Justin Ling
@justinling.ca
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Soft Power with Justin Ling
Soft Power is a show all about how diplomacy, security, aid, trade, spying, and how realpolitik shapes the world. Each episode, we zoom in on one story to break down how these forces work, and how we ...
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Tech Won’t Save Us is celebrating 300 episodes! 🎉
This week @parismarx.com took over the show to discuss an issue that’s been motivating a lot of his work this year: the problem with our dependence on US tech and why we need digital sovereignty!
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/300_...
This week @parismarx.com took over the show to discuss an issue that’s been motivating a lot of his work this year: the problem with our dependence on US tech and why we need digital sovereignty!
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/300_...
October 31, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Tech Won’t Save Us is celebrating 300 episodes! 🎉
This week @parismarx.com took over the show to discuss an issue that’s been motivating a lot of his work this year: the problem with our dependence on US tech and why we need digital sovereignty!
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/300_...
This week @parismarx.com took over the show to discuss an issue that’s been motivating a lot of his work this year: the problem with our dependence on US tech and why we need digital sovereignty!
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/300_...
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excuse me I have been actively soliciting Edmund Fitzgerald memes for years
May 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
excuse me I have been actively soliciting Edmund Fitzgerald memes for years
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The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The International Olympic Committee is set to ban trans and intersex women from competition. This is despite the fact that for 20 years, the IOC has allowed trans athletes to compete and only 1 has ever competed and none have ever won a medal.
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
www.the-independent.com/sport/olympi...
I understand the reaction. But this question is, in fact, good!
Obviously you can take issue with why the Times is covering an illegitimate smear campaign against a children's entertainer in the first place. But as long as the story is running, actually putting every claim to her is good!
Obviously you can take issue with why the Times is covering an illegitimate smear campaign against a children's entertainer in the first place. But as long as the story is running, actually putting every claim to her is good!
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I understand the reaction. But this question is, in fact, good!
Obviously you can take issue with why the Times is covering an illegitimate smear campaign against a children's entertainer in the first place. But as long as the story is running, actually putting every claim to her is good!
Obviously you can take issue with why the Times is covering an illegitimate smear campaign against a children's entertainer in the first place. But as long as the story is running, actually putting every claim to her is good!
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@justinling.ca hits it out of the park in explaining the history of the Wagner group, Russia financing its #Ukrainewar through the pillaging of African nations and the huge human tragedy happening. @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
youtu.be/D1hJJrLbf8k?...
youtu.be/D1hJJrLbf8k?...
The Wagner Group in Africa: A Story of Terrorism, Coups, and A Russian Warlord
YouTube video by Soft Power with Justin Ling
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November 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
@justinling.ca hits it out of the park in explaining the history of the Wagner group, Russia financing its #Ukrainewar through the pillaging of African nations and the huge human tragedy happening. @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
youtu.be/D1hJJrLbf8k?...
youtu.be/D1hJJrLbf8k?...
Have any of you read (or written) any good analysis thinking through how Trump's growing Bitcoin positions — through the U.S. government and the Trump Org — gives him undue influence on the supposedly-decentralized crypto market?
Maybe it's a dumb thought, but it's a thought I'm having.
Maybe it's a dumb thought, but it's a thought I'm having.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Have any of you read (or written) any good analysis thinking through how Trump's growing Bitcoin positions — through the U.S. government and the Trump Org — gives him undue influence on the supposedly-decentralized crypto market?
Maybe it's a dumb thought, but it's a thought I'm having.
Maybe it's a dumb thought, but it's a thought I'm having.
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A viral online video, which claims to show "Ukrainian soldiers" threaten to kill Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk, is fake.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
November 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A viral online video, which claims to show "Ukrainian soldiers" threaten to kill Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk, is fake.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
Not only do the "soldiers" in the clip speak Ukrainian with a notably strong Russian accent, but it has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign known as Storm-1516.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
Equipping Venezuela to inflict maximum damage to U.S forces would be the obvious move for the Kremlin, here. Just another reason why striking Venezuela would be totally insane. www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
Russia threatens to send hypersonic missiles to Venezuela
Moscow warns that it could arm the Maduro regime with its latest weapons after President Trump steps up US military presence in Caribbean
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Equipping Venezuela to inflict maximum damage to U.S forces would be the obvious move for the Kremlin, here. Just another reason why striking Venezuela would be totally insane. www.thetimes.com/world/latin-...
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The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The FBI is trying to unmask the owner of infamous archiving site Archive.is, according to a subpoena the site posted. No other information given, the site quietly posted the document a few days ago. FBI telling domain registrar to hand over all sorts of ID'ing info
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to...
The first episode of my YouTube series out now. But there will be more! Please help me tell the YouTube Algorithm Gods that more people should see it. You can do that by subscribing to my channel:
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
Soft Power with Justin Ling
Soft Power is a show all about how diplomacy, security, aid, trade, spying, and how realpolitik shapes the world. Each episode, we zoom in on one story to break down how these forces work, and how we ...
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The first episode of my YouTube series out now. But there will be more! Please help me tell the YouTube Algorithm Gods that more people should see it. You can do that by subscribing to my channel:
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
www.youtube.com/@JustinLing
I'm doing video content now, on Youtube! www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/introducin...
Introducing Soft Power
A show about how realpolitik shapes the world
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I'm doing video content now, on Youtube! www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/introducin...
Here's my take on Mark Carney's Bigger, More Beautiful Budget Bill. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Justin Ling: Make no mistake, this is Mark Carney’s Trump budget. It’s also missing one big thing
Competing with America is going to involve some real pain for Canada.
www.thestar.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Here's my take on Mark Carney's Bigger, More Beautiful Budget Bill. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Hey Canadians, I've been in the budget lockup all day. You can follow along with me (and the rest of the @thestar.com team) here: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Canada budget 2025 live updates: Mark Carney’s Liberals table first fiscal plan; deficit rises to $78 billion
The budget has been billed as a mixture of austerity and big spending. Here’s everything you need to know.
www.thestar.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey Canadians, I've been in the budget lockup all day. You can follow along with me (and the rest of the @thestar.com team) here: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
this is an excuse to re-up my Everything Is Pat Buchanon Now piece www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/jd-vances-...
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
this is an excuse to re-up my Everything Is Pat Buchanon Now piece www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/jd-vances-...
'Fun' fact: Binance was (allegedly) instrumental in financing millions for Hamas.
What's more, Zhao *designed the stablecoin specifically in order to secure his pardon,* then had Qatar use the coin to buy a stake in his company.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
What's more, Zhao *designed the stablecoin specifically in order to secure his pardon,* then had Qatar use the coin to buy a stake in his company.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
November 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
'Fun' fact: Binance was (allegedly) instrumental in financing millions for Hamas.
What's more, Zhao *designed the stablecoin specifically in order to secure his pardon,* then had Qatar use the coin to buy a stake in his company.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
What's more, Zhao *designed the stablecoin specifically in order to secure his pardon,* then had Qatar use the coin to buy a stake in his company.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
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ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
ICE shooting a food bank worker in the back is a little on the nose for the current moment
did someone use the autopen
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
did someone use the autopen
and what do you call your act
The Aristocrats!
The Aristocrats!
November 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
and what do you call your act
The Aristocrats!
The Aristocrats!
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I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
A Guide To Donald Trump's Kleptocracy
Donald Trump is getting richer. That's a threat to democracy.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
A Guide To Donald Trump's Kleptocracy
Donald Trump is getting richer. That's a threat to democracy.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I tried to cobble together a narrative of the industrial-scale corruption of the Trump state, and to think about why it's not breaking through.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/guide-to-d...
I keep trying to use ChatGPT as a super rudimentary fact-checker (mostly just to flag really dumb stuff that I should catch myself) but my god is it ever shit
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I keep trying to use ChatGPT as a super rudimentary fact-checker (mostly just to flag really dumb stuff that I should catch myself) but my god is it ever shit
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Once again proving that institutions and nations only play themselves by capitulating to this guy
Trump bungled China policy so badly he had to run to Xi to beg forgiveness and surrender. Everyone knows it. In the "deal", America gets nothing, not even a return to status quo.
Trump has now totally abandoned his promise to "get tough" on China.
Trump has now totally abandoned his promise to "get tough" on China.
The Art of Letting Trump Claim a Win, While Walking Away Stronger
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Once again proving that institutions and nations only play themselves by capitulating to this guy
In my column today, I note that Trump's freakout over the anti-tariff Reagan ad let slip a basic fact: He's very worried the Supreme Court is going to declare his tariffs unconstitutional.
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In my column today, I note that Trump's freakout over the anti-tariff Reagan ad let slip a basic fact: He's very worried the Supreme Court is going to declare his tariffs unconstitutional.
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
It's in Canada's strategic interests to make that argument. #GiftLink
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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It’s good news there’s no trade deal with Trump’s America, @justinling.ca writes www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Justin Ling: It’s good news there’s no trade deal with Trump’s America
What we should do next, however, may well enrage Trump
www.thestar.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It’s good news there’s no trade deal with Trump’s America, @justinling.ca writes www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com