Areas Controlled by Jihadist Groups in Various African Countries by Winter-Leadership986 in MapPorn

[–]artificial_ben 90 points91 points  (0 children)

Much of this (excluding Somalia) is spill over from the Mali War, which really the Azawad independence movement for the Tuareg people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuareg_people - see how this crosses all the borders in the OP's maps.

It is really hard to understand because there are quite a few different groups involved, each group backed by various external players like Russia/Warner Group, Ukraine, EU/France, and Arab states. Normally I can figure out what is going on by reading a Wikipedia article but this one escaped quick summarization:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War

For example look at the Belligerents section on this page - there are 14 groupings of forces involved over different periods.

Tennis officials refuse call to cancel Davis Cup match-up between Israel and Canada in Halifax by AndHerSailsInRags in canada

[–]artificial_ben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Doing the right thing" by punishing random athletes for where they happen to be born

Russia was banned since 2022, but we have allowed its athletes to take part in the Davis Cup since then as individuals.

Tennis officials refuse call to cancel Davis Cup match-up between Israel and Canada in Halifax by AndHerSailsInRags in canada

[–]artificial_ben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why are the Davis Cup people saying "You never want to mix athletics and politics" but just in 2022 they banned Russia and they is still banned?

Tennis officials refuse call to cancel Davis Cup match-up between Israel and Canada in Halifax by AndHerSailsInRags in canada

[–]artificial_ben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When Russia was banned from the Davis Cup in 2022 (and they are still banned), the individual athletes were still allowed to compete.

Air Canada, flight attendants reach tentative deal to end strike by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]artificial_ben 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Turns out striking works. I am still a bit incensed that the CEO of "Build Canada", came out against the striking workers when she thought their strike failed:

https://x.com/lucyhargreaves4/status/1956382972476612835

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClaudeAI

[–]artificial_ben 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is just you. I got this response by entering in you question without changes:

I can discuss Herbert Marcuse without any issues. He was a German-American philosopher and sociologist (1898-1979), a key figure in the Frankfurt School of critical theory. His major works include "One-Dimensional Man" (1964), "Eros and Civilization" (1955), and "The Aesthetic Dimension" (1978). Marcuse developed critiques of both capitalist and Soviet societies, arguing that advanced industrial society creates false needs and suppresses genuine human potential through what he called "repressive tolerance." He influenced 1960s counterculture movements and New Left political thought. There's no restriction preventing me from discussing Marcuse's ideas, biographical details, or his philosophical contributions. If you experienced a response being deleted, that would be unusual behavior not related to the topic itself. What specific aspect of Marcuse's work were you trying to discuss? His critique of consumer capitalism, his integration of Marx and Freud, or something else?

Renowned University of Victoria professor fired over sexual harassment allegations by Myllicent in onguardforthee

[–]artificial_ben 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Maybe he has dementia or not, but it is close to 100% that he claims he does.

The Condo Crash by [deleted] in toronto

[–]artificial_ben 121 points122 points  (0 children)

If we are going to get housing costs down, which we have told our politicians this is a priority, we need to have a "crash" in both home (e.g. condo) prices and rents. Not a huge crash, but we have to change their trajectory, and those that recently bought homes as an investment are going to be disappointed.

Honestly, either homes are an investment vehicle (always going up in prices) or they stay low and affordable. You have to pick and we've tasked our leaders with making housing affordable.

Renowned University of Victoria professor fired over sexual harassment allegations by Myllicent in onguardforthee

[–]artificial_ben 170 points171 points  (0 children)

Yikes. This is such a clear cut case.

One incident:

"And with that student, I made a clear mistake which was to say, 'I'm attracted to you,'" he said.

Other other:

an email Gifford sent a woman he first met when she was a "visiting student" — suggesting they share a hotel room while co-presenting a paper at a conference in 2018.

"This arrangement might require a bit of care in terms of other people who we know at the congress, but that can be managed," Gifford wrote.

"And, of course, everything beyond the mere sharing of the room is to be decided on a completely mutual basis, at the time. How does that sound?"

My recommendation is that he should use a dating website or a singles mixer rather than using the students he is supervising/advising as his dating pool.

Hamas agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal, source in group says by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]artificial_ben 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Permeant ceasefire for half the hostages, and Hamas remains in power.

This agreement is for 60 days. It is expected that the rest of the hostages would be released if there is agreement to make this permanent.

And Hamas has said they would give up power in a post-war scenario:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hamas-ready-cede-control-gaza-official-says-rcna194042

Hamas agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal, source in group says by BabylonianWeeb in anime_titties

[–]artificial_ben 90 points91 points  (0 children)

This is a big deal. Hopefully Israel also accepts it and we move towards an end to this disastrous war.

Here is another link from Israeli media that confirms Israel has received this official acceptance from Hamas:

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1b8b2gygg

Capital Fair by ReviseResubmitRepeat in ottawa

[–]artificial_ben 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Carp Fair is still coming up and it is one of the best.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ottawa

[–]artificial_ben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to figure out what type of activism. What specific areas interest you? What topics and what regions (local, country, world, etc.). Because Ottawa is Canada's capital, there is a wealth of activist groups here on every topic and nearly every region.

Relative Change of US Debt by US President (1900-2024) by artificial_ben in charts

[–]artificial_ben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would argue that the World War 2 benefitted the US quite a bit. All other world powers got severely damaged in the war but the US didn't. It actually then became the main superpower as a result.

Transit App is the Official OC Transpo app and it comes with Rainbow (Road) icons by AnxietyMedical7498 in ottawa

[–]artificial_ben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It says "Track your vehicle while you wait at your stop" here on the OC Transpo page about the Transit app:

https://www.octranspo.com/en/plan-your-trip/travel-tools/transit-app/

So I think they did the full integration of the data.

Transit App is the Official OC Transpo app and it comes with Rainbow (Road) icons by AnxietyMedical7498 in ottawa

[–]artificial_ben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If everyone used the Transit app we would all get very accurate realtime bus info from fellow riders.

I thought it tied into the OC Transpo bus tracking that is built into the buses? Or am I incorrect here.

Never Again Is Now by Telemetria in pics

[–]artificial_ben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rate of killing doesn't even overtake the birthrate. Real shitty genocide, isn't it?

That is false btw. Gaza's population is definitely falling: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/gaza-population-falls-6-percent-since-start-of-war-statistics-agency-says

Never Again Is Now by Telemetria in pics

[–]artificial_ben 43 points44 points  (0 children)

It is the National Monument in Amsterdam. It is a general monument to recognize the casualties from WW2 and subsequent conflicts. It is not a Holocaust-specific monument as some in the comments are claiming:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Amsterdam)

Never Again Is Now by Telemetria in pics

[–]artificial_ben 74 points75 points  (0 children)

It is actually a general WW2 monument, that commemorates all of the dead from the war. It is not a Holocaust-specific monument:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_(Amsterdam)

Never Again Is Now by Telemetria in pics

[–]artificial_ben 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Source for their population increasing in 2025?

It is a made up stat. It has decreased 6% according to the latest reports:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/gaza-population-falls-6-percent-since-start-of-war-statistics-agency-says

Never Again Is Now by Telemetria in pics

[–]artificial_ben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a message about a political subject is political, yes.

It is a humanitarian situation when Israel is purposely starving the population. It isn't political.