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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦
@kaicable.bsky.social
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The civic commons has devolved due to capture by a powerful few leading to over heated rhetoric (don't push my buttons).

Trying to learn from and share informative posts.

Renovating my very old house in Hampton, NB.
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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦 @kaicable.bsky.social · Jan 22
I curate two Flipboards with content about both provinces as well as focusing on creativity, current social issues and livability.

Beautiful BC: flipboard.com/@kaicable/be...

Beautiful NB: flipboard.com/@kaicable/be...
Beautiful British Columbia | @KaiCable | Flipboard
Content about Greater #Vancouver and #BritishColumbia focusing on creativity, current social issues and livability.
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kaicable.bsky.social
U.S. national propaganda turning yanks against Canadians.

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
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‘Ready to keep going’: Singer responds to Americans fuming over Canadian nationality when she sung at NFL game
Cassandra DiFruscio has sung 'The Star-Spangled Banner' about 100 times during pro-sports games but, for the first time ever, her nationality as a Canadian drew ire from some American viewers during a...
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January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
A dilemma for patriotic Canadian's avoiding the U.S.

www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
Canadians’ travel plans in Trump’s crosshairs again after U.S. attack on Venezuela
Worried travellers are advised to explore various insurance options
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Trump’s Venezuela oil grab is pushing Chinese refiners to Canada

www.msn.com/en-in/entert...
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
kaicable.bsky.social
The National Observer articles are behind a paywall (creating a two tiered society of those wealthy enough to be informed of the news and others not so wealthy left in the dark, thank goodness for the CBC) - but, this rambling excuse for 'analysis' is free.

#cdnpoli #canada
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Mark Carney's elbows are up on a bended knee
Don’t get me wrong: nobody expects Carney or Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand to go out of their way to antagonize the Trump administration with bravado-laden statements. But does that mean we can...
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January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
kaicable.bsky.social
Doot do do doot doot!

Congrats to Nardwuar the Human Serviette - and thanks for so many well researched and wonderfully irreverent interviews.

www.nsnews.com/local-news/o...
Order of Canada appointee Nardwuar shares his North Shore origin story
Before he was leaving world-famous musicians speechless, West Vancouver's famous 'Human Serviette' was booking punk shows on the North Shore
www.nsnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
kaicable.bsky.social
Trump has effectively declared the United States to be a predator nation.

In order of danger to Canada:

1. U.S.A.
2. U.S.A.
3. U.S.A.
4. U.S.A.
5. U.S.A.
6. U.S.A.
7. U.S.A
8. U.S.A.
9. Russia
10. China

#boycotusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga
#cdnpoli #canada

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Opinion: In Trump’s predatory world, Canada now swims in a shark tank
It’s getting easier to imagine the U.S. President using heavy-handed tactics to coerce Ottawa or contest our Arctic sovereignty
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
kaicable.bsky.social
Trump's U.S. is shaping the nation into neanderthals - and not the smarter neanderthals that co-existed with other humanoids, but the dumber clans that were first to go extinct.

#maga
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President Trump withdraws United States from UN Climate Treaty
The White House announced the US would withdraw from a total of 66 international organizations, saying they were 'contrary to the interests of the United States.'
www.lemonde.fr
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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At this point, I can’t understand why any international traveller would visit the US

Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Former envoy says Ottawa is 'parroting' Trump's anti-democratic approach to Venezuela.

Good piece.

#cdnpoli #canada
www.midlandtoday.ca/national-new...
Former envoy says Ottawa is 'parroting' Trump's anti-democratic approach to Venezuela
OTTAWA — Canada's former ambassador to Venezuela says Ottawa is "parroting" Washington's anti-democratic line by giving air to the idea of fresh elections in the South American nation.
www.midlandtoday.ca
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Trump says Venezuela will purchase American products with revenue from oil deal

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/t...
Trump says Venezuela will purchase American products with revenue from oil deal
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the U.S. will control Venezuela's oil sales indefinitely.
www.cnbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Trump Seeks 50% Hike In Defense Budget To $1.5 Trillion

👀

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #fascistusa #racistusa #maga

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Trump Seeks 50% Hike In Defense Budget To $1.5 Trillion
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wanted to increase the US defense budget by half next year to a giant $1.5 trillion to deal with "troubled and dangerous times."
www.barrons.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Corruption and gouging from Galen Weston Jr. owner of Loblaws and our Liberal/Conservative federal government has no solution for the public because they work for Canadian oligarchs.

#cdnpoli #canada #ndp
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art...
N.B. sees largest jump in food prices in Canada, N.S. records the smallest: study
New Brunswick shoppers are facing the worst food inflation in the country, according to a new study.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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trapdinawrpool.bsky.social
Anyone who agrees with everything a politician or party does is a danger to democracy
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Canada asks South Koreans, Germans for auto sector production pledges as part of submarine bid

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada asks South Koreans, Germans for auto sector production pledges as part of submarine bid: source
Ottawa narrowed its search to two conglomerates last year, and now requests commitments from Hyundai and Volkswagen
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Military spending may be key to creating all-Canadian vehicle: Expert

The future of a made in Canada auto industry may lie in growing defence sector spending

windsorstar.com/news/local-n...
Military spending may be key to creating all-Canadian vehicle: Expert
The future of a made in Canada auto industry may lie in growing defence sector spending
windsorstar.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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dcjohnson.bsky.social
All the (remaining) democracies should be doing this in the schools.

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Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
kaicable.bsky.social
Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun

If only Canada had the this kind of leadership on solar for the public - rather than continuing to act like a vassal state of the U.S., supporting U.S. oil corps profits.

#cdnpoli #canada #fossilfuels #green
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Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun
Germany gets less sun than the entire continental US, and yet almost a fifth of its electrical generation was done by solar power in 2025.
electrek.co
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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profsmithsask.bsky.social
Better labour protections, not tying TFWs to an employer, and a real path to citizenship should all be implemented immediately.
Temporary foreign workers switch jobs and earn more after becoming permanent residents, study finds
Program that ties workers to certain industries holds workers back from economic mobility
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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tarnado.bsky.social
Still shocking to me how astoundingly bad the automobile is for mobility
Waiting for a bus when the road is full of single occupancy automobiles
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
Russia is far too weak to do anything about U.S. intervention against it's allies - but, with the U.S. illegal military action against Venezuela, is there a tacit agreement to leave each other alone within their spheres?

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #maga

apnews.com/article/russ...
US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia's Putin
The U.S. military operation in Venezuela can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
The U.K. aids the U.S. in piracy on the high seas.

I foresee that the U.K. will also aid the U.S. in any actions they take against Greenland.

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #maga
www.nbcnews.com/world/venezu...
U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit
The Bella 1, which changed its name to the Marinera, was seized in the North Atlantic on Wednesday. The U.S. also announced the seizure of another sanctioned tanker.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
I'm pretty sure in the Tesla swasticar manual it advises not to wash their cars because it would void the warranty. No joke.

Take the vassal state tax off Chinese EV's.

Canadians want affordable alternatives to the U.S.'s overpriced shite vehicles.

#canada #byd #china #ev #boycottusa #maga
kiwiev.bsky.social Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social · 1d
Chinese innovation has reached crazy levels. This is a Yangwang U8 luxury, high performance, plug-in hybrid off-roader. I got to drive one in China and it's just out of this world. And while it 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 float, drivers are advised to take the car to a service center immediately for an automotive colonic.
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Denmark and Greenland seek talks with Rubio after the White House says again it wants the island
Denmark, Greenland seek talks with Rubio after Trump threats
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
The United States Cannot Go It Alone in Venezuela.

Wishful thinking, but unlikely as power drunk Trump doesn't operate that way.

#cdnpoli #canada #boycottusa #maga
www.csis.org/analysis/uni...
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 PM
kaicable.bsky.social
The EU now stands at a precipice - it can continue down the path of “selective principles,” further consolidating into an entity whose word carries little weight beyond its echo chamber. Or, it can seize this moment to move from vassalage to leadership.

#cdnpoli #canada
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Europe whistles past the Venezuelan graveyard
Its tepid response to the US attack reinforces its weakness and undermines the case for defending Ukraine
responsiblestatecraft.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM