Conservative Curator

@WSJ Energy independence panic.

In the span of a year, Mark Carney has morphed into a world leader willing to lay out a plan for small powers like Canada to collaborate and counter the economic might of the U.S. and China. He has also surprised Canada as a smooth political operator. on.wsj.com/4cxMuOp

@TIME A US action against Iran doesn't magically create new Chinese capabilities or erase Taiwan's de facto independence realities.

Here's why Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade might be a gift to China: time.com/article/2026/0…

@Reuters European countries need to accelerate its own defense industry fast.

Exclusive: US to delay weapons deliveries to some European countries due to Iran war, sources say reut.rs/3Qf0jtE reut.rs/3Qf0jtE

@TheEconomist Finland is the best in the world at building icebreakers

To counter Russia and China in the high north, America must expand its icebreaker fleet. To do so quickly, it will need Finland’s help economist.com/europe/2025/10…

@StateDept Trump is like: chances are ~60%.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: We have a very successful negotiation going on right now that, if it happens, will give us free oil, a free Strait, and lower oil prices.

🇺🇸 Only 4 ships have gone through in the last 4 days (none carrying Iranian oil out).

@nypost Only 4 ships have gone through in the last 4 days (none carrying Iranian oil out).

Strait of Hormuz now totally blocked - with US stopping 14 Iran-tied tankers and hundreds of others too scared to cross trib.al/cnizxXm

@Reuters Will the West criminalize self-defense?

Trump says it is important for Pope to understand Iran is a global threat reut.rs/4mKdiQb reut.rs/4mKdiQb

🇪🇺 The EU is responding to years of Chinese state subsidies and overcapacity that have hollowed out European industries

@EYakoby Drama

BREAKING: President Trump rips into Joe Kent, accusing him of being a leaker. “Kent is a LOSER just like Tucker, Candace, Megyn, and the rest of them.”

🇺🇸 TRUMP: "Italy wasn’t there for us, we won’t be there for them!" “She's unacceptable because she doesn't mind that Iran has a nuclear weapon and would blow up Italy in two minutes if they had the chance”, Trump said about Meloni

China needs ~4–5% growth for many years to close the nominal GDP gap with the US significantly. Over a decade, sustained higher Chinese % growth closes gap unless US accelerates (productivity) or China slows to 3–4% (structural issues).

@spectatorindex China needs ~4–5% growth for many years to close the nominal GDP gap with the US significantly.

🇨🇳 China's economy grows at 5%, exceeding market expectations and accelerating compared to previous quarter.

TAIWAN: 🇺🇸 The US has already greenlit $11+ billion in Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan, with another ~$14 billion potentially coming very soon, plus smaller pending items.

🇪🇸 Spain imported a record 9,807 GWh of Russian LNG in March 2026, accounting for 26% of its total gas arrivals. Despite escalating conflict in the Middle East and strikes on Iran, Russian gas remains a primary fixture in the Spanish energy mix.