OBAMA: โPeople make excuses for him. They say heโs not serious. Everything a president says is serious!โ๐ฅ
OBAMA: โPeople make excuses for him. They say heโs not serious. Everything a president says is serious!โ๐ฅ
This is something Americans thinking they can escape-hatch into Canada need to read.
We have a HOUSING shortage. We have HEALTHCARE shortage. We โขcannotโข throw open the doors without causing further strain on our system.
Soโฆ we arenโt. Not now, anyhow.
Iโm reading the center (downtown) is a mess and areas are reportedly trashed. Small fires blazed throughout the night and groups of young ppl were blasting fireworks at police.
There is not a big enough bin for 2025. ๐ฎ
150+ year old church was burned down (Vondelkerk). Fireworks were going off all throughout the day and then mad-levels of NON-STOP fireworks from 11:50pm until at least 1am. Random fireworks & small โbombsโ contโd to go off throughout the night, intermittently, and into the morning.
My fellow profs at ๐จ๐ฆCanadian universities! Please take a moment to read and sign this letter urging the Federal government to align its economic plans with climate change action and resilience:
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Theyโre striking again??
Time will tell! Haha. Maybe Iโll take a gander and see what Iโm served with..๐
Ya, I will be now! Itโs so odd because it only started doing this over the last little while, but has increased more & more.. despite muting so many accounts and even trying to encourage the feed elsewhere, by searching (and liking) my actual interests. ๐ซ
Ya, when I first noticed this happening, I went in and made sure it was disabled - which it was / is. *sigh
Ok, so @bsky.app seems to think I am a gay man?? My Discover feed is nothing but very suggestive content from that demo. I have muted SO many half-naked men. Iโm ready to delete my account - not sure Iโll start over. I have never searched or liked anything that would link to this.. WTF.
On a scavenger hunt to find more words to mute..
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BEST. Putting my docs back into regular rotation is so pleasing.
I really do!! ๐ซ
On that note, heading to Edinburgh next week for several days. Give me all things moody & cozy. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโ๏ธ๐
Autumn has appeared to hit the Netherlands and I am here for it. ๐ฆ๏ธ๐๐ซ๐ฅซ
Come on here and my feed is mostly US politics, Epstein files, vaccine chatter, and fearmongering. *sigh
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Oh no!! So sorry to hear ๐ฉ Sending you gentle, virtual hugs! ๐ Rest as much as youโre able to. I hope it passes quickly! ๐๐ผ Gravol is always my go-to.. I try and sleep away as much sickness as possible! xx ๐ด๐ค๐ผ
Haha. Youโre not alone! ๐ Itโs funny because I didnโt really notice it while living in Vancouver, as much as I do here in Ams (and while travelling within the EU).
Hell no. So gross. What a ๐คก..
Aside from the assault to my bank account, one of the reasons I become anxious while visiting Canada is the amount of time spend in a car. You need a car to go almost everywhere. I miss road trips but def not the day-to-day.
I get it, and did it for most of my life, but itโs crazy-making to me now.
100% tourist rage: The spaced out meandering (50/50 immersed in phone), stopping at the bottom / top of stairs - or entrances & exits, walking multi-across sidewalks (all holding hands is next level), stopping abruptly in busy areas, and a general complete lack of self & spacial awareness. Good God.
Yes! There are bogus websites here now too (mostly retail) who pretend to have โdiscountedโ brand names.. they take your money and never send your goods. Then thereโs no way to reach them or get a refund.
Interesting! So if you want to recycle glass.. is there a way near by or thatโs convenient?
We have glass โbinsโ on almost every block here, which is definitely handy!
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Oh thatโs good to hear! I hope itโs true, because the amount of plastic we throw out (as a population) is so excessive. ๐ฃ
Thank you!! ๐ It still felt like a bit of a relief to get official word. Plus, there are not many other places weโd want (or be able) to live! ๐
Right?? Itโs so over the top. The amount of plastic we end up throwing in the trash is brutal. ๐ฃ And they no longer have us separate / recycle plastic from the rest of the garbage. They say they have machines that sift it out.. but Iโm doubtful. ๐คจ
Some good news this week.. perm. residency permit renewal was approved - mostly a formality, but this time itโs valid for 10 jaar! ๐งก๐ณ๐ฑ๐ท