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lesundini.bsky.social
🍁lesundini
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Apply Hanlon's Razor for sanity: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." Hitchens for efficiency "What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." Use Occam for the rest.
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lesundini.bsky.social
200,000 readers, 21st century's best movies. . . hmmm.... maybe this list explains a few things I fail to understand about the USA. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Best Movies of the 21st Century: Readers Choose Their Top Movies (Gift Article)
The people have spoken. Here are the movies they voted for.
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
It would have been any easy contest to win -- "Which 5 premiers are battling to have the power to wield the Notwithstanding Clause to suit their political needs?"
#cdnpoli #canada #premier
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
More and more of these ripples from Trump's policies will shake up industries and how other countries try to protect themselves.
#tariffs #canada #EU
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...
E.U. Proposes 50% Steel Tariffs as Trump Effect Ripples Around World
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
Sorely needed, but obtaining a clear ruling is likely going to be tough. At the rate 'notwithstanding' is used and threatened to be used ( such as by PP ) we're running pretty low on actual rights we have.
#cdnpoli #canada #notwithstanding #SCC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ottawa urges Supreme Court to set limits on how provinces can override Charter | CBC News
Ottawa brought forward the request in a written legal argument filed at the court on Wednesday, as part of the landmark case on Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21.
www.cbc.ca
September 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
A use for AI that could be trusted enough to be useful. We know translating on the fly is not going to be accurate so we'd be aware of potential mixups but it's to be much better than not having a clue about what is being said. 5 languages right now.
#ai #technology
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/t...
The New AirPods Can Translate Languages in Your Ears. This Is Profound.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Crime Severity Index is lower in 2024 than in 2006 but it's been lower. It's below 2023 levels.
Although it's miles from the hell-hole status that PP blathers about I'm glad #Carney is going to make some 'tightening up' moves.
#PP #cdnpoli #crime
www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-62...
Police-reported crime in Canada, 2024
Key statistics about crime in Canada are presented in this infographic. Findings on changes to the Crime Severity Index (CSI) at the national and provincial, territorial levels are presented. Also inc...
www150.statcan.gc.ca
September 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
It's ironic that a key villain in the climate disaster we're facing is somewhat accidently becoming a leader in ways to go green. The numbers in this report are eye-opening. Cost reduction and efficiency are giving other nations a way out.
#cdnpoli #china #renewable
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/c...
‘China Is the Engine’ Driving Nations Away From Fossil Fuels, Report Says
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Push - test reaction / Push - test reaction. We've seen Trump doing the same thing, sometimes getting no pushback and sometimes getting enough to have him soften the bold move. In both cases, it's working and needs better responses.
#cdnpoli #russia #trump #putin
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Russia’s Strategy Against the West: Escalate Slowly and See if It Responds
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
If NASA cuts sample return trip, China has one up in 2028 with 3 year return.
Lots of news stories in many fields have a "and China .." comment. As the USA backs off anything but getting back to the 50's culturally, china is pushing hard. 🇨🇦, grab US scientists.
#nasa #mars
bbc.com/news/article...
Nasa rover finds rocks on Mars with potential signs of past life
Unusual mudstones found on the Red Planet are potentially associated with ancient Martian microbes.
bbc.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
PP and Eby "blame the other" pandering aside " Ending temp workers will make labour issues worse and do nothing to solve housing or healthcare problems. The USA anti-immigrant moves is already showing that.
#cdnpoli #canada #bc #Eby #PP
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
www.thestar.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
Nah, they just believe their proper role is pregnant in the kitchen, but they don't insist on barefoot - at least not publicly.
#canada #cdnpoli #PP #cons
peipolitical.bsky.social PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · Sep 3
53% of Canadian Women say the Conservative Party is ANTI-WOMAN. Up 16% from 2016. #cdnpoli
September 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Sure, improve the temp worker program but to peddle PP's propaganda at the same time is disgusting. Yes, in BC the NDP must defend it's flank from the far right but there are very constructive ways to do it without pandering to them.
#Eby #bcpoli #canada
www.castanetkamloops.net/news/BC/5704...
Ottawa must cancel or significantly reform temporary foreign worker program, says Eby - BC News
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the temporary foreign worker program should "be cancelled or significantly reformed" because the province can't have an immigration system that takes young peop...
www.castanetkamloops.net
September 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
What would be a way to support secondary education in canada in times of cuts, to build long-lasting ties and friendships internationally, to boost our economy in general? NOT THIS. Seems like a 'shoot at foot' strategy.
#canpoli #cdnpol #eduction #students #economy
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
International student visas for Canada plummet | CBC News
Permits for students from abroad to study in Canada plummeted in the first half of this year, with nearly 90,000 fewer issued than a year earlier, when the federal government introduced a cap on inter...
www.cbc.ca
September 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Once you don't accept trans people as 'just people' then it's a few easy moves from 'no trans in womens sport' to this. No doubt Alta and Sask premiers are on the mailing list. "First they came for ...." is not just a poem.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #maga #fascism #alta
www.breitbart.com/politics/202...
Justice Department Considering Ban on Transgendered People Owning Firearms
Senior officials at the U.S. Department of Justice have held multiple meetings in recent days to consider a possible federal ban of transgendered individuals from owning firearms, Breitbart News has l...
www.breitbart.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Good snapshot of what military threats China has and some which are anti-USA specific. The cold war backyard bunkers were driven by this type of thing. Jeeeez.
#china #usa #military #cdnpoli www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
China’s Latest Missiles, Drones and Submarines, Up Close (Gift Article)
At its military parade on Wednesday, China showcased hypersonic missiles to sink ships, drones that serve as wingmen and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles that can strike the continental United State...
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Even as Trump readies the military for Chicago the Mayor can only muster a protest in the 'hundreds' ! Those still interested in democracy and realizing how it's vanishing are still scarce. It maybe too late but it's still worth the fight.
#trump #fascism #ucp #usa
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Labor Day Protests Denounce Trump While Supporting Workers
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Roadtrip prowl. Last week of Sept, a 5-7 day loop in southern Alta. 1A from Canmore, motels stops not pre-planned. Any favourite interesting spots I'm likely to miss?
#roadtrip #alta #POI #drumheller #waterton #canmore #canada
August 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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emmettmacfarlane.com
What a wildly incorrect conclusion. On almost every point Trump has in fact proved enormously successful: he's already outright fired tens of thousands in the bureaucracy and replaced its upper echelons with incompetents and corrupt bagmen, he has sent the military into cities,... 1/n
zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · Aug 28
I find this @donmoyn.bsky.social piece helpful in clarifying why I disagree with the "America is already in competitive authoritarianism" thesis.

Don's checklist shows things that Trump has tried to do, but he hasn't *succeeded* in most areas

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
August 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
We have our wildfires, they have this.
It looks like the old clips from the 1930's 'dustbowl' years. Not that it'll change any political mind there or in Alberta.
#canpoli #climate #usa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Arizona dust storm engulfs Phoenix, bringing power outages and flight delays
Haboob swept through capital, rattling homes, terrifying drivers and leaving tens of thousands without power
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
This is a USA story but it has a good variety of things we need to watch out for in Canada. A bit of a roadmap of trouble spots.
#canpoli #canada #china
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/n...
How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Just the headline should shake non-Maga folks. The wiggle room for breaking loose from the fascist grip down there is tightening. Yet no real sign that it's a fear to the bulk of them.
#usa #fascism #maga #canpoli
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches Home and Office of John Bolton, a Former Trump Adviser
www.nytimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
lesundini.bsky.social
Another MAGA move as it heads back to the dark ages, step by step. Imagine moving away from a scientific breakthrough that "... is now being tested for personalized cancer vaccines, autoimmune therapies and treatments for rare diseases."
#medicine #mRNA #Maga
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | America Is Abandoning One of the Greatest Medical Breakthroughs
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
Simple time-tested methods to deal with brutal summer heat. Hopefully we'll see some of this in 'northern' cities now being hit with it.
#heat #spain #cooling

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/w...
Spain’s Old Ways May Show How to Keep Cool
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
This is great news for 15 million americans. It's interesting that they don't know WHY it works. As a know-nothing I'm fine with that. I don't know how aspirin works.
#medicine #liver #treatment
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...
A Common Weight Loss Drug Can Treat Severe Liver Disease, F.D.A. Says
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
lesundini.bsky.social
There 6+ million people in the DC metro area. It's a yawner until - at least- 10% show up at a protest. Anything less is like a drive-by protest in effect.
#usa #fascism #trump
August 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM