Daily Chapter

A window into classical western thinking, one chapter at a time.

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@nealjclark1 Level is often proxied by parallel to things above or below. If those are not level, there’s a disparity to reconcile between parallel and level. Gravity also doesn’t assist much here, unlinke plumb, as natural balance points don’t necessarily mean level for walls, pictures, etc.

[Andrew Lawton @AndrewLawton]

Canadians have sent 240,000 postcards to senators urging them to oppose Liberal Bill C-9.

Until this morning, the Senate was hiding these postcards in a warehouse in Gatineau. This morning, they were moved to a Senate room, but they still aren't being delivered to senators.

[David Parker @david_parker]

Youth unemployment for people aged 15-19 in Canada is 20%. Yet, we are flooding the country with temporary foreign workers and denying our young people the kind of work experience.

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@johnwtomkinson @StayFreeAlberta @scrowder @MattWalshBlog @MarioNawfal @benshapiro @

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@AlbertanAFk Fwiw I do appreciate your resolve if it takes that long, but that’s a contingency, not a plan.

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@AlbertanAFk So the young generation can waste away for more decades, if their resources even last that long? There’s a reason the art of war doesn’t plan warfare in terms of decades - it’s a losing strategy that favours the team with more resources to burn.

[Highly Esteemed @Official_HNDC]

BREAKING: The Lord Jesus Christ is coming back. Pass it on the timeline

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@Duderichy Breaking: people with skills get paid based on market demand. More at 6.

Historical issue with the arts: the work is real and complex, but it *doesn’t pay*. That’s why it’s a luxury.

[Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitner]

If Pizza Hut can return, then we can resurrect Blockbuster.

And we should.

While Netflix made things more “convenient” we lost something irreplaceable:

The ritual of going to a place with your family or friends to choose a story together.

That experience was special.

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@JoJoFromJerz Why can’t we call female reporters stupid?

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@michaelmiraflor @FluentInFinance lol, the post reads how you write when you’re trying not to plagiarize your history book 😅

[Ricardo @Ric_RTP]

Amazon just got caught running a secret price manipulation operation with Levi's, Home Depot, Walmart, and many more.

Every time you "comparison shopped" online, you were looking at prices that were already rigged.

Here's what happened:

Amazon would monitor prices on Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Chewy in real time. The second a competitor listed a product cheaper than Amazon, they'd contact the brand directly and tell them to "fix it."

And the exact emails are now PUBLIC.

Amazon sent Levi's links to two Walmart listings with the subject line "styles of concern." They basically said the prices on Walmart are too low and we have a problem.

The next day, Levi's responded: "I talked to Walmart and they have partnered with us to take Easy Khaki Classic fit back up to ladder SPP price, $29.99 immediately."

Levi's literally called Walmart and told them to raise the price. Because Amazon told Levi's to make the call.

Walmart complied. Then Amazon matched the HIGHER price.

Both retailers ended up charging more. The customer paid extra. Nobody competed.

Same playbook with Hanes:

Amazon sent them links showing Target and Walmart prices were lower. Hanes confirmed they "reached out to Target and Walmart to have the prices increased."

Target increased the prices. Walmart increased the prices. Amazon kept their margins.

But it gets even worse...

Amazon told Allergan (the company that makes eye drops) that their product was "suppressed" on Amazon because it was cheaper on another site.

Allergan responded: "Walmart got their price back up to $16.99." Amazon then unsuppressed the listing.

They did this with pet treats on Chewy. Furniture on Home Depot. Products across dozens of categories spanning YEARS.

The mechanism is simple but terrifying:

If you're a brand and you sell cheaper on Walmart than on Amazon, Amazon suppresses your product, removes you from the Buy Box, buries you in search results, and effectively makes you invisible to 300 million customers.

Brands can't afford that. So they call Walmart and Target and say "raise your prices or we'll lose our Amazon listings."

Walmart and Target comply because they need the brand's products.

Amazon captures 40 cents of every dollar spent online in America. That gives them the leverage to set prices across THE ENTIRE internet. Not just their own platform.

So turns out, you were never comparison shopping.

You were looking at a coordinated price floor set by Amazon through backroom phone calls between brands and their competitors.

"Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable."

3 separate antitrust trials are now scheduled for 2027. The FTC has its own case. 18 states plus the DOJ are piling on.

This is literally happening during the WORST affordability crisis in a generation. Groceries up 25% since 2020. Housing unaffordable. Wages flat.

And the largest ecommerce company on Earth has been secretly coordinating with brands to make sure you can't find a cheaper price ANYWHERE.

"Competition" in retail is just a fantasy.

[Jeffrey Rath @JeffreyRWRath]

BREAKING - Foothills, Ab

If @ABDanielleSmith enacts the Firearms license regulation set out below I swear that I will never say a bad word about her ever again.

Alberta Firearms Act - Firearms Licensing Regulation

1. Any Alberta Resident that possesses a valid Canadian Firearms Possession Acquisition License or Restricted Firearms Possession Acquisition License from Canada shall be issued an Alberta Firearms License by a licensed Alberta Registry.

2. An Alberta firearms license shall be the only license required in Alberta, to acquire, own, use, and possess a firearm in Alberta.

3. Such licence shall be issued for the life of the firearms license holder, subject only to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction deeming the licensee to be a danger to themselves or others either on criminal charge, criminal conviction or issuance of a warrant under the Mental Health Act where the health and safety of persons is at immediate or potential risk from firearms related violence.

4. A licensee under this regulation may own, and safely use any firearm in their possession including all firearms listed or scheduled as prohibited or restricted by the government of Canada.

5. Alberta licensed firearms owners are free to use and convey firearms to shooting ranges or such other locations as are required for the use of such firearms without further license or permit provided that restricted weapons are unloaded, carried in a locked case with appropriate trigger locks or safety mechanisms while being transported to the place of use.

6. Licensed firearms owners are specifically permitted to safely utilize firearms "restricted or prohibited" by Canada on any land or property in Alberta that they own or have a right of access to where firearms may be discharged safely.

7. Any firearm with an overall length of over 660 mm (26") shall be be non-restricted regardless of any previous Canadian designation with the exception of fully automatic firearms or explosive projectile type weapons.

8. The category of "Restricted" firearms shall be limited to all firearms with an overall length of less than 660 mm or 26".

9. A restricted firearms licensee shall be able to own, sell, transfer and possess all firearms in this category without limitation other than that sales and transfers are limited to persons with a valid Alberta Firearms License.

10. Anyone selling or transferring a firearm to any person not holding a valid Canadian or Alberta firearms licence shall be liable for a fine not to exceed 100,000.00 or a custodial sentence of two years less a day in an appropriate Alberta facility.

11. All Alberta Residents over the age of 16 not currently licensed by Canada to possess or acquire a firearm may apply for an Alberta firearms license and shall have an Alberta Firearms License granted to them by an Alberta Registry upon proof of residency in Alberta, an up to date criminal background check along with a vulnerable sector search and parental consent if applicable in the case of a minor, along with proof of completion of an approved firearms safety course.

12. No license under this regulation shall in any way permit any person to own, acquire, possess, transport or operate a fully automatic firearm or weapon firing explosive projectiles other for military or police purposes or under such authority or special license as be issued.

13. Any person licensed under this regulation apprehended with a firearm that has been converted to fire as a fully automatic firearm shall be subject to immediate revocation of their Alberta Firearms License and ALL applicable Alberta and Canadian Criminal Penalties shall apply.

IF YOU CARE ABOUT PROPERTY RIGHTS AND GUN RIGHTS PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO [email protected]

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@WordsofMagick @Her_Nonymous_D I think you’re missing the inverse proportionality here. It’s a gradient, implying that with increased age comes decreased need for child appropriate spaces. But I suspect you knew that and are intentionally applying hyperbole to the statement. Thank you for the exchange.

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@WordsofMagick @Her_Nonymous_D not sure whether to reply in good faith but I’ll try - why 21 and not 3-4? ostensibly there’s a ramp of competency and self regulation inversely proportional to age and social integration- ie, The older and self regulated, the more they operate autonomously/pleasantly in society?

[DonaldBest.CA * DO NOT COMPLY @DonaldBestCA]

Take a 102-year-old man from his home in Canada and you risk never seeing him alive again.

That’s the MAID reality families fear.

@OPP_News show up in Tillsonburg with a court order.

Son: “Not opening the door. Break it if you have a warrant. It’s under appeal.”

The father is clear: he’ll die where he chooses. He sounds clear and rational to me.

The dispute? Sister wants the farm. Father wants to stay. She alleges dementia, son says he is clear and rational.

Police are caught in the middle.

But enforcing a Thursday night order on Good Friday with no time for legal response is dirty pool.

In the end the officers leave because they are not going to kick down the door and the son knows it.

The son also says he doesn't trust the police or the courts. These days, I don't blame him at all.

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@RupertMyers They were for the aliens all along

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@IterIntellectus A lot of weird takes from all sides in the comments. It’s to make way for the “paid cleaning work” above the other work that interferes or is accomplished more easily. Can be analogized to movers: “mover is coming > you move stuff > mover moves stuff again” - not fully accurate.