Shares of the Week: The Gary Lazereyes Edition
'Like comfort food': Trailer Park Boys cast reflects on 20 years of life in Sunnyvale - The Boys (and girls) celebrate their raunchy, reverse Cops-like mockumentary, which is, deep down, a show about family and community. The Canadian classic is by far Lisa's favourite show.
Making Sense Podcast #240 - The Boundaries of Self Podcast - Sam Harris speaks to David Whyte as they discuss Whyte's poems about Friendship, Honesty, Ambition, and Love. Through his poems, Whyte takes the listener on a philosophical journey through what he calls doorways into the underlying currents of human life. This is a must listen for anyone who wants to understand more about the human condition.
Signal’s smartass ad exposes Facebook’s creepy data collection - Facebook dismissed Signal’s attempt to expose just how creepy ads on their platforms can be as a 'publicity stunt'. So, Facebook, what exactly are ads if not exactly that?
Bonus: The Instagram ads Facebook won't show you
Calgary mayor says anti-mask rallies are ‘thinly veiled white nationalist’ protests - This uncomfortable conversation is long overdo and it’s importance cannot be understated. There is a white nationalist movement building and the Venn diagram between them and anti-maskers, anti-lockdowners, and anti-vaxxers are almost a solid circle. The only way to fight both is through compassion and education, however. Further alienating them, many of whom are being exploited by bad faith actors on the right, will only see their movement grow bigger and stronger.
Bonus: Media Has Ignored The Anti-Vax Movement’s White Supremacist Roots
Budget 2021 sets up a fight over high-interest loans Canada - High interest, short term money lenders are a scourge on society and represents the low point in our neoliberal economic system that is forcing our most vulnerable people into doing business with legalized loan sharks. What Canadians need are jobs that pay livable wages, not more corporations who’s sole purpose is to profit from poverty.
Worried the government will censor your cat videos? The rest of Bill C-10 is even worse Canada - In the midst of a global pandemic, which came about as we were already struggling with worsening economic inequality and climate change, regulating the internet is what the federal government thinks is a priority? It seems the Liberals are now trying to outcompete the Conservatives in being the most out of touch and reactionary political party in Canada.
Bonus: Minister suggests with Bill C-10, regulations could apply to accounts with a large enough following
It’s time to abolish tipping once and for all - Tipping and subminimum wages are archaic concepts that needs to be abolished now for the sake of the workers that it exploits, especially amidst a global pandemic.
Ontario Christian school tells court it was unaware abuse would cause emotional damage - I don’t think we need experts and studies to show that abuse would result in lasting emotional problems in children but I suppose anything is possible in such a psychotic belief system that thought it could strip the culture from Indigenous children without causing any long-lasting generational damage.
Pay a Living Wage or 'Flip Your Own Damn Burgers': Progressives Blast Right-Wing Narrative on Jobs America - If conditions for the working class don’t improve soon, a general strike over poverty-level wages might be the least of the neoliberal ownership class’ concern. An economy without an abundance of people with disposable incomes is in itself a disposable economy that will eventually fall to violence and misery for many, as history has shown.
Elon Musk Is Not Your Friend - SOME MORE NEWS YouTube - Elon will not save us and here’s why.