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I think the NDP came to a realization that hitching themselves to the Liberal government had outlived its political usefulness, and it might be better to put some distance between them before the next election.

I don't really pay much attention to the BQ.

Go ahead and post some alternatives if you're so upset about it.

Beyond that, how about letting people share what they want to share?

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I clicked hoping for a shot of the "Academy" set and left disappointed, but it's a neat article regardless. The opening anecdote is great:

Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office.

It’s the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, who died in 2011.

“Always have a dream that will outlast your lifetime,” it reads.

Layton, the former federal NDP leader, was a fan of “Star Trek.”

I'd like to know where the model came from - was it a gift?

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I swear, they must do it on purpose.

An SFX magazine cover featuring Jack Nicolson's Joker, with the Joker's head obscuring the lower portion of the "F".

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

The Mega Bloks license ended in 2018. BlueBrixx was 2021-2024.

Don’t a ton of the episodes deal with life outside the federation, boldly go where no (hu)man has gone before and all that? Hell, DS9 took place on a space station outside the federation…

I think it's a stretch to say that they do. The primary characters are nearly always Starfleet/Federation characters, and the events of the episodes are generally seen through their eyes, even if they are technically outside the Federation. The main exception would be the DS9 Ferengi episodes, but there's really only a handful of those.

Risa was part of the Federation. Unless that was retconned with nu-trek or something…

The only reason Risa came up in the article is because the pitch of the new show is that it's set on a resort planet, and people unfortunately lack imagination and assumed that meant Risa, even though the pitch also said it was set outside the Federation.

This interview confirms that the setting is not, and has never been, Risa.

We'll see how it all pans out. I feel somehow skeptical that the Federation perspective won't worm its way in there somewhere.

I'm seeing credible-seeming rumours that Lego has acquired the license, but nothing official yet...

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

it seems to me that both things can be true: the popular economic indicators can be looking good and everyday people can be experiencing greater levels of financial hardship than they or their parents have ever known.

Absolutely - data-based decision making is good, but the data has to be robust enough to fully capture the reality.

Regularly including cost of living measures alongside GDP would be a good start.

Don't blink - you might miss it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 17 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Wait, I thought that was Doctor Who...

The Solitract, a powerful being taking the form of a frog, sitting on a wooden chair in a large, white room.

There's no formal coalition agreement, and I don't see Trudeau scrambling to offer cabinet posts to NDP MPs.

The less formal arrangement they had lasted a pretty long time, all things considered.

But Singh doesn't owe him anything.

I'll let Luther Sloan take this one.

We search out and identify potential dangers to the Federation...we deal with them.

They certainly believe they're protecting the Federation.

 

LoglineThe Lower Deckers hunt nanites on a resort… in space?!


Written by: Stephanie Amante-Ritter

Directed by: Brandon Williams

 

"I have asked the security services to figure out a way to give some information to the leader of the Opposition so that he can actually fulfil his responsibility of protecting Canadians, including those within his own caucus," Trudeau said during question period Wednesday.

"It would be easier if he got his security clearance, but I've asked them to give him some information nonetheless."

 

Creation’s Trek to New Jersey begins next Friday, November 8 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ and has over 30 Star Trek guests scheduled to attend — including Anson Mount, Celia Rose Gooding, Christina Chong, Ethan Peck, and Jess Bush from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Tawny Newsome, Eugene Cordero, Dawnn Lewis, and Gabrielle Ruiz from Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: The Next Generation favorites like Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, and more.

The subsequent Trek to Dallas convention kicks off Friday, November 15 in the Lone Star state. Hosted at the Marriott Dallas Allen hotel in Allen, TX, thirty Trek celebrities are expected to attend — including Anson Mount, Celia Rose Gooding, Christina Chong, Ethan Peck, and Melissa Navia from Strange New Worlds, Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, and Elias Toufexis from Star Trek: Discovery, Tawny Newsome, Eugene Cordero and Dawnn Lewis from Lower Decks, plus many more.

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