Justin Wheler (he/him)

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil India, which now faces among the highest tariff rates imposed by the US, called the levy "unjustified and unreasonable".

www.bbc.com/news/article... glad he’s turning up pressure on Russian oil but India is right to ask why not all large Russian oil consumers (esp. China and Turkey)

Photo of text message asking patients to not attend appointments with measles symptoms or contact

A lovely reminder of our public health failure. I’m glad they’re being careful, just…

I wonder if he read the midtransition paper with @gruberte.bsky.social

If Canada 'accepts' a deal with Trump that keeps big US tariffs on our vital value-added industries, we lose our right to challenge them under CUSMA or WTO, give him a win at his most vulnerable moment, and lock in subservient status. See our report: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/07/22/a... #cdnecon

EU could earn €1 trillion by fully taxing aviation, private jets included - Euractiv Scrapping exemptions for long-haul and private flights and taxing non-CO2 emissions could multiply EU aviation carbon revenues tenfold, a new report says

"The EU could boost its carbon pricing revenues from aviation by up to tenfold if it eliminates key exemptions and fully applies its emissions rules to the sector, according to a new study by Carbon Market Watch."
@euractiv.com
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How tariffs work. Political cartoon of Trump peeing onto a fan with a red maple leaf and the air blowing the stream of urine back into his own face.

Another gem from the trade war. #Never51 #Cdnpoli #CanadaSky

Trump says Canada backing Palestinian statehood jeopardizes U.S. trade deal he was gonna break anyway WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S.President Donald Trump has announced that Canada’s decision to recognize Palestinian statehood will “make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them, which I had no inten...

Trump says Canada backing Palestinian statehood jeopardizes U.S. trade deal he was gonna break anyway

All federal parties & the Govt of Canada must do EVERYTHING in their power to stop the ongoing genocide perpetrated by the State of Israel in Gaza.
NOW.
#abpoli #cdnpoli @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
What did you do mum, dad in 2024, 2025 to fight genocide?

1/ The Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine face a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, with some towns not having received any water for four months. Endemic corruption and systemic mismanagement by the Russian-installed authorities is being blamed for the situation. ⬇️

BREAKING: At least 116 Palestinians, including 38 people near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today, according to medical sources in the enclave.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/f6uvdq

What a headline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta's transgender ban in women's sports won't apply to out-of-province athletes | CBC News Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors.

Not only with this ban be challenged in court, all sporting associations should refuse to host national or international sporting events in Alberta. Sport must include everyone. Stop the discrimination and injustice.

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59 Palestinians in Gaza are killed by Israeli airstrikes or shot dead while seeking aid The Red Cross said its field hospital saw the largest influx of dead in more than a year. It said most of the more than 100 people injured had gunshot wounds.

Don’t look away. Don’t acclimatize to terrorism. Hold Israel accountable. Cease fire now.
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NEW| Russia launched another large-scale drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of July 11 to 12 — the third combined strike with over 500 drones and missiles in July alone.

Trajectory of Russian missiles and drones during Russia's last night attack. The attack was mainly aimed at Lviv, Lutsk and Chernivtsi.

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Just look at this. Russia launched 728 drones at Ukraine tonight — the most so far. The attacks are escalating. Russia grows bolder with every delay and every silence.

Palestinian students say visa delays have stranded them despite admission to Canadian schools IRCC cites challenges processing applications from Gaza students, but prof says other countries have managed

It is unconscionable that Canada is refusing to process the immigration applications of students in Gaza accepted to Canadian schools.

Two have already died while waiting.

This is an atrocity and universities should be intervening.

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Canadian wildfire smoke ruining Americans' summer, says letter from Congress members | CBC News Canadian wildfire smoke is travelling south and making it difficult for some Americans to enjoy their summer, says a letter from six members of Congress to Canada's ambassador in Washington.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/c... maybe they can tariff the smoke…

🤩 A rare giant jet was filmed by an American astronaut from the ISS in the atmosphere of our planet.

👀 Despite the height of 100 km, it is almost invisible from the ground, and the phenomenon itself lasts only about 100 milliseconds.

'Deadly mix of hunger, disease': Amnesty report says Israel continues to use starvation as weapon of war | CBC News A new Amnesty International report says the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — a controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed group that took over aid distribution in the territory more than a month ago — uses a...

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Americans experience a false social reality by underestimating popular climate policy support by nearly half - Nature Communications A new study finds that Americans underestimate how many are concerned about climate change as well as support for major climate policies by nearly half, with climate policy supporters significantly…

"…a near universal perception of public opinion that is the opposite of true public sentiment…supporters of climate policies outnumber opponents two to one, while Americans falsely perceive nearly the opposite to be true."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.

Please read this @khoureld.bsky.social story about the consequences of USAID cuts.

Children are dying from starvation on the streets of Sudan — and the food that could save them, already paid for by our government, is languishing in U.S. warehouses.

(No paywall)

How does Alberta's new COVID-19 vaccine policy compare to other provinces? We asked | CBC News Alberta's decision to reduce access to publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines so far appears to set the province on a different course than many other Canadian jurisdictions.

Great reporting here. This story highlights how anti-vax and anti-science the UCP are. They gaslight the public to support their anti-vax ideology. If vaccines are being wasted, that is on them, not the public. They should improve uptake, not eliminate access.
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www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
So as a transplant recipient I can get a vaccine in phase 2 and the rest of my household including my children who are most likely to be exposed (school, extracurricular, etc.) may be able to get one in phase 4 and we will have to pay $?. What could go wrong??🧐

Great news!

Hear hear!

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Kelvin ftw. 311K, yikes! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin

Huge implications from this: Microsoft cut off the email of the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, because of his work on Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/t...

Don’t let anyone tell you that electricity supply (generation) is a barrier to EV transition. That’s simply not true.

Distribution network capacity… now that’s a different story (yet also resolvable). But bulk generation is not a real issue.