Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026From your lips WSJ. www.wsj.com/business/ene...wsj.comU.S. Pressure Is Awakening an Energy Giant in CanadaAmerica’s trade hostility and war in the Middle East could fuel a renaissance in Canada. 010
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Canada remains the largest U.S. auto export market—larger than the next 10 combined—with over $100 billion in annual trade. Trump's 25% tariff on Canadian cars sparked Canadian counter-tariffs on U.S. autos, steel and aluminum and are now backfiring on American automakers. 0244
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorAlexander Lanoszka @lanoszka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"On Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima approved the participation of the National Armed Forces in multinational military operations to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Latvia plans to deploy up to 20 soldiers to clear the Strait of Hormuz of mines." eng.lsm.lv/article/soci...eng.lsm.lvLatvia will send up to 20 soldiers to clear HormuzOn Thursday, 24 September, the Saeima approved the participation of the National Armed Forces (NBS) in multinational military operations to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Latvia plans to deploy up to 20... 062
Reposted by Ross O'Connorcharleslister1.bsky.social @charleslister1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NEW #SyriaWeekly video, covering: - UNGA review - US Chamber delegation - Energy Minister parliament testimony - Hmeymim AB meetings - Israeli escalation - 190 new judges qualified - Lebanon ties build further - Fuel protests & more. www.syriaweekly.com/p/video-your...syriaweekly.comVIDEO: Your Questions Answered, Sept 25, 2026UNGA review; US Chamber delegation; Energy Minister parliament testimony; Hmeymim AB meetings; Israeli escalation; 190 new judges qualified; Lebanon ties build further; fuel protests & more. 051
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorMatthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Proud to be launching a podcast, "Face-Off: Nuclear Anarchy?" with Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jane Perlez exploring nuclear dangers with a range of global experts -- and then discussing the issues with me at the end of each episode. 1st episode Oct. 6. Check out the trailer:podcasts.apple.comIntroducing Face-Off: Nuclear Anarchy?Podcast Episode · Face-Off · S4 Trailer · 6m 253
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The two #Equinox are the only days when the Sun rises due East and sets due West, everywhere. At the Dec solstice the sun rises in the S-East. At the June solstice it rises in the N-East. As the days pass between the two, the sunrise position slowly changes passing due East each equinox.🤩 🔭🧪 519480
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"We will continue to go with Canada." Trump tries very hard to struggle against reality but it always wins out in the end. 011
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorAgathe Demarais @agathedemarais.com · 22/09/2026In 1995-2013 uranium from 20,000 Soviet warheads supplied 10% of US power. Today, Russia remains America's #1 supplier of nuclear fuel. For @foreignpolicy.com I explore why a 2024 import ban on Russian uranium is theatre and how Moscow makes the most of its leverage foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/21/u...foreignpolicy.comNuclear Energy Is the Kremlin’s Latest Leverage Over WashingtonThe United States has done little to end its dependence on Russia for enriched uranium. 11916
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Good luck with that. Canada exports more potash to the US than Belarus produces. 67721
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorNick Touran @whatisnuclear.com · 21/09/2026Nuclear Reactors for Space (1961) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYvu...youtube.comNuclear Reactors For Space (1961)YouTube video by What is Nuclear? 0134
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The reactions to Canada's euro-rapprochement have been wildly exaggerated. Haters warned against surrendering 🇨🇦's sovereignty to a crumbling Eurocracy and dreamers dreamt of visa free work opportunities. So far, it's a "not much burger": lot's of talk of collaboration but very little substance. 000
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorStephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is your periodic reminder that by far the #1 source of “fake news” in the US is #trump and his press secretaries, with #Hegseth and #RFKJr in a relentless competition for 2nd place. 0136
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorMark Hibbs @mark88.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Germany's Pisa failure is no coincidence: years of low/no economic growth, climate of permissive lethargy on education, migration, social welfare, health care. 002
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It's a cycle, not a trend. I see no support for the narrative that the far-right is "on the march" in Europe. The evidence suggests that when establishment parties (left or right) fail on the economy/energy, voters tend to punish them. This happened to UK Tories as much as it will happen to Macron. 010
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"In practice, Canadian goods, services and workers for those could eventually move frictionlessly between Europe and Canada. the idea has even come up to allow Canadians to live and work in Europe visa-free" www.wsj.com/world/europe...wsj.comExclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EUAs trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part. 59027
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorShipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Iran used American-developed artificial-intelligence models to try to target U.S. Navy ships in the Middle East, according to an Anthropic report warning of emerging national-security dangers.-WSJ 723867
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The best discussion I've seen of AI is at my post at Lawyers, Guns & Money. Many thanks to the commenters. This time you should read them.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comLimits To AI - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyI find it’s helpful to think about limits. That’s why I like thermodynamics. It tells you what you can and can’t do and how you might try to get around that. There are two immediate limits to the deve... 0358
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There is no world where Canada and the US are not each others largest trading partners and most important security partners. Facts are facts: you can't swap out the US for Europe or China as a main trading partner because of economic reality and will always be our most important defensive partner. 120
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026That only serves as Fuel for some ambitious Venezuelan General hoping to lead a Military coup. 010
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Al Qaeda attacked the US on 9/11 to provoke what it called a “bleeding war” in Afghanistan. Bin Laden’s goal was to recreate the quagmire that bled dry the Soviet Union in the 1980s. George Bush not only foolishly took the bait, he gave him a bonus – a bleeding war in Iraq. 000
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Al Qaeda attacked the US on September 11, 2001 to provoke what it called a “bleeding war” in Afghanistan. Bin Laden’s goal was to recreate the quagmire that bled dry the Soviet Union in the 1980s. George Bush gave him a bonus – a bleeding war in Iraq. 020
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorAnkit Panda @nktpnd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Russia slams U.N. watchdog for reporting on North Korean nuclear facility www.nknews.org/2026/09/russ...nknews.orgRussia slams U.N. watchdog for reporting on North Korean nuclear facility | NK NewsRussia has brushed off a U.N. nuclear watchdog’s report on North Korea’s nuclear program that included findings on a newly built uranium enrichment facility, citing insufficient evidence attributed to... 074
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The "rules-based order" is a product of power and politics. The rulers who formulate and enforce it also wish to retain ascendancy, and exempt themselves from rules and their constraints when compliance becomes inconvenient. thecritic.co.uk/rules-based-...thecritic.co.ukRules-based Homer? | Patrick Porter | The Critic MagazineYou can’t accuse Christopher Nolan of lacking a theme. In his epic film, The Odyssey, one phrase that repeats, again and again, is “Zeus’ law” and its sanctity in international life. Zeus’ law is the… 000
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Old Prohibition: US smuggles in Canadian whiskey. New Prohibition: US bans Canadian whiskey. 032
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We'll see it when we see it but sounds like an agreement that will be long on soaring friendly rhetoric but short on binding promises. 0185
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Canada just hit back with tariffs up to 50% on hundreds of US products like US steel and motorcycles, cosmetics, cheese, and a range of other consumer goods. We are now in the escalation ladder of a commercial trade war. It's now a battle of wills. 17426
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Bombardier employs over 3000 Americans and has 2800 American suppliers. 011
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Trump's action against Iran is a boneheaded strategic mistake but still ranks behind the 2003 invasion and occupation of Iraq in terms of catastrophic decisions. 010
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026PACOM Paparo responds to the notion that U.S. President Donald Trump might seek "military action" to annex Canada. “Would you ask me please what my attack plans are for the Martians,” said Admiral Sam Paparo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t7Q...youtube.com“Preposterous”: US admiral responds to claim Trump might look to annex CanadaYouTube video by Global News 123
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026And we're back to bombing parts of Iran, because Trump has successfully won the war and completely controls of the Strait of Hormuz. 3235
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorDavide Castelvecchi @castelvecchi.bsky.social · 30/08/2026BREAKING: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space, carrying the largest infrared camera ever built. It completes a trio of observatories — with Euclid and Rubin — that will take cosmic mapping to a whole new level www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comLift-off! NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to tackle dark-energy mysteriesThe space observatory will have an expansive view of the Universe as well as sharp resolution. 23613
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorDan DePetris @dandepetris.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I agree with all of this. But I’m not sure it matters in the end: the Trump administration doesn’t care about human rights and accountability as general principles and has already pushed out a top general in part for registering objections to the boat strikes. 022
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Strategic recklessness: Trump's profound belief that Canadians lack the singularity of purpose and the willingness to accept the sacrifices required to endure a trade war is what led Trump to jeopardize the strongest economic partnership in the world. 0405
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"Losing Canadian car buyers will be one more step toward ceding the global automotive industry to China." 021
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorDan DePetris @dandepetris.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Canadians are fed up. The Iranians are defiant. The Brazilians are striking more economic deals with China. Trump’s coercion has hit a wall. 043
Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Canada will double tariffs on US steel and aluminum to 50%. US furniture, smartphones, clothing and apparel will also have new 50% tariffs applied. Cheese, fish, seafood will have new 25% tariffs applied. US-made machinery, industrial tools and farm equipment will have 15% tariffs applied.bloomberg.comCarney Matches Trump Tariffs With 50% Tax on US Furniture, SteelPrime Minister Mark Carney matched dollar-for-dollar the new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump over the weekend and announced support programs for Canadian businesses hurt by the escalating tr... 02711
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The US is defined by Trump's pathologies. 24614
Reposted by Ross O'ConnorStephen Walt @stephenwalt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026#Trump’s irrational trade war with Canada is a perfect example of “predatory hegemony,” and a good way to turn the world’s best neighbor into an adversary. Hard to express how dumb this is. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...foreignaffairs.comThe Predatory HegemonEver since Donald Trump first became U.S. president, in 2017, commentators have searched for an adequate label to describe his approach to U.S. foreign relations. Writing in these pages, the political... 0176