Aaron Hoyland
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Dad • Big Brother • Nerd • Progressive politics • Gender equity • Pro-science • Partner to @leenerrr • He/him
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A thread on the value of kindness.
A number of years ago, my ex-partner and I moved into a new home. Our neighbours were a lovely couple in their early-30s. We weren’t close, but we had many of those random, friendly conversations that you have with your neighbours.
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Is she being rude, or have you been socially conditioned into believing that women should be warm, positive and friendly at all times and are uncomfortable when they don’t adhere to that behaviour?
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So the government is dropping the mask mandate (among other things) on airplanes because it's "too hard to enforce", which is quite the statement considering I haven't been allowed to bring a full-sized bottle of water through security in 16 YEARS.
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Dear world,
Putting baby change stations in the women’s washroom (and maybe the family washroom if there is one) but not the men’s washroom sends a very clear message about whose responsibility you think raising children is, and frankly, I hate it.
Signed,
A dad
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By the way, the scientists that were able to predict the time of a solar eclipse years in the future down to the exact minute? Same scientists that are saying climate change is real and caused by humans. Just an FYI.
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In Canada, our schools have more than one door too. We have folks struggling with mental illness. We watch the same movies, listen to the same music and play the same violent video games as Americans. And since Columbine, the US had 200 school shootings. We had 3.
It’s the guns.
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Hey, you! Yeah, you, person that’s spent the last two years wearing your mask and getting your shots and just quietly doing the right thing. I just wanted to say thanks. One day we’ll be through this and it’ll be because of people like you. You rock.
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Someone replied to one of my tweets about the surge in children's illnesses and argued that the best prevention is diet and exercise but try as I might, my 5-month old twins just refuse to drink kale smoothies or do their wind sprints. Any tips?
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It’s amazing how many people think that one month of data is enough to prove that Omicron is mild but one year of data isn’t enough to prove that vaccines are safe.
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Seeing a lot of people questioning how a bridge that big can collapse that quickly, so as someone with an engineering degree, I’ll try to break it down from a technical perspective:
Bridges aren’t designed to withstand a giant ship crashing into them. Hope that helps!
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Why does "learning to live with Covid" always seem to mean "pretend it doesn't exist anymore" instead of "keep a few basic precautions to protect vulnerable people"?
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I mentioned being on parental leave yesterday and a lot of people got VERY angry that they’re “paying for my vacation”, so I did the math, and I’d like to thank every Canadian for the 0.025¢ of your tax dollars that allows me to be home with the girls. I appreciate it.
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Wait, so now folks are turning down Moderna shots because they “prefer” Pfizer? People, we’re not ordering cola at a restaurant here. You know what I prefer? NOT GETTING COVID.
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“Pronouns in bio 🤡”. Yeah dude, you got me. I took two seconds to do the absolute bare minimum to try and normalize something that would make a slightly better world for the trans and gender diverse folks whose very existence is under near-constant attack. Sick burn.
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To be honest, my "pandemic fatigue" is vastly overshadowed by my "spending the last year watching people complain non-stop about being asked to do the bare minimum" fatigue.
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Well friends, it really happened. Eileen and I are overjoyed to introduce our daughters Alex and Nora, who joined us around 5 AM. So far their hobbies include sleeping, making us cry and being perfect.
Welcome to the world, little ones. We can’t wait to show you everything.
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I got called a “pro-vaxxer” yesterday, and if you think I’m going to stand here and let someone accuse me of supporting one of the most effective public health breakthroughs in human history that’s responsible for saving hundreds of millions of lives…you’re absolutely correct.
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Actually, yeah, I would rather wear a mask for a few more months if it means I'm less likely to accidentally kill someone's grandma. This isn't complicated.
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This was posted in a Facebook dads group I’m in during a discussion about buying gifts for our spouses. Gentlemen, this is our standard from now on. No excuses.
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It's hard to overstate the moral vacuum required to have $43 billion available to you and decide to use it to purchase a social media platform to ensure you're allowed to shitpost without consequences instead of addressing poverty, climate change, or public health initiatives.
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Sorry boss, but I can’t come in today. I’ve got my hands full on another project.
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Say it with me: without taxes, we wouldn't have public roads, schools, hospitals, emergency services, clean water, inspected food, or any other public service or social program. Taxes are not bad. They are the price we pay to live in a society.
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The Canadian team is playing FREAKING OLYMPIC HOCKEY in face masks. I never want to hear another dude bro complain about having to wear one in the grocery store ever again.
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Woke up yesterday morning on my second week of paid parental leave. Took our twins to a free doctor’s appointment, bought some groceries at a fully-stocked store, and took a walk to a well-maintained public park.
“Communist Canada” sure has its perks.
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Can we stop with this "Why are people still wearing masks even after mandates have been dropped?” thing? Maybe they love the way an N95 gently cradles the contours of their face. Or maybe they're worried about still being in a GODDAMN PANDEMIC.
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When I'm in a business and see people walking around in masks, I don't see anyone living in fear. I see people willing to push back against a cultural shift that tries to tell them they're silly and overreacting and instead are trying to act responsibly. That's courage, not fear.
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My tax dollars pay for roads I'll never drive on, national parks I’ll never visit and schools my children will never attend. We call this “living in a society”. In exchange, we get safety and community and don’t have to bang rocks together to make fire. It’s pretty great!
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I know everyone thinks their baby is cute, but COME ON. 😍
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Can't help but roll my eyes every time I see someone talk about this protest "dividing Canadians". Divided? Please. 89% of Canadian adults are vaccinated. 93% of them support action to remove the "protestors". This is dividing Canadians less than Tim Hortons coffee.
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Sitting here watching Covid cases rise and monkeypox take off and fucking polio show up and wondering when people will realize the public health principles they’re gleefully rejecting are the only thing standing between us and the days humanity was ravaged by infectious diseases.
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I shouldn’t have to say this, but “only some of us are nazis” isn’t a compelling defense.
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People are worried about their kids hearing about periods in a Pixar movie? I had to sit through 4 excruciating days in Grade 5 while my ACTUAL MOTHER (a nurse) taught my class all about erections, menstruation, and “growing hair in new places”. I promise your kids will be fine.
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Lots of friends posting photos of their fancy dinners so I wanted to get in on the action. Skinny penne in a cheddar glaze with diced pork and coated in a sweetened tomato reduction.
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In case you need to hear this, there is absolutely nothing silly or irrational about not wanting to catch a virus that’s STILL killing 15,000 people every single week and disabling countless more. Don’t let anyone make you feel differently.
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Put your hand up if you’re under 55 and would walk, run, row, drive, skateboard, bike, fly, moonwalk, sail, glide, rollerblade, or crab walk to your nearest pharmacy or clinic for the Astra Zeneca shot at literally this very minute if they told you one was available. 🙋🏻♂️
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It's the year of our Lord 2022 and I'm still seeing people say "Well, what did kids do before?" referring to vaccines and other modern medicine. There is no magical halcyon past where kids lived "natural" lives and thrived. You want to know what they did, Jan? THEY DIED. Often.
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My 2-month old daughters got vaccinated yesterday. Interestingly, they only cried about it for a minute or two, which is roughly 99.99% less time than most of the freedom folks.
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Trans people don’t pose a threat to my daughters, but the idea that any girl/woman that does not fit into a very narrow definition of femininity should be treated with suspicion and contempt for potentially being trans absolutely, unequivocally does.
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I accidentally pinched my toddler with the buckle when strapping her into a seat and feel guilty as hell so if any other parents feel like telling me this is normal and I won't be hearing from her therapist in 30 years that this caused deep emotional trauma, that'd be great.
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I don’t want to be too controversial here, but it seems like we should be more upset about the fact that 1 in 5 Canadians will likely need to use the food bank this year than the fact that a retired hockey player got stuck at the airport for a few hours and whined about it.
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The CEO of Sobeys says he's "fed up" with people criticizing grocery profits. Personally, I'm fed up with the fact that 1 in 5 Canadians have to use the food bank because they can't afford groceries, but I guess we're bothered by different things.
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PSA: You can't claim that face masks are "useless" and "don't work" and then turn around and argue that wearing them has caused children to acquire a massive immune debt that's led to a huge influx in sick kids this fall. These are fundamentally contradictory positions.
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You ever think about how wild it is that "anti-vaxxers" are even a thing? Like, it's a medical treatment. Can you imagine someone breaking their arm and saying "Oh, I'm anti-cast. I trust my bones to heal naturally."
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So if you're a female journalist in this country, you get to start your career by receiving death and rape threats, and if you manage to stick around, your reward is getting fired because you dared to let your hair go grey. Congratulations Canada: what a banner week for misogyny.
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Ten minutes since finding out they’re moving to online schooling and my wife is about to run to the dollar store and pick up 20 little pots so her class can still plant their seeds and do their Plant Growth science unit at home. Teachers are something special.
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Got called a sheep last night for advocating for Covid vaccines. I mean, if me trusting experts in infectious diseases makes me a sheep but you trusting Facebook memes makes you a brave free thinker then baah baah, buddy.
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Excuse me, but am I to understand that our very own Prime Minister was just videotaped singing? To MUSIC?! I am outraged! This is an unprecedented scandal! I demand a full public inquiry! What if we find out he also ate food? Or drank alcohol?? OH NO DEAR GOD WHAT IF HE DANCED?
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It kinda feels like this platform is burning down around us, so allow me to distract you with our baby being heckin’ adorable.
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So in conclusion:
- being asked to wear a mask in Costco is not oppression
- you can love the PM or hate him, but he’s not a dictator
- the Rebel is right-wing propaganda, not news
- white people are not being discriminated against in this country in any way, shape or form
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I can’t believe how much freedom Canada has lost. Did you know we have to wear seatbelts in our own cars now? And we’re not allowed to smoke in the mall? Hell, I can’t even buy leaded gasoline or insulate MY OWN HOME with asbestos. These gatekeepers are out of control.
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I tested positive for Covid on Friday, and I just want to point out that the fact I’m one of those mask-wearing sheeple likely prevented me from infecting a bunch of other people when I was walking around on Wednesday/Thursday and didn’t know I was sick.
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Woke up this morning to a bunch of strangers telling me I'm a bad parent for getting my kids vaccinated (eye roll) and it's so bizarre to see something so ordinary and mundane get treated as controversial. It feels like getting yelled at for admitting we feed them veggies.
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"They're not protesting masks, they're protesting mandatory vaccinations!" My dude, I don't care if they're protesting the breakfast menu at Denny's. Once you show up at a hospital, you've lost the right for anyone to take you or your concerns seriously.
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Shout out to everyone that got their shots not because they wanted a cash payment, or needed to travel, or wanted to win a million dollars, or because their employer told them they had to, but because they care about protecting others and it was the right thing to do.
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Election day is tomorrow, so a friendly reminder of the best voting advice I've ever heard: think of the most vulnerable person you know, and vote for their best interests.
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Yes, I'm fully vaccinated. Yes, I'd really prefer to not have to go through another round of "lockdown". Yes, I will readily accept one if it means kids can get their cancer surgeries and doctors don't have to decide which patients live and which die.
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Here’s a hot tip: When someone praises Canada’s “free” healthcare, you don’t have to point out that it’s actually paid for by taxes. We know. No one thinks doctors get paid in smiles. We’re celebrating the fact that the costs are shared by all of us, not just those who need it.
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Hey guys, are you embarrassed to buy period products for your partner? I’ve got a foolproof solution! First, open your wallet and grab your driver’s license. Next, check the birth date. Finally, realize that you’re not 10 fucking years old and get over it. Works every time.
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Heart attack? Must have been the vaccines.
Fainted? Yup, vaccines.
Constipated? Still vaccines.
Hit by a bus? Vaccines. Goldfish died? Vaccines. Spilled your coffee? Lost your keys? Car got dirty again right after you washed it? Vaccines, vaccines, vaccines.
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I saw some footage of the Iranian protests earlier and, interestingly, there wasn’t a single hot tub or bouncy castle in sight. It’s almost like protests against actual oppressive, dangerous governments don’t allow for things like that. Huh.
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I cannot fathom how we’ve ended up in a world where wanting to take some basic steps to prevent catching a virus that’s killed SIX MILLION FUCKING PEOPLE is viewed by many as “living in fear”.
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My controversial political opinion is that I don't think a guy who marches with neo-fascists and people that have publicly stated they want to overthrow the democratically elected government of Canada should get the chance to be Prime Minister.
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I must yet again point out that losing access to certain public and private spaces as a result of choosing not to get vaccinated isn’t discrimination, it’s consequences, and if you can’t see the difference, maybe just be grateful to have never lived through actual discrimination.
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If the Prime Minister points out that a small subset of Canadians have racist and misogynistic views and you immediately think that he's talking about you, maybe reflect on that a little.
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Our 7-month old twins just got their first Covid shots, and in spite of teething and being generally cranky about it, they managed to get through the whole thing without crying, attending a freedom protest or driving their truck to Ottawa. So apparently it’s possible!
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Trudeau announces that he's willingly giving up his authoritarian powers after 9 days and will hold a formal inquiry into his use of those powers within 60 days, just like all those other tyrannical dictators throughout history have done.
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Sure, every legitimate scientific and medical body on the planet says that vaccines are safe and effective, but there’s a retired figure skater and hockey player who say they aren’t and now I don’t know what to believe.
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If you show up at an anti-vaccine protest and people are talking about civil war and spewing white supremacist rhetoric, it's no longer an anti-vaccine protest. And if you continue to support it after learning that, you're not protesting vaccines anymore either.
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Telling someone "you can keep wearing a mask if you're so scared" is like telling someone to just slow down if they're worried about other people speeding.
MY. RISK. ISN'T. JUST. DEFINED. BY. MY. OWN. BEHAVIOUR.
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I have two young daughters, and I am begging people to stop pretending that they need to be protected from drag queens with storybooks while doing nothing about the dating violence and garden-variety misogyny that will be the real threat to their safety one day.
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If the Prime Minister invoking a law and then all parties getting to openly debate that decision in Parliament before voting on it less than six months after a free and transparent federal election feels like tyranny to you, I hope you know how lucky that makes you.
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“Canada is a dictatorship! This is just like Auschwitz!” he cries as he cracks a beer and climbs into the inflatable hot tub for his nightly soak before heading over to the stage and giant video screen to watch the evening’s entertainment.
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Someone called me "pro-vax" yesterday as an insult. Bro, you don't even know. I am SO pro-vax it's not even funny. I'm also pro-flossing, getting enough sleep, drinking water, exercise, and eating fibre. Extremely controversial stuff.
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My wife just told me that 25% of the kids in her class this year identify as left-handed. 25%! What is happening in schools?? If never used to be like this. Kids must be faking it to fit in. I demand to be told if my kid says they’re left-handed. This is about parental rights.
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I can’t wait until all these folks who are saying “vaccines don’t work” because they don’t provide 100% protection find out about seatbelts and bike helmets and birth control and painkillers and airbags and ear plugs and hard hats and smoke detectors and shin pads and
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Am I biased? Yes.
Do we have the cutest babies ever? Also yes.
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No actually, abortion bans and vaccine mandates are entirely different things, because, and I cannot believe I have to say this…
ABORTIONS. AREN'T. CONTAGIOUS.
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But seriously, stop letting shitty politicians convince you that taking advantage of the public services available to you is a bad thing. It’s not. Governments exist literally to provide these services. USE THEM.
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All these folks mad at Pizza Hut because they think reading a book about drag queens will somehow turn kids into drag queens are going to be shocked to learn that I read a ton of Hardy Boys as a kid but have yet to solve one single mystery.
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Getting rid of the vaccine passport system increases the risk to the 85% of us who got vaxxed in order to appease the 15% of people who didn't. How are we even talking about this? It's the easiest math in the world.
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Watching a bunch of people who complained non-stop about being asked to make sacrifices to protect other people spend the weekend celebrating the story of a man giving his life for others is a level of irony I wasn’t prepared for.
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1) Because our kids want us to
2) Because we don’t subscribe to outdated and restrictive gender norms
3) Because we look fab
Pick your favourite.
Can someone please explain to me why men are wearing nail polish? Like full grown men, married with kids, wearing nail polish. What’s going on?
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“Covid is no big deal. I got it and I was fine!”. Yes, and millions of people survive car crashes every year. That doesn’t mean car crashes aren’t inherently dangerous. My brother in Christ, it’s been two and a half years. How are we STILL doing this?
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It must be tricky to be a Conservative MP. You have to support the convoy, but not support the convoy, but then ask the convoy to leave, but then rail against the laws that will make them leave, all while claiming you're the party of law and order.
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I don't think enough people appreciate how many of the basic perks of modern employment (weekends, paid overtime, parental leave, etc.) only exist because of unions. Every. Single. Worker benefits from unions, even if you've never been a member. Defend collective bargaining.
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I can't believe I have to say this. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW THEY DIED. There is no reason for a child to die at school, period. You don't bury someone in an unmarked grave if you cared about them when they were alive.
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You know what I was thinking watching that Chrystia Freeland video? Gabby Giffords, the US Congresswoman shot in the head in 2011. Or Jo Cox, the British MP killed in 2016. We’ve seen what this kind of unhinged, irrational anger towards female politicians leads to. It’s no game.
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I’m actually sympathetic to these freedom folks. After all, there was a time when I too believed I should be able to do whatever I want without worrying about how that could impact other people.
But then my kindergarten teacher explained why that was wrong.
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For the 1000th time, no one is trying to turn anyone’s kids queer. We just want the kids that are ALREADY queer to be able to live safe, happy, authentic lives.
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I just saw someone say “If CO2 is so dangerous why do we put it in soft drinks?” and I truly admire some people’s dedication to proving they slept through the entirety of science class.
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The part that chaps my ass about getting rid of mask mandates is that the main reason to keep masks is that they protect people from dying and the main reason to get rid of them is that they’re annoying and HOW IN THE WORLD ARE THOSE SEEN AS EVEN REMOTELY COMPARABLE?!
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“I don’t want my tax dollars paying for someone else’s kids.” Well Bruce, I don’t want MY tax dollars paying for the roads that you used to go out and buy a computer, connect it to the internet and say something so utterly ignorant, but here we find ourselves.
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First they came for Pat King, and I said nothing...because he clearly deserved it.
Then they came for Tamara Lich, and I said nothing...because who didn't see that coming.
And then no one came for me, because I didn't spend three weeks livestreaming myself breaking the law.
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@jordanbpeterson
@JustinTrudeau
The Canadian Prime Minister is not responsible for US border policy. I can’t believe I have to say this.
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People that wear masks, got vaxxed and support health measures care about freedom too. Freedom for the immunocompromised to leave their homes. Freedom for kids too young to get their shots. Freedom for everyone to get groceries without risking illness. That freedom matters too.
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Sure would be nice if "learning to live with Covid" involved less Covid and more learning.
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Noticing a significant uptick in social media harassment towards people who are still taking some Covid precautions and it's interesting that those who profess to believe in "freedom" get awfully upset when other people exercise theirs.
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We got an email from our daycare that the federal childcare grant is increasing and our fees will go down by $250/kid (about 30%) starting in January and I gotta say, living in a socialist hellscape is awfully nice some days.
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