Rick Green
@bcbrews.bsky.social
Writer with an interest in 🍺☕🍴🧳🤘🏻📰 culture, history, politics • #WW2TV SLK • #NAFO 🇺🇦 🇬🇪
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A tiny Austrian sensor designed for precise motion control made an impressive journey across the globe. Some time after being sold to a company in Hong Kong, it turned up in Ukraine inside a long-range military drone launched from Russia.
Investigation: How Russian drones exploit European technologies to strike Ukraine, and beyond
Editor's note: This story is part of a cross-border investigative project that involved eight newsrooms, initiated by De Tijd (Belgium) and coordinated by the Kyiv Independent and OCCRP.
A tiny Austr...
kyivindependent.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A tiny Austrian sensor designed for precise motion control made an impressive journey across the globe. Some time after being sold to a company in Hong Kong, it turned up in Ukraine inside a long-range military drone launched from Russia.
Hello @nuvoices.bsky.social, ICYMI, I received notification for Web Summit's Pick a Speaker call for meaningful voices, which made me think of you...
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Pick a Speaker - Web Summit Vancouver - May 11-14, 2026
Pick a Speaker is our open call for ideas and speakers for Web Summit Vancouver.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Hello @nuvoices.bsky.social, ICYMI, I received notification for Web Summit's Pick a Speaker call for meaningful voices, which made me think of you...
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Learn about how T. E. Lawrence's ideas influenced modern special operations warfare with "Masters of Mayhem", now available in paperback!
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/278yvanm
#militaryhistory #telawrence #britishmilitary
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/278yvanm
#militaryhistory #telawrence #britishmilitary
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Learn about how T. E. Lawrence's ideas influenced modern special operations warfare with "Masters of Mayhem", now available in paperback!
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/278yvanm
#militaryhistory #telawrence #britishmilitary
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/278yvanm
#militaryhistory #telawrence #britishmilitary
Canada is a rich country, but 65% of wealth goes to the top 20%!
Remember when wealth distribution was more equal, working folks could afford a home? What happened? Taxes on the wealthy were cut from 80-90% in the 1950s to ~53% today. And now governments want more austerity!
#taxtherich #canpoli
Remember when wealth distribution was more equal, working folks could afford a home? What happened? Taxes on the wealthy were cut from 80-90% in the 1950s to ~53% today. And now governments want more austerity!
#taxtherich #canpoli
There *is* wealth in BC and Canada. Arguments that claim otherwise distract from the fact that we have a MASSIVE concentration of wealth in this country (1/4) 🧵
#taxtherich #bcpoli #canpoli #wealthtax
#taxtherich #bcpoli #canpoli #wealthtax
February 16, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Canada is a rich country, but 65% of wealth goes to the top 20%!
Remember when wealth distribution was more equal, working folks could afford a home? What happened? Taxes on the wealthy were cut from 80-90% in the 1950s to ~53% today. And now governments want more austerity!
#taxtherich #canpoli
Remember when wealth distribution was more equal, working folks could afford a home? What happened? Taxes on the wealthy were cut from 80-90% in the 1950s to ~53% today. And now governments want more austerity!
#taxtherich #canpoli
#uspoli "Here are seven hard…documented reasons democracy is wounded…but not dead."
You think it’s over. That democracy is finished. Before you surrender to that conclusion, read the evidence most people ignore.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:29 AM
#uspoli "Here are seven hard…documented reasons democracy is wounded…but not dead."
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Ukrainians trust no one because we had the Budapest Memorandum Zelensky said. We gave up nukes and dozens of aircraft for security assurances. Then Russia came and nobody stopped them.
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Ukrainians trust no one because we had the Budapest Memorandum Zelensky said. We gave up nukes and dozens of aircraft for security assurances. Then Russia came and nobody stopped them.
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"At some point, Putin will have to reckon with the failure of his strategic bombing campaign against Ukraine’s cities and the slow-rolling military failure that is Russia’s bloody ground campaign." An update of the big #Ukraine & Pacific issues this week. mickryan.substack.com/p/are-you-re...
Are You Ready? Zelenskyy's Message at Munich. The Big Five, 15 February edition
My regular update on war and great power competition. This week, Munich and diplomacy, StarLink and the Ukraine ground war, an assessment of 2026, and my Big Five recommended reads.
mickryan.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
"At some point, Putin will have to reckon with the failure of his strategic bombing campaign against Ukraine’s cities and the slow-rolling military failure that is Russia’s bloody ground campaign." An update of the big #Ukraine & Pacific issues this week. mickryan.substack.com/p/are-you-re...
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“The US has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures perception of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.
The US tied with the Bahamas and was beaten by Lithuania, Barbados and Uruguay.”
The US tied with the Bahamas and was beaten by Lithuania, Barbados and Uruguay.”
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index | CNN Business
The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:09 AM
“The US has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures perception of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.
The US tied with the Bahamas and was beaten by Lithuania, Barbados and Uruguay.”
The US tied with the Bahamas and was beaten by Lithuania, Barbados and Uruguay.”
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Remember: Everyone who says that athletes or artists should stay out of politics does not just fail to understand that in moments like these politics infuses every aspect of every life in our country--they are actually part of the problem. Silence is a position. Silence serves autocrats and thugs.
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Remember: Everyone who says that athletes or artists should stay out of politics does not just fail to understand that in moments like these politics infuses every aspect of every life in our country--they are actually part of the problem. Silence is a position. Silence serves autocrats and thugs.
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It's been clear for the whole of the last year (and before) that the Trump administration is focused on developing economic ties with Russia; supporting Russia's full rehabilitation; forcing Ukraine's capitulation; and preventing NATO/EU states acting as spoilers.
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It's been clear for the whole of the last year (and before) that the Trump administration is focused on developing economic ties with Russia; supporting Russia's full rehabilitation; forcing Ukraine's capitulation; and preventing NATO/EU states acting as spoilers.
#bcpoli The economy is a social system formed by choices of what matters and what doesn't. Are you part of the conversation to choose, or is someone else making choices that are far from your interests?
How will #BCBudget26 affect you, your community and vulnerable people in BC?
Hear from senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi and climate campaigner Sven Biggs at a webinar just two days after the budget, Feb 19, noon PT.
Hear from senior economist Iglika Ivanova, policy analyst Véronique Sioufi and climate campaigner Sven Biggs at a webinar just two days after the budget, Feb 19, noon PT.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:08 AM
#bcpoli The economy is a social system formed by choices of what matters and what doesn't. Are you part of the conversation to choose, or is someone else making choices that are far from your interests?
#cdnpoli The economy is too important to be left to economists. Because economics is the language of power, it is a language we all should learn. Illiteracy gives us this...
In a new report, The New Robber Barons, Silas Xuereb & Alex Hemingway provide new estimates of wealth distribution over the past quarter century in Canada as standard official statistics don't capture the extreme concentration of wealth.
The new robber barons: a quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
Wealth and political influence tend to reinforce each other. Tracking who owns wealth and how that distribution is changing is more important than ever for the health of our democracy and the future of Canada.
bcpolicy.ca
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
#cdnpoli The economy is too important to be left to economists. Because economics is the language of power, it is a language we all should learn. Illiteracy gives us this...
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Our team has recently published a major investigation into the expansion of Russian artillery production, with several more reports coming soon. To support our work, we are launching a small fundraiser for the coming month and invite you to support through donations:
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buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
Frontelligence Insight is All Source Public Intelligence
Satellite imagery and other expenses
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February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Our team has recently published a major investigation into the expansion of Russian artillery production, with several more reports coming soon. To support our work, we are launching a small fundraiser for the coming month and invite you to support through donations:
buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
buymeacoffee.com/frontelligence
#cdnpoli Why would we keep paying (and paying) more for #fossilfuel power? Just so #Alberta can keep giving away most of its re$ource value to American corporations? To help minimize the losses from stranded assets for the poor wealthy inve$tor$ and bank$? What would #Norway do?
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half www.theenergymix.com/solar-wind-e...
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half
Contracted energy costs for wind and solar projects in Canada have fallen to half of what they were 10 years ago, new analysis shows.
www.theenergymix.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
#cdnpoli Why would we keep paying (and paying) more for #fossilfuel power? Just so #Alberta can keep giving away most of its re$ource value to American corporations? To help minimize the losses from stranded assets for the poor wealthy inve$tor$ and bank$? What would #Norway do?
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Gift article 🎁 “Trump’s entire political career - from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship -cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism”.
Gift article 🎁 “Trump’s entire political career - from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship -cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism”.
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Gift article 🎁 “Trump’s entire political career - from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship -cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism”.
Gift article 🎁 “Trump’s entire political career - from his embrace of birtherism to his hatred of birthright citizenship -cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism”.
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Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that Greece and Malta have become the main obstacles to an EU proposal to replace the price cap on Russian oil with a ban on services necessary for transporting fuel. According to the agency’s interlocutors, the two southern European
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February 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that Greece and Malta have become the main obstacles to an EU proposal to replace the price cap on Russian oil with a ban on services necessary for transporting fuel. According to the agency’s interlocutors, the two southern European
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It’s that time of year. One of the most useful annual reviews of Russia.
www.valisluureamet.ee/en.html
www.valisluureamet.ee/en.html
Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service
Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service
www.valisluureamet.ee
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
It’s that time of year. One of the most useful annual reviews of Russia.
www.valisluureamet.ee/en.html
www.valisluureamet.ee/en.html
#cdnpoli Canada has also experienced this transfer of wealth where income inequality causes an affordability crisis for most. The main solution? #TaxTheRich
From 1975 to 2023, $79 trillion in wealth was transferred from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
Trump, Extreme Wealth Concentration, and Our Societal Crisis | Common Dreams
The US government simply has not done enough to ensure that the livelihoods of all Americans are protected or improved in this new Gilded Age. What it has done is made sure the rich get richer by the ...
www.commondreams.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
#cdnpoli Canada has also experienced this transfer of wealth where income inequality causes an affordability crisis for most. The main solution? #TaxTheRich
#Dejavu The #USSR manipulated the Cold War Peace Movement to block deployment of US IRBMs. Now, #Russia is recycling the same playbook through Germany’s peace groups ahead of #Munich, that cast Western defensive actions as provocative and present Moscow as the reasonable actor.
Russia is planning street actions and information campaigns through Germany's "Peace Movement" ahead of the Munich conference, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence warned
Messages: "Supporting Ukraine provokes WWIII," "NATO is aggressor," "Russia poses no threat" euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/10/h...
Messages: "Supporting Ukraine provokes WWIII," "NATO is aggressor," "Russia poses no threat" euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/10/h...
HUR: German streets to rally ahead of Munich Security Conference —yet events will be secretly run by Russian spies
Messages: "Supporting Ukraine provokes WWIII," "NATO is aggressor," "Russia poses no threat."
euromaidanpress.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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Canadian fellas! Tired of being called CIA when you're really CSIS? Prove that you aren't [redacted] but are instead [Canadian redacted] with a CSIS license! Drop your Canadian fella on a white background in the replies and I'll get one issued (be patient - I'm old and slow!)
#NAFO #Fellas
#NAFO #Fellas
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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“Borrowing heavily from the behavioral and neurobiological techniques used by slot machines and exploited by the cigarette industry, Defendants deliberately embedded in their products an array of design features aimed at maximizing youth engagement to drive advertising revenue,” the lawsuit says.
Arguments to begin in landmark social media addiction trial set in Los Angeles
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:13 PM
“Borrowing heavily from the behavioral and neurobiological techniques used by slot machines and exploited by the cigarette industry, Defendants deliberately embedded in their products an array of design features aimed at maximizing youth engagement to drive advertising revenue,” the lawsuit says.
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Stop calling it the Epstein affair!
Call it the Epstein-Trump affair!
That appears to be more appropriate.
Call it the Epstein-Trump affair!
That appears to be more appropriate.
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Stop calling it the Epstein affair!
Call it the Epstein-Trump affair!
That appears to be more appropriate.
Call it the Epstein-Trump affair!
That appears to be more appropriate.
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Last chance to enter Peter Harmsen's giveaway!
Enter now to win a copy of "Greenland at War" on Goodreads!
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/4ww3tzrc
Ends February 10th, 2026
#Greenland #WWII #WWIIhistory #militaryhistory
Enter now to win a copy of "Greenland at War" on Goodreads!
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Ends February 10th, 2026
#Greenland #WWII #WWIIhistory #militaryhistory
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Last chance to enter Peter Harmsen's giveaway!
Enter now to win a copy of "Greenland at War" on Goodreads!
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/4ww3tzrc
Ends February 10th, 2026
#Greenland #WWII #WWIIhistory #militaryhistory
Enter now to win a copy of "Greenland at War" on Goodreads!
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/4ww3tzrc
Ends February 10th, 2026
#Greenland #WWII #WWIIhistory #militaryhistory
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How China’s massive overfishing endangers global ecosystems
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
How China’s massive overfishing endangers global ecosystems
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On Wed, noon PT, join our 1st health care webinar—The not-for-profit advantage: a better future for primary care in BC.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
The future of primary care in BC
This webinar series explores a better direction for primary care in BC with not-for-profit team-based models where diverse teams of practitioners offer a broad range of health and social supports that are responsive to local community’s needs.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
On Wed, noon PT, join our 1st health care webinar—The not-for-profit advantage: a better future for primary care in BC.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.
Hear how primary health care works better when it is team-based, community-governed & not-for-profit from Melinda Markey, Leslie Keenan, Leah Walker.