James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@social.cleverlibre.org

In a city park stood two naked statues, one female and the other male.
These two statues had faced each other for many years.
Early one morning, an angel appeared before the statues and said,.. “Since the two of you have been exemplary statues and have brought enjoyment to many people,.. I am giving you your greatest wish. I hereby give you the gift of life,.. You have 30 minutes to do whatever you desire.”
And with that command, the statues came to life, smiled at each other, ran toward some nearby woods and disappeared behind a couple of bushes.
The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling, bushes rustling and twigs snapping.
After 15 minutes, the two statues emerged from the bushes, satisfied and smiling. Puzzled, the angel looked at his watch and asked the statues,.. “You still have 15 minutes. Would you like to continue?”
The male statue looked at the female and asked, “Do you want to do it again?”
Smiling, the female statue said, “Sure. But this time you hold the pigeon down and I’ll shit on its head”..

My 13yo son today used a drone to take an amazing photo that captures not only our flat, but nearly every major landmark in Edinburgh. Makes for a great desktop background!

"... the goal of the Alberta government, and most so-called Canadian conservatives, isn’t to save money, it’s to prove God smiles on the wealthy by demonstrating that the poor must suffer.
The cruelty is the point, the cost is a necessary expense to demonstrate the point."
~ David Climenhaga, today #abpoli

Nothing says ban assault rifles like 5 school officers, 8 federal DEA officers, 13 U.S. Marshals, 16 sheriff’s deputies, 25 Uvalde officers, 69 officers of nearby law enforcement, 91 state police officers plus 149 U.S. Border Patrol agents being scared of 1 shooter with an AR-15.

Favourite stove burner?

Sounds constructive. #VoteBlue #NoRepublicansEverAgain

In 2024, Trump voters are motivated by one thing above all: Revenge https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/17/2217978/-Trump-voters-are-now-motivated-by-one-thing-above-all-Revenge?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=main

Shawn Menard: does the job residents expect of their city councillor.

Other councillors: Hey, you can do that??

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/developer-traffic-housing-ottawa-capital-glebe-money-1.7086913 #ottawa

"Today, the GOP frontrunner for president said, ""A president...must have full immunity…even events that 'cross the line' must fall under total immunity.""

I'm really tired of hearing about ""law & order"" from these people.

No matter what he thinks, Trump is not above the law."

Q: Why do ducks have big flat feet?
A: To stamp out forest fires.

Q: Why do elephants have big flat feet?
A: To stamp out flaming ducks.

Even though the Staples deal was revealed to Ontarians just a few days ago, some stores are already renovated.
"This is what the ServiceOntario outlet looks like inside an #Oakville Staples. It’s located in between a display of printers and office chairs, and located at the back of the store meaning you have to pass all the merchandise. Taxpayers funded this."

#ontario #dougFord #onpoli via @richardcitynews

Ha. Too good not to share..

#DougFord #ontario #onpoli #toronto cc @tdotresident

Liar. Coward.

Via Aaron Rupar:

DANA BASH: How do you feel about your party's frontrunner being found liable for sexual abuse?

#NikkiHaley: First of all, I haven't paid attention to his cases. All I know is he's innocent until proven guilty. You have investigations on #Trump and #Biden.

Multiple state Republican parties are going broke. In #Arizona, for instance, the state GOP has $14,800 left in the bank. https://www.newsweek.com/multiple-state-republican-parties-going-broke-1858680

#Doonesbury

Every panel of this one is beyond genius, starting with how #Trump looks pre-hair/makeup.

Just. Go. #EJeanCarroll #legal #comics

Entire strip here: https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2024/01/14

I was once in a pretty dark place. Specifically, a truck stop bathroom stall with two light panels on the fritz, somewhere near Chaco Canyon. I had eaten Taco Bell about 160 miles back y no estaba bien.

Much too late, I realized there was no T.P.

... So I wept in that stinking stall, as one does in these situations when times are bleak.

"You alright, friend?" came a silky-rich voice. Then a hand poked a roll of toilet paper under the stall door.

That hand belonged to #JohnMastodon

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How often have you literally shrieked out loud in sheer frustration that our entire society is locked in this decade long idiocratic war on reason, decency, women, and the rule of law, that the Republican party has been waging against America?

more ableist nonsense from our national airline:

Air Canada is appealing an order by the Canadian transport regulator requiring it to accommodate passengers whose power wheelchairs don't fit through the cargo door of a scheduled plane: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/air-canada-appeal-1.7080959 #AirCanada #aviation #ableism