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‘I must confess that when I was younger I expected the future to have more robotic butlers and jetpacks and less plague and fascism, but here we are.' - Paul Bassett Davies

Your vote is a chess move, not a valentine.

#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada

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Wow - A couple of prominent Ontarians have put #DougFord on the spot by offering to pay the roof repair cost on the #Ontario Science Centre in order to keep it open this summer.

Will the Premier say yes? 🤔 How embarrassing would that be if Ontario taxpayers have to crowd-fund to save our provincial assets.

#LandGrab #onpoli #toronto

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1804884342725845501.html?utm_campaign=topunroll

gemelliz , to random
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There are over 41 million people in Canada, how is it that Pierre #Poilievre manages to "randomly meet" so many unsavoury ones?
Here's Poilievre grinning in a selfie with Carl Grant, a convoy alum who spit on Liberal MP Marco Medicino this Friday. Although spitting is considered a criminal offence, Ottawa police did not arrest Grant, after he said he "didn't mean to."

#cdnpoli #ottawa #canada

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#CapitalGains #canada #cdnpoli #onpoli #poilievre

gemelliz , to random
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"When I'm prime minister I'll fix broken water mains myself."

#morningChuckle #calgary #cdnpoli #poilievre #canada

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Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are rapidly rising in UK, France, USA, Spain, and #Canada.

Mounting evidence shows that #Covid infections can create lasting differences in some people’s immune systems leaving them more susceptible to other diseases.
Whooping cough is one of the most infectious diseases in the world with a reproductive number of 12-17… similar to measles.

#Yale #PublicHealth #toronto #onpoli #cdnpoli #WhoopingCough
https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/whooping-cough-cases-reported-at-northumberland-schools/article_7c2e5073-0812-564d-9248-8f9bb43d1964.html

YALE SCHOOL of PUBLIC HEALTH ▪️Growing research shows infection with SARS-CoV-2 can create lasting differences in some people's immune systems. 1. Altered immune system cells which are more inflammatory. 2. Viral reservoirs and fragments which can set off a continuing immune response. 3. Immune dysregulation & chronic inflammation 4. Triggered autoimmune conditions, blood clots & latent viruses ▪️The risk of developing an autoimmune disease rose by up to 172% after infection, per a study following people from 2020 to 2022. ▪️Up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination can reduce the likelihood of developing an autoimmune condition after infection. OTHER ILLNESSES ▪️SARS-CoV-2 can also activate other viruses that have been lying dormant, like Epstein-Barr and herpes viruses. ▪️Studies have found kids with prior COVID-19 infections had a greater risk of RSV infections.
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    gemelliz , to random
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    Former head of CSIS Richard Fadden re: report.

    "The alleged behaviour is not treasonous as there is no [longer] an offence of “foreign interference.”

    "Under the guise of "improving" it, former PM Stephen Harper had 🇨🇦 treason statute revised, severely narrowing it's scope to military & scientific matters only, so now the recent allegations of MP's colluding with foreign powers no longer qualify as treasonous acts."


    https://thehub.ca/2024/06/10/hub-exclusive-the-alleged-behaviour-is-not-treasonous-former-csis-head-richard-fadden-on-foreign-interference-by-mps-and-senators/

    gemelliz , to random
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    "Some things people need to understand about Pierre 's approach to scrums. First, it takes enormous ego & boundless disdain to confidently pursue his approach.
    Most people would wither under the stress of playing the game he is playing. They would worry about looking the fool. They would worry about getting caught out. Choking. Ruining their good name, forever. Not him. He pushes into these scenarios with relish.
    👉 PP enjoys the obvious confusion and discomfort it causes." /1

    gemelliz OP ,
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    🇨🇦 "By treating the serious business of public governance as blood sport entertainment, we have transformed it into just another ring at the circus. We shouldn't be amused. We should be worried. Pierre is going to break things. Important things. Fragile things. And we will regret it." /end

    Excellent insight via @TimAbray @ottawacitizen

    Npars01 ,
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    @gemelliz

    Nixon, Trump, and Hitler all enjoyed discomfiting the press. It was a test to identify compliant adherents within the press corps.

    Nixon had a habit of obnoxious comments just before David Frost would start recording their interviews. Nixon enjoyed seeing the shocked look on their faces.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_interviews

    Being deliberately awful is a manipulative media strategy to garner attention & publicity.

    gemelliz , to random
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    So it’s looking like Canadians paid for Mr.’s cross-country ‘Axe the Tax’ rallies…where Mrs. Poilievre sold her swag merchandise… and they both grifted the taxpayer using “a loophole”

    gemelliz , to random
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    A young child has died of measles in #Ontario, the first #measles death in the province in more than a decade, Public Health Ontario reports.

    The child was under the age of five and was not vaccinated against the highly infectious virus.

    #canada #vaccines #onpoli #toronto
    https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/a-young-child-in-ontario-has-died-of-measles/article_3f5e6e14-13d1-11ef-bef6-2b5f14b1ee24.html

    chu ,
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    @gemelliz

    Sadly, this was bound to happen with anti vaxxers being as vocal as they are. Vaccines have become a victim of their own success. We have an entire generation of people who have never seen the devastation of not having vaccines. They think essential oils will fix this. The good news is that seeing a child die will scare some parents into vaccinating their kids.

    Sorry it happened to this child but it was bound to happen to an anti vaxxer's kid sooner or later. All we can do is hope now that there will be fewer of them. Even if we can't "convert" many, this will serve to decrease the number of people who will fall into their conspiracy theories.

    gemelliz , to random
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    holy hell 🇨🇦
    Randy Weekes, long-time Speaker of the #Saskatchewan Legislature was shaking & trembling today as he read into the record his fear that one of the most powerful ministers in Scott Moe's cabinet might murder him for following the Speaker rules.
    Mr. Weekes says Government House Leader Jeremy Harrison has wanted to carry handguns in the assembly & actually brought in a hunting rifle.

    “I didn’t know about this,” chuckled Premier Moe.

    #cdnpoli #conservatives

    https://regina.ctvnews.ca/enough-is-enough-saskatchewan-speaker-cuts-up-party-membership-card-1.6889777

    MikeImBack ,
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    @gemelliz this is insane God damned MAGA bullshit

    gemelliz OP ,
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    @MikeImBack @Pinchy63 @Snowshadow

    Very difficult to watch as Speaker Randy Weekes literally shakes as he lays out the harassment, corruption and disregard for democracy by Scott Moe's SaskParty.

    #skpoli #saskatchewan

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mQGVRViPLo&t=228s

    gemelliz , to random
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    Today's WTF moment...
    Loblaws' Shoppers Drug Mart chain is recruiting staff for jobs that DO NOT PAY. Shoppers is looking for volunteers to stock shelves, clean, be available nights & weekends..

    gemelliz , to random
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    Last fall, Pierre Poilievre blamed Prime Minister Trudeau for a diplomatic chill with India.
    a) It has been revealed that India interfered in the Conservative leadership race in favour of Poilievre.
    b) When it came to the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil, believed India's prime minister, Modi, over our own Canadian intelligence services.
    Add this to PP's spectacular record of being wrong on everything of consequence.


    https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nijjar-killing-arrests-made-1.7192807

    Crispius ,
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    @gemelliz
    Well sure, he might be wrong. But at least he’s /confidently/ wrong! 😂

    gemelliz , to random
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    🇨🇦 Conservative Leader Pierre is encouraging demonstrations outside Liberal and NDP constituency offices over the carbon price.
    A planned protest across Canada on May 3 has prompted an alert from the House of Commons’ sergeant-at-arms to all 338 MPs and their staff to take extra security measures.


    https://globalnews.ca/news/10464961/anti-carbon-price-protests-security-warning-mps/

    Npars01 , (edited )
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    The fossil fuel industry funds fascist movements around the globe.

    Protests over the dubious right to keep frying the planet, endure year-round wildfires, catastrophic flooding, and torrential rainfall from climate change.

    The carbon tax nudges consumers towards renewable energy.

    gemelliz , to random
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    "In case you haven't had a chance to follow this, an enormous swath of -- about 2 billion people -- have for days suffered record heat well above 100F [38C] and insane winds above 100 mph [160 kmh]
    No, this is not normal. Some of SE Asia is topping 120F degrees [49C] -- in Spring."

    @laurie_garrett
    https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/288327-philippine-zoo-heatwave?page=2

    pvonhellermannn ,
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    @nellie_m @gemelliz

    I had this text from a friend in Medan in Sumatra today

    jexner ,
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    @pvonhellermannn @nellie_m @gemelliz reminds me of the first chapter(s?) in Kim Stanley Robinson's ""The Ministry for the Future", and that is not a good thing.

    gemelliz , to random
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    Today, in 🇨🇦 House of Commons, Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre was given an opportunity to denounce the white supremacists he's met with and the recent endorsement of RW conspiracy theorist & Sandy Hook school massacre denier, Alex Jones.
    He chose not to.

    https://crier.co/watch-pierre-poilievre-refuses-to-denounce-the-white-supremacists-he-met-with-and-alex-jones/

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