Canadian here. Got summoned a few years ago. I applied for excusal on account of my autism and lack of transport to get to the courthouse which was in another city.

I have diagnosis documents for proof if needed but they never asked me. My request was approved and I never had to go.

Chrome users will do literally anything except pick an alternative browser.

Alec from Technology Connections brought up a good point in recent video about EVs. He mentioned how Tesla owners are a special kind of EV driver and don’t actually care about EV technology or green(er) vehicles; they only care about their Tesla. I’d imagine this is part of that mindset. Tesla can do no wrong in their eyes, even if it goes against their normal morals and beliefs.

Nothing beats cold water after doing something physically intensive.

This shit as as tiring as it is pathetic. Russia cannot stop lying and making threats even as their military is in ruins and their economy is on the edge of complete collapse.

A complete overhaul of the electoral process that allowed fascists to gain complete control.

A complete overhaul of the society that became so sick that they willingly put the fascists there. Twice.

A complete overhaul of the elittest pedophile bi/trillionaire class that has unfettered control over every branch of state and federal government and meddles in foreign affairs across the globe.

In short: The USA would need to be torn down and rebuilt.

Jesus christ. Combine this with the deafening noise pollution they emit and there are going to be entire uninhabitable deadzones around these monstrosities.

chef’s kiss

Good stuff.

The US president already shits himself on live TV, so he’s already got us beat there.

According to Statistics Canada, 264,000 EV’s were sold in 2024.

50,000 of those potentially being Chinese EVs is not a small percentage. That is a significant chunk of our yearly EV sales.

It sadly doesn’t matter. Smith could slaughter a school bus full of infants on live TV and she would still win the next election.

Conservatives, both Canadian and American, operate in a post-truth mindset where facts no longer matter. Their manufactured hatred for “the other side” will drive them to act entirely against their own interests and wellbeing entirely out of fear or just to spite their perceived foes. This is further amplified by the conservative tradition of attacking education and free press so people can’t even learn the truth if they wanted it.

We can see it very clearly with the MAGA cult in the US. They are in so deep that the only way they will ever get their heads out of their ass is to lose everything they’ve ever held dear and even then it might not be enough.

They’re a private company and thus have resisted many of the enshittification trends that run rampant through the industry.

And also their competitors are absolutely atrocious and are completely tone-deaf to what customers actually want.

That has basically been the status quo for the past year. If you want something to succeed you have to keep it on the down-low so Trump doesn’t notice otherwise he’ll rip it to shreds in a tantrum.

The US is being governed by someone who is much alike the insane kings you read about in history books and fantasy novels.

They will when Alberta votes out the UCP.

And when giraffes can fly.

I have a trunk bag that has a 2nd zipper like a suitcase so it can expand upward for larger cargo items. Also the sides open and drop down into large pannier bags for bigger items.

Keep it out? Smith herself has been flying down to the US to meet with the Heritage Foundation. The entire thing is backed by US fascists.