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Also, it looks like these jets will be for operations like medevac and disaster relief, with VIP transport continuing to be gravely by the Airbus CC-330.

This article muddies that a bit by delving into the past controversies with the use of the Challengers as VIP transport.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It looks like the Global 6500 is a new/in-development plane, but it's a business jet, which is one of the few things Bombardier seems to do well. Hopefully they won't make a mess of it.

 

Ottawa added four new organizations to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities:

Maniac Murder Cult.

Terrorgram Collective.

The Islamic State-Mozambique.

All interviews I've seen have said this is the mainstream Doctor.

Which doesn't mean Picardo couldn't do double-duty for an episode or three...

In all seriousness, from what I've seen Picardo say about the Doctor's state of mind, I wonder if he abandoned any name(s) he'd chosen as he watched his loved ones grow old and die.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Joe The Doctor

I was expecting 50 minutes of them holding hands under a tree!

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Xenophobic military propaganda?

Okay, I'll bite on this.

I'll grant that it's been a long time, but that seems like the opposite of the message of both that episode and the season as a whole...

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree, but also this was a 2700 km trip, as the crow flies.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

The boos came later when she asked if they were more comfortable in Canada than they were a few days ago.

And the pipeline deal is why she was asking, so what's the difference, exactly?

Wrestling's an interesting..."sport" isn't quite the right word, but I can't think of what else to call it right now. I wouldn't call myself a fan, but it was also pretty inescapable in the late 90s, so I've seen my fair share.

It's absolutely a performance, but especially over the last couple of decades, the industry has shifted away from maintaining "kayfabe" and mostly just embraces the phoniness (though they still play it absolutely straight in the ring).

At the end of the day, it's a very unique type of performance art that requires both athleticism and, for the most successful wrestlers, acting chops.

And yeah, there are definitely toxic aspects to it and its fan base.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 14 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

What are the chances that Alberta just agreed to an increased industrial carbon tax in exchange for a pipeline that never gets built?

A bunch of people in pyjamas flying around at faster-than-light speeds? Seems like a gimmick to me...

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