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And by US, the author means the world.

But the hands don't bother you?

Copper alloy?

Like bronze?

They know exactly what they are doing and the choice to gun-up says everything about them. There is no other word but "evil".

Jesus was a radical and hung out with the underclasses and subcultures. He would be dressed like her, hanging out at punk bars and going to concerts in the seedier parts of town. He would take one look at this woman and say "You need no redemption. You are perfect as you are. God doesn't make mistakes."

Then he would befriend a hooker, down a few beers with whiskey chasers and go dancing.

The next day, he would meet up with his friends at an environmental magazine. Offer guidance on articles being writtem that show a vision for a viable future.

The afternoon would be spent quietly talking to the homeless, hungry, drug addled and disenfranchised. He would listen to each person like he was their best friend. He would reach into his messenger bag, and after fumbling around for a bit like it was the last thing found in a nearly empty bag except for some papers that had a political manifesto he was working on, he would pull out a sandwich, some water, a naloxone kit or medicine. Whatever was needed for the person he was talking to would somehow always be in his bag. That one little bag would cover thousdands of people in multiple homeless camps throughout the afternoon. Old man, young mother, child. All knew him by name and were greatful for his visits. Not just for the food, water or medicine which was much appreciated, but for the genuine friendship he offered - Connection. He knew their plight. He understood their suffering. He listened without jugement. When he spoke, he spoke of a better world where these trials wouldn't be necessary. Not just in the afterlife, but in the here and now. He knew there was a better way.

We can both say we love Jesus. We are not the same.

Ok, here is a hot and wild hypothetical take. Say we give a modified Bill 5 a chance. Let the government abandon principle, the constitution, legislation, regulation and due process. Let's move fast. Get thing done! Build mines, infrastructure, whatever, fast! It's critical and can't wait. Injured parties and their silly torts are not important so the law has to be suspended to move fast.

In exchange, injured parties will do the same. Instead of suing for breaking the now non-existant body of checks and balances, injured parties will just simply beat those deemed responsible to death in front of their families and take their assets as their own as compensation. Wealth, assets, property, wives of childbearing age and children of strong physical and mental constitution.

I mean, no law is no law, amiright?!?!Everything is much faster and more effective. We focus on conclusions. Results, not process.

I didn't have Warlords and Barbarism on my 2025 disaster bingo card, but here we are.

The king is dead. Long live the king.

Large government IT projects have high failure rates because they bring in consultants who by design are quick in and out and take the money. A better approach would be to hire a cadre of permanent full timers who will own and maintain this from start to finish. Architecture and design need to be in house. Then you can outsource small teams to build modules when appropriate.

Governments unwillingness to hire great software people, and pay the required salaries is why we get into these pickles.

Edit: from the government's perspective this was a $290 million boondoggle.

To a consulting firm, this was a $290 million revenue stream pulled out of an $86 million dollar contract. A great success by any measure.

That's the reel.

There is always at least one.

What a stupid article. US pressures to up spending by supporting fucking Russia and by abandoning democracy and free markets for autocracy and kleptocracy and ultimately by declaring themselves as an unreliable partner who can't even be assumed to act in its own interest.

Black markets in others currencies.