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Ryan Hillier

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Marxist. Internationalist. Writer. https://osedax-writer.blogspot.com/ “Capitalism carries war within it, just like clouds carry rain.”

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · Mar 28

I wrote for @nbmediacoop.bsky.social on the need for New Brunswick to rescind the IHRA definition of antisemitism: nbmediacoop.org/2025/03/28/t...

Time for Premier Holt to rescind the IHRA definition of antisemitism

Last week, the Israeli media outlet Haaretz reported that Israel had “committed the largest child massacre in its history. Two

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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 9h

Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.
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🆘 Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.

YouTube video by CanadaBoatGaza

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 20h

Even if you accept the premise, the Prime Minister of the nation should be calling for an internationally recognized forensic investigation into the crimes committed on October 7. Not that an effective investigation can be done since the occupation has buried the evidence and killed the witnesses…

Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 20h

This is an outrageous statement to make given the events of the last two years.

Statement by Prime Minister Carney marking two years since Hamas’ terror attacks against Israel

Jewish people everywhere, including in Canada, continue to live with a profound sense of grief and anxiety.

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 1d

How the tables turn...

Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · May 14

Stephen Fuhr, Canada's new secretary of state for defence procurement, appears to have left his Wordpress site up from the 2015 election. Among the posts are press releases from 2014 describing his opposition to the purchase of the F-35. www.scribd.com/document/229...

Fiscal Conservatism, The Myth and The F-35 | PDF | Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning Ii | Business

Press release on the Harper government's handling of the F'35.

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 1d

Michael Roberts has written extensively on the state of the US economy and whether profits can be maintained at a sufficient level. His blog is essential reading imo thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/09/14/u...

US economy: stagflation now more than a whiff

The US economy has a widening gap: between rising inflation on the one side and employment on the other. According to mainstream Keynesian theory, that should not happen. That’s because a weakeni…

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 1d

Correct. The majority of market capitalization in the US will be wiped out

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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 3d

In a video posted to social media after the Conscience launched on Sept. 30, Mees says she has “a duty to take action” against Israel’s genocide since the Government of Canada has made Canadians complicit #cdnpoli #Palestine #Israel
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Carney government silent as Newfoundland activists headed for Gaza face likely interception by Israel – The Independent

A growing chorus of voices say it's Canada's duty to protect its own citizens, especially when they are not breaking the law

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 2d

That head nod

MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 2d

ELEVEN STRIKEOUTS FOR TREY YESAVAGE!

He has not allowed a hit through 5 innings 😤

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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 2d

I don’t think I’ve ever teared up writing a story like I did this one.

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Family remembers Samuel Bird as a loved son as police confirm missing Indigenous teen is a suspected homicide victim

“He had a beaming light, an abundance of love. He was full of spirit, promise and love, a child with dreams, laughter and a soul rooted in the strength of our ancestors."

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

Archived link: archive.ph/2025.07.30-1...

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

Proud raised the ire of his shareholders when his board awarded him a huge equity payout in 2021 - eventually Proud was ousted as CEO under pressure from investors but has retained leverage over the direction of the company, which he wants to take private.

D&D has been mired in turmoil for most of its five years as a public company. The two brothers who built the company– Mr. Proud and ex-chairman Tyler Proud, both large minority shareholders through their holding companies – had a falling out that resulted in a prolonged behind-the-scenes battle.
Widespread investor discontent dogged D&D starting in 2021 when the board agreed to a huge equity award to the Matt Proud after he abandoned a management buyout. When then-chairman Brian Derksen surveyed shareholders in 2022 and 2023 he encountered a litany of misgivings about the company’s leadership, direction, debt-fueled acquisition spree and value creation plans. In fall 2023 some investors pressed for board changes, prompting two directors to leave.
Customers also raged against significant price hikes for using the company’s software for tasks such as processing real estate transactions and making corporate name changes. The Competition Bureau launched a still-ongoing investigation into alleged trade restricting practices, and Britain’s competition regulator forced the company to divest an acquisition there.

The truce represents a victory for Mr. Proud, who stepped down as CEO under pressure last fall as the company headed into a contested shareholder vote at its annual meeting. After being targeted by activist campaigns last year, Mr. Proud turned the tables this month, requesting through his investment company Plantro Ltd. that D&D hold a special meeting to elect three directors that it nominated and oust three board members who joined last December. Plantro also pushed for a full sale of the company.

Under a new standstill agreement between D&D and Plantro, the former said it had appointed one of the three people Plantro had nominated, corporate finance veteran David Danziger, to the board and initiated a strategic review that “may include a sale of the company.” Mr. Danziger will chair the strategic review committee.

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

This IPO is being spearheaded by Matt Proud, whose former company Dye & Durham is still being investigated by the Competition Bureau - the company was also forced to divest assets in the UK as a result of investigation into unfair practices. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Dye & Durham ‘soap opera’ continues as company goes on block again and makes senior-level changes

Toronto legal software company has been in constant turmoil for most of five years as public company

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

Archived link: archive.ph/2025.10.03-1...

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

Now that former Goldman Sachs employee Mark Carney has hired former Goldman Sachs employee Doug Guzman to leverage public funds to secure investor confidence in profiting from war, private capital is lining up to cash in.

Blank-Check Firm MAK Files for $100 Million IPO in Canada

MAK Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company led by former Dye & Durham Ltd. executives, filed for a $100 million initial public offering, seeking to capitalize on investor interest in technology ...

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

"suffering more than anyone should" is such a weird way to end this statement. Its like a Freudian slip because he understands who is deliberately causing the suffering and to what degree.

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely incredible pitch from Varland.

MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 3d

The @BlueJays escape the jam with the lead intact!

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David Gordon Koch @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social · 3d

Temporary foreign workers in New Brunswick: "This is modern-day slavery," says Cristian Sanabria, Community Legal Worker at the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre.

#SocialForumInWolastokuk

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Livestream: Social Forum in Wolastokuk

YouTube video by NB Media Co-op

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 3d

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Washington this week to meet with US President Donald Trump on October 7. It is likely Carney will re-affirm his staunch support for Israel's ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians under the guise of Trump's "peace plan."

Prime Minister Carney to make working visit to Washington, D.C.

Canada and the U.S. each launched consultations last month that will inform preparations for the first joint review of CUSMA.

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David Gordon Koch @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social · 4d

The @nbmediacoop.bsky.social is livestreaming from the Social Forum in Wolastokuk! www.youtube.com/live/aq-6fXt...

Livestream: Social Forum in Wolastokuk

YouTube video by NB Media Co-op

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 4d

"An admirer of […] Margaret Thatcher, Takaichi is a protege of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe‘s ultra-conservative vision and a regular at the Yasukuni Shrine, seen as a symbol of Japan’s wartime militarism, which could complicate Tokyo’s relations with its Asian neighbors."

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM

Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister.

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 4d

"In the clipping from a May 1994 issue of magazine Tokyo Seikei Tsushin, Takaichi is pictured alongside other politicians promoting the then freshly-printed Hitler's Election Strategy, A Bible for Certain Victory in Modern Elections."

Japan: Adolf Hitler Book Haunts Interior Minister Sanae Takaichi

The book endorsement followed photograph of minister posing with Neo-Nazi politician.

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Al Quds News Network @alqudsnewsnet.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking | Hamas senior official Mousa Abu Marzouk says that the movement’s top priority is stopping the war and massacres in Gaza, stressing that from this perspective Hamas dealt positively with the Trump plan.

He confirmed a national consensus to hand over Gaza’s administration 🧵1/3👇🏻

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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 5d

Allegations David Pugliese was a Soviet spy didn't withstand much scrutiny after they were made in 2024, & new evidence suggests evidence presented by Chris Alexander was a forgery

Alexander still refuses to make any public statement

My latest @thewalrus.ca #cdnpoli

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A Veteran Reporter Was Branded as a Russian Spy. The Proof Didn’t Hold Up | The Walrus

Former MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of treason. Experts now argue his evidence was fake

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Ryan Hillier @ryanhillier.bsky.social · 5d

Really looking forward to reading through Ivan Katchanovski's book. It's available now as a free and open-source PDF; the hardcover version can be pre-ordered from Palgrave Macmillan.

The Russia-Ukraine War and its Origins

This open access book analyzes the involvement of different conflict parties, such as the Ukrainian, Russian, and Western governments

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NB Media Co-op / Coop Média NB @nbmediacoop.bsky.social · 5d

Since 2000, over 3 million trees have been destroyed in the occupied West Bank. The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature responds by replanting—10 trees for every 1 destroyed—to defend Palestinian food security, sovereignty, and culture
nbmediacoop.org/2025/10/02/t...

‘They uproot a tree in Palestine…We plant ten’: How Palestinians are seeding resistance

In 2024, Israel illegally stole 23.7 square kilometres of land from Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. This number alone

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