Global News CanadaMay 11
6 men allegedly damaged vehicles to coerce owners to sell for less: Edmonton police
The six men are facing a combined total of 33 charges, including mischief over $5,000, uttering a forged document and fraud over $5,000.
#Canada #Crime #Albertacrime #Edmontonpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11843672/damaged-vehicles-fraud-cases-edmonton-police-warrants/
Global News EdmontonMay 11
6 men allegedly damaged vehicles to coerce owners to sell for less: Edmonton police
The six men are facing a combined total of 33 charges, including mischief over $5,000, uttering a forged document and fraud over $5,000.
#Canada #Crime #Albertacrime #Edmontonpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11843672/damaged-vehicles-fraud-cases-edmonton-police-warrants/
Global News CalgaryMay 11
6 men allegedly damaged vehicles to coerce owners to sell for less: Edmonton police
The six men are facing a combined total of 33 charges, including mischief over $5,000, uttering a forged document and fraud over $5,000.
#Canada #Crime #Albertacrime #Edmontonpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11843672/damaged-vehicles-fraud-cases-edmonton-police-warrants/
CBC WindsorMar 30
Windsor police arrest two men related to an extortion and theft investigation totalling $24K
Windsor police say they’ve arrested two men in connection with an extortion and theft investigation. An investigation by the police’s major crimes unit revealed that in January, a man had entered the store, threatening an employee with a sharp object. The suspects coerced the employee to give them ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-police-arrest-extortion-investigation-9.7147871?cmp=rss
Show threadKevin RussellJan 10

@lkanies

Form a fibre coop with neighbours

Edit, red states may have laws that force you to "choose" which oligarch to pay and prevent personal, coop and/or municipal coops. Because oligarchs need freedom, and Americans need frightened obedience.

https://jasondeegan.com/unhappy-with-his-internet-provider-a-man-sets-up-his-own-network-and-competes-with-his-former-provider/

#coup #oligarchs #freedumb #fibre #monopsony #monopoly #coerce

Unhappy with His Internet Provider, a Man Sets Up His Own Network and Competes with His Former Provider

Jared Mauch, a Michigan resident, faced a problem that many remote workers know all too well: unreliable internet. But instead of continuing to deal with slow ... Continue Reading →

Jason Deegan
MarkMay 3, 2025

How the world can stand up to Trump’s #trade #blackmail

#Trump’s #tariff chaos offers valuable lessons about US & Trump himself

Applying these, countries can undercut Trump’s ability to #bully & #coerce

Lesson 1 is US economy is more fragile than expected

It’s potential for panic makes US economy more vulnerable than others

A second lesson is that Trump’s bombast belies weakness

When tariffs threatened his billionaire friends’ interests, he yielded

https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2025/05/2/7210755/

#TradeWars

How the world can stand up to Trump’s trade blackmail

Donald Trump’s tariff chaos has already offered some valuable lessons about both the US economy and Trump himself.

European Pravda
Show threadjasonkarnsFeb 14, 2025
@davetron5000 @caleb @joeldrapper there’s also the #coerce protocol, which feels inscrutable to me and likely doesn’t really fit this. But still seems relevant?
Show threadgabriele renziDec 9, 2024
@postmodern I think it can introduce potential breakage when you change the code in ways that seem correct, and thus the added convenience is not worth it. But that's just my opinion. OTOH I don't know if <=> does/should support the #coerce protocol 🤔
Show threadBen Sheldon (he/him)Jan 22, 2024
@nithinbekal I really enjoyed reading this! I've done stuff with Tiny Types but was totally ignorant about #coerce.
Steve MaclellanNov 11, 2023

A new bill wants to criminalize ‘coercive’ conduct in Canada. What is it?

https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-1365-4f93-6235-1fe997187430

A new bill wants to criminalize ‘coercive’ conduct in Canada. What is it?

A new bill wants to criminalize ‘coercive’ conduct in Canada. What is it? Controlling or coercive behaviour between partners is being explored as a crim...