CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Trump admin seizes US$120,000,000 owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as stake in an offshore wind project, demands that it be invested in fossil fuel development instead.

Trump admin kills Canadian-owned wind project — and demands investment in fossil fuels instead

The administration is demanding an equivalent investment in US fossil fuel development if the company wants to recoup $120 million USD in offshore wind leases.

Canada's National Observer (www.nationalobserver.com)

#canada #cdnpoli #news

Scientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace.

Scientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace

Researchers of Chinese descent are leaving the US 75% faster since state-backed espionage investigations began in 2018

Chemistry World (www.chemistryworld.com)

#china #usa #science #news

Carney government eyes privatizing airports to attract investment. Is there one example where privatizing a public asset has turned out to be beneficial for Canadians as a whole?

Between Petro-Canada, Air Canada, Highway 407, Hydro One, all I see are regrets.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/carney-government-eyes-privatizing-airports-to-attract-investment-cut-travel-costs/article_63fe1465-083c-477e-952d-e5da5a67ab95.html

#canada #cdnpoli #news

it's different you see

#usa #piracy

Palantir holds £670m in UK government contracts. It has also hired dozens of senior officials from the departments awarding them – raising what transparency experts call an 'acute' corruption risk.

The Palantir pipeline: how Peter Thiel's surveillance firm hired more than 30 senior UK officials

The AI company holds £670m in UK government contracts. It has also hired dozens of senior officials from the departments awarding them – raising what transparency experts call an 'acute' corruption risk, write Charlie Young, Carole Cadwalladr and Ian Tucker

The Nerve (www.thenerve.news)

#uk #ukpol #palantir #news

Liberal Party members deserved a party. Convention speeches are always a bit of hyperbole. But don’t allow your celebration and a majority government get in the way of reconciliation. If you are truly allies for Indigenous Peoples, one of your jobs is to ensure the party demands that accurate history is reflected.

Excuse me, prime minister, but Canada was not built on accommodation for all - The Hill Times

Liberal Party members deserved a party. Convention speeches are always a bit of hyperbole. But don’t allow your celebration and a majority government get in the way of reconciliation. If you are truly allies for Indigenous Peoples, one of your jobs is to ensure the party demands that accurate history is reflected.

The Hill Times (www.hilltimes.com)

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@Ardubal I see somebody got their education at a clown school

#usa #uspol #war

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain.

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain - Engadget

Palantir shared 22 points excerpted from CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, and they're troubling.

Engadget (www.engadget.com)

#usa #fascism #palantir

Trump can no longer hide how much he is willing to give up to make his war go away.

Trump Wanted an Easy Win. He Created a New Superpower Instead

The president can no longer hide how much he is willing to give up to make his war go away.

The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com)

#usa #news #iran #iranwar

The fascists are now starving because they're too incompetent to figure out supply lines for their invasion.

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-navy-supercarrier-food-shortages

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