I think biologists should amass a collection of all the parasites that have been discovered and pit them against each other in a tournament to see who can invade who first
@SimonW_Van@A72582567Joseph@RodKahx Hahaha, there’s so many news sources explaining that it’s a way of ginning up attention about the flaws of the first past the post system
"Poilievre has threatened to pull federal funding from universities over their alleged ideological slant"
You can’t claim to support freedom of thought and speech while punishing ideas you don’t like by defunding universities.
These are crazy times 1/
@wrangler_donkey@Thesuperunk@LifelibertyLisa Factor in that America has an eroding social safe net and several countries targeting their economy. They’re told they can handle a little bit of hardship. In Canada, all of our leaders from across the political spectrum are pitching their plans to support Canadians.
@SATX_Poker@CalltoActivism The difference is that other countries are retaliating. You’ll also notice that countries like China and Canada are using non-tariff options. China has issued sanctions and banned the export of critical minerals. Canadian non tariff responses are depicted in this video.
Easy to lose this in the noise of the day, but the prime minister of Canada just said the US president, leader of the global hegemon, wants to soften us up economically so he can annex us.
That is one of the most remarkable statements, and realities, in our history.
@Laoch67391452@RNMPro@SenSanders Because it looks exactly like a Nazi salute and he’s involved in promoting and funding far right political parties. Clinging too tightly to the idea that “it wouldn’t happen here” can obscure what’s right in front of you.
@EricsElectrons@C_Kavanagh I appreciate that it’s difficult to believe that such a wink and nod would take place at an official government ceremony. But truth is stranger than fiction and Musk’s involvement in far right politics is essential context for understanding what happened.
@EricsElectrons@C_Kavanagh And that’s where the Overton Window comes in. A full-throated Nazi salute cannot be done at an inauguration. What Elon did leaves room for plausible deniability, and that’s the point. The far right knows what he was getting at.
@thickconcept@xriskology You’re beating a dead horse lol. I considered his involvement in far right politics as important context. It’s that simple. We have disagreements and repeating myself isn’t going to change that.