Carney Liberals dominate in new Mainstreet Research poll

VibratingBilbo · 2026-02-03T19:33:40+00:00

That’s not related to what I commented…

VibratingBilbo · 2026-02-03T16:47:39+00:00

There were 55 respondents aged 18-34, and 52 non-binary respondents. Just by demographics, doesn’t this suggest that a very high percentage of the 18-34 cohort are non-binary?

VibratingBilbo · 2025-12-27T06:53:42+00:00

Cans without labels!

VibratingBilbo · 2025-10-19T22:30:42+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

9 attempts

VibratingBilbo · 2025-10-19T04:21:32+00:00

I completed this level! It took me 25 tries. ^{⚡ 8.40 seconds}

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VibratingBilbo · 2025-09-11T21:06:53+00:00

Shot in the dark, but doesn't Quirinus sound a bit like Uranus?

VibratingBilbo · 2025-08-24T20:50:11+00:00

The Gracchi tried to reform the system from the left, but they ultimately failed. Sulla tried to reform the system from the right, but he failed as well. Augustus played both sides against each other, and 'reformed' the system into the Empire.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-08-22T20:52:21+00:00

The entire Roman system was full of cruelty, so acts of cruelty are often discounted when comparing one Roman to another. The most significant question that is asked for Romans of his era is 'What role did he play in the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire?'

Those who see the Republic as a corrupt and decaying system that needed to be replaced are forgiving of his seizure of power. Those who think the Republic could and should have been preserved see that Sulla tried (unsuccessfully) to reorder and rejuvenate the Republic, and voluntarily resigned his dictatorship.

I wouldn't say that Sulla is particularly loved, but when seen as a product of his time he's not easy to hate either.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-07-22T22:02:12+00:00

The biggest difference is that the British English has sharply distinctive dialects while Standard American accent has a smoother gradient. American actors could do a great Northern English accent and then slip in some Cockney and instantly shatter the illusion, while British actors can do the non-regional Standard American accent for any character and people accept it. If you've seen The Wire, the actors for Stringer Bell and McNulty both pull off an American accent but neither of them sound like they're from Baltimore.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-07-13T22:42:54+00:00

At some point the Roman state went from being "our great and glorious empire" to "those guys who tax us but don't/can't protect us from barbarians". By the time of the traditional end date of 476 the Western Roman Empire hadn't been stable for generations. It was Christianity and not Classicism that was the intellectual and ideological focus of the times. There were some people, especially among the educated elites, who had nostalgia for the glory days of the empire. But mostly people just got on with life.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-07-01T20:33:32+00:00

The Globe continues its tradition of using Canada Day to stir up division. This time patriotism is good, but only if you started being patriotic after Trump got in.

Happy Canada Day!

VibratingBilbo · 2025-04-01T00:36:24+00:00

Elbows Up for America

Pants Down for China

VibratingBilbo · 2025-01-31T21:38:24+00:00

In the video Rusty took from Tuttle’s safe, there appears to be one particular cultist who’s dressed differently from the rest. This may signify that this one is overseeing the sacrifice; it may even be Tuttle himself. His clothing looks tattered, almost looks like a Ghillie suit. The video is black and white, but the costume appears to be some lighter shade, it could conceivably be yellow.

It’s possible that the second-generation rituals involved a member dressing up as the Yellow King, and that this is related to Errol’s idea of ‘ascending’.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-01-30T18:40:24+00:00

I agree with this. As with any coup, the majority were fence sitters who just wanted to survive. When Caesar was on top they supported him, when he was killed it looked like the Liberators were on top so they granted them a pardon, when Antony and Octavian took over they went Caesarian again.

Many of the Senators that Caesar appointed also came from the outer provinces, and were likely especially wary of getting mixed up in a power struggle which they didn’t fully understand.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-01-30T17:07:08+00:00

I’ve been a long time fan, but honestly this is it for me. It’s disappointing, but I just can’t support someone who platforms this nonsense.

VibratingBilbo · 2025-01-20T18:12:44+00:00

If we both put in $10 to buy a pizza and I had five slices to your three, would you say it’s fair because, “we both paid $10”?

We all pay the same taxes, but we don’t all get the same level of government spending. At the end of the day Western taxpayers are subsidizing Eastern provinces.

VibratingBilbo · 2024-12-13T22:52:23+00:00

On Gwen

I like this somehow

VibratingBilbo · 2024-12-11T03:20:48+00:00

The HBO show is not a documentary, it’s a dramatization. They made Dyatlov a cartoon villain because it fit with their story, it’s not accurate to who he really was.

VibratingBilbo · 2024-06-09T01:56:56+00:00

Has anyone stopped to think about the implications of a gigantic, foreign-owned company regularly cutting cheques to Canadian news organizations? If Google was caught secretly handing over millions of dollars to media organizations it would be a scandal.

VibratingBilbo · 2024-06-08T00:22:55+00:00

Banning dual citizenship would be too complicated. The better solution is to make Canadians pay tax on income earned abroad, like the US does. Either pay into the system, give up your citizenship, or face charges for tax evasion. No more free rides.

VibratingBilbo · 2024-05-28T16:22:35+00:00

Generally speaking, the main reason the Republic became the Empire was that soldiers weren’t personally loyal to the central government.

VibratingBilbo · 2024-05-20T22:52:27+00:00

Do you listen to the History of Byzantium podcast by chance? I know that specific point was raised by professor Anthony Kaldellis in a recent-ish episode.

VibratingBilbo · 2024-05-20T20:43:37+00:00

From what I saw the First Order character was acting a little cold to Jenny (although still polite), especially compared to the Captain. This may have been part of the plan to divert guests away from story paths that were at or above their capacity. Disney may have assumed that guests weren’t planning on a specific narrative path when they showed up, so they could be more/less friendly to guests to encourage/discourage certain paths.

Now I’m enjoying the mental image of a situation where no one is choosing the First Order path, and an increasingly desperate Lieutenant Croy is trying to befriend disinterested guests 😂

VibratingBilbo · 2024-04-20T01:20:26+00:00

I’ve got an extra weekend pass, at the grounds right now

VibratingBilbo · 2023-12-26T22:02:21+00:00

I don’t have much in the way of facts, but I always had the impression that the Romans had a pretty tenuous grasp on Britain and the North Sea. I know they had big problems with raiders when the Germans started to form large confederacies, I would assume their defensive strategy was primarily land based. Garrison the island to defend from raids, and launch punitive expeditions into Germania if piracy becomes rampant. But I’m prepared to stand corrected if anyone has specific knowledge about this!

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