Brendan Mapes
@brendanmapes.bsky.social
Recent BlueSky migrant
Former researcher (food systems, development, aid, climate)
Current PhD student (international relations, power dynamics, hegemony, systems)
Opinions my own, etc. etc.
Former researcher (food systems, development, aid, climate)
Current PhD student (international relations, power dynamics, hegemony, systems)
Opinions my own, etc. etc.
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Carney *literally* choosing between the two great powers on EV tariffs. If ever there was a symbol of how decarbonization policy and geopolitics are colliding, this is it.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Canada reaches tariff deal with China on electric vehicles, canola
In a break with the U.S., Ottawa will roll back tariffs on thousands of Chinese-made autos in exchange for major cuts to Beijing’s levies on agricultural products and seafood
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Carney *literally* choosing between the two great powers on EV tariffs. If ever there was a symbol of how decarbonization policy and geopolitics are colliding, this is it.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"...the latest USDA instructions represent a significant escalation, casting suspicion on all researchers from outside the U.S. and asking agency staff to vet the foreign nationals they collaborate with."
"...the latest USDA instructions represent a significant escalation, casting suspicion on all researchers from outside the U.S. and asking agency staff to vet the foreign nationals they collaborate with."
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"...the latest USDA instructions represent a significant escalation, casting suspicion on all researchers from outside the U.S. and asking agency staff to vet the foreign nationals they collaborate with."
"...the latest USDA instructions represent a significant escalation, casting suspicion on all researchers from outside the U.S. and asking agency staff to vet the foreign nationals they collaborate with."
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It’s been over three months since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, but Israel’s destruction of the strip still continues.
Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza, per a report from @nytimes.com.
Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza, per a report from @nytimes.com.
Two Months After Cease-Fire, Israel Is Still Demolishing Gaza
More than 2,500 buildings have been destroyed since the start of the cease-fire, according to a New York Times analysis. Israel says it is demilitarizing Gaza.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
It’s been over three months since a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, but Israel’s destruction of the strip still continues.
Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza, per a report from @nytimes.com.
Since the beginning of the ceasefire, Israel has demolished more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza, per a report from @nytimes.com.