We Unify #19
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Welcome to the 19th edition of our newsletter! Let’s begin!
Important news
Canada's Orwellian Nightmare
Canadian civil society groups concerned about the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63)
“Judges must apply the law as it’s written, and as it’s written, Bill C-63 explicitly authorizes the use of punishments up to and including life imprisonment for every crime and federal offence if found to be motivated by hate” — Learn more
“It won’t cost hate-crime complainants a dime to flag speech they don’t approve of to the commission while anyone who wanted to fight the complaint could expect to pay hefty legal costs and fines of up to $70,000 if they lose. Most Canadians will opt to simply take their post down even if it’s valuable to public discourse” — Learn more
Sask. father who kept daughter from mom to prevent COVID-19 vaccine free from additional prison time
“Michael Gordon Jackson, the Saskatchewan father who withheld his then seven-year-old daughter from her mom for nearly 100 days to prevent the girl from getting a COVID-19 vaccine, was handed a 12-month prison sentence and 200 days probation. Jackson was credited for time served, which was 541 days while on remand, meaning he will not spend another day behind bars for the case. He will be free to go today subject to the terms of the probation order, Justice MacMillan-Brown said. One of the terms of Jackson’s probation is no contact with his daughter and her mother, who is also his ex-wife. He was also handed 100 hours of community service”
Hidden truth about our collapsing birth rate
China population decline
“China faces a looming population crisis, with the United Nations projecting it could shrink to half its current size by 2100. By 2035, the population is expected to drop to 1.36 billion, levels not seen since 2012, down from a peak of 1.41 billion in 2021”
Is debt the path of collapsed empires throughout history?
“Whether it’s Rome, Spain, France, Britain, or the Soviet Union, excessive debt has played a critical role in their decline”
”Stage #1: Empires achieve success and become overconfident”
”Stage #2: Overconfidence leads to extravagant spending on luxuries and wars”
”Stage #3: Empires finance this lavish spending by going into debt”
”Stage #4: The debt grows to an unsustainable level and creates a crushing burden”
”Stage #5: Empires finance the debt through taxation and currency debasement”
”Stage #6: The populace bears the brunt of debt repayment as empires raise taxes and debase the currency—to the maximum extent—until it causes internal instability”
”Stage #7: Empires cannot finance their militaries because of their debt burden. This is usually the tipping point”
”Stage #8: Underfunded militaries plus internal instability make empires vulnerable to foreign invasion, domestic revolution, civil war, and other existential dangers”
”Stage #9: The empire collapses”
Is Russia's war economy on the brink of collapse?
Mike Benz on the war in Ukraine
Lauren Southern testifies before committee over allegations of Russian influence
Was 2024 the year DEI fell apart?
For further background, here’s a video from Billboard Chris — “Diversity, equity and inclusion policies faced increased scrutiny in 2024, leading at least a dozen major U.S. companies and hundreds of universities to roll back these commitments once viewed as innocuous. I think it was inevitable, conservative activist Robby Starbuck told Fox News Digital about the push back to DEI this year following its surge in popularity four years ago”
Sebastian Stan claims actors were too afraid to talk about Trump film for Actors on Actors series
“Sebastian Stan said he was forced to pull out of an interview for Variety’s Actors On Actors series as he was unable to find a star willing to join him on camera. The Emmy nominee is at the centre of awards buzz following his performance as a young Donald Trump in the polarising film The Apprentice. Despite the acclaim for his performance, Sebastian has claimed he was unable to find a co-star for Actors On Actors in the wake of the election.”
Understanding why networks of competence crush hierarchies of authority
“Throughout history, hierarchies have been the standard way of establishing order. Person-to-person networks were unreliable and slow. Then the internet changed everything. The internet gave new possibilities for innovation, more choices, and the potential of new models built on network effects. Within organizations, decision-making could be located in groups with the best expertise to solve those problems”
“US judge rules FDA must disclose COVID-19 vaccine records” — Learn more
“COVID-19 Vaccination and Cerebrovascular Disease” — Learn more
“US committee finds COVID-19 likely came from a lab” — Learn more
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