Trying to build fake solitary between Quebec and Alberta as if they’re equally “looked down upon” by Ottawa is so forced and awkward. In reality, Quebec has been given extraordinary power by Ottawa for decades. No other province has received as many special deals or privileges.
I'm reminded of a quote from Richard Nixon:
"Any nation that decides the only way to achieve peace is through peaceful means is a nation that will soon be a piece of another nation."
An aged and decrepit Donald Trump serving as president of the United States surrounded by shady South African billionaires as a collapsed Soviet Union sires fear of nuclear war after invading Ukraine feels like a vision of 2025 a bad ‘80s sci-fi writer would have dreamed up.
As a journalist, we don’t get security either. My colleagues have faced many dangerous circumstances, even getting arrested for what they do. We come on Twitter, share our stories and show our faces, and have week in and week out for years. A little transparency would be nice.
The story here is even weirder than that. Simons, a Canadian fashion and home goods retailer, arranged multiple filmed excursions and events for this young woman before her scheduled suicide as a brand-building exercise
I saw this a while back and for some reason this tweet thread pops into my head every couple of months.
The idea that the desire for witty conversation can be a temptation or vice.
At first I found this totally eccentric. The idols of sex, wealth, glory I can easily understand - but who would sell their soul for witty conversation? Then I remembered Twitter.
At first I found this totally eccentric. The idols of sex, wealth, glory I can easily understand - but who would sell their soul for witty conversation? Then I remembered Twitter.
If you need someone to keep it real in your newsfeed, I got you.
I ain’t making a $400k salary. I haven’t just written a book. And im not building a new app every day.
Just vibing and trying shit, ya know?
The virus may have improved the competitive advantage of these African economies as the pandemic accelerated their transformation into hubs of wireless, remotely engaged commerce:
🇪🇹Ethiopia
🇺🇬Uganda
🇨🇮Ivory Coast
🇪🇬Egypt
🇬🇭Ghana
🇷🇼Rwanda
🇰🇪Kenya https://t.co/GMTw86eu1B