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Majority of voters want a centre / centre-left government, the right-wing party will cruise to a majority (the First Past the Post Special)....

Majority of voters want a centre / centre-left government, the right-wing party will cruise to a majority (the First Past the Post Special). You want your healthcare and education systems funded? You should have moved to a more strategically important riding.
https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin/113538306219728788

“Sadly, our country is being ran in such way that our government as a whole is far less effective than the sum of its parts.”Nothing to...

“Sadly, our country is being ran in such way that our government as a whole is far less effective than the sum of its parts.”

Nothing to do with the argument being made, but this misuse of “ran” will never not be nails on a chalkboard for me. Given that this was written by a distinguished academic and made it past the Globe’s editors, though, I suspect I’m going to have to just suck it up and get used to it. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-how-not-to-run-a-country-government-ineptitude-and-canadas-economic/

Both by drivers of pickup trucks....

Both by drivers of pickup trucks. https://www.kingstonist.com/news/kingston-police-report-two-pedestrians-killed-in-collisions-within-a-week/

Some candles flicker and some candles fade, and some burn as true as my sister Sinéad. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c207ypx22ego

Some candles flicker and some candles fade, and some burn as true as my sister Sinéad. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c207ypx22ego

“A nightmare scenario would be if mankind were targeted by a pathogen that attacks our frontal lobes and changes our personalities, making...

“A nightmare scenario would be if mankind were targeted by a pathogen that attacks our frontal lobes and changes our personalities, making us less likely to get along, reach a consensus, and understand others' points of view. Such a pathogen could bring an end to society as we know it. Unfortunately, the nightmare may be real and taking shape in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.” https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/understanding-impact-covid-19-personality-brain-function-grim-reality-wake-up-call-

Oh look, more evidence that UBI works. Next steps: take no action, shelve the study, and maybe run another one in a decade or...

Oh look, more evidence that UBI works. Next steps: take no action, shelve the study, and maybe run another one in a decade or so.
https://mastodon.social/@kottke/112881987933449730

This is why it’s a bad idea to keep a balrog in the orchestra pit....

This is why it’s a bad idea to keep a balrog in the orchestra pit. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jun/17/ian-mckellen-in-hospital-after-falling-off-stage-during-player-kings-show

If it’s really so bad, why do they have to lie about it? #canpoli...

If it’s really so bad, why do they have to lie about it? #canpoli https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-government-website-misinformation-1.7235870

They believe unreasonable things about climate, about vaccination, about immigration, and on and on—there’s absolutely no evidence that...

They believe unreasonable things about climate, about vaccination, about immigration, and on and on—there’s absolutely no evidence that they’re reasonable people. #canpoli

“I don’t think any reasonable person will think this is a real news story”—okay, but the video’s not meant for reasonable people,...

“I don’t think any reasonable person will think this is a real news story”—okay, but the video’s not meant for reasonable people, it’s meant for people who might vote Conservative. #canpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/10522632/ndp-mp-conservative-fake-news-video/