darylcognito.bsky.social
Putting the Rad into radical social work. Living in Calgary #yyc. Completely jaded.
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Right⸘ How did people not see this! (But seriously carnies are people too)
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serval times a year the grandsons (13 & 15) come for multi day sleep overs mostly eating and video games and bobs burgers but they, especially the 15yr old love to just hang with us. it's the best
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Yep, they keep don't shit I don't expect, but then again I don't know why I don't expect these things, still too hopeful I guess
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I sometime think some of this shit is only to wind up us lefties. Then the NDP get all complainy about it then the centrists scream the NDP does nothing but complain. This has won them the last 2 elections. $10 says @naheednenshi.bsky.social takes the bait
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nothing suggests sketchy deal like asking Rob Anderson for advice and then having a Facebook Live Stream instead of a press conference. Sorry, it is a private for profit health centre that will suck $ or of the public system hurting all Albertans.
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"Some days you need a clipboard, and some days you need a peanut butter sandwich and a pair of rubber gloves."
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people often caught between homelessness, mental illness, and the justice system.
He's known for being hands-on, street-smart, and deeply sarcastic, bringing social critique not only to his fieldwork but also to his public commentary.
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don't forget they will enslave the elf forcing them to work in the Disney small world ride.
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I've never been more jelly of a person as I am of you right now!
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Punk is pretty close
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_ro...
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Doing things badly is so important. I'm shockingly good at it I may even be a doing things badly savant
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that's what she said
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it is a warning sign just because he is smarter than PP, doesn't mean his goals are not the same
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right better than PP for sure but doesn't his borders bill also give some pretty sketchy trump like power?
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Considering I'm not a political whiz I go what what smarter people have already said. Stop bitching about what we already know, give us a clear stratigy, give assurance you will fix the mess they created, and how. Most important, be willing to spend the money to fix it and future proof this province
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he wants to change how the government funds essential and social services, as in privatization. Neoliberal to the core.
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Damn, I need some of those stickers, what do they say?
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just wait, his stronger borders bill has some pretty authoritarian shit buried in it.
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I'd rather one that isn't a neoliberal Harper wannabe
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avoid alberta our politician and christian right are no better.
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apparently he can come in because he travels on a diplomatic passport.
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Doesn't mean we have to let him in.
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I have heard some things that leave me gobsmacked, I will take those to the grave but consider it an honour to have been trusted with them.
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you never have to hide it from me. And to quote from Rick and Morty Raising Gazorpazorp, "I am here if you need to talk"
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pretty sure Carney whispered "hold my beer"
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Both of these things show he is more interested in his image than doing the right thing for Canada. I realize the liberals were the only choice but I think Carney is going to make Harper look like a good guy.
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it could. Harper was headed this way, and Carney is showing himself to lean a bit authoritarian.
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Carney was not a good choice, he was just the only choice.
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Like education and health care we need to poor a butt load investment to fix and rebuild. The $ needs to come from wealth taxes. Capitalism created the problem and it can't fix the problems but it sure as hell can pay for the fixes.
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Social housing was never super great but before Chretien was better. Gov needs to buy/build housing specific to lower income rental (NOT MEANS TESTED) to compete with private rental. If you want or can afford more bells and whistles you go private, if you like less or make less you go social.
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only think in capitalists terms. So gov tries to make building affordable housing both cost effective and profitable. That would be a unicorn. Gov needs to invest, and it needs to invest a lot due to decades of cuts.
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unfortunately in are current society, the believe is that we can only solve problems if we can convince someone to make money on it. If it a public good like education or healthcare "efficiency" drives the bus (badly) if it is an area that straddles public good private use we can...
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The reason 4 not voting isn't relevant, not voting against is a vote for. sometimes doing the right thing is hard, & centrists don't like hard. As for a well funded minority, part of their power is people believe they are a minority, they never have been. we can't win unless we recognize that
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do you always forget about roughly 38% (1068613) of eligible voters chose not to vote and in turn handed the UCP the election? Add that to the folks that gleefully voted for these thugs and you have a majority of albertans who are literally terrible people.
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My evidence is only anecdotal but two elections the majority of albertans voted for the UCP and one it was smith, a horrible person 50 plus years of con rule voting in by albertans. Albertans, IMO are some of the most disgusting people in Canada.
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Let's not forget the Alberta is full on conservative, even though the NDP is pretty much PC light, they aren't cruel enough for Albertans
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forgot where I was, Skeet of the year
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I am tired of having no say in my own community. You make decisions based on pleasing businesses and then ignore or gaslight voters when we complain. We supported your changes, we agreed they were good for everyone. Then you took away public space and gave it to business. #yyc