Pat Boucher
@patboucher.bsky.social
Humanitarian - Québec
#archaeology #art #genealogy #music #nature #politics #science #sports #universe #retired🧓
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
Desiderata - http://youtu.be/JdNwa-g_Uu8
#archaeology #art #genealogy #music #nature #politics #science #sports #universe #retired🧓
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
Desiderata - http://youtu.be/JdNwa-g_Uu8
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Conservatives vote on a leadership review in a few days. Odds are Poilievre remains their leader.
A reminder of what is at stake, this post from @greenpeaceca.bsky.social together with the attached post from CTV News contributor, Sharan Kaur, spells out who Poilievre is, aligned with Trump.
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A reminder of what is at stake, this post from @greenpeaceca.bsky.social together with the attached post from CTV News contributor, Sharan Kaur, spells out who Poilievre is, aligned with Trump.
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"Remember sitting in history, thinking:
“If I was alive then, I would've..."
You're alive now. Whatever you're doing is what you would have done."
- David Slack
#DontTrumpCanada ✊
#CanadaStrong #ELXN45 #Cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #ElbowsUpCanada #Election2025
“If I was alive then, I would've..."
You're alive now. Whatever you're doing is what you would have done."
- David Slack
#DontTrumpCanada ✊
#CanadaStrong #ELXN45 #Cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #ElbowsUpCanada #Election2025
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Conservatives vote on a leadership review in a few days. Odds are Poilievre remains their leader.
A reminder of what is at stake, this post from @greenpeaceca.bsky.social together with the attached post from CTV News contributor, Sharan Kaur, spells out who Poilievre is, aligned with Trump.
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A reminder of what is at stake, this post from @greenpeaceca.bsky.social together with the attached post from CTV News contributor, Sharan Kaur, spells out who Poilievre is, aligned with Trump.
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@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our Canadian accent might endanger us, amend our advisory to warn against USA travel.
🕊️ Renée Good & Alex Pretti thought they were safe. RIP 🕊️
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our Canadian accent might endanger us, amend our advisory to warn against USA travel.
🕊️ Renée Good & Alex Pretti thought they were safe. RIP 🕊️
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
January 27, 2026 at 4:51 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our Canadian accent might endanger us, amend our advisory to warn against USA travel.
🕊️ Renée Good & Alex Pretti thought they were safe. RIP 🕊️
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our Canadian accent might endanger us, amend our advisory to warn against USA travel.
🕊️ Renée Good & Alex Pretti thought they were safe. RIP 🕊️
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
Why?
Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota worldbeyondwar.org/armoured-veh...
Why?
Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota worldbeyondwar.org/armoured-veh...
Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota - World BEYOND War
Following the fatal shooting of another civilian by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis Friday morning, the Arms Embargo Now Coalition is releasing new information. #W...
worldbeyondwar.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
Why?
Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota worldbeyondwar.org/armoured-veh...
Why?
Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota worldbeyondwar.org/armoured-veh...
From the beginning, this is exactly what I thought, especially given the USA's support of the Israeli genocidal regime for years on end, to the tune of billions of dollars.
Cowardice is what they all have in common, ICE, the IOF & the IDF are one & the same.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from...
Cowardice is what they all have in common, ICE, the IOF & the IDF are one & the same.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from...
From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent playbook
Renee Good, like many Palestinians before her, died because authoritarian forces decided she did not deserve to live, and because the entire legal and political structure exists to ensure those agents...
mondoweiss.net
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
From the beginning, this is exactly what I thought, especially given the USA's support of the Israeli genocidal regime for years on end, to the tune of billions of dollars.
Cowardice is what they all have in common, ICE, the IOF & the IDF are one & the same.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from...
Cowardice is what they all have in common, ICE, the IOF & the IDF are one & the same.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/from...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@liberalca.bsky.social @msf.ca
I respectfully ask, please send a clear message, to further protect them, albeit probably an attempt in vain, by also requesting a copy of this defined list of Palestinian staff and international staff names.
@liberalca.bsky.social @msf.ca
I respectfully ask, please send a clear message, to further protect them, albeit probably an attempt in vain, by also requesting a copy of this defined list of Palestinian staff and international staff names.
To avoid being forced to suspend our operations in #Palestine from March 1, 2026, MSF has informed Israeli authorities that we are prepared to share a defined list of Palestinian and international staff names, subject to clear parameters with staff safety at its core.
January 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@liberalca.bsky.social @msf.ca
I respectfully ask, please send a clear message, to further protect them, albeit probably an attempt in vain, by also requesting a copy of this defined list of Palestinian staff and international staff names.
@liberalca.bsky.social @msf.ca
I respectfully ask, please send a clear message, to further protect them, albeit probably an attempt in vain, by also requesting a copy of this defined list of Palestinian staff and international staff names.
Reposted by Pat Boucher
Mark your calendars. This week marks the beginning of the end for Trump. Unfortunately, thanks to his ugly blundering, it also marks the end for an era of American leadership and international partnership that shall be sorely missed. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Mark your calendars. This week marks the beginning of the end for Trump. Unfortunately, thanks to his ugly blundering, it also marks the end for an era of American leadership and international partnership that shall be sorely missed. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Reposted by Pat Boucher
The good news: The beginning of the end of Trump. The bad news: The end of the Atlantic alliance, American leadership, and the last remaining shreds of goodwill toward this country. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The good news: The beginning of the end of Trump. The bad news: The end of the Atlantic alliance, American leadership, and the last remaining shreds of goodwill toward this country. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Please refuse to join convicted felon Trump's farcical "Board of Peace", populated with wanted war criminals Netanyahu & Putin, among other less than savory individuals.
It's not about peace, least of all for Palestinians.
youtu.be/0S2w7VYLhRU?...
Please refuse to join convicted felon Trump's farcical "Board of Peace", populated with wanted war criminals Netanyahu & Putin, among other less than savory individuals.
It's not about peace, least of all for Palestinians.
youtu.be/0S2w7VYLhRU?...
From the state department to advocacy: Josh Paul on US support for Israel | Centre Stage
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Please refuse to join convicted felon Trump's farcical "Board of Peace", populated with wanted war criminals Netanyahu & Putin, among other less than savory individuals.
It's not about peace, least of all for Palestinians.
youtu.be/0S2w7VYLhRU?...
Please refuse to join convicted felon Trump's farcical "Board of Peace", populated with wanted war criminals Netanyahu & Putin, among other less than savory individuals.
It's not about peace, least of all for Palestinians.
youtu.be/0S2w7VYLhRU?...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
You & I & the whole world knows they were targeted. This is just another of the thousands & thousands of Israeli cold blooded murders of Palestinians.
Israel has never, will never honour a cease fire, another fact that we all know.
aje.news/a2z5gp
You & I & the whole world knows they were targeted. This is just another of the thousands & thousands of Israeli cold blooded murders of Palestinians.
Israel has never, will never honour a cease fire, another fact that we all know.
aje.news/a2z5gp
Three journalists among 11 Palestinians killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza
The three journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp.
aje.news
January 22, 2026 at 2:45 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
You & I & the whole world knows they were targeted. This is just another of the thousands & thousands of Israeli cold blooded murders of Palestinians.
Israel has never, will never honour a cease fire, another fact that we all know.
aje.news/a2z5gp
You & I & the whole world knows they were targeted. This is just another of the thousands & thousands of Israeli cold blooded murders of Palestinians.
Israel has never, will never honour a cease fire, another fact that we all know.
aje.news/a2z5gp
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
CIJA serves the same purpose as AIPAC. They are one & the same.
Zionism has nothing to do with Judaism.
Zionists & those who support them, are terrorists.
Please be as brave as this elder statesman has always been.
youtube.com/shorts/0Mw6m...
CIJA serves the same purpose as AIPAC. They are one & the same.
Zionism has nothing to do with Judaism.
Zionists & those who support them, are terrorists.
Please be as brave as this elder statesman has always been.
youtube.com/shorts/0Mw6m...
Bernie is Spot-On‼️🔥🔥 #usa #israel #palestine #politics #congress #news #uk #canada #america
YouTube video by Breezy Politics
youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
CIJA serves the same purpose as AIPAC. They are one & the same.
Zionism has nothing to do with Judaism.
Zionists & those who support them, are terrorists.
Please be as brave as this elder statesman has always been.
youtube.com/shorts/0Mw6m...
CIJA serves the same purpose as AIPAC. They are one & the same.
Zionism has nothing to do with Judaism.
Zionists & those who support them, are terrorists.
Please be as brave as this elder statesman has always been.
youtube.com/shorts/0Mw6m...
An appropriate time to play this, feels like an analogy for the times were living in.
youtu.be/LH0-WXUFY2k?...
youtu.be/LH0-WXUFY2k?...
When The Levee Breaks feat. John Paul Jones | Playing For Change | Song Around The World
YouTube video by Playing For Change
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
An appropriate time to play this, feels like an analogy for the times were living in.
youtu.be/LH0-WXUFY2k?...
youtu.be/LH0-WXUFY2k?...
Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/ujwjy2AX
Stop War Criminals from Entering Canada
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January 19, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/ujwjy2AX
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Why are your voices silent when so many are using theirs?
Zubin Mehta says he cancelled Israel performances over Netanyahu’s policies on Palestinians www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Why are your voices silent when so many are using theirs?
Zubin Mehta says he cancelled Israel performances over Netanyahu’s policies on Palestinians www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Zubin Mehta says he cancelled Israel performances over Netanyahu’s policies on Palestinians
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www.timesofisrael.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Why are your voices silent when so many are using theirs?
Zubin Mehta says he cancelled Israel performances over Netanyahu’s policies on Palestinians www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Why are your voices silent when so many are using theirs?
Zubin Mehta says he cancelled Israel performances over Netanyahu’s policies on Palestinians www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Please remember the Palestinians.
"...one million ultra-Orthodox Jews staged a protest...
Jews, by virtue of their faith, would never support the deviant, murderous, godless Israel and its perverse army. Judaism absolutely forbids Zionist ideology."
Please remember the Palestinians.
"...one million ultra-Orthodox Jews staged a protest...
Jews, by virtue of their faith, would never support the deviant, murderous, godless Israel and its perverse army. Judaism absolutely forbids Zionist ideology."
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Please remember the Palestinians.
"...one million ultra-Orthodox Jews staged a protest...
Jews, by virtue of their faith, would never support the deviant, murderous, godless Israel and its perverse army. Judaism absolutely forbids Zionist ideology."
Please remember the Palestinians.
"...one million ultra-Orthodox Jews staged a protest...
Jews, by virtue of their faith, would never support the deviant, murderous, godless Israel and its perverse army. Judaism absolutely forbids Zionist ideology."
@mark-carney.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social
I voted for the lessor of 2 evils, but if this article accurately describes what you're negotiating, then it confirms that you're the same as Poilievre.
It's all about the money; ethics, the impact on the people, the land, our future, all irrelevant.
I voted for the lessor of 2 evils, but if this article accurately describes what you're negotiating, then it confirms that you're the same as Poilievre.
It's all about the money; ethics, the impact on the people, the land, our future, all irrelevant.
U.S. corporations want New Brunswick’s land. Local communities and Indigenous nations are saying no.
Robin Tress and Jacalyn Den Haan report that they’re organizing to stop American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects that endanger land, water, and health.
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
Robin Tress and Jacalyn Den Haan report that they’re organizing to stop American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects that endanger land, water, and health.
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
New Brunswick is rolling out the red carpet for U.S.-backed extractive projects ⋆ The Breach
A growing province-wide coalition is resisting American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects they say threaten public health and Indigenous land
breachmedia.ca
January 12, 2026 at 4:12 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social
I voted for the lessor of 2 evils, but if this article accurately describes what you're negotiating, then it confirms that you're the same as Poilievre.
It's all about the money; ethics, the impact on the people, the land, our future, all irrelevant.
I voted for the lessor of 2 evils, but if this article accurately describes what you're negotiating, then it confirms that you're the same as Poilievre.
It's all about the money; ethics, the impact on the people, the land, our future, all irrelevant.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
@liberalca.bsky.social @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our "Canadian accent" might endanger us, please amend our advisory to warn against travel to the USA.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@liberalca.bsky.social @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our "Canadian accent" might endanger us, please amend our advisory to warn against travel to the USA.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
January 11, 2026 at 10:53 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
@liberalca.bsky.social @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our "Canadian accent" might endanger us, please amend our advisory to warn against travel to the USA.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@liberalca.bsky.social @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy
Please end the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA & since our "Canadian accent" might endanger us, please amend our advisory to warn against travel to the USA.
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy
In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for all Canadians regardless of colour, or heritage.
In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for all Canadians regardless of colour, or heritage.
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 1:21 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social @liberal.ca.web.brid.gy
In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for all Canadians regardless of colour, or heritage.
In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for all Canadians regardless of colour, or heritage.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Please consider given Grok will remain an embedded feature, it really is time Government representatives / orgs. etc. end their association with X once & for all.
Please consider given Grok will remain an embedded feature, it really is time Government representatives / orgs. etc. end their association with X once & for all.
X is literally making child porn as a service so there really shouldn't be a question to whether or not MPs leave. Bellingcat has.
January 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Please consider given Grok will remain an embedded feature, it really is time Government representatives / orgs. etc. end their association with X once & for all.
Please consider given Grok will remain an embedded feature, it really is time Government representatives / orgs. etc. end their association with X once & for all.
X is literally making child porn as a service so there really shouldn't be a question to whether or not MPs leave. Bellingcat has.
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Please consider given Grok will remain an embedded feature, it really is time Government representatives / orgs. etc. end their association with X once & for all.
Please consider given Grok will remain an embedded feature, it really is time Government representatives / orgs. etc. end their association with X once & for all.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Please do something, not just words, but something concrete. Impose stiff sanctions, penalties of whatever kind you can, whatever it takes to end Israel's strangle hold on people who haven't had a day of rest since 1948.
Imagine that for a moment.
Please do something, not just words, but something concrete. Impose stiff sanctions, penalties of whatever kind you can, whatever it takes to end Israel's strangle hold on people who haven't had a day of rest since 1948.
Imagine that for a moment.
The Beautiful Humans Among Us
'An Attack Can Happen Any Second': My Eyewitness Testimony of Rampant Settler Violence www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026... 🧵
By Sam Stein
'An Attack Can Happen Any Second': My Eyewitness Testimony of Rampant Settler Violence www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026... 🧵
By Sam Stein
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Please do something, not just words, but something concrete. Impose stiff sanctions, penalties of whatever kind you can, whatever it takes to end Israel's strangle hold on people who haven't had a day of rest since 1948.
Imagine that for a moment.
Please do something, not just words, but something concrete. Impose stiff sanctions, penalties of whatever kind you can, whatever it takes to end Israel's strangle hold on people who haven't had a day of rest since 1948.
Imagine that for a moment.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
He knows his rights & we know what happens once the cameras are off. In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for our black & brown people.
youtube.com/shorts/3rWFP...
He knows his rights & we know what happens once the cameras are off. In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for our black & brown people.
youtube.com/shorts/3rWFP...
Uber driver confronts ICE agent at Minneapolis airport
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
He knows his rights & we know what happens once the cameras are off. In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for our black & brown people.
youtube.com/shorts/3rWFP...
He knows his rights & we know what happens once the cameras are off. In addition to ending the Safe Third Country Agreement with the USA, please amend our travel advisory to reflect the danger for our black & brown people.
youtube.com/shorts/3rWFP...
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Amid all of the chaos in our world, please don't lose sight of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We can't say that we didn't know. This is our legacy.
Amid all of the chaos in our world, please don't lose sight of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We can't say that we didn't know. This is our legacy.
Gaza: 13 morts, dont 5 enfants dans des frappes israéliennes, selon la Défense civile
Gaza: 13 morts, dont 5 enfants dans des frappes israéliennes, selon la Défense civile
Gaza: 13 morts, dont 5 enfants dans des frappes israéliennes, selon la Défense civile.
www.tvanouvelles.ca
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaanand.bsky.social
Amid all of the chaos in our world, please don't lose sight of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We can't say that we didn't know. This is our legacy.
Amid all of the chaos in our world, please don't lose sight of the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
We can't say that we didn't know. This is our legacy.
"Canada’s rule of law isn’t just a legal concept — it’s what protects our rights, ensures everyone gets fair treatment, and keeps power in check."
ourstoprotect.ca
ourstoprotect.ca
Ours to Protect
The rule of law is under pressure — around the world and here in Canada. Fewer than half of Canadians trust that our justice system works as intended, and more than two-thirds worry that political int...
ourstoprotect.ca
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
"Canada’s rule of law isn’t just a legal concept — it’s what protects our rights, ensures everyone gets fair treatment, and keeps power in check."
ourstoprotect.ca
ourstoprotect.ca
Really interesting article. It would be interesting to know what other resources Venezuela has that are equally accessible & maybe, far more profitable, gold etc.
Many US analysts view the ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro as benefiting the US at China’s expense, but two big factors make this less of a win for Washington and less of a loss for Beijing, writes Melanie Hart.
Why Maduro's removal could ultimately benefit China
Two important factors make the recent US operation in Venezuela less of a loss for China than many analysts realize.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Really interesting article. It would be interesting to know what other resources Venezuela has that are equally accessible & maybe, far more profitable, gold etc.
Reposted by Pat Boucher
🇨🇦 Israeli-Canadians earlier in Vancouver🍁
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 AM
🇨🇦 Israeli-Canadians earlier in Vancouver🍁