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offsite link Canadian Town Fined and Mayor Sent for Compulsory Education After Failing to Hoist Pride Flag Sun Dec 01, 2024 19:00 | Richard Eldred
In a bizarre ruling, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has fined the tiny town of Emo and its mayor $15,000 for failing to fly a Pride flag ? on a flagpole that doesn't exist.
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offsite link Fear of Offence is Eroding Free Speech and Fuelling Modern Blasphemy Laws, Says Kathleen Stock Sun Dec 01, 2024 15:02 | Richard Eldred
Blasphemy laws are a dangerous road to walk down, as religious offence should never trump the vital need for free speech, no matter who gets upset, warns Kathleen Stock in the Sunday Times.
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offsite link Is Elon Musk About to Give Nigel Farage $100 Million to Make Him Next PM? Sun Dec 01, 2024 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Elon Musk is rumored to back Nigel Farage?s Reform Party with a $100 million "F*** you, Starmer" play to shake up UK politics and elevate Farage to Downing Street.
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"If we want to reverse global warming we're going to have to be a bit more queer." Chad Frischmann is a 'queer climate expert' convinced that gays have a "superpower" to solve climate change. Steven Tucker is sceptical.
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Details of IMF-government communication

category international | miscellaneous | other press author Saturday December 19, 2009 09:38author by Cathal Report this post to the editors

The Irish Times has published some quotes from emails between the Department of Finance and the IMF.

Refering to the governement phrase, long term economic value, the IMF said: “It is both sufficiently specific and sufficiently vague to allow appropriate flexibility. I hope you can retain this language,”

Related Link: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/1219/1224260980146.html
author by Serfpublication date Sat Dec 19, 2009 14:36author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Masterfully stealing 7 billion in one stroke of the pen from the already cash strapped taxpayer. With approval from the IMF for the sneaky wording. And clauses against allowing affordable housing recommended as they did in the good 'ole US as this would lower property prices. wouldn't want the homeless to have an opportunity to get housed after the housing bubble burst would we?. Seems that all these capitalist institutions are well oiled and working together in concert to fleece the common man and keep him in a state of poverty and stress over having a roof over his head. Add to this the coming property tax (which will likely include the family home!) and you start to wonder exactly whose interests this system really serves and are they taking the piss as well as all our money.

 
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