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[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 days ago (7 children)

The headline doesn't even mention this was a robbery. Don't you think that's more important than an article of clothing?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 days ago (16 children)

That's a weird element for the headline to focus on. From the article:

The NCCM says the woman, who is a local Pizza Pizza owner, saw a group of people, including teenagers, attempt to commit theft in the restaurant, and once she went to confront the group, the situation quickly turned violent.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Good point, but unless the ustashe independently invented it, I'd consider it a Nazi salute.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 51 points 5 days ago

Maybe they're only a Nazi if they're a card-carrying member of the NSDAP, otherwise they're only a sparkling fascist.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 182 points 5 days ago (12 children)

How is a "pro-Nazi salute" different from a "Nazi salute"?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

There's a Files desktop app, which will sync photo folders as regular folders.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I guess we have different definitions of cross-platform but I think it's unfair to leave Nextcloud out of the diagram when it has a memories app as well as one for facial recognition. it meets all criteria except an iOS app.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 days ago

Ha, yes there's some truth to that. Moral relativism has twisted the left in knots and many then struggle to reconcile viewpoints that are completely incompatible.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oh, you feel the white man's burden because the brown people are too simple to govern themselves? They need your guiding hand to help them along the road to civilisation?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca -1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Clearly the soda company and the rich still have water, so I'd hardly say it's a "secondary cause", but anyway, even taking all you've said as true, that still doesn't explain why the west should get involved here. What would we even do? Occupy the soda factory and give free bottles to everyone?

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I'd suggest reading the article. Climate change certainly plays a part, but overextraction (in particular by their homegrown Nestlé equivalent) is a major driver of this. I fail to see how that is the west's fault.

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Reading the article, it seems capitalism is the cause rather than imperialism past or present. Especially considering the Taliban were in charge in 2000 as they are today, could you explain how the situation would be meaningfully different without the (admittedly stupid) western military escapade? Would Talib like money less than they do today?

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I prefer the tracks off the previous album – more atmospheric – but this is still pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsN-v7pvUVA

 
 

I freaking love the "break" in this song around the 2 minute mark. Any song with melodic bass runs is a soft spot for me. The whole "Argus" album is incredibly good, one of my favourites to listen to front to back.

 

I'm probably preaching against the choir here, but I've become quite disillusioned with the stock market. It seems to no longer have any correlation to reality (assuming it ever did). Other than real estate, what are other good avenues to explore?

 
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One more step on the way to ridding ourselves of Higgs! Here's the letter they submitted:

Here's the letter they submitted

 

Hailing from southeastern New Brunswick, Les Moontunes are... I don't know what. Psychedelic jazz?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzyofjsMbQQ

 

A Japanese banger from 1980. I would describe this as "a Steely Dan song with Tina Turner on vocals". Tasogare means twilight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDiPbZZ_ph0

 

The turmoil within New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Party was deepening Friday morning as another minister quit Premier Blaine Higgs's cabinet and four former top party officials demanded the premier resign.

Portland-Simonds MLA Trevor Holder, the longest-serving MLA in the legislature, announced in an open letter he was quitting as minister of post-secondary education, training and labour.

"Under the leadership of Premier Higgs, caucus has been less about consensus and more about him getting his own way," Holder wrote.

Oof, Holder is a very long-time MLA. This one's gotta hurt.

 

This warms my heart. Thank you to PC party leadership for finally standing against this hateful man. Better late than never.

 

I'll start: here's a song from fellow Canadian Lawrence Gowan, featuring Alex Lifeson on guitar. It sounds like it could have been on Presto. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WVSD-p86fM

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