Nathan
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Some of you may disagree but this is the best possible political position
May 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Some of you may disagree but this is the best possible political position
Tired of hearing that “climate change is good for Canada because it helps us unlock the Arctic,” as if it’s not causing logistical nightmares for the people who live and work up there.
Sea ice choke points reduce the length of the shipping season in the Northwest Passage - Communications Earth & Environment
Shipping seasons along the Northwest Passage vary in space and time, with southward transport of multi-year ice creating choke points that reduce overall season length, according to an analysis of sea...
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Tired of hearing that “climate change is good for Canada because it helps us unlock the Arctic,” as if it’s not causing logistical nightmares for the people who live and work up there.
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One of the co-directors of NO OTHER LAND, Hamdan Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and seized by Israeli soldiers from the ambulance Ballal called, per co-director Yuval Abraham. No one knows where Ballal is. (Ballal is second from right in the below photo.)
March 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
One of the co-directors of NO OTHER LAND, Hamdan Ballal was beaten by Israeli settlers and seized by Israeli soldiers from the ambulance Ballal called, per co-director Yuval Abraham. No one knows where Ballal is. (Ballal is second from right in the below photo.)
Anyone want to go long on a tranche of high-yield, subprime burrito-backed securities?
DoorDash and Klarna have signed a deal where customers can choose to pay for food deliveries in interest-free installments or deferred options aligned with payday schedules.
March 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Anyone want to go long on a tranche of high-yield, subprime burrito-backed securities?
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“This is one reason why conservatives (and fellow travelers like Arnade) hate liberalism so much: free choice disproves their biological essentialism.”
Most Men Don't Want To Be Heroes (And That's Okay)
Despite the self-pity of some, there has never been a better time to be a man.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“This is one reason why conservatives (and fellow travelers like Arnade) hate liberalism so much: free choice disproves their biological essentialism.”
Great (cautionary) read for those who would prescribe Georgism as a modern-day solution to the housing crisis.
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-fa...
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-fa...
The failure of the land value tax - Works in Progress
Land value taxes are once again becoming a popular all-purpose solution to housing issues. But implementing them in the early 1900s Britain destroyed the then-dominant Liberal Party.
worksinprogress.co
March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Great (cautionary) read for those who would prescribe Georgism as a modern-day solution to the housing crisis.
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-fa...
worksinprogress.co/issue/the-fa...
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next Canadian government should think of boosting research funding up here and trying to grab as many American postdocs and researchers as possible
March 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
next Canadian government should think of boosting research funding up here and trying to grab as many American postdocs and researchers as possible
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now seems like a good time to welcome "real rules-based liberal international order has never been tried" libs to the Popular Front group chat
The rules-based liberal international order was good, actually
March 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
now seems like a good time to welcome "real rules-based liberal international order has never been tried" libs to the Popular Front group chat
Government of the rapists, by the rapists, for the rapists.
BREAKING
Andrew and Tristan Tate have been released by Romanian authorities after significant pressure by the Trump administration.
They are en route to Florida via private jet.
Andrew and Tristan Tate have been released by Romanian authorities after significant pressure by the Trump administration.
They are en route to Florida via private jet.
February 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Government of the rapists, by the rapists, for the rapists.
De-Ba’athification continues apace
February 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
De-Ba’athification continues apace
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I take the bold stance that misogyny is extremely bad even when it’s applied to white cis straight women with federal jobs who kinda remind you of your mom.
February 23, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I take the bold stance that misogyny is extremely bad even when it’s applied to white cis straight women with federal jobs who kinda remind you of your mom.
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Nickel Belt Liberal candidate Labbée in minority on council voting against new homes www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont....
Sudbury city council OKs plan to build 324 apartments
Meeting Tuesday evening, city council in Greater Sudbury easily approved plans to build 324 apartments in three buildings on Sunrise Ridge in the city.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Nickel Belt Liberal candidate Labbée in minority on council voting against new homes www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont....
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this attitude — paperwork is for sissies, real wars are won by Big Strong Men — is traditionally a harbinger of ruinous for defeat for everyone who holds it
Bureaucracy, famously not important in war
February 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
this attitude — paperwork is for sissies, real wars are won by Big Strong Men — is traditionally a harbinger of ruinous for defeat for everyone who holds it
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I appreciate that he just distilled all conspiracies into one single sentiment
February 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I appreciate that he just distilled all conspiracies into one single sentiment
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Roughly 30% of the reason I am rooting for Mark Carney for Canadian PM is it would be incredibly funny to have a guy go from Governor of the Bank of Canada to Governor of the Bank of England to Prime Minister of Canada. 1792 ahh career path.
February 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Roughly 30% of the reason I am rooting for Mark Carney for Canadian PM is it would be incredibly funny to have a guy go from Governor of the Bank of Canada to Governor of the Bank of England to Prime Minister of Canada. 1792 ahh career path.
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confronting armed men with a crowd which they refuse to shoot is vastly more powerful than putting together enough armed men to shoot back
So, seriously, should I buy and train with a semiautomatic rifle?
January 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
confronting armed men with a crowd which they refuse to shoot is vastly more powerful than putting together enough armed men to shoot back
So Toronto really was just openly spewing Hitler particles until the late 20th century, huh…
January 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So Toronto really was just openly spewing Hitler particles until the late 20th century, huh…
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One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
January 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One thing about me is that I will fight Nazis until I’m six feet in the ground.
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one significant reason the gig economy exists is because workers really value schedule flexibility, like *really* value schedule flexibility, and other low-barrier-to-entry labor has tended to move away from schedule flexibility in recent years
January 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
one significant reason the gig economy exists is because workers really value schedule flexibility, like *really* value schedule flexibility, and other low-barrier-to-entry labor has tended to move away from schedule flexibility in recent years
Not even the US spends 5% of its GDP on defence! You first, assholes!
January 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Not even the US spends 5% of its GDP on defence! You first, assholes!
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honestly I'm becoming more and more sympathetic to the view that fascism is mostly sublimated psychosexual neurosis
(headline from 2024)
(headline from 2024)
January 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
honestly I'm becoming more and more sympathetic to the view that fascism is mostly sublimated psychosexual neurosis
(headline from 2024)
(headline from 2024)
Some amusing parallels between the public reaction to Revachol, an 1890s anarchist who engaged in revolutionary terrorism, and Luigi Mangione.
January 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Some amusing parallels between the public reaction to Revachol, an 1890s anarchist who engaged in revolutionary terrorism, and Luigi Mangione.
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ganz as always is very good
January 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
ganz as always is very good
The real comedic absurdity is one of the best-looking Canadian films in years still not screening anywhere in Toronto 🫠
January 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The real comedic absurdity is one of the best-looking Canadian films in years still not screening anywhere in Toronto 🫠
Probably unwise for him to be an open Nazi considering how this level of autism would’ve gotten him killed under Aktion T4.
January 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Probably unwise for him to be an open Nazi considering how this level of autism would’ve gotten him killed under Aktion T4.