Tired journalism on the radio this morning:
"The Bank of #Canada has one job: to maintain the rate of inflation at 2%."
Maybe read the BoC Act before spouting nonsense? The Bank's mission is set out in the preamble. While inflation - though the word is never used in the law - is part of the story, it's anything but the full story. And, yes, 2% has become convention since the …
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday appointed two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee,
positioning two close allies of Donald Trump who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election on a panel that receives sensitive classified briefings and oversees the work of America’s spy agencies.
The appointments of GOP Reps. Scott #Perry of Pennsylvania
and Ronn…
'Like putting Bonnie and Clyde in charge of bank security': Ex-intel committee member slams Johnson - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/mike-johnson-intel-committee/
“House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday appointed two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee, positioning two close allies of Donald Trump who worked to overturn the 2020 presidential election on a panel that receives sensitive classified briefings and oversees the work of America’s spy agencies.”
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There is a culture about "in-camera" proceedings that even the most banal information about the proceedings should be kept secret. I saw this kind of attitude at the municipal government level while councillor and still see it today.
I'm very glad the Supreme Court of Canada made this strong ruling showing that confidentially to protect privacy does not and cannot mean complete secrecy if we are true to our ideals of transparent courts and gov.
En ce moment je suis au #Canada et donc j’ai regardé un bout de l’emission “Au suivant”
D’une part, je me demande si un Québécois qui entend un Français parler trouve ça aussi drôle qu’un Français qui entend un Québécois… 🫢
D’autre part, répondre “Edit Piaf” pour “qui est la première personne qui a chanté l’Aigle Noir.. franchement… fraannchemennnnt?!?!! 😬
Speaker Johnson appoints two Trump allies to a committee that handles classified intelligence (Stephen Groves/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/house-intelligence-committee-trump-perry-jackson-868039d95bc245634644514d2a5abe48
http://www.memeorandum.com/240605/p69#a240605p69
:kitten: Say hello to the new Kitten web site! 🎉
https://kitten.small-web.org
Like Kitten itself, it’s a baby but will be evolving quickly as they approach API version 1 together.
Enjoy!
💕
PS. Of course it’s written in Kitten itself. It doesn’t do anything fancy but here…
Donald Trump calls for Jan. 6 committee members to be indicted
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4708462-trump-jan-6-committee-members-indicted-bannon/