Rick Green
@bcbrews.bsky.social
Writer with an interest in 🍺☕🍴🧳🤘🏻📰 culture, history, politics • #WW2TV SLK • #NAFO 🇺🇦 🇬🇪
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#OTD in 1936, the Anti-Comintern Pact was signed in Berlin between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It was aimed at countering the influence of the Communist International and signaled Japan’s readiness to associate itself with revisionist powers in Europe.
#WWII #WWIIhistory #antifa
#WWII #WWIIhistory #antifa
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#OTD in 1936, the Anti-Comintern Pact was signed in Berlin between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It was aimed at countering the influence of the Communist International and signaled Japan’s readiness to associate itself with revisionist powers in Europe.
#WWII #WWIIhistory #antifa
#WWII #WWIIhistory #antifa
Canada, we are failing badly when we share the stage with Saudi Arabia and Russia as Fossil of the Day.
#COP30 #JustTransitionNow
#COP30 #JustTransitionNow
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Canada, we are failing badly when we share the stage with Saudi Arabia and Russia as Fossil of the Day.
#COP30 #JustTransitionNow
#COP30 #JustTransitionNow
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The perception of Canada has soured as news about fossil fuel subsidies, an LNG project, a gas pipeline and even reports about a new bitumen pipeline all landed during the climate negotiations. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/24/o...
A tough climate summit for Canada
Labeled the "Fossil of the Day" at COP30, Canada faces accusations of pulling back climate policies while pushing forward fossil subsidies and projects. But the committee seemed particularly stung by ...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The perception of Canada has soured as news about fossil fuel subsidies, an LNG project, a gas pipeline and even reports about a new bitumen pipeline all landed during the climate negotiations. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/24/o...
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Over 600 people have already RSVP'd to @momentumcanada.net organizing calls happening this Wednesday!!
Register now to learn more about how you can join the campaign to fight back against Premier Smith's overreach, attack on trans kids, and our charter rights ➡ www.momentumcanada.net/ab
Register now to learn more about how you can join the campaign to fight back against Premier Smith's overreach, attack on trans kids, and our charter rights ➡ www.momentumcanada.net/ab
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Over 600 people have already RSVP'd to @momentumcanada.net organizing calls happening this Wednesday!!
Register now to learn more about how you can join the campaign to fight back against Premier Smith's overreach, attack on trans kids, and our charter rights ➡ www.momentumcanada.net/ab
Register now to learn more about how you can join the campaign to fight back against Premier Smith's overreach, attack on trans kids, and our charter rights ➡ www.momentumcanada.net/ab
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It started off as a strange fascination with It Aint Half Hot Mum, turned into a PhD and now a biography coming out next year. On Tuesday 2 Dec 7pm I'll be waxing lyrical about the real story of organised troop entertainment on @ww2tv.bsky.social.
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
Organised Entertainment in the British Army and its Influence on Morale
YouTube video by WW2TV
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
It started off as a strange fascination with It Aint Half Hot Mum, turned into a PhD and now a biography coming out next year. On Tuesday 2 Dec 7pm I'll be waxing lyrical about the real story of organised troop entertainment on @ww2tv.bsky.social.
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
Hope you can join:
www.youtube.com/live/86qfHAq...
The popular idea that workers "deserve" as little as possible while CEOs earn what others wouldn’t see in 10 lifetimes, is crazy. Living Wage jobs let everyday folks pay for goods & services, employing others. Having more $$$ than you can ever spend = offshore money that doesn't employ others.
Instead of restraint we can have an economy that works for everyone: full-time work delivers financial stability, families can afford to live where they work and no one has to choose between buying groceries or heating their home say the 2025 Living Wage report authors.
Despite intensifying trade tensions, BC’s low-wage workers can’t be forgotten
While governments grapple with intensifying trade tensions, the daily struggles of over 700,000 low-wage British Columbians whose paycheques don’t cover the cost of living in their communities often go unnoticed.
bcpolicy.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The popular idea that workers "deserve" as little as possible while CEOs earn what others wouldn’t see in 10 lifetimes, is crazy. Living Wage jobs let everyday folks pay for goods & services, employing others. Having more $$$ than you can ever spend = offshore money that doesn't employ others.
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Here's a 🧵 that's a clear example of how wealth and power set the political agenda.
#TaxTheRich
#TaxTheRich
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.
tinyurl.com/392badee
The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.
I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
tinyurl.com/392badee
The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.
I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Here's a 🧵 that's a clear example of how wealth and power set the political agenda.
#TaxTheRich
#TaxTheRich
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With politicians feeding from the tech trough, not much motivation to effect any meaningful change on AI regulation. This, however...
Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
With politicians feeding from the tech trough, not much motivation to effect any meaningful change on AI regulation. This, however...
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Remember, with or without COP events, smart nations know that INVESTING in cities taking #ClimateAction is one of the smartest investments nations can make. The cost of NOT doing it is FAR too high, in ways we can count & ways we can’t. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere #PaidPartnership
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Remember, with or without COP events, smart nations know that INVESTING in cities taking #ClimateAction is one of the smartest investments nations can make. The cost of NOT doing it is FAR too high, in ways we can count & ways we can’t. @mayors4climate.bsky.social #ActionStartsHere #PaidPartnership
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There's a reason why major social media platforms, including Twitter pre-Elon, spent time and resources on "countering foreign influence" or "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Major MAGA Accounts on Twitter Exposed as Foreign Actors
A stunning development over the past 24 hours.
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There's a reason why major social media platforms, including Twitter pre-Elon, spent time and resources on "countering foreign influence" or "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
But then Tai bi, Shellenberger, Weiss, Benz, and Jordan showed up claiming that was the "censorship industrial complex"
Looks like a book the #WW2TV crew would appreciate. Is that the case, mate?
A busy week awaits, so a relaxing weekend beforehand allowed me to get through this excellent illustrated book.
@scriptbooks.bsky.social
#histbookchat
Please find below a link to my book review.
historybookchat.blogspot.com/2025/11/germ...
@scriptbooks.bsky.social
#histbookchat
Please find below a link to my book review.
historybookchat.blogspot.com/2025/11/germ...
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Looks like a book the #WW2TV crew would appreciate. Is that the case, mate?
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We live in an age where there's a glut of information and scarcity of attention, mediated through platforms that prioritise engagement over accuracy, and emotion captures attention more readily than reason.
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We live in an age where there's a glut of information and scarcity of attention, mediated through platforms that prioritise engagement over accuracy, and emotion captures attention more readily than reason.
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Tomorrow at 2pm EST I’ll be joining @timothysnyder.bsky.social on his Substack Live to discuss Ukraine, focusing on what we believe Americans need to know. Do join.
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Tomorrow at 2pm EST I’ll be joining @timothysnyder.bsky.social on his Substack Live to discuss Ukraine, focusing on what we believe Americans need to know. Do join.
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On December 8th, I'm giving my last book talk of the year in the Bay Area at Stanford University. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required due to limited seating. Details here: fsi.stanford.edu/events/book-...
Book Talk with Michael McFaul | Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia
fsi.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
On December 8th, I'm giving my last book talk of the year in the Bay Area at Stanford University. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required due to limited seating. Details here: fsi.stanford.edu/events/book-...
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Amidst the Putin-Witkoff nonsense on handing Ukraine to Moscow, clear reporting as always from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
macspaunday.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Amidst the Putin-Witkoff nonsense on handing Ukraine to Moscow, clear reporting as always from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
macspaunday.substack.com/p/he-got-thi...
I wonder what Witzkopf gets for being the delivery agent of Putin's #Ukraine surrender deal? The sheer incompetence of Drumpf et. al. just signing off on this should lead to Article II, Section 4.
“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence
The 28-point plan looks like a Russian information op, not a serious diplomatic effort, Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social argues.
The 28-point plan looks like a Russian information op, not a serious diplomatic effort, Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss.bsky.social argues.
“He must have got this from K.”: How a Russian operative used the American media to bring a risible “peace deal” into existence
Rhetoric around Russia’s war in Ukraine has once again shifted to discussions about a potential “diplomatic solution.” However, the “deal” on the table — a 28-point plan that contains many of Moscow’s...
theins.press
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I wonder what Witzkopf gets for being the delivery agent of Putin's #Ukraine surrender deal? The sheer incompetence of Drumpf et. al. just signing off on this should lead to Article II, Section 4.
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New: We've translated in full a 1988 KGB training manual on how to infiltrate U.S. government facilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Something of a Russian growth industry these days, you might say. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
How Russian Spies Infiltrate U.S. Institutions
Read a 1988 KGB textbook on how to recruit agents working for the U.S. government abroad.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New: We've translated in full a 1988 KGB training manual on how to infiltrate U.S. government facilities in the Middle East and North Africa. Something of a Russian growth industry these days, you might say. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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Read the inspiring story of the Danish factory supervisor who rescued 10,000 Chinese civilians during the Sino-Japanese War.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/5h9v6f4n
#booksky #sinojapanesewar #asianhistory
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/5h9v6f4n
#booksky #sinojapanesewar #asianhistory
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Read the inspiring story of the Danish factory supervisor who rescued 10,000 Chinese civilians during the Sino-Japanese War.
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/5h9v6f4n
#booksky #sinojapanesewar #asianhistory
💻️: https://tinyurl.com/5h9v6f4n
#booksky #sinojapanesewar #asianhistory
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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The Holodomor was a series of artificial famines by the soviet regime in 1921–1923, 1932–1933, and 1946–1947. The most devastating (1932–1933) was a genocide of Ukrainians, taking millions of lives.
Remember those who died of hunger on their own land.
Remember those responsible for it.
🧵
Remember those who died of hunger on their own land.
Remember those responsible for it.
🧵
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The Holodomor was a series of artificial famines by the soviet regime in 1921–1923, 1932–1933, and 1946–1947. The most devastating (1932–1933) was a genocide of Ukrainians, taking millions of lives.
Remember those who died of hunger on their own land.
Remember those responsible for it.
🧵
Remember those who died of hunger on their own land.
Remember those responsible for it.
🧵
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The Carney government is on the verge of a deal that will pave the way for a tar sands pipeline from AB to the BC coast — threatening our oceans and trampling on Indigenous rights, to enrich oil + gas corporations.
Sign the petition: no pipelines in a climate emergency leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
Sign the petition: no pipelines in a climate emergency leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Carney government is on the verge of a deal that will pave the way for a tar sands pipeline from AB to the BC coast — threatening our oceans and trampling on Indigenous rights, to enrich oil + gas corporations.
Sign the petition: no pipelines in a climate emergency leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
Sign the petition: no pipelines in a climate emergency leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...
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Fossil fuel phaseout plan dropped from draft UN climate deal
My sons have expressed the belief that the older generations have sold out them for a dollar & destruction is inevitable .I wish I had some basis on which to disagree , but do not .
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Climate
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
My sons have expressed the belief that the older generations have sold out them for a dollar & destruction is inevitable .I wish I had some basis on which to disagree , but do not .
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Climate
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
UN climate summit sees showdown over deal on fossil fuels | CBC
The UN climate summit was headed for a showdown on Friday over the future of fossil fuels, after host Brazil dropped
efforts to develop a global plan to shift away from oil, gas and coal from its pro...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Fossil fuel phaseout plan dropped from draft UN climate deal
My sons have expressed the belief that the older generations have sold out them for a dollar & destruction is inevitable .I wish I had some basis on which to disagree , but do not .
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Climate
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
My sons have expressed the belief that the older generations have sold out them for a dollar & destruction is inevitable .I wish I had some basis on which to disagree , but do not .
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Climate
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...