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The Busy Worker's Handbook to the Apocalypse

we're imminently fucked

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"Canadians Present A Major Threat If They Realize They Won’t Own A Home" says Canadian police force

well fucking DUH > Canada is facing a number of destabilizing forces — like climate change, disinformation, and young adults never owning a home. That’s the take from an internal RCMP report called the Whole-Of-Government Five-Year Trends For Canada. The report is a “scanning exercise” on evolving risks for law enforcement to monitor. It puts the fact that many people under 35 will never own a home, on par with disinformation and climate change. ## Police Worry Canada May Be Destabilized If Young People Realize They Won’t Own A Home > One of the concerns law enforcement is warning about is the impact of eroding economic conditions. Especially when it comes to young adults. > > “The coming period of recession will also accelerate the decline in living standards that the younger generations have already witnessed compared to earlier generations,” reads the report. > > Canada may have seen a pandemic economic boom, but it was largely related to rapidly appreciating real estate. Unfortunately, that doesn’t apply to young adults who saw housing get further out of reach. > > “For example, many Canadians under 35 are unlikely to ever buy a place to live. The fallout from this decline in living standards will be exacerbated by the difference between the extremes of wealth, which is greater now in developed countries than it has been at any time in several generations,” warns the RCMP. > > Wealth disparity is bad enough, but what happens when that wealth disparity is driven by shelter disparity? It’s a problem not typically seen in advanced economies at scale. The writing is really on the wall now. And yet, the working class sleeps...

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The Landlord Heckler

www.nzherald.co.nz

> The Minister of Finance has been heckled by a man who repeatedly shouted “landlords” at her as she hosted a press conference. > > Nicola Willis was answering journalists’ questions after a lunch at the Auckland Business Chamber when the man began interrupting her. > > Willis was saying “one of the reasons we were elected was to ensure that, when we are investing, it’s going to the right places”. > > The heckler called out: “The landlords.” > > Somewhat thrown off, Willis continued “and for us, our priorities are ...”, and the man interjected with his quip again. > > He called out “landlords” two more times before saying “entitled people getting more entitlements”. > Willis tried to answer questions put to her by the media but the man continued heckling her. > > “School lunches? > > “People in wheelchairs? > > “Will the landlords get enough to eat?” very based 

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Governor Abbott declares an “invasion”. Supersedes any federal statutes.

gov.texas.gov

> Governor Abbott Issues Statement On Texas’ Constitutional Right To Self-Defense > > January 24, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Press Release > Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on Texas’ constitutional right to defend and protect itself as President Joe Biden continues to attack Texas and refuse to perform his duties to secure the border. > "The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now," reads the statement. "President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The failure of the Biden Administration to fulfill the duties imposed by Article IV, § 4 has triggered Article I, § 10, Clause 3, which reserves to this State the right of self-defense. For these reasons, I have already declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself. That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary."

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The man could tweet

> Donald J. Trump > @realDonaldTrump > > O.K., Christmas is over, now we can all go back to the wars of life. Focus, focus, focus-never accept defeat -push hard for total victory! > > 11:25 PM · Dec 25, 2013

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The "Socialism is when no iPhone" adage has come true

> China orders government workers to stop using iPhones amid heightened tensions with US reddit shit-libs gloat smugly as one of their favorite catchphrases, "socialism is when no iphone", has come true.

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we are doomed

https://twitter.com/ahandvanish/status/1502034441010569221 There's a big reality gap right now between people who are actively staying on top of COVID research & those who just trust the current guidelines. There's no judgment here, but I'd like to try to communicate the worldview of the former based on what we know about COVID now: The US has chosen to prioritize the economy despite strong, countless studies that COVID harms many people, even those without #LongCovid or hospitalization. COVID predominantly affects the *vascular* system (the blood vessels), causing harm to the blood cells & blood flow; this has a downstream impact on nerves, immune system, & multiple organs, including the brain. Vaccination prevents against death, but not against long term damage. Your first COVID infection can leave you with pre-existing conditions that will make you more vulnerable to subsequent infections. #LongCovid If COVID circulates forever, you will be more vulnerable with every year that goes by. There is no permanent protection from this, neither from vaccination not infection. Having some immunity does not prevent damage on subsequent infections. COVID infections can impact fertility in all genders, making conceiving harder and causing more miscarriages. Even having *non-hospitalized* COVID increases the risk of 18 severe vascular conditions, including strokes, heart failure, clots, embolisms. COVID can cause reactivated EBV, which is associated with lymphomas, multiple sclerosis, and other health issues. COVID can cause severe cognitive issues and brain changes in people who had never been hospitalized. There is no evidence that this resolves; many have had this for 2 years. Past SARS resulted in the same. These are just a few examples. There are thousands. Harm is not rare. There is no real evidence that COVID will evolve to become less dangerous over time, but there is evidence to suggest it will become more dangerous especially given the amount of spread and ability to create new variants. Behind the scenes, all of this is acknowledged. Researchers, including at NIH, have acknowledged a likely wave of early onset dementia. The WHO & CDC meet with patients regularly & acknowledge the severity & future consequences. But there is no public awareness that just having COVID in itself is a huge health risk for your future, even from a "mild" infection, even if you feel recovered. For those of us who are up to date on COVID impacts, including breakthroughs & reinfections, it genuinely looks like we are going to kill or disable an enormous % of our population in the next 10 years, & our leaders have decided to intentionally keep people in the dark. And spoiler alert - the disability from COVID is *already* hurting the economy, and this will get worse every year too. https://www.ft.com/content/33444f29-bab1-4655-85b5-c0b1f68d9653 ([paywall](https://archive.ph/qcO5H))

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South Korea's likely new President, Yoon Suk-yeol, believes:

South Korea's likely new President, Yoon Suk-yeol, believes: -The work week should be 120 hours, not 52 -Food safety standards should be eliminated because "poor people should be allowed to eat substandard food for lower prices" -There should be no legal minimum wage

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Find Out If Your Political Representatives Are Landlords

readpassage.com

Of the 338 MPs in Canada, 89 met the qualifications (26.3 per cent). Here is the party breakdown: Green = 2/3 (66.7 per cent) Conservative = 35/120 (29.2 per cent) Liberal = 40/154 (26 per cent) Bloc Québécois = 7/32 (21.9 per cent) NDP = 3/24 (12.5 per cent) Independent = 2 Here is the province/territory breakdown: Saskatchewan: 6 /14 (42.9 per cent) Alberta: 11/34 (32.4 per cent) Manitoba: 4/14 (28.6 per cent) Ontario: 33/121 (27.3 per cent) Quebec: 21/78 (26.9 per cent) Prince Edward Island: 1/4 (25 per cent) British Columbia: 10/42 (23.8 per cent) Nova Scotia: 2/11 (18.2 per cent) Newfoundland and Labrador: 1/7 (14.3 per cent) New Brunswick: 0/10 Northwest Territories: 0/1 Nunavut: 0/1 Yukon: 0/1