Canada

Commercial fisherman are a very disgruntled lot. They used to be part of a big free-for-all and the indigenous people, called “first nations” in Canada, received no special consideration. Now the fish are scarce and indigenous people often get a share by court order. I hear the fisherman complain about this because they sometimes use ham radio…[Read more]

@joeshlabotnik

At one point after her election, she was asked if she supported the progressive policies offered by Lascaris and Haddad, and her reply was a coy “it’s all in our platform” non-response. Yeah, I’m sure there’s loads of stuff in the current platform that will eventually be nuanced out of existence. Yet another centre-leftish…[Read more]

I hadn’t spent much time following them, but she wasn’t even on my radar. You’re right about checking the Idpol boxes, the CBC article when announcing her victory prominently feature those credentials as well as calling her a ‘moderate’. Just what we fucking need. If Lascaris had won I would’ve switched parties. Who knows by next election, but…[Read more]

@joeshlabotnik

It’s appalling, and as I said, not unique. A few years ago, my partner and I attended a talk about Indigenous health services. There were several people there talking about their experiences in Toronto hospitals, which were all horribly negative. A few days later, at a senior staff meeting at his hospital, my partner mentioned this…[Read more]

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I feel like punching this woman in the face.

why they are trying to kill me. And follow that gem up with, what gives them the right to kill me.

Haven’t gotten one word in reply yet.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8729991/Anyone-refusing-wear-mask-dig-GRAVES-Covid-19-victims-punishment-East-Java.html

Anyone refusing to wear a mask is made to dig GRAVES for Covid-19 victims as punishment in East Java

Face mask rebels in east Java have been ordered to dig graves for coronavirus victims as punishment.

Eight people…[Read more]

Around June 21, 2020, the cenotaph was vandalized, with spray paint reading “Nazi war monument”. Halton Regional Police Service have announced that they are investigating this action as a hate crime.[

Either way, I would definitely do something like that to such a memorial. My uncle was in the first platoon of the US Army to reach Dachau. I heard about the SS, what they did, and what he did to them, first hand.