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June 24, 2025

She objected to land acknowledgments. Now she's paying the price for her heresy

School councillor suspended for 'respectfully' questioning mandatory statement
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/terry-newman-she-objected-to-land-acknowledgments-now-shes-paying-the-price-for-her-heresy

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I noticed that our membership is growing so people must be mentioning this group around. Welcome.

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Readers 'like' some articles more than others, but 'liking' to me is more a sign that we found the article useful than that we agree with it. I often 'like' articles that i thought to be are quirky, off-base, or just plain wrong, but worth reading.

I came across this last week while listening to the Wright Report Podcast. Its about amazing developments in prosthetic limbs.

I have copied his report from the transcript:

Finally this morning, some incredible news for my veterans out there — but really anyone who’s undergone an amputation of a leg.

Researchers at MIT have developed a new surgery and prosthetic device for both below and above the knee amputations. The new device involves electronics that are infused into remaining muscles and bone tissue. It translates those electronic signals sent by the brain into wires
that operate the prosthesis. That allows the person to better control and direct their prosthetic device as they would their original limb.

As the researchers said, it’s integrated into the human body… it’s a melding of flesh and metal that act as one.

The study participants agreed.

They found they had greater stability, more control over the prosthetic device and that their damaged limb ... it felt like it used ...

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