wildbus8979

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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It matters because that missing minute is when he actually died. One minute he's alive, the next he's dead.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (15 children)

The video shows a totally different cell than the original news pictures yeah.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

There's a ton of intricacies to it though, for example if you live in Canada you can't invest in one of the two retirement accounts without paying some pretty hefty fees. Primary residence are only excluded for a relatively small amount (might be enough if you live in a small town, forget it if you live in a major metropolitan area past a small one bedroom condo), and the division with a partner isn't 50/50 like it is in Canada so your Canadian partner potentially looses a ton of money. Increases the cost of accountants and personal finance advisors by like three folds. Etc, etc...

I get that trying to get rich people to not use tax heavens is good. But this affects regular people who haven't lived in the country for years, decades, as well as their non American families.

I know this first hand, and second hand, as my immediate and extended family is all sort of cross border intertwined. It's a real pain in the ass.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 day ago (17 children)

Well there's and entire minute missing, and the video was released with Adobe Premiere metadata....

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

In China workers rights are pretty non-existent and there’s no OSHA equivalent, at least not to the degree we have in the US

How much maternity leave d'you get in the US? Cause in China it's a minimum of 90 days up to 180. And an extra 15~30 days of pat leave. Mandatory paid holiday? US: 0 China: 11. Sick leave? US: 0 China: months (at reduced rate). Vacation? US: 0, China: 1 to 3 weeks.

An employer that fails to allow an employee to take annual leave must pay that employee 300% of the employee’s daily wages for each unused vacation day

The work sfatey certainly remains an issue, like any developing country, but things are rapidly improving.

Efforts at work safety shall be oriented around people and reflect the principle of people first and life first, with top priority given to people's life safety. The philosophy of safe development shall be adhered to and the principles of safety first, prevention as the main target as well as comprehensive administration shall be followed to forestall and resolve major safety risks at the source.

http://en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2021-06/10/c_786248.htm

Things aren't all roses in China, but y'all have to get off of your high horse when you know fuck all other than bland ass propaganda.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I suggest you get familiar with concept of the Overtone window and how it has been shifting to the right for the past, pffft dix decades?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You could beat your wife, she couldn't really divorce you, and couldn't open a bank account. That's usually why they love the 50s.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

like worker protections or unions

That's just patently false. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-China_Federation_of_Trade_Unions

It is the largest trade union in the world with 302 million members in 1,713,000 primary trade union organizations.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

In September 2009, Ford entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy and borrowed $5.9 billion

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2020/07/29/ford-government-loan-department-energy-debt/5526413002/

They still hadn't paid it back in full in 2022.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 78 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (8 children)

Alternatively we could start subsiding local car makers

We have been. Bailout after bailout. For the longest fucking time, and have had insane trade rules and tarrigs in place for decades and decades. I'd argue this is what it looks like to have another country finally being able to play on a level playing field.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes but also not really. The two state solution is a band aid at best, and a stalling tactic at worst. Without a full return to at the very least pre 1967 borders, there's no way this is going to be any sort of morally justifiable. You truly think Israel is gonna get those settlers out? Ain't gonna happen. Let alone the right of return of Palestinian refugees or reparations.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 days ago

Ah nice, thanks for the update. I'm glad they changed the name, that's a lot more attractive than something with Test in the name.

 

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cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/178547

arubox tvOn Tuesday, 52-year-old Grenier traveled from Aruba, an island off the coast of Venezuela, to Canada’s Montreal airport.

Law enforcement officers of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ – Quebec Provincial Police) escorted Grenier to the SQ police station in Shawinigan. Police had carried out an operation in February 2024 which targeted Grenier and several individuals linked to the current prosecution. Grenier, who was outside Canada at the time, avoided arrest and remained at large for more than a year.

Court Hears Allegations Concerning Signal Theft and Pirate IPTV

The warrant for Grenier’s arrest was issued as part of an investigation into the illegal acquisition and sale of TV channels distributed by Canada’s leading telecoms companies. Bell, Rogers, and Quebecor claimed their losses ran to several million Canadian dollars.

Grenier appeared at the Trois-Rivières courthouse on Wednesday. The prosecution alleges that devices supplied by Grenier provided customers with access to thousands of television channels, most if not all pirated, for a low subscription price of ~CAD$25.00 per month (US$18.00).

The authorities accuse Grenier of operating a company which in turn owned pirate IPTV service Arubox TV. As per our 2023 report, Grenier made no secret of his involvement in the IPTV market.

Grenier Advertising IPTV Boxesformuler z8-grenier

Police say that Arubox TV and a linked service called Stocker IPTV provided thousands of customers, 7,000 in Quebec alone, with illegal access to more than 3,500 pirated TV channels.

Grenier faces ten charges linked to the theft of telecommunications services, including conspiracy, fraud, theft, and money laundering. The alleged offenses took place between June 2020 and February 2024, generating annual profits of at least CAD$2 million (US$14m) according to Sûreté du Québec estimates.

• Conspiracy to defraud Bell, Rogers and Quebecor • Theft of telecommunications services • Production of devices linked to illegal signal access • Trafficking in devices linked to illegal signal access • Sale of devices linked to illegal signal access • Trafficking in property obtained by crime • Theft of more than CAD$5,000 • Laundering proceeds of crime • Transfer of money linked to crime in Canada with intent to conceal/convert • Computer data ‘mischief’

Other charges concern alleged trafficking in the prescription drugs Sildenfil and Tadalafil.

Seven Co-Defendants

Grenier will remain in custody until his next court appearance. The prosecution argued against Grenier’s release and insisted that he should face trial by jury, rather than by judge alone. Grenier’s co-defendants, several of whom previously appeared in court following their arrests in 2024, have already opted for a trial by jury.

A total of seven people stand accused of various crimes in the same case.

Le Nouvelliste identifies the co-defendants as follows:

• Danick Rouleau, 39, of Saint-Eustache (alleged Stocker IPTV operator) • Sarah-Maude Grenier, 25, of Brownsburg-Chatham • Marie-Ève ​​Poliquin Karaguioules, 26, of Saint-Eustache • Éric Laforge, 44, of Gatineau • Daniel Perreault-Marcotte, 38, of Saint-Henri • Patrick Cyr, 49, of Longueuil • Christian Sabourin, 60, of Princeville

Are Customers at Risk of Prosecution?

While police have offered assurances that customers are not targets in the current criminal investigation, possession of a pirate device could be a criminal offense in its own right. Police are therefore advising affected customers to dispose of their pirate devices at recycling centers.

Pirate subscriptions make legal devices illegalarubox-tv-spec

The IPTV services in question are known to have been installed on relative expensive Formuler set-top boxes. When fresh out of their packaging, these Android-based devices are perfectly legal; only the subsequent configuration for piracy purposes changes that.

A full and properly executed factory reset will remove the offending configuration, help the environment, and via legal apps installed from Google Play, provide access to legal streaming services.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.


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The Wafa news agency has additional details of the assault that killed two Palestinians in the Far’a refugee camp.

Medical sources told the agency the young men died in an Israeli drone attack and that several others were also wounded in the bombing.

The Palestine Red Crescent told Wafa that their crews are facing difficulties in reaching the wounded as Israeli forces have laid siege to the camp and are preventing the entry of ambulances.

The agency reported that a large number of Israeli soldiers accompanied by a bulldozer are active in the ongoing raid on the refugee camp and that the military has deployed several drones and stationed snipers in and around the area.

Al Jazeera English Israeli military launches large-scale operation in occupied West Bank [video]

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