Gardener. From flack to florist. From PR to peonies. Still fluent in spin. I media scan, therefore I am. Mister Rogers/Mary Oliver stan. Born at 326 ppm. Old married broad. Mom. Dogs' person. Canadian. she/her #BlackLivesMatter #LFC
Please let this be the undoing of Infantino which will then serve as a warning to anyone who comes after.
Match of the Day {bot}Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino's Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies. Uefa had earlier voted to boycott World Cups if the plans went ahead, and other governing bodies also voiced their opposition.
“I got it down to three words: capitalism is trash,” Perks said, eliciting laughs from most in the room."
Unofficial TorontoStar (All News)Longtime Toronto councillor Gord Perks signs off with an ovation, a hug — and cheeky advice: ‘capitalism is trash’
The Asian Football Confederation is saying no to the crook Infantino. "The AFC stands in solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF in expressing serious concerns over FIFA’s proposal to introduce private investment into FIFA's flagship competitions and the decision-making process around FFE."
Tariq PanjaThe full AFC statement here. But it is amusing to see such a high minded statement from the Asian Football Confederation which appeared to have no governance problem when member Saudi Arabia was handed 2034 World Cup in an incredibly murky process not so long ago. www.the-afc.com/en/more/afc_...
"While the impact of the change is difficult to quantify, several meteorologists, scientists and forecasting experts said that Canada will have less information or forewarning ahead of severe weather events, and that the country must reduce its reliance on American data for its modelling."
Blayne HaggartWeather forecasting is a good example of why @ntusikov.bsky.social argues that the US evisceration of its regulatory and scientific agencies means Canada needs more, not less, government to pick up the slack. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
People fled for their lives in boats. Public inquiry NOW. "The catastrophe has put Ontario’s wildfire response under a microscope, reviving long-standing questions about whether the province has dedicated enough staff & resources to battle these blazes," writes @jeffreybgray.bsky.social. #OnPoli
The Globe and MailPlease get your pets vaccinated. "In most of the world, it's dogs transmitting it, but pets here tend to be vaccinated. "If you own a pet, the easiest by far is to have your pet get its various shots. One of them is rabies. It's very effective."
Unofficial CBC News Mirror"Study after study catalogues a history of high costs, serious risks, geological side effects and broken promises. Most high-profile [carbon capture, utilization and storage] projects have faced shutdowns, leaks or technical snafus."
The TyeeCarbon capture, utilization and storage, or CCUS, is turning out to be a perfect example of what the social critic Jacques Ellul called the “technological bluff.” Andrew Nikiforuk explains.
"A study done in Phoenix done by Arizona State University found data centres can increase air temperatures by up to 4 degrees Fahrenheit in downwind neighbourhoods. The waste heat given off by one data centre as it cooled itself exceeded the amount produced by 40,000 households."
CNNNew research suggests data centers have an alarming and overlooked environmental impact: heat pollution. CNN's Laura Paddison reports.
"Loblaw booked a bigger profit in the second quarter as the grocery giant continued to lure bargain-hunting shoppers to its discount chains...However, sales growth was strongest in it's pharmacy unit, where executives say the rise of generic GLP-1 weight loss drugs is having a hefty impact." 👀
Unofficial CBC News MirrorThat tracks. Anecdotally, I have found that looking at flower photos does lower my blood pressure. After you read the abstract, be sure to scroll down and look at the photo of the flower. ⬇️❤️
Aimee 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧“Viewing a flower image provides automatic recovery effects after psychological stress” Read the article ↓ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #scicomms #botany #flowers #wildflowers #bloomscrolling
Will this happen to CDN municipalities w/moratoriums? "the AI company looking to build the data center, known as Kentucky Industrial Alliance, LLC, is fighting against that waiting period. The company has filed a lawsuit to overturn the council’s moratorium—despite the objections of local leaders"
Julia LevinA US AI company is suing a small Kentucky town for having issued a 12-month moratorium to research the construction plans for a data center near the entrance to a national park gearjunkie.com/parks-and-pu...