The Shakeup: hiring a PI to fight trolls, phone call anxiety + is Albo down bad?
And Trump stood up Albo this week in Canada. Now, the PM is considering going to Europe to try to catch him again. Is it okay to chase someone after they let you down?
Plus is calling someone out of the blue... actually rude? Are we all sending courtesy texts before a phonecall?
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