Robert Ready

The story of Africville | CMHR If you’ve never heard of Africville, you’re not alone. This small Black community was demolished by the City of Halifax in the 1960s. Its residents have been fighting for justice ever since.

Africville is a bit later in history…but in Halifax as well

Jamaican Maroons in Nova Scotia The ancestors of the Maroons of Jamaica were enslaved Africans who had been brought there by the Spanish in the 16th and 17th centuries, and later by the Britis...

It really is.

Thanks Emma. I’m always surprised by the number of Canadians who know some of the Maroons story here.

Nick Drake: The Making of Five Leaves Left Read Grayson Haver Currin’s review of the album.

@petchary.bsky.social

Putin will want Alaska back as part of a deal...😂

We’ve gone from "Uncle Sam Wants You" to "I’ll Deport You."

I like it a lot

Mexico was the only country to get a 90-day tariff reprieve from Trump. Here’s why. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has extradited cartel leaders, deployed troops to the border — and remained calm. So far, it’s worked.

I think it is probably easier when you actually have things to give. It’s unclear what more PM Carney can do to stop the non-existent fentanyl “crisis” at the Canadian border that Trump keeps justifying tariffs on

Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

This is where our neighbour to the south is…

#142 Full Mental Jacket The Canadian Armed Forces has an extremism problem, and that story has fallen out of the news cycle way too quickly

www.canadaland.com/podcast/142-...

‘A public health emergency’: Michigan lawmaker calls on Canada to take action on wildfire smoke A Michigan congressman is calling on Canadian leaders to do more to address the spread of wildfire smoke in his state.

Yea, it sucks here in Canada too. But why don’t U.S. politicians take action to stem the guns infecting Canadian streets? That is something that doesn’t depend in large measure on Mother Nature

Caribbean Tracker | @notready | Flipboard A selection of what is going on in the region from a political and economic perspective.

One of the ways I try to stay in touch with what is happening in the #Caribbean. I curate a magazine called "Caribbean Tracker" on #Flipboard where I follow political and economic developments in the region.

Feel free to bookmark it or follow it.

"My mother had never seen Afina, but she knew it was her son's dog. The son will come back - the dog must be returned."

Mariupol defender Dmytro Seliutin was captured and forced to leave his dog Afina in a bunker at the Illich Iron & Steel Works; otherwise, the dog would have been shot.

Donald Trump to fire US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report President says he will replace Bureau of Labor Statistics head with ‘someone much more competent and qualified’

"Donald Trump to fire US labour statistics boss after weak jobs report"
This is what dictators do. Trump is learning from Stalin & Brezhnev.
Who will trust official US statistics after this? (Not me)
www.ft.com/content/023b...

Trump says Canada backing statehood for Palestine makes it ‘very hard’ to negotiate U.S. trade deal U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada backing statehood for Palestine makes it “very hard” for the United States to achieve a trade deal with its northern neighbour.

FFS…this, Brazil’s legal process against Bolsanaro, Caribbean and Cuban doctors and on and on.

Adjusting Imports of Copper into the United States BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1.  On June 30, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on

50% tariffs on copper are to be imposed effective midnight.

- Sets up process similar to steel and aluminum to figure out how to apply to copper-containing products.
- Auto companies get some reprieve by not having their copper taxed at this rate.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Mark Carney at a podium, flanked by Canadian flags. Behind him is Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will recognize the state of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.

Carney says this move comes amid Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and its relentless war on Gaza.

You can find a copy of the letter below... please take the time to read it.

U.S. and Canada might not reach trade deal, Trump says | CBC News The United States may not reach a negotiated trade deal with Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday.

I bet those darn Canadians are actually proposing a “negotiation”… not a take it or leave it offer

Nick Drake, Long a Folk Mystery, Is (Partly) Revealed

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/a...
“I think he’s one of the greatest, most singular artists of his day, and deserves more than a Volkswagen commercial,” Ben Harper said by phone from his home in Paris. “I mean, put him on a stamp. He’s a treasure.”
Sublime music, dear Nick.
#NickDrake
#Music
#FolkMusic

Guyana elections. Just dropped!

www.thedialogue.org/wp-content/u...

Ha…I worried a bit about that when I read it later. You would have to look at the rest of my feed to know for sure I guess. Not a fan of Hoekstra at all.

Everyone I see a quote from this guy I am amazed at how out of touch he appears. Either tone deaf or gaslighting.

Trump's Japan trade deal includes $550 billion fund he will oversee Trump officials filled in the blanks on the Japanese investment pot, resembling sovereign wealth funds like the ones Norway and Saudi Arabia have

The world has gone crazy…wtf!