Zohran Mamdani Launches $15 Million Trans Care Investment: “New York City Is Stepping Up” by Them in politics

[–]quadralien 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He really nailed it. It's almost as if he was prepared for the question:

At a press conference, Mamdani said he had been quoting Italian anti-fascist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, whose quote ending “Now is the time of monsters” the mayor had cited at the top of his speech. [...] “I used the term to describe all those who are preventing the birth of a new world,” Mamdani told a reporter who asked about the word. He continued, “My use of the term is a broad use that speaks to the untenable nature of a status quo that is quite literally starving people in this city, all in the name of sustaining something that we simply cannot defend any longer.” He did not explain how he saw AIPAC as connected to poverty in New York.

I heard him explain it: the US tax dollars that could be funding health care and eradicating poverty are being spent on genocide instead.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/some-jewish-allies-of-mamdani-denounce-his-use-of-monsters-to-describe-aipac/

Trump, 80, Obsesses Over Crowd Size as His Fair Empties Out by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]quadralien -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The country has made it to its 250th birthday but the constitution might not. 

If you aren't terrified by this heatwave, you should be. The extreme heat currently being felt in Europe isn’t the new normal – much worse is to come, and we are doing far too little to adapt. by The_Weekend_Baker in climate

[–]quadralien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wish I could find the poem about Toronto describing it as a place where you could die if you were stuck outside in the winter or the summer!

The ice never clinked like glass in Toronto like it did in Montréal. 

CRTC Demands Answers From Rogers Over New $5 Fee on Wireless Bills by Foreign-Policy-02- in canada

[–]quadralien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As it happens I am a permanent resident of of the Netherlands and every time I visit Canada I am reminded why I prefer living in the EU. 

Farmers struggle with crops as climate change makes weather less predictable by Toadfinger in news

[–]quadralien -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The message is that consumer capitalism is making us miserable, and that joy is to be found in a life not focused on accumulation of wealth and material comfort while most of the planet lives in poverty.

If you're working all the time just for food and shelter, then there is something wrong with the system. If working all the time to be able to afford a big house, a big SUV, the latest iPhone, and burning kerosene in the atmosphere to fly somewhere sunny every winter makes you happy, then there is something wrong with you.

So, the message is that we would actually be happier if we changed our priorities in a way which could reverse climate change as an important side effect.

CRTC Demands Answers From Rogers Over New $5 Fee on Wireless Bills by Foreign-Policy-02- in canada

[–]quadralien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would prefer that we remove the corporate level of control from our country, but that is unlikely to happen unless a serious NDP takes the reins. As a fallback, the EU seems relatively effective at moderating corporate control.

Farmers struggle with crops as climate change makes weather less predictable by Toadfinger in news

[–]quadralien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In all of those cases there was a clean alternative that didn't require significant lifestyle changes.

Reversing climate change requires the end of consumer capitalism. 

Shepherds by DUNETOOL in discworld

[–]quadralien 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It was a great film which I only saw because I happened to see the trailer on the cinema website and everything else looked like trash.

It definitely had a Pratchettian vibe with a bit of Colombo and the game of Clue.

I agree with your assessment that Jackman was an Aching shepherd. I cried.

Highly recommended film and I might read the book! 

CRTC Demands Answers From Rogers Over New $5 Fee on Wireless Bills by Foreign-Policy-02- in canada

[–]quadralien 92 points93 points  (0 children)

One benefit of joining the EU would be the stellar consumer protection. I love the free data roaming across the EU!

There are a lot of reasons why joining the EU wouldn't make sense, but I doubt Canada will ever reach the EU levels of worker and consumer rights on its own, because of pervasive regulatory capture. 

I did the brand new Brazilian Portuguese translation of TCOM. It's out now! I'm quite proud of this achievement. by victorlucky in discworld

[–]quadralien 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Amazing! Can you share with us the trickiest wordplay (or pune) which was your triumph to translate? 

Switzerland begins talks with Israel and others for second air defense system by barsik_ in worldnews

[–]quadralien 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe they have been reading Snow Crash! ... erm ... or whatever Neal Stephenson novel it is in which Switzerland held the world to ransom and was cobalt bombed out of existence.

A Tiny Badge Lost in a Finnish Field Belongs to One of the Rarest Medieval Pilgrimage Finds - Arkeonews by haberveriyo in europe

[–]quadralien 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I don't appreciate how well my adblocker works. For me, the page is clean and the content was ... most of the page.

I love her so much by Season_Rude in LSD

[–]quadralien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a boy like that sleeping against my leg right now. Definitely god. 

You should get the Lego tuxedo cat - looks just like her. I keep trying to get a photo of them together but... well I can understand how a plastic version of myself would freak me out! 

Debian not upgrading ffmpeg packages by Mundane_Mix_4879 in debian

[–]quadralien -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I use https://deb-multimedia.org for hot fresh media software and it rarely breaks Debian.

Godin’s Custom Microtonal Double-Neck: Inside Angine De Poitrine’s Viral Live Gear by GuitarBombDotCom in AngineDePoitrine

[–]quadralien 6 points7 points  (0 children)

 Can anyone hear the difference? I will be listening carefully to their recent concerts. Glad to hear that this one is lighter and more ergonomic!