Happy election day, Iceland. You are very welcome in the EU if you choose to join.

Sad that Dolly Parton has passed away. A country singer with her heart in the right place. Thank you for your many songs, which will undoubtedly live on.

Here were some of the unreasonable demands the US made to reach a trade agreement with Canada. I completely understand why Canada said no. Now American consumers will have to pay for higher tariffs on goods.

What made Canada reject a trade deal with Trump? According to Mark Carney, the US demanded, among other things, restrictions on which other countries Canada could enter into trade agreements with, and they also interfered with Canada's protection of the French language and culture.

The US national debt has exploded and interest rates are sky-high. In fact, the US now spends more on paying interest than on defense. It certainly doesn't look like Trump has managed to get the US economy under control.

Canada refused to finalize the trade agreement with the US because the US introduced unreasonable terms at the last minute, says Mark Carney. As a result, the trade war between Canada and the US is now flaring up again.

Do the U.S. know what they are doing? U.S. debt crosses $40 trillion. It increased $11.6 trillion during Trumps two-year term and $8.4 trillion during Bidens four-year term
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-debt-crosses-40-trillion-threshold-after-doubling-under-trump-biden-2026-08-19/

For the first time in many years, Americans now prefer the Democrats over the Republicans to handle the economy. Trump's approval rating also continues to fall. The midterm elections are going to be interesting.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrats-lead-republicans-economy-trump-approval-falls-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-08-03/

Why is there constant talk these years about whether territories belong to countries? First whether Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and now whether Ceuta is part of Spain. Stop it – Ceuta is part of Spain, and an attack by migrants does not change that.

So who could have an interest in dividing the EU with an invasion of immigrants?Putin? Trump? Netanyahu? Morocco? Others?