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US Government says Quebec's french law is an illegal barrier to american business. ''We will not compromise on French. This isn't negotiable" Quebec premier responds.

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  • Easy fix.

    Hire better negotiators.

    • Export chats and media from Telegram?

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    • US Government says Quebec's french law is an illegal barrier to american business. ''We will not compromise on French. This isn't negotiable" Quebec premier responds.

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  • Were these idiots dropped on their heads as a baby? In what world can one country dictate the laws of another country without there being a war?

    They're trying it on here in Australia too. The USA pharmaceutical industry is lobbying the USA administration by claiming that our PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which allows us to have affordable medication and a safety net, is harming their bottom line because they're required to negotiate with the Australian Government in order to supply their medication at a negotiated price. Must be tough to have to negotiate with adults.

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • Source?

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • Understood.

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • That's interesting. The Encyclopaedia Britannica appears to contradict this, stating:

    However, there doesn’t seem to be much evidence in reference sources to support this theory.

    Source: see the reply by @Nougat@fedia.io to you.

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • You show me a pair of jeans with one leg and I'll think of a name.

    So far I'm thinking "a leg of jeans" .. needs some work 😇

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • What about a brassiere?

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • Apologies if this was perceived as a rant .. I'm genuinely interested in discovering why we refer to a pair of jeans.

    As for glasses. In the time of monocles that might have made sense, but I've never seen anyone wear two of them.

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • That's a whole image right there .. got any evidence of this?

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • 😂

    • We refer to jeans as "a pair of jeans", but the only thing that there are two of is the legs, it's still only one item of clothing.

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  • You have jumpers with one sleeve?

    Edit: A bra is symmetrical and has two cups, but it's not called a pair of brassieres.

    • How to combat moisture pooling under my mattress?

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  • Drill holes in your wooden base so moisture can escape, or change the base to slats for the same reason.

    • With the current state of the news, April's fools aren't fun anymore because they can't be distinguished as easily as before

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  • Where I am, that day started 13 hours and 54 minutes ago .. so far the news is indistinguishable from any fake or real news.

    • Flashed Vulcan ROM on my Note20 Ultra today. It's great, but I wouldn't recommend it for daily driving

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  • First time I've seen it.

    • Canada is now one of the most polluting countries per capita. Huge cars, lack of public transit, food waste, plastic packaging. We can do better

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  • That's because not every country produces the data. We don't (yet) have a "global" order that requires a minimum standard of compliance and at the rate that the Orange is destroying everything he touches, I doubt we'll see it in our lifetimes.

    • Canada is now one of the most polluting countries per capita. Huge cars, lack of public transit, food waste, plastic packaging. We can do better

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  • As I suspected, Australia celebrates overshoot day before Canada (in other words manages to be a worse polluter).

    Interestingly, Uruguay, followed by Indonesia are best.

    https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/newsroom/country-overshoot-days/

    This data is expressed as a date. From the site:

    Every year, a Country Overshoot Day marks the date when the planet’s annual biocapacity budget would be used up if everyone on Earth lived at the same level of consumption as the residents of that particular country.

    • "This is what the Priority Notification interface that uses artificial intelligence looks like in iOS 18.4"

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  • That makes me queasy.

    • Flashed Vulcan ROM on my Note20 Ultra today. It's great, but I wouldn't recommend it for daily driving

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  • What's with the green line?