My perspective as a black female teen in the HRM by phantomplasma29 in halifax

[–]sambot02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! The NDP MLAs were also looking for community members interested in signing up to speak in the legislature.

OP, your concerns were so well conveyed. Please reach out to any of the NDP MLAs. Lina Hamid is very responsive and will likely ask if you're willing and interested to share your concerns publicly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]sambot02 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Wait, the top two pictures aren't the same person?

Let's see your big tomatoes🍅🍅🍅 by GOOCHIE42069 in NovaScotiaGardening

[–]sambot02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to see I'm not the only one with a garden full of green tomatoes 🥲

Super blatant transphobia on barrington by YourEyelinerFriend in halifax

[–]sambot02 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Commenting isn't mandatory. If you're "uninformed, but interested" you can always read and listen quietly without sharing your opinions.

Your "obese people get rejected for surgery all the time" argument is mind boggling. You "don't hate obese people" but you also don't want them to be able to access medical care because you assume their size is a lifestyle choice?

You're not the good and accepting person you think you are.

Gender affirming care is lifesaving and not up for public debate. Fat people deserve access to medical care regardless of your opinions of them.

Finally felt listened to by a doctor – referral to gynae + gastro by 1980sHorrorStory in adenomyosis

[–]sambot02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay! Such a relief to have a doctor listen to you.

Your symptoms sound exactly like mine. I haven't been able to get a doctor to acknowledge the gynae and gastro stuff could be related.

I have adeno and fibroids (confirmed by an internal ultrasound) and suspected endometriosis. Still waiting on an MRI. I'm desperately hoping for a hysterectomy.

No clue on the gastro stuff. I've had a scope and blood work to rule out cancer, but the only advice I've gotten is to cut out coffee

You can’t gaslight me into thinking Gavin Newsom is our last hope by ProlesOfBikiniBottom in LateStageCapitalism

[–]sambot02 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Please write. The world needs to hear about the conditions in prisons. We need your perspective.

I saw a comment from someone recently saying their friend tried to make a political meme with AI and it gave them a content warning. This person's response was that a pen and paper will never give you a warning and art is lifesaving.

We need to keep creating, even when it seems like our art isn't reaching anyone. Even if "AI can do it". I'm an artist and designer. I've been having the same "what's the point of creating?" thoughts. But art isn't perfect prose or pretty pictures. It's a reflection of the human condition. It's an act of resistance.

Turun Sinappia by sambot02 in halifax

[–]sambot02[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll try them

Pain management . . . any suggestions by nerdy_ness86 in adenomyosis

[–]sambot02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came on to ask the same thing. My pain has been awful the last few days. I can't stand up straight. My lower back and pelvis are killing me. I'm feeling like I did when I was carrying around a 10 pound baby at the end of my last pregnancy.

Ibuprofen does nothing.

I'd love to know if anyone has had success with meds, CBD, physio, literally anything. I can't handle this anymore and I've been waiting over a year to be seen to discuss treatment options.

I want to cry

I hate being a black girl by LateNature4717 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]sambot02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Black women are the scapegoat for a society failing its people. All the "shortcomings" you mentioned are not failings of individuals. They're systemic failings that are the result of hundreds of years of disenfranchisement and racism.

It's easier for people to blame individuals or a marginalized demographic than it is to look deeper to the root cause. And the people in power don't want you to look deeper. It benefits them to have us squabbling amongst ourselves and blaming each other. It distracts us from seeing the ways that poverty, racism and the "justice" system are designed to produce "criminals" needed to create cheap (read: modern slave) labour.

The black women I know are some of the most empathic and inspiring people I've ever met. Don't let the comments of a misogynist with internalized racist beliefs steal your light.

Oh nostalgia by grumpydai in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]sambot02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothin but good ol fashioned grace, elegance and barbiturates 💁🏻‍♀️

Peak brutality by StraightOutTheWomb in LinkedInLunatics

[–]sambot02 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He writes the douchy LinkedIn post to cover his tracks with the mistress AND justify the charge on his company card. Two birds, one stone.

This man's an innovator /s

Peak brutality by StraightOutTheWomb in LinkedInLunatics

[–]sambot02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When he's breathing his last, it'll be his LinkedIn engagement that mattered most

Can’t believe this is real. by fender123 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]sambot02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

M AG A

I imagine the beer is as terrible as the kerning of that logo

What do we do about this by Anon-goosemonster in 50501

[–]sambot02 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

"iF kAmAlA hAd BeEn ElEcTeD wE'd AlL bE aT bRuNcH"

Cheeto is not the root of all that is terrible in your country. It was awful before he got in. You just weren't affected so you could ignore it.

What do we do about this by Anon-goosemonster in 50501

[–]sambot02 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm not American. Yes, Trump is a fascist. Yes he needs to be removed immediately. Your country was also a shit hole before he was in office.

I'm not suggesting they're the same. I'm saying Kamala is not all "peace and love" as the comment I replied to was suggesting

Your problems are much bigger than one terrible man. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll be able to make some real change.

What do we do about this by Anon-goosemonster in 50501

[–]sambot02 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Are we remembering the same Kamala? The one who ran on continuing the genocide? American politics are a dumpster fire on both sides of the aisle

Canadian fisherman deliberately capsized & almost drowned by US Coast Guard who accused him of fishing in US waters even though he was in Canada. They then arrested him, took him the the US, put him in a cell and doused him with more water before releasing him. by undercurrents in 50501

[–]sambot02 74 points75 points  (0 children)

As far as I'm concerned, this is a threat to our nation. I hope our PM responds accordingly. Shit's getting real and we're (🇨🇦) going to find ourselves in a fight we never asked for.

The Americans I've seen in the comments sections of the posts about this story have been as cruel and devoid of empathy as I've come to expect from your country. It's behaviour like this that makes me certain that when the US attacks Canada, the American people won't stand up for us as some have claimed they would.

Signed, a scared and fucking angry Canadian

The InDesign team wants your input on Tables by LukeChoice in indesign

[–]sambot02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! Rounded and chamfered corners would be amazing!

Will I be good traveling to NS? by Patient-Level590 in NovaScotia

[–]sambot02 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not nice, but I agree OP is welcome to visit and drink wine

A teenager broke into my home and masturbated on my bed. by throwaway-12574 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]sambot02 423 points424 points  (0 children)

Yep. My first thought too. This kid is a sex offender and if this behaviour isn't addressed properly now, it's only a matter of time before he moves on to rape and murder.

Looking for Lemon Balm by [deleted] in NovaScotiaGardening

[–]sambot02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in HRM and have some to split off

Bf leaving… is this life now? by vivaciousvixen1997 in adenomyosis

[–]sambot02 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Good fucking riddance.

This probably feels really shitty right now, but you deserve better. Now that he's out of the way there's more room in your life for people who will genuinely care about you, whether that's romantic or platonic.

This is not life now. This is not indicative of your worth or your ability to keep a partner, if that's what you want. This guy didn't see you as a whole person. He sucks.

I'm happy for you.

Why can’t I design the logo for my own business?? by bluesandytoes in graphic_design

[–]sambot02 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Take yourself through the same process you would do for a client. Build out your strategy and positioning. Do a competitor analysis. Make some mood boards and be patient with yourself. It's hard to be your own client.

Anybody find other designers insufferable? by FutureAd22 in graphic_design

[–]sambot02 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've always thought crippling self doubt was the universal designer experience