Martin R. Lefebvre PhD 🇨🇦
@martinlev.bsky.social
Economic Geographer
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Dems got what they wanted from the shutdown but it’s crickets from this site
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Dems got what they wanted from the shutdown but it’s crickets from this site
Congratulations doctor!
January 8, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Congratulations doctor!
A agree. But the conservative legal movement was in the tank for him and bailed him out.
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A agree. But the conservative legal movement was in the tank for him and bailed him out.
They were still investigating in the first half, had to contend with encryption, and had to make sure that they were aligned with the house investigation - if statement diverged, that's grounds to impeach a witness's testimony
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
They were still investigating in the first half, had to contend with encryption, and had to make sure that they were aligned with the house investigation - if statement diverged, that's grounds to impeach a witness's testimony
They had to be careful, lest they give Justice Roberts reasons to toss it out, and Roberts still tossed it out.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
They had to be careful, lest they give Justice Roberts reasons to toss it out, and Roberts still tossed it out.
Yep, from what I understand, it's the other side of those trade contracts
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Yep, from what I understand, it's the other side of those trade contracts
dockyards for war production, he had the Royal Navy set up production of escort ship in civilian yards to maximize the number of hulls at sea. That year meant that the radar system was up and running, and that the Royal Air Force was sending up Spitfires and Hurricanes instead of biplanes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
dockyards for war production, he had the Royal Navy set up production of escort ship in civilian yards to maximize the number of hulls at sea. That year meant that the radar system was up and running, and that the Royal Air Force was sending up Spitfires and Hurricanes instead of biplanes.
Nope, Neville Chamberlain had a plan. He was waving that paper on one hand, and rearming as fast as possible with the other. If he thought peace was at hand, he wasn't pushing through the shadow factory system, he was funding the creation of an instructor cadre, he was setting up the royal navy
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Nope, Neville Chamberlain had a plan. He was waving that paper on one hand, and rearming as fast as possible with the other. If he thought peace was at hand, he wasn't pushing through the shadow factory system, he was funding the creation of an instructor cadre, he was setting up the royal navy
Ask Mark Carney???
Also super disappointed in Sir Starmer not backing up Canadian sovereignty.
Also super disappointed in Sir Starmer not backing up Canadian sovereignty.
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Ask Mark Carney???
Also super disappointed in Sir Starmer not backing up Canadian sovereignty.
Also super disappointed in Sir Starmer not backing up Canadian sovereignty.
I place much more blame on Justice Roberts and his court. He created presidential immunity out of whole cloth, drastically re-interpreted the 14th Amendment to save Trump, and gave him a whole bunch of freebies along the way.
December 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I place much more blame on Justice Roberts and his court. He created presidential immunity out of whole cloth, drastically re-interpreted the 14th Amendment to save Trump, and gave him a whole bunch of freebies along the way.
Congratulations doctor!
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations doctor!
@emptywheel.bsky.social I think you tagged the wrong person in this post.
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@emptywheel.bsky.social I think you tagged the wrong person in this post.
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If SCOTUS can rule against Trump in the fall of 2021, they could plausibly feel that doesn't kill GOP chances in 2024 - at that point many GOP pols still thought Trump might lose a primary fair and square!
By 2024 it's clear they rule for Trump or lose the WH and incur wrath of whole party
By 2024 it's clear they rule for Trump or lose the WH and incur wrath of whole party
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If SCOTUS can rule against Trump in the fall of 2021, they could plausibly feel that doesn't kill GOP chances in 2024 - at that point many GOP pols still thought Trump might lose a primary fair and square!
By 2024 it's clear they rule for Trump or lose the WH and incur wrath of whole party
By 2024 it's clear they rule for Trump or lose the WH and incur wrath of whole party
John Roberts and his court kept rewriting the rule as he went along. There's a reason why a bunch of liberal legal commentators have been saying "stare decisis is for suckers" since the first trump term.
December 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
John Roberts and his court kept rewriting the rule as he went along. There's a reason why a bunch of liberal legal commentators have been saying "stare decisis is for suckers" since the first trump term.
So your vibes at what is a warcrime, rather than centuries of practice and precedent under the laws of war?
That kind of explains the tempest in your tea cup.
That kind of explains the tempest in your tea cup.
December 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
So your vibes at what is a warcrime, rather than centuries of practice and precedent under the laws of war?
That kind of explains the tempest in your tea cup.
That kind of explains the tempest in your tea cup.
The average age of a car on the road in 1973 was 5.7 years, now it's closer to 10.5.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The average age of a car on the road in 1973 was 5.7 years, now it's closer to 10.5.
www.brokerlink.ca/blog/how-lon...
www.brokerlink.ca/blog/how-lon...
Like I used to tell my students: People remember o'l Betsy, but conveniently forgot about the "organ" donors that kept her on the road. And the best evidence for longer life is in the insurance amortization schedule and warranty lengths.
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Like I used to tell my students: People remember o'l Betsy, but conveniently forgot about the "organ" donors that kept her on the road. And the best evidence for longer life is in the insurance amortization schedule and warranty lengths.
Pretty sure that Lester Pearson has a master's from Oxford. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
Nobel Peace Prize 1957
The Nobel Peace Prize 1957 was awarded to Lester Bowles Pearson "for his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis"
www.nobelprize.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Pretty sure that Lester Pearson has a master's from Oxford. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
The Spitfire is the visible symbol of that delay, but the infrastructure behind it mattered even more. How many more would be dead if the British Empire shattered in 1940 when they were using biplane in the battle of Britain, or the dominions stay on the sidelines?
December 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
The Spitfire is the visible symbol of that delay, but the infrastructure behind it mattered even more. How many more would be dead if the British Empire shattered in 1940 when they were using biplane in the battle of Britain, or the dominions stay on the sidelines?
People forget what Chamberlain bought with his "folding" at Munich: Time.
That extra year allowed Britain to:
• Spin up Shadow Factories
• Train instructor cadres
• Accelerate the naval building program
• Deploy the Chain Home radar network
That extra year allowed Britain to:
• Spin up Shadow Factories
• Train instructor cadres
• Accelerate the naval building program
• Deploy the Chain Home radar network
December 26, 2025 at 4:50 AM
People forget what Chamberlain bought with his "folding" at Munich: Time.
That extra year allowed Britain to:
• Spin up Shadow Factories
• Train instructor cadres
• Accelerate the naval building program
• Deploy the Chain Home radar network
That extra year allowed Britain to:
• Spin up Shadow Factories
• Train instructor cadres
• Accelerate the naval building program
• Deploy the Chain Home radar network
Let's hope that the standing orders follow proper handling procedures...
That was the major sin of the UK's battlecrusier fleet (other than leaving the Queen Es out of action and keeping a bad flag lieutenant)
That was the major sin of the UK's battlecrusier fleet (other than leaving the Queen Es out of action and keeping a bad flag lieutenant)
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Let's hope that the standing orders follow proper handling procedures...
That was the major sin of the UK's battlecrusier fleet (other than leaving the Queen Es out of action and keeping a bad flag lieutenant)
That was the major sin of the UK's battlecrusier fleet (other than leaving the Queen Es out of action and keeping a bad flag lieutenant)