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The courts already don't pass legislation. They pass rulings which inform legal precedent, and that is used as a base in cases where legislation is being challenged as unconstitutional.

He's basically trying to find a way to make sure that illegal laws "stick" and that the courts can't repeal them after the fact for being illegal. That should worry you, because the court being able to review a law for constitutionality is a sign of a free and just society, and PP wants to take that away.

There would be nothing stopping any government from just stripping the right to protest from the Human Rights Act, for example. The courts wouldn't have the authority to act.

They're wearing masks, so it's 2020 or later in the photo, but weed was legalized federally in 2018. If cops in Canada did post this, they're dumber than I gave them credit for.

It really grossed me out when they voted to remove the word "socialism" from all of their official documentation and party constitution. I haven't been able to see them the same since.

I have hope they'll go in a new direction after Jagmeet but I don't know if the party will ever be like how it was. Really seems like the sun has set for the NDP after Jack Layton. Also every fucking email asks me for $20 that I don't have without offering updates on the actual campaign or ways to get involved; just fundraising emails with no info.

They really lack any kind of fighting spirit at the national level and in Ontario (don't know about other provinces, sorry). This isn't even really about Jagmeet but the leaders of the party at the convention level; their decisions make the party look like a kicked dog that's too scared to take up space.

We need confidence, we need socialist ideas, we need some fucking energy and not the corporate veneer that the NDP thinks will give them the legitimacy they want so bad. Only actual displays of concrete leadership will give them that.

STV is just a type of ranked ballot though, it's not a separate method.

Working in consultation with data scientists and election statisticians, I'm sure a government could easily determine which methods would meet all of the criteria necessary to ensure a fair and free election. The problem is with calling a referendum in order to implement it, which I don't think is actually required.

It literally cannot get worse than FPTP. I am okay with basically any voting method except FPTP and MMP (it's just FPTP with party list seat linkage).

His band is actually going to be doing more stuff now that Angus is winding down his political career and not seeking re-election. He did an interview with Rachel Gilmore a few weeks ago and mentioned it briefly.

Even when I went to elementary school over 15 years ago in Canada, kids weren't allowed to be held back without written permission from their parents. I thought it was really fucking weird because we literally had a kid whose mom did all of his homework (everyone knew; he had horrible writing and she didn't) and yet refused to put him in a remedial class or have him repeat a year.

The 10th generation Paperwhite is known as the Paperwhite 4 (PW4). I have one and I jailbroke it many years ago. I've even accidentally uninstalled the jailbreak and was able to re-jailbreak it.

Read all of this very carefully. Make sure that your firmware version is 5.14.2 or earlier.

Then read (again, carefully) about this jailbreak method and follow the installation instructions.

Unfortunately, even if Hamas relinquished power tomorrow, I think the oppression and genocide of the Palestinian people will continue. There's no reason for Israel to stop and they've still got the implicit and explicit backing of most of the world.

Cetaphil is pretty good for sensitive skin. They make a face lotion with sunscreen in it too, but I haven't personally tried it. I think, as a brand, it's at roughly the same price point as CeraVe.

That said, at home I do use CeraVe's moisturizing cream on my body and face; I get the 539g jar with the pump and I've found it to be really economical. It's not "face lotion" and doesn't have sunscreen in it, though.

No, "it" is the humanitarian aid that is being blocked.

Next time you're looking for a toaster, let me know; I have a bunch of refrigerator recommendations for you.

I am aware of the reality that banning trans people doesn't stop abuse. I am rhetorically musing about how the people who genuinely believe this may react upon learning their problems have not been magically solved by the vocal radfems pushing the notion that trans women are unsafe.

You know, like the Trump voters who were shocked that he cut social spending because they're living paycheck-to-paycheck? A "leopards ate my face" moment.

Is there an explicit vent space for trans people to talk about this topic? I am sick of being criticised for being upset that the world seems to hate my existence and trying to deal with it through commentary.

"But we counsel against reading this judgment as a triumph for one or more groups in our society at the expense of another - it is not."

Yes it is. If it weren't, you wouldn't have said this to assure people:

The Supreme Court said trans people - whether trans women or men - would not be disadvantaged by its decision as the Equality Act afforded them protection against discrimination or harassment.

The UK has already created a "scapegoat class" of people whose appearance makes their minority status obvious in many cases and those who were rightfully reprimanded for unlawful discrimination are now retroactively suing their former employers.

In an example of the ruling's potential impact, a Scottish health organisation that is being sued by a nurse it suspended over her response to a trans woman using a female changing room said it had noted the judgment.

This type of thing is going to further affect trans people's access to homeless shelters and healthcare, at minimum. I wonder what's going to happen when the cis women realize that banning trans people from their spaces didn't actually fix anything and their husbands, boyfriends, and colleagues are still groping, beating, and forcing themselves on them.

Maybe you're not being told for some sort of specific reason that may or may not end with -phobia. Might make you want to re-think whether "they won" or not.

This isn't a 3rd party tool, it's a separate Steam Support page that lists your total purchases. It basically takes the data from the Purchase History section (assuming that you usually pay directly and not using Steam gift cards) and totals it so that you don't have to do that manually.

It's literally been the same for over 10 years. Just because you don't know what 2S (Two Spirit) means doesn't mean it hasn't been around for a long time.

Maybe have some intellectual curiosity for once instead of taking the easy road to a stupid joke and punching down like a right-wing brainwashed automaton.

If then suddenly they keep hearing the same name, but all the interactions they've learned are stopped, they'll be very confused.

Why would that happen? I'm confused as to why you would stop petting your cat and giving them treats (assuming that this is normal for you) just because you changed its name.

Also I'm trans, so I have experienced being called the wrong name and have noticed that people picked up on verbal cues and used the name others used for me, which is sort of what happens with an animal when you start using a different name for them. They naturally adjust because their name doesn't actually matter to them.

I (and my family) have adopted several cats who all had completely different names either at their previous homes or at the pound. Tiny Rick's original name was Thomas, just FYI, so it was changed twice actually. It really isn't the huge deal you're making it out to be.

To the cat, wouldn't saying its name at all be for "no reason," even if it understands its name? It can't really infer human reasoning unless it's got something to do with feeding it or offering some other kind of direct interaction.

Getting a cat to come when called mostly hinges on its ability to recognize a benefit to coming over, not on its ability to recognize a specific word (though you can use a word as reinforcement once the desired behaviour is achieved). This is how you can train a cat to come when you say anything at all — its name isn't a magic word that unlocks secret cat behaviour, it's about the conditioning behind it.

All that to say that animals can recognize and respond to a new name, word, or action pretty easily when you use treats and positive reinforcement. My other cat (who recently passed away 😭) came running when I tapped my fingers on the ground because that was heavily associated with giving him treats and pets; I didn't have to use his name to have him look at me or come over, he just did it based on the expectations that I fostered in him.

I dunno, I changed my cat's name after my ex left (she named him Tiny Rick and I thought that was fucking stupid) and he bounced right back. He was maybe 3 at the time. It's been nearly 8 years and he comes when called by his "new" name just fine.