WizardGed

The answers already mentioned are great but I want to add a bit as well. Remember that just like you or I grew up in the countries or culture/group(s) we grew up in and have some allegiance, hold dignity in or have warm feelings for, so do Russia/USSR/KGB about their countries or culture/group. Unfortunately It doesn't seem to really matter for most people if you are in the "wrong" or not. Human nature, society and our baser instincts tell us that betraying, speaking ill, or leaving these places or things are not only bad, but a hugely taboo thing that is one of the most shameful things possible. it runs counter to the baser instincts that have allowed humans to survive as a species. Whats more in a more practical way the majority of the Russian population that the most powerful people are scared of are not really seeing the full damage wholesale. So it's easier to dismiss concerns and issues as exceptions or "one offs" even when life is hard it's easy to compartmentalize it. especially if your culture has an attitude of "Shut up, it could be worse!". unfortunately Russia seems to be shaping up their population to get rid of the people that pose no risk, trying to solve the problem until they win or they cause their society to shatter. the unfortunate thing is that Russia doesn't even fully understand all they have lost yet (no one ever truly does until it's over and they can look back), but they may have already sealed their own fate. There is no amount of children or resources to loot from Ukraine that will undo the damage done by the current war even in the best case scenario. Russian leadership has pretty much dug their own grave as they sacrifice more and more to build their own gallows(the wartime economy that crushes nations and weapons they have neither the people, or allies to sell to).

GF = Girfriend. Not suprising this is lost on lemmy users /s

Warning Opinions/rant incoming:

If they think that Doug Ford (DoFo) is going to start being nice and quiet by refusing to negotiate or that he is going to suffer in the polls because of this they've misread the situation. If anything this just hardens everyone's resolve that Trump will be petty about even minor grievances and therefore we should accelerate our move away from the USA and look more to the other big guys in the room. If trump is as petty and as much of a "pain" to deal with as china or India but with the only benefit being distance then maybe we need to start setting things up to deal with them more and work on cutting the US out of our dealings with Mexico.

If the US wants to try and kill the auto sector and lumber industry in Canada. lets make them priorities and make the transit of those resources to ports a priority. if pipelines are such a no go for BC then lets expand rail west. rail can be used for lumber, auto, crops and oil. There seems to be more appetite for a pipeline east especially if it replaces the oil pipeline that goes south through the US and the great lakes and instead goes around it through the prairie's and Ontario. Ontario has Break Bulk ports and many cities that would love to build them if they are given capital and an opportunity to be the next trans mountain project of the east.

maybe also time to look for some other company to buy the Brampton, Oshawa and Ingersoll plants. maybe some EV manufacturers in china want to assemble there or maybe some low cost smaller cheaper vehicles from India could be made there.

The US thinks they have us pinned down (mostly because they do at the moment) lets make that not the case in the future so we can still do business without involving them. That will hurt far more than any commercial can.

Just want to clarify are you asking what people should have been paying attention to when DOGE was all they would talk about? or are you asking what what DOGE "should" have focused on?

My Best guess at timelines for when DOGE was all over the news was January to June ish: From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump

Timeline:

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): Trump establishes this new government initiative.

    Implementation: DOGE is tasked with reducing federal spending and limiting bureaucracy. It has overseen mass layoffs of civil servants and efforts to dismantle agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). 

Executive Orders: On his first day, Trump signs an executive order related to restoring "merit-based federal hiring practices."

Immigration Policy:

    The Laken Riley Act is signed into law(Start of crackdown on anyone not a citizen) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laken_Riley_Act.

    The administration revives numerous immigration laws from Trump's first term.

    Procedures for mass deportations are initiated, including mass raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide. 

Foreign Policy Withdrawals: The administration initiates the withdrawal of the United States from:

    The World Health Organization (WHO)

    The Paris Climate Accords

    UNESCO

Ongoing from that period:

Executive Orders: Over 200 executive orders have been signed. Most have been or are currently being challenged in court.

Trade and Tariffs: The administration has overseen a series of tariff increases and pauses, including the "Liberation Day" tariffs. These have led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries and caused a brief stock market crash and market instability since then.

Russo-Ukrainian War: The administration has undertaken multiple attempts at peace negotiations to end the war that began in 2022. All have mostly failed.

Foreign Aid Freeze: The administration froze most foreign aid programs for 90 days.

Targeting of Opponents: The administration has taken action against law firms for challenging its policies and has been targeting political opponents.

It's a big mess. Is there a specific time frame you have in mind?

What an utter asshat.

This all comes down to the old adage “You’re judged by the company you keep”. Being an admin choosing not to interact with or banning/blocking those that you or your community would find harmful is part of the job. That doesn’t make them an asshole. Whether you like it or not you have surrounded yourself with a significant number of problematic topics and stances and people are going out of the way to distance themselves from you. online communication mediums are not guaranteed and participation is optional. You may want to consider why others are treating you this way and why it continues to happen. take a step back and really consider what has been said, the good news is that if you want to change you can, the online sphere cares very little about who you are and a lot about how you treat and communicate with others. If you actually take the time for introspection and change You’ll likely have no issues going forward choosing some other account. Otherwise this will likely happen again and again no matter what.

I have never watched the show, I've seen a few Great british baking show episodes dotted around the internet though.

• How does it compare?
• Do I need to rewatch from season 1 to get things/jokes?
• Anything to keep in mind while I watch?

It depends entirely on what form it is in. mined Lithium (Spodumene) smells like dirt/rocks (because surprise, surprise, that's what it is), Metallic Lithium is very soft and reactive so it has no smell besides the mineral oil it's often kept in (or the smell of burnt hair and a sharp metallic smell if you were silly enough to try and dry it off and smell it as it burst into flames/smoke). @EmoPolarbear@lemmy.ca covers it best when they said that it smells sweet (in a lot of batteries). I've heard it described before as smelling like Peardrax (sweet pear flavoured sparkling beverage) and having had it I'd agree. FYI most forms you would come into contact with are acutely toxic so maybe don't mess with it too much.

Something to keep in mind is if you have a diet that requires you to avoid sugar(diabetic/keto) don't buy heinz no sugar added, it's made in the USA. Buy French's they make no sugar added ketchup made in Canada with the same ingredients as there regular blend but use sucralose instead of sugar. (Haven't found a brand that's Canadian owned that I can buy outside of amazon :( )

Checked who the author was, should have guessed... SJVN. He certainly has a flair for taking something relatively small, that a solution already exists for and suggesting something bureaucratic, unnecessary, and completely outside his technical competence. This is one of those things that the kernel devs can, and will solve when it's a real problem. Random journalists and armchair experts can wait till they're called upon.

So I'll be the first to say this is not my specialty but from what I've read there are at least 3 separate hadith's that ban them: From Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 5946): "Do not practise tattooing and do not get yourselves tattooed." From Jami` at-Tirmidhi (Hadith 2782): "The Prophet (SAW) cursed the women who practice tattooing and those who seek to be tattooed, the women who remove hair from their faces seeking beautification by changing the creation of Allah." From Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 5937): "Allah has cursed the woman who tattoos (herself or someone else) or gets herself tattooed."

they are pretty clear on why they view them so negatively. pretty much any permanent bodily change is frowned upon as quite a few hadith's all link back to "not altering Allah's creation".

for some context the other abrahamic religions are more and more mixed but they also view it somewhat negatively though they tend to pull from Leviticus 19:28. which says : “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the Lord.” which is historically believed to be a combination of stopping them from taking up beliefs of other popular religions that did this, and was reinforced by not wanting to emulate or imitate what were done to slaves/property of the time (slaves/property were branded/tattooed).

Hope that's helpful!