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Ross O'Connor

@oconnor.bsky.social
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Foreign and national security Advisor to 22nd Prime Minister of Canada. Director of Policy for two Foreign Ministers. NatSecurity, nuclear, energy, and climate.

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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I can think of no higher praise.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Al 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.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Al 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.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thanks Trump www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-...
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trump put forward a ridiculously one sided deal and thought Canada would cave. Ottawa has now suspended negotiations with Washington and will match the 50% tariffs dollar-for-dollar. When prices on food, aluminium, steel and energy skyrocket remember: Trump did that.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Cluck cluck cluck.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The orange chicken is getting ready to cluck.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wrong. It's a war and your boss wants to chokehold Canada into submission on Trade issues because he thinks he can. He's been wrong about a lot of things and he's wrong about this.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It is painfully clear that Iran now has the Strategic Initiative.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Highly agreed
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Just try and collect that money, big boy.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Idiots blame Canada
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Do they teach US lawmakers basic physics?
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We are regressing as a people.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Let him make his bluffs. He continues to bark at the moon and no one believes him.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
When you treat your neighbor like a dirty diaper... they tend to react poorly. The Trump administration loves to gaslight Canadians into believing that they should embrace this poor behaviour as something that's good for them.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Mandrake, Have you ever seen a Commie get a vaccine?
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
what is the opposite of an exit strategy?
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Trust me, If there was an important meeting at the White House, this guy would be the last to hear about it.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Foreign policy of GHW Bush: Frees Kuwait from military occupation. They are very grateful. Foreign policy of Trump: Starts a stupid war in the Gulf that chokes off Kuwait's only source of revenue. They are very angry.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Every day is nothing but a good news parade for Mark Carney.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Apart from holding the the world economy hostage, impose massive costs on the world energy systems, hold all the energy infrastructure in the Gulf at risk indefinitely, you're right, they have no cards.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
America is back? It just got outplayed by a savvy opponent using rope a dope tactics against Trump's wild stupid haymakers. The America I know doesn't make these stupid decisions.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Thank God for TACO.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
As expected. Taco
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This was month ago. Mind you, he did not mention whose surrender was needed for a deal.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
U.S. State Department: "We are issuing a WORLDWIDE ADVISORY because everyone hates us and wants to kill us and we have no idea why"
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The war has weakened Iran but when it ends, Iran will continue to have the nuclear material and knowhow, and the regime will still be in place. Iran can still destroy critical energy infrastructure in the gulf and block the Hormuz strait. All Trump did is the mother of all lawn mowings.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Let's hope hard
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Foreign investment inflow into Canada hits the highest level since 2007, per Bloomberg. Suck it Trump.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Ceterum censeo Persiam esse delendam.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
One could usually count on Trump for his populist electoral instincts. Not caring about the price of gas might indicate he's finally starting to lose it.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trump fails to recognize that the Islamic Republic and Iran are basically impossible to intimidate and that their surrender is far from guaranteed even in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Trump sometimes chickens out.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I can think of no worse idea. That will last until tomorrow when Trump speaks again.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This is exactly the policy Canada should adopt.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Mark Carney would prefer not doing this but the rigours of alliances and realpolitik compel him to say this. I support this statement.
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Ross O'Connor @oconnor.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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