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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 4h

A Game of Birds and Wolves, the story of the ingenious young women who beat the German U boats. Also described in a YT series here: youtu.be/KxTb-bVG1RY?...

Operation Raspberry: How The Allies Turned German U-Boat Tactics Against Them

YouTube video by War Stories

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 18h

Japan doesn't outright ban Chinese vehicles yet survives just fine with a strong domestic market such that Chinese vehicles can't win there. There are lessons to be learned and we need to be open to them. Retool reengage. #japan #canada

random smaller car design used in Japan, from Google Maps

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Grüne Stadt Dübendorf @grueneduebi.bsky.social · 1d

Der #F35 ist ein teurer Flop - und das war ein Desaster mit Ansage. Wenn wir einen funktionierenden Flieger haben möchten, kaufen wir den #Rafale 🇫🇷 oder den #Gripen 🇸🇪

Balthasar Glättli @bglaettli.bsky.social · 1d

Deutscher Artikel bei @watson.ch zu diesem Original-Beitrag zum #F35 ☝️☝️

www.watson.ch/internationa...

Ehemaliger US-Kommandant erhebt happige Vorwürfe: «Das Projekt F-35 ist gescheitert»

Die Schweiz will F-35-Kampfjets von der US-Regierung kaufen. Nun erhebt ein Ex-Marine jedoch happige Vorwürfe: Der Jet sei nicht so modern, wie er sein sollte.

www.watson.ch

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Thanksgiving Canada 🍁 I am so thankful to live here in beautiful #NovaScotia
I love this country 🍂🥮

What's open, what's closed in the #Halifax area for #Thanksgiving 2025

Many businesses will be closed Monday, transit will run on holiday schedule

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

What's open, what's closed in the Halifax area for Thanksgiving 2025 | CBC News

Many businesses will be closed Monday and transit will run on a holiday schedule.

www.cbc.ca

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 1d

Our collective national boycott predates the Canadian FTA across provinces, so we can definitely makes this 100%. I'll try to find and support more neighbouring products and I hope you will to. Cheers

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 18h

I think Algoma is expected to reduce their emissions by 70% so although lower the scale that Algoma can produce would still make it cost competitive. It's a new frontier to push in that direction

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 18h

Japan doesn't outright ban Chinese vehicles yet survives just fine with a strong domestic market such that Chinese vehicles can't win there. There are lessons to be learned and we need to be open to them. Retool reengage. #japan #canada

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 18h

Yes 2026 EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) comes into full effect, requiring importers of carbon-intensive products, including steel, to pay a carbon tax based on the emissions embedded in their imports. Canadian companies moving to electric arc welding ahead of all the rest

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 18h

Well, Japan has funny little cube cars/trucks like Daihatsu, but an Edmonton winterized one would be up to the imagination. Could save a lot of materials without USA sized vehicles. Worth a shot. We're in a tough spot about to lose thousands of jobs either way good time to retool, no rush to open up

random smaller scaled car in Japan from Google Maps

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 21h

real second level thinking though would be to transition to make e-bikes and e-cargo bikes, as those are the real game changers in terms of environment, boosting mobility, and eliminating traffic all at once. Nationalize bikelanes, raffle off 400K e-bikes a year at $1 B / yr and we solve much

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 21h

real second level thinking though would be to transition to make e-bikes and e-cargo bikes, as those are the real game changers in terms of environment, boosting mobility, and eliminating traffic all at once. Nationalize bikelanes, raffle off 400K e-bikes a year at $1 B / yr and we solve much

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 22h

Cdn enterprise would crumble on cheap imports. Cdn cars? Otherwise sector has to immediately transition to drones planes ships and someone has to have the vision to do that today. Only drones capable of being thousands a day (truck payload sized) for domestic and border protection plus int'l sales

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 1d

Some nice new mapping/charting of multiplex uptake from the Star. I liked the second one that looked at the ratio of new builds to renos. About 3/4s of multiplexes approved since the Multiplex Study By-law was passed have been renos.
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 1d

how about we sue them into oblivion instead for lying and stealing copyright?

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 1d

The Cdn embassy in Tokyo is epic in scope. Such grandness + materials + size in a compact city. Bungalowish bldns for staff. A real moment: Japan’s 80s boom but also a Cdn bigness vs cheapness. An internationalism too. Bring it back. It’s our only way around the USA. Pics from Oct 2023 walking by.

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Kendall 🇨🇦 Elbows up Canada @kendall58.bsky.social · 1d

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

This petition is for all Canadians that agree the misinformation and false statements need to stop hold them accountable for their actions. 33000 people have signed however that is shocking this needs to go viral!

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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 1d

The political right has chosen blatant lying as a political strategy.

"..constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore.
A people that can no
longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong...With such a people, you can do whatever you want."

-Hannah Arendt, (Oct, 1906 - Dec, 1975)
German historian and philosopher

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 1d

Our collective national boycott predates the Canadian FTA across provinces, so we can definitely makes this 100%. I'll try to find and support more neighbouring products and I hope you will to. Cheers

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

American spirit exports to #Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States CEO urges 'lasting return to tariff-free trade'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

www.cbc.ca

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 1d

I prefer Canadian and International replacements. It is the USA that is not needed. Begone. Turns out we live in abundance.

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 1d

we can go all the way to 100%

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FloofMcGoof @floofmcgoof.bsky.social · 2d

🎶🎶 Tis the Season for spooky shit. 😉

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Walter 🇨🇦 (ウォールター) @walterverse.bsky.social · 1d

May the Magical Paint protect us from multi tonne vehicles. (we need real metal bollards)

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 3d

By me this week - the happiest thing I've got to report of late, with a glorious trip over the summer to Montreal

"Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport."

www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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debf56.bsky.social @debf56.bsky.social · 10d

So thankful to live in beautiful, beautiful Canada!

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