Ego? As a driver? For politicians? So young to be so cynical :)
Meanwhile, coming up ....
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mideast-conflict/article/trump-and-carney-speak-as-liberal-government-proposes-debate-on-iran-war/
Necrothread bump with this just out there:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/debate-over-a-foreign-spy-service-for-canada-influenced-by-allies-money-study/
Link to study: Barnes, A. (2026). To spy, or not to spy: Canadian government consideration of a foreign intelligence agency...
Russia: OK, not EVERYBODY who wants to fight is going to be allowed in anymore.
https://istories.media/en/news/2026/02/23/russia-restricts-friendly-countries-mercenary-recruitment/
The (alleged?) "no more recruiting" map from the article:
Ah, the New Yorkers of France :)
Pretty close to all the other maps dividing France into chocolate-laminated-pastry enclaves :)
Ooooooh - maybe the post-trip chat didn't go as planned? What appears to be the riding association's page hasn't changed - as of this post, yet, anyway ...
Just like there being a real line dividing “butter Italy” and “olive oil Italy,” or potato Europe from tomato Europe, I’ve learned there is a “pain au chocolat/chocolatine“ line in France :)
My better half has been lucky here. Her Quebecois French seems to be accepted as a quaint way-older version of MetroFrench. Like when I speak the 60-year-old version of Italian in my parents’ home town, but 400 or so years old with her French.
If this is true ...
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/before-it-was-sunk-by-us-iranian-ship-was-offered-shelter-by-india-10568915/
https://maritime-executive.com/article/india-quietly-provides-refuge-for-an-iranian-landing-ship...
PMMC: Out you go, then!
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/canadian-pm-mark-carney-says-former-prince-andrew-should-be-removed-from-royal-line-of-succession
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czd87d0jq37o
https://globalnews.ca/news/11720118/carney-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-succession/
Checks out via what appears to be independent (with links to Saudi Arabia?) media.
More on the media outlet here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_International
In fact, a reminder of what else was participating in lieu of the US ship, so OS may not have been the only INT involved ;)
" A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA) from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 concluded their participation in the multilateral naval exercise...
… according to what PP said he heard/felt in a closed meeting ;)
He’s too smart to lie, but I’m going to apply a grain of salt the same way as hearing PMMC summarizing someone else’s thoughts/words that we haven’t heard. Especially when he asked the Germans about perceived ability to build...
Some indications they're drifting toward Moscow.
"Georgia’s government aligns itself with Russia while most citizens look to Europe" (CBC)
"As democracy in Georgia collapses, Russia, China and Iran see an opening" (CNN)...
In an increasingly transactional world, wonder how this'll play with POTUS47 & Co.?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-russia-intelligence-35afae34198408d670941f971d383378...
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