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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Apr 13

Just been zoning out and doing some self-care. It's so easy for me to get news fatigue that brings me down and depresses me. I'll be back.

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

United States: U.S. experts call for ‘vigilance’ on Russian military buildup in Arctic, Alaska Public Media

#canada #finland #greenland #iceland #norway #russia #sweden #usa #military #defense #trump

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

Russia: Russia accuses Norway of militarizing Svalbard Arctic islands, The Independent Barents Observer

Sweden: U.S. shows strength on the one-year anniversary of Sweden’s accession to NATO, The Independent Barents Observer

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

Iceland: Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’, Eye on the Arctic

Norway: NATO’s Arctic dilemma: Two visions of the Arctic collide as NATO and Russia flex muscles, Eye on the Arctic special report

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

Finland: Finnish Defence Minister tells party leaders shrinking fighter fleet would be “irresponsible”, Yle News

Greenland: Greenlanders vote in election dominated by Trump’s control pledge, Reuters

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

Some of the recent headlines. Any interesting connections?

Related stories from around the North:

Canada: Feds backtrack on characterizing northern military spending as new, CBC News

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

Iceland: Iceland’s FM announces defence review, calls revamped security policy ‘urgent’, Eye on the Arctic

Norway: NATO’s Arctic dilemma: Two visions of the Arctic collide as NATO and Russia flex muscles, Eye on the Arctic special report

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ralphpichie.bsky.social @ralphpichie.bsky.social · Mar 14

Here is the first version of my Made-in-CA/not-US tech guide. It covers a lot of products and software options, including social media. Constructive feedback wanted! Link to PDF below:
ln5.sync.com/dl/97cdaaf20...

e-lbows-up-tech-alternatives1.0.pdf

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ralphpichie.bsky.social @ralphpichie.bsky.social · Mar 14

My guide to Canadian and non-US alternatives for
Software
Social networks
Hosting
Computer hardware
Etc.

Let me know if I have missed anything.
ln5.sync.com/dl/97cdaaf20...

e-lbows-up-tech-alternatives1.0.pdf

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

#resisttrump #greenland #canada #canpol #canpolitics #uspol #uspolitics #never51 #elbowsup

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Trump threatens to acquire Canada, Greenland while next to NATO chief - National | Globalnews.ca

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said nothing about the possibility of the U.S. threatening a founding NATO member, after Trump called the Canadian border 'artificial.'

globalnews.ca

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

#resisttrump #arctic #canada #canpol #canpolitics #uspol #uspolitics #never51 #elbowsup

www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

Arctic defence

www.cbc.ca

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

#resisttrump #france #canada #canpol #canpolitics #uspol #uspolitics #never51 #elbowsup

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

French nuclear attack sub mysteriously docks in Nova Scotia, 300 miles from US border

Rumors swirled that the FS Tourville arrived in Halifax in response to Donald Trump’s annexation threats

www.independent.co.uk

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

#daniellesmith #smith #alberta #abpol #abpolitics #firetheucp #resistsmith

edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/03/12/a...

Alberta hunting bill to permit 12-year-olds to hunt without adults around, among other Wildlife Act amendments

New legislation proposed by Alberta’s government would make hunting in a wheelchair legal and permit kids as young as 12 to use guns without adults around. Hunters would also not have to wear high-vis...

edmonton.citynews.ca

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 15

#trump #donaldtrump #resisttrump #uspol #uspoli #panama

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Trump Asks Military for Plans to Take Panama Canal ‘By Force’

The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. The alleged directive comes a week after...

ca.news.yahoo.com

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

Are you referring to Tangerine Shitler or Vladolph Putler?

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True Blue 🇦🇺🐨 @spbmckenna.bsky.social · Mar 13

🚨 #DelusionalTrump

Trump says there have been POSITIVE developments in a potential ceasefire!

Putin’s OMINOUS response to ceasefire:

Putin wore a military uniform & stressed that captured Ukrainian soldiers would be treated as TERRORISTS under Russian law

📍 www.news.com.au/world/north-...

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

And yet we all start as female...

Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Are Trump's claims about the trade deficit with Canada accurate? |

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

However, trade is very complicated, though it does appear the US hasn't been taken advantage of by Canada in the way Trump likes to claim.

#buycanadian #madeincanada #tariffs #boycottusaproducts #uspol #uspoli #canpol #canpoli #resisttreump #never51 #elbowsup

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

Trump’s numbers are outlandish

Ercolao and Foran also noted that the numbers Trump and his team are quoting are “4 to 5 times the official reported statistics.”

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

Canada is actually subsidizing the US…

“Remove Canadian energy exports from the equation and the trade story flips,” Ercolao and Foran explained. “Ex-energy, the U.S. enjoys a trade surplus with Canada of around C$60 (US$45 billion).”

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

The official figure is complicated

However, in Ercolao and Foran’s analysis, they noted that Canadian energy imports accounted for nearly all of the US trade deficit with Canada. When energy imports are removed, the situation drastically changes.

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

The deficit was just over $60 billion

The US imported $412.7 billion dollars in goods from Canada while Canada imported a total of $349.4 billion in goods from the United States, putting the American trade deficit with Canada at just $63.3 billion in 2024.

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Semenko @semenkobudz.bsky.social · Mar 13

The 2024 US trade deficit with Canada

So how bad is the US trade deficit with Canada? Based on the numbers, the US traded an estimated $762.1 billion in goods with Canada in 2024 according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

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