R.G. Richardson
@rgrichardson.bsky.social
Business economist and author of interactive finance and city guides eBooks/Apps at Amazon and Kobo. VOIP communications and interactive websites at eComTechnology.com. Saving Democracy and the environment worldwide from Canada.
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The horrors of fighting for democracy. Julius Richardson WWI.
Huge swathes of cash are flowing from Japan to European tech startups as risk-averse investors favor a more mature entrepreneurial ecosystem, helping to scale the continent’s booming deep tech cluster.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Huge swathes of cash are flowing from Japan to European tech startups as risk-averse investors favor a more mature entrepreneurial ecosystem, helping to scale the continent’s booming deep tech cluster.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Good to hear, as Hegseth needs drinking buddies!
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Good to hear, as Hegseth needs drinking buddies!
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Do you blame them?
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Do you blame them?
Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote | CBC News
For the first time the faces of Japanese Canadian veterans who fought in the First and Second World War are on display on the streets of Vancouver after a century largely unrecognized and their storie...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Victoria hockey legend Mel Bridgman dies at 70 - Victoria Times Colonist www.timescolonist.com/sports/victo...
Victoria hockey legend Mel Bridgman dies at 70
The Island product never became a pro superstar but provided workmanlike service over 14 seasons in the NHL
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November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Victoria hockey legend Mel Bridgman dies at 70 - Victoria Times Colonist www.timescolonist.com/sports/victo...
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul
A three-way contest for the nomination in Michigan is a microcosm of the debate over the party’s future.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This State Will Determine If Dems Win the Senate—and Give an MRI of Their Soul www.thebulwark.com/p/michigan-s...
Economic data scheduled to arrive from the government won’t be released if the shutdown persists, which, at last check, is persisting. Impacted reports include the October consumer price index, producer price index, and the monthly US retail sales report.
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Economic data scheduled to arrive from the government won’t be released if the shutdown persists, which, at last check, is persisting. Impacted reports include the October consumer price index, producer price index, and the monthly US retail sales report.
United Nations annual climate summit begins today: This year’s meeting, COP30, will assemble government leaders, business titans, and climate scientists with a focus on the pace at which the planet is heating. This year, however, the United States will not attend.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
United Nations annual climate summit begins today: This year’s meeting, COP30, will assemble government leaders, business titans, and climate scientists with a focus on the pace at which the planet is heating. This year, however, the United States will not attend.
He looks like The Johnson too!
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
He looks like The Johnson too!
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This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
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November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is an absolutely insane administrative process. Within the space of a week, states were told by judges/White House
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
*no SNAP benefits
*half benefits
*full benefits
*pause provision of benefits.
Result is chaos, uncertainty, and uneven access to benefits depending on where people live.
NDP MP ‘very confident’ no New Democrats will cross floor to Liberals as budget vote nears | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Liberals don't want them!
NDP MP ‘very confident’ no New Democrats will cross floor to Liberals as budget vote nears | CBC News
B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns says he’s “very confident” none of the seven New Democrats in the House of Commons will cross the floor to the Liberals — even as he admits he’s regularly approached by the Libe...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NDP MP ‘very confident’ no New Democrats will cross floor to Liberals as budget vote nears | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Liberals don't want them!
How budget week turned into a nightmare for the Conservatives | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politic... It is the new normal for this?!
How budget week turned into a nightmare for the Conservatives | CBC News
This is not the week Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wanted to have. Instead of taking a victory lap around the bases, the Conservative ends the week dodging reporters and facing questions about ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How budget week turned into a nightmare for the Conservatives | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/politic... It is the new normal for this?!
Supreme Court: Trump doesn't have to promptly fund food aid for now www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... More BS from those Gold Hightops!
Supreme Court: Trump administration doesn't have to promptly pay full food benefits for now
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to block a judge's order to promptly pay full SNAP food benefits for November.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Supreme Court: Trump doesn't have to promptly fund food aid for now www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... More BS from those Gold Hightops!
How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for the cull of B.C. ostriches | CBC News
In his battle for Canadian citizenship, Alexander Vavilov got an opportunity denied to the owners of B.C.'s Universal Ostrich Farms — a chance to argue his case before Canada's top court. In the proce...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
How the son of Russian spies paved the legal path for B.C. ostrich cull | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
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ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
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OpenAI Wants You To Back Its $1 Trillion Gamble www.levernews.com/openai-wants... I'm not!
OpenAI Wants You To Back Its $1 Trillion Gamble
The artificial intelligence giant’s chief financial officer just said taxpayers should guarantee the firm’s debt.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
OpenAI Wants You To Back Its $1 Trillion Gamble www.levernews.com/openai-wants... I'm not!
Microsoft provides update on its AI efforts following OpenAI partnership change siliconangle.com/2025/11/06/m...
Microsoft provides update on its AI efforts following OpenAI partnership change - SiliconANGLE
Microsoft provides update on its AI efforts following OpenAI partnership change - SiliconANGLE
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Microsoft provides update on its AI efforts following OpenAI partnership change siliconangle.com/2025/11/06/m...
Cash-strapped governments are increasingly eyeing citizens’ retirement pots — and experts are sounding the alarm! voipinterface.net/site/access/...
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Cash-strapped governments are increasingly eyeing citizens’ retirement pots — and experts are sounding the alarm! voipinterface.net/site/access/...
After judge finds Chicago commander 'lied,' Trump's agents hit with an injunction substack.com/home/post/p-...
After judge finds Chicago commander 'lied,' Trump's agents hit with an injunction
Judge Ellis blocked "all chilling of First Amendment rights" by Greg Bovino and the agents he supervises.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
After judge finds Chicago commander 'lied,' Trump's agents hit with an injunction substack.com/home/post/p-...
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...
A decade of giving: Sooke trio continues ‘Pictures for Veterans’ tradition | Oak Bay News oakbaynews.com/2025/11/05/a...
A decade of giving: Sooke trio continues ‘Pictures for Veterans’ tradition - Oak Bay News
The Dwinnell sisters’ campaign has raised more than $6,200 since 2015
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November 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A decade of giving: Sooke trio continues ‘Pictures for Veterans’ tradition | Oak Bay News oakbaynews.com/2025/11/05/a...
Judge dismisses ostrich appeal, B.C. birds back on death row | Oak Bay News oakbaynews.com/2025/11/06/j... A Hanging Judge's opinion.........??????!!!!!!!!
Judge dismisses ostrich appeal, B.C. birds back on death row - Oak Bay News
The decision was released on Thursday, Nov. 6
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November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Judge dismisses ostrich appeal, B.C. birds back on death row | Oak Bay News oakbaynews.com/2025/11/06/j... A Hanging Judge's opinion.........??????!!!!!!!!
Supreme Court skeptical of Trump tariffs being legal www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/s... They don't understand the Constitution!
Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that Trump tariffs are legal
President Donald Trump calls the Supreme Court case on his tariffs a matter of "life or death" for the United States.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Supreme Court skeptical of Trump tariffs being legal www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/s... They don't understand the Constitution!
Canada to poach H-1B visa holders, international researchers | The Straits Times www.straitstimes.com/world/united... It's just the right thing to do! Knowledge is king.
Canada to poach H-1B visa holders, international researchers
Mr Carney said the expertise of these researchers will help advance Canada's global competitiveness. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Canada to poach H-1B visa holders, international researchers | The Straits Times www.straitstimes.com/world/united... It's just the right thing to do! Knowledge is king.