it’s called sparkling disappointment

It’s sometimes also called “Careful with those bottles, they explode!”

“Faith, family and freedom, that’s what it’s all about – and I can’t wait to get started,” she said.

From the CBC story

Legally, maybe not, but what if the U.S. said “We can help you with that”?

drilling out a cavity with stone tools would benefit from anesthesia

Probably just used a larger stone.

According to the registry documents, Hal Hewett, a Comox Valley man who is active in the B.C. separatist movement, is a director of the company.
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“There’s a lot of open antisemitism [on X]. I don’t agree with that,” Hewett told The Tyee. “I think it’s legitimate to go and research what Hitler was saying and listen to it. The methods there, everything should be open to research, was my view. If you want to touch on the white nationalism, I think there’s a case to be made that when all other culture is upheld, that we should also be allowed to uphold our culture.”

Please use the report button in the future. Thnx.

Thanks, cross-posted.

faco?

Hergert made a post on the Happenings in GNOME blog called “Mid-life transitions” where he explained that recent geopolitical changes have caused his him and his family to feel unsafe remaining in the United States.

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He and his family have now received visas for France and will be leaving soon.

Oh, I don’t know. A Vance visit might be just what we need.

Here’s the CBC take on it:

B.C. Premier David Eby to pause implementation of some parts of DRIPA

My nomination for the nerdiest title of the year award…

The government is focusing on transparency and much has changed in the more than 30 years since the legislation was created, Gibson said. “Anybody who has email right now knows how much volume there is of information. Email, texts, different services, things like WhatsApp and Signal, there’s so much information.”

The average response has grown to 500 pages, and they often include sensitive information about third parties that needs to be reviewed before release, she said.

rich white dudes

Do you mean Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc.?

Comment: Don’t worry about logs, the barnacles will be fine | Times Colonist

BCNDP lost me when they dropped their 2017 promise of passing proportional representation

The promise was to hold a referendum on PR, a promise they kept in 2018. > 60% voted to keep fptp.

When I saw the thumbnail, I thought they had brought Relic out of retirement for a comment.

Hmmm, I wonder if my ad-blocker will still work?

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In response to questions from The Narwhal, a spokesperson for B.C.’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy said, “The Elk River watershed is one of the most intensively monitored and studied watersheds in British Columbia, with detailed programs to detect and assess impacts from coal mining and other development.”

But that isn’t leading to peer-reviewed studies from government scientists. The spokesperson confirmed: “We do not produce publications for peer-reviewed journals.”