Ryan Hillier
@ryanhillier.bsky.social
Marxist. Internationalist. Writer.
https://osedax-writer.blogspot.com/
“Capitalism carries war within it,
just like clouds carry rain.”
https://osedax-writer.blogspot.com/
“Capitalism carries war within it,
just like clouds carry rain.”
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Ryan Hillier
@ryanhillier.bsky.social
· Mar 28
Time for Premier Holt to rescind the IHRA definition of antisemitism
Last week, the Israeli media outlet Haaretz reported that Israel had “committed the largest child massacre in its history. Two
nbmediacoop.org
I wrote for @nbmediacoop.bsky.social on the need for New Brunswick to rescind the IHRA definition of antisemitism: nbmediacoop.org/2025/03/28/t...
In case you missed it over the weekend, the Canadian PM basically shrugged off a question about paying a billion dollars to help manage an ongoing genocide.
When pressed by CBC's Ashley Burke whether a billion dollars is "reasonable" for participation in the "Board of Peace," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gives a blubbering response in which he appears to admit that Canada will pay, but that "Canada wants money to have maximum impact."
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In case you missed it over the weekend, the Canadian PM basically shrugged off a question about paying a billion dollars to help manage an ongoing genocide.
The Greenland scheme is a very clever strategy by US planners. Either the Europeans and Canada militarize the Arctic region and project interdiction capability into Russian shipping lanes, or the US does it unilaterally. Stoking nationalist revanchism within Europe & Canada is a win-win for the US.
January 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The Greenland scheme is a very clever strategy by US planners. Either the Europeans and Canada militarize the Arctic region and project interdiction capability into Russian shipping lanes, or the US does it unilaterally. Stoking nationalist revanchism within Europe & Canada is a win-win for the US.
"The executive committee’s members include [Marco] Rubio, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga and […] an Israeli business owner, billionaire Yakir Gabay."
More countries confirm invites to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza. $1 billion buys a permanent seat
At least six more more countries say the United States has invited them to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new “Board of Peace" overseeing next steps for Gaza.
apnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"The executive committee’s members include [Marco] Rubio, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga and […] an Israeli business owner, billionaire Yakir Gabay."
In an exchange with CBC's Ashley Burke, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recasts the Israeli genocide of Palestinians as a "humanitarian tragedy," and praises Qatar for "getting us to the position where there is the possibility" that Canada can help "ultimately move towards peace."
January 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
In an exchange with CBC's Ashley Burke, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recasts the Israeli genocide of Palestinians as a "humanitarian tragedy," and praises Qatar for "getting us to the position where there is the possibility" that Canada can help "ultimately move towards peace."
Mark Carney in Doha: "Qatar is an effective, expansive and an important force for peace." 🤡
PM Mark Carney speaks with reporters in Doha, Qatar – January 18, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Mark Carney in Doha: "Qatar is an effective, expansive and an important force for peace." 🤡
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
Interview location: The Hague
Carney says that we need to work toward a two-state solution, but that can only happen if the Palestinian state is a “Zionist” one — a wild thing to say.
The Israeli government can be rabidly genocidal and committing war crimes, but Palestinians are always held to a different standard.
The Israeli government can be rabidly genocidal and committing war crimes, but Palestinians are always held to a different standard.
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Interview location: The Hague
As is being demonstrated in the Ukraine conflict, logistics and state-controlled management of defence industries decide wars. That social democrats believe Canada would be able to sustain major combat operations for more than a couple of days is delusional.
My latest -- A new poll suggests that New Democrats are more ready to go to war with the US militarily than Conservatives are, by a lot. I suggest why that might be, and argue that a military option to defend Canadian sovereignty would be pure folly.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-old-lie
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-old-lie
The Old Lie
Is there is sweetness and honour in dying for Canada?
noraloreto.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
As is being demonstrated in the Ukraine conflict, logistics and state-controlled management of defence industries decide wars. That social democrats believe Canada would be able to sustain major combat operations for more than a couple of days is delusional.
Very positive joint statement issued following the Canada-China Leaders' Meeting:
Joint statement of the Canada-China Leaders' Meeting
At the invitation of His Excellency Li Qiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, paid an official visit to Chin...
www.pm.gc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Very positive joint statement issued following the Canada-China Leaders' Meeting:
Pretty good exchange here.
PM Mark Carney meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping – January 16, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Pretty good exchange here.
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My Resistance Report on day 832: The Qassam Brigades officially release the names of fallen soldiers for the first time; squad leader Al-Baraa Abu Hatab of the Western Battalion of the Khan Yunis Brigade revealed as the fighter behind several iconic combat videos. youtube.com/watch?v=_EafdCnOe_c
Resistance fighter behind iconic battlefield video, with Jon Elmer
YouTube video by The Electronic Intifada
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
My Resistance Report on day 832: The Qassam Brigades officially release the names of fallen soldiers for the first time; squad leader Al-Baraa Abu Hatab of the Western Battalion of the Khan Yunis Brigade revealed as the fighter behind several iconic combat videos. youtube.com/watch?v=_EafdCnOe_c
"Rather than a multipolar, inter-imperialist rivalry between Western powers, we argue that the US dominates a militarily, politically, and economically integrated NATO+ bloc that has subordinated other Western powers."
Hyper-Imperialism on Hyper-Drive: The Third Newsletter (2026)
The US bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president and first lady showcased the current hyper-imperialist stage of the world order. Although a new mood has emerged in the Global South, it is ...
thetricontinental.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 PM
"Rather than a multipolar, inter-imperialist rivalry between Western powers, we argue that the US dominates a militarily, politically, and economically integrated NATO+ bloc that has subordinated other Western powers."
The brainrot of war propaganda has led us to the point where Canada could literally be in the middle of an invasion by the US, and pundits would still be crying about how it "enables Putin"
BILDT: "If Mr Putin sees that Trump can grab territory on the Arctic, it might well let Mr Putin think that he can also grab territory in the Arctic... I can see this leading to a situation where territory grabbing in the Arctic becomes something that those sorts of powers do."
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The brainrot of war propaganda has led us to the point where Canada could literally be in the middle of an invasion by the US, and pundits would still be crying about how it "enables Putin"
"Limitations to the republic’s transformative social agenda were present as it tolerated sections of the old elite, allowing them to hold their property, and therefore allowing the formation of a stratified class system that benefited sections of these property owners and an emergent middle class."
What is happening in Iran? Six points to help navigate our conversation, my Globetrotter column in Peoples Dispatch. peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/13/s...
Six points to navigate the turmoil in Iran : Peoples Dispatch
Vijay Prashad offers six points to make sense of the situation in Iran amid protests, violence, and threats of military intervention from Washington
peoplesdispatch.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
"Limitations to the republic’s transformative social agenda were present as it tolerated sections of the old elite, allowing them to hold their property, and therefore allowing the formation of a stratified class system that benefited sections of these property owners and an emergent middle class."
"Should the economy take a nosedive, which Jones said is quite plausible given its current state and the ongoing trade war with the United States, there could be nearly 300,000 homeless people by [2035.]"
Nearly 85,000 people homeless in Ontario, up 8 per cent in one year: report
TORONTO — Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025 and nearly 2,000 encampments across the province, a new report from Ontario's mun...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
"Should the economy take a nosedive, which Jones said is quite plausible given its current state and the ongoing trade war with the United States, there could be nearly 300,000 homeless people by [2035.]"
"Over the past century, this is yet another instance in which our country, due to the recklessness of its rulers and their disregard for the lives and livelihoods of working people, has fallen into unrest and entered a path of decisive transformations."
Solidnet | Tudeh Party of Iran, Iran on the Brink of Potentially Devastating Transformations: The Urgent Need for Immediate Action to Save the Country from Dictatorship
News, documents and calls for action from communist and workers’ parties.
www.solidnet.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Over the past century, this is yet another instance in which our country, due to the recklessness of its rulers and their disregard for the lives and livelihoods of working people, has fallen into unrest and entered a path of decisive transformations."
"The serious challenge[s] facing the current popular uprising [are] the absence of a coherent, progressive national leadership [and] the extensive efforts of imperialist media outlets […] to artificially manufacture a leadership and false narrative regarding these developments."
Solidnet | Tudeh Party of Iran, Long live the dynamic, encompassing, and heroic uprising of the Iranian people against the dictatorship of Ali Khamenei
News, documents and calls for action from communist and workers’ parties.
www.solidnet.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:08 AM
"The serious challenge[s] facing the current popular uprising [are] the absence of a coherent, progressive national leadership [and] the extensive efforts of imperialist media outlets […] to artificially manufacture a leadership and false narrative regarding these developments."
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Is China doing "colonialism" in Africa?
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Is China doing "colonialism" in Africa?
Western claims are contradicted by empirical evidence.
jasonhickel.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Is China doing "colonialism" in Africa?
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
Here I argue that equating China’s activities in Africa to Western colonialism/imperialism is not only empirically incorrect, it trivialises the extraordinary violence of the latter. It is a form of denialism.
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/is-china-d...
"As Iran’s production and exports are far larger than Venezuela’s, the global market would inevitably feel stronger ripple effects, said Muyu Xu, senior crude analyst at Kpler, adding that Chinese refiners could be forced to seek alternatives."
World's most vital oil chokepoint back in focus amid possible U.S. action against Iran
In an extreme escalation scenario, where tankers are unable to pass or energy infrastructure is damaged, oil prices could surge by double digits, said analysts.
www.cnbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
"As Iran’s production and exports are far larger than Venezuela’s, the global market would inevitably feel stronger ripple effects, said Muyu Xu, senior crude analyst at Kpler, adding that Chinese refiners could be forced to seek alternatives."
As others have made clear, this is less about profiting from Venezuelan oil and more about cutting China out of global supply chains.
He kidnapped the president of Venezuela for them
And oil companies are like
Meh
And oil companies are like
Meh
January 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
As others have made clear, this is less about profiting from Venezuelan oil and more about cutting China out of global supply chains.
Oil companies are in the business of making profits, so parting with $100 billion in an environment of falling or stagnant prices makes little sense.
Trump meets with oil executives at the White House on Friday, seeking investments in Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday in hopes of securing $100 billion in investments to revive Venezuela’s ability to fully tap into it...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Oil companies are in the business of making profits, so parting with $100 billion in an environment of falling or stagnant prices makes little sense.
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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 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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...
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The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The man who literally wrote the book on the use of vehicles as ramming weapons says any claim Good used hers as such is false, and that her execution, followed by the false claim, is "death squad behavior."
This is the kind of exceptionalism that allows uniquely Canadian forms of oppression and state violence to continue without critique. Canada is wedded to the United States in its origins in violent, ongoing dispossession.
Nathan Cullen: "I think watching the US leadership and the way they're handling this tragedy today is another underline for Canadians to say maybe our American cousins are more distant cousins than we thought politically, ethically, legally."
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
This is the kind of exceptionalism that allows uniquely Canadian forms of oppression and state violence to continue without critique. Canada is wedded to the United States in its origins in violent, ongoing dispossession.
Currently reading The Partisans of Europe in World War II by Kenneth Macksey. A good examination of partisan activity across the European theater during Nazi invasion & occupation. Successes, failures, the challenges of target selection and operations in a myriad of different strategic contexts.
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Currently reading The Partisans of Europe in World War II by Kenneth Macksey. A good examination of partisan activity across the European theater during Nazi invasion & occupation. Successes, failures, the challenges of target selection and operations in a myriad of different strategic contexts.