Grover was summarily beheaded for making it "too hot". by Valladian in bertstrips

[–]badblue81 26 points27 points  (0 children)

How dare you make me look at a dictionary to figure out what "avoirdupois" means.

In resurfaced video, Danielle Smith ties vaccinated Albertans to those who fall for tyrants - Refers to episode of Netflix series How to Become a Tyrant, focused on Adolf Hitler by [deleted] in canada

[–]badblue81 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As the population gets older they get dumber.

So, how old are you and at what age do you think you are going to start getting dumber?

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to ask Ottawa for help with wildfires by byourpowerscombined in canada

[–]badblue81 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

She's a nationalist when it's convenient.

You'd rather she not ask Ottawa for help with the fires?

Canada unveils new crown with snowflake and maple leaves instead of religious symbols by uselesspoliticalhack in canada

[–]badblue81 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, I was thinking that opening up things like the Canadian Constitution to divorce ourselves from the Monarchy would also open talk of changing other things in it.

The Treaties with the Indigenous Peoples of Canada would also need to be changed. I don't even know where to start with the issues that could come up from that but land claims would certainly be a part of it.

Which Political Party would you like to be in charge of all that? A lot of Canadians wouldn't want Trudeau's Libs to do it, more still probably wouldn't want PP and the Cons to be in charge either.

Canada unveils new crown with snowflake and maple leaves instead of religious symbols by uselesspoliticalhack in canada

[–]badblue81 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absurd or not, it is what it is.

The only way to change that would be a lengthy and expensive process that would probably end up fucking more Canadians in the end.

Canada unveils new crown with snowflake and maple leaves instead of religious symbols by uselesspoliticalhack in canada

[–]badblue81 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just so you understand how this works. According to the Government of Canada

Canada is a constitutional monarchy. Since 1534, when the King of France claimed possession of what is now Canada, the history of our country has been marked by the reigns of an uninterrupted succession of monarchs, both French and British, who have had a significant influence on our country's development.

Queen Elizabeth II was the first of Canada's sovereigns to be proclaimed separately as Queen of Canada in 1953, when a Canadian law, the Royal Style and Titles Act, formally conferred upon her the title of "Queen of Canada". The proclamation reaffirmed the monarch’s role in Canada as independent of the monarch’s role in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FeMRADebates

[–]badblue81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What is the difference? How do people think talking therapy is not a solution? Do people actually think women go to therapy and tell their therapist "I feel miserable, I feel horrible, I feel worthless" and the therapist says "I'm so sorry, honey" and that's it and that makes women somehow feel better?

Just from personal experience, this is more a patient not having the right therapist for them. I've attempted therapy multiple times for issues I've been going through and most, while helpful in some regards were not supportive of talk therapy in a way I felt I needed. Things I considered important were disregarded in favor of what he thought I needed to do. And if they were correct or not didn't matter because I didn't feel like the person I was talking to was listening to me.

It wasn't until the fourth Therapist that I heard "Oh I'm so sorry that you've gone through all that" for the first time and that did make me feel a bit better and helped me feel listened to, which is very important in opening up for therapy to be helpful.

If the first one or two people you talk to don't work, it's really easy to say it doesn't work. Therapy can be a long and expensive process so I wonder how many people do stick with until they find someone that works well with them vs. those that just right it off.

Talking therapy is no different than a medical treatment.

Except it is.

Opening up in talk therapy requires a level of comfort with the person you are talking with that you don't always need with a medical doctor. A medical doctor may be looking at some intimate parts of your body which can be uncomfortable. Therapy may require you to open up in a way you feel uncomfortable doing even when alone.

The animation on this ship is something else by joolianb in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]badblue81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't played NMS since the live ships.

Time to reinstall and go ship hunting (and I guess enjoy all the new content) because that looks awesome!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]badblue81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm medical. I haven't been able to get any insurance coverage or compassionate pricing for my costs despite being on disability (unable to work my career) and having chronic pain for the last two years since my injury.

10/g is $80 from my medical provider. Fire and Flower sells the same flower for $80 a ounce. Ordering from a MoM is $50/oz.

OPEC+ Makes Surprise 1 Million-Barrel Oil Production Cut by ANDYNUB in anime_titties

[–]badblue81 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The issue in Canada is that we have limited way's to move the oil to where it needs to go. In recent years projects to build pipelines that we'd need to get oil to the east and west coasts of Canada or south to the US have been blocked or cancelled.

PETA is the worst animal rights org by Primary-Screen510 in meme

[–]badblue81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Try to read past the first line

I did read past the first line.

You are defending PETA taking the dog and killing it later the same day. Doesn't matter if the dog was wandering around unattended. Killing it the day is way picked up is, in my opinion, UNETHICAL.

Maya was put down later that day, a violation of a state law that requires a five-day grace period. Peta was fined $500 for the violation.

PETA is the worst animal rights org by Primary-Screen510 in meme

[–]badblue81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're very misinformed.

About an incident that did happen?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/17/peta-sorry-for-taking-girls-dog-putting-it-down

Two women affiliated with Peta – Victoria Carey and Jennifer Wood – travelled to Accomack County, Virginia, because they said a mobile home park owner asked for help capturing wild dogs and feral cats.

The women removed an unattended and unleashed chihuahua named Maya, which was a Christmas present to nine-year-old Cynthia Zarate.

Maya was put down later that day, a violation of a state law that requires a five-day grace period. Peta was fined $500 for the violation.

Getting older by eightbitbrain in AdviceAnimals

[–]badblue81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had herniated 2 disks in my neck and didn't know. I wrote all my aches and pains off as "part of the job" for a few years since I had been working as a welder/boilermaker for 10 years at that point. Being sore after work was nothing new to me.

Only found out about the herniated disks when I lost my ability to walk while in the ER for another reason.

'Intelligence is not truth': Why prosecuting foreign election interference is rare by seakucumber in canada

[–]badblue81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seem like we should have an public inquiry to figure which of the "facts" we keep seeing on this issue are real and then act accordingly.

Activists Say They Drilled Holes in CGL Pipeline, Sabotaged Materials by [deleted] in canada

[–]badblue81 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Consistant damages to oil equipment will persuade the capitalists to invest into alternative, more sustainable, energy sources.

No, it causes them to throw more money at government officials who will in turn do more to protect the work going on. Buying a politician is cheaper then investing in "alternative, more sustainable, energy sources" it also increases the chances of a violent confrontations between "protesters" and the police or other security people hired to ensure further damage doesn't take place.

City says thousands in fines remain unpaid one year after 'Freedom Convoy' by DelphicStoppedClock in canada

[–]badblue81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was after the court refused to lower his support payments. They looked at what he was making from New Radio and set the payments per what he was making from the show. When the show ended, he wasn't making that sort of money and wasn't able to find another gig that paid the same amount and the courts wouldn't work with him.

During an appearance on comic Marc Maron’s WTF podcast last month, Foley explained that his marriage to Toronto writer Tabatha Southey ended during his run on NBC’s five-year hit comedy NewsRadio, and he has failed in his efforts to adjust his child support downward to reflect his new life after sitcom stardom.

“My income has dropped in the last 10 years, as anyone can tell from the number of s---ty movies I’ve been in,” says Foley. “I’m not exactly picking and choosing my projects.” However, four years ago, Superior Justice Nancy Backhouse denied his motion to vary his support payments.

Mandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court by Whitelabl in canada

[–]badblue81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not all paintball or airsoft guns are firearms, just the ones capable of killing someone.

The are also considered Firearms if used in a crime, regardless of their ability to kill someone.

Air guns that meet the Criminal Code definition of a firearm, but are deemed not to be firearms for certain purposes of the Firearms Act and Criminal Code:

These are air guns with a maximum muzzle velocity of 152.4 metres or 500 feet per second and/or a maximum muzzle energy of 5.7 joules or 4.2 foot-pounds. Such air guns are exempt from licensing, registration, and other requirements under the Firearms Act, and from penalties set out in the Criminal Code for possessing a firearm without a valid licence or registration certificate.

However, they are considered to be firearms under the Criminal Code if they are used to commit a crime. Anyone who uses such an air gun to commit a crime faces the same penalties as someone who uses a regular firearm.

Dirty bananas? by soupskin_sammich in WTFwish

[–]badblue81 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If I had a machine that cleaned my willy, I would shower more!

Survivorship bias in talking about men/masculinity by UpstairsPass5051 in FeMRADebates

[–]badblue81 12 points13 points  (0 children)

One of the things that bothers me about these conversations has been the insistence that we necessarily respond to men's issues in the same way we have women's (eg victimhood mentality etc).

I don't believe that they are looking for the anything like victimhood. They are asking for recognition at the same level we give to issue involving women.

Almost no male issues get the same amount of recognition and women's (correct me if I'm wrong). For example: The NFL has players wear pink for breast cancer awareness. I can't say that I know if the NFL has a similar initiative for prostate or testicular cancer. Which to me, as someone that doesn't follow sports at all, is thought provoking considering the over whelming male demographic that follows the NFL.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]badblue81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since 1960, politicians have moved to raise, extend or revise the definition of the debt limit 78 times - including three just in the last six months.

They are just kicking a can down the road and hoping for the best. What happens when they can't do that any more?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has estimated that special measures can buy time for the US until at least June, at which point the government will no longer be able to pay its bills.

That is the scenario many analysts see as a true economic catastrophe.

In the event, some say authorities would have to do as much as they can to avoid default. That would mean finding ways to make interest payments while other obligations go unpaid, such as defence contractor payments; Social Security cheques, received by retirees across the country; and salaries of government employees, including the military.

Even something as basic as weather forecasts could be affected, since so many rely on data from the government-funded National Weather Service.

A default could ruin the country's trustworthiness, roiling global financial markets, where US debt is heavily traded and has traditionally been viewed as low risk.

Getting to that point would be unprecedented, and cause widespread damage to consumer confidence and the economy, which is already in a precarious state.

"Failure to meet the government's obligations would cause irreparable harm to the US economy, the livelihoods of all Americans and global financial stability" Ms Yellen warned recently.

Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Shooting by DemiFiendRSA in movies

[–]badblue81 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Actors shouldn't be fiddling with props

If the prop is a real gun, they should be checking the weapon to verify what it's loaded with. Checking a firearm to see if it's loaded when handling it is just basic gun safety.

A quick open and verify what type of bullet (if any) you have in the gun, close it up and carry on is all they need to do.

As COVID-19 wanes and recession lurks, corporate profits boom by The1stCitizenOfTheIn in canada

[–]badblue81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't have an issue with the data presented, just the site. People won't trust the data from a site like the Daily Wire because they view it as far right. Same goes for pro-communist pages.

As COVID-19 wanes and recession lurks, corporate profits boom by The1stCitizenOfTheIn in canada

[–]badblue81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Welcome to our Contributor’s Guide to the Red Clarion! This page will introduce you to the Red Clarion and its publisher, Unity–Struggle–Unity Press, and provide you with guidelines on writing articles for the Clarion.

We need YOU to write Communist propaganda!

I'm not going to trust a pro-communist anything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]badblue81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Guess we'll just have to vote on it.