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(he/him) Lawyer who knows just enough engineering to get in trouble, Twitter refugee, Taekwondoist, e/cargobike dude, toddler parent (Calgary)
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“It’s therefore difficult for me to have any sympathy for many of the drivers in Halifax who are complaining and yet are a big part of the problem.” - Don Dougherty on how Halifax drivers need to realize their “personal responsibility” in contributing towards traffic congestion

submitted 3 hours ago • 4 comments

Waiting for the private sector to create affordable housing is insanity, and the barrier that’s stopping Canada from realizing it is just a word… “social”. Our choice to stigmatize it is holding us back. www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Some U.S. media (such as the Washington Post here) trace U.S.-Iranian animosity back to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, conveniently forgetting that the CIA helped overthrow a democratically elected Iranian government in 1953, forcing Iranians to endure decades of the Shah’s brutal rule.

submitted 1 day ago • 187 comments

Anyone else lose power in Shaganappi Park / Killarney area today?

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

MMRV and flu shots may be the next dominos to fall, at least in MAGA-captured jurisdictions like Alberta.

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

"She is absolutely wrong about how effective the vaccine is. And her own Ministry of Health has the data to prove it," said Talbot, who is also an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 5 days ago • 15 comments

Can we stop it with the Oilers flags and jerseys now please

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Um… flooding potential? This is what forecasts looked like in June 2013

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

submitted 10 days ago • 619 comments

Utter ideological red meat giveaway to anti-vaxxer base, given added political cover thanks to RFK Jr machinations at CDC and FDA.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Thank you MAGAs and RFK Jr - while our provincial government is full of vaccine skeptics, the unscientific actions of the FDA and CDC have provided significant additional cover for this removal of universal COVID vaccine access.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

A weekend relief indeed after a smoky week.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Another telltate sign of middle age (40+) that university me would not comprehend: got new 2560x1440 monitors at work, upgrade from aging 1920x1080 monitors, and had to immediately up the "Scale" factor to 150%. Sigh. (Old/new monitors were all the same physical size / 24")

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..." www.wnep.com/article/news...

submitted 10 days ago • 397 comments