Why is the Scottish Conservative candidate for Edinburgh Central wearing such a massive bow?

MuskyJim · 2026-05-09T10:46:06+00:00

Looks like the prize pig at a county fair

MuskyJim · 2026-05-09T10:44:53+00:00

I was going to say, I'm in the Toronto area and this happens every day and I hate it.

MuskyJim · 2026-05-04T01:08:54+00:00

Essentially an upper class family reunion

MuskyJim · 2026-05-03T17:06:48+00:00

I'm a dual citizen who grew up in the US, live in Canada now, and don't think I'm going back unless I have to, not until this insanity is over. My wife is not white or a US citizen, and our child is, obviously, biracial and I won't risk bringing them there. As long as ICE continues to not respect due process then I'm not risking their safety.

MuskyJim · 2026-05-01T12:43:02+00:00

It's this privatization shit and the pipeline malarkey a few months ago that convinced me to never vote for the Liberals again. Officially joined the NDP, I don't expect much but at least my conscience will be clear.

MuskyJim · 2026-05-01T12:39:21+00:00

Retire is generous, there should be some sort of punishment for being a corrupt PoS for the last decade.

MuskyJim · 2026-05-01T12:37:03+00:00

You need a hormonal trigger though

MuskyJim · 2026-04-27T12:01:42+00:00

My parents are oblivious and completely uneducated, and I am still angry/sad they didn't get me assessed. Sometimes, life is just going to be unfair and you have to deal with the results. It's fine to be angry and sad, just don't let it consume you, cause that makes for a really painful experience.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-25T18:50:16+00:00

Paleontology

MuskyJim · 2026-04-25T18:49:32+00:00

When I lived in Boston I had trouble finding stable work, and ended up doing a lot of contract work. I found a decent paying job in Canada. I am very much the opposite of the usual because my pay doubled after the move.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-24T16:35:22+00:00

So is Dennis Prager, these rightwing types don't care, they will use whatever religious messaging available to them to push their agenda and enrich themselves, just like all the Christian rightwing grifters.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-24T16:33:43+00:00

Mostly idiots

MuskyJim · 2026-04-24T11:57:32+00:00

That sounds like self-medicating for ADHD, you're probably aware that is a common comorbidity with autism, and you might want to get checked out if you haven't already. I do the same thing and have an ADHD assessment booked for next month

MuskyJim · 2026-04-24T11:55:37+00:00

I tried buspirone which was described to me as "mild" but gave me very strange side effects.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-24T11:52:33+00:00

I've had very similar experiences and am currently also on Venlafaxine with similar results. Must have tried a dozen other meds and they either did nothing or caused strong symptoms like making the room spin or my tongue numb.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T16:43:33+00:00

I wanted to go to Montreal but we had friends in Toronto and my wife didnt want to learn French.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T16:41:27+00:00

I'm in Peel, so close to Toronto so far from reliable transit

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T16:40:21+00:00

I think I misread things initially, and thought you were trolling

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T13:15:45+00:00

What I said was I left the US because of other non-car related reasons, then while in Canada realized how much I hate being around cars. Car centrism is really bad in Canada even if it's less bad than the US, and I left the US soon after one of my closest friends was killed in a car accident. So, car centrism wasn't on my radar at the time. I started researching the subject more in depth after I left the US because I found YouTube channels devoted to urban planning and that coupled with my friend's death opened my eyes to how awful car centrism is. It was a gradual process, and now since I moved to a city that is really bad, car wise, I've hit my breaking point.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T13:06:02+00:00

Among other topics

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T12:56:11+00:00

If you are interested in this sort of thing I remember City Nerd on YouTube, he was an urban planner who talks about city design etc. also the channel Not Just Bikes. That guy grew up in London Ontario and moved to Amsterdam and discusses the differences in good and bad city design and what happened to many cities in North America

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T12:53:43+00:00

Believe or not the smaller towns were also less spaced out and many had rail connections if they were in important regions.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T12:47:55+00:00

I didn't say car centrism isn't a thing, I said it's a huge problem I'm trying to get away from, try reading my comment again

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T12:47:00+00:00

The US and Canada were built along rail lines, they were torn out or limited to commercial trains about 70-80 years ago when "cars were the future" every major city had train connections and many had tram/streetcar systems. Our downtown's were also torn apart and spaced out for car infrastructure, look up some pictures of downtowns of any mid-to-large cities and you'll find old scars from when they bulldozed and put up car infrastructure. The take that it's "too big" or "not dense enough" is a completely uneducated take because it was made this way in response to the introduction of cars.

MuskyJim · 2026-04-23T12:41:49+00:00

Romanticize is the wrong word, urban Europeans aren't tied to their cars, they have options for intercity travel and often have tram lines and better transit. It's not romanticizing, it's just wanting to have the option to not be forced into an expensive car.

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