American unions should start working out deals for discounted gun training. Shit’s getting more and more fucked and the left should arm themselves for when the psychos on the right start getting serious about their insurrections.
It was early August 2022, when Michelle Wigmore was on her way back from leading a crew of wildland firefighters near Grande Prairie, Alta. They stopped for a coffee in Fox Creek, about 230 kilometres northwest of Edmonton....
Nope. School bus drivers were asked to work as drivers for firefighters last summer but they were offering two weeks on/ two weeks off for $20/hour for 8 hour days, food and accommodations not provided. They said to bring at tent.
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
Arms manufacturers have no reason to produces weapons if the ones they made before aren’t being used. Pretty much every US politician is invested in these companies. War = profit.
The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war....
lol, all the gay people I know are super unorganized (I say with love.)
The percentage of gay people organized enough to subjugate a population is so small that you’d end up with a commune at worst. There’s much more to worry about from the Catholic Church. You know, those guys with a history of that kind of stuff.
A man from Assiniboia, Sask., who was already in custody charged with sex crimes against children, is now facing 60 more charges after further investigation into alleged sexual assaults of minors over an 18-year time span, RCMP say....
Massive cavities, mouthfuls of broken teeth, bleeding gums and abscesses — they’re just some of the serious dental issues Dr. Melvin Lee has treated in less than two weeks of providing care under Canada’s new public dental insurance plan.
Unbelievable luck! (lemmy.world)
Why Corporations Choose Lawlessness to Fight Unions (www.counterpunch.org)
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The Sultan doesn't approve of the age gap (lemmy.world)
YouTube has begun blocking opposition content at the request of the Russian authorities (www.agents.media)
Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy (fortune.com)
Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon (www.theguardian.com)
Would you fight Alberta's wildfires for $22/hour? And no benefits? (www.cbc.ca)
It was early August 2022, when Michelle Wigmore was on her way back from leading a crew of wildland firefighters near Grande Prairie, Alta. They stopped for a coffee in Fox Creek, about 230 kilometres northwest of Edmonton....
Biden Camp Has a Field Day With Wobbly Trump at Podium (www.thedailybeast.com)
Zelensky: 'Our partners fear that Russia will lose this war' (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Ukraine’s partners “are afraid of Russia losing the war” and would like Kyiv “to win in such a way that Russia does not lose,” Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists attended by the Kyiv Independent....
UK petition of "Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state" just got thrown back to the Government
I just received this email saying that the response “did not respond directly to the request of the petition”...
House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies (apnews.com)
The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war....
Apple finally adds iPhone alerts for third-party Bluetooth trackers (www.theverge.com)
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6% (news.gallup.com)
Evacuations with cars are a bottleneck (lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15424245...
More than 30% of world’s electricity now comes from renewables, report reveals (www.euronews.com)
Sask. man previously charged with sexual assault against children now faces 60 new charges (www.cbc.ca)
A man from Assiniboia, Sask., who was already in custody charged with sex crimes against children, is now facing 60 more charges after further investigation into alleged sexual assaults of minors over an 18-year time span, RCMP say....
Apple releases iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, and other updates as new iPads launch (arstechnica.com)
Broken teeth and infected gums: 46K claims filed so far with Canadian Dental Care Plan (www.cbc.ca)
Massive cavities, mouthfuls of broken teeth, bleeding gums and abscesses — they’re just some of the serious dental issues Dr. Melvin Lee has treated in less than two weeks of providing care under Canada’s new public dental insurance plan.