The Atlantic - a fundamental part of The Last Straw consortium within the MSM, providing the vital straws that keep the hope alive, that the exploitation is about to stop increasing.

Wait, no, was this a plan to enrich his gulf donors all along?

Glad! Pass the message if there’s amenable folks around you if you can.

I don’t agree with him but it’s his decision. He stresses “social democratic party” several times in the video. I think Canadians see both the LPC and NDP as social democratic parties and this hasn’t been very beneficial for the NDP. I think the NDP has to regain its workers party bonafides to differentiate itself from the LPC and get its blue collar votes back from the CPC.

I have a feeling that this leadership election would be less about established figures’ endorsements and more about people and people orgs choosing someone who would best represent them. The party doesn’t hold a position of power to be preserved so I think the strategy of “steady hand” is likely a losing one.

Speaking of which, get your membership so you can vote in the upcoming election. These sorts of elections are arguably more important than the general elections. This is how the general election choices are determined. If you’ve said to yourself “these choices suck” while at the ballot box, this is how you make them suck less. Think how much difference electing Carney as LPC leader made to PP’s fortunes. This is one of those. It costs $25 or $5 if unemployed.

They’re either being barred by insurance firms protecting their revenues, or trying to figure out which oligarch to give the job of “administering” the program to. Or both. Perhaps it’s an internal, oligarch class, fight.

It would be interesting if their incompetent MAGA prosecutors fail to convict Maduro in whatever kangaroo court they drag him through.

Yes. I know anti-commies who cheer on actions that disrupt any leftist government around the world.

Almost as if capital operates internationally.

E: Old news btw.

They are. Watched Krugman on Zeteo today saying there’s basically no competent economists left in the Republican gov’t. Not that Krugman is some amazing cadre but he’s point was it’s only sycophants left.

That’s Qatari propaganda.

/s

Goddamn, Taiwan is the second last with 17% increase in the same 30-year period. 😵

Meanwhile GDP per capita PPP has gone up 370%.

If the US takes control of Venezuela’s oil prod, the OPEC and therefore Saudi control over the oil price diminishes. Therefore Saudi revenues are likely to fall. While I don’t expect Saudi to do anything, there would be logic in them doing so. Perhaps MBS could use the backchannel to tell Trump not to invade.

In September, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities reported that at least 21,000 Palestinian children had been disabled in Gaza since October 2023. Earlier this month, the Ministry of Health announced that over 6,000 amputation cases had been registered, with children comprising 25% of the total, making Gaza home to the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world.

Only if Trump lands in Venezuela for the talks and sits next to Maduro at all times.

Or a Zoom call.

Fuck. I was just about to fall asleep.

That’s scary.

My bet’s on Jamil Jivani - JD “Couchfucker” Vance’s buddy. He’s got the PP energy without any of the smarminess and he’s got real connections to MAGA.

The tool 🔧 wasn’t too bad. I would not have voted for him but I wouldn’t have felt scared for the country if he had become a PM.

And I think the Israelis would throw Jewish diaspora communities under the bus if it gains them more support from other groups who may be antisemitic. Have a problem with atisemitism? Come to Israel.

Probably not a realistic problem in Canada for the foreseeable future but it’s much more plausible someplaces.

Unlikely. There are also some retirements from the LPC that are expected so a stable majority is not very likely.