The civic commons has devolved due to capture by a powerful few leading to over heated rhetoric (don't push my buttons). Trying to learn from and share informative posts. Renovating my very old house in Hampton, NB. Books. Music. Art.
The World’s Countries by Income Group as ranked by The World Bank. Slightly interesting. #cdnpoli #canada www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/mapped-wh...
Mapped: How the World’s Countries Rank by Income LevelSee how 218 economies rank by income in the World Bank's FY27 update, including six newly upgraded countries and shifting global trends.www.visualcapitalist.comAmbassador Chas Freeman, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia rationally discusses ongoing changes in the middle east and globally. Worth a listen. #cdnpoli #canada glenndiesen.substack.com/p/chas-freem...
Chas Freeman: Middle East in Transition & a New World OrderAmbassador Freeman was a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centred post-Cold War European ...glenndiesen.substack.comShopify CEO Tobias Ltke thinks seniors that have worked and contributed to Canada their entire lives don't deserve to vote. I've used Shopify at the request of national businesses - and it is a convoluted piece of shite. #cdnpoli #canada money.ca/news/tobias-...
Shopify CEO Tobias Ltke calls income-based voting a 'good system' — but the math shows many Canadians earn far less than you'd thinkLtke's income-based voting idea sparked backlash — here's what the numbers reveal about Canadians' earningsmoney.caRepost from 11 months ago… … more relevent then ever.
Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦Food too expensive? It’s time for public grocery stores By @nolore.bsky.social “... being able to offer people fresh food with profit cut out of the equation could make a big difference.” #cdnpoli #canada #loblaws #sobeys #pattison shorturl.at/n0BHf
Opinion of why the NDP lost so badly in the last federal election and a path of how to regain votes. #cdnpoli #canada perspectivesjournal.ca/ground-game-...
The Ground Game Is Not Enough, The NDP Needs Courage | Perspectives JournalWithout a sufficient air game (and more importantly, its delivery of a campaign offer), it is difficult to see how a continued overreliance on the ground game will lead to electoral success.perspectivesjournal.caOrwell on AI The author of 1984 predicted that literature would be written by machines. But he was wrong about why. #booksky hegemon.substack.com/p/orwell-on-ai
Orwell on AIThe author of 1984 predicted that literature would be written by machines. But he was wrong about why.hegemon.substack.comThe US Is Eyeing a New War On Nicaragua. Nicaragua did not abolish elections, as western headlines claimed. Daniel Ortega's speech identified a sovereign measure barring foreign-funded parties from running in Nicaragua's elections. Remember the Iran-Contra affair? #sandinista shorturl.at/DzAoh
Ben Norton: The US Is Manufacturing Consent For New War On Nicaragua | GEH W/ Radhika DesaiYouTube video by Radhika Desai - Geopolitical Economistwww.youtube.comRetired U.S. Colonel Douglas Macgregor and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense says Trump and the U.S. goal is the survival of their political, economic and military hegemony... Interesting show. #boycottusa #cdnpoli #canada glenndiesen.substack.com/p/douglas-ma...
Douglas Macgregor: Iran Became the Graveyard of the U.S. Empire & IsraelDouglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran, and former senior advisor to the U.S.glenndiesen.substack.comPermits issued for Alberta coal mine expansion without regulatory hearing or federal impact assessment. #corruption #graft #DanielleSmith #MarkCarney #ClimateDisaster www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Plans for sprawling coal mine expansion forge ahead in Alberta despite opposition | CBC NewsA sprawling expansion of a massive thermal coal mine near Hinton, Alta., has been approved by Alberta’s provincial regulator, clearing the way for the operator to extend the life of the project well i...www.cbc.caTrump and the U.S. want to control global oil / shipping for their hegemony, to both coerce 'allies' & attack perceived 'enemies'. If the US chooses a military option don't expect help from NATO. Some Northern nations may help... #boycottusa #maga #cdnpoli #canada #NATO shorturl.at/8MfLP
Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves officePresident has claimed the US needs to acquire Greenland for national security purposes — a move that European allies see as a threat to the Arctic island’s sovereigntywww.independent.co.ukChorus: "Cause the president of the United States of America is a f*ckin' pedophile." Wowza. #Iran #winning 🔥🔥🔥 #USA #losing 💩💩💩
Pierre PolyesterIran's latest.
M.K. Bhadrakumar, who served as diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service for 30 years writes: The Caspian Becomes a New Front. How the Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Converging. Very unsettling developments. www.savageminds.co/p/the-caspia...
The Caspian Becomes a New FrontHow the Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Convergingwww.savageminds.coThe Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. Ottawa could stop it - but won't because it supplies U.S. military manufacturing which we are increasingly investing in. #cdnpoli #canada #sovereignty #elbowsdown #boycottusa www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
ANALYSIS | The Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. But Ottawa can stop it | CBC NewsThe Trump administration has purchased a stake in two Canadian critical mineral companies, a move experts say is unusual, and which raises questions about whether Ottawa should block the deals in the ...www.cbc.caRemember when Trump pressured Panama to oust Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison operations from the canal? Now China is hitting back. Very interesting confluence of geopolitics and global business. www.wsj.com/business/log...
Panama Infuriated China. Now It’s Paying the Price.Beijing is pressuring the Central American country with measures that have disrupted its vital shipping industry, thwarting its ambitions to become a global logistics hub.www.wsj.comMore U.S. military integration. General Dynamics is a U.S. defence contractor. Canadians also need to understand that these are not 'dumb' vehicles, but have U.S. integrated smart systems in place. #cdnpoli #canada www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa to spend almost $2B over 4 years to buy 190 Canadian-made armoured vehicles | CBC NewsCanada will spend almost $2 billion over four years on 190 armoured combat support vehicles that will be built by London, Ont.-based General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney an...www.cbc.caYes, many Canadians are upset at the U.S. threat against our sovereignty which is not just a MAGA issue. We are also concerned with Carney's NATO pledge to increase military spending to 5% of GDP - AND spending much of that with the U.S. military, eg: Golden Dome, F-35s, etc. #cdnpoli #canada
Charlie AngusThe "let's quit NATO" faction have their day. I didn't have much time for them when they mobbed the microphones at NDP conventions. I have less time for these squabbles now as Canada faces an unprecedented threat to our sovereignty. My focus remains on rallying Canadians against the MAGA threat.
Carney has been slowly adding additional F-35 jets to our order from the U.S. Learn why the Gripen would have been a far better investment. #cdnpoli #canada #military #neoliberalism #boycottusa
Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦Indepth analysis of the Saab Gripen E and why it is far better suited for Canada than the the semi-stealth, 6x higher cost, high failure rate, unreliable partner F-35 jets. #cdnpoli #canada #military canadiandefencereview.com/saab-gripen-...