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Climate changes increases insurance premiums
  • No, we're just going to pay out the nose for commodities that used to be inexpensive along side services like insurance. I love paying double for olive oil, cocoa/chocolate, and coffee because of climate driven shortages.

    But hey, that's inflation right, and Trudeau/Biden and liberals worldwide are responsible for that somehow, better elect right wing climate deniers to fix the problem.

  • Thousands ordered to evacuate Fort McMurray as wildfire threatens
  • At what point will it be okay to say human caused climate change is a driver of these disasters currently befalling the heart of Canadian oil country?

    Or us this like school shootings, forever too soon?

  • MSNBC Guest Says He Spotted Trump ‘Editing’ Speeches Allies Made Outside the Courtroom
  • That's a witness to criminal contempt of court. The prosecution should get this guy to swear to his hat he saw under oath so Trump can spend some time in prison for his games.

    Edit: I'm not fixing that typo, let him swear to his hat.

  • Live Updates: Cohen Says Trump Approved Payments at White House Meeting
  • Yea it is pathetic and disrespectful to his supporters. Trumps says he'll trade jail for free speech, then immediately has his booklicking douche canoes come and do the speaking, so Trump can avoid jail. Imagine how little self respect you have to have to see this and think "Yea, trumps my guy".

  • Live Updates: Cohen Says Trump Approved Payments at White House Meeting
  • I had read Trump posted and deleted a rant on witnesses just yesterday or over the weekend. Maybe that was false or I misread older news.

    Edit: looks like I saw an older post. Trump has moved on to having his pawns do the lies for him.

  • Just a fun morning

    6 and 1.5 year olds.

    Wife goes to work at 6.30am Alarm failed, family woke up at 740. Oldest has gum in hair from gum she snuck to bed. Youngest has pink eye. Missed bus, obviously. Getting youngest ready, oldest roller blades by in underwear. Oldest falls in silly putty, ruins underwear. Skip breakfast, rush outside. Oldest on tricycle, rushing down driveway. Bribe with doughnuts, all in the car now. Youngest gets motion sickness leaving driveway. Call pharmacy, they lost the prescription for eye cream. Buy 10 doughnut holes, oldest eats 8 of them while I'm cleaning up youngest. Saves two for us, lol. Go to wife, get gum cut from hair. Childcare calls. Where is youngest (with me). Don't forget the change bag! ( I did). Drop off of oldest done, only 1 hour late. Wish me luck with the rest dads.

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    Woman's Canadian citizenship revoked after 32 years amid federal 'error' | CBC News
    web.archive.org Woman's Canadian citizenship revoked after 32 years amid federal 'error' | CBC News

    The federal government has cancelled an Ajax, Ont., woman's Canadian citizenship over an error it said it made more than 30 years ago — forcing her to pay hundreds of dollars in a bid to get it back.

    Woman's Canadian citizenship revoked after 32 years amid federal 'error' | CBC News
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    Poilievre hints to police he would use notwithstanding clause to change justice laws

    "All of my proposals are constitutional," Poilievre said.

    "We will make them constitutional using whatever tools the constitution allows me to use to make them constitutional. I think you know exactly what I mean."

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    Doug Ford calls on federal workers in Ottawa to return to office

    >"They have to get people back to work," Premier Doug Ford said during a press conference on Thursday in Ottawa, standing next to Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.

    >"It sounds crazy. I'm begging people to go to work for three days — not that they aren't working at home, but it really affects the downtown."

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    Feds will stop investing in new road infrastructure, environment minister says

    Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government will stop investing in new road infrastructure — a comment that immediately drew the ire of the Opposition Conservatives and some premiers who said the climate activist turned politician is out of touch.

    Guilbeault said Tuesday the government will be there to support provinces paying for maintenance but Ottawa has decided that the existing road infrastructure "is perfectly adequate to respond to the needs we have."

    "There will be no more envelopes from the federal government to enlarge the road network," Guilbeault said, according to quotes published in the Montreal Gazette.

    "We can very well achieve our goals of economic, social and human development without more enlargement of the road network."

    Guilbeault said the federal government is intent on moving people out of their cars and into public transportation, which the government has spent billions to build.

    The federal government also wants to encourage "active transportation," which means getting people to walk and cycle.

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    Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort

    The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing construction across Canada — but with a 21st-century twist.

    A consultation process will begin next month on developing a catalogue of pre-approved home designs to accelerate the home-building process for developers, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday.

    It's a reboot of a federal policy from the post-Second World War era, when the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. developed straightforward blueprints to help speed up the construction of badly needed homes, Fraser said.

    "When many thousands of soldiers were returning home to be reunited with their families at once, Canada faced enormous housing crunches," he said.

    "We intend to take these lessons from our history books and bring them into the 21st century." .... [More in the article]

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    Zotac RTX 4080 too wide for Phantek P400A , suggestions?

    So the Zotac RTX 4080 Trinity OC is too wide to properly fit in my Phantek P400A thanks to that giant power adapter.

    I can't even use one of those 90 degree cable mods because the fan shroud sticks out.

    Can someone reccomend me a suitably wide case.

    Picture related !

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    Free eBooks @sh.itjust.works Funderpants @lemmy.ca
    The Birth of Psychological War

    Available for free in ebook format. "The Birth of Psychological War explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent.On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations."

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    1,626 Books Were Banned in 2022...We Reviewed Them All
    statecraft.beehiiv.com 1,626 Books Were Banned in 2022...We Reviewed Them All

    The "Invisible Library" dataset is free to download. It contains detailed information on book bans by school district across the United States up to June 2022.

    1,626 Books Were Banned in 2022...We Reviewed Them All

    A snippet " The Topic Concentration chart above lends the clearest picture into the implied rationale behind the bans. Namely, the bans are not and have not been about the physical removal of a book from a shelf. The bans instead are meant to:

    Virtue signal by people in positions of institutional power to voting-age parents interested in school choice, parental rights, and wedge social issues to the detriment of non-voting age students

    Reject and exclude topics that challenge a perceived status quo from the public discourse (e.g. non-heteronormativity, non-cis identity, non-traditional gender roles, and non-Judeo-Christian books are targeted) "

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    Buying Advice

    Hi folks,

    I've been watching too many video reviews and just want a little bit of advice before I make my purchase. I'm wanting to get into 3d printing with the most satisfying results possible for around $600 CAD .

    I'm looking at the Ender 5 S1 , currently for $599 CAD on Amazon. It does what I want , I think, it gets nice and hot (300C) , can use lots of different materials, auto levels, uses.usb and wifi, is quick and has a cube frame.

    I suspect I would be quite happy with it. But before I go and pull the trigger, is there anything else around this price range , say plus or minus $100 , that would be better? If so what advice can you give? What models should I investigate.

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    Canada's grocery industry concentrated in too few hands, Competition Bureau says

    Canada's grocery business is controlled by large players and needs government assistance to encourage new entrants to bring down prices, a report from Canada's Competition Bureau says.

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