Benoit Mayrand
@benoitmayrand.bsky.social
Just a regular person who likes to travel and outdoors. Live in Rossland, BC.
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Jour 2 de ma série « Gaza 2 ans jour pour jour» avec des photos prises le 18 mai 2023. Dont Jazia, agricultrice depuis 50 ans à Beit Lahiya au nord de l’enclave. L’agriculture était un pilier de la sécurité alimentaire de ce territoire plus petit que Montréal
May 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Jour 2 de ma série « Gaza 2 ans jour pour jour» avec des photos prises le 18 mai 2023. Dont Jazia, agricultrice depuis 50 ans à Beit Lahiya au nord de l’enclave. L’agriculture était un pilier de la sécurité alimentaire de ce territoire plus petit que Montréal
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338Canada🍁federal update | March 20, 2025
🔴LPC 178
---------------majority: 172 seats
🔵CPC 130
⚜️BQ 25
🟠NDP 8
🟢GPC 2
338 Update: Liberals Enter Campaign as Favourites ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/338-update...
🔴LPC 178
---------------majority: 172 seats
🔵CPC 130
⚜️BQ 25
🟠NDP 8
🟢GPC 2
338 Update: Liberals Enter Campaign as Favourites ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/338-update...
338 Update: Liberals Enter Campaign as Favourites
There is much volatility in the numbers, but one party holds the advantage at the campaign's starting line.
www.338canada.ca
March 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
338Canada🍁federal update | March 20, 2025
🔴LPC 178
---------------majority: 172 seats
🔵CPC 130
⚜️BQ 25
🟠NDP 8
🟢GPC 2
338 Update: Liberals Enter Campaign as Favourites ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/338-update...
🔴LPC 178
---------------majority: 172 seats
🔵CPC 130
⚜️BQ 25
🟠NDP 8
🟢GPC 2
338 Update: Liberals Enter Campaign as Favourites ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/338-update...
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Thursday that he would vote to advance Republican legislation funding the government, likely easing the way for the bill’s passage as early as Friday.
www.huffpost.com/entry/shutdo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/shutdo...
Chuck Schumer Will Vote To Advance GOP Funding Bill, Signaling Surrender
The New York Democrat risked angering liberals by easing passage of a Republican spending bill.
www.huffpost.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Thursday that he would vote to advance Republican legislation funding the government, likely easing the way for the bill’s passage as early as Friday.
www.huffpost.com/entry/shutdo...
www.huffpost.com/entry/shutdo...
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Is America great again yet?
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Is America great again yet?
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Have you said thank you once?
March 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you said thank you once?
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Pretty much sums it up
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Pretty much sums it up
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“We actually ended up using America’s favourite strategy against them,” said Connor McDavid, who scored the winning goal. “I wanted the trophy, so I took it without asking them what they thought.”
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February 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“We actually ended up using America’s favourite strategy against them,” said Connor McDavid, who scored the winning goal. “I wanted the trophy, so I took it without asking them what they thought.”
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Thank you MapQuest for allowing that.
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February 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Thank you MapQuest for allowing that.
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gulfof.mapquest.com
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Neo-Nazi terrorist and convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, cited this same Napoleon quote in his manifesto.
February 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Neo-Nazi terrorist and convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, cited this same Napoleon quote in his manifesto.
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Quand les services de sécurité informatique du Trésor américain considèrent les dudes de DOGE comme étant "la plus grande menace informatique intérieure à laquelle le Bureau du service fiscal a jamais fait face".
NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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February 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Quand les services de sécurité informatique du Trésor américain considèrent les dudes de DOGE comme étant "la plus grande menace informatique intérieure à laquelle le Bureau du service fiscal a jamais fait face".
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Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Imagine you were the richest man in the world. You could have anything you wanted, go anywhere you wished, do whatever took you fancy. How would you spend your weekend? Depriving the poorest people in the world of food and healthcare and boasting about it?
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BREAKING: Republican Senator Mitch McConnell speaks out against Trump’s tariffs:
“It will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?”
“It will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?”
February 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BREAKING: Republican Senator Mitch McConnell speaks out against Trump’s tariffs:
“It will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?”
“It will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?”
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Qui, selon les Américains, est leur plus grand fournisseur de pétrole étranger ?
February 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Qui, selon les Américains, est leur plus grand fournisseur de pétrole étranger ?
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Tbilisi tonight.
January 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Tbilisi tonight.
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This is a very, very interesting graph from a BoC paper (which is worth reading in full) www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/u...
January 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is a very, very interesting graph from a BoC paper (which is worth reading in full) www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/u...
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Where might U.S. tariffs have the greatest effect in Canada? Here's an experimental estimate of exports to the U.S. per worker by census division. #cdnecon
January 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Where might U.S. tariffs have the greatest effect in Canada? Here's an experimental estimate of exports to the U.S. per worker by census division. #cdnecon
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Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:
January 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
where the world stands on the paris climate agreement, as of today:
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Americans killed annually by
All Islamic jihadist terrorists 9
Armed toddlers 21
Lightning 31
Lawnmowers 69
Busses 264
Falling out of bed 737
Being shot by another American 11,737
2017 estimates. The Royal Statistical Society gave this compilation its International Statistic of the Year award.
All Islamic jihadist terrorists 9
Armed toddlers 21
Lightning 31
Lawnmowers 69
Busses 264
Falling out of bed 737
Being shot by another American 11,737
2017 estimates. The Royal Statistical Society gave this compilation its International Statistic of the Year award.
December 1, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Americans killed annually by
All Islamic jihadist terrorists 9
Armed toddlers 21
Lightning 31
Lawnmowers 69
Busses 264
Falling out of bed 737
Being shot by another American 11,737
2017 estimates. The Royal Statistical Society gave this compilation its International Statistic of the Year award.
All Islamic jihadist terrorists 9
Armed toddlers 21
Lightning 31
Lawnmowers 69
Busses 264
Falling out of bed 737
Being shot by another American 11,737
2017 estimates. The Royal Statistical Society gave this compilation its International Statistic of the Year award.
Pour changer le mood maussade à la Chambre des communes ces temps-ci, @seblemire.bsky.social a mis la barre haute tout à l'heure, bel hommage à Paul Houde, ca détonnait !
November 27, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Pour changer le mood maussade à la Chambre des communes ces temps-ci, @seblemire.bsky.social a mis la barre haute tout à l'heure, bel hommage à Paul Houde, ca détonnait !
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sanctions bring russian ruble to weakest point since the war began in march 2022
November 27, 2024 at 3:31 PM
sanctions bring russian ruble to weakest point since the war began in march 2022
Faux départ...
En espérant que le cessez le feu dure (et qu'on laisse les journalistes tranquilles)
En espérant que le cessez le feu dure (et qu'on laisse les journalistes tranquilles)
🔴 Première brèche dans le cessez le feu >> L'armée israélienne ouvre le feu sur un groupe de journalistes à Khiam ; + les Libanais "interdits de se rendre au sud du Litani" avertit son porte-parole #Liban
www.lorientlejour.com/article/1437...
www.lorientlejour.com/article/1437...
L'armée israélienne ouvre le feu sur un groupe de journalistes à Khiam ; les Libanais ''interdits de se rendre au sud du Litani'' avertit son porte-parole | Notre couverture en direct
16:46 heure de Beyrouth Électricité du Liban (EDL), le fournisseur public d'électricité, a annoncé avoir « immédiatement commencé à réparer et répertorier » les dégâts causés par les...
www.lorientlejour.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Faux départ...
En espérant que le cessez le feu dure (et qu'on laisse les journalistes tranquilles)
En espérant que le cessez le feu dure (et qu'on laisse les journalistes tranquilles)
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How do carbon taxes affect food prices? In our latest paper, @dr_jen_winter and I analyze both direct and indirect impacts across the entire food supply chain: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5024885
It's the most detailed exploration of CTaxes and food yet! 🤓 #cdnecon #cdnpoli
It's the most detailed exploration of CTaxes and food yet! 🤓 #cdnecon #cdnpoli
November 25, 2024 at 11:25 PM
How do carbon taxes affect food prices? In our latest paper, @dr_jen_winter and I analyze both direct and indirect impacts across the entire food supply chain: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5024885
It's the most detailed exploration of CTaxes and food yet! 🤓 #cdnecon #cdnpoli
It's the most detailed exploration of CTaxes and food yet! 🤓 #cdnecon #cdnpoli