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My happy place: Beside a clear stream in the forest with a dry tent and a small fire close by. The best place to clear the mind, cleanse the soul and watch curious forest creatures examine the strange 2-legger who has come to visit. I block PITA people.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k9q...
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And this would be the upside of being a "wealthy elite". You can crap on another wealthy elite without worrying about your future. Cool.
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I'm not "free" to give people the benefit of doubt. I'm obliged to do so. Without that core principle, every single human must be "suspect" of something. Innocent until proven guilty ... and all that "liberal" stuff.
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I often wonder ... what does one non-human species actually think when it encounters a different non-human species??
I mean, if a human like me encountered a species from another part of the universe, would I just want to socialize with it? Play with it? Or would I run away in terror? Weird ...
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So, you have evidence that people like Schiff are NOT committing "time and effort" to fighting against the Trump Machine? Let's see that evidence. Maybe video of Schiff lounging on a beach in Tahiti? Anything?
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The difference is, I'm not assuming that "they" are doing nothing. Many (most?) others here ARE making that assumption. They are literally saying "If we don't see you leading a march, you're a failure!"
"Facts not in evidence, your honor."
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"Liking and reposting" takes 15 seconds and can be done by an office assistant.
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Are you aware of what those high-profile people are doing behind the scenes? I'm not.
People are drawing a flawed conclusion: "If you're not marching in front of a crowd, you're doing nothing!". I've seem no evidence to support that.
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If that's true (and I know that it is) then why are so many people here bitching about the CBC "normalizing" Trump and Poilievre by asking a simple question on Cross Country Check-Up?
If people want a non-partisan public broadcaster, why are they demanding otherwise?! Think, people. Think.
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The news crews will definitely follow non-celebrities around if there are enough of them. They do it all the time. Daily. Adding a "celebrity" for a photo-op isn't going to help much.
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Attending protests and sit-ins are "feel good" exercises that make for good photo ops. That's all. And Bluesky is the forum for "preaching to the choir". What did you expect, exactly?
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"And this is where I will drill into your brain to release the evil that lives within you! For our next lesson, I will discuss the value of leeches and other forms of blood-letting !"
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And this is how you completely defeat the concept of attracting more young people, especially females, into the sciences. Boys should become tradesmen and girls should become baby factories. That's what God intended. Or so I've been told. 🙄
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Carpenter's Motto: "Measure Twice, Cut Once!"
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And if most callers say "becoming the 51st state would be a disaster for me", what then?
And what if most callers say "I'd love to live in the 51st state", what then?
When the HELL did it become wrong to ask a simple question? When did a straightforward question = "normalizing"?
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Hey, I think that's me! 4th one from the bottom, slightly to the right, waving a sign that says "What time is the apres-ski party?!"
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"Like those in Germany who promoted Hitler while believing they could control him."
Who is "promoting" Trump while actually "believing" they can control him? His supporters don't WANT to control him and his opponents know they CAN'T control him. That means defeating him/them in 2026/28.
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"Like Democrats who say we just have to wait two year and Trump will lose control of the House."
Nobody has said "wait 2 years". Rational people have said "work to change the situation in 2026/28". That means more than waving signs and attending sit-ins. Is that being done? By whom? Examples?
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"I don't recommend using protein powders except in a few instances, and only with supervision," says registered dietitian Kathy McManus, director of the Dept. of Nutrition at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital.
I'm not taking a position of things like this. But it's not an egg.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEgG...
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And I used to think that taking off my shoes in the security line was annoying ... silly me.
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King Hank didn't know that some kings are chosen by Satan - not God. Average people have a hard time figuring out which is which at first ... and by the time they do, it's too late.
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Yep. The amount of moisture in mushrooms is more than enough, without using anything else. More flavorful by far.
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You should turn that into a meme. Maybe then it will sound important.
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Translate it into French and everyone will say, "Oooh, how elegant!"
"Oeuf au plat sur purée de pommes de terre à l'ail rôti avec pain de blé grillé."
See? Elegant.
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Search with Google Lens and you'll see how overused this is. Overuse leads to irrelevance.
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What are your main sources of (affordable) protein?
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The problem is, when I have to scroll through 50 memes that are nothing but words that could have been typed in a post, I tend to scroll past ALL memes.
PS - I've seen that Charlie Brown meme so often now, it's become invisible ... and annoying.
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That power is diminished considerably when they become ubiquitous. And the vast majority don't communicate difficult concepts. "Fuck Trump!" is not a difficult concept, for example.
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That was in the Olden Days, when posters required work and money to produce. Now, every dingaling can produce a Meme in 30 seconds and shove it in everybody's face, like it was saying something new and interesting.
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Many states had an Egg Disaster Recovery Plan in the works for incidents like this. But Don and Elon cancelled it. Monsters.
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Makes sense to me. It's like keeping the ice cream in a small freezer in the basement, with steep stairs and poor light. Sure, you can get it, but it takes courage and determination.
It tastes all the more satisfying ... if you survive.
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Starlink has been on my personal hate list for years. Mainly because they have 6,994 (!) satellites now in orbit and plan to have 42,000 (!) cluttering up our sky. Polluting the earth isn't enough - now let's pollute the sky too!
Help yourself to some Space Junk folks.
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So, basically, the foundation is the problem - poor people.
If the poors stopped pushing from the bottom, rich men would stop aspiring to be kings, and kings would stop trying to rule everything.
Stop The Poor !!
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Some of them managed to trim their weight considerably and now work in flat screen TVs.
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In other news, "30% of Canadians and 90% of Americans have no idea what a "tariff" is."
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The telltale sign: Fake. Fakey fake. Fake fake fake fake fake fake fake fake fake fake fake fake fakey fake.
Also, fake.
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Uh ... if nobody says a word about it, how does the person who created this meme know about it?
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That's my motto. I considered making an "Omelette de la mère Poulard" this morning, but decided to warm up 2 leftover slices of pizza instead.
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Totally unconnected, but the southcoast of BC and Vancouver area experienced a 5.4 earthquake yesterday - the first in many years.
Or ... WAS it unconnected??
<sinister, minor chord pipe organ music plays here>
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So THIS is what happened on November 5, 2024 ...
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Welp, that currently ranks as the dumbest post I've seen this morning. Well done.
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They're named in the news every day.
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I think this is the start of a real trend and I plan to capitalize on it. Wait for my new book aimed at people who enjoy baking at home: "Baking Half Pies: Half the Ingredients, Twice the Fun !"
I will also release a new line of half-pie cookware ...
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It's not one or the other. e.g. The provincial government uses mail-in ballots effectively.
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Unfortunately, the process will screen out a lot of people, especially the elderly and people with disabilities.
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Next Up: The Great Lakes will be henceforth be called The Great Trump Lakes. Individually, they will be Lake Don Junior, Lake Eric, Lake Barron, Lake Ivanka and Lake Tiffany.
Melania doesn't get one because she's mean.
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I've lived in 6 countries on 3 continents and I can say confidently that the Netherlands - Amsterdam specifically - ranked #1.
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Well look at that - color on buildings. On a street. Where humans walk. Such things are probably illegal in most North American cities. We are required to live in a beige or grey world. 🙄
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Oh good. A post office that a lot of people can't get to, even if they can find one. That's a good idea. /s
Funny how I can vote in my provincial election without a smartphone or a post office ...