As a queer person, I don’t really think we should look towards the UK as an example for social legislation.

Girl, if they don’t eat they won’t make it to next month! This isn’t a financial decision, it’s a survival decision.

King of the Hill. I love the characters so much, especially the dynamic between Hank and Bobby.

I think what’s truly ridiculous is that we’re subsidizing fossil fuels so goddamn much that no one even knows or can estimate how much. Our habitat is dying and we’re using our tax dollars to kill it. We’re funding our own extinction and we can’t even keep track of how much money we pump into it.

The importance of protein feels massively overstated to me. If you consume enough calories and have a decently varied diet, you’re all but guaranteed to have enough protein (unless you’re doing something along the lines of bodybuilding, which most of us aren’t)

Gender… stores?

What on earth are you talking about? I don’t know anyone who’s bought their gender. Everyone either just accepts hand-me-downs from their parents or they make it themselves, DIY-style.

If I were having high-stakes conversations, I might agree, but any slight delays in updates is unlikely to affect me. I’m not a high-stakes target of any sort.

based mods

• IronFox (web browser)

• Fossify Caller app

• QUIK (SMS)

• Molly (Signal)

• Libretube (YouTube)

• Thunder (Lemmy).

Oops, all FOSS! :)

The only proprietary apps that see regular use on my phone are my banking app and Spotify.

I’m so fucking tired of Americans saying shit like “omg Canada as the 51st state would totally skew our elections Democrat, get owned Trump!”

The reality is, in any scenario where Canada gets annexed by the US, American democracy will not exist anymore by then. Even if there are fake elections, we’d most likely not be allowed to vote (à la Puerto Rico, as you point out).

I do appreciate someone pointing out how utterly enraged us Francophones would be if subjected to US rule.

Silicon-limited obnoxious patterns

Some of my ancestors suffered through the Expulsion of the Acadians and that’s widely referred to as a deportation, despite most Acadians not being “sent back where they came from”.

I’m not sure your definition of deportation is widely accepted. None of the dictionaries I consulted mention any implications of deportations specifically referring to sending people to their country of origin.

Cats geeking out on catnip is a prime source of stoner entertainment!

I had a friend with a lovely cat named “Countertop” (in French) who would always go so crazy playful after sniffing catnip. I miss that cat.

RIP Comptoir 💕

I will never truly forgive the Libs for that. “2015 will be the last federal elections under first-past-the-post”, just to turn around mere weeks after being elected and saying “people just wanted electoral reform because they were tired of Harper, now that they have a government they’re satisfied with they no longer feel the need for reform” (this is essentially exactly what Trudeau said in an interview with Le Devoir in late 2015)

Trudeau was PM by then, though?

Love Men I Trust! This comment from a Bandcamp supporter is so accurate:

The musical equivalent to waking up on slightly dampened bedsheets after a rough night.

I really hope the Cons lose massively in this election and back off from this alt-right Trumpian swing they’ve been on under Poilievre.

Not that the previous versions of the Conservative Party were any better, but at least they tried to hide how hateful and stupid they were. Now it’s all just out in the open. It’s exhausting.

Ukuleleing while walking? That’s very undull behaviour, very undull indeed.

Definitely don’t disagree Cons are an economic nightmare, but I just think any PM in 2008 would have similar stats, regardless of party.