Pluralistic: Disenshittification Nation (29 Jan 2026)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's speech from Davos a few days ago. In which he echoes and endorses the Carney Doctrine. While saying that we shouldn’t give up on NATO and the transatlantic partnership.

👍🏻

34-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/live/wHDjizQauF4

Edit: updated to include link with the post speech Q&A.
#Politics #CarneyDoctrine

LIVE: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Delivers Special Address at World Economic Forum | AC1E

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In the immediate term, I am most happy with Mexico's reaction to Carney's speech. We need to be much closer to them. It matters that we are on each side of the bully.

We've had a poor relationship in the past compared to that of the USA. Time for our friendship to get much closer.

Edit: Oh! Our GG was there this week!
“A very interesting woman” President Sheinbaum says.

#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Canada #Mexico #CUSMA #Carney #DavosSpeech #CarneyDoctrine
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mexico-reaction-carney-davos-speech-9.7055585

Carney's Davos speech strikes a chord in Mexico | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, resonated in Mexico, a country which, much like Canada, has also been forced to grapple with the mercurial temperament of its much larger and powerful U.S. neighbour

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