Esther in Manitoba
@esthervermeer.bsky.social
Botanist, artist, mother.
MB, Canada
Political bias: good ideas.
Born at 322ppm.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate, else they will fall one by one…".
Edmund Burke
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MB, Canada
Political bias: good ideas.
Born at 322ppm.
"When bad men combine, the good must associate, else they will fall one by one…".
Edmund Burke
(Folks who DM without asking first will be blocked.)
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As European I notice the Word Socialism is misunderstood by Americans. You know we are social species.
December 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM
As European I notice the Word Socialism is misunderstood by Americans. You know we are social species.
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A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
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death goals: live one's life in a manner that one's murder is not giddily celebrated on social media
December 6, 2024 at 1:37 AM
death goals: live one's life in a manner that one's murder is not giddily celebrated on social media
Well that’s concerning. How involved are you if you can’t even answer a question?
December 3, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Well that’s concerning. How involved are you if you can’t even answer a question?
No kidding… his “best people” seem to include anyone that makes him look smart in comparison.
December 1, 2024 at 4:24 PM
No kidding… his “best people” seem to include anyone that makes him look smart in comparison.
A bit like when you buy a car, and suddenly that model seems to be everywhere, even though you’ve never even noticed that model before.
November 29, 2024 at 9:43 PM
A bit like when you buy a car, and suddenly that model seems to be everywhere, even though you’ve never even noticed that model before.
I enjoy this liberal MP’s interviews, & especially his conversations with reasonable conservatives that have become his friends. It hammers home the concern that Poilievre has been insisting that his MPs stop fraternizing with the other house members to drive partisanship.
youtu.be/NyRcrRlEAWE?...
youtu.be/NyRcrRlEAWE?...
Erin O'Toole on Uncommons
YouTube video by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, M.P., Beaches-East York
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 12:47 AM
I enjoy this liberal MP’s interviews, & especially his conversations with reasonable conservatives that have become his friends. It hammers home the concern that Poilievre has been insisting that his MPs stop fraternizing with the other house members to drive partisanship.
youtu.be/NyRcrRlEAWE?...
youtu.be/NyRcrRlEAWE?...
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Eggs were down yesterday too. Funny how the same grocers claiming there was no price gouging last month now can miraculously drop prices.
November 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Eggs were down yesterday too. Funny how the same grocers claiming there was no price gouging last month now can miraculously drop prices.
There’ve been similar ubi experiments in Canada
humanrights.ca/story/manito...
www.ontario.ca/page/ontario...
humanrights.ca/story/manito...
www.ontario.ca/page/ontario...
November 26, 2024 at 8:04 PM
There’ve been similar ubi experiments in Canada
humanrights.ca/story/manito...
www.ontario.ca/page/ontario...
humanrights.ca/story/manito...
www.ontario.ca/page/ontario...
So pretty. We wanted to build a straw-bale house once upon a time, but wound up renovating an old house instead because we couldn’t find house insurance for one. I wonder if that’s changed now. I still dream of hobbit houses. Those deep window sills would fit so many plants.
November 26, 2024 at 7:48 PM
So pretty. We wanted to build a straw-bale house once upon a time, but wound up renovating an old house instead because we couldn’t find house insurance for one. I wonder if that’s changed now. I still dream of hobbit houses. Those deep window sills would fit so many plants.
Love this. Joe Rogan was freaking out in a recent podcast about Ukraine shooting a few missiles across the border triggering WWIII. Like seriously freaking out.
Joe, fighting back isn’t the trigger here. Greed is. Russia has sent 100s of missiles across the border the past 3 years.
Joe, fighting back isn’t the trigger here. Greed is. Russia has sent 100s of missiles across the border the past 3 years.
Ukrainian boxing legend (and brother of Kyiv's mayor) Wladimir Klitschko responds to Joe Rogan...
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Love this. Joe Rogan was freaking out in a recent podcast about Ukraine shooting a few missiles across the border triggering WWIII. Like seriously freaking out.
Joe, fighting back isn’t the trigger here. Greed is. Russia has sent 100s of missiles across the border the past 3 years.
Joe, fighting back isn’t the trigger here. Greed is. Russia has sent 100s of missiles across the border the past 3 years.
US politicians are now threatening their allies??The ICC isn’t doing this without evidence.
November 25, 2024 at 6:29 PM
US politicians are now threatening their allies??The ICC isn’t doing this without evidence.
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Make Canadian kindness a thing again, it is our best weapon against the far-right.
November 17, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Make Canadian kindness a thing again, it is our best weapon against the far-right.
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When the media calls Bluesky a “liberal” platform they are missing the point. It’s not about politics. It’s about decency. Putting this into a left/right dichotomy is just further normalizing the behavior of deranged MAGA trolls.
November 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM
When the media calls Bluesky a “liberal” platform they are missing the point. It’s not about politics. It’s about decency. Putting this into a left/right dichotomy is just further normalizing the behavior of deranged MAGA trolls.
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This is what you need to know about fascism:
November 18, 2024 at 1:46 AM
This is what you need to know about fascism:
Didn’t know this!
Did you know that the Canadian Union of Postal Workers faught for maternity leave and won?
November 18, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Didn’t know this!
Just finished listening to this… excellent talk (as always).
Here's the link to this week's episode of Good Talk. 19,000 views already which is nice to see. Also available as a podcast wherever you get yours. Please share, like and subscribe if you feel so inclined! And post comments below, I would love to hear your thoughts. youtu.be/YNIGsDjCy8k?...
Good Talk -- Call The Election Soon?
YouTube video by The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
youtu.be
November 18, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Just finished listening to this… excellent talk (as always).
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Housing 1950's to 2022-
The changes to funding in Social/Affordable housing over the past 70 yrs in Canada, that led to the current shortage of affordable housing.This started long before our current PM - Poilievre fails to tell the truth when he is out bashing the govt. /1 (thread) 38 posts #Canada
The changes to funding in Social/Affordable housing over the past 70 yrs in Canada, that led to the current shortage of affordable housing.This started long before our current PM - Poilievre fails to tell the truth when he is out bashing the govt. /1 (thread) 38 posts #Canada
November 15, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Housing 1950's to 2022-
The changes to funding in Social/Affordable housing over the past 70 yrs in Canada, that led to the current shortage of affordable housing.This started long before our current PM - Poilievre fails to tell the truth when he is out bashing the govt. /1 (thread) 38 posts #Canada
The changes to funding in Social/Affordable housing over the past 70 yrs in Canada, that led to the current shortage of affordable housing.This started long before our current PM - Poilievre fails to tell the truth when he is out bashing the govt. /1 (thread) 38 posts #Canada
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Folks who think CPC is pro-military forget that JT reopened & restaffed 9 VA offices, added a 10th to help with the backlog, committed 40B in new spending on vets, restored the lifetime pension offer, & committed to purchasing new equipment spending 2%GDP after CPCs had cut it back to 1%.
November 17, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Folks who think CPC is pro-military forget that JT reopened & restaffed 9 VA offices, added a 10th to help with the backlog, committed 40B in new spending on vets, restored the lifetime pension offer, & committed to purchasing new equipment spending 2%GDP after CPCs had cut it back to 1%.
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