Ben Holt 🇨🇦
@beanjammin.bsky.social
(he/him) An accidental activist. I kept waiting and waiting for someone to do something. Oh no what if everyone's waiting for me?!?
Mostly climate, politics and geeky stuff. I learn by making mistakes and always seem to be learning something new.
Mostly climate, politics and geeky stuff. I learn by making mistakes and always seem to be learning something new.
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I don't know if people understand just how conservative Camrose is
You know it's bad for these lawyers to speak up
They have my respect
#ableg #abpoli
You know it's bad for these lawyers to speak up
They have my respect
#ableg #abpoli
A group of Camrose lawyers, including two former conservative Attorneys General, are speaking out against the UCP’s moves towards autocracy.
A government that tramples rights and makes special rules for thier friends is not a partisan issue. #ableg
A government that tramples rights and makes special rules for thier friends is not a partisan issue. #ableg
January 21, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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20C above normal. Shelter in place.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
[Australia] Victoria’s Deadly Heatwave Triggers “Shelter In Place” Warning Amid Twin Climate Crisis washingtonnewsday.com/science/vict... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Heatwave #Wildfire #Melbourne #Victoria #Cyclone #Queensland #Australia
Victoria’s Deadly Heatwave Triggers “Shelter In Place” Warning Amid Twin Climate Crisis
Australia’s Victoria has been plunged into crisis as authorities issue a dire “shelter in place” order due to an extreme heatwave, with temperatures nearing 45°C in Melbourne’s suburbs. The heat…
washingtonnewsday.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
20C above normal. Shelter in place.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Tonight 5-7pm at the US Consulate in Vancouver. Make yourself heard!
Vancouver joins in support of the nationwide U.S. walkout.
As Americans across the country walk out to resist authoritarianism and state violence, we’re gathering in solidarity.
When they put their bodies on the line, we show up. Borders don’t stop responsibility. #resist #january20 #dumptrump
As Americans across the country walk out to resist authoritarianism and state violence, we’re gathering in solidarity.
When they put their bodies on the line, we show up. Borders don’t stop responsibility. #resist #january20 #dumptrump
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Tonight 5-7pm at the US Consulate in Vancouver. Make yourself heard!
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Heads up, Seattle: Aki Kurose Middle School in Hillman City and Cleveland STEM High School in Beacon Hill are sheltering in place after ICE activity was reported in the area.
Two Seattle schools shelter in place due to reported ICE activity
Seattle Public Schools that ICE agents might be trying to draw out families who intended to bring their children home from school after news of ICE activity.
www.seattletimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Heads up, Seattle: Aki Kurose Middle School in Hillman City and Cleveland STEM High School in Beacon Hill are sheltering in place after ICE activity was reported in the area.
If you are being strong-armed to join the Board of Peace you are not the problem. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines to get Macron on 'Board of Peace' | CBC News
French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe would not give in to bullies or be intimidated in a scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose steep tariffs if Europe does not l...
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 PM
If you are being strong-armed to join the Board of Peace you are not the problem. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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“The Public Prosecution Service … told the court it was making no case and claimed this was because of ‘new information or evidence’. However, it still dragged the trio through a lengthy and stressful court process, which their lawyers condemned after the verdict”
BDS activists acquitted - for SECOND time - after prosecutor offers no evidence
The prosecution didn't even offer up any evidence, but it still took THIRTEEN hearings for the BDS activists to be acquitted
www.thecanary.co
January 20, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“The Public Prosecution Service … told the court it was making no case and claimed this was because of ‘new information or evidence’. However, it still dragged the trio through a lengthy and stressful court process, which their lawyers condemned after the verdict”
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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🇨🇦🇬🇱 Canada is considering sending a small number of troops to Greenland as early as this week, pending approval by Mark Carney, - The Globe and Mail
Meanwhile…
🇨🇳 Chinese MFA: We urge the US to stop using the so-called ‘China threat’ as a pretext to pursue selfish interests.
Meanwhile…
🇨🇳 Chinese MFA: We urge the US to stop using the so-called ‘China threat’ as a pretext to pursue selfish interests.
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 AM
🇨🇦🇬🇱 Canada is considering sending a small number of troops to Greenland as early as this week, pending approval by Mark Carney, - The Globe and Mail
Meanwhile…
🇨🇳 Chinese MFA: We urge the US to stop using the so-called ‘China threat’ as a pretext to pursue selfish interests.
Meanwhile…
🇨🇳 Chinese MFA: We urge the US to stop using the so-called ‘China threat’ as a pretext to pursue selfish interests.
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Please do not refer to this "Board of Peace" as a UN-like entity.
It is a Mar-a-Lago Club / Rose Garden Club inspired membership with ONE person collecting fees, ONE person being in charge with neither citizens nor leaders having ANY say about anything.
Let's keep our heads on a swivel. Please.
It is a Mar-a-Lago Club / Rose Garden Club inspired membership with ONE person collecting fees, ONE person being in charge with neither citizens nor leaders having ANY say about anything.
Let's keep our heads on a swivel. Please.
January 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Please do not refer to this "Board of Peace" as a UN-like entity.
It is a Mar-a-Lago Club / Rose Garden Club inspired membership with ONE person collecting fees, ONE person being in charge with neither citizens nor leaders having ANY say about anything.
Let's keep our heads on a swivel. Please.
It is a Mar-a-Lago Club / Rose Garden Club inspired membership with ONE person collecting fees, ONE person being in charge with neither citizens nor leaders having ANY say about anything.
Let's keep our heads on a swivel. Please.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked to join Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza’s reconstruction.
And so far Carney hasn’t ruled out joining — in fact, CBC is reporting he’s going to accept.
When you hear the details of this “board,” you probably won’t be happy about that:
And so far Carney hasn’t ruled out joining — in fact, CBC is reporting he’s going to accept.
When you hear the details of this “board,” you probably won’t be happy about that:
January 19, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked to join Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza’s reconstruction.
And so far Carney hasn’t ruled out joining — in fact, CBC is reporting he’s going to accept.
When you hear the details of this “board,” you probably won’t be happy about that:
And so far Carney hasn’t ruled out joining — in fact, CBC is reporting he’s going to accept.
When you hear the details of this “board,” you probably won’t be happy about that:
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Irish commando raid on Washington, DC now being prepared. (Sorry, them's the rules now.)
January 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Irish commando raid on Washington, DC now being prepared. (Sorry, them's the rules now.)
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Oh WTF is this!?
I KNEW Carney was a f*cking plant.
I KNEW Carney was a f*cking plant.
Liberals New 'Strong Borders Act' Is Insane
YouTube video by The Rational National
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Oh WTF is this!?
I KNEW Carney was a f*cking plant.
I KNEW Carney was a f*cking plant.
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Good morning BlueSky☕Love peace and blessings of the Most High Jah be upon you and yours🙏on this #MLK_Jr day☕
Sip slow my friends, breathe🤗we are doing something a little different 😁so pull up a seat, have a sip for me🥰and I will ask you to "REPOST" please ✊🏾 Thank you😇Much Love💙
youtu.be/5r98tT0j1a0
Sip slow my friends, breathe🤗we are doing something a little different 😁so pull up a seat, have a sip for me🥰and I will ask you to "REPOST" please ✊🏾 Thank you😇Much Love💙
youtu.be/5r98tT0j1a0
Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
YouTube video by Nobel Prize
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Good morning BlueSky☕Love peace and blessings of the Most High Jah be upon you and yours🙏on this #MLK_Jr day☕
Sip slow my friends, breathe🤗we are doing something a little different 😁so pull up a seat, have a sip for me🥰and I will ask you to "REPOST" please ✊🏾 Thank you😇Much Love💙
youtu.be/5r98tT0j1a0
Sip slow my friends, breathe🤗we are doing something a little different 😁so pull up a seat, have a sip for me🥰and I will ask you to "REPOST" please ✊🏾 Thank you😇Much Love💙
youtu.be/5r98tT0j1a0
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Carney “indicated his intent” to accept the invitation to join the board to help influence those discussions “from within.”
@MarkJCarney is considering joining this Board of Peace, which includes war criminals, dictators & others of that ilk.
NO!
#cdnpoli #BoardOfPeace
globalnews.ca/news/1161965...
@MarkJCarney is considering joining this Board of Peace, which includes war criminals, dictators & others of that ilk.
NO!
#cdnpoli #BoardOfPeace
globalnews.ca/news/1161965...
Carney still mulling ‘Board of Peace’ seat despite Trump’s invitation to Putin - National | Globalnews.ca
There are 'details' about Trump’s plans still to be worked out, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said, before Canada commits to 'next steps.'
globalnews.ca
January 19, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Carney “indicated his intent” to accept the invitation to join the board to help influence those discussions “from within.”
@MarkJCarney is considering joining this Board of Peace, which includes war criminals, dictators & others of that ilk.
NO!
#cdnpoli #BoardOfPeace
globalnews.ca/news/1161965...
@MarkJCarney is considering joining this Board of Peace, which includes war criminals, dictators & others of that ilk.
NO!
#cdnpoli #BoardOfPeace
globalnews.ca/news/1161965...
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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...
20C above normal. Shelter in place.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
[Australia] Victoria’s Deadly Heatwave Triggers “Shelter In Place” Warning Amid Twin Climate Crisis washingtonnewsday.com/science/vict... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Heatwave #Wildfire #Melbourne #Victoria #Cyclone #Queensland #Australia
Victoria’s Deadly Heatwave Triggers “Shelter In Place” Warning Amid Twin Climate Crisis
Australia’s Victoria has been plunged into crisis as authorities issue a dire “shelter in place” order due to an extreme heatwave, with temperatures nearing 45°C in Melbourne’s suburbs. The heat…
washingtonnewsday.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
20C above normal. Shelter in place.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
If there are weird things happening in the world to distract our attention from something else THIS IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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AUSTRALIA EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE
A potentially historic heat wave kicks off in Western Australia with temperatures possibly reaching 49C on Tuesday.
Later on,an overheated air mass will move East with anomalies up to +20C above normal.
Expect 46/49C in WA,SA,QLD,VIC,NSW.
A potentially historic heat wave kicks off in Western Australia with temperatures possibly reaching 49C on Tuesday.
Later on,an overheated air mass will move East with anomalies up to +20C above normal.
Expect 46/49C in WA,SA,QLD,VIC,NSW.
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
AUSTRALIA EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE
A potentially historic heat wave kicks off in Western Australia with temperatures possibly reaching 49C on Tuesday.
Later on,an overheated air mass will move East with anomalies up to +20C above normal.
Expect 46/49C in WA,SA,QLD,VIC,NSW.
A potentially historic heat wave kicks off in Western Australia with temperatures possibly reaching 49C on Tuesday.
Later on,an overheated air mass will move East with anomalies up to +20C above normal.
Expect 46/49C in WA,SA,QLD,VIC,NSW.
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something i've been thinking a lot about since LLM-generated code has become a thing that executes* and passes tests† and ostensibly does things in the wild‡, is how for decades we were driving toward better-organized software all around, which appears to have evaporated into a puff of yolo
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
something i've been thinking a lot about since LLM-generated code has become a thing that executes* and passes tests† and ostensibly does things in the wild‡, is how for decades we were driving toward better-organized software all around, which appears to have evaporated into a puff of yolo
Canadians, you'll never guess what this justifies... more Canadian LNG infrastructure!
Fears grow over Europe’s soaring dependence on US gas imports
American LNG was meant to be a safe alternative to Russian gas. That’s no longer a given, with transatlantic relations in crisis
American LNG was meant to be a safe alternative to Russian gas. That’s no longer a given, with transatlantic relations in crisis
Fears grow over Europe’s soaring dependence on US gas imports
American LNG was meant to be a safe alternative to Russian gas. That’s no longer a given, with transatlantic relations in crisis.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Canadians, you'll never guess what this justifies... more Canadian LNG infrastructure!
Remember when floods like this would have made the news in Canada? Fossil fuel interests benefit now that they don't. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
South Africa's national park closed due to floods
Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.
www.bbc.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Remember when floods like this would have made the news in Canada? Fossil fuel interests benefit now that they don't. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Furthering the concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny minority is the unspoken goal behind almost all of the problems currently facing the world.
This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Furthering the concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny minority is the unspoken goal behind almost all of the problems currently facing the world.
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This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 AM
This would not happen in a democracy, which is why, if we are serious about our commitment to it, we must accept we do not currently live in democracies and that moving towards such a system would require radical change rather than faith in the status quo
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Look who's a real boy!
January 19, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Look who's a real boy!