Birder, BSc, RDH, Coyote, Fan, Dorsai Irregular, ex-pat Canadian and drinks coffee...a lot. https://xitter.cf/t.co/g7ztMTMstb

Michigan, still safe for women
Joined November 2009
Here is 92-year-old former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien’s inspiring and unifying and brilliant speech to Canadians. Speaking of Canada’s kindness is not weakness. Reminding Americans that Canadians were there for Americans after 9/11. He’s awake, he’s coherent and he’s kind and wise. We are proud to be Canadian. ❤️🇨🇦
Former Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien: "I have message for American friends...never mistake our generosity for weakness. Never mistake our tolerance for lack of determination. And never, never mistake our kindness for softness...We bow to no one."
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It’s Nice To Be Disliked By One Of Those
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I will assume from this post that Jeremy Clarkson has shared with us another of his hot takes illustrating yet again what a garbage person he is
Dear @JeremyClarkson I saw this on my feed on another platform and instantly thought you needed to see it. "Jeremy Clarkson thinks people who receive benefits should have to send a weekly thank you email to a randomly chosen working person, explaining what they did with the money, or have their payments stopped. So here is mine. If you’d like to give it a share to help Jeremy see it, that would be great. Dear Jezza, Thank you for your concern about my contribution to society. I should say first that you were aiming this at young people you believe are sitting at home doing nothing. But you wrote it as a blanket rule applying to everyone whose benefits are paid. That includes more than thirteen million pensioners, millions of people who receive benefits while working, who may find themselves being ordered to thank another benefit claimant, and me. I receive PIP. That money goes towards the Motability car I use to travel to work. It is not a free car. It is not even my car. I exchange the mobility part of my PIP to lease it. The car takes the lot. Which is awkward, because that same payment is also meant to help cover the additional costs of being disabled, including a wheelchair that is actually usable for my job and hearing aids that allow me to do it. There is nothing left for either. I chose the thing that gets me to work. That car enables me to work and, because I can work, I now pay considerably more in tax than I have ever received in PIP. But my contribution does not end with my own tax bill. I have built programmes that hundreds of people now use to earn a living. They pay tax too. Those programmes have helped thousands of people overcome anxiety, return to their lives and, in many cases, return to work. Then there are all the people supported by the coaches and practitioners I have trained. That is what disability support can do when it is designed to enable people rather than humiliate them. My PIP did not disappear into some great benefits black hole. It helped provide the transport that allowed me to work, build a business, create opportunities for other people and contribute far more than I could ever have done without it. But as we are exchanging thank you letters, perhaps you could send me one too. I paid my television licence throughout the years the BBC gave you the platform that made you famous. I now pay for Amazon Prime, which helps fund the television programme about your farm. I do not choose to watch it. But that is how society works, Jeremy. We all contribute towards things we may never personally use because the entire country would fall apart if every payment had to provide us with an individual benefit. Perhaps you could also thank the taxpayers whose public services and infrastructure support your businesses. And while you have the stationery out, perhaps you could explain the farm. In 2021, you told The Times that avoiding inheritance tax was “the critical thing” in your decision to buy land. In 2024, when that became rather inconvenient, you said it had never been true. You claimed you had actually bought the farm because you wanted somewhere to shoot and that tax avoidance had simply sounded like a better story at the time. I am not sure which version helps your argument. It is funny how public support and clever tax arrangements are treated as perfectly respectable when they benefit wealthy people. Yet when a disabled person receives help to leave the house, go to work and participate in society, you think they should be made to perform gratitude. So thank you for your concern, Jezza. I hope my licence fee, Amazon subscription, taxes and contribution to the economy have all been gratefully received. Please send your thank you letter weekly, along with a full breakdown of how you spent the money. If it is not sufficiently fulsome and effusive, I assume your income will be stopped. That is only fair."
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“The reflecting pool is open and everyone is having a wonderful time.”
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BIG NEWS! A donor said they would donate **$10,000** if we could get 1,000 people to donate to our annual fundraiser today (and today only!)! Any sized donation ($5, $10, $25, etc.) counts towards that…we simply need folks to show us a little love today! So if enjoy our work and outreach, send us a donation at the link below and help us unlock some additional large funding! Donate here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/…
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The country could get in shape if this guy led dance classes. I love this
Favorite video from last night’s celebrations in Budapest dropped Here is Zsolt Hegedus….leading candidate to become the new Health Minister of Hungary…..this is what defeating a dictator looks like!
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Yay! One of my favourite T. Kingfisher books just got released as an audiobook! Raven and Reindeer podiumentertainment.com/titl…
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Why? Is your president going to mistake us for a 13 year old girl?
If I were Canada, I’d be on my best behavior right about now…
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This aged well
This isn’t complicated. If you vote for Kamala, Liz Cheney becomes defense secretary. We invade a dozen countries. Boys in Michigan are drafted to fight boys in the Middle East. Millions die. We invade Russia. We invade nations in Asia. World War III. Nuclear winter.
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I’ll bet Trump is expecting Maria Corina Machado to hand over her peace prize to him to express her gratitude.
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Someone needs to check his kids
Hegseth: "Basic training is being restored to what it should be -- scary, tough, and disciplined. We're empowering drill sergeants to instill healthy fear in new recruits ... they can put hands on recruits."
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Go Jays go!!!🥳🇨🇦🥳🇨🇦 #WANTITALL
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I am in this tweet and I don’t like it
Ok… it’s a GEN X day… 🤣😂 “Sometime your bladder say, you’re on your own champ!” Top 6 GEN X problems… 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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20 years in the PNW only has me nodding my head in a agreement.
.@morganevelyncook on TikTok is trying to figure out why Trump is sending troops to Portland, Oregon, and her video is the greatest thing ever 🤣
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I am in this tweet and I don’t like it
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Poilievre is obsessed with crowd sizes. Who does that remind you of?
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The Prime Minister of the Heard / McDonald Islands Speaks on Trump’s Tariffs
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We can't believe it! Less than five hours after going public with our emergency fundraiser, we are past the halfway point! More than £30,000 raised! That's a *hole* lot of love for this museum which means so much to so many of you gofundme.com/f/btscc2
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From Canadian Jim Elliott on Facebook. 🧵 1/ "Dear 77,301,997 Trump-Loving, Conspiracy-Huffing, Rage-Addicted Americans (And the Canadian Dumbfucks Who Worship Them) Oh, hey there. Sit down. Read this. Try not to cry.
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