Prince George's #cityofPG first mayoral debate is happening tonight. I'll be interested to hear how they differentiate themselves from each other. CBC.ca/bcvotes You can explore their platforms and existing info here: princegeorge2022.glitch.me/#mayors

The first all-candidates debate for the Prince George election is underway now, focused on environment and sustainability: princegeorge2022.glitch.me/#debates I'm not livetweeting. @jackmoulton65 is though.

https://twitter.com/jackmoulton65/status/1574923308369604609

So yeah, that person who "resigned" from CBC and is being held up as someone with an insider's knowledge of the place didn't actually have a position to resign from. And I'll give a bit more nuance here because there are (too) many people without...
gawker.com/media/cbc-life… ... contracts who are nevertheless essential contributors to the journalism that gets done, but there is yet to be any evidence that Henley was among them. While there are many casuals to whom you can attribute an important body of work to on all sorts of subjects, that doesn't..

Well this is weird

I believe Quesnel mayor Bob Simpson was ahead of the curb when he decided to get rid of his Facebook profile. Seeing more politicians do same. And there's this:

More B.C. municipalities are turning off Facebook comments
cbc.ca/news/canada/br… We went generations without Facebook comments on city notices in newspapers, I'm sure things will be able to function just fine this way. Anyone who doesn't at least have some sympathy for doing this doesn't spend time managing a Facebook page

RCMP expected stiffer resistance during raid in B.C. pipeline, land rights conflict | CBC News cbc.ca/news/indigenou… "Social media 'rhetoric' from supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs — who say the Coastal GasLink (CGL) project does not have their consent to cross the territory — led planners to believe they would face fiercer resistance, the RCMP said in a statement to CBC News"

This alert was just sent to phones in Prince George and area. Active shooters alert for Vanderhoof RCMP confirms. More details coming soon #vanderhoof

Gidimt'en checkpoint leader Sleydo' Molly Wickham is expected to be seen in court in Prince George today after being arrested last Friday in Wet'suwet'en territory. Several others arrested with her were processed yesterday including two journalists. cbc.ca/news/canada/br… According to the conditions of release for those arrested yesterday, journalists can return to the injunction zone to do their jobs. Wet'suwet'en members are allowed to return for "traditional practices". Others arrested are not allowed to return.

Documentarian Michael Toledano (@M_Tol) is greeted by cheers and hugs outside the Prince George courthouse upon release after being arrested and held over the weekend. No coat - police say his possessions are at the Prince George courthouse @M_Tol "Its fascistic, the entire thing is fascistic. Canadians should know that journalists in this country can be arrested and incarcerated if they're telling a story that RCMP don't like"

A gathering outside the Prince George courthouse as 13 people arrested in Wet’suwet’en territory last week are set to make an appearance within minutes. Arrested include two journalists and camp leader Sleydo’ Because of the number of people being held there are a very limited number of people being allowed in.

1. You shouldn't shuffle albums
2. You should still have the ability to shuffle albums
complex.com/music/spotify-… I mean obviously if you really want to shuffle an album (which you shouldn't) just put all the songs on a playlist and shuffle that. But it's silly to add extra steps to allow people to do something (which they shouldn't) if they can ultimately still do it.

"1984" was required reading for my high school English class and the aspect of it that stood out for me was Newspeak, and the character whose job it was to refine the English language to serve the purposes of Big Brother. Especially how he did it. The way it worked was he removed words from the language. "Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought?" he said at what point, explaining the value of removing words from the vocabulary

1. You can
2. This is not a good-faith way to start a discussion around inclusion
3. Further to both 1 and 2, one of the top 100 Bilboard songs right now is literally titled "Woman" Also I can't be the only one to notice DiManno's language choices: if you say the wrong word you are "clobbered" or "bludgeoned". Ok.

Cariboo-Prince George debate up now. NDP, PPC, Conservative, Christian Heritage, Liberal and Green Q1. Vaccinated Canadians can’t enter the U.S. What would you do about this?
Todd Doherty, CPC: The Liberals have mishandled this pandemic
Garth Frizzell, Liberals: We have a high vaccination rate, US is our friend, end is in sight

Prince George Chamber hosting two riding debates tonight over Zoom. Up first is Prince George-Peace River- Northern Rockies. Liberal, Green, PPC, Conservative, NDP and Maverick parties taking part. Link here: business.pgchamber.bc.ca/events/details… Q. Should we be in an election? Everyone but Liberal says no. Conservatives try to claim NDP were working with Liberals too much, NDP says Conservatives and Liberals are same

Ok I'm to post a list of answers to frequent responses I've gotten to talking about the long (hour+) wait time experienced at some voting stations in Prince George simply so I can direct people to it. Thread follows... cbc.ca/news/canada/br… 1. This was not just a matter of timing. It happened over the course of multiple days. I confirmed this with multiple voters, poll workers and my own two eyes and ears — people were continuously waiting more than an hour and on more than one day

Prince George School Board leadership resigns following report into systemic racism: "I can no longer be part of the Board of Education or a system that this report has shown to be racist, a culture of fear, and broken." cbc.ca/news/canada/br… "As a First Nations Leader, I can say that my voice was not meant to be at the table," says Trent Derrick, a member of the Gitxsan Nation who resigned as board chair. cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

So... 45 minute wait time to vote today.

I'm told earlier it was an hour and a half.

Not conducive to democracy.

https://twitter.com/mikekellett/status/1437263850961653764?s=19

I will never understand this idea that Blatchford was this kind-hearted loving person when she wrote stuff like this

(Lies, I understand it: she punched down) theglobeandmail.com/news/national/…

I'll be honest, 9/11 didn't have a profound impact on me when it happened. Our school didn't send people home or bring tvs into classrooms. I remember finding out because people were talking about it but it wasn't immediately an obviously life-changing moment. For me, the way 9/11 changed my life was a much slower process: It provided a window for mainstreaming hatred of other parts of the world, and the justification of war.

I'm surprised there doesn't yet exist a podcast or newsletter that tracks COVID misinformation and gives you the context and corrections around it. Seems there'd be as much market for that as all the people making $$ off the disinformation Like, if you engage in or encounter people speaking about vaccines being ineffective or dangerous you'll come across the same talking points, the same "studies", etc. Yet remarkably difficult to find things saying not only that they aren't true but explaining WHY