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We need to stop pretending that nuclear armament is an excuse to trample other countries with this childish crap.

Cut their internet and declare their currency holdings forfeit. Ban all travel to Russia. Force all companies to divest their holdings in Russia. Eject them from the UN.

Force them to live alone and if China joins in, then start ramping up production and give 'em the same treatment.

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Rachel Gilmore on Instagram: "Pierre Poilievre sat down with Jordan Peterson and spent an hour and a half testing my sanity"

I want to like this person's reporting, but I just can't get over the urge to reach through the screen and push her out of the way so I can actually see what the fuck she's talking about.

Seriously, I get that there's tons of pressure to standout in visual platforms by highlighting yourself in your work, but I'd still like her content even if her face wasn't constantly in it.

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Building off this a bit, I think the reason why it bothers me so much isn't just because it's distracting, it also has this unintended toxic effect of tying the value of what someone's saying directly to their appearance. It's exhausting watching new generations of people re-equate truth and beauty again and again in ever more insidious and pervasive ways with new technology.

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Regulator launches inquiry into contentious fees charged by Rogers, Bell and Telus

Matt Hatfield, executive director of the non-profit advocacy group OpenMedia, suggests the telecoms may be refusing to fold because even if they lose the battle, they will still have made money during the period they were able to charge the fees.

"Over that time, they will collect more revenue than what they expect they'll be fined," he said. "So it's in their financial interest to do it."

We need a law that automatically increases a fine to include all revenue earned directly or indirectly with proof of connection to the violation.

Fines being a cost-of-business is nothing more than flagrant disregard for the just rule of law.