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Parents who give their children guns need to know that they will be held legally accountable. "Gray was convicted of murder and manslaughter earlier this year after buying his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas gift and leaving it unsecured — despite warnings the teen was a danger to others."
CNNColin Gray, the Georgia father whose teenage son killed four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a landmark murder case. https://cnn.it/4vWpBfi
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Trump's top trade official is a lawyer. You can hear it in how he talks about trade. In this week's Diving In, I break down the assumptions behind the administration's tariff agenda—and why economists see trade very differently. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/the-lawyer...
The Lawyer’s Theory of TradeTrump’s top trade official gave a revealing interview. Here’s how an economist hears it.newsletter.platypuseconomics.com⟳ Репост от Jim Douglas 🇨🇦
Chrystia Freeland: "...this isn’t about wine sales or how Canada manages its forests or reviving U.S. manufacturing. It’s about whether Canada is willing to go from being an ally and a partner, in a relationship governed by treaties and rules, to being a vassal, subject to Washington fiat..."
Chris Petersen"True power is being able to do whatever you like for whatever reason you like, or for no reason at all." And that's the core of MAGA, Trump, Tate, toxic masculinity, and fake "alpha" status. How odd that the hitmen of the John Wick universe live by a better code. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Chrystia Freeland: "...this isn’t about wine sales or how Canada manages its forests or reviving U.S. manufacturing. It’s about whether Canada is willing to go from being an ally and a partner, in a relationship governed by treaties and rules, to being a vassal, subject to Washington fiat..."
Chris Petersen"True power is being able to do whatever you like for whatever reason you like, or for no reason at all." And that's the core of MAGA, Trump, Tate, toxic masculinity, and fake "alpha" status. How odd that the hitmen of the John Wick universe live by a better code. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
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“Today, trucks will roll, cars will cross, and governments will begin collecting tolls. But the bridge will remain a monument to a broken bond that may take decades to fix—and may never be fully repaired.” Well worth reading @davidmoscrop.com’s excellent piece.
David MoscropIf there was ever any doubt, the Gordie Howe Bridge fiasco proves it: You can't trust Trump's America, or any deal within this administration's orbit. thewalrus.ca/the-gordie-h...
Stephen Miller wouldn’t exist if the U.S. had his preferred immigration and asylum policies when his ancestors arrived. www.businessinsider.com/stephen-mill...
Stephen Miller, the Trump aide behind the harshest immigration policies, is a descendant of asylum-seekersWhite House senior adviser Stephen Miller has long been one of the driving forces behind President Donald Trump's harshest immigration policies.www.businessinsider.comI noticed that. Before Trump, American views of Canada were consistently high, and disconnected from politics. In the last year, Republican views of Canada have dropped 20 points, for no reason except their God-King told them Canada has cooties. news.gallup.com/poll/703040/...
Americans' Views of Canada, Great Britain Drop to New LowsAmericans' opinions of Canada and Great Britain have slumped to new lows, with Japan and Italy replacing them at the top of this year's country ratings.news.gallup.com
Life finds a way. youtu.be/kiVVzxoPTtg?...
Jeff Goldblum Life Finds a Way Steven Spielberg Movie HD Jurassic Park Movie CLIPYouTube video by Michael Brownyoutu.beCasey NewtonRogue OpenAI agents are leaving notes to themselves on company servers to help them escape their test environments (!!!) www.reuters.com/business/its...
