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In all fairness - and closer to home - Quebec and PEI have extended their mask mandates until at least the end of April. Not everyone has to jump off a building because their friend does.

Worth noting that the IDU worked hard to get Orban elected. Stephen Harper is Chairman of the IDU. https://www.idu.org/about/leadership/

One of the biggest WFTs in US politics is the Supreme Court ruling that "corporations are people" and thus can funnel money, openly and secretively to candidates and parties in huge amounts to distort democracy and subvert the votes,

Welp my daughters daycare closed this morning. Not enough staff. Thankfully, my daughter is still showing no symptoms though. Business's closing due to no staff is good for the economy right?

Germany intercepts Russians’ talk of indiscriminate killings in Ukraine BERLIN — Germany’s foreign intelligence service claims to have intercepted radio communications in which Russian soldiers discuss carrying out indiscriminate killings in Ukraine. In two separate communications, Russian soldiers described how they question soldiers as well as civilians and then shoot them, according to an intelligence official familiar with the findings who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. The findings, first reported by the German magazine Der Spiegel and confirmed by three people briefed on the information, further undermine Russia’s denials of involvement in the carnage. Russia has claimed variously that atrocities are being carried out only after its soldiers leave occupied areas or that scenes of massacres of civilians are “staged.” Images from Bucha, a suburb near the Ukrainian capital, have become symbols of the war’s atrocities and galvanized calls for probes into possible war crimes. One person said the radio messages are likely to provide greater insight into suspected atrocities in other towns north of Kyiv that had been held by Russian soldiers. -Washington Post

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rcmp-investigation-war-crimes-ukraine-1.6412327 More on the War Crimes Program: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/wc-cdg/inter.html

If Canada is sending any aid to countries that voted against the measure that should end today, maybe even the countries that abstained.

There was a documentary, The Corporation, that went on to say that if corporations are people, they broke down their behaviour, and came to the conclusion they were psychopaths.

Since we're solving all the US' problems, their primary system for President is a complete scam. Fix that too.

Unless they can get corporate money out of politics, nothing will change. And, the people that make the rules want to get rich at the expense of the country, so it won't happen.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-russia-war-1.6411277 About ******* time. **** Russia.

Which is bonkers because he has been fighting alongside the black community (among other marginalized communities) since his youth. Here he is at 21 getting arrested for his participation in a civil rights protest in Chicago. They were protesting 'Willis-Wagons', essentially cheap unadorned aluminum trailers that were dumped into vacant lots and parks throughout black communities as a solution for their housing crisis. Certainly no one politician is perfect but Bernie is a friggin' paragon of virtue compared to most of his colleagues and counterparts

They are trying to destroy the evidence (bodies of civilians) of their war crimes.

I can't understand how that is even possible, but maybe because the 4th never ended when the 5th picked up....and we were never really out of the 5th when the 6th picked up steam. Governments across the country (especially Con ones) are killing as many people as necessary in order to not inconvenience the mouth breathing base....

Yeah, things are much different for this 6th wave. And governments are now keeping statistics secret. They want us to forget.

All this talk of the conservative right's fascination with autocracy and fascism is all but too timely. I checked the date- it's 4 days after April fool's day.

Nope it was over awhile ago...bring up some more kids we are playing for next year...

This is exactly what the authoritarian-leaning (Regressives) politicians and their backers want you to think, so congratulations - you've done it! Distrust in government keeps people from voting, participating in - and valuing democracy itself. People who don't know who to trust end up relying on people to tell them who to trust and that makes them ripe for authoritarian leadership. I'll take this time to remind you that Progressives are the ones trying to get more people to vote, while the Regressives work hard to prevent as many people as possible from doing the same thing. There is a connection that most people capable of critical thought can recognize.

Canadian Football 2017 is available for $1 right now on PC. Likely not the greatest. But for a buck? https://store.steampowered.com/app/664650/Canadian_Football_2017/

Solid documentary. Wow, it's almost 20 yrs old. I highly recommend it. Trailer here: If it interests anyone, you can watch it in it's entirety.

Facts (data) are inconvenient and embarrassing when you are screwing up on an epic scale.

Sometimes I just wonder if everyone around the table laughed when someone suggested they say they tell the press they have improved the data released by only letting people know what is relevant. I'm sure there were people around the table that scoffed and thought Manitobans are never dumb enough to believe that, but I guess consensus thought they could hide data and convince Manitobans it was better that way. I'd think its obvious to just about everyone that they are deliberately hiding data in order to hide how bad of a job they're doing and prevent their reputation from going down even further. To think they can fool Manitobans shows just how poorly they think of us. They have the information and are trying to convince us that its better we don't have it despite how that may affect our health-related decisions and knowledge of how bad our hospital situation is. But our Minister of Health is planning 'couch visits' with her constituents (yes, literally bringing a couch around with her so people can meet with her in parks) 😆 - Couching health-care criticisms - Winnipeg Free Press

All while using 'judicial independence' as cover.

My recommendation.... don't go to DQ at all. The quality of the ice cream is absolutely terrible. Visit the local small shops and you will have significantly better "blizzards" that use real ice cream and they also have a wide variety of toppings. The high content of water in the ice cream basically makes anything from DQ melt the instant that they give it to you. Meanwhile when I go to Sweet Tops, Sub Zero, Cool Encounters.... it doesn't turn into a wet mess within seconds. My kids can actually eat cones without me needing to grab 20 napkins lol.

Also consider that Progressive platforms mostly come with short-term costs with long-term savings and Regressive platforms offer short-term savings with long-term costs. Because of this, it's a lot easier to campaign from the conservative side.

Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, a sweeping $1.9 trillion package, into law in early March. The series of measures -- which make up one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in decades intended to bolster the US' recovery from the coronavirus pandemic -- included stimulus payments of up to $1,400 per person for about 90% of American households, a $300 federal boost to weekly jobless benefits and an expansion of the child tax credit of up to $3,600 per child. In his first hours after he was inaugurated, Biden halted funding for the construction of Trump's border wall, reversed his travel ban targeting largely Muslim countries and embraced progressive policies on the environment and diversity that Trump spent four years blocking. Biden also reversed several of Trump's attempts to withdraw from international agreements, beginning the process of rejoining the Paris climate accord and halting the United States' departure from the World Health Organization. And he imposed a mask mandate in federal buildings, a symbolic break with Trump's handling of the pandemic. Not to mention the Build Back Better Act - not his fault he can't get it passed because Manchin, Sinema and Republican Senators are self-serving morons. Offers universal and free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds, the largest expansion of universal and free education since states and communities across the country established public high school 100 years ago. Makes the largest investment in child care in the nation’s history, saving most American families more than half of their spending on child care.Delivers affordable, high-quality care for older Americans and people with disabilities in their homes, while supporting the workers who provide this care.Provides 39 million households up to $3,600 (or $300 per month) in tax cuts per child by extending the American Rescue Plan’s expanded Child Tax Credit. Delivers substantial consumer rebates and tax credits to reduce costs for middle class families shifting to clean energy and electrification. Advances environmental justice through a new Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator that will invest in projects around the country, while delivering 40% of the benefits of investment to disadvantaged communities, as part of the President’s Justice40 initiative. Reduces prescription drug costs. Makes the single largest and most comprehensive investment in affordable housing in history. Expands access to affordable, high-quality education beyond high school. Stops large, profitable corporations from paying zero in tax and tax corporations that buyback stock rather than invest in the company. Stops rewarding corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas. Asks the highest income Americans to pay their fair share. https://www.whitehouse.gov/build-back-better/

Millions of corporate dollars were dumped into Hillary' campaign at the last when it appeared Bernie had a chance. The Democrats are corrupt .Not as much or as blatantly as the Republicans . To say that doesn't support the Republican BS. It's just the truth. And unless that truth is faced and dealt with true change will never happen. Edit : I agree that the structure of their system makes change exceedingly difficult.

The Russians haven't been towing portable crematoriums for their own - that's for sure.

I don't know anything about American players, but based on the stuff the Bombers are tweeting out, this is apparently a big deal......??

Here is another report from Der Spiegel about what @Tracker was talking about https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/possible-evidence-of-russian-atrocities-german-intelligence-intercepts-radio-traffic-discussing-the-murder-of-civilians-in-bucha-a-0a191c96-634f-4d07-8c5c-c4a772315b0d "The radio traffic intercepted by the BND makes it seem as though the atrocities perpetrated on civilians in Bucha were neither random acts nor the product of individual soldiers who got out of hand. Rather, say sources familiar with the audio, the material suggests that the troops spoke of the atrocities as though they were simply discussing their everyday lives." And more... "DER SPIEGEL has learned that more intercepted radio traffic is currently being analyzed, though it is apparently difficult to precisely localize some of the audio. Some of the recordings apparently indicate that incidents such as those in Bucha have also taken place elsewhere. There are reportedly indications of potential atrocities in the area surrounding Mariupol, the large city in southern Ukraine that has been besieged by the Russian military."

TNSE purchaed all the 1.0 logos and designs way back when: https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2011/10/06/nostalgia-in-a-holding-pattern-true-north-buys-old-jets-logos/ That decision allowed TNSE to create the two Heritage Classic jerseys released in 2016 and 2019, respectively. I fully expect a 90s inspired jersey at some point - ideally in both white and blue primary colours. Dynamite!

Are the Republicans more corrupt and disgusting than the Democrats ? Absolutely ! Are the Republicans less Democratic? Absolutely ! But to suggest the current Democratic party is anywhere close to progressive is wrong. As I said a short while ago look what happened when a progressive candidate challenged for the leadership of the party backed by a massive ground swell of young, grassroot support. He was squashed by a rush of corporate dollars to Hillary's campaign. I will give you that the world is far safer without a bunch of neo-nazis fascists in power and therefore I'd always rather see the Dems in power. But progressive ? No way.

Bill Frank: Eastern Conference All Star (Argos) 1966. 67, 68 Western Conference All Star (Bombers) 1970, 71, 72. 73 All Canadian: 1966, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72. 73 Member of Canadian Football Hall Of Fame.

Again you're being too kind. Like they care if we thrive or not. There is a concerted effort to hide valuable information from us in order to make them look better and get on forgetting Covid exists. Not sure if I hope this or not, but it would be pretty deserving to have one of those in power who have decided to withhold information get a really bad case of Covid. Somewhat concerned about the reports of younger kids with lingering symptoms with my baby. I remember reading from Mayo Clinic that kids under 1 are in the same risk level as 40-50 year olds (could be wrong, but its close to that at least). Hope all your kids make a full rebound quickly.

Saw a post highlight of the game was dollar off jumbo jet dog before end of first 😁

You make some good posts, but a lot of the time you’re just trying to pick a fight… Or dangle some bait, so you can pick a fight. Does Scheifele get more heat for stuff like that? Yes, he does. But it’s likely because he’s guilty of it way more often. Dubois generally makes a lot more effort coming back on D… If you can’t see that, I don’t know what to tell you.

GOP: Rules for thee, not for me. These are cowards.

The whole point of budding dictators is to get the voters to believe that the whole system is corrupt- both sides and that their vote does not matter. This makes the transition to fascism almost seamless. Democracy is more fragile than most believe.

This team does not deserve to be in the playoffs. They don't seem to want to be in the playoffs either.

Something to keep in mind regarding Bernie vs. Clinton is that Bernie isn't really a Democrat and Hillary was the party's preferred candidate. Why would they back an outside vs. The chosen one?

A complete overhaul of the Justice system resulting in Justice truly being blind and expedient for all would be nice as well. These crooks at all levels within many legal disciplines who hide behind their legal garbs and their 'legal interpretations' need to be cast away.

Bernie had a lot of things working against him and timing is the main one. The majority of people weren't/aren't ready for "radical" change to the left because progressives suck at selling their good ideas. Everyone has been convinced since the 70's that taxes are bad and the government is bad. Again, the messaging needs to explain the long-term savings gained by progressive measures. For instance, it's cheaper to educate than incarcerate. It's cheaper to implement environmental controls than clean up the messes left behind. I also think his supporters rubbed a lot of people the wrong way by attacking fellow Democrats with more ferocity than the Republican Party. He calls himself (accurately) a Socialist/Social Democrat when a lot of people are scared by "that" word. The Republicans seem to have a monopoly on anger. It's admirable for Trump/Cruz/Gaetz to be angry, but it's something that makes Sanders "radical". This will all get better with time (if SCOTUS is corrected), but it's getting there. A politician could not even refer to themselves as a "liberal" during Obama's 1st term and yet it is now acceptable.

If I was this government, I wouldn't want any of this known either. Trump's advice prevails.

Flex Packs didn't work for us as not enough Saturday game options. Our work sched is too tight for Thursday or Friday games. One of these years I will, tho, just to support the team. With single game tix on sale as of today, we just bought for the home opener. We're home again in August and will do the same for that game. I love the view from 226....

Christy Clark has been a nice addition to this podcast. Byrne was good before but Clark has some different and interesting perspectives.

Canada might regret being transition laggards: New German transition plan, effective July 1st 2022: "The package envisages green energy accounting for 80% of the power mix in Europe's biggest economy by 2030, up from about 40% now and a previous target of 65%. "On the one hand, the climate crisis is coming to a head. On the other hand, Russia's invasion shows how important it is to phase out fossil fuels and promote the expansion of renewables," Habeck told reporters. The legislation includes a new clause acknowledging that the use of renewables is in the interests of public security." Reuters. The Pentagon has been saying for years that climate change is a security issue. Current Oil boom might be the last, short, kick at the cat. Germany has woken up. We have not.

Empty words from the empty suits. What, the US is going to sign onto the International Criminal Court now?