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Assessing Mark Carney's Ability to Resolve US-Canada Tariff Conflict Conrad Black Conrad Black discusses Mark Carney, Canada's new Prime Minister and distinguished senior banker, regarding his talents to mediate the deteriorating US-Canada conversations over tariffs. Black, despite having significant differences with Carney on issues such as climate policy and Brexit, believes Carney's deep financial expertise, diplomatic personality, and well-informed perspective make him the right person to deescalate the conflict. Black expresses confidence that Carney can work toward a reasonable agreement that addresses both nations' concerns and prevents further economic damage. 1884 OTTAWA

US and China reached a framework for Trump-Xi talks this week. US tariff increase on China averted, China was said to have agreed to delay a new rare earth exports licensing regime for a year.The US is to immediately raise tariffs on Canada by another 10%.US President Trump said he won't meet with Russian President Putin until he thinks they have a peace plan.European bourses firmer but off best levels; US equity futures soar as traders digest the latest US-China trade commentary.High-beta FX propped up by US-Sino optimism, CAD overlooks US tariffs.USTs/Bunds knocked by the risk tone and reports of EU issuance, OATs outperform as Moody's maintained France's rating at Aa3, but revised the outlook to negative from stable.Positive US-China optimism weigh on XAU and lifts Copper near ATHs; Crude was initially boosted by the risk-tone but has since slipped into the red.Looking ahead, highlights include US Dallas Fed (Oct), Suspended Releases: US Durable Goods (Sep), Atlanta Fed GDPNow, Supply from US, Earnings including NXP Semiconductor.UK clocks moved back an hour during the weekend and reverted to GMT, which means there will just be a 4-hour time difference between London and New York for the week until US clocks change on Sunday 2nd November.Read the full report covering Equities, Forex, Fixed Income, Commodites and more on Newsquawk

Giga Bytes Podcast #384: Hoy hablamos de Halo a PS5, mas info del futuro de Xbox y Mucho más!!! Ninja Gaiden 4 Review Halo: Campaign Evolved a PS5/XB/PC (Halo Community Director Brian Jarrard: “Halo está en PlayStation de ahora en adelante” usando T-Shirt de PS) Microsoft: CFO Amy Hood pide margen de ganancia de 30% en Xbox, más alto que el resto de la industria, llevando a despidos, cancelaciones y aumentos de precios de servicios y productos Sarah Bond: próxima consola bien premium, experiencia high end curada Juegos exclusivos, “anticuado” ASUS ROG Xbox Ally: Precio por ASUS, indica futuro de la marca Phil Spencer: Proximo hardware anunciado como 1st party ya considerarse su próxima consola OD aun sin fecha, UE5, horror de Kojima Apoyaran a Japon con DLCs/Mapas inspirados en Japón Minimizar tamaño de Turn 10 para apoyar múltiples proyectos Servicios (GP, Play Anywhere), PS5 y Switch 2 enfoque para Xbox Microsoft aumenta costo de dev kits (33%, $1500 a $2000) Rumor: PS6 $600, próximo Xbox $1200 (KeplerL2) Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Anunciado, incluye Mods, todo DLC y nov 10, Incluyendo Switch 2 2026 Pokemon Z-A vende 5.8m en primera semana Assassin's Creed Shadows a Switch 2 para el 2 de diciembre Marvel Cosmic Invasion lanza dic 1 Luigis Mansion a NSO oct 30 Fantastic 4 First Steps a Disney Plus el 5 de Nov The Hand That Rocks The Cradle Review Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles Final Stranger Things a cines en US/Canada dic 31-enero 1 2026 Mouse PI for Hire lanza Marzo 19 2026 Sigueme y Suscribete: Facebook.com/elgiga Youtube.com/elgiga947 Instagram.com/elgiga947                                                                                                                                    Twitch.tv/elgiga947 Twitter.com/elgiga947 Giga Bytes Podcast   #monsterenergypr @monsterenergy @Stephreyesmarketing @caribbeanxsports @eriberto213 #gigabytespodcast #NintendoSwitch2 #PS5 #MarvelTokonFightingSouls #COD #Wolverine #Saros #GhostofYotei #ACShadowsSwitch #ResidentEvilRequiem #NinjaGaiden4 #GhostofYotei #Switch #Xbox #PSSR #PS5Pro #Xbox #Switch2 #Review #Playstation #Switch2 @tiendasmesalve #gigabytespodcast #HaloPS5 #PS6 #NextXBox

A.M. Edition for Oct. 24. President Trump has abruptly ended all trade negotiations with Canada, after Ontario released an ad featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs. Plus, the White House confirms Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet in South Korea next week. And WSJ's Anvee Bhutani details the upcoming funding cliffs as the government shutdown begins to pinch American workers and families. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

US President Trump announced trade negotiations with Canada would end. Trump is unhappy with the Province of Ontario's adverts, directly quoting US President Reagan arguing against tariffs on economic grounds. Previous negotiation breakdowns focused on policy issues, which were more readily resolved. However, only a limited part of US-Canada trade is affected by this, and precedent does suggest an eventual resolution.

Jim Carafano, Heritage Foundation National Security and Foreign Policy joins to talk about President Trump stopping all trade with Canada.

The Cybercrime Wire, hosted by Scott Schober, provides boardroom and C-suite executives, CIOs, CSOs, CISOs, IT executives and cybersecurity professionals with a breaking news story we're following. If there's a cyberattack, hack, or data breach you should know about, then we're on it. Listen to the podcast daily and hear it every hour on WCYB. The Cybercrime Wire is brought to you Cybercrime Magazine, Page ONE for Cybersecurity at https://cybercrimemagazine.com. • For more breaking news, visit https://cybercrimewire.com

U.S. President Trump ceases all trade talks with Canada following an advertising campaign using former U.S. president Ronald Reagan to critique the current administration's tariff policy. In Brussels, EU leaders fail to agree on the use of frozen Russian assets to bolster Ukraine's war effort but European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen says the bloc will continue to increase pressure on Moscow. Chinese and Indian state-backed firms are reportedly adjusting their energy policies in the wake of new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil. We hear from the U.S. ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder, who says President Trump's efforts to end the Ukraine conflict are genuine.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From Texas, the US & Canada, Old School Country with a modern Twist !! weekly from France program Fred's Country 2025 w # 44: Part 1: - Walker Montgomery, Watching Storms Roll In - S - 2025 - Brett Kissel with Dierks Bentley, Hurtin' Songs - Let Your Horses Run - 2025 - Chancey Williams, Past The Point of Rescue - Miles on Me - 2025 - Midland, Burn Out - Midland EP - 2016 Part 2: - Ella Langley, Choosin' Texas - S - 2025 - Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Trailblazer - S - 2025 - Drake Milligan, Paper Umbrellas - Living Room Sessions - 2025 - Drake Milligan, Old Flames Old Whiskey - Tumbleweed TBR 11/07 - 2025 Part 3: - David Lewis feat Randall King, Honky Tonk Heart - Bartsool Sermons - 2025 - Dan Seals feat. Jamey Johnson, Three Time Loser - S - 2025 - Jesse Raub Jr, Hold Her Horses - What I Came To Do - 2025 - Kylie Frey, Half A Mind To Go Crazy - Half a Mind EP - 2025 - Holly Dunn, Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn - 1986 Part 4: - The Judds, Have Mercy - Rockin' With The Rhythm - 1986 - Creed Fisher, It Don't Sound Like Country - Beetween Heaven and Hell - 2025 - Jenna Paulette with Jake Worthington, Chasin' Whiskey - S - 2025 - Joe Nichols, Goodbyes Are Hard to Listen To - S - 2025

From Texas, the US & Canada, Old School Country with a modern Twist !! weekly from France program Fred's Country 2025 w # 43: Part 1: - Ken Mellons, Rub-A-Dubbin' - Where Forever Begins - 1995 - Chandler Walters, Justa One Kiss - S - 2025 - Ella Langley, Choosin' Texas - S - 2025 - Braxton Keith, The Chair -S - 2025 - Shelby Lee Lowe, King for a Day - S - 2025 Part 2: - Jake Worthington, Get Gone Too - When I Wrote the Song - 2025 - ERNEST with Cody Lohden · Rhys Rutherford · Chandler Walters, Song Of The South - Cadillacs Sessions - 2025 - Joe Nichols, Goodbyes Are Hard to Listen To - S - 2025 - Austin Dixon, Broken Hearts in Texas - S - 2025 - Sam Platts, Missing Wyoming -S - 2025 Part 3: - Jenna Paulette with Jake Worthington, Chasin' Whiskey - S - 2025 - Drake Milligan, Old Flames Old Whiskey - Tumbleweed TBR 11/07 - 2025 - Austin Dixon, Broken Hearts in Texas - S - 2025 - Jordan Davis, Turn This Truck Around - Learn the Hard Way - 2025 - Glen Campbell, Southern Nights - Southern Nights - 1977 Part 4: - Easton Corbin, A Little More Country Than That - A Little More Country Than That EP - 2009 - Kevin Fowler, Long Live Longnecks - S - 2025 - Alan Jackson, Remember When - Greatest Hits Volume II - 2003 - Cody Johnson with Michael Martin Murphey, Wildfire - S - 2025

Liberty Dispatch ~ October 10, 2025In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew DeBartolo and Matthew Hallick dive into the unjust penalty given to Chris Barber and Tamara Lich for an admittedly peaceful protest, Trumps continued domination of the egomaniacal Marx Clowney, and the Fed's SHOCKING power grab over the internet! It's time to wake up, friends!For full access to all our content, including the extended interviews, become a paid subscriber at: ldcanada.substack.com; Opening & Intro (00:00-01:00)Welcome & Introduction (01:00-04:47) Story 1 - Tamara Lich and Chris Barber Receive Sentence (05:23-31:40):“Freedom Convoy organizers sentenced to 18-month house arrest for role in protests” | LifeSiteNews: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-freedom-convoy-organizers-sentenced-to-18-month-house-arrest-for-role-in-protests;“Lich and Barber both receive conditional sentences, strict restrictions following Freedom Convoy trial” | Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/breaking-lich-and-barber-both-receive-conditional-sentences-strict-restrictions-following-freedom-convoy-trial/68061;“No prison for Tamara Lich” | Juno News: https://www.junonews.com/p/breaking-no-prison-for-tamara-lich?r=4x2bli;Segment 2 - Carney is Officially Elbows Down (33:17-57:32):"Trump, Carney hold tense talks amid US-Canada trade rift" | Fox News via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5RwfRne1N1c;“White House talks successful, positive, substantive — but no relief on steel just yet, says LeBlanc” | CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/white-house-talks-successful-positive-substantive-but-no-relief-on-steel-just-yet-says-leblanc-9.6929790Segment 3 - Canadian Cyber-Tyranny (59:36-01:13:20):“Bill C-8” | Parliament of Canada (LegisInfo): https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-8;“Bill C-8 First Reading” | Parliament of Canada – DocumentViewer: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-8/first-reading;“Canadian bill would strip internet access from specified persons” | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canadian-bill-would-strip-internet-access-from-specified-persons;“JCCF Canada post” | X: https://x.com/JCCFCanada/status/1976010001560010973; Conclusion: It’s WAY Past Time for Courageous Conservatism (01:13:20-01:29:36)Outro (01:29:36-01:30:05) SHOW SPONSORS:Bitcoin Mentor: https://bitcoinmentor.io/aff/liberty Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch; BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/; Get freedom from Censorious CRMS by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS:LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com;https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!

Liberty Dispatch ~ October 10, 2025 In this episode of Liberty Dispatch, hosts Andrew DeBartolo and Matthew Hallick dive into the unjust penalty given to Chris Barber and Tamara Lich for an admittedly peaceful protest, Trumps continued domination of the egomaniacal Marx Clowney, and the Fed's SHOCKING power grab over the internet! It's time to wake up, friends! For full access to all our content, including the extended interviews, become a paid subscriber at: ldcanada.substack.com; Opening & Intro (00:00-01:00) Welcome & Introduction (01:00-04:47) Story 1 - Tamara Lich and Chris Barber Receive Sentence (05:23-31:40): “Freedom Convoy organizers sentenced to 18-month house arrest for role in protests” | LifeSiteNews: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-freedom-convoy-organizers-sentenced-to-18-month-house-arrest-for-role-in-protests; “Lich and Barber both receive conditional sentences, strict restrictions following Freedom Convoy trial” | Western Standard: https://www.westernstandard.news/news/breaking-lich-and-barber-both-receive-conditional-sentences-strict-restrictions-following-freedom-convoy-trial/68061; “No prison for Tamara Lich” | Juno News: https://www.junonews.com/p/breaking-no-prison-for-tamara-lich?r=4x2bli; Segment 2 - Carney is Officially Elbows Down (33:17-57:32): "Trump, Carney hold tense talks amid US-Canada trade rift" | Fox News via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/5RwfRne1N1c; “White House talks successful, positive, substantive — but no relief on steel just yet, says LeBlanc” | CBC News: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/livestory/white-house-talks-successful-positive-substantive-but-no-relief-on-steel-just-yet-says-leblanc-9.6929790 Segment 3 - Canadian Cyber-Tyranny (59:36-01:13:20): “Bill C-8” | Parliament of Canada (LegisInfo): https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-8; “Bill C-8 First Reading” | Parliament of Canada – DocumentViewer: https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/45-1/bill/C-8/first-reading; “Canadian bill would strip internet access from specified persons” | National Post: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/canadian-bill-would-strip-internet-access-from-specified-persons; “JCCF Canada post” | X: https://x.com/JCCFCanada/status/1976010001560010973; Conclusion: It's WAY Past Time for Courageous Conservatism (01:13:20-01:29:36) Outro (01:29:36-01:30:05) SHOW SPONSORS: Bitcoin Mentor: https://bitcoinmentor.io/aff/liberty Invest with Rocklinc: info@rocklinc.com or call them at 905-631-546; Diversify Your Money with Bull Bitcoin: https://mission.bullbitcoin.com/dispatch; BarterPay: https://barterpay.ca/; Barter It: https://www.barterit.ca/; Get freedom from Censorious CRMS by signing up for SalesNexus: https://www.salesnexus.com/; SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOWS/CHANNELS: LIBERTY DISPATCH PODCAST: https://libertydispatch.podbean.com; https://rumble.com/LDshow; CONTACT US: libertydispatch@pm.me STAY UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THINGS LD: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberty_dispatch/; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyDispatchCanada; X: @LDCanada - https://x.com/_LDCanada; Rumble: https://rumble.com/LDshow; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@libertydispatch Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW, and SHARE it with others!

From Texas, the US & Canada, Old School Country with a modern Twist !! weekly from France program Fred's Country 2025 w # 42: Part 1: - Mark Chesnutt, Blame It on Texas - Too Cold at Home - 1990 - David Adam Byrnes, The Way a Day Off Works Around Here - S - 2025 - Kylie Frey feat Randall King, Fort Worth - Half a Mind TBR 10/23 - 2025 - Annie Bosko, California Cowgirl - California Cowgirl - 2025 - Thomas Rhett, Country For California - About A Woman (Deluxe) - 2025 Part 2: - Caleb James, Cowboy Cool, Pt. 2 - S - 2025 - David Lewis, What I Couldn't See - Bartsool Sermons - 2025 - Jake Worthington, Two First Names - When I Wrote the Song - 2025 - George Strait, Three Drinks Behind - Cowboys and Dreamers - 2024 - Braxton Keith, The Chair -S - 2025 Part 3: - Alan Jackson, Home - Here in the Real World - 1990 - Emily Ann Roberts, Jack & Jill Daniel's - Memory Lane EP - 2025 - Kevin Fowler, Long Live Longnecks - S - 2025 - Hayden Haddock, Keep Me Up - S - 2025 - Joe Diffie, Bigger Than The Beatles - Life's So Funny - 1995 Part 4: - Shenondoah, Next To You, Next To Me - Extra Mile - 1990 - Jenna Paulette with Jake Worthington, Chasin' Whiskey - S - 2025 - Hadlie Jo, Dont Waste God's Time - S - 2025 - Walker Montgomery, Strangers Like Us - S - 2025

A resilient market masked a quarter defined by policy tension, valuation concerns, and inflation uncertainty. In this quarterly edition of The Wealth Exchange, Nicola Wealth Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist Ben Jang joins host Jasmine Marichic to unpack a quarter marked by rising equity markets and rising risks. From the evolving US–Canada tariff dispute and its implications for key industries, to concentrated market leadership, high valuations, sticky inflation, and bond volatility, Ben explores the complex macro environment investors face today. He also explains why diversification, real assets, and illiquidity premiums can play a vital role in helping build more resilient portfolios.

Hello Interactors,Fall is in full swing here in the northern hemisphere, which means it's time to turn our attention to economics and economic geography. Triggered by a recent podcast on the origins of capitalism, I thought I'd kick off by exploring this from a geography perspective.I trace how violence, dispossession, and racial hierarchy aren't simple externalities or accidents. They emerge out of a system that organized itself and then spread. Capitalism grew out of dispossession of land and human autonomy and became a dominant social and economic structure. It's rooted in violence that became virtuous and centuries later is locked-in. Or is it?EMERGING ENGLISH ENCLOSURESThe dominant and particular brand of capitalism in force today originates in England. Before English landlords and the state violently seized common lands back in the 1300s, economic life was embedded in what historian E.P. Thompson called “moral economies”.(1) These were systems of survival where collective responsibility was managed through custom, obligation, and shared access to resources. Similar systems existed elsewhere. Long before Europeans arrived at the shores of what is now called North America, Haudenosaunee longhouse economies were sophisticatedly organized around economies of reciprocity. Further south, Andean ayllu communities negotiated labor obligations and access to land was shared. West African systems featured land that belonged to communities and ancestors, not individuals.Back in medieval English villages, commons weren't charity, they were infrastructure. Anyone could graze animals or gather firewood. When harvests failed, there were fallbacks like hunting and gathering rights, seasonal labor sharing, and kin networks. As anthropologist Stephen Gudeman shows, these practices reflected cultures of mutual insurance aimed at collective resilience, not individual accumulation.(2)Then landlords, backed by state violence, destroyed this system to enrich themselves.From 1348-1349, the bubonic plague killed perhaps half of England's population. This created a labor shortage that gave surviving so-called peasants leverage. For the first time they could demand higher wages, refuse exploitative landlords, or move to find better conditions.The elite mobilized state violence to reverse this. In 1351 the state passed The Statute of Labourers — an attempt to freeze wages and restrict worker movement. This serves as an early signal that reverberates today. When property and people come in conflict, the state sides with property. Over the next two centuries, landlords steadily enclosed common lands, claiming shared space as private property. Peasants who resisted were evicted, sometimes killed.Initial conditions mattered enormously. England had a relatively weak monarchy that couldn't check landlord aggression like stronger European states did. It also had growing urban markets creating demand for food and wool and post-plague labor dynamics that made controlling land more profitable than extracting rents from secure peasants.As historian J.M. Neeson details, enclosure — fencing in private land — destroyed social infrastructure.(3) When access to common resources disappeared, so did the safety nets that enabled survival outside of market and labor competition. People simply lost the ability to graze a cow, gather fuel, glean grain, or even rely on neighbors' obligation to help.This created a feedback loop:Each turn made the pattern stronger. Understanding how this happens requires grasping how these complex systems shaped the very people who reproduced them.The landlords driving enclosure weren't simply greedy villains. Their sense of self, their understanding of what was right and proper, was constituted through relationships to other people like them, to their own opportunities, and to authorities who validated their actions. A landlord enclosing commons likely experienced this as “improvement”. They believed they were making the land productive while exercising newly issued property rights. Other landlords were doing it, parliament legalized it, and the economics of the time justified it. The very capacity to see alternatives was constrained by relational personal and social positions within an emerging capitalistic society.This doesn't excuse the violence or diminish responsibility. But it does reveal how systems reproduce themselves. This happens not primarily through individual evil but through relationships and feedback loops that constitute people's identities and sense of what's possible. The moral judgment remains stark. These were choices that enriched someone by destroying someone else's means of survival. But the choices were made by people whose very selfhood was being constructed by the system they were creating.Similarly, displaced peasants resisted in ways their social positions made possible. They rioted, appealed to historical customary rights, attempted to maintain the commons they relied on for centuries. Each turn of the spiral didn't just move resources, it remade people. Peasants' children, born into a world without commons, developed identities shaped by market dependence — renting their labor in exchange for money. What had been theft became, over generations, simply “how things are.”By the mid-16th century, England had something new. They'd created a system where most people owned no land, had no customary rights to subsistence, and had to compete in labor markets to survive. This was the essence of capitalism's emergence. It wasn't born out of markets (they existed everywhere for millennia) but as market dependence enforced through dispossession. Out of this emerged accumulated actions of actors whose awareness and available alternatives were themselves being shaped by the very system they were simultaneously shaping and sustaining.REPLICATING PATTERNS OF PLANTATIONSOnce capitalism emerged in England through violent enclosure, its spread wasn't automatic. Understanding how it became global requires distinguishing between wealth extraction (which existed under many systems) and capitalist social relations (which require specific conditions).Spain conquered vast American territories, devastating indigenous populations through disease, warfare, and forced labor. Spanish extraction from mines in the 16th century — like Potosí in today's Bolivia — were worked by enslaved indigenous and African peoples under conditions that killed them in staggering numbers. Meanwhile, Portugal developed Atlantic island sugar plantations using enslaved African labor. This expansion of Portuguese agriculture on Atlantic islands like Madeira and São Tomé became a blueprint for plantation economies in the Americas, particularly Brazil. The brutally efficient system perfected there for sugar production — relying on the forced labor of enslaved Africans — was directly transplanted across the ocean, leading to a massive increase in the scale and violence of the transatlantic slave trade.Both empires generated massive wealth from these practices. If colonial plunder caused capitalism, Spain and Portugal should have industrialized first. Instead, they stagnated. The wealth flowed to feudal monarchies who spent it on palaces, armies, and wars, not productive reinvestment. Both societies remained fundamentally feudal.England, with virtually no empire during its initial capitalist transformation, developed differently because it had undergone a different structural violence — enclosure of common land that created landless workers, wage dependence, and market competition spiraling into self-reinforcing patterns.But once those capitalist social relations existed, they became patterns that spread through violent imposition. These patterns destroyed existing economic systems and murdered millions.English expansion first began close to home. Ireland and Scotland experienced forced enclosures as English landlords exported the template — seize land, displace people, create private regimes, and force the suffering to work for you. This internal colonialism served as testing ground for techniques later deployed around the world.When English capitalism encountered the Caribbean — lands where indigenous peoples had developed complex agricultural systems and trade networks — the Spanish conquest had already devastated these populations. English merchants and settlers completed the destruction, seizing lands indigenous peoples had managed for millennia while expanding the brutal, enslaved-based labor models pioneered by the Spanish and Portuguese for mining and sugar production.The plantations English capitalists built operated differently than earlier Portuguese and Spanish systems. English plantation owners were capitalists, not feudal lords. But this was also not simply individual choice or moral character. They were operating within and being shaped by an emerging system of capitalist social relations. Here too they faced competitive pressures to increase output, reduce costs, and compete with other plantation owners. The system's logic — accumulate to accumulate more — emerged from relational dynamics between competing capitalists. The individual identities as successful plantation owners was constituted through their position within the competitive networks in which they coexisted.New location, same story. Even here this systemic shaping doesn't absolve individual responsibility for the horrors they perpetrated. Enslaved people were still kidnapped, brutalized, and worked to death. Indigenous peoples were still murdered and their lands still stolen. But understanding how the system shaped what seemed necessary or moral to those positioned to benefit helps explain how such horror could be so widespread and normalized.This normalization created new spirals:This pattern then replicated across even more geographies — Jamaica, Barbados, eventually the American South — each iteration destroying existing ways of life. As anthropologist Sidney Mintz showed, this created the first truly global capitalist commodity chain.(4) Sugar produced by enslaved Africans and indigenous peoples — on their stolen land — sweetened the tea for those English emerging factory workers — themselves recently dispossessed through enclosure.At the same time, it's worth calling attention, as Historians Walter Rodney, Guyanese, and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Malawian, have point out, that African societies weren't passive.(5,6) Some kingdoms initially engaged strategically by trading captives from rival groups and acquiring weapons. These choices are often judged harshly, but they were made by people facing threats to their very existence. They were working with frameworks developed over centuries that suddenly confronted an unprecedented system of extractive violence. Historians Linda Heywood and John Thornton show that African economic strength and political organization meant Africans often “forced Europeans to deal with them on their own terms” for centuries, even as the terms of engagement became increasingly constrained.(7) This moral complexity matters. These were real choices with devastating consequences, made by people whose capacity to perceive alternatives was constrained by their eventual oppressors amidst escalating violence by Europeans.Native American scholars have documented similar patterns of constrained agency in indigenous contexts. Historian Ned Blackhawk, Western Shoshone, shows how Native nations across North America made strategic choices — like forming alliances, adapting governance structures, and engaging in trade — all while navigating impossible pressures from colonial expansion.(8) Historian Jean O'Brien, White Earth Ojibwe, demonstrates how New England indigenous communities persisted and adapted even as settler narratives and violence worked to wipe them out of existence.(9) They were forced to make choices about land, identity, and survival within systems designed to eliminate them. These weren't failures of resistance but strategic adaptations made by people whose frameworks for understanding and practicing sovereignty, kinship, and territorial rights were being violently overwritten and overtaken by colonial capitalism.Europeans increasingly controlled these systems through superior military technology making resistance futile. Only when late 19th century industrial weapons were widely wielded — machine guns, munitions, and mechanisms manufactured through capitalism's own machinations — could Europeans decisively overwhelm resistance and complete the colonial carving of Africa, the Americas, and beyond.LOCKING-IN LASTING LOOPSOnce patterns spread and stabilize, they become increasingly difficult to change. Not because they're natural, but because they're actively maintained by those who benefit.Capitalism's expansion created geographic hierarchies that persist today: core regions that accumulate wealth and peripheral regions that get extracted from. England industrialized first through wealth stolen from colonies and labor dispossessed through enclosure. This gave English manufacturers advantages. Namely, they could sell finished goods globally while importing cheap raw materials. Colonies were forced at gunpoint to specialize in export commodities, making them dependent on manufactured imports. That dependence made it harder to develop their own industries. Once the loop closed it became enforced — to this day through institutions like the IMF and World Bank.Sociologists Marion Fourcade and Kieran Healy show how these hierarchies get naturalized through moral categories that shape how people — including those benefiting from and those harmed by the system — come to understand themselves and others.(10) Core regions are portrayed as “developed,” “modern,” “efficient.” Peripheral regions are called “backward,” “corrupt,” “informal.” These aren't just ideological justifications imposed from above but categories that constitute people's identities. They shape how investors see opportunities, how policy makers perceive problems, and how individuals understand their own worth.Meanwhile, property rights established through colonial theft get treated as legitimate. They are backed by international law and written by representatives of colonial powers as Indigenous land claims continue to get dismissed as economically backward. This doesn't happen through conscious conspiracies. It's because the frameworks through which “economic rationality” itself is understood and practiced were constructed through and for capitalist social relations. People socialized into these frameworks genuinely perceive capitalist property relations as more efficient, more rational. Their (our?) very capacity to see alternatives is constrained by identities formed within the system in which they (we?) exist.These patterns persist because they're profitable for those with power and because people with power were shaped by the very system that gives them power. Each advantage reinforces others. It then gets defended, often by people who genuinely believe they're defending rationality and efficiency. They (we?) fail to fathom how their (our?) frameworks for understanding economy were forged through forceful and violent subjugation.INTERRUPTING INTENSIFICATIONViewing capitalism's complex geographies shows its evolution is not natural or even inevitable. It emerged, and continues to evolve, as a result of shifting relationships and feedbacks at multiple scales. Recognizing this eventuality creates space for imagining and building more ethical derivatives or alternatives.If capitalism emerged from particular violent interactions between people in specific places, then different interactions could produce different systems. If patterns locked in through feedback loops that benefit some at others' expense, then interrupting those loops becomes possible.Even within capitalist nations, alternative arrangements have persisted or been fought for. Nordic countries and Scotland maintain “Everyman's Right” or “Freedom to Roam” laws. These are legal traditions allowing public access to private land for recreation, foraging, and camping. These represent partial commons that survived enclosure or were restored through political struggle, showing that private property needn't mean total exclusion. Even in countries that participate in capitalist economies. In late 19th century America, Henry George became one of the nation's most widely read public intellectuals. More people attended his funeral than Abraham Lincoln's. He argued that land value increases resulting from community development should be captured through land value taxes rather than enriching individual owners. His ideas inspired single-tax colonies, urban reform movements, and influenced progressive era policies. Farmers organized cooperatives and mutual aid societies, pooling resources and labor outside pure market competition. Urban communities established settlement houses, cooperative housing, and neighborhood commons. These weren't marginal experiments, they were popular movements showing that even within capitalism's heartland, people continuously organized alternatives based on shared access, collective benefit, and relationships of reciprocity rather than pure commodity exchange.Or, consider these current examples operating at different scales and locations:Community land trusts in cities like Burlington, Vermont remove properties from speculative markets. These trusts separate ownership of the land from the buildings on it, allowing the nonprofit land trust to retain ownership of the land while selling homes at affordable prices with resale restrictions. While they're trying to break the feedback loop where rising prices displace residents, gentrification and displacement continue in surrounding market-rate housing. This shows how alternatives require scale and time to fully interrupt established feedback loops.Zapatista autonomous municipalities in Chiapas, Mexico governed 300,000 people through indigenous forms of collective decision-making, refusing both state control and capitalist markets — surviving decades of Mexican government counterinsurgency backed by US military support. In 2023, after three decades of autonomy, the Zapatistas restructured into thousands of hyperlocal governments, characterizing the shift as deepening rather than retreating from their fundamental rejection of capitalist control.Brazil's Landless Workers Movement has won land titles for 350,000 families through occupations of unused land. These are legally expropriated under Brazil's constitutional requirement that land fulfill a social function. Organizing 2,000 cooperative settlements across 7.5 million hectares, this movement has become Latin America's largest social movement and Brazil's leading producer of organic food. They're building schools, health clinics, and cooperative enterprises based on agroecology and direct democracy.(11) Still, titled arable farmland in Brazil is highly concentrated into a minuscule percent of the overall population. Meanwhile, capitalist state structures continue favoring agribusiness and large landowners despite the movement's successes with organic food production.Indigenous land back movements across North America demand return of stolen territories as restoration of indigenous governance systems organized around relationships to land and other beings rather than ownership. Through the InterTribal Buffalo Council, 82 tribes are restoring buffalo herds. The Blackfeet Nation is establishing a 30,000-acre buffalo reserve that reconnects fragmented prairie ecosystems and restores buffalo migrations crossing the US-Canada border, reclaiming transnational governance systems that predate colonial boundaries.These aren't isolated utopian fantasies, and they're not perfect, but they're functioning alternatives, each attempting to interrupt capitalism's spirals at different points and places. Still, they face enormous opposition because for some reason, existing powerful systems that claim to embrace competition don't seem to like it much.Let's face it, other complex and functional economic systems existed before capitalism destroyed them. Commons-based systems, gift economies, reciprocal obligations organized around kinship and place were sophisticated solutions to survival. And extractive and exploitive capitalism violently replaced them. Most of all them. There are still pockets around the world where other economic geographies persist — including informal economies, mutual aid networks, cooperative enterprises, and indigenous governance systems.I recognize I've clearly over simplified what is a much more layered and complex evolution, and existing alternatives aren't always favorable nor foolproof. But neither is capitalism. There is no denying the dominant forms of capitalism of today emerged in English fields through violent enclosure of shared space. It then spread through transformation of existing extraction systems into engines of competitive accumulation. And it locked in through feedback loops that benefit core regions while extracting from peripheral ones.But it also took hold in hearts and habits. It's shaping how we understand ourselves, what seems possible, and what feels “normal.” We've learned to see accumulation as virtue, competition as natural, individual success as earned and poverty as personal failure. The very category of the autonomous ‘individual' — separate, self-made, solely responsible for their own outcomes — is itself a capitalist construction that obscures how all achievement and hardship emerge from relational webs of collective conditions. This belief doesn't just justify inequality, it reproduces it by generating the anxiety and shame that compel people to rent even more of their time and labor to capitalism. Pausing, resting, healing, caring for others, or resisting continue exploitation marks them as haven chosen their own ruin — regardless of their circumstance or relative position within our collective webs. These aren't just ideologies imposed from above but the makings of identity itself for all of us socialized within capitalism. A financial analyst optimizing returns, a policy maker promoting market efficiency, an entrepreneur celebrating “self-made” innovation — these aren't necessarily cynical actors. They're often people whose very sense of self has been shaped by a system they feel compelled to reproduce. After all, the system rewards individualism — even when it's toxins poison the collective web — including the web of life.Besides, if capitalism persists only through the conscious choices of so-called evil people, then exposing their villainy should be sufficient. Right? The law is there to protect innocent people from evil-doers. Right? Not if it persists through feedback loops that shape the identities, perceptions, and moral frameworks of everyone within it — including or especially those who benefit most or have the most to lose. It seems change requires not just moral condemnation but transformation of the relationships and systems that constitute our very selves. After all, anyone participating is complicit at some level. And what choice is there? For a socio-economic political system that celebrates freedom of choice, it offers little.To challenge a form of capitalism that can create wealth and prosperity but also unhealthy precarity isn't just to oppose policies or demand redistribution, and it isn't simply to condemn those who benefit from it as moral failures. It's to recognize that the interactions between people and places that created this system through violence could create other systems through different choices. Making those different choices requires recognizing and reconstructing the very identities, relationships, and frameworks through which we understand ourselves and what's possible. Perhaps even revealing a different form of capitalism that cares.But it seems we'd need new patterns to be discussed and debated by the very people who keep these patterns going. We're talking about rebuilding economic geographies based on mutual respect, shared responsibility, and a deep connection to our communities. To each other. This rebuilding needs to go beyond just changing institutions, it has to change the very people those institutions have shaped.As fall deepens and we watch leaves and seeds spiral down, notice how each follows a path predetermined by its inherited form. Maple seeds spin like helicopters — their propeller wings evolved over millennia to slow descent and scatter offspring far from competition. Their form has been fashioned by evolutionary forces beyond any individual seed's control, shaped by gusts and gravity in environments filled with a mix of competition and cooperation — coopetition. Then reflect on this fundamental difference: Unlike seeds locked into their descent, we humans can collectively craft new conditions, consciously charting courses that climb, curl, cascade, or crash.ReferencesChibber, V., & Nashek, M. (Hosts). (2025, September 24). The origins of capitalism. [Audio podcast episode]. In Confronting Capitalism. Jacobin Radio.1. Thompson, E. P. (1971). The moral economy of the English crowd in the eighteenth century. Past & Present, 50(1), 76–136.2. Gudeman, S. (2016). Anthropology and economy. Cambridge University Press.3. Neeson, J. M. (1996). Commoners: Common right, enclosure and social change in England, 1700–1820. Cambridge University Press.4. Mintz, S. W. (1985). Sweetness and power: The place of sugar in modern history. Viking Penguin.5. Rodney, W. (1972). How Europe underdeveloped Africa. Bogle-L'Ouverture.6. Zeleza, P. T. (1997). A modern economic history of Africa: The nineteenth century (Vol. 1). East African Publishers.7. Heywood, L. M., & Thornton, J. K. (2007). Central Africans, Atlantic creoles, and the foundation of the Americas, 1585-1660. Cambridge University Press.8. Blackhawk, N. (2023). The rediscovery of America: Native peoples and the unmaking of US history. Yale University Press.9. OBrien, J. M. (2010). Firsting and lasting: Writing Indians out of existence in New England. U of Minnesota Press.10. Fourcade, M., & Healy, K. (2017). Seeing like a market. Socio-Economic Review, 15(1), 9–29.11. Carter, M. (Ed.). (2015). Challenging social inequality: The landless rural workers movement and agrarian reform in Brazil. Duke University Press. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io

Positive Outlook for US-Canada Trade and Middle East Peace Guest Name: Conrad Black Summary: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with President Trump to discuss economic and security issues, aiming to remove US tariffs. Trade discussions look positive following the Canadian election. Carney also specifically endorsed President Trump's proposed Middle East peace deal, which has major Arab and non-Arab Muslim powers supporting it, deeming it one of the greatest diplomatic achievements since World War II. 1884

From Texas, the US & Canada, Old School Country with a modern Twist !! weekly from France program Fred's Country 2025 w # 41: Part 1: - Kevin Fowler, Long Live Longnecks - S - 2025 - David Lewis, What I Couldn't See - Bartsool Sermons - 2025 - Jake Worthington, Two First Names - When I Wrote the Song - 2025 - Jenna Paulette, Steady - S - 2025 - Dean Brody, Little Yellow Blanket - Trail In Life - 2010 Part 2: - David Adam Byrnes, The Way a Day Off Works Around Here - S - 2025 - Thomas Rhett, Country For California - About A Woman (Deluxe) - 2025 - Della Rose, Wasting Mine - S - 2025 - Drake Milligan, Tumbleweed -S - 2025 Part 3: - David Lewis feat Randall King, Honky Tonk Heart - Bartsool Sermons - 2025 - Kylie Frey feat Randall King, Fort Worth - Half a Mind TBR 10/23 - 2025 - Flatland Cavalry, Midland After Midnight - Landman - Songs from and inspired by the Paramount + Original series (Volume 1) - 2025 - Dierks Bentley, I'm No Stranger To The Rain - The Sessions (Live) - 2025 - Ricky Nelson, Travellin' Man - Rick is 21 - 1961 Part 4: - Tanya Tucker, It's A Little Too Late - Can't Run From Yourself - 1994 - Jordan Oaks, Every Town in Texas - Every Town in Texas - 2025 - Caleb James, Cowboy Cool, Pt. 2 - S - 2025 - Dan Seals, Luke Bryan, Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) - S - 2025

From hurricanes to walk-off field goals, today's trends are more than headlines—they're algorithms making bets on what we'll click next. I'll start with the fact of what happened, then show the AI angle—models that rank, predict, and sometimes mislead. Let's get into it.NFL: Seahawks 23, Cardinals 20 — AP/ESPN recap; walk-off 52-yd FG. MLB: Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1 — Varsho grand slam; game stories & recap. MLB: Yankees 5, White Sox 3 — remain tied with Toronto. Weather: Humberto strengthening; latest NHC Public & Forecast Advisories. Labor: Canada Post strike (CUPW). Retail: Starbucks closures in US/Canada; restructuring coverage. Spain: Barcelona 3–1 Oviedo — Reuters/AP match reports. Obit: Voddie Baucham passes at 56 — ministry & press reports. Gaming: Ghost of Yōtei — Oct 2 PS5 launch (PlayStation store & blog).

From Texas, the US & Canada, Old School Country with a modern Twist !! weekly from France program Fred's Country 2025 w # 40: Part 1: - Tim McGraw, Welcome to The Club - Tim McGraw - 1993 - Bryce Leatherwood feat Walker Montgomery, In Lieu Of Flowers - Bryce Leatherwood - 2025 - Zach Top, Tightrope - Ain't In It For My Health - 2025 - William Beckmann,Whiskey Lies & Alibis - Whiskey Lies & Alibis - 2025 Part 2: - Billy Currington, One Thing I Ain't Been - King of the World TBR 10/24 - 2025 - Steven Wood, Bandy The Rodeo Clown - Classic Country Volume 2 - 2025 - Jake Worthington feat. Miranda Lambert, Hello Shitty Day - When I Wrote the Song - 2025 - Belles, Broken In Boots - Belles EP - 2025 Part 3: - Axel O, West Texas Wind - Texas Town - 2025 - Zach Top, South Of Sanity - Ain't In It For My Health - 2025 - Sam L. Smith, Good Night to be a Cowboy - S - 2025 - Jade Eagleson, Rodeo Queen - S - 2023 - Pam Tillis, When You Walk In The Room - Sweetheart's Dance - 1994 Part 4: - Tracy Lawrence, Somebody Paints The Wall - Sticks And Stones - 1991 - Tayla Lynn, Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'(With Lovin' On Your Mind) - Singin' Loretta - 2025 - Jenna Paulette, Steady - S - 2025 - Josh Ward, Walkin' In My Boots - Same Ol' Cowboy, Different Rodeo - 2025 - Kevin Sharp, Nobody Knows - Measure of a Man - 1996

In this episode of Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer, Evelyn Ackah, Evelyn speaks with Deborah Stern, a partner at Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg, about the rapidly changing world of US-Canada trade compliance. With her unique background as both a former US Customs official and current private practice attorney, Deborah brings over 18 years of expertise helping businesses navigate the complex intersection of tariffs, trade agreements and cross-border regulations.The conversation covers tariff classification fundamentals and how recent policy changes have created daily challenges for cross-border businesses. Deborah explains complex new requirements like steel content reporting and forced labour compliance, showing how modern trade extends far beyond simple customs forms. They explore how the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) intersects with current tariff policies, why setting up a US entity isn't a simple tariff solution, and the importance of supply chain transparency.Whether you're a Canadian business expanding into the United States market or curious about the intersection of immigration and international trade, this episode offers valuable insights for navigating today's cross-border business landscape.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently unveiled a new industrial policy -- Buy Canadian – as the Washington and Ottawa try to sort out their trade tensions. It's a protectionist move that mirrors the Trump administration's Buy American strategy and comes as President Donald Trump's tariffs have hit Canada's manufacturing sectors. POLITICO's Zi-Ann Lum breaks down why this policy is coming now and how it impacts energy, trade, and U.S.-Canada relations. Plus, the share of disposable income U.S. drivers are paying for gasoline this year will likely fall to a 20-year low, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.  Zi-Ann Lum covers Canadian federal politics and energy and environmental policy for POLITICO.  Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy.   Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.   Ben Lefebvre is the deputy energy editor at POLITICO.  Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.    For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch    And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy    Our theme music is by Pran Bandi.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this solo episode of the Ag Tribes Report, host Vance Crowe dives into pressing issues affecting the agricultural landscape in the US and Canada. Vance discusses the high production costs and low crop values impacting corn farmers, the closure of a Crown Royal bottling plant in Canada and its implications on US-Canada relations, and the controversial EPA decision to delist Iowa rivers from impaired status despite high nitrate levels. Vance also shares his thoughts on Bitcoin, the challenges of government intervention in agriculture, and the importance of understanding complex issues beyond surface-level knowledge.Vance also reflects on the Gell Mann amnesia effect and the Dunning Kruger effect, emphasizing the importance of genuine understanding over superficial knowledge. He teases upcoming debates and interviews, including a discussion with cattle rancher Jared McDaniel on Bitcoin. Throughout the episode, Vance encourages listeners to engage deeply with topics, challenge prevailing narratives, and seek out diverse perspectives to form well-rounded opinions.Legacy Interviews - A service that records individuals and couples telling their life stories so that future generations can know their family history. https://www.legacyinterviews.com/experienceRiver.com - Invest in Bitcoin with Confidence https://river.com/signup?r=OAB5SKTP

Today we're joined by Bitcoin expert Mr. M, who shares his bold prediction that $200K Bitcoin by 2026 is just the beginning. In this powerful conversation, he breaks down the key drivers behind Bitcoin's next massive move from institutional adoption and global market shifts to the deeper on-chain trends most people are missing. Find Mr. M on Twitter: https://x.com/MrMPodcast Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!

New Zealand mother Sarah Shaw has described her traumatic ordeal in United States immigration detention, where she and her son were held for three weeks after a visa mix up at the US-Canada border. She's finally made it back to her home state of Washington, but is required to wear an ankle monitor and still faces further court appearances. She said she's full of gratitude to the friend who relentlessly publicised her case and pressured US authorities. Kate Green reports.

The Brewers winning streak is over. Plus, Dolph returns from his hike along the US/Canada border.

In Today's Video, TOP Bitcoin EXPERT Jeff Park Sits Down With Brandon to Reveal Why a Bitcoin SHORT SQUEEZE is Here! Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!

For the first time in years, more Americans visited Canada than Canadians visited the U.S. in July! Guest: Amy Butcher - VP of Public Affairs, Tourism Industry Association of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing the CEO of Trezor, Matej Zak, to discuss the Bitcoin ETFs. You can reach out to Matej on Twitter here: https://x.com/matej_zak?lang=ar

Six days, two countries, multiple ferries, and one very stubborn e-bike brake magnet later, the Lake Ontario circumnavigation attempt has wrapped up in ways both expected and completely unforeseen. What started as an ambitious 540-mile loop around one of the Great Lakes became a masterclass in adventure adaptation, international border logistics, and the reality of shoulder season touring. On this episode, takeaways from a trip that delivered lessons extending far beyond the original route plan. Lake Ontario 2025 Takeaways 1. Plan for Ferry Contingencies Ferry schedules can be unreliable, especially early or late in the season. The US-Canada ferry that was supposed to be running for Memorial Day weekend simply wasn't operational, despite being a critical piece of the route. Always have backup plans for ferry-dependent routes and call ahead rather than assuming seasonal schedules are accurate. 2. E-bike Mechanical Knowledge is Essential This adventure nearly ended before it began due to a simple brake magnet issue that couldn't be initially diagnosed. If you're planning to tour with an e-bike, invest time in learning the electrical components and common failure points. Carry backup magnets, electrical tape, and basic electrical tools. 3. Weight Distribution Matters More on E-bikes The combination of heavy batteries, chargers, and touring gear created concerns about spoke and wheel integrity on a bike not designed for that load. Consider front panniers or other weight distribution solutions when carrying substantial battery backup systems for longer tours. 4. International Border Crossings Require Flexibility International bike touring adds layers of complexity that can derail plans. Without vehicle backup, a cyclist would have been stranded when the expected ferry crossing wasn't running. Research multiple crossing points and have contingency transportation options for international routes. 5. E-bikes Excel at "Twice the Speed, Half the Effort" Consistently maintaining 20+ mph with moderate effort effectively doubles your range compared to acoustic cycling. This opens up longer day rides and different touring philosophies - you can cover more ground in less time or take more time to explore without distance pressure. 6. Shoulder Season Has Trade-offs Riding in late May meant fewer crowds and cooler temperatures, but also meant many seasonal services weren't yet operational. Consider what matters more for your trip: solitude and cooler weather, or full service availability and guaranteed open businesses. 7. Battery Management is Both Psychological and Practical Having two batteries completely eliminated range anxiety and changed the entire riding approach. The faster-charging newer battery became primary, with the backup providing peace of mind. Invest in quality charging equipment and understand your system's charging capabilities and timing. 8. Vehicle-Supported Adventures Have Merit While purists might prefer self-supported touring, hybrid approaches can still deliver meaningful bike experiences while providing important safety nets. Sometimes adapting your adventure style is better than canceling entirely when plans go sideways. 9. Memorial or Meaningful Rides Can Evolve Despite not completing the original circumnavigation plan, the spiritual goal of honoring family through cycling around meaningful places was still achieved. The intention and connection to place often matters more than perfect execution of your original route. 10. Equipment Confidence Takes Time and Experience The relationship with the e-bike evolved from skeptical to confident over the course of the trip. Don't expect immediate comfort with new bike setups - allow for a learning curve and consider adventures like this as extended shakedown rides for future longer tours. Bonus Insight: Toronto Island proved to be an unexpected highlight, demonstrating that some of the best bike touring moments come from unplanned discoveries when you maintain flexibility to explore interesting detours.

On this episode of Heard Tell, host Andrew talks with Sabine Benoit, the Canadian Policy Associate at the Consumer Choice Center about the current state of affairs on both sides of the US-Canada border. Why tariffs are the overriding issue in relations, how Canadians really feel about their southern neighbors and President Donald Trump, and what's coming next. Plus, the CCC's airport index, how commerce and the economy of Canada is limiting both Canadians and Americans in travel and tourism, Canadian nationalism, Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry as interwebs characters of the day, online privacy policy, and more.All that and more on this episode of Heard Tell.--------------------Heard Tell SubStack Free to subscribe, comes right to your inboxhttps://heardtell.substack.com/Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.comPlease follow @HeardTellShow like the program, comment with your thoughts, and share with others.Support Heard Tell here: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/4b87f374-cace-44ea-960c-30f9bf37bcff/donationsAll that and more on this episode of Heard Tell.--------------------Heard Tell SubStack Free to subscribe, comes right to your inboxhttps://heardtell.substack.com/Questions, comments, concerns, ideas, or epistles? Email us HeardTellShow@gmail.comPlease follow @HeardTellShow like the program, comment with your thoughts, and share with others.Support Heard Tell here: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/4b87f374-cace-44ea-960c-30f9bf37bcff/donationsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today we're sitting down with Bitcoin investor Eric Semler, who has generated over 200 percent yield and made 111 million dollars in Bitcoin gains. We dive into the strategy behind what might be the greatest Bitcoin income product ever, and how it's helping scale Bitcoin holdings to half a billion dollars and beyond. Follow Eric on Twitter/X: https://x.com/SemlerEric Semler Scientific: https://x.com/SemlerSci Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!

On August 19, Danny is teaming up with Matt Risinger to show you how to take control of your calendar, focus on what matters and block distractions in a sea of never ending notifications. Click here to save your spot at this free web class: https://trybta.com/CE-PM-AU2025To download tools that will help you implement these four systems, click here: https://trybta.com/DL228 To learn more about Breakthrough Academy, click here: https://trybta.com/EP228 What do New Zealand electricians and North American roofers have in common?More than you'd think—especially when it comes to the biggest problems in the trades: finding skilled people, keeping margins healthy, and finally getting off the damn tools.Today, I'm joined by Tony Fraser-Jones, an entrepreneur, business coach and founder of The Profitable Tradie who's helped hundreds of contractors in Australia and New Zealand build profitable, self-managing companies.Tony and I have a ton in common. Similar backgrounds, similar career paths and similar missions in life.In this episode, we compare notes from opposite sides of the globe and unpack some plug-and-play systems you can implement this quarter—no matter what hemisphere you're in.Episode Highlights:Learn what the most common challenges are in Australia/New Zealand and in the US/Canada and how each region is tackling them differently.Walk through two practical playbooks you can start implementing this quarter from the founders of two highly successful contractor coaching businesses.Get a sneak peek into what Danny and Tony see coming in 2026 (in two different hemispheres).00:00-Intro01:56-Tony's story07:28-System 1: Skilled-Labour Shortage19:28-System 2: Financial Management35:30-System 3: Productivity & Owner Focus45:02-System 4: Sales and Marketing53:32-Lightning Round

Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.  Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Scripture: Hebrews 12 Top Headlines: 1) Trump Administration Issues New Guidelines for Federal Employees on Religious Expression 2) New Study Puts Value of Direct Cash Payments in Doubt 3) Will U.S.-Canada Reach Trade Agreement? Today's host was Michael Wear, Founder, President, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life.   Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife and check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tsfnetwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #religiousfreedom #TrumpAdmin #Canada #Trade #Tariffs #cashpayments #publicpolicy #poverty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of the month (ha), as we take listener questions!  Jason and Jane discuss why the Epstein scandal WILL genuinely hurt Trump with his conspiracy loving base, the complexities of the UK's independent nuclear deterrent, the multilateralism of any new Iran nuclear deal, the implications of blowback from Trump's conspiratorial scaremongering, and if the Russians have the ability to escalate the ongoing conflict in Ukraine or if they are ‘maxed out'.  Plus we handle eloquent verbiage from very verbose mega-orderers' questions: we revisit why neopopulists like Trump are thin skinned and can be hoist on the petards of the own rhetoric, cognitive biases affecting political decision-making, the role of psychology in diplomacy, the future of US-Canada relations and the tragic humanitarian crisis in Gaza. As Jane and Jason Order the Disorder, as always, they end emphasizing the need for innovative win-win solutions to these multifaceted challenges. As always pls write us at Disordershow@gmail.com and pls rate and review the pod giving us 5 stars... Thanks Producer: George McDonagh Subscribe to our Substack for exclusive question from Suzette about the Druze in Syria and the historic resonances of Israel's interventions on behalf of the Druze - https://natoandtheged.substack.com/ Disorder on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@DisorderShow  Show Notes Links: Jason on the Epstein Scandal and why it exposes Trump's hypocrisy to his own supporters in ways that his other nefarious actions do not: https://metro.co.uk/2025/07/24/donald-trumps-epstein-files-problem-wont-go-away-will-next-23741815/  Good background on the UK's independent nuclear deterrent - https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/uks-nuclear-deterrent-relies-us-support-there-are-no-other-easy-alternatives  Letter to the Prime Minister calls for the UK to recognise Palestinian statehood - https://una.org.uk/letter-prime-minister-calls-uk-recognise-palestinian-statehood-4  Listen to our episode with Marcel Dirsus: https://pod.link/1706818264/episode/bcd89a117331e217c82af1d018e28d9e  Get Marcel's book at https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/marcel-dirsus/how-tyrants-fall/9781399809481/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just 10% of a Bitcoin WILL be generational wealth says George Bodine, money expert. With over 10,000 hours looking into Bitcoin, including Bitcoin treasury companies and currency transitions. His stories and perspectives will shock and surprise you. Find George on twitter: https://x.com/Jethroe111Please Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!

(Jul 25, 2025) We hear from the North Country's public television stations about how they're responding to more than a billion dollars in federal funding cuts for public media; a spot on the St. Lawrence River near Cape Vincent has failed water quality tests twice this summer; 376,000 fewer vehicles crossed into the U.S. from the New York-Canadian border than this time last year; Jefferson County has received a grant to increase the growth of native plants and help restore natural ecosystems; and, Warren County is named after a lesser known founding father, and the county's historical society opens a new exhibit dedicated to Joseph Warren this weekend.

When a major nation state announces plans to buy 1M Bitcoin, the market won't have time. This is your urgent warning for the next massive price move.Follow Adam on X:https://x.com/adam3usCheck out Blockstream here:https://blockstream.comPlease Like, Share, and Subscribe to my channel!

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(Jul 15, 2025) Longstanding ties between North Country and Canadian communities have come under strain during the second Trump administration. A group of Americans and Canadians recently came together to talk about their role in preserving the relationship. Also: A mudslide has closed the popular Adirondack trail to Avalanche Lake.

Would you like access to our advanced agency training for FREE? https://www.agencymastery360.com/training Ever thought about niching down, then bailed because it sounded too painful? Or maybe you tried, but ditched it when things got awkward? Today's guest proves why sticking it out is worth the initial pain — not just to find your niche, but to find the perfect business partner too. Meet Daniel Moscovitch, founder of Flooring Pros Marketing, a digital marketing agency focused on helping established flooring businesses throughout the US & Canada cement their position as the best in their market. He started as a generalist - doing SEO for pretty much anyone with a website and a pulse. However, unsatisfied staying just another “me too” shop competing on price and freebies he doubled down on a single, very specific industry. If you're thinking “That sounds brutally hard…” you're right. And that's exactly why his story is worth paying attention to. In this episode, we'll discuss: Moving beyond simple SEO to offer comprehensive solutions. How clarity helped him find perfect alignment with his second business partner. Leveraging AI for strategic decision-making and process improvement.  Subscribe Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Sponsors and Resources E2M Solutions: Today's episode of the Smart Agency Masterclass is sponsored by E2M Solutions, a web design, and development agency that has provided white-label services for the past 10 years to agencies all over the world. Check out e2msolutions.com/smartagency and get 10% off for the first three months of service. Picking a Hard Niche is One Thing. Surviving It is Another. Daniel didn't just decide to niche down overnight. He did what most agency owners do: listened to advice on the matter, got inspired, and then slammed into reality. The first big obstacle he did not expect was letting go of “easy money” and legacy clients to go all-in on a focused market. He knew it was the right call but dropping old accounts and income streams wasn't fun. Next, it was building trust in a market that didn't trust marketers. Turns out, flooring companies aren't like your typical trades. They're often run more like retail stores than contractors. Multiple locations. Bigger payroll. Savvier buyers. And they've been burned by bad marketing agencies before. So just ranking them on page one of Google was not enough. Daniel learned fast that his new niche didn't just want leads they wanted the whole system: branding, follow-up, sales process, outreach, repeat business. In other words: the actual solution not just SEO. Because the real lesson here is about getting under the hood of your client's real pain points, not just selling your “service of the month.” Authority is Earned One Small Win at a Time If you're wondering why Daniel didn't quit (although he did consider it many times), it wasn't because niching was easy. He stuck with it because he saw the momentum stacking up: A podcast appearance got him in front of flooring pros. A trade show speaking gig landed him more eyes. He sponsored a Facebook group. He kept learning exactly what flooring clients actually needed and then built the solutions, piece by piece. One client turned into two. Then five. Then fifteen. Today Daniel's agency is firmly planted as the go-to marketer for flooring pros. He now has the authority, pricing power, and clarity he didn't have as a generalist. Key Takeaway: Don't Quit When it Gets Awkward Daniel didn't win because flooring was “easy money.” He won because he stuck with it long enough to know more about flooring marketing than any other agency out there. Most agency owners quit when it gets awkward - or flip niches too fast. Bottom line: the best niche isn't the easiest — it's the one you hang with long enough to become the undeniable authority. Clarity First, Everything Else Second When he started his SEO agency, Daniel was living in Tel Aviv, working at an SEO agency. Since not a lot of people knew about Search Engine Optimization there, it seemed like an opportunity to go on business on his own, which he did alongside another American friend who also wanted to start his own business. That partnership worked fine for the first couple of years, until it didn't. After Daniel moved back to the US, the relationship felt like playing Tug-of-War. They lived on different time zones, had competing interests and visions and the best call was for each to continue on their own path. It wasn't easy. Daniel has spent the last two years picking up the pieces and setting a new vision for his business. Who are we? Who should we not serve? What kind of agency do we actually want to be? That search for a new stage attracted a new partner — someone who brought the exact pieces Daniel needed, at a moment when he finally had the clarity that's so hard (and so damn profitable) to get right. Only after that did he attract a new partner - someone who brought missing business expertise and industry knowledge. That alignment supercharged sales and positioned them to charge more and work with better clients. AI as an Unexpected Business Therapist Daniel admits: he's a strategist, not a “numbers guy.” But instead of hiring an expensive consultant, he leaned heavily on AI tools like ChatGPT to interrogate his processes, nail down his goals, and even fix onboarding gaps that caused early-client headaches. Great owners use AI not to replace people, but to think better and move faster - especially when you can't see your own blind spots. Pro tip: Have AI interview you about your agency goals. It forces clarity you might avoid on your own. Rebuild Processes Before You Scale With ChatGPT as a voice he can bounce business ideas off of, Daniel has been working on developing clearer processes. While he used to shy away from these conversations, afraid to uncover huge flaws in the business, he now happily dives into deep strategy work to improve client communication and expectations. For instance, the first 100 days with a new client can feel like a ghost town and that can spook even the best-fit clients. Daniel's fix? Using AI and team workshops to tighten internal and external communication, so clients stay engaged while you work. This is crucial for avoiding churn and turning strategy into execution faster. There's No One-Size-Fits-All Path Daniel's advice for agency owners is to avoid comparing themselves to peers at all cost. Everyone is on their own path and success is better defined individually. Had he followed common advice, he would've never gotten into a second partnership, which has really helped the agency's growth. Furthermore, his growth was slower by choice, but deeper because he focused on getting the right clients and the right team before chasing pure revenue. As Jason says: “There's no silver bullet - only silver pieces you combine into your own version of success.” Do You Want to Transform Your Agency from a Liability to an Asset? Looking to dig deeper into your agency's potential? Check out our Agency Blueprint. Designed for agency owners like you, our Agency Blueprint helps you uncover growth opportunities, tackle obstacles, and craft a customized blueprint for your agency's success.

As our northern neighbors celebrate Canada Day, Donald Trump continues to disrespect our Canadian allies and the idea of democracy everywhere. Steve Schmidt looks at the US-Canada relationship and how Trump's regime has done everything to destroy it. Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES

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While businesses on both sides of the Atlantic are hoping that the UK-US trade deal - which comes into effect today - will provide a much needed boost, we look at whether Canada can get a breakthrough in talks with their North American neighbour in Washington. Sam Fenwick discusses how backlogs are piling up at major shipping ports across Europe as logistic companies struggle to deal with US president Donald Trump's unpredictable trade policies, while unusually low water levels on the Rhine make it even harder for barges to move goods through Germany and the Netherlands. And have you ever tried to scam a scammer? We find out how an AI bots creator in Australia is tackling the growth of fake calls and text messages. The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the BBC.

Over the past few days, Canada and the US stopped talking about trade, and started talking about trade again. Unusually, this was not a unilateral retreat by the US—Canada surrendered its digital services tax. Markets, quite rightly, are ignoring all of this. US President Trump cut taxes on US consumers of UK cars—from today the tax goes to 10%.

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Steven Rinella talks with chef Michael Hunter of Antler Kitchen Bar, Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: The current state of US-Canada relations; Michael’s new cookbook; fox hunting on horseback; lampreys on scrotums; being knowledgeable enough to know when something actually costs money vs. saves money; boned from the left and boned from the right; submit your pictures for our 2026 F*cked Up Old Trucks calendar; Clear Cut Jani; Crown Lands; fall vs. spring turkey; Steve's CWD+ burger; when wild hog ribs are actually too fatty; and more. Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.