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🇨🇦 Been accused of having opinions; Left of Centre; Teacher; Equality for all; 🏒 - Go Sens/Charge Go; #ElbowsUP🇨🇦 "In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, Be more kind, my friends, try to be more kind" - Frank Turner, songwriter

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats need to stop saving the GOP from itself.

If GOP wants cuts, let them cut to the very people that vote for them. The very people that don't even realize that all of the govt support they have is because of Dems, not GOP policies. This includes health care, education, food stamps....

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 1d

He is never going to. Thr GOP seems content to sell their souls and let him do whatever he wants. That has how it's always been for Trump. Bankrupt failed businesses, default on loans, ignore court judgements. He has never had to be accountable. Might be a bit late to hope for that not, he is 79

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 1d

It is outrageous that the US military is bombing boats it suspects to be dealing drugs. Imagine if any other country in the world, shot up a boat leaving the US that it thought was dealing drugs? Then all we would hear was war crimes, due process, etc... but when US does it... nothing.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 5d

It's not to rescue an economy. It's election interference to help his right wing friend in trouble politically

It would be funny if he sent 40B to Agentina and Milei lost anyway

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 11d

These people are so unhinged.

They just openly lie and the media is doing a terrible job calling them out... as have the Dems.

It allows them to control the narrative and unfortunately there are enough under educated people in the US that will just believe what they say is true.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 11d

When Harper took office the debt was 481B, when he left if was 612B, an increase of 131B. So the benefits of the inherited surplus were completely wiped out.. and then some!. And less 2008-2009, economic times were pretty stable.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 11d

Not only are they on the house, if you actually secured them as a prosecutor, you can find yourself facing some "trumped" up charges yourself.

Boggles the mind that inmates can't vote but 34x convicted felons can be president.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 11d

Even if peace comes to the middle east, I dont see Trump getting the peace prize. Domestically, he has attacked immigrants and brought in the national guard against his own, peaceful, people. I dont think the prize committee is going to overlook this. This year's prize proves domestic affairs matter

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 12d

Just a correction here. 11 million people died in the Holocaust... 6 million were Jews. The other 5 million were communists, lgbtq, political prisoners, Jewish sympathizers, unionists.

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 24d

Im not sure they would care.

Trump is a figurehead but he is supported by 10s of millions who agree with him. When trump is gone, the attitude won't just change.

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 27d

The nerve is absolutely unbelievable.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 27d

Weird that 157 of 193 countries recognize Palestine, making the US one of only 36 countries that do not.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 28d

Or that autism is the worst thing that can happen to someone...

Except that some of the people who have moved society forward the most, were autistic!

Autism creates challenges, but so do idiot presidents!

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · 29d

Simply disgusting. The man was openly racist, misogynistic, and intolerant.

Bf GOP lost their minds, people like this were condemned by them.

People with Kirks views should still be condemned, definitely not honored.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 14

These same patriots are the ones leading the separatist movement in Alberta. They were never patiots- they were selfish toddlers having tantrums.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 12

The vast majority of these types of incidents - mass shootings, school shootings, assassinations - tend to be from the alt right. Stats prove it over and over and over again. They also tend to be white male Christians.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 12

They'll say nothing, as cowards do when they are wrong.

Or they will double down and claim somehow the shooter was a radical leftist and not a white nationalist christian maga groyper

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 11

No one knows who the shooter is

Historically, the majority of these shootings have been committed by far right extremists.

It's the hypocrisy. 2 lawmakers were assassinated in their homes, two others shot, and barely a word from GOP. Their hate filled friend gets shot and it's a national tragedy.

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 11

Charlie Kirk was not a personality to be celebrated - he was full of hate & anger, racism & misogyny. He minimized the grief of those suffering from gun violence. He did not positively contribute to society

That being said, US has just too many angry people with guns. No one deserves to be shot.

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Because male dominated US society never believes the victims, especially female ones.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Someone else posted something the other day I cannot get out of my head.. it went something along the lines of:

"If we'd just believe the victims, we wouldn't need the list"

It's stuck with me bc it's so true. Do we really need a list from a convicted pedophile to prove who else was pedophiles?

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Sep 1

Is your dog an English Foxhound? My dog is, and looks very similar...

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Aug 25

This isn't even checkers. It's like "go fish".

Yes, PP is so powerful, trump would have listened. Haha. If PP were PM we would have signed a deal at 25% tariffs and given away supply management.

mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Aug 25

We all know Clinton is in the Epstein files and went to the Island. No one would thinks he isn't a pedophile.

We all know Trump is in the Epstein files and went to the island. No one thinks he isn't a pedophile.

They both are horrible, disgusting men who deserve prison time.

No politics.

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mcfarl.bsky.social @mcfarl.bsky.social · Aug 24

Well those who live by the Bible seem to conveniently leave out most of it - like the part where you love your neighbour as yourself, where you accept immigrants as part of your community, where you help the needy, where you don't judge others. But yes, let's focus on one poorly translated line!