There are people who have to work for there money, and there are people who passively make money (and basically don’t pay taxes on that passive income)

The parallels between the republican/democrat and conservative/liberal parties in that dems/libs are to some degree better than the more right-wing parties but still bent of @#$%ing the working class is tough to stomach

globe and mail editorial endorsement of Freeland to follow 🤦‍ (facepalm)

First off, this move is antithetical to the idea of making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. Second, if you’re making $1M on capital gains in a year, you’re not upper middle class or lower upper class - or whatever ‘they’re not that rich’ argument you intend. Third, and most importantly, the upper middle class/lower upper class (to use dated terminology) being taxed on their capital gains is a by-product. These taxes also catch, probably as they are intended to, people making 10 million or 100 million (I can’t imagine lol). And let’s not forget, they didn’t work an hour to make that money.

How come only those of us with jobs should pay income taxes?

Interesting question. I’m a new fan so I don’t really have a historical perspective. I’ll see what I think when next I tune into a game, tomorrow probably. Broadcast brightness probably varies by arena and possibly TV broadcaster though, no? (I say possibly TV broadcaster because I suspect all TV networks licensed to broadcast the game get the same camera feeds and probably use the same ones)

Thanks for writing that up (great job :) and for posting this! ❤️ I think many of us are trying to balance not subjecting ourselves too often to the dreadful news these days while wanting to keep informed. You’re doing a noble service, but please be sure to take of yourself too. A “last updated” in the article might be helpful if you plan on updating

Thanks. What I meant to convey is that the classifier is for 1 of 3 diets, not transgressions from 1 or more of the 3 diets

Epic share, thanks!!!

I didn’t know EMJ did news (ie, more plain language summaries of current research), so that’s cool too.

This is an example of slow-moving but really important science. The study didn’t investigate the ability of these tests to detect transgressions from a veg diet.

The significance of this study - which is really big for medicine and advocates of plant-based diets - is that it showed across 25k people that diet has such a strong effect on gut microbiome that you can look at a person’s microbiome and tell what their diet is with an impressive level of accuracy. It also describes how different microbiomes are associated with better and worse cardiometabolic health.

EMJ says it better than I can

This study reinforces the idea that diet patterns significantly shape gut microbiomes, which, in turn, influence overall health. It also suggests that improving dietary diversity, particularly by adding more plant-based foods to an omnivorous diet, could support better gut health and reduce disease risk. Further research is needed to explore food-to-gut transmission and the strain-level interactions between microbes and food components.

Right on! I’d love to see the Riders improve upon their solid performance last year.

And to those downvoting this post that is submitted to the appropriate, specific community: be a good Lemmy and block the community if you don’t want to see this content in your feed; downvoting is not the appropriate response if you want to see Lemmy grow and diversify

I learned a friend doesn’t have a family doctor, so he signed up for an app service that connect him to a doctor somewhere (in Canada, I’d guess, but I don’t know). $400 startup for 1 person, $30/mo subscription.

There’s people making a lot of money off of the shortage of publicly available physicians in Canada. And it’s not everyday Canadians

Well-spotted. Coming from the globe and mail, the mouthpiece for proponents of healthcare privatization in Canada, you’re almost certainly correct

Thanks for teaching me that the Halifax Examiner is a quality publication! I know so many Atlantic Canada news outlets are now owned and manipulated by American right-wing private equity. Tragic. Especially for our democracy. I’m kind of inclined to take a news break for the next 4 years, but if I’m looking at news, I’ll check out HE 👊

Please consider posting your content directly on Lemmy, especially if you’re going through a tough time and want comments ❤️. Use an alt account if your prefer

It’s a form of ‘othering’, which is an attempt to portray something (we don’t associate with) as fundamentally different or alien.

It probably stems from their cognitive dissonance, as in you’re eating cruelty-free and they’re not, so it helps them resolve any mental tension about their cruelty-containing diet by painting yours as strange.

If I were in your shoes, I’d sort out what I make of their behaviour. Are they good-naturedly adjusting to a family member making a lifestyle change or are they trolling. If I felt they were trolling, I’d do the opposite of what they’re doing. I would insist on labelling everything that is naturally vegan, “A vegan [food item, like watermelon]” and correct them each time, etc. To push it a step further, which would likely be too trolling for my tastes, call non-vegan things something like “animal cruelty [food item, like pumpkin break]”

Being vegan - interacting with omnivores and their denialism, projections, etc. - gets much easier with time.

Edit: Another approach would be to non-judgementally ask them about it, which might help them discover their own motivations and feelings around the issue. “I notice you’re prefixing, and I’d like to understand why you feel the need to do that better. Can you tell me a little more about what’s going on for you?”

Yes. There are so many different specialized kinds of nurses, nurses are highly skilled, and not every procedure needs an MD anesthesiologist. A healthy adolescent or young adult getting wisdom teeth extracted is very different from a medically complex older adult undergoing hip replacement

This is conjecture, but I think it’s protectionism by strong Canadian physicians’ unions. More physicians in the job pool means less job security and earnings potential for those already in it. There are many ways we could get more physicians in the workforce and/or in rural/remote communities that domestic MDs may not want to work in

Great write up, very clear! Fediverse for the win here 😎

What a depressing and dystopian headline. Oddly I can’t see the other comments in this thread when logged into my lemmy.ca account, and I’ve ruled out user blocking. I just see “2 more replies” when logged in and can’t see them

Holy misogyny, what is this trump social?

Looks great :D Base coat is nice to make the finished polish look smoother. Some are less toxic (better for your nails) than colour coats. Also it makes is easier to clean the nails when taking off the polish than not using the base coat. The number one cause of bubbles is applying another coat too soon before the previous one dries. Also, shake the colour polishes, but don’t shake the base or top ones - shaking those tends to cause bubbles. My best tip is to paint your nails under good light, so you can see what you’re doing better. If you notice bubbles in real time when you’re applying polish, you have a wee bit of time to apply another stroke to get rid of them