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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: Photos of Faces
French-fry Tidbit Face
A seasonal happy face, as it were. Continue reading
POS-Device Holder Face
It’s a big, bright, beautiful world out here, Buddy. Welcome to it. Continue reading
Faucet Face – Again
Ruminant or canine? You be the perceiver. Continue reading
The Nominees are . . .
One step forward, two steps back. Hey . . . Continue reading
Fleece Face
Another of life’s immutable rules and little mysteries. Continue reading
Cloud Face
Not exactly a happy face . . . Continue reading
Posted in Laughing Frequently, Photos of Faces, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Pareidolia, Skies
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Weights Faces
This is what happens when you get oot-and-aboot again after an illness. Continue reading
Sconce Face
It was the scalloped eyelashes that got me. That and the expression, with eyes demurely cast down and a shy smile. And is that a curled-up moustache and goatee?
Serving-bowl Face
Forever safe; forever trapped; forever mute. Continue reading