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0·14 days agoBut they are rich homeowners. This is not vilification. It’s just a description.
2·16 days agoFair enough. I just want to point out the title in the browser tab isn’t the same as the title in the article.
0·16 days agoI studied in Canada and I left the country a loooong time ago. Yet I still pay close attention to Canadian politics. Because I really want to see Canada improve. How do I say this without offending anyone?
I can speak my mind more bluntly because I’m a foreigner.
Many Alberta politicians act like absolute cunts.
Alberta is one of the Jewels of the Canadian Federation. Named after Princess Alberta the favorite daughter of Queen Victoria, it’s a beautiful province that was blessed with enormous ressources.
In 1974, the New York Times reported the province has so much money it doesn’t know what to do with it:
ALBERTA FLOODED WITH OIL REVENUE
At time when most governments at every level, are struggling hard to stay solvent, Alberta, which produces 83 per cent of Canada’’ oil, has more money than it knows what to do with.
Yet all I hear is constant whining, whining, whining, whining, whining.
According to Statistics Canada, under Justin Trudeau, Alberta reached the highest oil production levels in history. In fact, Justin Trudeau opened a brand new pipeline:
Despite this, all I keep hearing from Alberta politicians is how the evil Justin oppressed/raped/murdered/despised hard working ordinary Albertans folks.
One of the responsibility of having enormous natural ressources is managing sustainably to ensure the next generations can live in a good environment
Yet Alberta politicians just keep whining about environmental rules. If they want their constituents to have cancer because of heavy metals from fracking and mining, if they want their rivers polluted by single-use plastics, I honestly don’t care.
The core issue is these Alberta corrupt politicians seem determined to blow up the planet, claiming there is no alternative. Fort McMurray burned the fuck down. Jasper burned the fuck down. But clearly the Alberta political leaders learned nothing from it.
My advice to the great people of Alberta: Take back your province. Improve the education system. Alberta has produced many great artists, historians, authors, scientists. You gave Canada many great figures. Develop your province is a sustainable way so your children can be proud of you and have a healthy environment.
You deserve so much better than the current mess.
0·17 days agoOh hey, you’re back. 954 posts in 19 days. Still absolutely normal. Nothing suspicious here…
I’m posting an absolute SHIT-TON of content because I want to support Lemmy.
I will spare you the pain of reading through all my Lemmy posts to try to build my psychological profile. (some people will definitely do that). There is no need for it. You can just ask.
I speak fluent french and lived in Canada for a while. I hate car dependency and I’m very worried about pollution. I hate economic concentration, advertising, and I want stronger labor rights. But I lean centrist socially. I have a lot of free time and try to encourage people to participate to politics. I love open source software like Gimp, Krita, VLC, LibreOffice. I don’t like AI.
Any question you have ?
I’m actually not surprised at all by the result of this study.
We know from several studies that fish 🐟 , eggs🥚, nuts 🌰 and chicken 🐔 are much healthier sources of protein than red meat 🥩.
From Cornell University:
Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption leads to a slightly higher risk of heart disease and premature death, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell and Northwestern University
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/02/study-red-meat-processed-meat-hike-heart-disease-risk
From Harvard University:
People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, and the risk increases with greater consumption, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
“Given our findings and previous work by others, a limit of about one serving per week of red meat would be reasonable for people wishing to optimize their health and wellbeing” said senior author Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition.
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/red-meat-consumption-associated-with-increased-type-2-diabetes-risk/
From Oxford University:
Red and processed meat linked to increased risk of heart disease, Oxford study shows.
Overall, the evidence from the analysis indicated that each 50 g/day higher intake of processed meat (e.g. bacon, ham, and sausages) increased the risk of coronary heart disease by 18%.
Each 50 g/day higher intake of unprocessed red meat (such as beef, lamb and pork) increased the risk of coronary heart disease by 9%.
There was no clear link between eating poultry (such as chicken and turkey) and an increased risk of coronary heart disease.
0·17 days agoIf you want to see how ignorant voters can be, there is no better evidence than Senator Cruz.
I followed his recent Senate race in Texas. In a campaign speech, Cruz said he was fighting the elite.
- He is a multimillionaire
- His father owns an oil company in Canada.
- He attended a private prep school in Houston. His classmates were Bush family kids.
- He attended Harvard University and Princeton
- His wife Heidi Cruz is a top executive at Goldman Sachs
Fighting the elite? What a joke 🤦🤦🤦.
you’ll get one while not breaking any law.
(Evidence required)
a 2 week old account with over 800 posts. Looks like a bot, smells like a bot.
I’m not a bot. I’m just posting a shit-ton of content to support Lemmy.
I was a victim of a car crash because some selfish asshole didn’t respect the red light. Don’t expect any sympathy from me. Red light cameras are a tax on those who break the law.
Now that this has come to light, surely the law will be followed and the will be consequences!
The issue is that many american prosecutors are absolute cowards.
In other countries, some prosecutors actually do their job. The headquarters of the ruling Spanish Political party was just raided by prosecutors and the police.
Why do US prosecutors simply refuse to do their job? You break the law. You get criminally prosecuted. It’s not that hard.
0·20 days agoSorry!! I thought it could also belong here
0·20 days agoI’m a strong believer in non-profit news. I regularly donate money to The Guardian because it’s a non-profit newspaper.
https://www.theguardian.com/about
But not all for-profit news organizations are clickbait propaganda. It really depends on their business model and their owner.
The New Yorker depends on subscriptions. They employ some of the best writers in the english speaking world.
The Information depends on subscriptions. It’s expensive but they have the best coverage of Silicon Valley and the Tech Industry.
Rupert Murdoch owns the New York Post, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.
In Britain, he owns The Sun. In Australia, he owns 90% of newspapers and Sky News Australia.
He has been publically accused by world leaders of attempting to blackmail them:
https://www.channel4.com/news/major-denies-sun-editor-abused-him-after-black-wednesday
Murdoch is a real bastard. He uses his papers to push his own political views.
Donald Trump praises him.
“Rupert Murdoch is in a class by himself, he’s an amazing guy,” President Trump said of the conservative media magnate, who sat smiling in the Oval Office this week as the newly elected president sang his praises.
https://thehill.com/media/5133600-trump-murdoch-relation/
Without identifying anyone by name, Roberts clearly referenced Republican President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York when he said he has felt compelled to issue public rebukes of figures in both parties in recent years.
This is just absurd.
Senator Schumer criticized the Supreme Court after ProPublica investigations showed they took secret luxury trips with Billionaires:
👉 https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow
👉 https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
Some Billionaires even bought property for Clarence Thomas:
👉 https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-real-estate-scotus
Trump repeatedly attacked a U.S Federal Judge, calling him a Mexican:
https://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/donald-trump-gonzalo-curiel-jake-tapper-transcript
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article81537817.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/donald-trump-judge-gonzalo-curiel-223849
Last march, after a Judge ruled against him, President Trump called him a crook who should be impeached:
Trump and Schumer are not remotely comparable. .
0·20 days agoC’est fixé.
0·20 days agoAs a non-Brit, I watch what’s happening like it’s a slow motion car wreck.
France has 2 round parliamentary elections.
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First round: You vote for someone to represent your constituency. Only 2 candidates remain.
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Second round: Two weeks later, it’s the second round. You vote for one of the 2 candidates that won the first round. The winner becomes an MP.
Throughout France, Marine Lepen candidates won 35% to 40% of the votes in the first round. They qualified for the second round. Luckily, in the second round, citizens rallied against Lepen candidates, voting for whoever was their opponent.
What will happen if Nigel Farage gets 35% or 40% 😲? You don’t have a second round…
If France used the FPTP voting system, Marine Lepen would be ruling the country with a huge majority in Parliament.
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0·25 days agoPortland faces a housing crisis that was decades in the making.
Thanks to this reform, many people can now afford a roof over their head. I understand parking is difficult, but for these people, the alternative was NOTHING. They are happy to finally have a place.
Since when Iran has any terrorists in the united state and canada?
**Are you serious? **
Iranians agents tried to kidnap a woman in New York City
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/nyregion/iran-masih-alinejad-kidnapping.html
Iran agents tried to blow up the Saudi Ambassador to the United States
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/30/justice/new-york-saudi-assassination-plot
In Canada, Iran is using private investigators to target political opponents:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/iranian-intelligence-surveillance-allegation-canada-1.6692075
Previous to this, the city killed all senior housing, child care and affordable housing projects that didn’t include parking.
They are not Bezos-rich, but for Charlottesville, Virginia, they are rich.