🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Explosions in Ma'rib, PLC-controlled western Yemen. Ansarallah ballistic missile strike.

🇸🇦❌🇾🇪 — The Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen’s Houthis (Ansarallah) of acquiring advanced weapons with assistance from unnamed "regional parties," urging the international community to prevent armed groups from obtaining sophisticated military technology.

The coalition says the Houthis have become the first such group to possess a combination of ballistic missiles, attack and suicide drones, and explosive-laden sea drones.

🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — The Saudi-led coalition reported that Houthi (Ansarallah) forces have carried out 20 attacks against King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh since October 1, killing 17 people and injuring more than 330.

Across all Saudi airports, the coalition reported 19 deaths and 364 injuries from Houthi attacks.

🚢 🇺🇸 📍 Faytuks Network on X: We have mapped attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea which have grown more common and have shifted further west since July. Yesterday the first attack occurred on a vessel within a NATO member's territorial sea. Today WINE TRADER was struck, also within the 12NM zone.

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🗳 🇺🇸 📊 U.S. voters rank government corruption as top concern, above inflation and healthcare — Fox News poll

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🇾🇪⚔️🇸🇦📝 The defeat of the geopolitical West in Yemen will reconfigure West Asia no less than the US-Israeli defeat in the Iran war.

‘So the Saudi-Houthi war, while it is certainly endogenous to Saudi-Houthi relations, is also a proxy war between the two global coalitions. It is in part a contest between the war-making techniques and weapons at the disposal of the two sides. The outcome of this struggle will therefore have important consequences for the global balance of power. The side that prevails will emerge with much greater military prestige.’

‘We can therefore state with high confidence that the Saudis will eventually be forced to sue for peace and offer substantial concessions to the Houthis, up to and including recognizing them as the legitimate government of Yemen. This will be the second strategic defeat for the geopolitical West and a victory for the global insurgency against it.’

📝 Ryan Grim: Once the West recognizes that cheap drones and ballistic missiles — plus AI lowering the barrier of entry for their development — means that total victory and subjugation of smaller countries is no longer possible without unacceptably high costs, the result longterm *should* be a world at much more peace, where diplomacy actually matters as a means to keeping that peace

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📝 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 Fortress Laurentia: Is Canada East the Future? | Fortissax

What if Canada lost its Western provinces—whether by U.S. annexation or secession?

What if Toronto was a free city-state?

If B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba joined the U.S.,or were annexed tomorrow what remains of Canada would be:

⚜️ Quebec
🍁 Ontario (minus Toronto)
☘️ Avalon (NB, NS, PEI, NL)

Toronto is already a world apart from the rest of Canada. It’s a city where:

▪️ 57% of the population is foreign

▪️ European-origin Canadians are a minority

▪️ Liberal-globalist politics dominate

By excluding Toronto, Laurentia would retain a strong Anglo-French identity, making up the territory of the four original provinces features on the very first Canadian Red Ensign.

Demographics of the new state (~15.5M people):

▪️ ~90% Ethnic Canadian

▪️ ~55-60% French Canadian (Quebec + Acadians)

▪️ ~35-40% Anglo-Canadian (Ontario + Avalon)

Economically, Laurentia would be viable with a GDP of ~$1T CAD—comparable to Sweden or the Netherlands.

It’s key industries would be:

⚡️ Quebec’s hydroelectricity & industry

🏭 Ontario’s agriculture, manufacturing & finance

🌊 Avalon’s fisheries, shipping & offshore oil

Laurentia would inherit ~45% of Canada’s economy, with a GDP of ~$1T CAD and federal revenue of ~$205B-$230B. With a smaller government and no equalization payments to the West, its budget would be leaner, more efficient, and focused on national interests.

With ~45% of Canada’s economy, Laurentia would take on ~$500B-$550B of national debt—resulting in a manageable ~50-55% debt-to-GDP ratio. Strong exports from hydro, manufacturing, and shipping would keep finances stable without Western subsidies.

With a GDP of ~$1T CAD, it would be:

▪️ Richer per capita than today’s Canada

▪️ More industrialized than most of Europe

▪️ Energy-independent, with massive hydro & offshore oil reserves

This would be a self-sufficient nation.

Without Alberta’s oil but with Quebec’s hydro and Atlantic offshore reserves, Laurentia would be energy-independent and export-driven. With a balanced budget, key trade routes, and a streamlined government, it would be economically stronger than post-national Canada.

Laurentia would keep all key trade routes. The St. Lawrence Seaway secures Atlantic access, while the Quebec-Windsor corridor keeps manufacturing tied to U.S. markets. With Montreal as a hub and ports in Halifax & Newfoundland, trade with Europe & the U.S. stays strong.

Laurentia could finally build high-speed rail along the Quebec-Windsor corridor, linking Montreal, Ottawa, and Laurentian Ontario. With Toronto gone, funding wouldn’t be drained by the GTA, and a smaller, denser population would make HSR viable for business & travel.

Politically, Quebec would dominate this new Canada—but not entirely.
The country could be structured as:

⚜️Quebec – The economic & cultural heart

☘️Avalon – A unified Maritime province

🍁Laurentian Ontario – Traditional Ontario, excluding Toronto.

Montreal would be the natural capital of Laurentia—bilingual, historic, and economically vital. As the new political and financial hub, it would balance Quebec and Anglo-Canada, replacing Ottawa as the seat of power while solidifying the nation’s Anglo-French identity.

Unlike Toronto or Western Canada, Laurentia would remain culturally, ethnically and historically rooted. Immigration would be low, assimilation would be mandatory, and Anglo-French cooperation would be essential.

Foreign policy would shift. Laurentia could:

▪️ Strengthen ties with Europe

▪️ Maintain trade with the U.S. but avoid dependency.

▪️ Take a neutral stance—much less Americanized, but still Western-aligned.

A North Atlantic power, retaining most of its capabilities.

Could it survive?
Absolutely. An ethnically, culturally homogenous, bilingual nation with strong industry & trade links could thrive. It would be:

▪️ More stable than today’s Canada

▪️ More cohesive without Toronto & Western demographics

▪️ A true successor to old Canada

The result: Laurentia, centered around Canadas’ historic core but without post-national disaster.

https://fortissax.substack.com/p/fortress-laurentia

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