Butterbee (She/Her)

It is a nail biter. The conservatives have gone from getting 2% of the popular vote to 44%. There are a lot of grievances right now. And the incumbent party has been in power for a long time and there’s a natural tendency here to alternate between parties so there’s pressure from people who don’t have as much specific desire for any given policy but just sort of vaguely feel like things would be better if we shook things up.

The votes are so close right now that we won’t know the outcome until closer to Oct. 26th when we expect all the mail in ballots to have been received and counted.

Thanks!

I was planning on starting some onions this fall. What other plants are good for overwintering when they are still young and which are we really better off waiting until spring for though?

This is where in a sane world independent journalists would see allegations like these and properly investigate and bring us the truth of the matter. But we don’t live in a world where that happens often anymore.

I’m still not 100% sure we won’t get another frost so I’ve planted some spring onions knowing that there’s a chance they will not make it. I plan to put some marigolds with them this year, and then to put some decorative plants behind them in the harder to reach area of the plot.

idk about styles but there are certainly different ways of gardening. There’s hydroponic gardening, gardening in containers, having plots out in the yard…

Lazy beginner options could be to go for succulents in containers next to a window, or maybe picking up some herbs that you can grow in pots from the garden store.

Thank you for giving that context! It really adds a lot to the story

Ok so first, my biases. I’m going to write my best guess and then I’ll read the article. So… is it that Portugal helped people instead of simply trying to arrest them or put up anti-homeless architecture so that those better off wouldn’t have to see addicts in the streets? Let’s go and read now…

WELL. I’m shocked!

"Portugal’s leaders responded by pivoting away from the U.S. drug war model, which prioritized narcotics seizures, arrests and lengthy prison sentences for drug offenders.

Instead, Portugal focused scarce public dollars on health care, drug treatment, job training and housing. The system, integrated into the country’s taxpayer-funded national health care system, is free and relatively easy to navigate. "

Ok, I’m not that shocked.

We’re on a streak! Gotta keep this ball rolling

Alberta in shambles.

usually setting fire to parliament is treated a little more strongly than just “protesting”

Oh yes, education should definitely be a part of the solution.

I disagree. Platforms like Tiktok take advantage of very specific psychological tricks to lure people’s attention in and keep it where they want it. It’s not the audience’s fault when they don’t notice a magician perform a sleight of hand during a trick. It’s not a victims fault when a thief does the same for ill. I do believe regulation might need to get involved if these platforms are doing harm. The same happened in the gaming space with lootboxes when regulators realized they were essentially marketing gambling to minors. It’s not the minors fault in that case either.

Poor bees!