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Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I am very sorry. I wish it were otherwise. -- The Day The Earth Stood Still, screenplay by Edmund H. North
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From CTVNews (Canadian Press): The Canadian Border Services Agency is improving the perimeter fences, gate controls and road infrastructure at 11 border crossings between the United States and Canada following the "Freedom Convoy" protests blockaded...
by DoctorH
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on Fri Sep 01, 2023 at 04:01 PM PDT
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From Global News (Canada): Amid a wave of legislation in some U.S. states targeting the LGBTQ2 community, Canada has updated its travel advisory for the country specifically advising people to check state and local laws before visiting. The Canadian...
by DoctorH
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on Wed Aug 30, 2023 at 08:52 AM PDT
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From Canada's CBC News: Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada has been considering a "game plan" for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's presidential election. Hmm, why might...
by DoctorH
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on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 03:26 PM PDT
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This is the single most lawless person ever to occupy the White House. And it is genuinely stunning, frightening, and disheartening that a significant portion of the US electorate supports his quest for power.
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on Wed Aug 02, 2023 at 10:20 AM PDT
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Again. It happened again. Just as we all knew it would. 10 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win (from the AP). There have been more than 200 mass shootings in the USA so far this year.
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on Tue Jun 13, 2023 at 04:57 AM PDT
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I am prompted to write this essay in response to an essay by JoshuaBranch, entitled Jury Nullification: A Mitigator in America’s Culture Wars. I urge you to read JoshuaBranch’s essay. My thesis is that jury nullification is not a noble tool that ought...
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on Wed Jun 07, 2023 at 12:30 PM PDT
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