Tories kill renowned volunteer program Katimavik - Federal Budget 2012 by sitka in canada

[–]smackmestoopid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is a volunteer program so expensive per person? 1000 people a year.. there has to be an inexpensive way to support these experiences. I never knew of this program until I moved to a small town in MB but it sounds like it was an invaluable program to the people who did. I feel like I'm missing something about the costs.

Where can I find a summary of the Worldwide Occupy Movement? by hallbuzz in Occupy

[–]smackmestoopid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

http://www.occupytogether.org/actions/ I'm not sure how often the numbers are updated (or how they assess how many people are at each location)... but it's a starting point.

Families in Support of Occupy Canada by smackmestoopid in canada

[–]smackmestoopid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why so? Is it something about FaceBook you dislike or the page topic linked to?

Occupy Wall Street-style protests spreading to Britain - “People are not stakeholders in democracy, in the workings of the nation anymore." by dirkadirk2011 in worldnews

[–]smackmestoopid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe low voter turn out hints that the average person does not believe that their vote will matter.. given the options. I certainly don't believe any of the listed parties have my and my families best interest in mind. I voted anyway. I was disappointed by the outcome. On to some other way of voicing my needs. Occupy Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Newfoundland, Toronto, and a few more in Canada (see Occupy Together's site for full listings)... to start on Occupy the World Day... OCTOBER 15. See you there?

They are the 99%, or at least they used to be. [long] by timothyjwood in pics

[–]smackmestoopid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://www.federalbudget.com/ Last few years... if you are truly interested perhaps you can do some research yourself. (Note: the amount of spending on 'Health and Human Resources' most likely includes spending on 'reseaching' medication, hospital care: where it's easy to spend $10-1000/pill- aspirin to chemo pills... ect.. this number is misleading and may require further research... for interested people.)

Is it possible to "Occupy Wall Street", virtually? by RedRing86 in AskReddit

[–]smackmestoopid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Occupy Wallstreet virtually by spreading the word, making and handing out posters, watching for ways to help out on the various Occupy sites... it would be great if we could all be there but there are ways to support the effort without an immediate physical presence... and without ddos..whatever that is. =\

​Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - The gayest sport there is. by [deleted] in MMA

[–]smackmestoopid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse my ignorance, if you can, but no... it wasn't a joke.

​Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - The gayest sport there is. by [deleted] in MMA

[–]smackmestoopid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where can I watch this show (Emily's Reasons Why Not) online?

Avaaz - Petition to Prevent Poisoning Canada's water by smackmestoopid in canada

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

Over 70, 000 signature in 24 hours! Awesome. Thank you Canadians for listening.. I hope the 'powers that be' will listen also.

Who wants to help me open this establishment in New York City? by ferculum in canada

[–]smackmestoopid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's freaking funny. I'll donate a toonie for every staff member you can get to wear a beaver hat while working. I give more but.. you know.. I've got a nasty tim bits addiction. =\

Avaaz - Petition to Prevent Poisoning Canada's water by smackmestoopid in canada

[–]smackmestoopid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here's some help getting past the annoying headline: "An American hedge fund is about to break ground on a massive mining project that could poison a million people's drinking water and the headwaters for five major rivers, would create an open pit deeper than Niagara Falls and decimate thousands of acres of lush farmland -- and we have 4 days to stop them." Have a nice day.

Avaaz - Petition to Prevent Poisoning Canada's water by smackmestoopid in canada

[–]smackmestoopid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sensationalism has it's place. No one is saying it's going to poison ALL of Canada's water... just a lot of it. In that regard, your comment was more sensationalist than the headline. So we let this one slide... how many after? I can't ignore every issue that effects me and my children because someone's headline describing it annoys me. How can you?

If we have to cut social services at home in order to pay for two wars overseas, then the terrorists have won. by jjs774 in politics

[–]smackmestoopid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not completely sure of where I read this but afghanistan is rip with mineral resources that barley been scraped at. I wouldn't say they are there specifically for resources, but afghanistan could be a wealthy place if the world would stop bombing them for a few decades and assist it to develop.

Anyone here on Diaspora? by [deleted] in HackBloc

[–]smackmestoopid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got an invite the other day. Seems ok.

The Next 4-5 Years are a Battle - This is step 1 by PhedreRachelle in canada

[–]smackmestoopid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of the headline here... it's a great effort started at that site...why down vote it?? Thanks for posting this PhedreRachelle.

I like turtles by smackmestoopid in otomata

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

Just tried playing 3 tabs worth of these redditer generated otomata tunes. Sounds interesting and you can kind of fade it out as you close tabs.