DianneLG
@dlg53.bsky.social
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Rule of law, separation of church and state
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Rule of law, separation of church and state
Every 0.1°C matters
How do you get ordinary people to pay attention in the first place?
Assuming the studies reflect the results from those people who were willing to participate, they might not pertain to the general public.
Word choice and framing matter a lot when presenting something new to strangers, imho.
Assuming the studies reflect the results from those people who were willing to participate, they might not pertain to the general public.
Word choice and framing matter a lot when presenting something new to strangers, imho.
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
How do you get ordinary people to pay attention in the first place?
Assuming the studies reflect the results from those people who were willing to participate, they might not pertain to the general public.
Word choice and framing matter a lot when presenting something new to strangers, imho.
Assuming the studies reflect the results from those people who were willing to participate, they might not pertain to the general public.
Word choice and framing matter a lot when presenting something new to strangers, imho.
What would the US hegemon response to this be?
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
What would the US hegemon response to this be?
bsky.app
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Blaming the feds has worked so well in the past. Demanding something they'll safely never get, would give an endless supply of righteous grievance.
Maybe Carney is calling Smith's bluff.
Maybe Carney is calling Smith's bluff.
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Blaming the feds has worked so well in the past. Demanding something they'll safely never get, would give an endless supply of righteous grievance.
Maybe Carney is calling Smith's bluff.
Maybe Carney is calling Smith's bluff.
If we believe something, it saves us from the work of understanding it, or from the worse alternative of not knowing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
If we believe something, it saves us from the work of understanding it, or from the worse alternative of not knowing.
How would NORAD be affected if Canada got Gripens and the US didn't? No big deal?
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
How would NORAD be affected if Canada got Gripens and the US didn't? No big deal?
Conservatives used to be a lot more honorable than they seem to be now. Mark Carney could easily fit in with the style of most 1970's Progressive Conservatives.
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Conservatives used to be a lot more honorable than they seem to be now. Mark Carney could easily fit in with the style of most 1970's Progressive Conservatives.
I'm what they used to call a 'blue grit', a democratic socialist who wants to see fiscal accountability. I'm very sad when I see vote splitting between greens, ndp and liberals (all of whom I've voted for), allowing the conservatives to slide up the middle.
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'm what they used to call a 'blue grit', a democratic socialist who wants to see fiscal accountability. I'm very sad when I see vote splitting between greens, ndp and liberals (all of whom I've voted for), allowing the conservatives to slide up the middle.
A more mature house of commons would be great.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
A more mature house of commons would be great.
Reposted by DianneLG
In my article, I quoted something from Stuart Hall's "Culture, Community, Nation," an essay first published in a 1993 issue of Cultural Studies. He writes:
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In my article, I quoted something from Stuart Hall's "Culture, Community, Nation," an essay first published in a 1993 issue of Cultural Studies. He writes:
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
"It should not be necessary to look, walk, feel, think, speak exactly like a paid-up member of the buttoned-up, stiff-upper-lipped, ...
Reposted by DianneLG
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
I'm still very annoyed that we haven't been able to get past the petty bickering and dump fptp.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'm still very annoyed that we haven't been able to get past the petty bickering and dump fptp.
Agreed. First past the post forces a choice between two parties, if you need to vote against one of them.
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Agreed. First past the post forces a choice between two parties, if you need to vote against one of them.
The ideas are a worse problem for them
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The ideas are a worse problem for them
Why is there a content warning attached to this post?
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Why is there a content warning attached to this post?