Jim Patterson 🇨🇦
@sheamuspatt.bsky.social
Old folkie from Ontario.
Mostly politics (lefty), heterodox economics, genealogy
Mostly politics (lefty), heterodox economics, genealogy
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A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide bdsmovement.net/news/global-...
A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide
Building a global wave of resistance to US imperial designs is now an existential need for humanity, to save us all from the abyss of utter lawlessness, immense suffering, and possibly a nuclear war
bdsmovement.net
January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A global wave of resistance to the US empire must begin with ending Israel’s genocide bdsmovement.net/news/global-...
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BTW: The soldiers that Trump/ the Pentagon ‘stood up’ for potential deployment to Minneapolis?
The 11th Airborne Division’s Deputy Commanding General, Operations is highly-decorated CAF Brigadier-General Robert McBride.
More to come on this story:
11thairbornedivision.army.mil/dcgo/
The 11th Airborne Division’s Deputy Commanding General, Operations is highly-decorated CAF Brigadier-General Robert McBride.
More to come on this story:
11thairbornedivision.army.mil/dcgo/
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
BTW: The soldiers that Trump/ the Pentagon ‘stood up’ for potential deployment to Minneapolis?
The 11th Airborne Division’s Deputy Commanding General, Operations is highly-decorated CAF Brigadier-General Robert McBride.
More to come on this story:
11thairbornedivision.army.mil/dcgo/
The 11th Airborne Division’s Deputy Commanding General, Operations is highly-decorated CAF Brigadier-General Robert McBride.
More to come on this story:
11thairbornedivision.army.mil/dcgo/
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If you want to understand what is happening right now & what’s at stake, please listen to this conversation I had with historian Robert Kagan.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
NEW | VIDEO
‘Europeans need to understand that it’s over’: historian Robert Kagan talks to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about Trump’s coming ‘dictatorship’, the end of the western alliance - and why Keir Starmer needs to change course, fast
Prefer to read? 🔗⬇️
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0
‘Europeans need to understand that it’s over’: historian Robert Kagan talks to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about Trump’s coming ‘dictatorship’, the end of the western alliance - and why Keir Starmer needs to change course, fast
Prefer to read? 🔗⬇️
youtu.be/0goGamFRtO0
Europe needs a dramatic strategic revolution - now: historian Robert Kagan
YouTube video by The Nerve
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
If you want to understand what is happening right now & what’s at stake, please listen to this conversation I had with historian Robert Kagan.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
Europe has to wake up FAST.
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Kingston friends!
And for that matter, Brockville, Gananoque, Napanee, Perth, Tyendinaga and beyond friends.
I'm honoured to be delivering the Catriona Gibson Memorial Lecture at @queensulaw.bsky.social on February 3, 5:30 - 7 pm.
Hope to see you there.
And for that matter, Brockville, Gananoque, Napanee, Perth, Tyendinaga and beyond friends.
I'm honoured to be delivering the Catriona Gibson Memorial Lecture at @queensulaw.bsky.social on February 3, 5:30 - 7 pm.
Hope to see you there.
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Kingston friends!
And for that matter, Brockville, Gananoque, Napanee, Perth, Tyendinaga and beyond friends.
I'm honoured to be delivering the Catriona Gibson Memorial Lecture at @queensulaw.bsky.social on February 3, 5:30 - 7 pm.
Hope to see you there.
And for that matter, Brockville, Gananoque, Napanee, Perth, Tyendinaga and beyond friends.
I'm honoured to be delivering the Catriona Gibson Memorial Lecture at @queensulaw.bsky.social on February 3, 5:30 - 7 pm.
Hope to see you there.
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My cartoon in the Tuesday Hamilton Spectator: www.thespec.com/opinion/edit...
January 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM
My cartoon in the Tuesday Hamilton Spectator: www.thespec.com/opinion/edit...
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I repeat: The most important thing @mark-carney.bsky.social can do for #CanadaSky is election reform so that we never have to worry about a Conservative majority again. Otherwise, his achievements are temporary. #ElectionReform #FairVote @markgerretsen.bsky.social
I’m in Davos, Switzerland, to secure new trade and investment partners for Canada.
Because Canada has what the world wants — we’re an energy superpower and a reliable trading partner, with the most educated workforce in the world.
Because Canada has what the world wants — we’re an energy superpower and a reliable trading partner, with the most educated workforce in the world.
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I repeat: The most important thing @mark-carney.bsky.social can do for #CanadaSky is election reform so that we never have to worry about a Conservative majority again. Otherwise, his achievements are temporary. #ElectionReform #FairVote @markgerretsen.bsky.social
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Trump's EU threat raises a simple question that Canadians must answer: what are we willing to pay to remain free?
This is not a question for the business class it a question for citizens.
My Mom has lessons about remaining true, north, strong, free.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
This is not a question for the business class it a question for citizens.
My Mom has lessons about remaining true, north, strong, free.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
It's Time to Count the Cost of Freedom
In 2026, Canadians will be asked to make a nation-defining decision: How much are we willing to pay for our freedom and democracy?
charlieangus.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Trump's EU threat raises a simple question that Canadians must answer: what are we willing to pay to remain free?
This is not a question for the business class it a question for citizens.
My Mom has lessons about remaining true, north, strong, free.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
This is not a question for the business class it a question for citizens.
My Mom has lessons about remaining true, north, strong, free.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...
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Thanks for the hat tip, @ottawacitizen.com 🎩
"Credit to PressProgress for doing the legwork that the mayor, a former journalist, should have done"
"Credit to PressProgress for doing the legwork that the mayor, a former journalist, should have done"
Deachman: Let's all make up studies about how great Ottawa is
If Mark Sutcliffe wants to boast on X about entirely fabricated data, then I can make up some stuff, too. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Thanks for the hat tip, @ottawacitizen.com 🎩
"Credit to PressProgress for doing the legwork that the mayor, a former journalist, should have done"
"Credit to PressProgress for doing the legwork that the mayor, a former journalist, should have done"
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January 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Remember, Lecce wants more nuclear reactors to power data centres for industry and the US military.
(We don't need this electricity otherwise. Ontario regularly has an over-supply of electricity, and we pay other jurisdictions to take it.)
brockvilleist.com/2026/01/16/o...
(We don't need this electricity otherwise. Ontario regularly has an over-supply of electricity, and we pay other jurisdictions to take it.)
brockvilleist.com/2026/01/16/o...
OPP confirm nuclear material was involved in Highway 401 crash near Lansdowne; here's what you need to know - The Brockvilleist - 100% independent, local news for Brockville and area
A major winter storm led to a series of multi-vehicle collisions on Highway 401 near Lansdowne on Thursday, Jan. 15, leaving one child seriously injured and several others hurt. It has since been conf...
brockvilleist.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Remember, Lecce wants more nuclear reactors to power data centres for industry and the US military.
(We don't need this electricity otherwise. Ontario regularly has an over-supply of electricity, and we pay other jurisdictions to take it.)
brockvilleist.com/2026/01/16/o...
(We don't need this electricity otherwise. Ontario regularly has an over-supply of electricity, and we pay other jurisdictions to take it.)
brockvilleist.com/2026/01/16/o...
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🇬🇱 Trump wants to buy Greenland. Its former colonizer, through Danish comedian Huxi Bach, has some thoughts on why that’s a terrible idea.
youtu.be/dBoLhWHx-as?... 👇
youtu.be/dBoLhWHx-as?... 👇
Dear America, We’d Like to Speak to the Manager
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
🇬🇱 Trump wants to buy Greenland. Its former colonizer, through Danish comedian Huxi Bach, has some thoughts on why that’s a terrible idea.
youtu.be/dBoLhWHx-as?... 👇
youtu.be/dBoLhWHx-as?... 👇
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Will Trump really invoke the Insurrection Act?
Is he serious about capping credit card interest rates?
Is progressive economic populism the antidote to fascism?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse break it all down in this week’s Coffee Klatch, with special guest Lina Khan!
Is he serious about capping credit card interest rates?
Is progressive economic populism the antidote to fascism?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse break it all down in this week’s Coffee Klatch, with special guest Lina Khan!
ICE: The American Gestapo | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Will Trump really invoke the Insurrection Act?
Is he serious about capping credit card interest rates?
Is progressive economic populism the antidote to fascism?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse break it all down in this week’s Coffee Klatch, with special guest Lina Khan!
Is he serious about capping credit card interest rates?
Is progressive economic populism the antidote to fascism?
@rbreich.bsky.social & Heather Lofthouse break it all down in this week’s Coffee Klatch, with special guest Lina Khan!
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FACT CHECK: Doug Ford has long opposed EVs and clean energy
Ford cancelled all incentives for buying an electric vehicle,
Ford paid to have Ontario’s electric vehicle charging stations ripped right out of the ground.
#Cdnpoli #Onpoli #EVs
www.ontariondp.ca/news/fact-ch...
Ford cancelled all incentives for buying an electric vehicle,
Ford paid to have Ontario’s electric vehicle charging stations ripped right out of the ground.
#Cdnpoli #Onpoli #EVs
www.ontariondp.ca/news/fact-ch...
FACT CHECK: Doug Ford’s history of saying no to electric auto industry
WINDSOR — Premier Doug Ford has actively undermined the zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) industry in Ontario. After failing to announce any concrete plans Monday to save 1,800 auto jobs at Stallantis in ...
www.ontariondp.ca
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
FACT CHECK: Doug Ford has long opposed EVs and clean energy
Ford cancelled all incentives for buying an electric vehicle,
Ford paid to have Ontario’s electric vehicle charging stations ripped right out of the ground.
#Cdnpoli #Onpoli #EVs
www.ontariondp.ca/news/fact-ch...
Ford cancelled all incentives for buying an electric vehicle,
Ford paid to have Ontario’s electric vehicle charging stations ripped right out of the ground.
#Cdnpoli #Onpoli #EVs
www.ontariondp.ca/news/fact-ch...
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Coalition urges moratorium on quarries due to 'regulatory failures'. 'The auditor general has once again highlighted serious regulatory failures in how gravel mining is overseen in Ontario,' says official with Reform Gravel Mining Coalition.
www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/c...
www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/c...
Coalition urges moratorium on quarries due to 'regulatory failures'
'The auditor general has once again highlighted serious regulatory failures in how gravel mining is overseen in Ontario,' says official with Reform Gravel Mining Coalition
www.orilliamatters.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Coalition urges moratorium on quarries due to 'regulatory failures'. 'The auditor general has once again highlighted serious regulatory failures in how gravel mining is overseen in Ontario,' says official with Reform Gravel Mining Coalition.
www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/c...
www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/c...
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Canada’s going to start getting some Chinese EVs!
I just hope this quota deal is the first step to getting BYD to set up a factory in exchange for broader access.
I just hope this quota deal is the first step to getting BYD to set up a factory in exchange for broader access.
Canada reaches tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola | CBC News
The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the domestic market in exchange for dropping duties on canola products, Prime Minist...
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Canada’s going to start getting some Chinese EVs!
I just hope this quota deal is the first step to getting BYD to set up a factory in exchange for broader access.
I just hope this quota deal is the first step to getting BYD to set up a factory in exchange for broader access.
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Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is simply the latest battle in a much larger war being waged by capital – centred in the US – on people and planet, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com.
Monopoly capital goes to war - Grace Blakeley
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is simply the latest battle in a much larger war being waged by capital - centred in the US - on people and planet
diem25.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela is simply the latest battle in a much larger war being waged by capital – centred in the US – on people and planet, writes @graceblakeley.substack.com.
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This article by @parismarx.com is an important read: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Every data centre is a U.S. military base - CCPA
Understanding how the United States uses its tech companies to serve empire
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This article by @parismarx.com is an important read: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Be a proud #Canadian #BoycottUsCars 🚫
@clauskellerman.bsky.social
#Bluesky #Politics #Resist #Democracy #Resistance #Canadasky #Canada #cdnpoli #Boycotts #America #𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓝𝓮𝓽 #neverthe51ststate #nomorewar #MarkCarney #NeverVoteConservative
youtu.be/ddI6N4OolRU?...
@clauskellerman.bsky.social
#Bluesky #Politics #Resist #Democracy #Resistance #Canadasky #Canada #cdnpoli #Boycotts #America #𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓝𝓮𝓽 #neverthe51ststate #nomorewar #MarkCarney #NeverVoteConservative
youtu.be/ddI6N4OolRU?...
CANADA TO SNUB AMERICA - CHINA'S BYD ELECTRIC CARS ARE COMING
YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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If that’s the case why is your regime constantly threatening to invade us?
Maybe it’s time to oblige the Burgerlanders and cutoff all sales of potash, lumber, rare earths, aluminum and most importantly oil.
They don’t need any of it, so it’s not a problem right? #cdnpoli #uspoli #regimechangeusa
Maybe it’s time to oblige the Burgerlanders and cutoff all sales of potash, lumber, rare earths, aluminum and most importantly oil.
They don’t need any of it, so it’s not a problem right? #cdnpoli #uspoli #regimechangeusa
‘We do not need Canada’: U.S. Ambassador discusses relations between countries
The U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, repeated President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States doesn’t need Canada during his stop in Montreal on Wednesday.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
If that’s the case why is your regime constantly threatening to invade us?
Maybe it’s time to oblige the Burgerlanders and cutoff all sales of potash, lumber, rare earths, aluminum and most importantly oil.
They don’t need any of it, so it’s not a problem right? #cdnpoli #uspoli #regimechangeusa
Maybe it’s time to oblige the Burgerlanders and cutoff all sales of potash, lumber, rare earths, aluminum and most importantly oil.
They don’t need any of it, so it’s not a problem right? #cdnpoli #uspoli #regimechangeusa
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Both countries claimed Hans Island.
Instead of escalating, they handled it politely. Canadian and Danish officials would visit the island. They’d swap flags.
Canadians would leave whiskey, the Danish would leave schnapps.
In 2022, the two countries agreed to divide the island in half.
Instead of escalating, they handled it politely. Canadian and Danish officials would visit the island. They’d swap flags.
Canadians would leave whiskey, the Danish would leave schnapps.
In 2022, the two countries agreed to divide the island in half.
January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Both countries claimed Hans Island.
Instead of escalating, they handled it politely. Canadian and Danish officials would visit the island. They’d swap flags.
Canadians would leave whiskey, the Danish would leave schnapps.
In 2022, the two countries agreed to divide the island in half.
Instead of escalating, they handled it politely. Canadian and Danish officials would visit the island. They’d swap flags.
Canadians would leave whiskey, the Danish would leave schnapps.
In 2022, the two countries agreed to divide the island in half.
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Carney and Trump are chasing AI to bail out fossil fuels. Watch part of my conversation with the brilliant @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
Carney et Trump misent sur l'IA pour renflouer des énergies fossiles. Regardez un extrait de ma conversation avec la brillante Naomi Klein.
youtu.be/a0Gnp1FFtK8?...
Carney et Trump misent sur l'IA pour renflouer des énergies fossiles. Regardez un extrait de ma conversation avec la brillante Naomi Klein.
youtu.be/a0Gnp1FFtK8?...
Carney and Trump are chasing AI to bail out fossil fuel corporations
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Carney and Trump are chasing AI to bail out fossil fuels. Watch part of my conversation with the brilliant @naomiaklein.bsky.social.
Carney et Trump misent sur l'IA pour renflouer des énergies fossiles. Regardez un extrait de ma conversation avec la brillante Naomi Klein.
youtu.be/a0Gnp1FFtK8?...
Carney et Trump misent sur l'IA pour renflouer des énergies fossiles. Regardez un extrait de ma conversation avec la brillante Naomi Klein.
youtu.be/a0Gnp1FFtK8?...
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