James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@social.cleverlibre.org

The slide from twitter to X is turning out to be a heckuva sociological experiment on the willingness of a democratic society to adapt to fascist norms

OK, back to posting nature pics….

Quick reminder that we are not actually in a "Cost of Living Crisis".

It's a Extreme Inequality and Record Untaxed Profits Crisis.

While we struggle for the basics, banks, energy companies, supermarkets and the oligarchs are posting record breaking profits.

It would be pretty straight forward to even it out. If they wanted to.

Photo time...

This one is taken from St. Finan's Bay, Kerry, Ireland. Looking out to sea with Skellig Michael in the distance.
I loved the patterns in the water on the beach and the evening sun catching the clouds...

1/13s at f18 for those who like that stuff.

#photo #photography

A developer close to Doug Ford bought this farmland and got special permission to build ‘desperately needed homes.’ Then he sold a chunk for what appears to be a huge profit https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/a-developer-close-to-doug-ford-bought-this-farmland-and-got-special-permission-to-build/article_ae3b97cc-a49c-5ed1-9a2b-fc2664080e43.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share

Oh myyy, this is too good not to share!

My kid wrote this 65-word story off the top of her head when she was nine, and it remains one of the greatest things in the universe.

Donald Trump selling assets like Mar-a-Lago to a shell company owned by his oldest son is exactly what innocent people do

Trump isn’t a flight risk

He’s a flight guarantee.

Good morning. I've been scouring the headlines for evidence that enough people give a shit about this democracy that a meaningful coalition could be formed outside of our traditional political party frame. I concluded that there are not. Too many Americans have been conditioned by mass media and our entertainment culture to be chronically indifferent, and disposed to simply wait for whatever comes next. America's new slogan could be "Freedom, or whatever."

​"Shout out to everyone suffering from the summer sniffles, festival flu, sports sickies, work weezies, vacation virus, camp coughies, or airport allergies."

"It’s covid."

#CovidIsNotOver #covid #MaskUP @feisty_waters

@StillIRise1963 @lizstl13 @philip_cardella
In late 2020 I quit a job the same day I started because the owner of the company that had hired me tried to give me some BS about masks being unsafe to wear. We were at an older woman's house doing siding and roofing and SHE HAD TOLD US SHE HAD IMMUNE ISSUES.

The owner introduced himself, pointed to my mask and told me not only did I not have to wear it, it would endanger my life. I quit at lunch break, said keep the half days pay.

I would like to have a talk with whoever laid out this keyboard, preferably behind a woodshed.

Today, the very Premier who's planning on paving over some of the best farmland in the province was cruising around with his entourage promoting... fresh Ontario-grown fruit and vegetables.

#DougFord #chutzpah #onpoli #greenbelt #Ontario #bill23 #AuditorGeneralReport

I'm listening to Ontario Today on CBC radio about the tech giants' battle with the Canadian government where Meta and Google are blocking Canadian news.

Pity most of CBC's presence on here is Twitter bots.

We should use this opportunity to broaden the discussion.

Don't use oligarch's platforms.

They have complete control over all the content on their platforms and it is controlled on their whim.

#MoveOffMeta

@CBCNews

#SilentSunday
#sunset

NEW #OntarioPlace design trotted out today, all issues remain:
👎Still a private spa/waterpark on public waterfront land
👎Still a 407-style 95 year lease of public space
👎Still have to clearcut West Island, incl. 846 mature trees, & destroy the beach
👎Still no environmental assessment
👎Still costing us $650M in taxpayer money
👎Still has massive underground parking lot carved in shoreline
👎Still demolishing & diminishing #Ontario #ScienceCentre to justify the massive garage

#Therme @onplace4all

Earth is almost never shown like this, this is our planet from the Pacific side.