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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί
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I go ding when there's stuff: Work at UOIT + Freelance writer on STEM, politics, music, film+tv. ex PBS & CBC, fan of science & reason, but also folklore, mythology, and stories. Neurospicy. I also do this https://bsky.app/profile/can4eu.bsky.social
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· Mar 6
Instead of the "51st State" how about the 28th member state?
Why Canada Should Apply for Full European Union Membership
As the global political landscape shifts, seemingly by the hour, the European Union could offer Canada long term security and prosperity…
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 3d
Sort of except pitch 2 should have been a strike.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 6d
CRA, it's time to end the Canada to Israel charity pipeline
On Thursday October 16, CBC’s The Fifth Estate released "Funding the Occupation.” In the documentary, they travelled to the West Bank and spoke with several Palestinian families and communities who ar...
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
That’s probably good. We wouldn’t want that war and it’s unlikely that it would change anything anyway
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
Trump pulls back from UN agencies & the WTO & the WHO - China immediately increases it's support for them. Trump cuts foreign aid, China increases foreign aid - sometimes taking over the exact same projects. There are 100 little examples of him weakening the US & giving gifts to China.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
He is. Latin America, Asia, and Africa, especially. People keep calling Trump a Russian asset, but the reality is that he's mainly working for China. Probably a trade - China props up Russia in Ukraine, Trump helps China. Because he's basically handing global leadership over to China without a fight
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
Oh and as far as our allies go - the Europeans are dealing heavily with the Chinese. China is investing heavily in Europe and the UK, and trade between Europe and China is growing rapidly.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
I think the western perception of China is skewed by racism, old stereotypes and the Cold War. They are generally no more dishonest or scheming than any other country, it just makes more headlines when China does something. They haven't even been actively involved in a war since Vietnam.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
We can. You just have to understand that a) China is in it for China (but everyone else is in it for themselves too and b) Sorta like the Genie thing. China will always honour its agreements to the letter. You just have to make sure you read the agreement very, very carefully.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
Even if they block them in the US it would be easier to ship Chinese cars to Mexico, most of Latin America and Western Europe from Canada than from China.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
It might be more realistic than we think. Apparently the Chinese talked to Trump about building plants in the US but Trump said no (probably because of Musk) and Trump is so unpredictable that China has cooled on the idea - but it's expensive to ship cars from China.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
We need to talk to China, not only to remove the tariffs on their EVs but also to see if they'd like to build them in Ontario. They are better than American cars and cost less than American fossil fuel vehicles. The CEO of Ford drives a Chinese EV. insideevs.com/news/764318/...
β€˜The Most Humbling Thing I’ve Ever Seen’: Ford CEO On China’s Car Industry
Ford CEO Jim Farley said Chinese cars have
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 8d
"By 2030, generative AI could require the power of 44 nuclear reactors."
How Much Energy Does It Take to Power Billions of AI Queries?
All generative AI queries could hit 329 billion per day by 2030. See the big picture on AI's energy use, and how it's reshaping our world.
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Ben Torkington @bentorkington.bsky.social Β· 9d
Jobs said the Mac is a "bicycle for the mind". That vision of the Mac is now buried deeper than he is, but I suppose Linux is something akin to being a cyclist.

Everybody knows you're getting there in half the time they are, and for free, but they'll be fucked if they're ever trying it.
bentorkington.bsky.social Ben Torkington @bentorkington.bsky.social Β· 9d
I am not going to tell you to use Linux, but what I am going to tell is you is it is *very* satisfying being your computer's boss and not the other way around.
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nordacious @nordacious.bsky.social Β· 17d
This didn’t start 2 years ago.
The world has watched decades of dispossession, occupation, and genocide - in silence, in complicity.
End the genocide.
Freedom and justice for Palestine.
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A textured protest poster with bold, hand-cut lettering lists: β€œ77 years since the Nakba, 58 years of occupation, 18 years of blockade, 2 years of genocidal escalation.” Behind the text is a brown silhouette of Palestine. Below, a large pink watermelon slice fills the lower half of the poster, its black seeds forming the word β€œResist.” A white dove carrying an olive branch flies across the watermelon.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 9d
I'd like to see the US ditch Trump, but if Gavin Newsom is the best they can manage, then why bother?
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The Hearse Whisperer @babadooknukem.bsky.social Β· 16d
I'm a single issue voter and my single issue is "do you want to feed my friends into a wood chipper", if your bitch ass can't manage a weak little "no" then get the fuck out of my face!!!!
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Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 11d
I'm struck more and more by how much the Trump administration is handing global leadership to China. He is yeilding leadership in intl dev/aid to China, alienating allies who turn to China and doing damage to the US gov, economy & society that will take generations to fix, while China races ahead.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 11d
Private companies, NGOs and foreign governments are going to scoop up these people like it's Black Friday, and they are the last TV in stock at Walmart
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 13d
Yes , they should be scrapped. They were stupid to begin with. China can build cars better than Teslas that cost less than Toyotas. The only reason for the tariffs was fear of competition. Maybe we can even get them to build EVs in Ontario but at the least Canadians can get affordable EVs.
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 15d
I wonder how long it will be before some governor calls out his national guard to protect citizens from another state's national guard - sent by Trump?
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Being Jamie Lee @beingjamielee.bsky.social Β· 15d
I thought we voted for a more environmentally responsible Canada and a movement away from fossil fuels, did I miss something?
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As Canada blows way past its international GHG commitments, Carney offers up a massive new pipeline for the tar sands to Trump.
This is the - Let's not fight, we can burn the planet together approach to international relations.
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Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social Β· 15d
Dogshit police work means a serial rapist walks.

Where is the justice for the countless survivors of this monster?
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A judge has stayed all charges in the Winnipeg sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter #Nygard, finding his Charter right to a fair trial was breached by police failing to retain records related to allegations stemming from the 1990s. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge stays charges against Peter Nygard in Winnipeg sexual assault case | CBC News
A judge has stayed all charges in the Winnipeg sexual assault case against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, finding his right to a fair trial was violated by police failing to retain records rela...
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 16d
I just wrote a letter: Tell the CRA to Stop Funding Israel’s Illegal Occupation Through UIAC’s Tax-Subsidized Funds. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell the CRA to Stop Funding Israel’s Illegal Occupation Through UIAC’s Tax-Subsidized Funds
The United Israel Appeal of Canada, Ltd. (UIAC) is a Canadian registered charity that states its purpose is to β€œβ€œconduct social welfare programs in Canada and Israel.” These programs include β€œresettle...
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Justin Beach πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @justinbeach.ca Β· 16d
Newsom is an opportunistic used car salesman. Not everyone who doesn’t like Trump is a good person. The US gets zero respect points if they replace Trump with a toothpaste commercial.
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scott daGHOSTino @scottdagostino.ca Β· 16d
Democrats insisting that Gavin Newsom is their only hope need to start looking elsewhere because NO. This guy is pure slime and no one who truly cares about human rights will vote for him. There are others like Pritzker, better people in every way, so support *them*
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Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85
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