I spent a good portion of the late 90’s trying to quit cigarettes … tore up cartons of smokes, swore up and down I’d quit, and it never worked. For me it was easier to quit drinking (I had a problem with that too) than to quit smoking. Started vaping in 2015 instead.

Not everyone can quit.

Just saying.

No. I would rather people use mods with RTAs or RDAs, which are rebuildable (the R).

Wait … she’s gonna use her notoriety to run for office within a couple of years. I can almost guarantee that.

Yup. Canada banned RTAs/RDAs (because 1 child died in the US in 2003 iirc) but allow the garbage dump-filling disposables … then scream bloody murder about how kids are using them.

Well duh. Bring back the rebuildables and few kids will have the money to spend and/or the drive to learn how to build coils, maintain the mod, etc.

Netanyahu may not find it helpful but it gave me a chuckle to see him with egg on his face.

🤣🤣

… and a nation still allows unfettered capitalism to rule our whole lives, until we die under its soul-sucking weight.

You’re right. So I went looking for more info in the distinction and found this (concerning journalistic usage):

As dangerous as disinformation can be, journalists find themselves in a difficult position when investigating it. While politicians might say something that is obviously not true, journalists generally don’t outright accuse them of being a liar or spreading disinformation. This is because journalists cannot usually be 100% certain of the intent behind the misinformation, and they (and all writers) can be sued for libel if they wrongfully call someone a liar.

edit – In the 21st century our gov’ts continue to believe that being a liar is still better than accusing someone of lying … :/

My condolences to the driver’s family.

Gotta say I hate that an 80 yr old still was working, at 2:30 am shift no less. I mean at that point in your life you’d hope the companies you gave your best years to would have set up a retirement fund for you. (this is not a small snark)

That’s what happens when gov’ts are allowed to privatize public utilities.

They do work.

We just prefer to give welfare to big oil and banks than to individuals.

But we find no problem in handing out corporate welfare to banks and oil companies to the tune of billions of dollar per year.

Here’s the thing … we don’t actually do anything to help unhoused people so why not try something like this? Too bad for us that we make money more important that human life.

40+ years ago some economists got together and created a study on guaranteed income. It worked, but unfortunately no one continued it because we’ve become so entrenched in the ideology of Reagan/Thatcher (article here).

Did you read the next part as well?

“Still, Zhao says having data on how people who did get the money actually spent it is something she thinks will help counteract stereotypes, increase empathy and potentially get skeptics and the public on board with the idea of providing cash transfers.”

New Brunswickers are voting like Ontarians I see … just choosing the scummiest of the bunch and see what happens.

The power lines were not insulated and the company had been warned of the danger.

This is on them.

Crazy thing is you watch the video and the one dude has a 3" going. Makes you wonder if he didn’t rescue it from a back-up site somewhere close by. 😠

video here under heading “Tensions rise in Shuswap fire fight”.

All of this. ^^^^

The plane was shot down in Russian airspace.

When I read stuff like this I often wonder why nothing is mentioned about Canada’s lax laws on foreign ownership of multiple properties and failure to verify the legality of these owners’ funds.

Because that’s what started this shit show in the 90’s and nothing has been fixed.

Yeah. But the bot gets mad if it’s not an exact match. :(