Recent posts

#1

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 08:22:46 AM

She's got the note that to properly undermine the rule of law and democracy, she'll need to first suborn the judiciary.

Thinking about this more, there's a lot to unpack in what she has done.

I'm not certain whether she just doesn't understand the constitution or she's counting on the fact that her right wing followers don't understand the constitution.  But constitutional ill literacy is required for a premier to make such an announcement.

The division of powers between the federal and provincial governments is a core constitutional principle it has been since Confederation. 

What she is insisting upon is a constitutional amendment which bypasses the amending formula that was created when our constitution was repatriated.

So Jacob, I think you're correct when you identified the goal here as an attack on the rule of law, but it is at a more fundamental level than the subordination of the judiciary.  Much of what she does is an attack on the rule of law.

Her attempts to undermine the rule of law, have thus far being frustrated because our judiciary has not been Americanized.

But the American model of appointment is what she's aiming for because she sees that under their model judges can be appointed to carry out the destruction of the rule of law.

#2

Off the Record / Re: US - Greenland Crisis Thre...

Last post by Threviel - Today at 07:56:20 AM

Good point. We'd do well to remember that the small Democrat minority are also a weird bunch.

#3

Computer Affairs / Re: Email / Photo / Browsing /...

Last post by mongers - Today at 07:44:09 AM

I've been using Vivaldi recently and it's good and has a nicely integrated local email client in it..

On google and phone I read a research paper a while back that showed google download 10time the amount of personal data off a phone as compared to apple, so if that's the choice you might be making, then perhaps Iphone* is the way to go.


* not that I have one, I went back to feature phones a while back and haven't missed the 'smart' element in my life.

#4

Off the Record / Re: ICE misconduct megathread ...

Last post by Norgy - Today at 06:43:37 AM

I thing they may have very sharp tongues that could hurt a male ego.

#5

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Norgy - Today at 06:41:54 AM

Make togas great again!

#6

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by The Brain - Today at 05:06:29 AM

Right you are, I was thinking deaths.  But even then I am off.  The death toll of the Russians is closer to that of the Central Powers on the Western Front.

Googling suggests that the Central Powers had about 1.5 million dead on the Western Front.

#7

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Tamas - Today at 04:59:38 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/03/ioc-president-kirsty-coventry-russia-2028-olympics-ukraine-sports-minister-fifa-gianni-infantino

IOC president gives clearest signal so far that Russia could be at 2028 Olympics
Kirsty Coventry: 'Keep sport a neutral ground'

This is so fucking disgusting, "neutral ground" means putting an = sign between Russia and Ukraine.

#8

Off the Record / Re: Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-2...

Last post by Crazy_Ivan80 - Today at 04:50:26 AM

And a putin-epstein link is now a thing too.

#9

Off the Record / Re: ICE misconduct megathread ...

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 04:18:14 AM

I have seldom seem a less scary looking bunch of people than this bunch of "domestic terrorists" 

Couldn't ICE even be bothered to find some big tough guys to arrest?

#10

Off the Record / Re: The EU thread

Last post by Richard Hakluyt - Today at 03:56:44 AM

One thing that concerns me is that we have small stockpiles of very sophisticated weapons that can only be replaced very slowly. This is great for bullying some third world country, cruise missile to the presidential palace, that sort of thing. But it is not suitable for a prolonged war with Russia.

It seems to me that we should look at mass production of second tier weapons that can be replaced at scale in a prolonged conflict.