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What If… the #NDP win both by-elections tonight… and the Conservatives come in 4th and 2nd? #OrangeWave ? -
Public transport should be free“Police shot at a man they say evaded the subway fare”
In a rational society, a sentence like that should only precede a story about how many leaders are resigning in shame, which officers are being charged and how many have been fired.
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Does it surprise anyone that the nest egg that became the Trump fortune came from selling women? -
When I was growing up, I heard lots of talk about Hitler. "How could anyone have listened to that madman rant and have believed what he said?" people would ask, shaking their heads sadly.Yes, let’s learn from that: the world really needs a lot of loud and courageous people right now.
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When I was growing up, I heard lots of talk about Hitler. "How could anyone have listened to that madman rant and have believed what he said?" people would ask, shaking their heads sadly.There were many Germans who did see Hitler for who he was, but weren’t willing or able or organized to act until it was too late, and so got dragged along by their neighbours into the horrors of Nazi Germany, trying to keep their heads down and survive.
This is not apologia for them but an indictment, and a warning to today: organize, act, stand against those neighbours and do it now before it is too late. -
I get a real kick out of the predictable “Oh Noes the NDP are going to “force” an election — [that is literally scheduled by law to be no later than next fall] — and let the Conservatives win!”.@stephanie @fifilamoura @Lynnd @chris
I agree.
Having done a fair bit of reading on the subject, a score based approval vote is probably better than a ranked vote, but ANYTHING is better than another FPTP plurality vote. -
I get a real kick out of the predictable “Oh Noes the NDP are going to “force” an election — [that is literally scheduled by law to be no later than next fall] — and let the Conservatives win!”.@stephanie @fifilamoura @chris
… at least eventually. Trudeau has survived minority parliaments without a supply and confidence agreement, this doesn’t *necessarily* mean an early election, time will tell.
If I could make a dream come true it would be that LPC & NDP realize the status quo makes a CPC win frighteningly likely, and push one more electoral reform: a switch to a score-based rating vote that will help counteract vote splitting.
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Hey #GeologyMastodon may I get an assist in identifying this rock?! I believe I have hit bedrock about 1 metre down in my #BackyardProject #PoolPond excavation.No expertise to share but following curiously… what does it look like when it’s dry?
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Amazing news.Checked out Kristopher Wells… I like what I see. Sounds like his will be an important and valuable voice to represent us in the Senate.
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Solidarity with Teamsters Canada.If the unions are still in a strike position, this sounds like an excellent response: rotating strikes of X days (4-7?) alternating between the companies: goods still roll, passenger rail can still roll, but the pressure mounts as capacity is squeezed, and unions demonstrate they aren’t striking against Canadians but the rail lines.
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Just learned that some idiot parents from Saskatchewan sold their farm where they made like... food and stuff with their 8 (!) kids... and moved to Russia.Why?Pride flags... they're Christian... or some such nonsense.They have a semi-popular YouTube c...Here’s the story as I heard it… definitely a lot of finding out