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Rentlar

@ Rentlar @lemmy.ca

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4h ago

Fuck ICE
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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 4h ago

I agree with the sentiment, but I will clarify, people know the names of two of the 9 people not solely because of their skin colour...
But those two were violently murdered on camera in front of a crowd. No footage of the other 7 incidents is publicly available so far from what I've checked. Other than Keith Porter, the rest were in ICE custody at the time of murder, so no cameras present to immediately disprove the administration's bold-faced lies.
See this article for info on 8 of the 9. Latest on the 31 Dec 2025 murder of Keith Porter.

2d ago

Wiarton Willie predicts early spring, but Punxsutawney Phil disagrees

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Phil is warning of an ICE storm, and is hiding in its hole with a whistle ready.

2d ago

TIL there's a site for stick reviews.

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2d ago

You should present this to !stick@sh.itjust.works

2d ago

Indian gangs are terrorising Canada

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2d ago

Not to be confused with The Hamilton Spectator https://thespec.com/

2d ago

Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2d ago

“The president is leading this,” Johnson, R-La., told “Fox News Sunday.”
“It’s his play call to do it this way,” the speaker said, adding that the Republican president has “already conceded that he wants to turn down the volume” on federal immigration operations.

Republican Congress leaders Johnson and Thune look like what'd you get if you impressioned a face-shaped boot tread onto a faceless head. And Johnson's comments here really shows that boot-licking is all he's got left.

2d ago

$500 million bribe from the Abu Dhabi Royal Family to Trump uncovered.

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2d ago

The most powerful person on the planet, also happens to be the most shamelessly corrupt.

He needs no shame either, as he has a subservient Supreme Court that is working overtime covering for him.

3d ago

Elon Musk Seeks Image Repair After Epstein Files: Cuts Starlink Access to Russian Military Following Years of Data Sharing

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 3d ago

Original

3d ago

French IT giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 3d ago

Not our problem anymore, right? It's now an independent problem from us!

5d ago

No work, no school, no shopping: Jan. 30 nationwide general strike to protest ICE gains celebrity endorsements

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 5d ago

Because the national momentum is going to fizzle out quickly if there's no end in sight and no concrete achievable demand.

I will assume you are asking genuinely, but I hope you realize that every step that has prepared people to strike has been disparaged by people saying "not enough!"

I don't think such a strong yet peaceful resistance to ICE could have happened without the series of No Kings protests.

I don't think that the statewide strike could have happened without the persistent yet peaceful protest and resistance.

I don't think the national one day strike could happen tomorrow without some evidence of it being successful and effective at the state-level, which it was.

An ongoing strike will be more likely to be successful if it follows a series of one day strikes. Yet a certain contingent cries "forever national strike now", as if that can manifest itself just by saying it. So I'm sorry if you're taking heat for a genuine concern, but it follows a long line of other users questioning if any action is "enough".

In the realm of strike action, it's like rotating strikes for an industry or work-to-rule instead of going directly to an all out work stoppage. These are tools you need to take time and prepare to use, and use them effectively. America's not used to resisting the federal apparatus en masse like this in decades. Allow people some time and training. And I don't imagine tomorrow will be the last day people decide to take action to resist the Trump admin.

5d ago

Trump Has Already Spent $500 Million Deploying Troops to U.S. Cities

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 5d ago

That would be enough to reduce homelessness by more than 10% for a year.

1w ago

Alberta justices speak up about independence after premier muses about directing the courts

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 1w ago

I read it as "We want Lady Justice to remove the blindfold and watch only right-wing propaganda".

2w ago

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys to Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2w ago

They'd hand all of Canadians' data to ICE at their first request.

2w ago

ICE to purchase 500,000-square-foot warehouse near Ashland for immigration detention facility

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2w ago

He is the namesake of a grocery chain (save-on-foods etc.), advertising business, car dealership, at least one hospital wing, and now the Jim Pattison Torture Prison, I guess.

2w ago

PieFed vs Lemmy. What say you?

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2w ago

IMO they're both good and deserve our weight, I do think they can work off each other.

I use Lemmy because their mobile app support is much better and Jerboa (the Lemmy maintainers' app) has everything I need and not a single bit more. I think it would be great for Piefed to get more app support.

There are a lot of features that I think Lemmy can benefit from emulating from Piefed, like the option to show comments from crossposted threads, filters, and more granular moderation capability. I heard Piefed is a lot lighter on resources, so if I were to self-host I might use that one. Also I have no idea how many of Lemmy's shortcomings are due to be addressed in their planned 1.0 release.

Lemmy development is slow whereas Piefed is a bit faster, I think each is great in their own right. Not everyone agrees with me here, but I think the Lemmy developers do a good job keeping their personal beliefs to their own instance, rather than let it infiltrate the code base. Same with Piefed. I think the development of both should be encouraged rather than trying to find rifts and making it a team sport.

2w ago

From ‘Elbows Up’ to Capitulation and Back | The Tyee

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2w ago

In hindsight it's all water under the bridge.

I wasn't expecting Carney to be like the Ford and call him a pedophile protector, or to explicitly label the US as a military threat... But I can't deny I was disappointed of how easily he was able to be a doormat in response to Trump's sudden inexplicable gripe against the Digital Services Tax. And I would have liked him to drop the pretenses earlier, of hoping (beyond hope) Trump would pull back on his self-imposed tariff foolishness, by the mere virtue of Canada being a reasonable negotiating partner.

2w ago

It’s a Brutal Flu Year. Why Are Canadians Shunning Vaccinations?

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Rentlar @lemmy.ca 2w ago

When news comes out about divergence of flu strain and the vaccine targeted strains, many people read it (incorrectly) as "the vaccine this year doesn't work". I don't get the vaccine, and I haven't had a fever with the flu for like 10 years (I have 5 Covid shots and got covid twice). It's mostly just my laziness, and I don't see the benefit over being consciously against it.