CitizenVectron

I wish I could donate to American political campaigns. But then I would be a dirty, foreign-influencer. Is it illegal if I buy a game for someone who donates $50 to the Georgia Senate runoffs? lol, probably.

If they do all leave for Parlor, this is great for two reasons: 1) What made the alt-right and Q powerful on Facebook was that they could reach non-converted people thanks to the FB algorithms. By moving to another platform with only the converted, it will be harder for them to infect others. 2) This hurts Facebook.

My province just got a huge snowstorm, with up to 23 inches (50cm) in some places. My city only got a few cm, fortunately (though we did have freezing rain), but another city is in chaos: Even the graders are stuck:

I know we think the election is over, but I am convinced that the anti-concede forces are going to win out, and that Trump will go hold rallies to rile his base up against Biden taking office. Sure we can say that the Secret Service will remove him (or that he will leave without confrontation), but I am mostly worried about him convincing 40% of the country that he is being forced out in a coup.

And also, there is already a very famous example to use (Dewey Beats Truman). But I guess the one doesn't fit into their narrative since it was a Democrat who won.

SK set a new record today of 159 cases. That's the equivalent of 2,100 in Ontario. It's just continuing to rise, here.

Mystery Punter Loses $5 Million Bet on Trumps Victory WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM A mystery British punter has lost his $5 Million bet on Trump's victory. A British punter has lost $US5 million after betting on Donald Trump to defeat Good.

LMAO Trump went golfing again this morning.

Powerful stuff:

As of one hour ago, only 13 GOP politicians have even recognized that Biden has won.

I was honestly surprised, but very pleased, that Biden and Harris mentioned Black women voters so strongly in their speeches. They are the base of the Democratic Party now, and deserve to be recognized, celebrated, and elevated in the party.

Someone here on D1P has MS, in fact. It's often an invisible disease, and because it hits young people the most (25-35, primarily women), it often is not taken as seriously (even though, left untreated, it can lead to loss of independence and mobility). Fortunately it is basically the most well-researched auto-immune/neurological illness, and the treatments available for it have exploded. 20+ years ago there was 1 treatment that barely did anything. 10 years ago there were 6-7 treatments. Now there are close to 30, and the most effective (like Lemtrada, which my wife had infusions with) are basically chemotherapy which eliminates the immune system entirely before regrowing it, "curing" the MS (in about 30-50% of cases). In the two years prior to Lemtrada (but with a mid-effective drug) she gained something like 25 lesions on her brain, and suffered 3-5 relapses where she could barely walk. Since Lemtrada (three years ago) she hasn't developed a single new lesion, and has had possible one relapse (hard to tell, it was more minor). I would never say I am a single-issue voter (and in Canada it's not a controversial issue at all), but it is always at the forefront of my mind when voting (and here we have two left-wing parties, so there is actually a choice on this and other issues).

It's awesome. My wife has MS, and though she has been visible-disability free for the last 2-3 years thanks to her treatments, she suffers from invisible disabilities such as powerful fatigue and neuropathic pain. In the past she has had to rely on a cane to walk during relapses. The disabled community is largely ignored in politics, and it really sucks. The most that people ever really think about disabled people are handicap parking spots...and that's usually because able-bodied people see someone who they think shouldn't be using one using one (like my wife). Lots of old buildings are simple inaccessible for people who rely on wheelchairs or assistive devices, and there is always a tonne of resistance to renovations because "the old building is so beautiful, we shouldn't ruin the charm." Fuck you, people matter more than old buildings. Obviously rights for disabled people have come a long way in both Canada and the US, but they still have a long way to go, including more comprehensive disability programs for people who can no longer work.

I went and translated that into German, thinking it would be witty of me...but the translation is just Katharsis, haha.