clpkbc

@clpkbc@mstdn.social

He/him. Old guy in Ecotopia. Chronically annoyed (the primary symptom of long covfefe). Rule to live by: listen to people who know more than you do, obviously.

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tdwllms1, to random
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sherrilynifill
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As @davidfolkenflik has pointed out the Washington Post, the WSJ, Bloomberg News, CNN are all run by British CEOs now. We should be asking tough and loud questions about why in a country brimming with talented journalistic & business leaders our major news outlets feel compelled to hire leaders from outside the country.

clpkbc,

@tdwllms1 Very different culture indeed.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1239682458/prince-harry-hacking-murdoch-tabloids-will-lewis-washington-post

flexghost, to random
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Absolutely, positively, in no way is it OK to compare the face of this 75,000 year old Neanderthal to Marjorie Taylor Greene

also…hehehehehe. 🇺🇸

clpkbc,

@flexghost This comparison is totally not OK either. Very unfair.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/09/donald-trump-archie-bunker-quote-quiz-who-said-it

GottaLaff, to random
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Happy Easter.

Via Ron Filipkowski:

On Easter morning, posted an article in two separate publications that said he is “The Chosen One” and “a miracle” who was “sent by God” to save America.

Via Aaron Rupar:

Trump on Truth Social this Easter morning again posted a photo of Judge Merchan’s daughter and followed that up by comparing himself to Christ. https://www.threads.net/@aaron.rupar/post/C5L4NsXra1K

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff Something else from Threads:

flexghost, to random
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Joe Lieberman

Lobbyist for Chinese telecom giant ZTE
Man responsible for killing the Obamacare public option
Democrat who voted for McCain and helped Trump via 3rd parties saying “people want something different”
And Betsy DeVos simp

Has died.

clpkbc,

@flexghost The Nation published an appropriate, er, eulogy.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/joe-lieberman-obituary/

gemelliz, to Montreal

"If Pierre #Poilievre loses the next election, it will be because of moments like this.

Outside Brian Mulroney’s funeral, Pierre can’t put politics aside and speak to the man’s legacy and family without trying to score political points against his own opponents."

#NotAStatesman #NoCommonSense #cdnpoli #montreal @andrewtumilty

clpkbc,

@pinhman @gemelliz Required Mulroney reading. Long out of print, but available in the archive.
https://archive.org/details/ontakecrimecorru00came

CanadianCrone, to random

Latest #Con email from #Pierre:
“…Help us get more « boots on the ground » to spread our common sense message to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget, and stop the crime….” Boots on the ground is shorthand for combat troops deployed in a foreign country. Is Pierre encouraging foreign players to come and stomp around on our soil? Is this his underlying message? #CanadianMediaFailsMiserably to care. Their reaction, meh.
My contribution is a new slogan “Spare us Pierre”.

clpkbc,

@CanadianCrone Someone came up with the nickname "Pierre Polio" for this "vaccine choice" idiot. Hope it sticks. Jonas Salk is rolling over in his grave.

Snowshadow, to news
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Please Advise! After Tucker Carlson, What’s Next for Danielle Smith?

It’s clear, says Dr. Steve. Toss in Putin and you’ve got a great vaudeville act.


https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/02/13/After-Tucker-Carlson-What-Next-Danielle-Smith/

clpkbc,

@Snowshadow @ned Never thought I'd miss Ralph Klein.

erictopol, to random
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The CDC's new policy to spread Covid

https://washingtonpost.com/health/2024/02/13/covid-isolation-guidelines-cdc-change/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert

clpkbc,

@erictopol We need to keep masking, to protect ourselves from people who follow CDC guidelines.

ablueview, to random
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Do you think the $83.3M will get Trump to shut up?🧵1/3

#TrumpIsARapist #TrumpIsASexAbuser #TrumpIsAPredator #TrumpIsGuilty #EJeanCarroll #ImWithHer #ABlueView

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clpkbc,

@ablueview From Threads.

flexghost, to random
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$83.3 in 30 minutes.

$2.8 million per minute

Winning.

clpkbc,

@flexghost Looks like Mar-a-Lago will soon be under new ownership.

GottaLaff, to random
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You may disagree fervently with Pres. Biden's Israel policies, and that's fine. But if you come into my feed calling him "Genocide Joe" or any variation on that theme, you're blocked.

I've already had to block a few accounts for this.

Pres. Biden is not "for genocide." I will not argue with you on this topic, nor do I discuss the Israel/Hamas war here.

But I will not tolerate accusations of "genocide" by Pres. Biden. He's not "pro genocide."

If that's a prob, it's on you.

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff How about the long form, "By avoiding condemnation of Israeli policy in Gaza, President Biden could be seen as facilitating the current Israeli military action, which some have argued is genocidal". Would that be OK?

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff
Yes.
It was easy for me to phrase the concept neutrally. But I'm guessing that at least in some cases the offensive labeling might be more personal in origin, for example, if it came from someone who had lost civilian relatives In Gaza and was aghast at the president's moderate public position on that subject. I might even be enraged.

gemelliz, to Ottawa

3 important nuances you won't read in headlines or hysterical reactions from Conservatives.

  1. The judge said he would have supported invoking #EmergenciesAct had he been sitting at the cabinet table.
    With the information they had at the time, Cabinet did the right thing.

  2. It's only with the benefit of hindsight, which the federal cabinet did not have, that the judge determines they erred.

  3. Invoking the Act in #Ottawa & #Ontario was proper. He merely disputes invoking it nation-wide.

clpkbc,

@gemelliz Emmett Macfarlane had an informative legal take today on the decision. It looks unlikely to survive on appeal.

timnitGebru, to random
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“Google’s new phones now use AI to let you edit photos to a degree never seen before, exchanging sad faces for happy ones and overcast afternoons for perfect sunsets.”

Ok so do we want photos to remind us of that day, or makeup how the day actually went?
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/08/1085096/artificial-intelligence-generative-ai-chatgpt-open-ai-breakthrough-technologies/

clpkbc,

@timnitGebru Fortunately, Google phones are niche, and even in that category are falling out of favour because they're too expensive for the bad hardware compromises you have to put up with. Proles like me are fine with generic non-AI Android phones.

ned, (edited ) to random

"Canada will abide by all rulings arising from South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), officials at Global Affairs Canada have told CBC News."

I also really want to see Biden in the USA pledge support to the ICJ. The GOP is blocking US humanitarian aid budgets to Ukraine, but Biden is not helping since the US will aid both Ukraine and Israel. You can't support victims of genocide while supporting perpetrators of genocide.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/israel-gaza-genocide-international-court-justice-hague-south-africa-1.7084682

clpkbc,

@ned This is the same principled stand that Chrétien took when Bush was pressuring Canada to join the "allies" invading Iraq. Thank you for advocating for the rule of law, Prime Minister.

NMBA, to random

CBC can fuck right off for being a disinformation distributor.

#FuckCBCpropaganda #CdnPoli

clpkbc,

@Richard_hoperestored @CanadianCrone @NMBA @CBCNews @cbcnewsedmontonbot

Looks like the CBC picked the article up from the Canadian Press and gave it the title "As extreme cold strains Alberta's electricity grid, Ottawa's green-energy plans face renewed criticism".

CTV published the same article word for word, but with the different headline "Premiers pan green-energy plans as cold weather strains Alberta's electricity grid".

The Globe carried it with the same title as CTV.

1/2

clpkbc,

@CanadianCrone @Richard_hoperestored @NMBA @CBCNews @cbcnewsedmontonbot

The article itself is actually better, including some rebuttals of statements by the AB and SK premiers, and mention of how for the first time battery storage helped to avoid blackouts.

Neither title gives any indication that the article contains intelligent positive information about renewables.

I'll pen a note to the CBC ombudsman asking about their standards for headline content. Will post any reply that arrives.
2/2

GottaLaff, to random
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Not once the Supreme Court gets their Trumpy little hands on it.

👏🏻“More US pharmacists can now prescribe #BirthControl, and soon, some patients won’t need prescriptions at all” #WomensReproductiveRights

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/12/health/otc-birth-control-pharmacist-prescribed?cid=ios_app

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff @stephanie @Snowshadow
FYI, the provincial government in British Columbia is NDP.

50sFarmGirl, to random

Says Parker - who is the puppeteer for Danielle Smith!

clpkbc,

@50sFarmGirl David Parker appears to be a chatbot that was trained exclusively on National Post articles.

Popehat, to random

I don't post on here much any more, or monitor it much, so probably better to find me on Bluesky if you need me.

De gustibus etc. No platform is perfect. But I feel more comfortable there, and less like I'm likely to get screamed at for using Latin without a CW or something.

clpkbc,

@Popehat
As the saying goes: on the for-profit platforms, if you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product. Please stay here on this nonprofit platform.

Jgmeadows, to random

I got suspended from commenting on the Globe and Mail site for 24 hours for saying that there isn't a right wing politician in Canada who isn't busy fellating the O & G industry. I guess they didn't like the metaphor...

clpkbc,

@SusanHR @Jgmeadows
One of my favorite examples of Canadians valuing good manners:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-MCYfT7IUxw

flexghost, to random
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Can someone please tell me how $1.5 million doesn’t buy you a spoon?

*Side note: puddin fingers spent $1.2 million of taxpayer money to traffic migrants to martha’s Vineyard.

clpkbc,

@flexghost
Ivy League universities really need to start revoking some of the degrees they awarded. Wharton should start, for the obvious reason.

GottaLaff, to random
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Guess it’s time to share these again. Part One links to Part Two. https://nicolesandler.com/im-moving-to-canada-part-one-why/

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff
I don't know... "truckers" blockading Ottawa and demanding to "negotiate" with the government sounds like as serious an attempt at insurrection as January 6 (even if both were doomed to fail). And New Zealand just went hard right with "cost of living" as a main selling point, including a for-profit housing system even more inflated than Canada's. Not optimistic that Canadian voters will identify root causes correctly.

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff
With respect, I think that "Canada is better than the US so far" may be true for certain locations, economic circumstances, and ethnicities, but I'm genuinely happy that it's working out for you personally. All the best.

clpkbc,

@GottaLaff
Agreed, but I'm guessing his efforts are too idiotic to succeed. Contrast that with Stephen Harper's more subtle behind the scenes efforts, including cozying up to Viktor Orban. That's who the conservatives are, on both sides of the border. Harper was profoundly damaging to Canadian democracy. We're not really safe anywhere.

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