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And article👇 details how Orban’s $$ was actually derived from his corrupt revenues from selling fossil fuel from fascist Russia. The Kremlin was behind all of this.

Agreed. Orban was definitely aiming $$ at Canada too.

Scary indeed. We need to be clear-eyed about the situation - fascist Russia is already at war with Canada too.

Exactly. And to ensure we stay out of the American mess, we need to build our resilience fast. Drawing lessons from the Nordics is critical.

No need to worry about Harper overseeing the investment of hundreds of BILLION$ of public sector pensions - surely he’s got strong morals, and it’s not like he’s ever invested in really bad stuff, like say, Israeli firms connected to human rights abuses….. right?
Right?
oh.

Inspired by Finland’s approach (see start of thread), this thoughtful piece in @ca.theconversation.com argues that “Canada must reconsider how to structure, train and mobilize civilian expertise, not as an ad hoc reserve, but as a genuine component of national resilience.“ Agreed. 39/x

Totally agreed @marygillis.bsky.social Canadian governments and institutions need to quit Xitter. Yesterday.

Indeed, CPP Investment Board has big $$ in Palantir. As do BCI + other public sector pension plan managers in Canada. Thread below details this, plus growing calls around the world to divest from Palantir.

NP! It’s pretty awful. And no excuse for Canadian pension funds to continue investing in Palantir - other big funds don‘t hesitate to exclude/divest from bad firms on grounds like human rights, climate, etc. (and still generate good returns). For instance 👇

'One of The Scariest Things I Have Seen': Alarms Sound Over 'Technofascist' Palantir Manifesto | Common Dreams Scholars alarmed by Palantir's technofascist manifesto promoting AI weapons, mandatory national service, and authoritarian dominance.

If supporting ICE, the IDF, and attacks on Iran weren‘t evidence enough of the danger Palantir poses to human rights around the world, consider the 22 point technofascist manifesto its CEO just released.
Hey BCI + CPPIB - when a company tells you it’s evil, believe it.
AND DIVEST! 18/x

New clean energy generation - almost all solar & wind - has exceeded electricity demand increases globally for the first time

Comes alongside substantial electrification of transport & heat in some places

Fossil fuel generation is, finally, decreasing

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Looking like 2024’s record sea surface temperatures may soon be broken - and that’s *before* the El Niño predicted for later this year kicks in, further supercharging climate impacts.

It’s time for emergency action at a wartime scale both to prepare and to cut emissions.

@mark-carney.bsky.social
No Palantir in Canada!!

💯 Easy first step - CPPIB, BCI and other pension fund managers in 🇨🇦 need to divest from Palantir!
@mark-carney.bsky.social

Climate crisis film to be shown in Swindon A free local screening of The National Emergency Briefing and discussion will take place at Christ Church on Monday 27 April.

“The National Emergency Briefing is a rapidly growing UK public information initiative, working to ensure that both Parliament and the wider public are clearly and honestly informed about the climate and nature crisis — and what an effective national response requires.”
@swindonlink.bsky.social

UNITED24 — The initiative of the President of Ukraine The official fundraising platform for collecting donations to support Ukraine

u24.gov.ua

##StandWithUkraine

We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?

"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."

tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89

Amnesty International slams ‘predatory world order’ led by US and Israel Amnesty’s Secretary General says the US, Israel and Russia have waged war on civilians with impunity.

Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard says ‘voracious predators’ like the US, Israel and Russia have waged war on civilians with impunity and destroyed the international order based on global human rights.
#cdnpoli
www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Good. Our ally Ukraine is doing more to fight fascism - and more for direct climate action - than any other democracy.
We owe 🇺🇦 a debt of gratitude.
#FossilFuelsFundFascists
#MakeRussiaSmallAgain

Love this for Trump and all the fossil fascists supporting him - accidentally doing more for the global energy transition than any of his predecessors.
#FossilFuelsFundFascists

In the above thread, we’ve detailed all the MANY reasons why BCI, CPPIB, and other pension investment managers in 🇨🇦 should GET OUR PENSIONS OUT OF PALANTIR. But nothing makes the case for divestment quite like the fact that a certain fascist felon is praising Palantir. 17/x

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

Resuming our🧵about pensions + Tesla - here’s yet MORE reason👇to divest! Nothing can justify investing in a firm whose CEO and part owner spreads racist, conspiratorial filth and fans the fires of hatred and division. Why do BCI + BC Public Sector Pension Plans still have ~$213.45M in Tesla? 19/x

Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE - Leadnow

If you are just as horrified as we are that CPP + BCI + other pension plan investment managers in Canada have big $$ in firms like Palantir that enable the Gestapo/ICE (see above thread), please consider signing + sharing this petition! ⬇️
15/x

University Union Members Want To Divest From Israel’s Crimes Members at several unions are demanding that their pension fund divest from firms tied to Israel’s illegal occupation.

NEW: Members at several post-secondary unions are demanding that their pension fund divest from firms tied to Israel’s illegal occupation.

www.readthemaple.com/university-u...

Today is a good day to highlight that public sector pension funds in 🇨🇦 invest big $$ in firms enabling war crimes, state terror, and human rights abuses around the world - including in Iran, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Territories.
Our pensions are complicit.

Good plan! Palantir is beyond the pale and our public sector pension funds need to have at least some minimum ethical standards. Besides, other big pension funds have shown repeatedly that they can exclude + divest the very worst firms and still be financially sound. New example👇

Western banks in Russia paid €800mn in taxes to Kremlin last year Figure represents a fourfold increase on prewar levels and comes as profits jump at European lenders still in the country

…Of course this funds the Kremlin’s genocidal war against our democratic ally Ukraine🇺🇦. OTP Bank’s chair is 🇭🇺’s richest man and friends with corrupt autocrat Orban, who works with Putin + Trump to undermine Europe and Ukraine. Why does BCI invest OUR pensions in this fascist-friendly firm??? 2/x

With Hungary🇭🇺 in the news, it’s a great time to highlight that BCI + BC Public Sector Pension Plans have ~$44.17M in OTP Bank Nyrt, the biggest Budapest-based bank. Among the last foreign banks still in active in fascist Russia, in 2024 OTP made $353M profits there and paid Putin $89M in tax. 1/x