I thought this was pretty good -- its Trump's map of the world, as drawn by Julian Fiebach for Der Spiegel
Catching up on this week's news:
Reactions to Poilievre on Joe Rogan
While many in the Canadian media were swooning about Poilievre's appearance, some wiser heads also prevailed.
The Ayla Lucas news story
The Ayla Lucas imprisonment story hasn't been resolved yet, but it is now getting some national media coverage.
This reaction is not surprising in the least
It seems to be everyone's conclusion now that Trump is going to declare victory and leave. Because things are getting worse for the United States every day.
Or maybe he's just saying that to calm down the stock market, but he's actually going to land thousands of troops and get the US involved in another two decade war.
Because I wonder if Trump actually understands what he has started here - how difficult it will be to rein in the US military once they get started making war again, and how intensely Iran will react.
Iran shot down an F35 too
In the meantime, Iran has turned the Strait into an ATM:
I wonder also if Trump understands it may never be over.
In the Globe and Mail, opinion columnist Andrew Coyne writes The consequence of Trump’s war on Iran is a still-metastasizing military disaster (gift link)
Coalition of the Unwilling
Pierre Poilievre will not rest until he has secured the support of all 75 Maxime Bernier voters.
— Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 (@tabathasouthey.bsky.social) March 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Poilievre appears on Joe Rogan podcast after accidentally polling too well with women
— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) March 19, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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HÉBERT: Just before the martial arts section, you can tell that Joe Rogan has basically run through his political questions ... and it's Pierre Poilievre who's actually interviewing Joe Rogan MANSBRIDGE: There's a degree of sucking up there. Let's not kid ourselves about what was going on there
— Scott Robertson (@sarobertson.bsky.social) March 20, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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The Ayla Lucas news story
The Ayla Lucas imprisonment story hasn't been resolved yet, but it is now getting some national media coverage.
The Globe and Mail reports:www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
— JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) March 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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... a sweeping immigration crackdown in the United States is increasingly ensnaring Canadians who don’t have criminal records – including at least six children.
An estimated 207 Canadians have been held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at some point since January, 2025, when President Donald Trump took office. The total number of Canadians held in 2024 was 130.
Vicente Gonzalez, the Democratic congressman for the district, said his office is in touch with the Warner family and is working to secure the release of Ms. Warner and Ayla.
“Tania has a work permit and is part of the fabric of our Kingsville community,” Mr. Gonzalaz said in a statement on X. “She nor her daughter Ayla, a 7-year-old with autism, should be in detention. We must bring them home and reunite yet another family being ripped apart by this Administration’s rogue immigration enforcement operations,” the statement said.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not respond to The Globe’s requests for comment.
Global Affairs Canada did not confirm any details about Ms. Warner and Ayla’s case. In a statement to The Globe, the agency said it “is aware of multiple cases of Canadians currently or previously in immigration-related detention in the U.S.”...
This reaction is not surprising in the least
Update on the Iran WarICE must not be allowed in Toronto. They’ve kidnapped Canadians. They’re currently holding a 7 year old autistic Canadian girl in one of the camps. Boycott all World Cup games happening in the US, and demand ICE stay out of Canada.
— Kelly (@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social) March 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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It seems to be everyone's conclusion now that Trump is going to declare victory and leave. Because things are getting worse for the United States every day.
Or maybe he's just saying that to calm down the stock market, but he's actually going to land thousands of troops and get the US involved in another two decade war.
Because I wonder if Trump actually understands what he has started here - how difficult it will be to rein in the US military once they get started making war again, and how intensely Iran will react.
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In the meantime, Iran has turned the Strait into an ATM:
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I wonder also if Trump understands it may never be over.
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In the Globe and Mail, opinion columnist Andrew Coyne writes The consequence of Trump’s war on Iran is a still-metastasizing military disaster (gift link)
...In sum, the regime’s resistance has been hardened; Russia has been emboldened; NATO has been (further) divided; the economy has been weakened. The American military has been made to look impotent, able to inflict a pounding on Iran but not to bend it to its will. That is likely to have severe long-term consequences, not only for the region – America’s beleaguered Gulf-state allies are unlikely to trust its security guarantees again – but for the world. Already China is flexing its muscles in the seas around Taiwan.
And all of it was entirely predictable. It did not take an expert in military doctrine or Middle East politics to foresee disaster: only a passing familiarity with the Trump administration and its record. It would have been one thing if there had been a genuine emergency to avert – an imminent attack, say, or an approaching nuclear breakthrough. In such circumstances, as it might be said, you go to war with the president you have. There is less necessity then to show you have a coherent strategy, a definition of victory, a plan for after the war, and so on. You just have to act.
Conversely, if the administration had had all of these in place – if it were a different administration, in other words – its decision to go to war might have still been defensible, even in the absence of an immediate emergency, assuming it had secured the requisite approval from the public, the Congress, and the world at large. But lacking any of the usual requirements – no clear casus belli, no plan, no legal authority and next to no international support? With all of the incalculable risks of war? In the Middle East, of all regions? With Mr. Trump, of all presidents?
We know what Mr. Trump was thinking: he wasn’t. But what on earth were the rest of this war’s supporters thinking?
Coalition of the Unwilling
I didn't hear any recent news about that Coalition of the Unwilling - Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan - except for this:
Actually, considering Trump's incredibly insulting visit with the Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, I have my doubts that Japan is still willing to help Trump defend the Strait.
Cuba update
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Actually, considering Trump's incredibly insulting visit with the Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, I have my doubts that Japan is still willing to help Trump defend the Strait.
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Cuba update
Moving on to Cuba, the US oil blockade and power crisis created by Trump has had its first unanticipated effect.
Yeah I’m with Cuba on this one.
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) March 20, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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OMG yes. And this is so exhausting for everyone with family in Cuba and has been so for decades, now worse thanks to Trump. But some people are making money from this outside and especially inside Cuba.
— dixonpuetafem.bsky.social (@dixonpuetafem.bsky.social) March 21, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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