Carman J. Price

“I want everybody to be smart. As smart as they can be. A world of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.”

- Garson Kanin, ‘Born Yesterday’ #botd in 1912 ✍️

Don't buy Starbucks at any location for the duration of the strike

@sbworkersunited.org have launched the biggest open-ended strike in Starbucks history, fighting for fair wages and against unfair labor practices. We all need to stand in solidarity with striking workers. DON'T BUY STARBUCKS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STRIKE. #NoContractNoCoffee

Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.

@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.

This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.

John Schneider tells us that just before the #BlueJays took the field for Game 6 last night, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. told the team:

“If you’re nervous tonight, look at me.”

Billie Eilish has a message for billionaires: “Give your money away, shorties.”

Organist at Dodger Stadium playing “The NeverEnding Story” in the 18th is outstanding.

George's full AB with in stadium audio only.

What a fucking embarrassment.

Lah. Di. Dah. 💔

You find out who’s actually your people real fast this way.

A quote by Kazuo Ishiguro: But in the end, stories are about one person saying to another: This is the way it feels to me. Can you understand what I'm saying? Does it feel this way to you?"

That Ishiguro quote, one more time.

SR3 Increased Library Funding from the Province is Overdue UBCM Executive Whereas libraries in BC are primarily (more than 90 percent) funded by local governments, and the provincial government’s share of library funding has been decreasing – from 21 percent of total revenue collected by libraries in 1986 to 6 percent in 2022; And whereas the $14 million of core funding from the Province that covers all 71 library systems in BC has not increased since 2010 while the population of BC grew by 29 percent and overall inflation went up 36 percent; And whereas libraries are doing more to assist provincial objectives for the economic and social health of communities including: providing information and services for small businesses and individuals seeking employment; acting as critical locations of refuge during emergencies; operating as heating and cooling shelters; providing front-line community services by offering space and supporting patrons with mental health and addiction issues as well as barriers to housing; and supporting the process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM call on the provincial government to recognize the evolving and challenging situation for public libraries as well as their unique role as community spaces, and increase the annual core provincial funding for libraries to $30 million in keeping with the long-standing request made by the BC Public Library Partners and the recommendation of the Province’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services; And be it further resolved this increase in core funding be increased on a yearly basis in keeping with cost of living and inflationary pressures; And be it further resolved that UBCM urge the provincial government to establish a dedicated capital funding program to assist local governments in upgrading, expanding, and constructing library facilities to meet community needs. UBCM Resolutions Committee Recommendation: Endorse

UBCM delegates just endorsed a resolution calling on the province to boost core funding for libraries by $30M

It was amended to add a call for the province to review the funding model for libraries

No con speakers, this passed with significant support #bcpoli

It was very jarring watching Colbert last night and seeing one on the commercial break. I thought it was a parody and part of the show at first!

The fact that MP Vince Gasparro, who is Parliamentary Secretary for Combating Crime, announced this “in a video posted to his X account on Friday” is probably fine, right?

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

JUST IN: An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what it described as “the “most authoritative UN finding to date.” https://cnn.it/3VjaHzS

it is not civil when an evil person says evil things in a calm tone of voice.

conversely, it is not uncivil when a good person uses curse words to denounce evil things at the top of their voice.

it is evil to pretend not to understand this.

Wonderful! Thanks for this remembrance of an important show.

Ha! No worries. I love that you have such great memories of listening to the program.

This is a lovely piece. Really appreciate the acknowledgment of CBC’s important role in the jazz scene here in BC over many years, and everyone who ever worked on the show.

(One small thing at the end to edit before someone else points it out snarkily, Davis played trumpet not saxophone.)

Ezra- Your piece on the death of Charlie Kirk was reckless, insulting, condescending, and worst of all, a piece of hagiography. For someone who claims to honor history and context in your work, it reads as if it was written by someone who respects neither of those things.  What does it mean to practice politics in the "right way"? For whom does a "taste for disagreement" benefit? Certainly not the vulnerable populations—trans people, Black women, and more—who Kirk routinely targeted with hate speech and calls for violence.  When I was a college intern at NBC News Washington in 2008, I would watch your MSNBC appearances on the monitor in our office. At that point I could only dream of having a platform like yours, which has grown exponentially since then. Now that I have a platform (albeit it much, much smaller than yours) and I couldn't fathom using it to gaslight the country into believing a hateful man stood for a public good. Maybe it's time to consider how you're using yours.  Marisa

i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

A gun kills many men before it’s done.

It’s that time of year again. Back to school for the kids.

This ad should run during every NFL kickoff, every college football opener, every “Friday Night Lights.” Because school shootings are as American as football now.

Posted on behalf of my friend Val Zink.
"I can’t in good conscience continue to work for Reuters given their betrayal of journalists in Gaza and culpability in the assassination of 245 our colleagues."

If only good singers sang and only good dancers danced, there would be a lot less joy in the world.

88% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants, new poll confirms New polling conducted by Abacus Data confirms that nearly 9 in 10 Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants’ fight for fair pay – and they want the federal government to back off and let them neg...

88% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants, new poll confirms

cupe.ca/88-canadians...

Not paying their workers is much more important to these greedy sacks of shit than your summer travel plans, and we shouldn’t forget that.

Come on Air Canada! Get back to the negotiating table.

I love seeing how people notate their scorecard! I started using that app recently… I didn’t understand until now what the straight line is for.