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"Importantly, these changes include strict limits on disclosing personal information about Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or any individuals in Canada, as well as the names of Canadian entities or corporations, without additional authorizations," said Townsend.

"CSIS welcomes any opportunity to brief elected officials about the threat landscape at any classification that is appropriate."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Phaser. Lightphaser.

 

Sat, Oct 19, 2024

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Empire Stage

The fan-favorite Star Trek universe panel returns to New York Comic Con, featuring exclusive sneak peeks and conversations with cast members and producers from Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Section 31 and more. Plus, more exciting reveals and surprises for fans in attendance that you won't want to miss!

You can livestream this panel for free or watch it on demand with a Popverse membership: https://bit.ly/3Nj6kkp

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

When questioned by Conservative Party lawyer Nando De Luca, Trudeau also said the names of Liberal parliamentarians and individuals from other parties are on the list of parliamentarians at risk of being compromised by foreign interference.

Wow, what a cudgel.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That would be irresponsible - this is intelligence, not evidence that would hold up in court.

Trudeau himself says that some of the intel could be wrong.

Of course, if they have irrefutable evidence regarding any individuals, I agree with you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It seems like JT is handling the situation just about as well as could be expected.

 

Poilievre's decision not to go through security screening means that no one in the party is in a position to act on the intelligence or challenge its accuracy, said Trudeau.

"The decision by the leader of the Conservative Party to not get those classified briefings means that nobody in his party, not him, nobody in a position of power knows the names of these individuals and can take appropriate action," he said.

"It also means nobody is there to stand up for those individuals if the intelligence is shoddy or incomplete or just allegations from a single source."

 

With the new poster having dropped, I thought it might be fun to compile the various Lower Decks posters, along with their theatrical poster counterparts. So...why don't we do that?


Lower Decks Season 1 Poster A

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Poster A

Lower Decks Season 1 Poster B

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Poster B


Lower Decks Season 2 Poster

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Poster


Lower Decks Season 3 Poster

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Poster


Lower Decks Season 4 Poster

Star Trek IV: The Voyager Home Poster


Lower Decks Season 5 Poster A

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Poster A

Lower Decks Season 5 Poster B

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Poster B


Those are the most obvious ones - I know there are other pieces of Lower Decks promotional art out there, so please chime in if you recognize any that I've missed!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Indeed - for those who may not be aware, Lower Decks season posters tend to be based on the corresponding film.

We're now up to Star Trek V.

A red theatre seat with a seat belt, floating in space with the USS Enterprise in the background. Text on the poster says, "Why Are They Putting Seatbelts in Theatres This Summer?" Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah, the Delta arc is pretty laser-focused on the Vaadwaur, but it's a little surprising they didn't do a payroll or something.

 
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

There's definitely nothing in STO, despite the dev teams absolutely loving deep cuts.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago

the fact the Federation was not picking up steam at all (and felt much more in decline), to me indicates that the writers intended for us to interpret this as the Federation in its death throws until the Discovery showed up.

I agree with the basic fact - the Federation was struggling to maintain what it had in the face of the Emerald Chain and others, and it took Discovery's arrival with unique technology to give it an edge.

But I think they framed it as a story of resilience and determination, mainly through Vance and Sahil.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I disagree with the premise - I think the series as a whole stands as a testament to the Federation prevailing over adversity - it's one of the prevailing themes of the series.

Even the Burn didn't destroy the Federation as you suggest. It became smaller as travel and communication became difficult-to-impossible, but it still existed, and Starfleet was doing everything it could to maintain the peace.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  1. It's not a zero-sum game, and one entry doesn't have to die for another to live.

  2. From estimates I've seen, the viewership of "Lower Decks" is relatively low, second only to "Prodigy." It may be very popular with people like us, but it doesn't seem to generate as many viewers as you might expect.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Oh, I agree - the game has had a very good run.

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