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Or, in other words, “when civilization reached its crest, and it all went downhill after that. https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/114137030675600872

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With a premise quite similar to Darren Aronofsky’s directorial debut “Pi” (or “𝛑”), #PrimeTarget is far more digestible and has clearer world-altering stakes at play. Aronofsky’s film was ahead of the viewers’ comprehension of digital matters cryptographic; now we […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Today, 10 years ago, the U.K. government had finally finished paying for World War I. https://www.cnbc.com/2015/03/09/uk-finally-finishes-paying-for-world-war-i.html

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In Georgia yesterday, thousands of women turned up to protest against the government on International Women's Day. It was also the 101st day of continuous protests in Georgia where women have been front and centre of the protests since day 1. #GeorgiaProtests #InternationalWomensDay

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Happy International Women's Day to this classic banger

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Written 90 years ago in 1935, the words of #Hemingway in his “Notes on the Next War” should resonate with every thoughtful reader. #Geopolitics #EUPolitics #USPolitics

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Did Zelensky shout at anyone during that Oval Office ambush? I ask because journalists are routinely referring to what happened as a "shouting match" even though the abuse came from Trump and Vance, as far as I can tell.

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The rise and fall and continued existence of Sly Stone is something which has fascinated people for decades. In this, Questlove examines the path of Sly Stone as it pertains both to the modern black artist as well as… Awww… who cares? You should just watch this […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Watch the first episode all the way through before deciding if you are going to watch the rest of the series. If you decide to continue, you will be rewarded with great writing, acting, directing, editing & cinematography, and so much more. There’s very little […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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If you're ever taking trains in Europe, please checkout Chuuchuu: https://www.chuuchuu.com It's a great site that uses historical train delay data to better estimate good train rates and realistic transfer windows between trains and such. It seems like a must have to me but doesn't seem to be […]

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For +some+ reason, they're only imposing a 10% tariff on oil. We should impose a 15% export tax to top it up.

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This would be an excellent time for Dems to file articles of impeachment. An even more excellent time would have been yesterday, or the day before that, or the day before that, or the day before that, et., etc…but, you know, any UNIFIED LOUD NOISY PUBLIC SPECTACLE of defiance and resistance […]

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In today's "What's the life of a person on a bike worth?", the North Vancouver BC Provincial Court has decided that it's $1150 (CAN$) https://globalnews.ca/news/11061004/dump-truck-guilty-cyclist-fatal/ (Yes, I know that they were only changed with "driving without due care and attention" […]

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So as far as the people in my department (including myself) can determine, if something comes through the USA for distribution, about 95% of the products we sell are potentially subject to tariffs. The shoes or tent or sleeping pad might be made in China or Vietnam […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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📬🗳️👋🏼 “NEW: #Trump plans to sign an executive order to overtake the “USPS by dissolving its leadership and placing it under his administration. This move would grant them immense power over mail-in ballots, a key target in Republican election fraud rhetoric.” - Democracy Docket […]

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👇🏽🎯 scrap the cap

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1. Reports this week revealed that DHS has rescinded guidance banning surveillance based on someone's gender identity or sexual orientation. We have confirmed those reports. The latest from S. Baum, who goes over steps you can take to protect yourself. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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It is really very simple. Putin does not fear NATO (he has lived with it in Turkey for decades and knows that it is a purely defensive alliance), he hates the EU for spreading the idea of democracy and the rule of law (even if imperfectly) Silicon valley hates the EU for attempting to regulate […]

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“This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president,” responds the White House Correspondents’ Association after press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces her […] [Original post on journa.host]

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Cartoon time

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You know, if I could figure out a way to steal even 2% of that amount of ¢r¥₽t0 from ¢r¥₽t0 ฿ro$, I would! Then I’d melt it into actual $CDN and sit back to enjoy my ability in proving that the damned things mean nothing until you find some nit-wit who’s stupid enough to think they do have […]

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I have no idea who needs to hear this right now, but… Try clearing the drain again using: • about 3–4 Tbsp (30-40 ㎖) of Baking Soda • follow with about ⅓ cup (175 ㎖) of ordinary vinegar adding slowly, a bit at a time • let the bubbling stop • follow with a full kettle of water right […]

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I watched all of ‘Silicon Valley,‘ and found it “okay, but isn’t as over the top as I would like.” So, I haven’t mentioned it until now (★★☆☆☆). However… For the last few days I’ve very much been enjoying this. It is slow and hardly a “thrill-packed […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Boris Johnson said the #Trump claim #Ukraine started the war was “Orwellian,” arguing: “You might as well say that the swimmers were responsible for attacking the shark in Jaws.”

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Happy Twin Peaks Day, peakies. #TwinPeaks #DavidLynch #TwinPeaksDay.

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If I were asked for this, in their position, I would answer the following; 1️⃣ Monday, I did my job to the best of my abilities 2️⃣ Tuesday, I did my job to the best of my abilities 3️⃣ Wednesday, I did my job to the best of my abilities 4️⃣ Thursday, I did my job to the best of my […]

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Or, possibly, he did this about five months ago; no one can tell; what is time, really? https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/114058133038386046

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Tonight is Inventory at work, so… this happened.

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In Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, an insurrectionist trying to overthrow the government famously says, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" – not because everyone hates lawyers, but because lawyers are the first line of defense against tyranny. Trump just fired the JAGs – the […]

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This is exactly the process regarding employees that the person running DOGE followed when they took over 𝕏. That certainly went well, didn’t it? https://toad.social/@KimPerales/114049981081097626

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I was looking for something else, but damn this is good! City Editor Augustus 'Gus' Haynes: You say that 120 people were evacuated? Alma Gutierrez: Yeah, they were. City Editor Augustus 'Gus' Haynes: You can't evacuate people. I mean you can if you want but thats not what you wanna say here […]

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Firing America’s senior military leadership overnight and replacing them with party loyalists is definitely dictatorship stuff, if anyone is under a rock right now.

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But Andy Serkis as ‘Gollum’ couldn’t get a nomination because “we can’t see his face‽” https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/top-stories-01r3k2ttz/-/a-JxZHBac8RYmLAr-bmgOILg%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0

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Can confirm. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/earthquake-hits-near-vancouver-usgs-estimates-magnitude-at-4-7-1.7465598

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TIL that there’s an Ottawa in Kansas. https://tech.intersects.art/@roadside/114040961802435595

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Isn’t it great to see the continued negation of the defiant attitude of the victim to their being attacked? Not only did Ukraine start the war,¹ they should also stop insulting their liberators.² ¹ they did not, the Russian Federation did ² Ukraine isn’t being ‘liberated’ by anyone except the […]

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❝Jewish human rights group B'nai Brith Canada says [the display of NAZI symbols] showcases how the swastika is being used against a variety of racialized groups, and it calls for a national ban on the public display of the emblem of the Nazi Party.❞ HOW DOES CANADA NOT ALREADY HAVE A BAN OF […]

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It says something about the acceptability of music over the years that our in-store music can include Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” (1954), the Animals “I Do What I Want” (19??), The Ramones’ cover of “Do You Wanna Dance,” and Culture Club’s “Church of the Poisoned Mind.” Earlier it was […]

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#BuyCanadian Campbell's is putting Designed in Canada on some of their products (they're not the only ones). It doesn't mean much. Just that they had some part of the design process made in Canada 🙄 I prefer Made in Canada (51% of the total costs are […] [Original post on ottawa.place]

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One of the many bad things about contemporary eugenicist bullshit: it's based on a misunderstanding of 1870s vintage ideas about evolution. Not 1970s, 1870s. It's all thoroughly debunked and disproven, but it plays to the cognitive biases of fascists (a 1920s-1940s political movement). And it’s […]

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Official weather report: it's freaking cold and there is a shit ton of snow. Also bike lanes: #Ottawa

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Went to move kids' laundry from washing machine to dryer, and did a final spin to make sure I got everything, and heard something clang around in the bottom. Reached in and pulled this out. No idea what it's from, but my kids' laundry is trying to tell me something.

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I do quotes on index cards sometimes. Here's one from Stephen King that seems like especially good advice right now. Don't bother trying to read the card. It's my "for me only" handwriting. But I liked the surprise appearance by Peanut. "John Grisham […] [Original post on io.waxandleather.com]

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Budget airline Norwegian wins this week on social media. The deliberately misspelled text says; "When Califørnia becomes a Danish state, we will open a domestic route to Los Angeles."

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It’s too bad so many people see politics as a game rather than something that literally determines whether people live or die.

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