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It would be only fair to the reader to say frankly in advance that the attitude of any person toward this story will be distinctly influenced by his theories of the Negro race. If he believes that the Negro in America and in general is an average and ordinary human being, who under given environment develops like other human beings, then he will read this story and judge it by the facts adduced. If, however, he regards the Negro as a distinctly inferior creation, who can never successfully take part in modern civilization and whose emancipation and enfranchisement were gestures against nature, then he will need something more than the sort of facts that I have set down. But this latter person, I am not trying to convince. I am simply pointing out these two points of view, so obvious to Americans, and then without further ado, I am assuming the truth of the first. In fine, I am going to tell this story as though Negroes were ordinary human beings, realizing that this attitude will from the first seriously curtail my audience. W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS Atlanta, December, 1934

I'd forgotten how hard the preface to DuBois's "Black Reconstruction" (1934) went...and am saddened by how contemporary it still feels.

Quebec cheese curds could soon be 'protected' to promote authentic poutine around the world The Quebec dairy industry wants the province's cheese curds to be officially protected to promote authentic poutine around the world.

The Quebec dairy industry wants a reserved designation for poutine cheese — similar to the controlled appellation used for products like Champagne or Bordeaux.

Jenn Farrell is a Creative Force | The Tyee Her Witness The Fitness gym in Vancouver centres women and LGBTQ2S+ people of all sizes, shapes and experiences.

"The Pride and trans flags make it so that when people walk in, it’s like, ‘Social justice warriors are being woke in here. And if you don’t like that, you probably shouldn’t work out here.’" 😂 Super joyful interview by @kehyslop.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Culture/2026...

118 QUEENS AVENUE, New Westminster BC V3L 1J5, New Westminster, BC V3L 1J5 House For Sale | RE/MAX | R3088915 118 QUEENS AVENUE, New Westminster BC V3L 1J5 House for sale in New Westminster, British Columbia for $1,999,000 CAD, 0 bedrooms, 0 bathrooms, 4573 sqft. MLS® #:R3088915.

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remax.ca Property Description for 118 QUEENS AVENUE, New Westminster BC V3L 1J5 Rare opportunity for a large (heritage exempt) development lot on Queens Avenue An historic street that presents a stunning showcase of the character and crattsmanship of Queens Park heritage homes. 8,712 square foot lot (66'x132') on the corner of Bonson St allows for maximum flexibility in design. Build your dream home on Queens Ave and make the most of one of the very few view lots in all of Queens Park, with South-Southeast exposure looking out to the Fraser River. Laneway/Secondary dwelling will fit in seamlessly with the side-street access. This lot falls within the Transit Oriented Development Area of Columbia Skytrain Station. Buyers to verify development guidelines and potential.

This large (66x132) heritage exempt $2m corner lot falls within the Transit Oriented Development Area of Columbia Skytrain Station. #newwest #vanpoli #bcpoli

Refineries now. Next escalation: desalination plants.

#JUST_IN | Iran: We targeted the Haifa refinery with Kheibar Shakan missiles in response to the targeting of the Shahri refinery in Tehran.

Screenshot of Apple weather app. 95% chance of precipitation but zero between 7am and 7pm when anyone is likely to care. The small print notes that “The daily chance of precipitation tends to be higher than the chance for each hour.”

That’s some small print. It’s looking uncharacteristically sunny for the Festival du Bois tomorrow!

I also just posted a longer detailed breakdown on Facebook, where the misinformation and disinformation is being spread the most. www.facebook.com/share/p/18Vu...

Essential reading #newwest

If you’re interested in learning more about this project so that you don’t fall victim to the misinformation and disinfo being spread in our city please ensure to attend the next consultation led by BC Housing:

Location: Anvil Center
Date: Thursday, Mar 19
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Register here:

Maud Lewis (Canadian, 1903-1970)
Three Black Cats, 1955
Oil on pulpboard
30.5 x 30.7 cm
Private collection

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Yes! Based on weight (wear on streets) and space. Set some minimum below which collecting the license and parking fee isn’t worth it.

Oracle and OpenAI scrap deal to expand flagship Texas data centre Meta in talks to take up additional computing capacity that the ChatGPT maker will not take up

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Late Friday news is always best news #bubblegopop

Rhys Carré 😃

#6Nations
#IREvWAL
#IREWAL

Happy Friday.

Here's a community of small lot single stair buildings mixed with multiplexes and single family homes.

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It should also be not-a-no in #newwest #yvrpoli #bcpoli

Definitely won’t feed through into the cost of everything we eat, drink, wear, use for healthcare or work or leisure …

2/2 …I distilled it simplistically to: Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are individual goals, you can have them while denying others the same. This is not true of Peace, Order, and Good Governance. 2/2

New imagery suggests U.S. responsible for Iran school strike | CNN Evidence compiled by CNN suggests that the United States military was responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, in what is the deadliest incid...

Evidence compiled by CNN suggests that the United States military was responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children... www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/w...

Commands around the world, including U.S. Central Command in the Middle East, use Anthropic’s Claude AI tool, people familiar with the matter confirmed. Centcom declined to comment about specific systems being used in its ongoing operation against Iran. The command uses the tool for intelligence assessments, target identification and simulating battle scenarios even as tension between the company and Pentagon ratcheted up, the people said, highlighting how embedded the AI tools are in military operations.

The WSJ is reporting that AI, specifically Claude, was used in targeting for the attacks by the Epstein Empire.

That would mean the use of AI led directly to the massacre of 115 schoolchildren and 20 volleyball players.

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That's AXEL SPRINGER (A=ace +rev of Lex (FT column) + [Jerry] Springer)

Thanks for clearing that up.

Part of why it feels different crossing the border from the US into Canada

An entire generation of vendors to and creditors of one guy is extremely not surprised.

This is not good.