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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 8d

Our City Needs More Housing

Montreal needs more housing. It seems many North American cities do. It is also true that we need affordable housing. Affordable and accessible. Here is a plan…

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Our City Needs More Housing

Our City Needs More Housing Montreal needs more housing. It seems many North American cities do. It is also true that we need affordable housing. Affordable and accessible. That means it needs to b…

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

American Gulag www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

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Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments truthout.org/articles/rep...

Republicans Pushed Hundreds of Bills This Year to Curtail Local Governments

As Trump wages war on US cities, GOP-led states have swiftly passed an array of laws threatening their autonomy.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo wants to change the Vatican’s murky finances theweek.com/religion/pop...

Pope Leo wants to change the Vatican’s murky finances

Leo has been working to change some decisions made by his predecessor

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

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“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Fascism and Lies!

A fascist regime is characterized by authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and the suppression of individual freedoms in favor of state control…

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 1d

President Trump was just caught on a hot mic talking with the president of Indonesia.

He may have been talking about his business interests in the country–which would be exactly the kind of conflict of interest we’ve been warning about for years. 🧵

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets truthout.org/articles/ita...

Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets

The next day, one million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

From AI to #TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US truthout.org/articles/fro...

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From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US

One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”…

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations apnews.com/article/paki...

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Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire apnews.com/article/gaza...

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After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Israel and Hamas have taken a significant step in the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza war by releasing hostages and prisoners.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Trump urges leaders to put 'old feuds' aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East apnews.com/article/trum...

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Trump urges leaders to put 'old feuds' aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East

President Donald Trump is calling for a new era of harmony in the Middle East. Trump spoke Monday during a global summit in Egypt on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after ...

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Never mind America’s real economy. Its deal economy is booming

Donald Trump has unleashed an M&A bonanza

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Never mind America’s real economy. Its deal economy is booming

Donald Trump has unleashed an M&A bonanza

www.economist.com

Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @motherjones.com

Israeli media's distorted view of the war in Gaza

While global news showed a humanitarian disaster, most outlets in Israel remained silent.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 1d

Native Survival Depends on Protecting Both Tribal and US Citizenship Rights truthout.org/articles/nat...

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Native Survival Depends on Protecting Both Tribal and US Citizenship Rights

Trump’s attacks on Native sovereignty and citizenship are a deliberate effort to undermine the rights of tribal nations.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 2d

Cash Flow is King – Part 2:

1. Plan
2. Pre pay – yes,
3. Sources of funding
4. Monitor
5. GIGO – CICO
6. Penny wise and pound wiser
7. Interest free leverage – Buffet’s way

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#BE #Montreal #BusinessAnalysis #LinoMatteo #CashFlow #Growth

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 3d

Being WOKE: Gratitude

This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. It is a good time to show appreciation and gratitude for what we have…

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#SundayThought #Books #WOKE #Montreal #LinoMatteo #BusinessEnglish #Thanksgiving #Gratitude

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 4d

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Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 4d

Giving Thanks

It is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. It is a good time to show gratitude for all that we have. It is also a good time to share. Turkeys are typically great for sharing…

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#Montreal #BE #LinoMatteo #FoodieFriday #Turkey #Thanksgiving

Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 4d

The Library Book: Thoughts

Do you like libraries? If you are like many of us, you probably do. The thrill of the search, the joy of a good book, the smiles of kindred spirits – all that and more is available at your local library.

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#BookReview #BE

Lino's Version @linosversion.bsky.social · 4d

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

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