the watcher

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the Fermi paradox. Science and mathematics say there must be other intelligent life in the universe. The paradox is of course , where is it ? ONE of the many solutions is that no civilization can get past where we are. That it will always destroy itself or collapse. I'm leaning more that way all the time. We seem to be reverting to a less logical, intellectual , science based time. Yet we still maintain the ability for ultimate destruction.

" read that the pipeline itself is fine, and was not disabled at all, and the problem is with the billing system caused by corprate malfeasance failing to secure adequately." The horrible thing is it doesn't matter anymore. What's real, what the truth is, what the cause is, really doesn't matter. It will be spun to suit the needs of those in power or with a microphone.

"But wait ! If you act now we will throw in a free Gaetz. Yes, you heard it right ! A free Gaetz at no extra charge ! That's one authentic Trump and a free Gaetz all for one low, low price. " Where's the Chamwow guy ? He may as well do all the news broadcasts. They have become a laughing stock. A very well nuclear armed laughing stock.

I found this interesting, it's basicly about the shifting attitudes on the area where the latest Israeli/ Palestinian conflict flared up. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/13/violence-jerusalem-holy-sites-israeli-right-temple-mount

A tad depressing isn't it.

Good , I wouldn't want a Prime Minister that was found to be offically unethical more than 2 times. Teflon Trudeau.

I always find the problem when talk of changing our healthcare system comes up everyone panics because we live so close to one of the worst and most expensive systems to the south of us. Many other countries have good systems that include some forms of private/ user fee type of systems. Many of them cost less than ours and run as or more efficiently. But not all.

Their system is such a convoluted thing it makes really hard to fix. Maybe they can but I'm not so sure.

It is already burning down and you ( or me for that matter ) aren't going to like the results. If things proceed as " they " plan the far right won't be allowed to lose the next " election ". That's in quotes because it won't really be an election.

I'll give you that. It's a fine line between seeing far right boogie men everywhere and ignoring real far right threats. There is no denying it does exist here.

Even Wexit doesn't try to do away with democracy.

I think you were missing my point.I dont disagree at all with what you are saying. Who we elect does make a big difference in the direction we go. My point was those who say they are all the same have a certain amount of credence.That at times many politicians lower the bar. The very fact that Medicare came in here shows that our system works. Our ability and willingness to step outside of the main 2 parties has made huge contributions to the nature and structure of Canadian society. The NDP, the Quebec separatist movement , the Reform party, Social Credit party have all , changed our political scene and our society. But none of this has anything to do with the anti democratic movement in the US. It is different than all the arguments over ideologies that have preceded. There is no convincing middle ground people over it rather eliminating the votes of those who don't agree... My point was that you can't compare what is going on now in the US with what we see here in Canada now.

I think people say " both sides are the same " because historically they are not all that wrong. Left, right and center have all been guilty of greasing their and their cohorts pockets, pandering to their base......And all the other stuff that many politicians fall into. The trouble is what we are seeing in the US is not the norm. It's outside anything we have seen in many many years. It's an attempt to totally unseat the Democratic process. It's no longer Republican vs Democrat.. It's Trumpism/Q anon/ nutbar vs democracy. It's not comparable to anything that's happening here in Canada. I despise our current PM but I've never met a Conservative or NDP who says he didn't win the election. Or who wants to change the rules to guarantee he can't win again. Perhaps the " both sides the same " people just don't see or appreciate the difference in what's happening to the south.

There has always been screwballs who either make this crap up or actually believe their own delusions. The big difference now is there are millions of others who believe them.

There are some reports ( CTV ) saying it's still being debated. They may do it Monday.

Hey, thanks for that . It's actually good news. That study really doesn't tell us alot about our single dose situation if they included people who hadn't built immunity yet or possibly got covid before their vaccination. Back to feeling like I have some substantial protection.

The thing that has to go hand in hand with personal responsibility is enforcement of the rules when people are to stupid to follow. Both the government and some buisnesses have failed at doing their part which was to enforce .

Whatever they do I hope they make it clear, simple, and strong.

Agreed he doesn't have to make the announcement but the last place that overworked man needs to be is in friggen court wasting his time on a case that should never have been brought up.

Meanwhile poor Dr Roussin is in court getting grilled by morons instead of being allowed to do his job.

Not good news. A single dose does appear to really help if you have previously had Covid. I'd like to know what effect a single dose has as far as lowering the severity if you contract covid.They appear to just be talking about whether you contract it or not after one shot. There is no mention of that in any of the reports I've found so far. I don't think it's got alot to do with lying or deceit. It's got alot to do with this being an issue we have never dealt with before. Most countries have done the same as Canada, just get a single shot into as many as you can. And that comes from someone who thinks that the Feds totally botched creating a made in Canada vaccine. It's just that the experts are often taking their best guess at how to go about fighting this and sometimes it's a swing and a miss. Most wars include lost battles on both sides. The time frame between shots is definatly a concern.

Don't know what to say other than only in America https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/07/wyoming-coal-threat-mining-republican-governor

I did a parts / grocery run to Winkler/ Stanley , Manitoba's capital of anti vaccination, Covid denial and anti- masking. It was interesting and I learned a few things. There are 2 types of buisnesses there. Those with masked employees who obviously turf unmasked people. They are busy, and everyone who I saw enter is masked and don't seem to care. The other type of business has unmasked employees, and don't say a word to unmasked customers. They are busy as well and probably %75 of the customers are unmasked. So it is ALL about enforcement. But apparently it has been left to individual buisnesses to do so. It is obvious to me that its all about leadership. The boss says mask up , everyone masks up. Customers accept it. You dont lose buisness. And like it or not Pallister is our boss and the boss of all those small buisnesses I went into. He has dropped the ball on this. He has failed .All that was needed was direct orders to mask up AND the enforcement to make them do so. The numbers we saw today are not an anomaly. They will continue to rise.

Montana 's minimum wage is $ 8.75. an hour. Or if your business has under $ 110,000 in sales $ 4.OO , Yes $ 4.00 a friggen hour. I wonder why they have trouble finding workers ?

I know what you mean BUT there are millions and millions who follow and believe what he says. He stirs them up, and gives them licence to be uncivil in the least and possibly violent to their fellow citizens. I think ignoring most of the nutbars in this country works. In the US I think it just allows them free rein to stir up hatred and violence. It continues the endrun to revolution.