James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org

@thetitanborn what’s the old line? “Those who refuse to engage in politics will find themselves ruled by those who do.”? Use Ontario as an example - 18% of eligible voters gave one party a 60+% majority government that is participating in open corruption - starving hospitals and schools of money and breaking promises on conservation in order to enrich the owners of companies who just so happen to be donors to the party in power.

I do not like that site of birds
I do not like its awful words
I do not like what it became
I do not like its cult of shame
I do not like intrusive ads
I do not like the vapid fads
I do not like the clout it’s given
I do not like its algorithm
But I shall miss that weird bird town
I do not like it burning down

Hey everyone. If you haven't already, get your flu shot. Get your bivalent booster.

Been saving up money all year in a swear jar so when Mom asks how I was able to afford to buy myself a $1,200 handbag for Christmas I can say "from fucking."

My morning face spirit animal.

https://www.newsweek.com/newsweek-com-ghost-shark-stripy-creature-new-science-discovered-ocean-depths-1765366

Today’s photo for you.
Happy Wednesday 🖖

Parks Canada warns of ‘irreversible harm’ if Ontario proceeds with Greenbelt development

A letter reviewed by The Narwhal shows Parks Canada is warning Ontario’s plans to build houses in the Greenbelt could harm wildlife, ecosystems and agriculture

https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-parks-canada/

I asked Elon if I should get a Ford EV truck or hold out for whatever GM releases. I figured he might have an opinion, and he should know a bit about electric trucks. He hasn't answered me though. Guess he's too busy burning his money.

I spend the first 10 minutes at any social event planning my exit strategy.

Just a shocking number of people don’t even know the bivalent boosters •exist•.

Folks, there is a newly forumated booster as of October.

If you got your last before October, you should get a new booster.

It’s available for kids 5 and up.

It’s free.

It will protect you ••much•• better against the newest variants, which are hospitalizing people en masse.

Tell your less-online-than-you family, friends, neighbors. Publicity has been terrible.

https://erictopol.substack.com/p/the-new-covid-wave

Only in America do we call working people ‘essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.

We don’t need to treat essential workers like heroes. We need to treat them like human beings with dignity.

Raise their wages. Give them hazard pay. Guarantee health care and paid sick leave.

“The internet is a space for the public with no publicly owned spaces. The 30 year old decision to fully privatize the internet without any public speech forums means that we live in a city without any sidewalks or parks or school auditoriums”
https://doctorow.medium.com/yes-its-censorship-2026c9edc0fd @pluralistic

Our film and TV production sets have better Covid protocols than our public schools.

#TheKidsAreNotOkay #priorities #CovidIsNotOver #onted #Onpoli #HealthCareCrisis #maskup

What the US looks like to the rest of the world.

When you see long lines at a polling place, remember that it is a policy choice, not an inherent condition.

#gapol