited, and passed down across the world… But the second you live in Calgary, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, or Medicine Hat, suddenly Ottawa is going to mass-strip you of it? Come on. Canadian citizens live all over the planet. Many hold dual citizenship. Many were born abroad. Many have never lived full-time in Canada. Many inherited citizenship through parents or grandparents. But we are supposed to believe that people born and raised in Alberta, who have paid Canadian taxes, served in the Canadian military, worked in Canadian industries, built Canadian communities, and carried Canadian passports their entire lives would simply have their citizenship erased overnight? That is not a legal argument. That is a scare tactic. The same people pushing this line are not explaining the law. They are trying to frighten Albertans into silence. Citizenship is not a light switch Ottawa casually flips off because a province chooses self-determination. And even if Alberta became independent, the practical and political reality is obvious: there would have to be negotiated arrangements around citizenship, passports, residency, travel, pensions, trade, borders, and everything else. That is how modern democratic transitions work. The “you’ll lose your passport” line is designed to make Albertans panic before they think. Because once people actually think about it, the argument falls apart.

I keep insisting it's important to not interpret the recent reduction in the trend growth rate for a recession, and here's why: I remember what happened the last time we made that mistake. It took us 20 years to recover, I don't want Canada to relive that lost generation. 1/5

In 1970, a 23-year-old physics student at Imperial College London found himself at a life-altering crossroads. Brian May was deep into his doctoral research on cosmic dust—specifically the zodiacal dust cloud, the tiny particles that drift through the solar system and scatter sunlight. His PhD was well underway, and a promising academic career in astrophysics lay ahead. But there was another path calling him. May was also the lead guitarist of a newly signed rock band named Queen. With a record deal secured and tours on the horizon, the band’s momentum was building fast. Faced with an impossible choice between the guitar and the telescope, May made his decision: he paused his studies and bet everything on music. Queen’s ascent was meteoric. By the mid-1970s, they had become a global phenomenon. Timeless anthems like “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “We Will Rock You” exploded onto the charts, while May’s iconic homemade guitar, the Red Special, helped define the band’s legendary sound. Stadiums sold out worldwide, and millions of albums flew off the shelves. Yet throughout his rock stardom, May never fully let go of his scientific passion. Even at the height of Queen’s fame, he stayed connected to astrophysics—reading journals, attending lectures when possible, and maintaining contact with his former supervisor, Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, who had once told him: “You can always come back and finish.” Thirty-six years after stepping away, in 2006, May decided the time had finally come. He reached out to Rowan-Robinson, and together they revived the long-dormant project. Though the field had moved forward and his original data needed updating, his early observations still held real scientific value. Balancing his ongoing music career with late-night research sessions, May updated his work, incorporated new findings, and refined his analysis. In 2007, at the age of 60, Imperial College London officially awarded him a PhD in astrophysics—not an honorary title, but one earned through rigorous research and peer review. Dr. Brian May had finally completed what he started more than three decades earlier. His journey is a powerful reminder that passion has no expiration date. Whether on stage under stadium lights or studying the dust between the planets, Brian May proved it’s never too late to finish what you began.

Ambassador Hoekstra says he "absolutely" does not get why Canadians are angry at the US and says it's "totally unfair" that "11 provinces" are not buying US alcohol. Only the USA could launch a trade war and try to annex a country then play the victim.