Jim Wallace
@jwallit.bsky.social
Retired software architect, contrarian, and socialist. Interested in many different things; including politics, economics, literature, history, and travel.
Given the Tories reaction to the invasion of Venezuela, we are entitled to wonder if Poilievre and his cohort will be able to deal with Trump and MAGA.
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Given the Tories reaction to the invasion of Venezuela, we are entitled to wonder if Poilievre and his cohort will be able to deal with Trump and MAGA.
Absolutely! Trump will use force and the threat of force anywhere he thinks it will give him and the USA and advantage. His action in Venezuela potends a crditical moment in world history!
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...!
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...!
Opinion: We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada
After the capture of Venezuela’s president and Trump’s musing about Greenland, Canada must prepare for the worst-case scenario
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Absolutely! Trump will use force and the threat of force anywhere he thinks it will give him and the USA and advantage. His action in Venezuela potends a crditical moment in world history!
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...!
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...!
Are we surprised. Working people are being shafted by the current economic and political structures. Sadly, they don't seem to be doing much about it!
CEO pay hit a record high in 2024 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/n...
CEO pay hit a record high in 2024 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/n...
CEO pay hit a record high in 2024
Canada's top 100 CEOs set new record for average earnings in 2024 while Canadians fell further behind inflation.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Are we surprised. Working people are being shafted by the current economic and political structures. Sadly, they don't seem to be doing much about it!
CEO pay hit a record high in 2024 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/n...
CEO pay hit a record high in 2024 www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/n...
Monday Afternoon News Updates as Trump is Condemned at U.N. — 1/5/26
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Monday Afternoon News Updates as Trump is Condemned at U.N. — 1/5/26
Catch up on today's news, so far.
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January 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Monday Afternoon News Updates as Trump is Condemned at U.N. — 1/5/26
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Carney and Anand are abandoning international law and supporting American imperialism. They are shaming Canadian veterans who fought for democracy and they are shaming us! As is Polievre!
Venezuela Grab: Who'll Stand Up for International Law? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Venezuela Grab: Who'll Stand Up for International Law? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Venezuela Grab: Who’ll Stand Up for International Law? | The Tyee
Carney muffs a chance while Poilievre celebrates Trump’s dangerous new rules.
thetyee.ca
January 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Carney and Anand are abandoning international law and supporting American imperialism. They are shaming Canadian veterans who fought for democracy and they are shaming us! As is Polievre!
Venezuela Grab: Who'll Stand Up for International Law? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Venezuela Grab: Who'll Stand Up for International Law? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Israel is a terrorist state executing ethnic cleansing!
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week
The last family in the Palestinian village of Yanoun left their home last week, joining a growing list of communities that have been erased from existence through the establishment of Israeli “shepher...
mondoweiss.net
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Israel is a terrorist state executing ethnic cleansing!
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
This is how Israeli settlers, backed by the military, erased a Palestinian village from existence last week mondoweiss.net/2026/01/this...
Zionist supporter continually exert their political and economic mujscle to suppress free speech on Palestine!
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest mondoweiss.net/2026/01/san-...
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest mondoweiss.net/2026/01/san-...
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest
San Jose State professor Sang Hea Kil was suspended over allegations related to a Palestine protest, and now the university plans to fire her. Omar Zahzah speaks with Kil about the precedent set by he...
mondoweiss.net
January 4, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Zionist supporter continually exert their political and economic mujscle to suppress free speech on Palestine!
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest mondoweiss.net/2026/01/san-...
San Jose State professor fights back after being fired over Palestine protest mondoweiss.net/2026/01/san-...
Israel continues killing Palestinian fishermen while blockading Gaza
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Israel continues killing Palestinian fishermen while blockading Gaza
“The situation is tragic in every sense of the word; the sea is completely closed, and death pursues fishermen with every attempt to go out to seek a livelihood.”
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January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Israel continues killing Palestinian fishermen while blockading Gaza
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Carney has just become the Neville Chamberlain of Canada! It disgraces us!
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Carney has just become the Neville Chamberlain of Canada! It disgraces us!
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
The world will be anxious, and rightly so. For a man so bent on a peace prize, Trump appears to revel in conflict, writes Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Today an illegal coup in Venezuela, but where next? Donald Trump talks peace but he is a man of war | Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Carey and Anand are busily appeasing Trump as the USA attacks Venezuela. This us a betrayal of Canadian independent foreig policy and akin to appeasing Hitler!
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January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Carey and Anand are busily appeasing Trump as the USA attacks Venezuela. This us a betrayal of Canadian independent foreig policy and akin to appeasing Hitler!
Gaza genocide: By halting aid, Israel escalates its war on survival url:https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-genocide-halting-aid-israel-escalates-its-war-survival
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Gaza genocide: By halting aid, Israel escalates its war on survival url:https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/gaza-genocide-halting-aid-israel-escalates-its-war-survival
Critics Warn Israeli Ban on Aid Groups in Gaza 'Will Cost the Lives of Palestinians' www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
Critics Warn Israeli Ban on Aid Groups in Gaza 'Will Cost the Lives of Palestinians' | Common Dreams
"Such arbitrary suspensions make an already intolerable situation worse for the people of Gaza," said the United Nations human rights chief.
www.commondreams.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Critics Warn Israeli Ban on Aid Groups in Gaza 'Will Cost the Lives of Palestinians' www.commondreams.org/news/israel-...
American Murders on the High Seas!
Trump Ends 2025 by Bombing More Boats, Bringing Death Toll to at Least 115 www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
Trump Ends 2025 by Bombing More Boats, Bringing Death Toll to at Least 115 www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
Trump Ends 2025 by Bombing More Boats, Bringing Death Toll to at Least 115 | Common Dreams
The Trump administration ended 2025 by driving up the death toll from its boat-bombing spree to at least 115.
www.commondreams.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
American Murders on the High Seas!
Trump Ends 2025 by Bombing More Boats, Bringing Death Toll to at Least 115 www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
Trump Ends 2025 by Bombing More Boats, Bringing Death Toll to at Least 115 www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
The West has found a way to legally end free speech
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The West has found a way to legally end free speech
The censorship industrial complex has gone into overdrive as western governments look for ways to suppress dissenting opinions, and our rulers have now figured out the best approach: sanctions.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The West has found a way to legally end free speech
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2025 saw the most significant political shift toward Palestinian rights in U.S. history mondoweiss.net/2025/12/2025...
2025 saw the most significant political shift toward Palestinian rights in U.S. history
In 2025, there was notable momentum in both the Democratic and Republican parties toward substantive change in U.S. policy on Palestine.
mondoweiss.net
December 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
2025 saw the most significant political shift toward Palestinian rights in U.S. history mondoweiss.net/2025/12/2025...
Listen: Once again, the New York Times sells Israel's genocide in Gaza as law enforcement
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Listen: Once again, the New York Times sells Israel's genocide in Gaza as law enforcement
Read by Matthew Alford
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Listen: Once again, the New York Times sells Israel's genocide in Gaza as law enforcement
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