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An excellent essay on Albert Memmi and the problems with postcolonialism.
https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/albert-memmi-and-the-problem-with-postcolonialism/

I seem to remember "strongtowns is libertarian junk that just wants housing to have less restrictions"
I mean... I align with them on "there should be less restrictions on building higher density housing"
If I can get a bunch of republicans to agree to ease zoning for an apartment complex,
or get a bunch of centerist democrats to agree to requiring 20% of units have to be affordable or rent-controlled,
I think I'm okay with that.
not okay with having to pause every time an armchair redditor thinks only being pure in their ideology is the only way to govern a town.
You can't get anything done if you only divide people.

Good Morning #Canada
One benefit of these morning posts is my education on Canadian history, and specifically how many times the U.S. tried to invade Canada. On this day in 1838 the Battle of Pelee Island took place during the Patriot War involving small groups of men on each side of the border seeking to "liberate" Upper Canada from the British.
Here is a longer read on the Patr…

The Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-38
The Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837-38 Introduction Few anticipated that demands for political reform in Upper Canada would culminate in an armed…

Prequestioning Enhances Undergraduate Students Learning in an Environmental Chemistry Course
Steven C. PanNational University of Singapore, Jia Yi HanNational University of Singapore, Fun Man FungNational University of Singapore
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02788

Prequestioning Enhances Undergraduate Students Learning in an Environmental Chemistry Course
Prequestioning is an instructional strategy that involves taking practice tests on to-be-learned information followed by studying the correct answers. Despite promising results in laboratory studies, it has rarely been examined in authentic educational settings. The current study investigated the pedagogical benefits of prequestioning as a learning intervention in an undergraduate environmental chemistry course. In each of 10 lecture sessions, the course lecturer administered four prequestions …

Imagine it's 1999 and Polaroid is trying to upsell you on gendered photo editing software

Salió la banda sonora de la biopic de la gran Amy Winehouse. Un disco doble que incluye canciones de artistas como Willie Nelson, Tony Bennett, The Libertines, Nick Cave y, por supuesto, la misma Amy.
Este es un disco que merece ser escuchado con atención. Y también hay que ver la película ☝🏻
🎧🔗

Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, une convention qui date de 1948. Or, malgré ce droit, les syndicats ne représentent pas la majorité des personnes salariées au Québec. On a même l'impression d'une certaine stagnation depuis quelques années.
#Syndicalisme

Trois défis pour nos syndicats
Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, ...

Imagine it's 1999 and Polaroid is trying to upsell you on gendered photo editing software

Good Morning #Canada
Today is National Flower Day and I'm disappointed to report that Canada does not have one. We have a national tree, the maple, but no flower. Thankfully, each of our provinces and territories have an official floral emblem, making this morning's post a tad more interesting. Official flowers from Nunavut, Quebec and Newfoundland & Labrador are my favourites.

The Fascinating Origins of Canada's Provincial Flowers
How well do you know your Canadian history? Find out how each of the country's provincial flowers were chosen.

Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, une convention qui date de 1948. Or, malgré ce droit, les syndicats ne représentent pas la majorité des personnes salariées au Québec. On a même l'impression d'une certaine stagnation depuis quelques années.
#Syndicalisme

Trois défis pour nos syndicats
Peu de gens savent que se syndiquer est un droit reconnu dans la Convention sur la liberté syndicale et la protection du droit syndical, ...