streetfestival @ streetfestival @lemmy.ca

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A nip is basically a warning bite versus a real "fuck off" bite

I don't know anything about Samidoun but events over the last year sure have made an impression on me. Among Western governments and legacy media, the criminalization of people and ideas opposing the Palestinian genocide is the most Orwellian thing I have noticed in my relatively young and privileged life.

Samidoun describes themselves as a Palestinian prisoners' rights organization. The opening words of NatPo's article describes them as: "Samidoun, the anti-Israel advocacy group based in Vancouver." Switch this to any other issue or identity and that level of editorial rebranding would be almost unthinkable, and probably legally actionable.

I can't say I disagree with this

“The Liberals cannot legislate away our right to free speech. If they contend we are terrorists, let them prove it in court,” said Charlotte Kates, one of Samidoun’s founding members, in a statement.

I like white's elbow patch :P

I tip my cap to you both in your quality dialogue and mutual respect - a fine Fediverse moment

Great updates! It's neat watching cats process the world. They don't have/use as much knowledge as us. For example, we know those sounds are children screaming playfully and they may rise in volume but it doesn't matter much, etc. After a while Miez will soon tune them out too.

The dart side walls in the sun are obviously enjoyable.

👍😎

Sounds like a good law

That's a serious stare (name checks out)

Loaf and blep? Jack's giving the people what they want!

Have a good move and adjustment to your new home! Miez reminds me of a cat clock in the video

“Draft bill attached,” wrote a lobbyist representing two influential fossil fuel trade groups to the lead counsel for the West Virginia state energy committee in January 2020.

Beautiful! The cat tree you made looks great, and what a lovely gift. I LOLed at the closeup of Koda sleeping in the tree (his facial expression indicates a deep slumber :)

Savvy stretching

Yeah, retaining nursing is a big deal. In Ontario, I think we have 150,000 nurses. The government's approach to nurses leaving the workforce post COVID because of poor working conditions has been to graduate more nurses. But a new-grad nurse is not as competent as a nurse with 10 years of experience, and so the 'graduate more nurses' approach does not offset the competency drain from any excessive churn of experienced nurses

Adorable! My brain sees a patch of a ginger cat style to the right of the face and just below

I know google's amp links are BS designed to keep in you a google ecosystem and never take you to the actual content creators' sites. Do you mind outlining for my and others' edification what's not to like about CBC's links with "amp" in them? I'd love to know. Thanks!

I know, right? Especially if the doctor is that floofy and blissed out

I think I might have mistakenly sounded like a Conservative talking point. My point was supposed to be that I think many people who vote left of the Conservatives see Justin Trudeau as the lesser of two evils at best, someone who has not delivered on their promises, and someone who seems increasingly out of touch with the needs of working Canadians.

I vote NDP and am fortunate to have almost always have lived in NDP ridings. I mean to lament how disappointing it is to have the most realistic alternative to PP be so unappealing, especially against the incredible showings of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz who've shown how momentous progressive politics can be.

I, personally, don't think Trudeau has a chance against PP but that any decent replacement candidate for the LPC would probably have a slight advantage against PP to begin.

More than anything, my concern is the detrimental effects of a Conservative government. And JT staying on the ticket seems like most influential factor at this point

Technically, it's probably the government providing too little funding to school boards to cover hiring enough qualified teachers. But you're right; this is clearly a structural problem:

More frustrating, she says, was learning that schools in the anglophone system are still short by 32 teachers — and three districts of the four are relying on 132 people on local permit contracts.

The Cons want to accelerate inequity among Canadians in health, wealth, and everything else. That's a huge problem. I think it's safe to say Canadians are sick of Justin Trudeau and his out of touch with everyday Canadians approach. His ego is going to keep him on the election ballot and the only question about the government that forms will be Conservative minority or majority. I feel like we're all hostage to Justin Trudeau's ego right now. Looking south of the border, Biden and camp waited until the decision was made for them. I don't see the same forces converging in JT's case. I think things are going to have to get very very loud for JT to wake up to do the right thing. I don't know how helpful the mainstream media will be in acknowledging popular interest in left-of-centre politics yet staunch opposition to JT at this point

It sure would be useful if Trudeau believed that passing proportional representation was the one thing he could do for a viable bid for re-election at this point