Lovely piece of writing from Robert B. Semple Jr.

A reminder that American politics has always been a bit strange, and dominated by unusual characters.

An interesting question to ponder: Who was the weirdest American President?

Was Lyndon Johnson stranger than Donald Trump?

Things to consider as winter sets in.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/bell-ai-data-centre-regina-9.7403261

Turns out Trump and family are involved in Bell’s AI data centre project, just outside of Regina.

So, Minister: you failed in your one job which was to protect the privacy and security of our data from potential foreign intrusion or interference?

And his response when asked about it is “I have no idea what the ownership structure of individual companies are”.

I think that’s your job.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/sask-ndp-criticize-trump-connection-to-bell-ai-data-centre-project-through-chip-manufacturer-cloud-company

Ya, whatever. Great job, Minister. Good work.

In today’s Telegraph, Simon Heffer delivers one of the funniest book reviews ever:

The entire review is behind a paywall, but if you’re interested, here’s the link:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/liz-truss-bank-job-simon-heffer-review

Minister, maybe you should talk to people BEFORE you cancel an important program.

Not after.

Admitting a mistake may be laudable. Avoiding the mistake is preferable.

Here’s the whole article:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/program-reinstated-chronic-wasting-disease-testing-hunters-9.7390991

Full story here:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/14/what-is-potash-and-why-is-the-us-importing-it-from-belarus?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialPulse

Well, this is a significant mess.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/travel-nurses-not-paid-for-months-9.7371784