The core of the Carney brand is not populism or charisma.
It is competence.
Canadians tend to see him as a serious, systems-oriented leader who can manage complexity and navigate uncertainty. In today’s political climate, that kind of brand has real value.
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Oh, yeah, I saw it when it came out, and Criterion Channel (not available in Japan, I don't think, but the Only Good streaming service) has the director's cut!!!
LBJ presidential library
The Kyoto sakura spotting was a lovely surprise as my expectations with regards to seasonal flowers were more along the lines of plum blossoms, of which I did see many, including at Kitano Tenmangu. ⛩️
(Honestly, I actually felt intoxicated by the sight of all those flowers...!!)
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Wow - according to this paper 3I/ATLAS is more than twice as old as our solar system - a messenger from the distant past doi.org/10.48550/arX... 🧪🔭
Terraced housing, Wallsend, Tyneside, mid-1970s, photo by Chris Killip (1946-2020).
Satta Pass, Shizuoka City, Japan
#Japan #Nippon
GB News is platforming an extremist narrative that is central to the socialisation of violence, including to the terrorist rampages in Europe and New Zealand & the USA
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/...
The ongoing efforts by Japan, the Philippines and the United States to deploy advanced missiles and reinforce military bases near Taiwan are being welcomed in Taipei as a tacit “division of labor” designed to keep Chinese forces at bay in the event of a conflict.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03...
Tokyo has formally selected the operators of Japan’s first public–private partnership funds dedicated to affordable housing, launching four new vehicles designed to ease housing pressures on families with children.
www.patiencerealty.com/post/tokyo-e...
re-upping this one. a depressing thread for depressing times.
Yesterday wrote on the myth that the US is hollowing out TSMC. The KMT is using this noise to mask its failure to deal with the real issues the chip industry is facing, particularly demographics, the same pattern it exhibits with energy
www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Could be talking about every neighbourhood Facebook group, and these FB groups all act essentially as the grassroots for council hopefuls and electeds. The key is to get organized and fight for housing, too.
Going to use today's anniversary of the March 10, 1945 firebombing of Tokyo to start another thread, this one dedicated to a research question that’s proven quite the journey: how many Koreans died in the firestorm?
tl;dr: 1000s, and some argue disproportionately more than Japanese
Taxes for regular people, that is. The rich pay less tax than they do in Canada, and there are fewer rich people in Canada as well.
Taxes are actually about the same in the US as in Canada at the state / prov and federal levels. Healthcare costs are due to an inefficient insurance system.
The Times Square ticker today
“ChatGPT had convinced him that all of this was so obviously true... I felt like I was talking to a cult member.” With more and more people relying on chatbots, @samleecole.bsky.social asks experts how we can help someone experiencing "AI psychosis."
Read now: www.404media.co/ai-psychosis...
Broke: A clash between Soviet and American navies in the Gulf triggers WW III.
Woke: A clash between French and American navies in the Gulf triggers WW III.
Reminds me of one of my first jobs, working at a language school in Japan operated (I would learn after getting hired) by American Mormons. Everyone wore clothes from Land’s End.
Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people really does age you
Thrilled to have been awarded a Vandervort prize for my recent article "The Invention of the Kamikaze: Dissent and Resistance in the Japanese Military" by the Society for Military History, as one of the two best articles last year in the Journal of Military History!
Screenshot of a Severe Weather Alert notification showing a Yellow Warning for Snowfall in Greater Victoria and southern Vancouver Island. Severity is listed as Moderate with weather event onset at 7:53 AM PDT on March 9. The alert describes expected snowfall of approximately 5 cm from heavy convective flurries, with potential impact on the morning commute and reduced visibility. Action recommended is to monitor the situation and take precautions if necessary.
There's a Yellow... Snow warning on my iPhone?
Example: The Red Summer of 1919, a white supremacist terror campaign across more than three dozen cities across the entire United States, most infamously in Tulsa.
Cherry blossom season is upon us in Vancouver. Want to find the best spots for viewing? Interested in specific species of cherry trees? My treemap has you covered. mountainmath.ca/vantrees
