Lowman Philip Minsky II
@juandefuca.bsky.social
"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it."
~Voltaire
Gimme a crisis, I will trade you a swan.
~Voltaire
Gimme a crisis, I will trade you a swan.
Pinned
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i am sure @mark-carney.bsky.social would be interested in this...
time lapse install of mass timber (CLT) rowhouses by van de klok in NL
8 days from slab to finish. 👀
youtu.be/5MtaWfeMQEw
8 days from slab to finish. 👀
youtu.be/5MtaWfeMQEw
Timelapse houten (CLT) woningen Vijverhof, Berg en Dal
YouTube video by Van de Klok
youtu.be
May 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
i am sure @mark-carney.bsky.social would be interested in this...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Governor Poilievre" is in the cards if he wins the Canadian elections. I don't think that is what Canadians will vote for...
WELKER: Does the US still want to make Canada the 51st state?
MARCO RUBIO: I think the president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state
MARCO RUBIO: I think the president has stated repeatedly he thinks Canada would be better off as a state
April 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Governor Poilievre" is in the cards if he wins the Canadian elections. I don't think that is what Canadians will vote for...
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I’m loving Chinese manufacturers airing luxury brand’s dirty laundry on TikTok.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]
April 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m loving Chinese manufacturers airing luxury brand’s dirty laundry on TikTok.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjRMTmyP/ ]
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Trump’s tariff mess raises the danger of a US default | Lloyd Green
Trump’s tariff mess raises the danger of a US default | Lloyd Green
The US could breach the debt ceiling even sooner than predicted without action from Republicans
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump’s tariff mess raises the danger of a US default | Lloyd Green
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
We saw it in November 2024... No different in April 2025. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social take note...
We saw it in November 2024... No different in April 2025. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social take note...
How young men are changing what conservatism looks like in Canada | CBC News
During Canada’s last federal election, roughly equal numbers of young men and women voted Conservative. Since then, young people have gone in opposite directions: young women identify increasingly as ...
www.cbc.ca
April 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
We saw it in November 2024... No different in April 2025. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social take note...
We saw it in November 2024... No different in April 2025. @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social take note...
accurate
April 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
accurate
when crime syndicates lead countries....
April 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
when crime syndicates lead countries....
Some challenges are far more important than others....
Insurers are the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insurers are the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Some challenges are far more important than others....
Insurers are the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Insurers are the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Canada getting in the LNG business…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
First LNG carrier arrives in Kitimat, B.C., as $40B liquefied natural gas plant prepares to start | CBC News
LNG Canada is the "largest single private sector investment" in Canadian history, according to the federal government.
www.cbc.ca
April 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Canada getting in the LNG business…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here is my best guidance for action, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons more than eight years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
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That's what I expect from a statesman and a leader, not 3 words slogans.
The video:
March 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
That's what I expect from a statesman and a leader, not 3 words slogans.
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Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
www.politico.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
haha "winter and construction" seasons ... not just in Toronto !
March 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
haha "winter and construction" seasons ... not just in Toronto !
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YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work
March 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
YouTube’s play button doing the lord’s work
@mrglobaltoo.bsky.social is this noise or game changer?
The trade war threatens to decouple the world’s top LNG buyer and seller.
China hasn’t imported LNG from the US for 40 days, the longest gap in almost two years. #EconSky
China hasn’t imported LNG from the US for 40 days, the longest gap in almost two years. #EconSky
March 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
@mrglobaltoo.bsky.social is this noise or game changer?
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This is not about pardons! This is much bigger. Please share!
@mcuban.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/bM2Xhldq19E?...
@mcuban.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/bM2Xhldq19E?...
This Isn’t about pardons. This is much BIGGER!
YouTube video by Mr Global
youtu.be
March 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This is not about pardons! This is much bigger. Please share!
@mcuban.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/bM2Xhldq19E?...
@mcuban.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social
youtu.be/bM2Xhldq19E?...
this is of crucial importance. Forget the Trump onshoring jobs noise... and follow the money. They hate the US investment prospects.
March 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
this is of crucial importance. Forget the Trump onshoring jobs noise... and follow the money. They hate the US investment prospects.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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Trump calls for imprisoning his opponents in bellicose speech at Justice Department
He labeled his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
He labeled his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
Trump calls for imprisoning his opponents in bellicose speech at Justice Department
He labeled his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged.”
www.politico.com
March 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump calls for imprisoning his opponents in bellicose speech at Justice Department
He labeled his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
He labeled his courtroom opponents “scum,” judges “corrupt” and the prosecutors who investigated him “deranged.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
