Thursday, August 24, 2023

News roundup, 24 Aug 2023

- Some of the evacuation orders in BC have been lifted.

- A tentative deal has been reached between striking MLCC workers and the corporation (nobody wants the prospect of a dry Labour Day weekend I guess). On the other hand, MPI workers seem to be headed for a strike of their own.

- Nurses at Manitoba's largest hospital are working crazy amounts of overtime. The NDP is vowing to get this under control.

- Winnipeg's firefighters' union has endorsed the NDP in the election.

- Why didn't Trump attend the Republican primary debate? Because he didn't have to. There was never any danger of him not being talked about.

- Rudy Giuliani has been booked in Georgia. Trump followed shortly thereafter. Funny thing is, Giuliani is apparently now so broke he needs help with his bail. Still no sign of Trump's sheeple turning away from him.

- An Ontario court has ruled that yes, Jordan Peterson does need to follow the requirements of his professional association in order to retain his license to practice psychology. Predictably, his fanboys are up in arms.

- Still no clarity on the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's jet. Some Wagner-affiliated folks are alleging that the plane was shot down, which is interesting but perhaps not surprising. Whether this will help Putin is another question entirely. Not everyone is even sure that it was actually him on board.

- Meanwhile, Ukraine claims to have landed troops in Crimea, and there were more attacks by Russia, causing at least one fatality, as Ukraine tries to celebrate their Independence Day.

- The dude who sold tickets for a vapourware festival is trying again.


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