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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 17 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I wonder if this chart has anything to do with it.

And if the point isn't immediately obvious, there's an easy to miss little yellow line at the bottom of the chart that represents the combined wealth of half the US population.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Poilievre can grandstand all he wants. Some yank getting shot is a multiple time per day event. Why care about this one specifically? Should have said some words for those kids who got shot in Colorado the same day if we absolutely had to comment on American gun violence.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (3 children)
[–] grte@lemmy.ca 13 points 19 hours ago

"Didn't consider" doesn't have to mean the harm was accidental. It can also be read as they didn't care.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 9 points 19 hours ago

They've been using narcoterrorist, how long before the brain trust comes up with pedoterrorist.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 50 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's a NSFL video going around from the front row that is very graphic. Blood shooting out of his neck like a fountain. I recommend not looking at it personally, but I will say that Kirk is probably not surviving this.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

I see no reason to support the US' trade war on China as they also wage one on us. Or at all, actually, but under current conditions especially.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

An online post before the conference from Meir Weinstein urged pro-Israel supporters to “fight the pro-Hamas motion at ETFO’s AGM next week,”

The motion?

another motion — which drew the most scrutiny — focused on supporting Palestinian students by affirming Palestinian identity and history and offering guidance on best practices for addressing anti-Palestinian racism

What were the protesters shouting at one Palestinian-Canadian teacher?

‘You’re Hamas, you’re a Nazi, you’re Arab.

The motion sounds pretty necessary to me.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mormon's fantasy empire.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

As everyone who has had a parent knows, maybe means no.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

On its website, Second Sons says it's a "Canadian men's nationalist club," established in 2024 and committed to defending a way of life it claims is under threat through political activism and fitness training.

I'd love to get an idea of what the media diet of this club's average member is. I would bet a large amount of money that it involves a lot of Americans or American owned outlets.

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

That's what I've been saying. Vaccines are too effective for our own good. Smallpox alone is estimated to have killed 250-500 million during the 1900's. But a generation or two passes without that personal experience and the danger is not treated with the care it deserves.

 

Older article but worth a read in light of current events, I think.

 

Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security, and Canada has been consistently clear that Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

While U.S. military action taken last night was designed to alleviate that threat, the situation in the Middle East remains highly volatile. Stability in the region is a priority.

Canada calls on parties to return immediately to the negotiating table and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis. As G7 leaders agreed in Kananaskis, the resolution of the Iranian crisis should lead to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.

(With apologies for the Twitter link, this post doesn't seem to have been copied over to Bluesky.)

 
 
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