Vero B (Veroluna)

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Maker of music and food. Genealogy nerd. Semi-bilingual canadienne-française. Undiagnosed but very weird. Eco social democrat. Pro-humanity, anti-dystopia. 313.2 ppm. https://veroluna.bandcamp.com/

Easter greetings from Ukrainian Defenders

We celebrate Easter. They glorify a cult of death.
They bring death and call it faith. We fight for life - and celebrate it.
They destroy churches. We kneel to pray underground.
They steal. We share even our last possession.
They curse. We bless.
They teach hatred. We remember how to love.

This is what sets us apart.
This is why we endure.
This is why we will win.

Photo: various brigades

RE: https://flipboard.com/@jalopnik/jalopnik-mf8475r3z/-/a-Do43MYBpTUamaZ3JZ6suPA%3Aa%3A1938891281-%2F0

It never does. Anyone in Canada remember when the carbon tax got axed?

Cutting fuel taxes is basically just another gift to the fossil fuel oiligarchs, and it robs more money from public coffers to pay for it!

#CDNPoli

“Here’s why Getting Rid of Gas Taxes Might Not Lower Prices After All”

RE: https://mefi.social/@Pyrogenesis/116345982562689786

Conservative values are not compatible with democracy, freedom, and civilization for all. They just aren't. The primary value of conservatism and #capitalism is selfishness.

‘Of course, I would like to see the #NDP under Lewis hold the balance of power or even form government. But more than that, I want to see an NDP so capable of meeting this moment that it resets the boundaries of Canada’s political spectrum. More seats in Parliament would be an achievement, but a future in which the Conservatives split over the American crisis and the centre of political gravity shifts further left would be even more consequential.’ https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/can-avi-lewis-turn-crisis-into-coherence-for-the-ndp
#cdnpoli
Can Avi Lewis turn crisis into coherence for the NDP?

Last weekend, Avi Lewis was elected as the NDP’s new leader. His first-ballot win is reason to hope that the party will engage much more directly with this era of upheaval. Acknowledging the gravity of our political and economic crises is the minimum requirement for getting a hearing in Canadian politics right now, and Lewis is more than up to the task.

“Perhaps these sorts of left-wing populist ideas have had trouble succeeding in Canadian politics because they’ve lacked a passionate and articulate advocate.

That may have just changed.”

#Canada #cdnpoli @canada 🇨🇦 https://rabble.ca/columnists/avi-lewis-may-be-onto-something/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fndp

Avi Lewis may be onto something

Despite what his detractors in the western provinces say, Avi Lewis might be laying out a practical path for the NDP's future.

rabble.ca

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lyndamerry484/116347552344921382

If Trumps not a Russian asset he sure does a good impression of one.

REMINDER: This is not an ENERGY crisis but a FOSSIL FUEL dependency crisis.

Modern energy systems based on renewables are absolutely possible. Don’t let oil execs and autocrats tell you otherwise.

A decentralised energy system based on wind and solar is far less vulnerable to war, blockades and oil shocks than one built around fossil fuels.

Read more here: https://act.gp/3O0uDaI

High speed rail in Canada is a good investment. It’s the kind of ambitious nation-building that actually makes Canada more resilient etc. No surprise, far-right Pierre Poilievre says he’d cancel it, saying it will go over budget. Spoiler—it will. Just like EVERY car highway does. But he likes those.

I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world.

It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world’s population.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01105-7

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.