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brianpeiristo
Veganism•Butcher Sees Dairy Farm and Slaughterhouse for First Time — Instantly Goes Vegan and Speaks Out on Live TVEnglish
2·7 days agoSounds like he was more of a business owner and left the dirty work to labourers until he actually bothered to look.
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CanadaPolitics•Canada abstains from speaking up against or for colonialismEnglish
13·8 days agoI found a statement from an Australian official that claims to speak on behalf of Canada and New Zealand as well, but it’s from October 16th, so not sure if it’s the same reasoning.
Thank you Chair,
I have the honour to deliver this explanation of vote on behalf of Canada, New Zealand and my own country, Australia.
CANZ members are strong supporters of the right of all peoples to self-determination.
We will continue to promote the full implementation of Article 73 of the UN Charter.
CANZ continues to work across the United Nations’ decolonisation agenda.
We abstained from voting on this resolution for three reasons.
First, there are already a number of existing resolutions on colonialism under consideration by the Fourth Committee.
Second, the resolution contains proposals that go against the spirit and intent of the UN80 Initiative and the UN General Assembly Revitalisation process.
The Secretary General’s UN80 mandate report of 12 May 2025 called for ways to “avoid duplication and ensure strategic use of resources across the UN system”. The GA Revitalization resolution (A/Res/79/327) noted “with concern the significant increase in the number of proposals to proclaim international days” and called for restraint on new mandates. CANZ shares these concerns regarding the proliferation of international days and their resource implications.
Third, this resolution is being introduced by a sponsor whose voting rights are currently suspended in the General Assembly.
Chair, it must also be re-stated in this Committee that one of the co-sponsors of the resolution - a permanent member of the UN Security Council - is actively undermining the decolonisation agenda by waging an illegal war to reassert imperial control over an independent sovereign state.
Russia’s illegal war of aggression undermines the UN Charter which prohibits the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
Our collective commitments to uphold sovereignty and territorial integrity are intrinsic to decolonisation.
Chair,
CANZ remains open to good faith discussions on innovative solutions to the complex issue of self-determination.
Thank you.
Here is Article 73: https://legal.un.org/repertory/art73.shtml
Here’s the article. It’s an excellent read: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-destroying-the-university-and-learning-itself
brianpeiristo
Technology@lemmy.world•The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders [15:02]English
112·12 days agoSounds like Geoffrey Hinton got in Bernie’s ear and did a good job convincing him of the fears. Hinton is a good guy, but he’s drunk too much of his own kool-aid. I think the bubble will pop at some point, but I’d prefer the fear-mongering over the hype, because the AI companies and governments do need more scrutiny.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch PornEnglish
6·12 days agoAlready happened with Discord. 70,000 government IDs leaked. https://discord.com/press-releases/update-on-security-incident-involving-third-party-customer-service
brianpeiristo
Fuck AI@lemmy.world•AI is Destroying the University and Learning ItselfEnglish
2·12 days agoExcellent read, thanks for sharing.
Awesome! I will ship it to you tomorrow morning!
I can ship it to you if you can pay for shipping. I put it up on ebay since it makes the process easier: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/136814774452
brianpeiristo
Technology@lemmy.world•Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch PornEnglish
4·13 days agoIt was a reasonable assumption, but the distribution didn’t pan out that way.
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Technology@lemmy.world•Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch PornEnglish
9·13 days agoIt is 49% of the population. I did the math: https://lemmy.ca/post/56198025/20385158
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Technology@lemmy.world•Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch PornEnglish
16·13 days agoI did the math and it’s 49.37% of the population, based on the 2024 census data, or 49.94% if you exclude Puerto Rico and D.C. I suppose mostly due to Texas and Florida being in the list, but also Ohio, Georgia and North Carolina with over 10M people each.
Here's the raw data
Based on the table from Wikipedia, and the list of states in the article.
State Population (2024) Requires Age Verification Population Requiring Age Verification California 39,431,263 0 Texas 31,290,831 x 31,290,831 Florida 23,372,215 x 23,372,215 New York 19,867,248 0 Pennsylvania 13,078,751 0 Illinois 12,710,158 0 Ohio 11,883,304 x 11,883,304 Georgia 11,180,878 x 11,180,878 North Carolina 11,046,024 x 11,046,024 Michigan 10,140,459 0 New Jersey 9,500,851 0 Virginia 8,868,896 x 8,868,896 Washington 7,958,180 0 Arizona 7,582,384 x 7,582,384 Tennessee 7,227,750 x 7,227,750 Massachusetts 7,136,171 0 Indiana 6,924,275 x 6,924,275 Maryland 6,263,220 0 Missouri 6,245,466 x 6,245,466 Wisconsin 5,960,975 0 Colorado 5,957,493 0 Minnesota 5,793,151 0 South Carolina 5,478,831 x 5,478,831 Alabama 5,157,699 x 5,157,699 Louisiana 4,597,740 x 4,597,740 Kentucky 4,588,372 x 4,588,372 Oregon 4,272,371 0 Oklahoma 4,095,393 x 4,095,393 Connecticut 3,675,069 0 Utah 3,503,613 x 3,503,613 Nevada 3,267,467 0 Iowa 3,241,488 0 Puerto Rico 3,203,295 0 Arkansas 3,088,354 x 3,088,354 Kansas 2,970,606 x 2,970,606 Mississippi 2,943,045 x 2,943,045 New Mexico 2,130,256 0 Nebraska 2,005,465 x 2,005,465 Idaho 2,001,619 x 2,001,619 West Virginia 1,712,278 0 Hawaii 1,446,146 0 New Hampshire 1,409,032 0 Maine 1,405,012 0 Montana 1,137,233 x 1,137,233 Rhode Island 1,112,308 0 Delaware 1,051,917 0 South Dakota 924,669 x 924,669 North Dakota 796,568 x 796,568 Alaska 740,133 0 District of Columbia 702,250 0 Vermont 648,493 0 Wyoming 587,618 x 587,618 343,314,283 169,498,848 49.37%
brianpeiristo
Canada•Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denialsEnglish
5·14 days agoI’m not sure if there are protests specific to each of these companies, but if you’re near one of them, it may be worth trying to start something local.
I’ve mostly been attending the protests run by Palestinian Youth Movement Toronto who had a hand in writing these reports. https://linktr.ee/pymtoronto also check out https://www.findaprotest.info/
brianpeiristo
Canada•Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denialsEnglish
9·14 days agoThe latest report names these companies for using the loophole to route parts through the US.
https://armsembargonow.ca/nomoreloopholes/
- Honeywell (Mississauga, ON)
- Heroux Devtek (Laval, QC)
- Magellan Aerospace (Kitchener, ON)
- Cyclone Manufacturing (Mississauga, ON)
The previous report (July 2025) had a longer list. They shipped parts to Israel, often via European countries and as cargo on passenger flights.
https://armsembargonow.ca/report/
- Inova Geophysical (Calgary, AB)
- Novatel (Calgary, AB)
- Stelia Aerospace North America (Lunenburg, NS)
- AM Rubber & Foam Inc (Brampton, ON)
- Dishon Limited (Concord, ON)
- Enercorp Instruments Ltd (Brampton, ON)
- Nexeya Canada (Markham, ON)
- Noranco Woodbridge (a PCC Company) (Woodbridge, ON)
- Pixus Technologies (Waterloo, ON)
- Power Electronics (CPI Industries) (Georgetown, ON)
- Apollo Microwaves (Dorval, QC)
- CAE Inc. (Saint-Laurent, QC)
- CMC Electronics (Saint-Laurent, QC)
- General Dynamics OTS (Repentigny, QC)
- Marinvent Corporation (St. Bruno de Montarville, QC)
- Pratt & Whitney (Longueuil, QC)
- Rheinmetall Canada (Saint Jean sur Richelieu, QC)
- Calian GNSS (Ottawa, ON)
- Anodyne Electronics Manufacturing Corporation (Kelowna, BC)
Plus 19 other companies not explicitly researched in that report, but known to ship military parts to Israel: Apex Industries, Arconic / Howmet Aerospace / Kawneer Company Canada, ASCO Aerospace Canada Ltd., ATP / Veryon / Casebank, BAE Systems, Ben Machine Products, Collins Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright, Cyclone Manufacturing, Excelitas, Gastops, GeoSpectrum Technologies, Héroux-Devtek, Honeywell Aerospace, Inkas, Kraken Robotics, Magellan Aerospace, PCC Aerostructures Centra, TTM Technologies Inc. (formerly Viasystems Toronto Inc.),
brianpeirisOPto
Canada•Toronto is out on Bay and Front today because the ceasefire is a lie and Palestinians are still dyingEnglish
2·16 days agoI don’t use Instagram, but I check in on the profile for the Palestinian Youth Movement Toronto every so often https://www.instagram.com/pymtoronto
More info about them here: https://linktr.ee/pymtorontoThere’s also https://www.findaprotest.info/
Here’s the video on PeerTube: https://video.canadiancivil.com/w/s9BYtH94oZj1hMyQhg8VY5
brianpeirisOPto
Boycott US•I'm writing to my favourite YouTubers to politely ask them to consider uploading to YouTube alternativesEnglish
2·20 days agoNice! Thanks for sharing.
brianpeirisOPto
Boycott US•I'm writing to my favourite YouTubers to politely ask them to consider uploading to YouTube alternativesEnglish
3·20 days agoGood call, I’ll mention Patreon in my future emails.
brianpeirisOPto
Boycott US•I'm writing to my favourite YouTubers to politely ask them to consider uploading to YouTube alternativesEnglish
1·20 days agoYup, that’s why I’m asking them to use the alternative as a secondary, not a primary platform. I just want the option for now, we’ll have to see how things shake out in terms of monetization a few years from now.
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Canada•Nearly 40 per cent of Canadian teens victimized online say it happened on Snapchat, new report saysEnglish
8·21 days agoIt’s fine to call this out, but please consider judging the article on its content. Here’s an archive link: https://archive.is/2NfW7














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