These aren’t mutually exclusive

Unless one of your parents tries to make a phone call.

Government security would be too. They would undoubtedly give themselves an exception, but it shows how little the people suggesting it understands how the modern world operates

Because Article 5 requires unanimous agreement from all members to be invoked, a conflict between two members would lead to an impasse, as the alliance cannot vote to go to war against itself.

The only time Article 5 has been invoked was following the September 11, 2001, attacks in the US.

So, obviously members are probably scrambling to work something out, but it might be the end of NATO and the start of something else. NATO without the Yanks, but with blackjack and hookers

I’m sorry. I know that when we talk about “digital sovereignty,” we’re obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.

The paragraph before the “I don’t have any advice” line gives a lot of very necessary context.

Excellent write up, had no idea Corey Doctorow was Canadian. Including the first paragraph might have been a good idea too.

Like all the best Americans, I’m Canadian, and while I have lived abroad for most of this century, I still hew faithfully to our folkways, which is why I’d like to start this essay by apologizing.

100% worth a read

Article 5, but what does NATO do when the call is coming from inside the house?

Black & White did really cool things, but they didn’t really work

🤣🤣🤣 Absolutely!

I think I made it to the 3rd mission before the mechanics showed how broken they were. It was probably obvious before that, but I was a kid, give me a break.

Maybe this time will be different, but I won’t hold my breath.

I won’t even be paying attention to see how it pans out. I’ll lay money down on it being abandoned and a broken jank-ass mess.

It’s also a FN twist on a SCOTTISH food. It’s a FN food only due to genocide and colonialism.

Once known as the father of Fable during his tenure at Lionhead, the developer went through a stint of disappointing fans in the Godus era of current studio 22cans, all after the game received years of development and Kickstarter support but then never launched…

Only criticism out of the whole article. And they left the kiddie gloves on. Wonder how much Pete paid for them to essentially felate him.

Guy has some ok ideas, but he needs someone above him to reign in his bullshit. Fable was great, flawed but great. Black & White was a classic and brought a real innovative experience compared to other games at that time. Godus started off really interesting, and then Pete just couldn’t help himself, feature creep, adding shit no one wanted, and then abandoned it after it became clear that he’d fucked it up.
The man is a shitty version of Midas, every good thing he touches turns to shit.

I wish Canada had a politically-independent research arm that could look into any possible subject, free of interference and with the authority of a national police force, only staffed with highly-accredited experts from every field. They would have a mandate to follow political and economic corruption and harms to the environment and peoples of Canada without censure or blowback, with the only requirement being full transparency and accountability. And with payroll bonuses being drawn from fines and other financial judgements such that they are as incentivized as possible to go after the biggest fish, first.

Now…I know this is a serious issue, and you’re being really serious about this. And I agree with you whole heartedly, that would make life for Canadians better as a whole…

… fucking hell though…what you just described? I would watch the FUCK out of the show you just described!

I guarantee you this guy IS a neo-nazi. He’s doing a smart play, actually like it’s not about racism, get folk thinking:

Well, shit, I think something should be done about the homeless situation, and if the immigrants are being given the money that could help the homeless then fuck those guys.

Few months down the line they’re getting swastikas and other stolen symbols now used for hate on the nipples or some shit…

A reasonable number are looking at ways to flee to either Canada or Europe. The rest are either much too poor/old, or have decided to stay and resist as best they can.

I’ve got family and friends all across the US. Unless something drastic changes in the next decade, I’m never setting foot on US soil if I can help it. Every one of those people who I love and miss understand, and support that, except for one uncle…but he died shortly after the last election. I guarantee you he voted for Trump, no one really liked him.

But Blaine Mayor Mary Lou Steward says that it mostly comes down to Canadians’ trust in Americans being broken due to the tariff war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

“I’m realistic enough to realize that even if this administration leaves and a different administration [comes in] … the trust has been broken,” she said.

Steward believes it will take many generations before that trust can be restored and said border towns like hers should have looked at diversifying their economies years ago.

Holy shit! Someone who actually gets it!

From this article, also about the protests.

Canada First Movement founder and president Joe Anidjar said he started the initiative in 2024 to send a message across the country.

“Before, we had a great immigration system where people came here, they knew they had to work hard,” he told CBC Toronto Saturday. “Now we’re paying for people’s livelihoods. And that’s just not the way. That’s not where I want my tax dollars going.”

Anidjar added he wants to see more money go towards homelessness and mental illness support within the city, rather than towards wars overseas.

Coun. Neethan Shan (Scarborough-Rouge Park) told CBC Toronto he wants the affected communities to know Toronto stands in solidarity with them.

“This xenophobia, these anti-refugee, anti-immigrant sentiments that are being spread deliberately to cause fear, deliberately to create a foundation for further racism and hate needs to be stopped,” he said.

Anidjar said that’s not what’s happening.

“If you take a look around, it’s very multicultural. It’s people from all different backgrounds and races,” he said. “At the end of the day, we want to preserve our culture, our identity and our way of life.”

FFS…our culture is more mixing pot than most countries with high immigration, and has been for ages. If you look up this chucklefuck’s name one of the top results is his FB page, and he’s wearing a Make Canada Great Again hat. So as it seems from the above, he’s a racist Maple MAGA POS.

If you take a look around, it’s very multicultural. It’s people from all different backgrounds and races,

And look at ICE, there’s a shit tonne of Hispanic and African-American people who don’t understand that they’re next for the meat grinder…

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First match is 11th of June, the final is the 19th of July.

Agreed, that “Peace Prize” was up there though…

Being drunk is public is a crime and the US ICE will detain any foreigner guilty of a crime.