It’s insane that a country which suffered so much under a fascist dictatorship would want to return fascists to power.

F16’s won’t give Ukraine much of an advantage until sufficient numbers of pilots are a trained. There are two weapons that could immediately change the battlefield landscape. GLSDB’s and ATACM’s are long range precision bombs that would allow Ukraine to target Russian supply lines and ammunition stores far behind the front lines, including into Crimea. They both have backup inertial guidance systems in order to mitigate GPS jamming… which is a big problem for their current guided munitions.

My parents were British and they used to have two washing bowls. Pile the dirty dishes into one and fill with warm water and dish soap. Clean water in the second bowl for rinsing. After a while the second bowl builds up residual soap so it needs to be emptied and refilled. I figure I use the same amount of water rinsing under a running faucet. But the soak thing is a great tip - leaving dishes in water to soak makes cleaning them so much easier.

As a Canadian I’m proud of my fellow countrymen for helping and accepting refugees. Although most arrive here with nothing, studies have shown they benefit our society in the long run. They contribute massively to our economy and enrich our culture. They overcome daunting obstacles and become productive members of society, and they make Canada a better, fairer and more inclusive place

The Patriot Front is one of the groups that perpetuate the conspiracy theory about the secret Democratic cabal of child sex abusers. So the emphasis here is quite relevant. It’s like saying “anti-LGBTQ man arrested for soliciting gay sex” (something that also seems to happen with depressing frequency). If membership of a group is relevant to the alleged crime then or course it should be noted.

Que triste. He tomado está ruta varios veces y siempre me ha parecido peligroso las casas al borde de los ríos. Pero ¿que más? … no hay por dónde construir. El sector es muy inestable … siempre hay derrumbes, y los ríos vienen de la cordillera y pueden crecer muy rápido durante las frecuentes tormentas y aguaceros.

This isn’t Haiti … this is a US organization called Black Alliance for Peace. Apart from advocating against sending troops to Haiti they also want to abolish NATO and close all overseas military bases.

If it were a Bible or a Torah that was burned we wouldn’t be having this conversation now because it wouldn’t have even made the news. There is only one major religion that reacts violently to incidents like this. I think that’s the point OP was making and it’s a valid one.

Turkey won’t allow military ships to pass the Bosporus in any direction while there’s a war on. This prevents Russia from reinforcing their Black Sea fleet but also prevents Western navies from entering.

I hope they can use part of those tax revenues to fix our healthcare.

Canada is no longer a shining first world example of success (if it ever was). We used to boast about how great our healthcare system was, but it’s had serious problems for years and those problems just keep getting worse. If I were a tech immigrant looking to move to a rich country I don’t think I would choose Canada at the moment.

I don’t know about Canadian news but Google has blocked bard (their AI chatbot competitor to ChatGPT). Not sure if it’s related to this but Canada is one of the few countries worldwide (along with the likes of Iran and China) where bard is not available.

The cruise line is concerned about upsetting their passengers, that is all.

Cuando el peso estaba a los 5.000 al dólar todos los uribistas dijeron que era por culpa de Petro. Ahora quedan en silencio.

I’ve been a fan of “Trova” and it’s many offshoots ever since I first heard a song by Silvio Rodriguez when I was starting to learn Spanish. I’ve been hooked every since and to this day it remains my favorite genre. I’ve been lucky enough to see some artists live (recently saw Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún in Medellin). I think it’s high time for the same movement in English music. Unfortunately (maybe this is just me getting old) but it seems much of modern music is either bland and boring or else just plain anti-social, glorifying violence and misogyny.

One of the saddest social commentaries in the US was how country music got co-opted by the right, and the beautiful and powerful songs of protest of the past turned into soulless ballads of today extolling “muh freedum”.

Those are countries that care about free speech. They would also allow burning the bible or the Torah … it’s not just the Koran. The inference in the headline is flawed.

You can drink beer and wine (not sure about spirits) in parks in Quebec as long as you have food. Some people just bring a few packets of chips or cookies to comply. But the police are relaxed about it (at least in Montreal)

High inflation is worse for workers than high interest rates since wage hikes always lag price rises. This round of inflation was brought to us by poor economic decisions … pumping billions of dollars into the economy without raising taxes, as well as the Ukraine war. It wasn’t caused by corporate greed, as some claim. The BoC is doing absolutely the right thing. If they don’t raise rates now they only kick the can down the road when the pain would be far worse.

It seems like the US is scrambling and scratching to find whatever can break the deadlock. A better option would be to simply allow Ukraine to join NATO and bring them under NATO’s security umbrella. This strategy comes with the risk of escalation but as long as NATO troops have clear rules of engagement, and are explicitly forbidden from launching any attack at Russia itself, I don’t see how Russia can claim their intervention as an “existential threat” ((although they will anyway since that was the initial justification for the invasion).

It ends with Russia losing. As long as NATO makes it explicitly clear they will not attack Russian territory nor violate Russian sovereignty Russia has no basis to escalate beyond Ukraine. A nuclear war between Russia and NATO would result in the total destruction of Russia (and everything else of course). Russia wouldn’t start one unless they felt their existence was threatened.