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0·3 days agoSince when Iran has any terrorists in the united state and canada?
**Are you serious? **
Iranians agents tried to kidnap a woman in New York City
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/nyregion/iran-masih-alinejad-kidnapping.html
Iran agents tried to blow up the Saudi Ambassador to the United States
https://edition.cnn.com/2013/05/30/justice/new-york-saudi-assassination-plot
In Canada, Iran is using private investigators to target political opponents:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/iranian-intelligence-surveillance-allegation-canada-1.6692075
0·4 days agoPrevious to this, the city killed all senior housing, child care and affordable housing projects that didn’t include parking.
As part of her climate change plan, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pedestrianizing streets, building bike lanes, and planting trees. The goal is to reduce carbon emissions, reduce traffic noise and make the city more able to resist heat.
She has been very aggressive and upset some car drivers. But the results are starting to pay off.
Controversial opinion: This is actually a very good thing.
If you get your information from serious news organizations (PBS, CBC, BBC, Reuters, NYT, The Guardian) you are now in the minority.
Most people now get their information from television and social media influencers:
There is a reason why many members of Congress privately say they fear criticizing Musk:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/politics/musk-house-republicans-trump.html
He can take them down by changing what their constituents see on their X feed.
It’s not an impression. It’s a fact.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in his 2005 questionnaire:
The newsroom ProPublica found that for several years, Clarence Thomas was paid by a group of Billionaires:
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow
In June, ProPublica reported that Samuel Alito accepted a flight on billionaire Paul Singer’s private jet before the Supreme Court ruled on a business matter involving Singer’s hedge fund
https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court
Paul Singer is a close friend of Rupert Murdoch, who owns The New York Post, the Wall Street Journal and Fox News. So the Wall Street Journal allowed Samuel Alito to attack ProPublica journalists:
Billionaire Rupert Murdoch personally attended events with Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
The Wall Street Journal isn’t exactly a neutral source of information. In fact, CBS describes Rupert Murdoch as a “friend of Clarence Thomas”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/movie-on-clarence-thomas-dropped/
20·7 days agoOf course Donald Trump hates Juneteenth.
In 2021, Joe Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday:
US President Joe Biden signed The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the White House on Thursday 17 June to formally recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday.
Mr Biden said: “Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments. We come to terms with the mistakes we made. And remembering those moments, we begin to heal and grow stronger.”
Trump is the proof any arrogant moron can have a successful life if he inherits a lot of money.
The US needs a real inheritance tax
0·7 days agoI’m not British, so I should get involved in British Politics. But privatizing water was a mistake of epic proportions. Keir Starmer needs to have some guts and nationalize it. Enough is enough.
The trash media (The Sun, Daily Hate Mail) talks about poor people stealing welfare, while corporate financiers stole BILLIONS OF POUNDS from you and your families:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4478wnjdpo
Who privatized water? Thatcher.
After her time in government, she became a lobbyist for tobacco companies:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-19-mn-4763-story.html
It says it all, doesn’t it?
0·7 days agoI love Australia. I love Australian people 🇦🇺 ❤️.
But this company and it’s criminal owner (Rupert Murdoch) have inflicted more damage than anyone else to english speaking democracies.
Shame.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68615789
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/rupert-murdochs-american-scandals-243127/
One reason why I give money to the Guardian Australia is become I hate the facts so many people get their news from Newcorp :/
This story is maddening. Bessemer city officials are signing NDAs about a proposed hyperscale data center that will require destroying 100 acres of forest, use 90x as much energy as all homes of the city, & threaten a newly discovered species with extinction.
35·9 days agoIt’s a tram/light rail project meant to connect a large island in Eastern Helsinki with downtown. The most significant part are 3 new bridges that only carry trams, cyclists and pedestrians.
The tram will start operation in 2027, but the bridges are opened for pedestrian traffic as they are completed. The next one should be finished later this summer.
Here’s a short video of the project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTW2VIf5k0I
15·9 days agoMany politicians are fools. Mayor Ed Gainey is no fool.
I’m genuinely impressed. He said that he would reduce traffic deaths and injuries. And he actually delivered. Props to the guy and his team 👏.
My city has a lot of accidents. Our mayor doesn’t care : /
But the tax is set to be fully repealed on July 1. Its abolition was one of the first acts of Premier John Hogan, who took office in May. He said it was contributing to affordability issues in the province.
Fucking populist idiot.
I’m not Australian, but I think you still have some really good Australian news organizations:
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Guardian
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ABC
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Crikey
I believe the real issue is that many people are attracted to clickbait nonsense.
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Disclaimer: I’m not a Canadian citizen. I studied in Canada before moving back to my country. I love Canada and I follow Canadian politics closely.
Justin Trudeau has done some disappointing things. I think his immigration policy was crazy.
However, I believe Bill C-59 is perhaps the single best bill adopted under his government.
https://www.dlapiper.com/en/insights/publications/2024/06/competition-act-hit-by-a-green-wave
This bill gives enormous new powers to the Competition Bureau.
It also allows the Competition Bureau to punish companies that lied about their environmental action.
0·11 days agoCette ONG fait un travail véritablement extraordinaire :
Cependant, je ne la soutiens pas.
Je soutiens déja financièrement 3 excellents journaux :
Cette année, j’ai pris la décision d’appuyer aussi durablement des logiciels libres dont Libre Office, VLC, Qbittorrent, et GIMP.
Mes moyens financiers sont limités 😭.
Alors que les besoins sont absolument immenses :/
You know the worst thing about this story ?
Recently 👇👇👇
Alberta paid more than 6 times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal
Alberta purchased children’s pain medication from Turkey at a price more than six times greater than what the provincial health authority normally pays for the same volume of product, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.
The Alberta government explained in 2022 that the manufacturer required a minimum order of five million bottles - or $70-million worth of drugs - to get the deal done. But a briefing note, obtained by The Globe, indicates the health authority could have reduced its total bill by ordering less medicine, albeit at a higher price per bottle.
5 million bottles equated to roughly eight bottles for every child in the province.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-turkish-pain-medication-deal-prices/
The United States and Canada have the most expensive elevators in the world. Prices charged in North America are at least three times those charged by the same manufacturers in comparable mid-rise buildings in high-income countries in Western Europe.
As a result, the U.S. and Canada have fewer elevators per capita than any other high-income country for which data could be found
Unique North American elevator standards have led to no discernible improvement in safety outcomes compared to those in Europe.
https://admin.centerforbuilding.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Elevatorsexecutivesummary.pdf
Portland faces a housing crisis that was decades in the making.
Thanks to this reform, many people can now afford a roof over their head. I understand parking is difficult, but for these people, the alternative was NOTHING. They are happy to finally have a place.