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Justin Smith

@justinsmithecon.bsky.social
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Econ prof at Laurier. NOT one of Trump’s personal lawyers. Opinions my own.

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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 7h
Kids are at that fun age where they don’t realize they’re stronger than they used to be, so when they full-strength hammer you in the face what a couch pillow, it really hurts
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Also, diesel prices might come down in record numbers because they were up by record numbers.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Let em take out Los Angeles, let em take out San Diego” People in the audience - Americans - proceed to cheer
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I don’t really understand why people are so against AI pictures of food on restaurant menus or ads. They have always gone to insane lengths to take unrealistic pics to make the food look better than what you actually get at the restaurant. Why is this different?
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Also as a person with kids that walk to school along a route where they need to cross a street, having tired people driving by who are now also in the dark would make me really nervous
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
People seem convinced that staying on permanent daylight savings time is the right move, but my prediction is that Manitobans are going to complain really loudly when they realize how shitty it is to be in the dark on the way to work/school all winter.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Which would of course be a huge benefit for people in the northern part of the country.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump wants permanent daylight savings time so people can play golf later in the evening during winter?
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I like how Merz is taking the call on a laptop in his living room
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I should add that I’m still getting new fruit on these. It’s October!
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today’s pepper haul. This is about half of the total yield from the plants. Pictured: yellow ghost, Carolina reaper, a few habaneros, a couple of scotch bonnets
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't think Mark Carney deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, but I want him to get it purely because it will really annoy Trump
ctvnews.ca
Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz
Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister could end the ...
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You might think it would be totally humiliating to accuse someone of secret meetings and perjury in a senate hearing and then find out you're wrong because you mixed up the name of a sports team, but apparently not this guy.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meanwhile I’m sucking wind after an easy 5k every 4 days
rnz.co.nz
New Zealand woman runs 1000 ultramarathons in 1000 days
Pounding through over 90 pairs of shoes, floods, tummy bugs and 40+ degree heat, Shannon-Leigh Litt has smashed the record for the most days in a row running 50km.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He showed! Late, but showed. Had some good ideas too. Sorry to have doubted him.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Contractor is supposed to show up at 9am for a quote. Seemed really wishy washy on the phone when we scheduled, so I’m giving it about 50% chance this happens
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m going to say very unlikely on this one
apple.news
Trump says he expects Canada trade deal within weeks as import ban looms — The Canadian Press
Just hours before import bans on certain Canadian goods were set to take effect,
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big if true
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
CTV went with this pic for its Trump, Iran war video, and I like it
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Many Claude users use Claude Code rather than the chat bot. Also you might have more success with some of the better models. You’re on sonnet, but Opus and Fable are better. You can also adjust the effort level.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kind of cool, as a first impression. I’m sure there are all kinds of problems though
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This 6am comment ended up being darker than I intended because as it turns out Peterson is very sick. I don't wish the man any ill will; I just don't like much of anything he has to say.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You don’t hear a lot about Jordan Peterson these days. I’m not mad about it.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Also imagine thinking it’s arrogant to stand up to a bully
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Turns out “the jerk store called, they’re running out of you” actually is the best response
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This is the best way to respond to an insult, according to science — BBC Science Focus Magazine
'I know you are, but what am I?' is surely the best comeback of all time. September 20, 2026 It’s often said, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” But that’s wrong; bec...
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Damn, I was just listening to NFG today
tmz.com
New Found Glory Guitarist Chad Gilbert Dead at 45
The lead guitarist and founding member of New Found Glory, Chad Gilbert, has died ... his band announced.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh for fuck’s sake
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Get ready for darkness until 9:30am in the middle of winter, Winnipeg!
ctvnews.ca
Manitoba moving to permanent daylight saving time
Manitoba is making the move to permanent daylight saving time, with Premier Wab Kinew saying the decision was based on public feedback and preferences.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump out here just making the case stronger and stronger for cutting ties with the US
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Has Trump had a childish meltdown over the interest rates yet?
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s hard to ignore the basic game theory of AI CEOs claiming they’ll work together to slow the speed of AI development. Big individual gains to deviating from that plan, so equilibrium is they don’t cooperate.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Today during class I wanted to explain that I often catch viruses that my kids bring home from school, but what came out was “my kids make me sick”. Hopefully people got the correct meaning of that
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The top spec iPhone duo is almost 5 GRAND in Canada. Seems high.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
That’s right, and he will literally strangle you if you fuck around
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Same!
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I get that he’s the US ambassador and he can’t criticize Trump. But he also doesn’t have to criticize Canadians, and yet he seems to have no problem doing it and blaming only us for all this. He really needs to go back home.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Listen to this asshole. Asked about Trump’s trolling and threats, he responds that Canadian politicians have said things they regret, and we should bring down the tenor. Asked if Trump should too, says he doesn’t want to talk about trade.
ctvnews.ca
'It's time to take the tenor down': U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra's message to Canadian politicians
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Canadian politicians need to tone down their rhetoric and is asked if U.S. President Trump should do the same.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m glad this is happening the day before I take a road trip in my extremely fuel inefficient vehicle
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This has to be insanely illegal
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trust me bro, as long as you vote republican in the midterm elections, things will immediately improve. Not now when republicans already have control of the house and senate, only after.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
bahahaha. Sadly, some people will believe this.
ctvnews.ca
Trump says oil prices won’t come down until after U.S. midterms
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections.
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Interestingly, despite Trump’s preoccupation with the unfair Canadian dairy rules, the US maintains a large bilateral trade surplus with Canada. We export about CAD 390 million to the US, and import about CAD 1.06 billion from them. Doesn’t this mean they’re ripping us off?
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
*need to Not sure what happened there
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think they need a I watch out for ME
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Also Trump doesn’t need Canada, except apparently when it comes to selling US dairy and other products
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump, of course, leaving out that the procurement bans were a retaliation against their initial trade actions, and that the dairy trade barriers are longstanding and negotiated by him under CUSMA
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I know that Trump making up stories about his presence near ground zero on 9/11 bothers many Americans, but does it not also bother MAGA? Don’t they hear this and say “fuck off buddy”?
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Justin Smith @justinsmithecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
So what are we thinking the US retaliation is going to be? 100% tariffs? 150%? No trade at all?* *except energy and potash…let’s not get crazy here
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