herid @herid@social.cleverlibre.org

💥​ The #Ontario Provincial Conservative's UNDERSPENT the health budget by $3.5 BILLION in the first half of 2022.

The Ford government underspent our healthcare dollars, during a pandemic, but is currently asking the Federal government for more healthcare money ... with no strings attached. 🤔​

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/11/29/doug-ford-government-spent-35b-less-than-expected-in-first-half-of-2022-23-budget-watchdog-finds.html

#IDontThinkSoDoug
#Ontario #malfeasance #healthcare #SpendWhatYouHave

"#Ukraine is a nation that, through poor planning, is located right next to Russia. This is unfortunate because Russian President Vladimir Putin, a man who relaxes by putting kittens into a food processor, has long wanted to establish closer ties with Ukraine, in the same sense that a grizzly bear wants to establish closer ties with a salmon." #DaveBarry https://toot.community/@YusufToropov/109579543932853647

Monday is a hard day, so here few backgrounds from My Neighbor Totoro (1988) to keep motivation.

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#ghibli #studioghibli #スタジオズブリ #anime #myneighbortotoro #totoro #scenery #background #wallpaper #phonewallpaper #mastoart

💥​Ford's #Conservative govt. ended full access to #OHIP funded telemedicine to pave the way for #private telemedicine services such as MAPLE. (Shoppers Drug Mart is a stakeholder)

Your doctor consultation fees for Maple are NOT covered by the #provincial government.

So, what is the cost per visit via text, audio, or video to receive your diagnosis or prescription?

👉​ $69 per visit

or $30/month for a yearly subscription.

#Ontario #Grinch #healthcare

https://www.getmaple.ca/for-you-family/pricing/

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software and Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit anyone's ever said, so when people say he's a genius I figured I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.

On Christmas Eve Putin says he’s “ready to negotiate.”
Having “negotiated” w/ Russian military & Defense Ministry I learned lessons: Even in small things, RU officials don’t negotiate…they demand, then they lie, and then they renege on agreements.

Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt

https://youtu.be/UDS5RAaCl3U

The only video of Eartha Kitt singing this song I could find. BTW, Eartha Kitt deserves to be better known. Unique voice.

#SongOfTheDay #Christmassong
#FavoriteMusic 41/

According to Russian state tv, everything is going according to plan. But here is the undeniable truth:
In June, 1 barrel of russian oil was over $100. Now 1 barrel is below $56, and the latest sanctions are only starting to kick in.
So Happy New Year to Vladimir Putin and good luck financing the Russian 2023 state budget with half the oil income, fleeing workers, and war spending going through the roof.
#ukraine #SlavaUkraini

#MastodonHelp

Sometimes when I post a link it just posts the URL. Other times the link is formatted with a preview. I don't know what I am doing differently but I would like it to always have a preview. Any idea how to do that?

It has been interesting watching people and the burgeoning Mastodon community grapple with the tension of the great Twitter migration. The spectrum ranging from "how do we replicate Twitter without a tyrant" to "how can we reinvent microblogging" to "what the heck is a toot" is one layer, and the noob to "I have been here for years" is another that have revealed the complexities and alignment/misaligned of values and visions.

An underground resistance in our time https://nyti.ms/3I2fS1M

https://t.me/liveukraine_eng/3402 ⚡️🇺🇸 The Russian offensive in the Bakhmut area has slowed down. It looks like Russian troops will find it difficult to maintain the momentum of their offensive operations and may try to initiate a tactical or operational pause - ISW #Ukraine #News #War #Russia

#joinin If anyone needs someone to chat with, im here.

Reminder that if you're feeling lonely today, see this hashtag:

➡️ #JoinIn

There are lots of people (myself included) keeping each other company on there, with all kinds of posts from hot chocolate recipes to historical photos to horses covered in tinsel to just general thoughts and chatter.

You can use the hashtag however you want, serious or fun, and anyone using the tag is welcoming of replies and discussion so it's a great way of striking up a conversation.

See you there! ☃️

Fedfree is live! https://fedfree.org/

Fedfree is a website aimed at teaching people how to run their own servers, of various kinds, on libre operating systems e.g. Linux and BSD. It aims to do this, using libre software exclusively, teaching people about the importance of libre software and hardware as it pertains to freedom; the right to use, study, adapt, share. The right to read. Universal access to knowledge… education. Education is the goal.

One tutorial so far, but more are coming.