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On 2022-06-21 at 10:22 AM, Mark F said:
Really wonder where all of this will end.
tpm
"Eric Greitens, the disgraced former governor of Missouri seeking political redemption in a MAGA-fied U.S. Senate bid, released a campaign ad Monday advertising a “hunting permit” for his political opponents — so-called “RINOs,” or “Republicans in Name Only.”
A campaign ad for Greitens’ new political assassination campaign opens with Greitens holding a shotgun and strolling past a mailbox labeled “The RINO’s Den.”
“I’m Eric Greitens, Navy SEAL, and today we’re going RINO hunting,” Greitens says in the ad — though he’s not actually a SEAL anymore.
The ad then pans to Greitens joining several men with military fatigues on the front porch of a house. One of them uses a battering ram to knock down the door, followed by the deployment of a flash-bang grenade."
Came to post this, but saw that it has already been mentioned. Not too long ago I would have thought this was surely satire out of something like Idiocracy.
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9 hours ago, Mark F said:
very underrated species.
tough fast growing, provide food for birds, and bugs, and cavities for woodpeckers, and other bug eating, cavity nesting birds.
I also like Manitoba maple, for the same reasons.
Now MB Maple is something I can get behind. In addition to all the other things you listed, we make our entire syrup supply for the season as well as some for friends. Also grows like a weed and has good value for turning or carving.
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3 hours ago, Mark H. said:
Yes, those could be some good ideas.
But You're wrong about poplar not being good fuel. If you cut it green, split it immediately and let it season for 6 months to a year, it makes good firewood. I've used plenty of it in my fire pit, and I have regular customers who use it as stove wood, esp. in fall and late winter / early spring.
Should have clarified, I mean more in terms of BTU output. No problem with using it for supplemental/occasional fire in the shoulder months and it grows fast if that's what you have.
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5 hours ago, Mark H. said:
That's interesting. We raise cattle (grass fed with a daily grain supplement) for our own use
Our pasture is located partially in a poplar forest, but after 20 years the cattle have destroyed about half of the poplars
What happens is - the cows like to rub themselves on the trees, and they eat all the lower leaves. Eventually, they rub off enough bark & decomposition sets in.
It seemed like a good idea when we first built a pasture there...maybe a different species of tree is needed? I don't know.
My family also had the same experience with trees in a pasture - trees would eventually be destroyed by cows rubbing. Cows would also usually stay in the same place since that is where the shade was. I haven't done any cattle myself, but I'm guessing it would ideally be done with rotational grazing. Trees would be given time to establish/recover rather than continual exposure to the animals.
I would also imagine poplar as not a preferred species. Poplars aren't all that useful for many things, even as fuel wood. Great for quick establishment, but the bark slips easily and would be likely to peel with rubbing. Perhaps something with really strong bark like oak or elm would last longer? Or better yet, a tree that could produce food for either humans or for cattle to naturally graze?
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11 hours ago, Tracker said:
Thousands Of Cattle Killed By Brutal Heat, Humidity In Kansas
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of cattle in feedlots in southwestern Kansas have died of heat stress due to soaring temperatures, high humidity and little wind in recent days, industry officials said.The final toll remains unclear, but as of Thursday at least 2,000 heat-related deaths had been reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the state agency that assists in disposing of carcasses. Agency spokesman Matt Lara said he expects that number to rise as more feedlots report losses from this week’s heat wave.
The cattle deaths have sparked unsubstantiated reports on social media and elsewhere that something besides the weather is at play, but Kansas agriculture officials said there’s no indication of any other cause.“This was a true weather event — it was isolated to a specific region in southwestern Kansas,” said A.J. Tarpoff, a cattle veterinarian with Kansas State University. “Yes, temperatures rose, but the more important reason why it was injurious was that we had a huge spike in humidity ... and at the same time wind speeds actually dropped substantially, which is rare for western Kansas.”
I've heard they are preparing for this happening more often by editing the DNA of cattle to make them more tolerant of extreme temperatures. - Gene editing cattle to cope with climate change - Alliance for Science (cornell.edu)
I've also read about how cattle put on 50% more weight and are ready for the market sooner when incorporated into a style of agriculture that introduces trees (silvopasture, etc) - including trees that can have their own beneficial yields like nuts for example. This would also have an obvious benefit to having a reduced carbon intensity, more biodiversity and greater erosion. - Silvopasture (aftaweb.org)
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure which of these two solutions will be more widely practiced.
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3 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
Can you imagine someone vying for leadership of our country and wanting to promote an alternative currency.
I'm sure it has nothing to do with his personal holdings of crypto. Surely just a coincidence that he promotes it to his rabid fans. Wondering if he will double down and blame Trudeau for the crypto crash and tell his followers the only way their investments can be saved is if he is PM.
How in the world can his followers criticize Trudeau for not understanding monetary policy now that PP has been caught with his pants down.
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2 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
That and it doesn't have to be a competition for worst provincial gov't, anyway. I'd rather get flicked in the berries than kicked in the berries, but I'd prefer neither ideally.
Our provincial government has consistently relied on comparing themselves to Alberta and to a lesser extent SK to defend against criticisms, especially in response to Covid. They are more than thankful for the low bar being set and I've heard supporters echoing basically the same thing.
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6 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
And when you factor in how well they're compensated (https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/poll-nearly-8-in-10-canadians-against-mp-pay-raise), it makes them seem even more out of touch with reality as they're insulated far better than most Canadians from the skyrocketing increases to commodities like fuel and necessities like food.
Not to mention the favourite to be their next leader has never had a real job, yet is the great hero of the working class. I'll never understand how people who have nothing in common with working class people and likely have disdain for them (Trump/PP) can be seen as their champion that is fighting the elites for them....
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3 hours ago, Mark H. said:
Vaccines work best when a high percentage of the population takes them. Less than half of Canadians have taken their third dose.
This, unfortunately, results in less protection for those who need it most.
I'm not sure why you'd want to withhold that information.
I'm not sure what you're getting at with the withholding information comment. The vaccines we have access do have done a wonderful job protecting people from severe illness, hospitalization and death. Expanding access to a vulnerable group that hasn't had access to that before is a big deal, especially when some of the youngest still have high risks of Covid. I believe Mayo Clinic has said the youngest children have similar risks of 40-50 year old unvaccinated people. So yeah, big deal.
Not sure how you don't see the significance of aerosol technology if you read the story I posted. It is cheaper to create, easier to administer, less side effects, more effective than current vaccines and has longer-lasting immunity(including against new variants) is also a big deal. Not only for those who currently have access and desire to increase their personal protection (and those in contact with them), but for many around the world who still don't have access to vaccines. The fact that the technology can be used towards issues like tuberculosis that still can be devastating in developing countries is also a massive impact.
I think some of the reluctance to take a third dose is that expectations were so high about a return to normal after the 2nd dose and the reality hit hard that it wouldn't make Covid disappear. With new vaccine technology that introduces better immunity that lasts longer would likely have greater uptake. Expanded availability, more resistance to new variants and a different delivery mechanism can make people less reliant on the vaccine status of others.
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1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:
Singh seems pretty convinced:
It still seems a bit more gotcha politics than any substantial to me. This is coming from someone who thinks the NDP legitimately care about the high food prices much more than the CPC.
I'd still like background, but I'm guessing someone said a funny boo/hiss during that portion of the charade and others laughed at it. Pretty sure CPC MPs are aware laughing openly about food prices would not go over well.
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19 minutes ago, Mark H. said:
Given the low booster response - I have a feeling none of this will make much of an impact.
Don't tell that to people with children under 5 that have been waiting ages for a vaccine for their kids or people who are immunocompromised and are the first to get their boosters as soon as they are eligible. If both these come to fruition along with a fall booster that improves protection from Omicron - it will be massive the people who need it most and to those who care about those who need it most.
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1 hour ago, JCon said:
We don't know why they were laughing. I suspect there was some heckling, back and forth, which is common from ALL parties, and they were reacting to that.
Should they have been listening? Yes, but there are long stretches where they are engaged in their own side discussions and/or heckling, etc.
It happens in every legislature. It happens with all parties.
I would like to know the full context. What happened before this clip, etc. Unfortunately, Hansard does not record the background.
It does happen with all parties. Its just unfortunate that the party complaining about the cost of living and the need for tax cuts the loudest is also caught laughing when another party is talking about people not having enough money for food.
Likely (hopefully?) unrelated to the substance of what Singh is saying - perhaps like the cameras catching a football player laughing/smiling on the sidelines while their team is getting spanked.
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4 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
Surprised this flew under the radar: https://globalnews.ca/video/8903556/singh-chides-mps-for-laughing-during-question-about-grocery-prices
You have to be a real piece of human excrement to laugh at the fact Canadians are struggling with food insecurity.
One of the things I hate most about politics is the need to constantly applaud whenever your side says something and boo and hiss whenever another side says something. I was absolutely disgusted when an NDP MLA was asking a question about personal care homes during a Covid wave and she was drowned out by the PCs cheering and applauding when she mentioned the health minister. I emailed a few PC MLAs to ask if they were part of the applause. I got one response and they said they would look into it and get back to me. He obviously never did respond.
Political theatre is so annoying and sometimes goes overboard. Our political system would be so much better for citizens if there was more reaching across the lines and actual consideration for what policies would do best for the people. Way too much tribalism from all sides.
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Other good vaccine news:
Kids Vax - It may have already been posted, but it looks like the dose for the youngest ones should be here soon (YAY!). I read on another site that it was a different formulation than the vaccine they've been using up till now, but I haven't seen that confirmed. The other story also said it may begin being rolled out in June in the US. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Elicits Strong Immune Response in Kids Under 5 After Third Dose (hematologyadvisor.com)
Inhaled Vax - An aerosol vaccine is in early stages of development. Likely to be cheaper, better against variants (even ones not mutated yet) due to targeting more proteins than just the spike protein and also have less side effects. Beyond that, the technology could be used for other viruses. - The pandemic accelerated decades of research, leading to inhaled vaccine candidate for COVID-19 (medicalxpress.com)
Sounds like the inhaled vax could be a real game changer. Apparently they have been working on the tech for a while and Covid put more resources and urgency into developing it.
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2 hours ago, Tracker said:
Mark my words, the CPC is headed for a Trumpian-wannbe party. The Cons have realized they cannot win with their current platform and are unwilling to change to a saner one. So, they will go full-monty and hope they can generate enough astro-turf hysteria and fake grievances that they can intimidate their way to either power or enough influence that the winning party will try to placate them with policies to soothe them.
The rhetoric from the MPs supporting PP that he is some great uniter of the CPC or even all of Canada 😄
I'm sure there's some positive ways to describe him, but you absolutely can't paint him as a someone that unites people.
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33 minutes ago, JCon said:
It's Justin's fault! He doesn't understand. JUSTIN!!!!
Imagine thinking this and saying it out loud for everyone to know you're an idiot.
This was my thoughts with the obnoxious anti-vax/mask protests. Why are there so many people loudly willing to self-identify as idiots? Answer - there are people that have realized they can make personal gains(money/power/fame) by emboldening these people and their ignorant views (Trump/PP/Levant/Bernier) The dumbest of the dumb are now a known commodity.
And to think these are often the same people who tag people who disagree with them as sheep...
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2 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:
Shell: $9.1B (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/05/shell-earnings-q1-2022.html) [highest quarterly profit since 2008]
It's not inflation. It's not the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It's not the carbon tax.
It's greed. Rampant unchecked greed.
They have been provided with an excuse to raise profits and have a ton of backing to increase profits more by eliminating taxes on their products in addition to benefitting from massive subsidies. O&G companies are raising dividends on stock as they see massive profits continuing into the future despite talks of phasing out O&G.
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9 hours ago, rebusrankin said:
Private sector? Job with a liquour company after his latest bill?
He's also Minister of Natural Resources and Northern Development and the province has said the mining sector is open for business. I'd honestly be more shocked if his new job is not from connections made through politics. And then its just a matter of connecting the dots and seeing how the corporation has benefitted from this government in the past.
I have worked some jobs when I sign a term contract. If I ever decided to leave before my contract was up, I would likely be blacklisted or at the very least that would be a big stain on my resume. It seems odd to me when politicians were elected to serve a term and then just leave, especially if their party is in power.
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15 hours ago, Mark H. said:
They like music.
Some people fly to attend sporting events, some for music, some to visit family or to spend time outdoors
I guess I just classify all recreational travel the same - it has become part of the fabric of western society
Those that can afford it are not going to let it go easily
Everyone is counting on some pie in the sky government policy to combat climate change - but we're for the most part not even making minor changes as individuals
That's true. There is personal accountability, but governments also have a responsibility to enact regulations that shape what individuals can do and the benefits/consequences they receive from their actions. For example, a carbon tax rewards those who choose to live a less carbon-intensive lifestyle. Subsidies for oil & gas encourage development and use of fossil fuels by lowering extraction costs and consumer costs. Government policy consistently alters how individuals act within a society and therefore have considerable power to enact change. There should be tremendous pressure on governments to do something about climate change, just as there is pressure on them to prevent violent crime or maintain infrastructure. Governments, as a group, have been failing humanity in this regard.
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1 hour ago, Tracker said:
This lot is way too stupid to deliberately stage a farce. They are afflicted with the idea that they are an elite ruling class who rule by divine right and have the franchise on wisdom and intelligence.
I don't think it is stupidity, but rather complacency or indifference. Most come from ridings and surround themselves with people that will hail anyone wearing PC colours regardless of what they do. They know they have little need to be responsible to the voters and have an apathetic attitude towards regular Manitobans. With a majority, there is little that can be done to stop them, but most will still keep their job after next election because they come from places that would never vote anything except Conservative. You know, socialism, the apocalypse, stuff like that might happen if those areas didn't elect a Conservative.
2 minutes ago, Stretch said:I would love to see a summary/list of the apologies that this government has issued over the past year or so. For some reason I think it would be at least eight, so that's eight times where they spoke before they thought.
Would this include things they have said/done where they refused to apologize? Pallister basically defended the genocide of indigenous people saying that there were "good intentions" behind what they did and then refused to apologize about it. I can only imagine what the conversations in the party are like behind closed doors. The instances where they have apologized or should, have basically been because they forgot to filter their true beliefs when comments are for public consumption.
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13 hours ago, bustamente said:
Women should and do how high positions in politics and business but this one couldn't manage a public toilet and her health minister is dangerously ill equipped to hold her position
I don't think many critiques of her or her party are based on gender, but this party royally stinks. A lot of significant roles in the party are filled by horrid politicians. This government seems like a satire:
- Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations immediately comes to the defense of residential schools upon his appointment.
- Former Health Minster Friesen attacking doctors saying they are attempting to create chaos by warning that measures should be taken to prevent waves of Covid.
- Former Education Minister (Goertzen) participates in webinar advocating for home school while education minister "Education isn't simply a state activity — maybe shouldn't even be primarily a state activity,"
- Current health minister belongs to a church that has routinely publicly disobeyed public health orders, sued the government over health orders and Audrey Gordon herself was caught numerous times in violation of health orders.
It almost feels like they are intentionally mocking Manitobans sometimes. At the very least don't put people in charge of the very roles they obviously are completely unsuited for. This includes the current premier who was abysmal as the health minister during the worst wave of Covid and failed her way up to leader of the province.
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9 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:
Bravo, hopefully they can shut down handgun and semi-auto sales for good, keep pushing until all loopholes are eliminated.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/handguns-liberal-bill-1.6470554
Even as a gun owner, I like this legislation. Not really sure why anyone would need handguns or assault-style weapons. I support shooting centres having these guns available for people to try and use in a safely, controlled environment if they would like. From what I understand, most research points to 'guns for self-defense' as unhelpful or even harmful, not to mention the likelihood of accidents happening in situations outside of self-defence. - Investigating the Link Between Gun Possession and Gun Assault - PMC (nih.gov)
Of course any opposition to this will say that they are targeting legal gun owners and doing nothing about illegal guns in Canada, but I'm not sure why both can't be done at the same time. I frequently see law enforcement taking illegal guns off the street and I haven't seen any people opposed to legislation like this propose any better ways to target illegal firearms.
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50 minutes ago, GCn20 said:
Have you ever ran a business yourself? Was your experience different?
I have and I do. I also have many friends who are small business owners and they agree the minimum wage should be raised. If I only relied on personal experience this would tell me all small business owners want to minimum wage to be raised.
Like JCon, I'm done. It is clear that fact and legitimate research won't sway your opinion. No point in continuing.
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My question is, why are all the elected PPC MPs not showing their support! An outrage! They must not support Freedom!😏