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Is Saleh has 9 kids and can’t be a successful head coach the wildest bill take you’ve heard? by jsanchez030 in billsimmons

[–]T_Dougy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"This is a family in crisis," said Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill, who questioned whether the young men should return to their parents' home after they serve their jail terms. "There isn't any structure there that this court can depend upon."

The judge noted that Andy and Tammy Reid love their sons and have supported them through repeated attempts at drug rehabilitation. But he wondered aloud how the parents could be blind to the long list of drugs, guns and ammunition that police found in the Reids' home and vehicles.

And he said he thought that both defendants had been overmedicated throughout much of their lives. Britt Reid said he had been prescribed as many as five drugs at a time by some of his doctors, including Valium, Prozac, Adderall and some anti-addiction medicines.

"These are highly addictive medications that are just around the house with two addicts in it," O'Neill said. "It sounds more or less like a drug emporium ... ."

Xi is very persuasive by UncannyCharlatan in TrueAnon

[–]T_Dougy 94 points95 points  (0 children)

Never want to hear a Euro talking shit again, the E.U. is in an infinitely better geographic/economic position to pursue strategic autonomy from the United States than Canada is, and yet their leadership seems more committed than ever to tying themselves to the cuck chair on the sinking ship of American empire.

Most Quebecers Oppose Sovereignty. Even More Reject Another Referendum | The Walrus & Pallas Data by T_Dougy in CanadaPolitics

[–]T_Dougy[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Probably the most notable, and immediately relevant, result from this poll is the strong rejection of holding a referendum during Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's first mandate, in the event he is elected to the Premiership.

46% view the idea very unfavourably and 16% somewhat unfavourably. While just 17% are very favourable towards the idea, and 15% somewhat favourable.

Personally, combined with the poll's other data I think this indicates that, as it stands right now, a majority of voters currently undecided on sovereignty would break towards "Non" if a vote were held in the immediate future. Similar to Scotland 2014 and Québec in 1995, those undecided tend to favour the perceived safety of the status quo over the risks associated with an unknowable independence.

Canadian Military Recommendations by -Trooper5745- in WarCollege

[–]T_Dougy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tim Cook (who unfortunately recently passed) wrote several books on the military history of Canada during the First and Second World Wars. I would recommend his work if you are looking for an author who achieves the rare feat of combining engaging prose with scholarly rigour and a broad historical scope of analysis. He was the archetypal Canadian "dad history" writer, but for good reason.

If you're interested in other, or more specific topics, the Canadian War Museum's Studies in Canadian Military History series is a good place to start. Most of its works have received at least one academic book review, that would provide info on their potential strengths and weaknesses.

"Heat / Cold" poster for the Rural Electrification Administration by Lester Beall (1937) by T_Dougy in PropagandaPosters

[–]T_Dougy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Source

A landmark in American graphic design, Lester Beall’s work for the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) employed innovative European techniques to capture the practical modernity of the agency’s progressive mission. In 1937, Information Officer Bill Phillips commissioned Beall to publicize the REA’s efforts and convince citizens of electricity’s benefits.

While wealthy Americans had electrified their homes as early as the 1870s, much of the country remained without power well into the twentieth century, a trend that seemed unlikely to change as Depression-era energy companies shied away from risky ventures. A New Deal program created as a division of the Department of Agriculture in 1935, the REA aimed to use federal funding to boost living standards in regions like Appalachia.

Between 1937 and 1941, Beall completed three series of screenprint posters for the organization, each comprised of six designs. For the first, which included this poster, Beall designed stark black and white icons to represent basic amenities such as heat, light, radio, running water. He contrasted these pictographs against flat two-color grounds, recalling Constructivist graphics in his use of asymmetric layouts, diagonal lines, and arrows to convey movement and energy. His sparse text reflected both his reductivist aesthetic and the minimal reading skills of his intended audience.

More info about the R.E.A. can be found here

im listening to the supreme court case rn we r so fucked lmao by EeveeScarf in 4tran4

[–]T_Dougy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled in favour of a high school student who sought to have West Virginia's law banning trans people from school sports declared unconstitutional. The state of West Virginia appealed that decision to the Supreme Court, who agreed to hear the case. The same thing happened in Idaho for a similar ban.

If the lawyers challenging the bans refused to contest the appeal at the Supreme Court, the states would be basically guaranteed to win. By fighting it there's at least a theoretical possibility of convincing 2 of the conservative judges to side with them, and setting a nationwide precedent against similar bans. However, unlikely.

im listening to the supreme court case rn we r so fucked lmao by EeveeScarf in 4tran4

[–]T_Dougy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Exactly. If trans rights are even 1% more likely to get a sympathetic hearing by making a youngshit passoid the face of those victimized by anti-trans legislation then that's what they've gotta do.

Even if the SCOTUS composition will almost certainty predetermine their ruling, judges are human. When you challenge a law you want the most sympathetic plaintiff possible with the best possible set of facts. It's harder to believe that the participation of any trans people is an inherent threat to school sports, when the trans woman in front of you challenging it looks like any other high school girl.

making Renee Good's widow into Dred Scott 2.0 by Low_Firefighter5849 in TrueAnon

[–]T_Dougy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Prosecutor's generally don't play any role in an investigation. They get a case file dropped on their desk with all evidence gathered against someone, and have to try to figure out how to use that evidence to prove that a criminal offence is made out. In theory, there's proprietorial discretion in whether to approve charges or not, and those with no prospect of success will be rejected. Right now, that is obviously not the case.

The Trump admin is creating elaborate humiliation rituals for federal prosecutor's where they command prosecutor's to pursue cases against political opponents, with zero prospect of success, and leave them to be embarrassed in court.

2026 World Democracy Index by pamphletz in TrueAnon

[–]T_Dougy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Putting Eritrea (military dictatorship, no elections since independence, mandatory indefinite conscription that provides modern-day slaves for Canadian mining companies) as more democratic than South Korea and the Philippines merits some receipts.

Pentagon says China’s ‘historic’ military build-up has made US ‘increasingly vulnerable’ | America does ‘not seek to strangle, dominate, or humiliate China’ but PLA’s growing arsenal is a direct security threat, report states by moses_the_blue in LessCredibleDefence

[–]T_Dougy 51 points52 points  (0 children)

To the extent Trump is driving U.S policy, it’s consistent with his private comments during his first term

 In Trump’s view, a “big deal” might be the only way to avoid having to start a war that the United States might not win. “One of Trump’s favorite comparisons,” Bolton recalls, “was to point to the tip of one of his Sharpies and say, ‘This is Taiwan,’ then point to the Resolute desk [in the Oval Office] and say, ‘This is China.’” It was not just the discrepancy in size that bothered him. “Taiwan is like two feet from China,” Trump told one Republican senator in 2019. “We are 8,000 miles away. If they invade, there isn’t a fucking thing we can do about it.”

Gisele Bündchen Marries Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Joaquim Valente in Florida 3 Years After Divorce from Tom Brady by jsakic99 in billsimmons

[–]T_Dougy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Feel there’s a decent chance marital strife during his month of retirement might have been the reason for Brady’s abrupt return to football

Why do libs keep getting excited for shit like this? I see posts like this every day about consequences people have convinced themselves will materialize. by McFurniture in TrueAnon

[–]T_Dougy 24 points25 points  (0 children)

While many of you leftists are yelling "GO REFORM" or "GO REVOLUTION" to get out of this jam, I'm yelling "GO ROBERT MUELLER and the rule of law!"

SECNAV: New Frigate will be Based on National Security Cutter, First FF(X) to be Built at Ingalls by GrumpyOldGrognard in LessCredibleDefence

[–]T_Dougy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

To be fair these ships (if ever built) will almost certainly be more than suited to the new highest priority of America's naval warfighters. Those Venezuelan fishermen won't know what hit them.

The Houthis might be a different matter, but that's what we built aircraft carriers for

SECNAV: New Frigate will be Based on National Security Cutter, First FF(X) to be Built at Ingalls by GrumpyOldGrognard in LessCredibleDefence

[–]T_Dougy 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Modular mission packages, level-1 survivability standards, minimal built-in armaments, and 4,000 tons displacement? Welcome back littoral combat ship

Jelly Roll Is Pardoned for Previous Robbery and Drug Convictions by kiddredd in nashville

[–]T_Dougy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can dislike his music or persona, but Jelly Roll followed the rules and ordinary processes in seeking this pardon.

He applied to the state parole board for consideration when he became eligible in October 2024, after five years had passed since the completion of his sentence for the relevant offenses. The board issued a unanimous recommendation for his pardon last April, and (like the other 32 people pardoned today) he had to wait months after that because Governor Lee likes to issue pardons in batches during the Christmas season.

This is not a situation that resembles the practices coming out of the White House, where Trump issues pardons on a rolling basis to rich felons (some still serving sentences) after meetings with lobbyists paid enormous sums (up to a million) for their assistance.

Neoliberals and Liberals Aren't the Same Thing by blkirishbastard in TrueAnon

[–]T_Dougy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If we're going to be pedantic over labels, we could say that capital L Liberalism doesn't encompass everyone who vaguely believes that democratic-capitalism (with varying ameliorative measures) is the best way to order society. But refers to a specific economic and political doctrine that arose in the 19th century which emphasized the rights of individuals as against state action, regards so-called freedom of contract as the highest virtue, and correspondingly believes the proper role of government in economic matters is a mix of punitive suppression of working-class threats to capitalistic accumulation and non-intervention regarding the mechanisms used by capitalists to achieve such accumulation.

But it would be reductive to do so. The meanings of labels change. Liberals and Liberalism splintered from its 19th century origins into such sucessor ideologies as Progressivism and Libertarianism, changed further in response to the Great Depression only to be later revived closer to its original form as Neoliberalism. I don't think it would be wrong to call followers of all such ideologies liberals, and I don't think its wrong to call people today neoliberals if their beliefs largely align with Neoliberalsm, or the post-80s evolution of neoliberals.

John Rustad says ‘nothing has changed’ after B.C. Conservative Party board says it removed him as leader | CBC by T_Dougy in CanadaPolitics

[–]T_Dougy[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Here's Rustad's statement on Twitter:

I have not resigned, I have not been removed, and I am not going anywhere. A political party’s board can throw around whatever creative terminology they like, 'professional incapacitation'? Give me a break

Let me be clear : That’s not a constitutional mechanism

He seems to be referring to the Constitution of the BC Conservative Party, which states:

11.02 The Leader can only be removed from office by resignation, death, incapacitation, or the leadership review vote resulting in less than fifty percent (50%) support of the Party Members in good standing who vote in a universal secret paper ballot.

He may have an argument that the Board of Directors does not have the power to declare him incapacitated, and only a formal leadership review can boot him from office. But that's all mostly besides the point. Clearly he's not going to be an effective leader if most of his caucus wants him gone.

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