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Ben Holt πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@beanjammin

(he/him) An accidental activist. I kept waiting and waiting for someone to do something. Oh no what if everyone's waiting for me?!? Mostly climate, politics and geeky stuff. I learn by making mistakes and always seem to be learning something new.

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Very cool. Is that meshtastic, reticulum, or something entirely different? I've only been reading on such things, I've yet to actually play with one.

10.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And the Velodrome d’Hiver. The conditions were disgusting and many people threw themselves from the balcony rather than go on staying there or going to Auschwitz, etc.

10.03.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Money would be the far less troubling answer.

10.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Up to 16 Liberals considering support for NDP's arms-control legislation | CBC News When the NDP's arms-control bill that seeks to end largely permit-free Canadian military exports to the U.S. is put to a vote on Wednesday, it could garner the support of more than a dozen Liberal MPs...

The question has to be, why only 16? What's wrong with the rest of you? Bibi got your tongue? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

10.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Indigenous chiefs go to Alberta legislature, pressure province to nip separatism push EDMONTON – More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta’s legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith’s government to st...

EDMONTON – More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta’s legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith’s government to stomp out the push for the province to quit Canada. www.brandonsun.com/local/2026/0...

10.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, those aren't Crappy Tire winter rims.

10.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And... the snow tires are back on the car.

10.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Your point being?

10.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Harper had two horses in the race, one wore camouflage.

10.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mark Carney making headlines for… showing up to work for once.

10.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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CPAC: NDP MP Jenny Kwan Discusses Arms Loopholes Bill

Why does 50% of Canada’s military exports have zero case-by-case oversight?

My Bill #C233 ensures transparency and accountability for ALL military exports, aligning us with our international obligations.

The vote is tomorrow. It's time to act. πŸŽ₯πŸ‘‡ #HumanRights

www.jennykwanndp.ca/cpac_ndp_mp_...

10.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Netanyahu greets Modi with a hug as India's PM arrives in Israel
Netanyahu greets Modi with a hug as India's PM arrives in Israel YouTube video by Associated Press

Modi, two days earlier. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eml...

10.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, you got one of the rare moral compass equipped Liberal MPs!

10.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That hit the mark. 🎯

10.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How's supporting the mad king's war in Iran going for you, Mark?

It was clearly the immoral thing to do, but hey, at least you earned the unending respect of the school bomber himself.

10.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 5204 πŸ” 1782 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 76

I remember being told it was backwards and ridiculous to worship nature instead of Jesus. Wow was that wrong.

10.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Imperfect victims and who gets defended
Imperfect victims and who gets defended YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore

Are Canadian press freedom organizations really what they claim, or are they like the Anti-Defamation League, all sound and fury until actual Nazi's show up? #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaKI...

10.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI on Surveillance and Autonomous Killings: You’re Going to Have to Trust Us OpenAI says Americans shouldn’t worry about the ethics of its new Pentagon contract. You’ll have to take their word for it (and Pete Hegseth’s).

Is there another company less deserving of our trust? theintercept.com/2026/03/08/o...

10.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Care about #ClimateSmart cities, #Urbanism and all things #CityBuilding? Follow one of the worlds smartest Urbanists, your fellow Canadian @brenttoderian.bsky.social AND his new collab @urbantruth.bsky.social. It’s time we told (and SHARED) the Truth about how to build cities RIGHT #yyc #yyccc

10.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Freshly fallen snow in a newly opened daffodil.

Freshly fallen snow in a newly opened daffodil.

I'm feeling a lot less smug about changing the car tires last week.

10.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Eby and Carney both diverged substantially from their previously held public positions once elected, very much to fossil fuel and resource extraction interests' benefit.

Imagine, the former BCCLA head rebranded and expanded the disgraced C-IRG province wide.

10.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fossil fuels, logging and Carney's old employer: meet the Canadian companies backing election denialists Sixteen of Canada's largest corporations donated to the political campaigns of US politicians who supported Trump's false claim the 2020 election was "stolen" by voting against certifying the results,...

The companies whose PACs donated to election deniers include natural gas giants Fortis and Enbridge; the Canadian National Railway Corporation (CN), the Bank of Montreal (BMO), forestry and paper giant Domtar and Brookfield, the Canadian investment firm.

10.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Americans need to stop going to work.

10.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If only renewables could concentrate wealth like fossil fuels do.

10.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely nothing.

10.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is spending $1 billion a day waging war on Iran. Meanwhile...

Trump's sons are investing in a drone company that could soon receive Pentagon contracts.

And of course Trump's Big Oil donors stand to gain windfall profits as the price of oil skyrockets.

War is a racket.

10.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 2034 πŸ” 790 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 43

Putin's war financing just got a whole lot easier.

10.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed! It was a dammed if you do, damned if you don't situation. I am looking forward to the panel.

10.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Technical Collaborators: Canada's Tech-Facilitated Complicity with ICE and Beyond Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Location: Zoom (Virtual) - Link to be shared prior to event Registration is required....

I'm on a panel today at 4pm EST - uwindsor-law.libcal.com/event/4000495 As I'm collecting my thoughts on all this I'm finding it wild how quickly Indigenous resistence movements get memory-holed here in Canada. With generative "AI" I fear this is getting even worse as everything gets "summarized"

10.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5