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Category Archives: News and politics
Nature, Nurture And Your Politics
What role does biology play in our politics? More than you might think, according to political scientist John Hibbing. Angela Hsieh October 8, 2018 Hidden Brain – Scientist John Hibbing looks into the psychological differences between most liberals and conservatives. … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Philosophy
Tagged conservatives, left-wing, liberals, physiologic, politics, right wing
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Dirty money driving up B.C. home prices as more than $40-billion laundered across Canada in 2018 – Globe and Mail
May 10 2019 Commentary This linked to illegal importing and sale of opioids and other drugs with over 11k Canadians dying of opioid related overdoses since 2016. How was it allowed to get this bad? It says $7 of the … Continue reading
Posted in justice, News and politics
Tagged Alberta Ontario, bc, Canada, crime, drugs, money laundering, opiods, police, Prairies, rcmp, Vancouver
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Ice jams on the Red River and rapid climate change concerns
Drone footage shows Amphibex machines working to break up ice on the Red River in the St. Andrews and St. Clements municipalities in March 2019. (Trevor Lyons/CBC) May 5 2019 – Kevin Yaworski – Concerned Citizen Thanks to a friend … Continue reading
Posted in History, international, News and politics, Sustainability
Tagged amphibex, Canada, Climate Change, flodding, ice, jams, manitoba, rapid, red river, winnipeg
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Ticketmaster secret scalper program
Ticketmaster secret scalper program not illegal, Competition Bureau says. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/competition-bureau-ticketmaster-tradedesk-probe-1.5000677
Posted in Computers and Internet, Financial, justice, News and politics
Tagged corruption, fraud, monopoly, scalping, Ticketmaster
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Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ – BBC News
Milo Yiannopoulous, Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan have all been banned. Facebook is banning several prominent figures it regards as “dangerous individuals”. The social network accused Alex Jones, host of right-wing conspiracy website InfoWars, its UK editor Paul Joseph Watson … Continue reading
Hollywood studio looks to sue thousands of Canadians in movie piracy lawsuits
Web piracy hunter Daniel Macek arrives at court on Wednesday. Photo: Ben Grubb A Hollywood studio wants to sue 55,000 Canadians for sharing movies online in a bid to win millions of dollars in legal settlements for copyright violations. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-monetizing-fear-and-uncertainty-lawyers-cry-foul-as-canadians-get/ … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, international, law, News and politics
Tagged Australia, Canada, copyright piracy, Daniel Macek, enforcement, germany, hollywood, lawsuits, Maverick Eye, torrents
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Family of deceased Model X owner sues over 2018 crash – Ars Technica
The charred remains of Walter Huang’s Tesla Model X. S. Engleman / NTSB May 1 2019 https://arstechnica.com/cars/2019/05/family-sues-tesla-over-deadly-2018-autopilot-crash/
Posted in Automobiles, News and politics
Tagged auto pilot, fatal crash, lawsuit, model x, telsla
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