Today @CTVNews was caught splicing a clip of @PierrePoilievre to propagate the Liberals’ narrative.
This is not only a total fabrication designed to deceive Canadians but also a major breach of journalistic ethics.
CTV must apologize for their flagrant use of disinformation.
Mark Carney is advising PM Trudeau while his company seeks $10 billion from the federal government, raising potential conflict of interest concerns. Interestingly, Carney is exempt from the usual ethics disclosures required of prime ministerial advisors due to a unique hiring arrangement. This situation brings up important questions about transparency and accountability in government. #cdnpoli #ethics
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The problem with the naive-libertarian-conspiracy-theorist cluster is that they hold two incompatible central beliefs.
Governments are:
+ incompetent & incapable of delivering stuff
+ capable of executing an intricate conspiracy to secretly control you
Yes @elonmusk, charging for Twitter should bring cash flow and eliminate NOISE. It also brings independence from advertisers.
But other social media outlets will need to do the same in the post zero interest rate era.
Noise reduction is essential!
Not against technology; against neomania
Not against depositor bailouts; against bankers bailouts
Not against the Fed; against Bernanke & Bernankism
Not against skepticism; against nihilism
Not against youth; against ignorance
Not against intervention; against interventionism
Pple don't read or don't get my ideas.
Incerto: "Monsieur Prudhomme carried around a large sword w/a double intent: primarily to protect the Republic against its enemies, & secondarily to attack it should it stray from its course."
I want to improve the system, not break it.
In a certain SouthWestern city, the Uber driver declares that he is a "licensed" real estate broker doing "this" part-time.
Me: "How is the real estate market doing?"
Driver/Broker: "Excellent. The market is very strong".
Finance run by technologists is just like food cooked by pharmacists, books written by printers, operas composed by sound engineers, and planes flown by mechanics.
Bond markets are growing increasingly unstable, and many have warned of a "sovereign debt crisis" unfolding. But monetary leaders now possess numerous tools to prevent a disaster. The Great Sovereign Debt Intervention™ is upon us... 1/