Dr Jim PhD RDPsych

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Clinical-community psychologist, cycologist. Retired from clinical practice. Consulting continues. Board member Saskatoon Cycles.

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The fascist far right lost the election in France because the moderate middle and centre-left allied against them. The extemist rightwing is a minority everywhere. They must be stopped everywhere. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

France's far-right suffers setback as voters deny powerwww.france24.com Despite predictions of an outright majority, Marine Le Pen's National Rally suffered a setback, finishing third due to centrist and leftist alliances, exposing internal party issues.

Major Tom (völlig losgelöst - completely lost/gone/detached). What the 1980s were like I think forms the ethos of Gen X. It's the decade I started practice, so much fear and stress and anger. Before it was called Gen X, we were talking about the middle child generation. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xnW3...

Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)m.youtube.com Pünktlich zum Eröffnungsspiel der EM erscheint mein neues Video…Komm zur YouTube Premiere am 14.6. um 17 Uhr!!Bestelle die Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) 7'' P...

This is what we were terrified abt in the 1970s & 80s with Reagan's escalation against USSR / Russia. Every bit as scary as climate change today, but with immediate versus future consequences. It isn't healthy for the world to live in fear of maniacs running things. edition.cnn.com/2024/06/09/e...

This TV movie from the 1980s helped change the course of the Cold War. Here’s how ‘The Day After’ got made | CNNedition.cnn.com ABC’s 1983 TV film shocked more than 100 million Americans with its graphic depiction of nuclear fallout. Censors and political interference nearly got in its way.

Saskatoon Cycles was..part of Ride for Your Life 2024. Organized by Tod Fox for his wife Natasha who was killed on her bicycle in front of her children. As one of the 4 speakers, I'm quoted "cyclists should not feel as if their city is trying to kill them." saskatooncycles.org/saskatoon-cy...

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Grift and corruption. "Saskatchewan's government is breaking federal law based on the advice of a law firm that donated to the Sask Party and hired former Premier Brad Wall as a special advisor. This firm will now be working on the injunction to prevent the CRA from taking the money it's owed."

I don't have the answers. You don't have the answers. They don't have the answers. There's no-one waiting in the wings who does. So be kind. Tell the truth. Don't be greedy. Andl the unkind greedy liars? We tell them "no". Kindness, honesty, generosity - these are the strong things.

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We got a (discredited) inquiry into imagined political influence by environmental groups. Meanwhile, here's an oil exec EXPLAINING ON TAPE how they manipulate the media, civil servants, politicians & indigenous leaders. So… when are the hearings?

Everything you need to know about TC Energy’s alleged playbook to sway governments | The Narwhalthenarwhal.ca Leaked recordings of TC Energy meetings revealed claims of ‘remarkable results’ of pro-pipeline tactics. We break down the details

The tune is v cheerful. "When I was young and still naive, I thought that it was guaranteed That things would change for better, not for worse But now the place I'm born and grown is pillaged like the end of Rome It feels just like we're going ninety in reverse" www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_3_...

Grace Petrie - Fixer Upper (Session)www.youtube.com YouTube video by Grace Petrie

She's funny. The manipulativeness of so much religion stated well. m.youtube.com/watch?v=onES...

[ENG SUB] Taylor Tomlinson: When Adult Friends Find Religionm.youtube.com Taylor Tomlinson standup segment from "Taylor Tomlinson: Look At You" (2022)Hope you enjoy it!#TaylorTomlinson #Comedy #LookAtYou #StandUp #Happy #Funny #Tay...

Previously tech/media companies sued ppl for stuff like this: "Ordinary moments of childhood were captured and scraped and put into this dataset..called LAION-5B..AI models are unable to forget the material they're trained on..." www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07...

Not anymore: "Turn on. Tune in. Drop out." How about this: "Turn on. Tune in. Take over."

Pay tax where profits are earned. What a fair and simple concept that multinationals, tech & social media companies keep blocking in the USA. Because minimal fairness is bad? corruption. what? www.dw.com/en/oecd-glob...

How the US is stalling hard-fought global tax reformwww.dw.com Most governments agree that companies must stop using tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair share. But coming together on a global level to make this happen seems to still be out of reach. Many bla...

High temp on Canada Day yesterday of 17°C (63°F). Low last night of 9°C (48°F). 5.5" (14cm) of rain in the last 3 wks. Abnormal +++ IIUC the open Arctic Ocean has pushed the jetstream vigorously south. Cooking Americans. Cooling western Canada. With eastern Canada a dog's breakfast of.

When oil companies say they're going green. They're FOS. greenwashing. m.youtube.com/watch?v=KSdp...

When Oil companies say they're going greenm.youtube.com Sign the petition to help ban misleading fossil fuel ads:https://banfossilfuelads.org/#banfossiladsTWITTER: https://twitter.com/SeanBurkeShowINSTAGRAM: https...

Vapes and vaping restrictions. Under 18 require a prescription. Others must talk to a pharmacist first. Australian law. www.msn.com/en-au/health...

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Russia using Facebook to interfere with UK election. They're coming for your election too. It's not just Facebook. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07...

Meta shuts down pro-Russian influence operation after ABC investigation into UK election interferencewww.abc.net.au The five Facebook pages an ABC investigation linked to foreign interference in the UK election have been taken down for deception and "inauthentic engagement tactics".

Who knew that the game Assburn was invented in Saskatoon? Does anyone else play it? Anywhere? www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?t...

Urban Dictionary: Assburnwww.urbandictionary.com Game played by children of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Consists of rolling a ball (e.g. tennis) towards a group of holes dug in the ground. When the ball stops in a specific hole, the owner runs ...

A class action lawsuit against a religious school that gets government funding in Sask. This podcast I'm on came up again today. open.spotify.com/episode/16fb...

Episode #019: Dr Jim and The Child Training Seminaropen.spotify.com Listen to this episode from The Legacy of Abuse Podcast on Spotify. Join us for a special week with a remarkable guest, Dr. Jim Arnold, a renowned community psychologist in Saskatoon. In this episode,...

“As the political leader of Alberta, it is both my responsibility and my pleasure to decide if and when Albertans get to see a dentist,” I will then decide how many teeth they deserve to keep.” www.thebeaverton.com/2024/06/dani...

Danielle Smith: Trudeau wants Albertans to have teeth and I won't stand for thatwww.thebeaverton.com “I'd rather personally pull the teeth out of the mouth of every low income Albertan than let [Trudeau] pay for them to see a dentist.”

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“I’d rather personally pull the teeth out of the mouth of every low income Albertan than let [Trudeau] pay for them to see a dentist.”

The reason tech corporations accumulate power is so that they can be insulated from the consequences of the harms they wreak upon the rest of us...in order to externalize the costs of running a good system, reaping the profits of scale while we pay its costs. pluralistic.net/2024/06/28/d...

Pluralistic: The reason you can’t buy a car is the same reason that your health insurer let hackers dox you (28 Jun 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorowpluralistic.net

I'm worried for you, Americans. We're children of a common mother & father we Canadians. Your influence is great. Your politics are not great. How cld you get to point of chosing between rule of law & a personality? Please reassure me you'll figure it out & be alright. Like you've done in the past..

13°C here right now. Rain. Again. (55°F). Lake's level is up 5½" from 4 wks ago. Climate change producing the heat south and east is pushing cold Arctic air south into the west along with the jet stream. The Arctic should be frozen this time of year. It isn't. Warm Arctic means cold here.

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Want to opt out of Instagram and Facebook scraping your personal data for its generative AI rubbish? *Here’s a playbook to foil Meta* June 26 deadline to opt out!! I just followed these extremely helpful prompts and it seemed to work:

11 steps to keep Meta from stealing your data to train AIdeborahcopaken.substack.com You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are step-by-step directions for opting out.

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ICC issues arrest warrants against former Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and its Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gerasimov on charges of war crimes connected with the Russian invasion and war against Ukraine www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimovwww.icc-cpi.int On 24 June 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding, Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez and Judge Hayke...

We're all crazy here. I'm crazy. You're crazy. How do you know I'm crazy?, said Alice. You must be, said the Cat, or you wouldn't have come here. (Alice's Adventure in Wonderland)

Road violence, this time a drunk driver, killed another person in Saskatoon. We need safe active transportation so ppl go home to their loved ones. Nothing's okay. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Man charged with impaired driving after 25-year-old on scooter killed in Saskatoon collision | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca A 38-year-old man is facing several charges related to impaired driving after a man riding an electric scooter was hit and killed in Saskatoon early Saturday morning.

Western Canada, 54° north, RN we're near Saskatchewan-Manitoba, was 8°C overnight (46°F). Frost 2 nights ago. IIUC open Arctic Ocean (abnormal, shld be frozen) pushes the jet stream south & we're getting Arctic air. This is part of the cause of the trapped hot air to the south and east- "heat dome"

There are no compromises with some things Tea is from the "Camellia sinensis" tree. Leaves from other plants are "not tea". Technically "tisane", but it's ok. Tea & tea bag are different drinks. Teabag is mostly dust. Tea is leaves. A pound of tea makes >220 cups of tea. Most teabag is over priced.