I recently led a research study comparing spending by large Canadian municipalities on homeless-related services and affordable housing. Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of the study:https://nickfalvo.ca/comparating-municipal-spending-on-housing-and-homelessness-in-canadas-major-cities/
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Plus, meddling homeowner associations are put in their place, retirees put up a good fight, and the left wins big across the pond.
Virgin's Doctor Who "The New Adventures" novels of the 1990s have had a lasting impact, from the show's return through the Disney+ era.
In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: The Acolyte, Star Trek: Prodigy, The Ark, Newhart, One Piece, Superman & Lois, Doctor Who, The Boys & more!
Maggie Goodlander’s campaign has also been boosted by a super PAC with links to billionaires Jeff Bezos and Michael Bloomberg.
The post A Well-Connected Veteran’s Congressional Campaign Is Fueled by Out-of-State Donors appeared first on The Intercept.
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This food timeline started as a way to explore the revolution in Australian food that has occurred during the baby-boomers’ lifetime, but has since expanded to include more about the previous decades (and century) as well. Also included are overseas events and trends that had an impact here. The entries are brief, but there are lots of links if you want more information.
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Panda-monium The public is getting its first video look at the San Diego Zoo’s new pair of pandas, just ahead of their first chance to see the pandas in person. Zoo officials on Friday released a video of the pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, playing in Panda Ridge, their home at the San Diego Zoo. Officials also announced that the pandas, who arrived to the zoo from China in June, will make their public debut on Thursday, Aug. 8. “We are delighted to introduce Yun Chuan and Xin Bao to our San Diego Zoo community,” Paul Baribault, president and CEO of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, said in a statement. “Our newest residents will bring joy to our visitors and symbolize the enduring spirt of international conservation efforts.” The pandas are the first to enter the United States in over two decades, according to the San Diego Zoo. Here are some gratuitous panda videos just for fun:
Dan Pfeiffer has some thoughts about how they plan to attack Harris if she does become the nominee: Despite their hatred of the “Crooked Media” (and Crooked Media), the Republicans follow the news. They know what is happening on our side. They built their entire campaign around beating Joe Biden — using concerns about his age as a proxy to frame the race as strong vs. weak. Thanks to Biden’s debate performance, that strategy worked well. As we stand today, Trump is a heavy favorite to return to the White House. The campaign wasn’t set up to beat Kamala Harris or someone else, so Trump supporters are begging Biden to stay in the race. As the convention continues, more and more Republicans are trying to shoehorn Kamala Harris into their speeches. Here’s JD Vance on Wednesday night: Other speakers previewed what I expect to be the top two attacks if Harris becomes the nominee. One, she was in charge of the border and therefore responsible for the chaos that is so prominent in Republican rhetoric.
“Regulators should carefully avoid any intervention” the company said in response to a federal probe of security and interoperability risks.
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, a form of apartheid, and must end, says the U.N.’s high court at The Hague.
The post The ICJ Ruling Confirms What Palestinians Have Been Saying for 57 Years appeared first on The Intercept.
JV Last at the Bulwark: My impression from the convention is that Republicans, from Trump on down, are absolutely certain he’s going to win. […] What I saw at this convention wasn’t confidence. It was overconfidence. It was complacency. I saw a party and a candidate who expect a coronation, not a campaign. Who believe that the general election will play out exactly as the primaries did. What I saw was a tired, meandering old man playing the hits. Still trotting out Lee Greenwood and Franklin Graham. He says this is an opportunity. He’s sure that Biden will step aside and that “Donald Trump will not run against a zombie campaign the rest of the way. He will be challenged by someone young, scrappy, and hungry.” I don’t know about that. It seems likely today but who knows? This drama seems to be continuing and the media can speak of nothing else. Last says, ” the Trump we saw last night can be beaten. And the fact that Republicans don’t realize this only adds to his vulnerability.” I think that’s right. If the Democrats can get it together.
Emily Jashinsky of “Counter Points” discusses Republican National Convention takeaways with Ryan Grim.
The post Trump, Vance, and the New Right at the RNC appeared first on The Intercept.
I wish there were more reporters willing to speak this way.
“All States are under an obligation not to recognize as legal the situation arising from the unlawful presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. […] Continue reading »
“In my view, three dimensions of Israel’s policies and practices illustrate that the maintenance by Israel of its occupation does not qualify as an act of self-defence: their intensity, their territorial scope and their temporal scope.” The policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, some of which are discussed in the Advisory Continue reading »