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Posted: 2023 Feb 03
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Los ríos son las venas de la Tierra... Rivers of #Mexico and #Africa, made with #QGIS and the tutorial of @cartocalypse. The data is from the HydroSheds page of @WWF. pic.twitter.com/XUjbmlx02H
— Juan Luis Torres (@juanluistv_) August 24, 2020
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"[We jump from] “This problem exists” to “The gov't must solve this problem but can’t” & absolve ourselves of responsibility...We expect too little of ourselves & too [much from] gov't. But when we don’t hold [gov't] responsible [for bad] public policy we ..expect too little.."
Janet Bufton (@hayekanuck): We have high state capacity, actually—we just have to demand its use
https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/janet-bufton-we-have-high-state-capacity-actually-we-just-have-to-demand-its-use/?utm_medium=paid+social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=boostA clear and readable "big bucket" analysis.
Many provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoliMany provincial health systems are strained. But there is only so much the federal government can do to help.
My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal fiscal constraints: https://thehub.ca/2023-02-07/trevor-tombe-is-ottawa-strapped-for-cash #cdnecon #cdnpoli"...we tend to believe that someone must earn our trust before we can enter into a rel'ship with them. But that’s upside down. Trust is not a precondition for cooperation; coop'n is a precondition for trust. Dependence is how we come to know who we can truly count on."
"Post-apocalyptic tales are stories about trust disguised as stories about disaster." @robkhenderson on what we can learn about human nature from @TheLastofUsHBO
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-last-of-us-reveals-the-best-of?utm_source=tfptwitterSubscribe2
Category Archives: Rambles
Keep it up then. Or not.
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Tagged Attitudes, Miscellany
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Out of This World
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Tagged Miscellany, Science, Skies
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Breaking News!
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Tagged Christmas, Family
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Arrive/Appear/Emerge
Surely some revelation is at hand. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Feeling Clearly, Through the Calendar
Tagged Christmas, Culture, Family
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Swish, Clang, Brr
The tnirely Canadian sensibility of the Canada Goose. Continue reading
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Dwarf-planet Gazing
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Trip Report
Another look or two at two former and always homes. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Landscapes, Through Canada
Tagged Birds, Flowers, Travel
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Hold My Beer and Farewell Best Beloved
History in the making. Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Through History, Through the Calendar
Tagged History, Word Play
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