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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 23h

Nice to know there's always a new godawful take from him you haven't heard of. Hey, maybe he'll even top "Different Places Have Different Safety Rules" someday!

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 23h

If he's not bluffing about calling a new election this soon, he's much stupider than I'd assumed.

dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 23h

I'm not sure it isn't mostly just the fact that people really resent a 77 year old being the most obvious alternative. And not for nothing, but the anti-gerontontacy thread has been drawn out way too far in this specific case.

Also, it's still early. Other candidate(s) are possible.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 23h

He believes in things?

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 1d

Find three Belinda Stronachs, I guess.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 1d

I really wanna see a commitment to renegotiate the imposed ATA contract if he's elected.

dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 1d

It's very unusual to see Nenshi taking this tone these days (authoritarian!). He could be quite candid early in his mayoral tenure, but that was a long time ago.

I still don't think he's visibly confrontational enough, but this is a step in the right direction.

Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 1d

Albertans deserve better than an undemocratic, authoritarian government with an absent Premier.

www.youtube.com/shorts/XhDRm...

If we want better, we have to elect a better government.

YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

www.youtube.com

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 1d

Conspiracy to commit jaywalking. Srs bizness indeed

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 1d

IMO, work to reframe it as a collective endeavour. Portray the people who don't want to be part of collective endeavour as hostile towards the idea of co-operation.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 1d

right. I am not looking for LLM AI to "go away," I am looking forward to a day when we are not being constantly screamed at that "if you don't implant ChatGPT in your ass, you will be left behind by the Wave of the Future"

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

He's pretty much the stereotype of an ambitious, overachieving male! And remember the sexy Obama memes? Dude's beach pics were front page news for like three days.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

'Pickup' basketball is underselling it; he was intensively competitive, and didn't like people showing up to his games who weren't similarly inclined. It's on record that he once chewed out Michael Lewis for missing a shot.

www.newyorker.com/sports/sport...

Understanding Obama Through Basketball

Alexander Wolff’s book seeks out connections between Obama’s role as a floor general on the court and a leader off it.

www.newyorker.com

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Is there a way to unfilter Rude on an account by account basis?

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Nah, it lacks the endearing understated comic aspect of cardboard boxes. See, this is what happens when you take yourself seriously; they should just lean into being a bleak, tragic geopolitical joke.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Also has the nice side benefit of obfuscating the, "Even if it were inevitable, that still wouldn't mean you could just sidestep discussing the social consequences and costs," discussion.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

On a side note I've now reached the level of Bluesky saturation where I've occasionally found cause to repost my own old posts

a woman is sitting in a car with the words how did i become this person below her

Alt: a woman is sitting in a car asking' "How did i become this person?"

media.tenor.com

dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, I see this is relevant again

bsky.app/profile/dkhu...

dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · Oct 23

Evergreen thought; wikipedia is basically the only thing left from the internet of the '00s that remains alive and untainted by VC, clout chasing bullshit. It's not perfect by any means, but it's a valuable, free, ethically sound resource.

Of course Musk hates it. Of course he does.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

I really hope this goes the same way it did for Doug Ford. We need to set a precedent that it's inappropriate to use the clause in labour disputes.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like a credible figure

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Tiger Elephant Giraffe Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

Every single person who thinks they can manage an interview with Chotiner is one of those 12% of dudes who think they can win a point off of Serena Williams

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Based on the way all of this has unfolded, it's hard not to suspect this was their intention from the very beginning. It doesn't seem like there'd be any reason to resort to this if they'd negotiated in more apparent good faith.

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · 2d

Back to work legislation has been used by many federal and provincial governments over the last 40 years. It did not require the notwithstanding clause.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Before Ford invoked it in 2022, the Notwithstanding Clause hadn't been invoked in a labour dispute since 1986, which the Supreme Court subsequently ruled was unnessecary. Now we've seen two such invocations in three years.

It was ALWAYS intended for cultural issues, not this.

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

You know, I was ambivalent about judicial review on limiting use the notwithstanding clause given the precedents, but if provinces are gonna be invoking it in labour disputes, that pushes it over the line.

Even merits aside, this is not what it was ever meant for, and it's not sustainable.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3d

The legislation is supposed to embargoed until tabled, but if this is accurate…

Smith is invoking the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work.

Which is an admission that she is violating charter rights.

It is a dark day in Alberta.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

In fairness, he does sometimes just do bog standard interviews, though not as much as he used to. If I'm being very particular about it, I'd want to talk to him on background first and set some ground rules, rather than flatly saying no.

I think part of it is this, though:

bsky.app/profile/dkhu...

dkhunter @dkhunter.bsky.social · 2d

Seen a couple people arguing re; the Chotiner discourse that no one would ever say no to being interviewed by a prominent public figure, and I really think there's a gap here between people who seek out/professionally need notoriety and those who don't.

I would 100% say no, but he'd never ask.

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