I think Canada and the US should coordinate a one-time "citizen exchange" event. US citizens weary of the redneck-ization of the country could take the opportunity to permanently relocate to Canada. Likewise, the Trump-loving Canadian hicks could up stakes and go live among their own in Texas or any of the former confederate (I refuse to capitalize the word) states.
But only from solidly red states / conservative provinces. That way, the influx of right wingers and outflow of liberals wouldn't change the electoral map in the US, but it might make certain provinces in Canada not end up going conservative. The UCP won in Alberta last year by a narrow margin.
My city in Alberta is probably the most conservative in the country. I could be wrong, but it's definitely near the top of the list. Most of the planet killers are actually F350s (or Ram3500s and other similarly large trucks that no one can park) usually with unnecessarily massive lift kits that make them impossible to take off the pavement. They claim it's necessary because this is oil country. It's really not. My F150 work trucks get around just fine. Most of these guys either aren't patch workers, or drive company trucks anyway. But I digress. Not only do these trucks all have "I heart AB Oil", "I heart AB Oil & Gas", or some other variation, in addition to their different versions of F*ck Trudeau (written with the star, written fully, or the stickman humping the word Trudeau), but I've seen some that also have Trump 2020 decals.
EVERY single thing is Notley and Trudeau's fault. I kid you not. During that intense deep freeze we just had with -50 temps, there was a province wide emergency alert about the power grid being overloaded, asking people to reduce electricity usage. Half of what I saw on the city subreddit and Facebook pages was people saying they were going to use even more power, because they don't give a fuck if everyone else loses power, because they have fireplaces or wood stoves. There was also a decent chunk who honest to God blamed Notley for that. Some said it was her and Trudeau's fault, because they're in bed together.
Then there's the near daily discussions on the same Facebook pages about the doctor shortage and health care crisis, blaming Notley and Trudeau again. Danielle Shit is currently attempting to privatize our Healthcare, among other things, to push doctors and nurses out and reduce the ability for people to actually access Healthcare. Meanwhile Notley was trying to actually fix the problem by building new infrastructure (I had an old friend who was supposed to move to a new state of the art lab that would help with the backlog of lab samples) which was all promptly shut down by Kenney and his cronies. The crisis during covid that had the military and red cross come to help was simultaneously Notley's fault and fake at the same time. I guess Notley was faking this crisis to gain support or some shit, I don't even know anymore. Their "logic" is so fucked up, any sane person can't even follow it. The hospital here was so overloaded (and in most of the Province iirc) that they were almost at the point of triaging who continued to receive medical attention and who would be left to die, essentially. That was Notley's fault too.
And that's not even touching on the homo/transphobia here. I work closely with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, being a member myself, and its downright dangerous for our community here. Last year, my organization hosted a valentines day dance, which was posted to the most toxic group there is on Facebook. The venue, as well as our organization, received so many threats, the venue almost canceled on us, and we've since been essentially banned from there. They will not host an event for us again. This February, we're holding our 20th anniversary fundraiser, and we've had to balance advertising for ticket sales with safety, resulting in half as many tickets as we had hoped. We have had to hire security for the event out of fear for the safety of attendees. Drag Story Hour during last year's literacy week at the library received so much backlash, over 200 community members showed up to support the Queen (who I've had the honor of meeting and working with, and is also performing at our fundraiser), there was a whole security detail of people acting as human shields to protect the Queen outside the library. Someone even pulled the fire alarm, and despite being caught on security cameras, he was shockingly never identified.
I'm sure I really don't need to be telling you all of this, but at this point it's a much needed rant about the hellhole this city and province have become. I've said before that it feels like this tension between the right and left in this city keeps building and building, and one day it will hit a breaking point. I don't expect any sort of war necessarily, but already the protests and counter-protests have been getting more frequent, and more heated, and I wouldn't be surprised if one of them resulted in violence breaking out.
A few years back just before the election....some women said Patrick Brown had been ..shall we say fresh with them....Notley jumped on the band wagon calling the women brave to come forward....Patrick Brown said he would clear his name.......and he did!.....to borrow someone elses reply.....I'd call her a C*nt but she has neither warmth or depth
So I've looked into this more, since you haven't bothered to back up your claims, and go figure, I was right. The whole thing was settled out of court so he could "clear his name" prior to running for office in 2018 when the allegations were made. It's been pointed out that while he has attempted to discredit the story posted by CTV, he has never denied the circumstances surrounding the allegations, which are actually backed by photos and text messages. He's never denied getting the women drunk and taking them back to his place. All he's done is say that CTV was wrong. Meanwhile in 2017 a memo from HIS OWN PARTY'S LAWYER was written, which was partially released in 2018, about his problematic behaviour towards women and the issues it created for his own party. So no, he didn't "clear his name", he made it go away.
I don't know who that is. How exactly did he "clear his name"? The same way most men do? By shutting it down in court because it's virtually impossible to provide that kind of evidence?
I have the perfect name (if I do say so myself) for that band. What do you think of Fuckulatios T. Cornpone? I think it has a certain ring to it. The kind you get from a Pud Ring.
I think Canada and the US should coordinate a one-time "citizen exchange" event. US citizens weary of the redneck-ization of the country could take the opportunity to permanently relocate to Canada. Likewise, the Trump-loving Canadian hicks could up stakes and go live among their own in Texas or any of the former confederate (I refuse to capitalize the word) states.
But only from solidly red states / conservative provinces. That way, the influx of right wingers and outflow of liberals wouldn't change the electoral map in the US, but it might make certain provinces in Canada not end up going conservative. The UCP won in Alberta last year by a narrow margin.
My city in Alberta is probably the most conservative in the country. I could be wrong, but it's definitely near the top of the list. Most of the planet killers are actually F350s (or Ram3500s and other similarly large trucks that no one can park) usually with unnecessarily massive lift kits that make them impossible to take off the pavement. They claim it's necessary because this is oil country. It's really not. My F150 work trucks get around just fine. Most of these guys either aren't patch workers, or drive company trucks anyway. But I digress. Not only do these trucks all have "I heart AB Oil", "I heart AB Oil & Gas", or some other variation, in addition to their different versions of F*ck Trudeau (written with the star, written fully, or the stickman humping the word Trudeau), but I've seen some that also have Trump 2020 decals.
EVERY single thing is Notley and Trudeau's fault. I kid you not. During that intense deep freeze we just had with -50 temps, there was a province wide emergency alert about the power grid being overloaded, asking people to reduce electricity usage. Half of what I saw on the city subreddit and Facebook pages was people saying they were going to use even more power, because they don't give a fuck if everyone else loses power, because they have fireplaces or wood stoves. There was also a decent chunk who honest to God blamed Notley for that. Some said it was her and Trudeau's fault, because they're in bed together.
Then there's the near daily discussions on the same Facebook pages about the doctor shortage and health care crisis, blaming Notley and Trudeau again. Danielle Shit is currently attempting to privatize our Healthcare, among other things, to push doctors and nurses out and reduce the ability for people to actually access Healthcare. Meanwhile Notley was trying to actually fix the problem by building new infrastructure (I had an old friend who was supposed to move to a new state of the art lab that would help with the backlog of lab samples) which was all promptly shut down by Kenney and his cronies. The crisis during covid that had the military and red cross come to help was simultaneously Notley's fault and fake at the same time. I guess Notley was faking this crisis to gain support or some shit, I don't even know anymore. Their "logic" is so fucked up, any sane person can't even follow it. The hospital here was so overloaded (and in most of the Province iirc) that they were almost at the point of triaging who continued to receive medical attention and who would be left to die, essentially. That was Notley's fault too.
And that's not even touching on the homo/transphobia here. I work closely with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, being a member myself, and its downright dangerous for our community here. Last year, my organization hosted a valentines day dance, which was posted to the most toxic group there is on Facebook. The venue, as well as our organization, received so many threats, the venue almost canceled on us, and we've since been essentially banned from there. They will not host an event for us again. This February, we're holding our 20th anniversary fundraiser, and we've had to balance advertising for ticket sales with safety, resulting in half as many tickets as we had hoped. We have had to hire security for the event out of fear for the safety of attendees. Drag Story Hour during last year's literacy week at the library received so much backlash, over 200 community members showed up to support the Queen (who I've had the honor of meeting and working with, and is also performing at our fundraiser), there was a whole security detail of people acting as human shields to protect the Queen outside the library. Someone even pulled the fire alarm, and despite being caught on security cameras, he was shockingly never identified.
I'm sure I really don't need to be telling you all of this, but at this point it's a much needed rant about the hellhole this city and province have become. I've said before that it feels like this tension between the right and left in this city keeps building and building, and one day it will hit a breaking point. I don't expect any sort of war necessarily, but already the protests and counter-protests have been getting more frequent, and more heated, and I wouldn't be surprised if one of them resulted in violence breaking out.
I read your entire comment. Yeah. Fuck. I wanna move to BC.
You and me both. The Alberta city I live in is pretty bad too.
BC: Bring Cash. Where bribery is not only legal, it's supported by the government lol
A few years back just before the election....some women said Patrick Brown had been ..shall we say fresh with them....Notley jumped on the band wagon calling the women brave to come forward....Patrick Brown said he would clear his name.......and he did!.....to borrow someone elses reply.....I'd call her a C*nt but she has neither warmth or depth
So I've looked into this more, since you haven't bothered to back up your claims, and go figure, I was right. The whole thing was settled out of court so he could "clear his name" prior to running for office in 2018 when the allegations were made. It's been pointed out that while he has attempted to discredit the story posted by CTV, he has never denied the circumstances surrounding the allegations, which are actually backed by photos and text messages. He's never denied getting the women drunk and taking them back to his place. All he's done is say that CTV was wrong. Meanwhile in 2017 a memo from HIS OWN PARTY'S LAWYER was written, which was partially released in 2018, about his problematic behaviour towards women and the issues it created for his own party. So no, he didn't "clear his name", he made it go away.
I don't know who that is. How exactly did he "clear his name"? The same way most men do? By shutting it down in court because it's virtually impossible to provide that kind of evidence?
Yeah, definitely avoid Utah at all costs. Except maybe to visit the mountains. Also, how do I get out of here? *lol*
Yeah I would like to go skiing there one day.
As a vet, I'm familiar with the term hematochezia - it's fitting for any one of the those three douchebags.
Pffft, you know I googled it. But yes. That photo does make more sense.
I didn't think of myself as a big fan of putdowns before I read yours.
I have the perfect name (if I do say so myself) for that band. What do you think of Fuckulatios T. Cornpone? I think it has a certain ring to it. The kind you get from a Pud Ring.
Can I possibly love this more? Unlikely.
Googled the “do not Google” term. You were right on all accounts! 😳🤣
I don't understand the references to pillars and the umbrella pole
They have unnatural bends, meaning she's been photoshopped.
Aha, I had to blow the photo up to see them