I don’t understand how this isn’t an obvious problem with the argument that “they voted for Hamas.” If you paint all Palestinians with this brush, the exact same logic can be used to paint all Israeli as warmongering genocidal psychopaths. Or perhaps that conclusion is tacitly accepted by the people making the argument and therefore using the reverse as justification for their actions is kosher.

So long as there aren’t any criminal convictions and significant prison time, it’s just cost of doing business and it would be subtracted from the next tranche laundry fee by someone, perhaps another person/s.

That dream would quickly turn into a nightmare after the resultant inflation drives the election of climate denying fascists around the globe who would jail said climate activists and clamp down on any climate action.

Well Royal LePage’s job depends on it. 🥹

How was the situation any different 10 years ago? I think it was the same in most regards. Different services but same market dynamics. I think the CRTC can (if given the authority, mandate etc) hit ROBeLUS quite effectively. Monopolies/oligopolies aren’t only efficient at producing stuff and extracting maximum profit. They’re also efficient to regulate because you have only a few firms to regulate and check for compliance. If someone wanted to regulate them, and if the regulatory apparatus wasn’t captured by them, which it might be. It’s not lost on me that they’re also more efficient at regulatory capture.

Get out and vote.

Impunity is the word that comes to mind.

I cannot wait. This will cover a use case the current DND system doesn’t do which would make it perfect.

The CRTC has asked Rogers, Bell and Telus to share steps they’re taking to reduce roaming rates by November 4th.

Well if they asked…

Shit.

The 0.1% we deserve.

Interestingly my CCwGTV very rarely shows an ad. Perhaps once a month. I hide it as soon as I see it.

The more I read into some parts of the 20th century history the more instances I find. Most conspiracy theories are bullshit, but the footprints of anti-left interference are plenty.

That’s when a dehumanized other comes in handy.

Seems like there’s truth to that:

Following the eruption of the Korean War, US President Harry S. Truman dispatched the United States Seventh Fleet into the Taiwan Strait to prevent hostilities between the ROC and the PRC. The United States also passed the Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty and the Formosa Resolution of 1955, granting substantial foreign aid to the KMT regime between 1951 and 1965. The US foreign aid stabilized prices in Taiwan by 1952. The KMT government instituted many laws and land reforms that it had never effectively enacted on mainland China. Economic development was encouraged by American aid and programs such as the Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, which turned the agricultural sector into the basis for later growth. Under the combined stimulus of the land reform and the agricultural development programs, agricultural production increased at an average annual rate of 4 percent from 1952 to 1959. The government also implemented a policy of import substitution industrialization, attempting to produce imported goods domestically. The policy promoted the development of textile, food, and other labor-intensive industries.

From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan?wprov=sfla1

For some reason many ebikes are heavier than they need to be. And I’m not talking about the cheap tanks coming from noname shops. I’m talking about reputable bike brands equipped with Bosch, Shimano, etc. I was able to build a steel-framed bike with a 500W hub, 400Whr battery, real torque sensor pedal assist, disc brakes and a rack in 15kg (33lbs). Now all the components are light, including the frame (for steel a frame), but they aren’t Dura Ace/XTR level. I got a mix of Deore, SLX and XT on it. There’s probably another kilo that can be shaved off if one went with aluminum frame, lighter components and lighter wheels.

Something I stumbled upon while reading about this party:

From the 1950s to the early 1970s, the United States Central Intelligence Agency spent millions of dollars to aid the LDP against leftist parties such as the Socialists and the Communists, although this was not revealed until the mid-1990s when it was exposed by The New York Times. Details remain classified, while available documents show connections to prime ministers Nobusuke Kishi and Eisaku Satō from the Satō–Kishi–Abe family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Japan)?wprov=sfla1

Yeah this is really sus.

Thanks! I’ve been running 5x16T from SPD for over 6 months with zero issues.

Same.