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Lurker Envoy
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What was/is the liberal political ZIRP
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Cops and firefighters?
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Canadian politics has rarely been more interesting than it is rn lol
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Lmao she actually succeeded?
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Takaichi has a husband and 3 kids.

The Japanese stereotype that she seems to embody instead is the overworker - apparently she sleeps only like 2-4 hours a night.
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
not the PM, a cabinet minister
December 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Reposted by Lurker Envoy
You might start with learning about the basics of household economics for the majority of humans who have ever lived, which is to say pre-modern peasant farmers: acoup.blog/2025/07/11/c...
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part I: Households
This is the first post in a series discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. Prior to the industria…
acoup.blog
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
what's your read
December 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Friendshoring - a decent idea, dead now.
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
this seems quite similar to the Trumpist approach tbh
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Related note, but the LPC is very comfortable as the party of government and Labour is not
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yeah that’s possible. Probably also helps that Carney came from outside gov and was/is personally popular in a way idt Starmer ever was
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I think much of Starmer’s woes come down to the fact that he seems bland, cowardly and inconstant
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I think that many people do in fact want politicians to reflect their values and beliefs … but they also want them to seem like a strong and self-assured leader!
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Even so, Carney‘s image is not one of a weathervane, unlike Starmer
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Does Rodriguez go before Legault? lol
December 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It’s kinda funny how long the PLQ took on their leadership race and the guy who won it might be ousted in a few months + they’re left scrambling
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I think if he’s out very early next year (plausible tbh) they might have time to turn things around a bit, because I think people will desperate for a federalist alternative that doesn’t completely suck … but the party brand has been further damaged
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM