Posted originally on the CTH on August 27, 2026 | sundance
President Trump holds a press availability in the oval office for a signing ceremony changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. Additionally, President Trump answered questions about the U.S relationship with the Canadian government.
Listen to the presser and you fully understand President Trump’s position on U.S-Canadian trade and the trilateral NAFTA/USMCA agreement. Trump noted he is now finishing the North American trade and economic policy that he began in his first term. There is not a single moment of hesitation in his responses. WATCH:
President Trump also fielded questions about the Ukraine war and the status of relationship with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin. President Trump succinctly said, “he’s not going to attack NATO.”
TO: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior FROM: Director, U.S. Geological Survey RE: Lake America rename
Sir,
As of 4:30 pm today the U.S. Geological Survey has officially designated the former Lake Ontario to be renamed as Lake America in all official USGS electronic documents.
The change will begin occurring in printed documents over the next several days.
This change has also been made official in the Geographic Names Information System.
Should you have any further questions please contact me for clarification.
Thank you Ned
Dr. Ned Mamula Director, U.S. Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior
We’re on it, Mr. President!
The places and waters that border our nation and support our economy should reflect the greatness of the United States.@USGS maps our country for the world to see, and we are PROUD to implement your Executive Order to rename LAKE AMERICA. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/b1vSbklB4E
Posted originally on the CTH on August 27, 2026 | sundance |
As we have all learned in the past week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney manufactured an oppositional narrative to the U.S-Canada trade deal in order to say no. Today, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick gave specifics about the last-minute Canadian demands that blew up the trade agreement.
Secretary Lutnick has a long-standing relationship with Prime Minister Mark Carney and during the negotiations he talked at length to both Canada’s primary trade negotiator, Dominick LeBlanc as well as Prime Minister Carney. Lutnick notes the issues Carney claimed were too much for Canada to agree to were entirely manufactured at the last minute in order to say no.
At no point was the French language ever mentioned in the trade discussions. At no time was the trade sector that involves U.S. tariffs against heavy-duty trucks and semi tractor trailers ever mentioned, until Friday at 4:00pm when Carney brought up that issue. The agreement was outlined and agreed by all parties prior to Friday; Howard Lutnick speaking twice to Prime Minister Carney personally. There was no issue until the last minute when Canada chose to make issues.
As Lutnick notes, this is all political on the Canadian side. Prime Minister Carney needed domestic political leverage to manipulate his constituents. This is worth watching:
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The full presser is below that covers other topics including the Kennedy Center. In the longer video the Canada issue comes up at 18:38.
Posted originally on the CTH on August 27, 2026 | Sundance
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suspended all international visa reviews and interviews with applicants until all of the consulate staff undergo training on the appropriate review process. The intent is to proactively identify visa applicants who are seeking temporary visas with the intent of claiming asylum status or similar permanent migration.
Each consular staff agent and officer is being tasked with scrutinizing applications to ensure the applicant does not become a “public charge” after entry.
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has directed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to postpone immigrant visa interviews while consular officers complete training on new public-charge guidance, temporarily stalling applications that have reached the interview stage.
The State Department told diplomatic posts to reschedule immigrant visa interviews until consular officers complete the training on how to evaluate whether an applicant is likely to become a public charge.
A public-charge determination can make an immigrant visa applicant inadmissible under federal immigration law if officials determine the person is likely to become dependent on certain forms of public assistance after arriving in the U.S.
“In early August, we launched a global training initiative at all of our embassies and consulates worldwide. To accommodate this in-depth training, appointments for visa services will be adjusted,” a State Department official said in a statement.
[…] The administration said Monday that it was preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are seeking asylum in the U.S., a move that would represent the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history. (read more)
The move comes on the heels of U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee in Manhattan, striking down a prior State Dept ban on visas from 75 countries. However, the judge’s decision does not invalidate visa denials overall, based on independent grounds of ineligibility. As a consequence, Secretary Rubio is ordering worldwide embassy and consulate retraining to enhance scrutiny of all visa applications carefully.
Posted originally on the CTH on August 26, 2026 | Sundance |
Western media are reporting that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow, Russia, to warn his Russian counterpart Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), about striking back against Baltic states. {CITATION} However, that’s only half of the story.
Director Ratcliffe wasn’t simply telling Naryshkin not to hit back; he was telling Naryshkin that European NATO provocations against the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad (between Poland and Lithuania) were not ‘fully’ sanctioned by the United States. {CITATION Aug 18}
EU NATO members have been conducting provocative military operations and psychological warfare via NATO exercises all around Kaliningrad. They have been getting more aggressive with each series of maneuvers. The Trump administration (DoW) recently removed the head of U.S-NATO operations over this background strategy. What the western media will not tell us is that Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commander of the Army’s V Corps, was removed from command over this planned operation {citation Aug 7}.
Apparently, European NATO is increasingly trying to provoke expanded conflict with Russia, while President Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe attempt to tamp down the problems being created. This is all connected to the expanded drone activity recently reported in media (Germany – Leipzig airport and Romania citations}, which looks increasingly like covert Ukraine intelligence operations. There are some reports that western intelligence linked Russia to the Leipzig airport drone, so perhaps Director Ratcliffe also carried that intelligence message.
The bottom line is there’s a lot of sketchy ‘fog of war’ stuff happening, and U.S. intelligence has a responsibility to the Trump administration to try and contain any significant issues involving escalation. Hence, Ratcliffe’s message saying we are not trying to provoke you, so don’t put us in a situation where we end up defending NATO because you retaliate against all of this activity happening outside Ukraine’s borders.
Ukraine intelligence operations blew up the Nordstream pipeline {CITATION}, then dumped it in the lap of Joe Biden and walked away. That hot mess ended up with weeks of the U.S. having to fabricate some alternative narrative that Russia bombed their own pipeline. Ukraine intelligence services also carried out the bombing in Monaco {CITATION} then killed the Ukraine Intelligence asset to cover their tracks. Ukraine intelligence also carried out the bombing in central Moscow {CITATION – Balzi Rossi}.
So, who or what is essentially Ukraine Intelligence?
That’s likely British intelligence (MI6), who have been conducting these covert operations using Ukrainian figures. The same British intelligence that has now sanctioned Storm Shadow missiles for Ukraine to build {CITATION}. Again, more provocation and more urgent need for U.S. officials to try and avoid expanded conflict. Who is the MI6 partner agency, that’s the CIA; that’s where Director John Ratcliffe comes in.
All of this is very alarming to say the least. Europe is essentially doing everything they can to provoke Russia into a retaliatory posture, while the USA is telling Russia not to retaliate. This is how wars get expanded. However, Russia doesn’t pretend not to know things.
Simultaneous to this, Ratcliffe likely also discussed Iran and Syria from an intelligence and strategic U.S. policy position.
The day before Ratcliffe flew to Moscow, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained that President Trump had launched several emissary missions around “Operation Economic Outcast”{CITATION}, obviously talks with Russia about the vulnerabilities of sanctioning targeting were a part of that strategic conversation.
In the hours after Ratcliffe departed Moscow, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced: “Today, I authorized the formal rescission of Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST), following the conclusion of the mandatory 45-day Congressional notification period. I have also delisted Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). These actions represent another historic step by President Trump to give the Syrian people a path to prosperity.” {CITATION} Russia is a stakeholder in the outcome within Syria.
Yes, John Ratcliffe outlined how Russia should not attack NATO allies; how the U.S. would appreciate support in staying out of Iran, and how President Trump is trying to resolve overall Mideast peace vis-a-vis Syria and beyond.
That’s a more fulsome outline of the key areas of message relayed by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to SVR Head Sergey Naryshkin.
Or put another way, what President Trump calls “semi-routine,” but he acknowledged it was about bringing the war to a close. “I hate to disappoint people. We would like to see the war with Ukraine end,” he said. {CITATION}
Semi-related: Within the Ukraine friction points CTH has previously noted we should pay close attention to both Moldova and Romania. We should now add Finland to that list. I am told that Finland is currently on alert for covert Ukraine “intelligence” operations using Finland as a launch region for increased drone attacks toward the St Petersburg region.
Saint Petersburg, Russia, is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world’s northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic Baltic port, it is governed as a federal city. Russian President Vladimir Putin is from there.
NATO is now on its third day of massive air operations over Kaliningrad — and as if that weren’t enough, they’ve pulled the whole package northward and even down over Moldova. It’s starting to look like someone testing every button on a mixer just to see what happens.
No joke; the President of Finland believes that the path to resolving the Ukrainian conflict lies through the Western destruction of Wildberries pickup points…🤡
"And I think today we are in a much better position than before. I believe there are three things we need to do to… pic.twitter.com/21P3o3d82T
🟥 Finland is directly integrating Ukrainian battlefield data into its defense industrial base, with President Alexander Stubb emphasizing that Kyiv possesses unprecedented expertise in modern high-intensity warfare.
❗️This morning, a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft, the S102B Korpen GIV-SP, was conducting surveillance over the Murmansk region and the entire border between Finland and Russia. pic.twitter.com/KFMimYg47E
Posted originally on the CTH on August 26, 2026 | Sundance
This is a must watch interview. Most Americans have no idea that Canadian media is controlled by the Canadian government; it’s what they call “cultural protection” where the rules and regulations of permissible speech are controlled by govt regulators and media are subsidized by govt. The overall objective is to control information and censor viewpoints that might be averse to the interests of the Canadian govt. That’s why most Canadians have no concept of granular details on policy matters; they just don’t get the information.
In this interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is discussing the trade conflict and breakdown with Canada’s version of Baghdad Bob, Rosemary Barton. I’m a little surprised the CBC would even entertain the discussion. However, as noted in the past few days there is increasing skepticism amid Canadians about who and what actually blew up the trade talks. Canadians are starting to show signs of suspicion; enter Ms. Barton on behalf of the Canadian government to try and control things.
USTR Jamieson Greer answers the questions in a most unfortunate manner; meaning, he told the truth. Greer outlined exactly why he suspects the trade talks broke down, and it has nothing to do with economics or trade, it’s all politics on the Canadian side. As Greer noted, there was no change to the trade agreement between President Trump and Prime Minister Carney’s lengthy phone call on Tuesday, and the Canadian decision to walk away on Friday. Greer was being very diplomatic, but Barton started getting the vapors. WATCH:
Greer noted the Carney administration had requested “Fortress North America” a synergetic alignment of U.S-Canada trade principles. Canada wanted a united North American continent against the world on trade. Therefore, this talk of Canada being upset about joint collaboration and agreement on trade agreements with third countries, a point brought up by Carney in the walk-away just doesn’t make sense.
If you want a united trade policy for North America, then each nation in North America must hold the same baseline on terms and conditions with other nations. That was the discussion. Those were the agreed principles; until all of a sudden Canada accused the U.S. of dictating terms.
Greer also swatted away the “French language” controversy, saying it wasn’t an issue for the USA at all. Greer speaks French and no one cares about Canadians speaking French. That issue has nothing to do with trade at all. As to embedded programming in U.S. streaming services that allow Canadians to find their favorite television shows in French, Greer said the free market makes those decisions. If it is important the market will respond to Canadian requests to search their devices using French.
On the subject of tariffs against Autos versus semi-trucks, Greer noted these are two entirely different categories within the trade agreement. The U.S. was willing to eliminate tariffs against Canadian autos, SUVs and light trucks, but Semi Trucks is another sector altogether. It was Canada who put restrictions and quotas on the import of American autos, we did not limit Canadian exports.
Overall, this is likely the first time any Canadian has the opportunity to see the other side of the discussion. Jamieson Greer did a great job outlining the situation and as to the memes or statements from President Trump, “that’s politics.”
Greer noted that political stuff is “not his lane,” he is focused only on the business of a trade agreement, the rest is politics. However, by citing that example, Greer ended up emphasizing how, from the Canadian perspective, everything passes through the “political” prism.
As to next steps, Greer noted the Canadian government has ‘shut down’ all avenues of conversation. So, we’re done – as is their choice. The tariffs remain, and if Canada again retaliates, the U.S. will respond accordingly.
Ms. Barton was left in a very befuddled and verklempt state.
Posted originally on the CTH on August 26, 2026 | Sundance |
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Barbara Boyd does a solid job connecting the recent U.S-Canada trade friction to the globalist plans of Mark Carney in alignment with the European Union. The goal is to create and maintain broad opposition to the geopolitical reset underway as an outcome of President Trump’s larger and nationalistic economic agenda.
This is worth the watch as many of the background happenings are interconnected, yet few people are putting it all together. Barbara Boyd argues that the most dangerous escalation is the proxy war with Russia, highlighting Russia’s warning that direct British involvement in strikes on Russian territory could make Britain a combatant.
She says the UK has long driven the ¹Ukraine conflict and that Trump has sought peace while Britain and Europe resist, relying on war production amid failing economies. The episode focuses on Canada’s Mark Carney as a key spokesman for a permanent-warfare economic strategy, detailing his global financial roles and Canada’s creation of a Defense Security and Resilience Bank to fund defense mobilization without citizen involvement.
Boyd also describes Carney’s actions against the U.S., including trade disputes, deeper EU alignment, and Arctic defense plans. She claims a coordinated “chaos” and “psychological warfare” campaign targets U.S. voters ahead of the midterms. WATCH:
¹There is little doubt European NATO countries, led by the U.K, France and Germany, are stimulating and supporting increased direct military conflict against Russia. We are beginning to see not-so-covert events happening in/around border nations with Russia -carried out by Ukraine- that continue to raise the stakes.
Moldova, Romania and now Finland are starting to become increasingly visible as launch regions for Ukraine drone attacks into Russia. Meanwhile the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad (between Lithuania and Poland) is surrounded by provocative NATO military activity. Keep watching.
The special election in South Carolina to fill the seat of Senator Lindsey Graham is today. The polls close at 7:00pm ET in South Carolina and for President Trump there is a significant stake.
The opposition media are hoping that Ralph Norman defeats President Trump endorsed candidate Darline Graham so they
can write articles about how Trump has lost his political strength and now suffers election embarrassment. President Trump not only endorsed Darline Graham, but he also held a rally for her last Friday and instructed his SuperPAC to fund her campaign heavily
No one is sure how this special election is going to turn out. What I find interesting is the lack of publicly displayed and discussed polling over the past week. That doesn’t mean polls were not conducted, it only means conducted polls were never made public. This one will be super interesting to watch unfold this evening.
Should Darline Graham win she retains the entire staff of her deceased brother, Lindsey Graham, who have been guiding her as an interim appointed senator. The South Caroline old guard GOP also has a stake in this race as the professionally Republican political class are not very supportive of President Trump and the MAGA coalition.
Consider this an open discussion thread for anything that relates to the special election and South Carolina politics. There is also primary voting in Georgia and Oklahoma. We will pin this thread to the top of the page until the final results are complete.
Posted originally on the CTH on August 25, 2026 | Sundance |
Hopefully CTH readers have followed this story close enough to be able to predict where it ends. The White House has released an official and scathing press release outlining the lengthy and long-term issues with Canada and trade disputes.
WHITE HOUSE – Canada has been ripping off the United States for decades — and President Donald J. Trump is done letting them get away with it. Last week, the U.S. offered Canada the most preferential market access of any country on Earth, with deep cuts on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, and more. Instead of partnership, Canada chose unreasonable demands, walk-backs, and flat-out rejection.
The record of Canadian abuse is clear and deliberate:
FACT: Canada is joined only by the People’s Republic of China in choosing retaliation over negotiation. Their continued discriminatory treatment of U.S. commerce has burdened American workers, farmers, and businesses.
FACT: Canada alone imposed discriminatory 25% tariffs and company-specific quotas on U.S. motor vehicles — measures applied to no other country. As a result, U.S. vehicle exports to Canada crashed 22% over the last year.
FACT: Canada banned American wine, beer, and spirits in nearly every province and territory — while other countries have faced no such restrictions. As a result, U.S. alcohol exports to Canada collapsed 81% in a single year.
FACT: Canada has extracted a persistent average annual goods trade deficit of roughly $50 billion from the U.S. over the last decade — while refusing reciprocal access.
FACT: Canada targeted American aerospace manufacturer Gulfstream for years. They effectively prohibited the sale of its G500, G600, G700, and G800 models while shielding its own competitor — until President Trump intervened.
FACT: Without the United States, Canada could not survive. Canada sends roughly three-quarters of all its goods exports to America — and the U.S. market is where Canada gets the overwhelming majority of its money and economic oxygen.
FACT: Canada’s failed trade policies are driving its own manufacturers south. A recent survey found 42% of Canadian manufacturers have already moved or are planning to move production to the U.S.
FACT: Canada is doubling down on tariffs targeting American workers. Canada just announced an additional $27.6 billion in tariffs on American businesses — including a 50% tariff on American steel and aluminum, a 25% tariff on American fish, and a 25% tariff on American tools.
FACT: The U.S. economy is approximately 13 times larger than the Canadian economy and home to over eight times as many people. The United States has the clear leverage.
President Trump said it best: “Canada is easily the most difficult and unreasonable. They feel entitled, but they are not a State and will be entitled no longer!” Canadian leadership chose retaliation over partnership — and America is no longer willing to carry them.
“Dolly Rebecca Parton (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.
Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).”
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