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Iwasondigg , in Idaho’s Teacher of the Year flees state after being attacked for LGBTQ+ allyship

You couldn’t pay me to live in Idaho. Or Florida.

rab ,
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As a Canadian about to be homeless due to housing costs, I’ll take it

FlyingSquid ,
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I hope you’re white and heterosexual if you’re planning on taking that Idaho home. And not a woman who is capable of bearing children.

rab ,
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I know those are real issues but you are exaggerating

FlyingSquid ,
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rab ,
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Rather deal with that than be homeless

FlyingSquid ,
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Like I said- I hope you’re a white, heterosexual male. Being homeless and alive sounds better to me than being killed inside your home because your neighbors don’t like your color or who you love.

rab ,
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How many times has that happened? The chances of dying in a car crash are higher

FlyingSquid ,
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Something tells me you have nothing to worry about in Idaho due to the aforementioned reasons. Enjoy your new neighbors.

rab ,
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When you can’t afford housing or groceries these things you are concerned about are on the back burner

FlyingSquid ,
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If you’re a white heterosexual male, sure.

rab ,
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Then why are these topics not discussed in Africa for example?

FlyingSquid ,
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Ah, whataboutism, a classic way to avoid confronting your own privilege.

rab ,
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All I am trying to say is that it is definitely appealing that I can afford a roof over my head there lol. You have got to be shitting me if you think on the street in Canada is better

You sound like someone who has all their human needs covered and ran out of things to complain about

FlyingSquid ,
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It may very well be better if you’re queer, yes. You’re protected by a human rights charter for being queer in Canada. In Idaho… well, read the article.

rab ,
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If you live on the street you are going to die, full stop

FlyingSquid ,
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That’s simply not true. There are people who live on the street for years.

rab ,
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Here you will likely freeze to death

Would live in a red state if push come to shove, just hole up in your house and work from home, live a solitary life

Idaho also has incredible nature you can escape to

Seriously if anyone in Idaho here wants to come try living in BC I’ll trade because it’s getting really hard to survive here

FlyingSquid ,
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Sorry, you think it’s toasty warm in Idaho?

It snows in the summer in Idaho.

rab ,
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No I think I could afford a house in Idaho

Mdotaut801 ,

No you couldn’t. Prices are going up up there. You sound poor AND stupid. Not a good combo.

rab , (edited )
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I make six figures but thx for the kind words

If I had a visa in the US I could quite literally buy something in Idaho RIGHT NOW

Meanwhile I cannot afford an apartment in my own shit city

Also, most people in Idaho are stupid, so I’ll fit in just fine :)

Squirrelanna ,
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Because they skip the discussion straight to the part where they kill you for those things.

afraid_of_zombies ,

I am sorry for your situation. Is there an equivalent of Social Services you can contact?

fugepe ,

no retard, its not bc he doesnt have a job, its bc of the insane number of third world economic indian immigrants that have been pushed to Canada by Trudeau. The average rent price is through the roof.

SargTeaPot ,

Wooooh dude calm down. He was just asking a question

pinkdrunkenelephants ,

^^ This is how fascism starts

rab ,
@rab@lemmy.ca avatar

Nah it’s Canada. Regular working people are ending up on the street in droves here due to housing and grocery prices.

Our government cares more about easy talking points like the dude I’m debating with than actual human needs. But hey at least we can be openly gay while we freeze to death on the street lol

FReddit ,

Hear you.

I’m in the U.S.

I finally bought a house in a horrible county about 10 years ago. I’m 62. I’ll end up living under a freeway overpass.

flucksy_bango ,

Well, definitely don’t come to Florida, then. We’re having that issue, too. The heat index has been 110F+ for the last two weeks and I still see even more panhandlers than in recent years.

I used to call Florida a toilet because it was fun to shit on, but I think it’s just a hellhole now. Vanishingly few benefits to living here, unless you have a lot of money.

rab ,
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Yeah I would avoid Florida just due to the weather. Much more comfortable freezing to death than of heat.

Roundcat ,
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Y’all are getting payed to live in shitty places?

Exusia , in Georgia charges Trump with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss
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The most deliscious thing (and worrying if I’m being honest) about all of this is that his biggest cheerleader, Magic The Gathering Majorie, is a representative of Georgia. Either this all happens under her watch and she’s powerless to “take the heat off a guy” or she will pull every favor she can in her own state to reduce anything she can for him.

I forsee not only there to be many hiccups, but maybe even Watergate type charges for her office for meddling with the courthouse itself to try and fuck with the system. I would like to be wrong but this is a case that brings, perhaps not the actual charge but the spirit of, treasonous behavior. Anyone willing to end the democratic way of doing things for a dictator, will absolutely come to bat if it fails to try again.

Randyy , in Georgia charges Trump with illegally trying to overturn 2020 loss
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Is he going to jail?

eran_morad ,

Homie was charged under the Espionage Act. Not in GA, that’s Jack Smith’s case. You think they’ll let him just chill out at mar-a-fucko for the rest of his days? Where any foreign operative has access?

Viking_Hippie , in Georgia charges Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case

I’ll believe that “justice comes calling” when he’s wearing clothes that match his skin color (not his natural gray “corpse twice warmed over” pallor, the John Boehner tribute one).

Not saying that it’s not good that they’re trying, but since he’s rich and powerful in an extremely corrupt system,actual justice for his many crimes will probably come in several years, if ever…

mrbubblesort ,
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I understand your cynicism, but if there's a silver lining it's that this is a state level charge so he couldn't pardon himself or get it dismissed if he were to somehow win the election. So this trial gonna happen no matter what.

Viking_Hippie ,

I mostly agree, but then again, the risk of a Georgia judge being another Aileen Cannon is not insignificant, which could not just delay the trial but also unduly influence the outcome…

REdOG ,
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What’s to stop Republicans from installing a governor and pardoning him at the state level?

ozamataz ,

Georgia is one of five states where pardons come from an independent board and not the governor.

businessinsider.com/trump-georgia-indictment-pard…

TeoTwawki , in Massachusetts passed a 4% millionaire's tax last year. Now every public school student is going to get free lunch
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The descriptor “free” misleads - this is exactly the type of thing taxes were always meant to pay for.

hglman ,

It’s mad that children could some how not deserve or accumulate debt to eat. It’s even more mad that its exactly what happens.

Nevoic ,
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It’s also mad that this is also the case for adults. When you turn 18, you shouldn’t suddenly lose basic rights (like access to food and shelter), but that’s exactly what most capitalists want to happen (and so that’s how it works).

Goods with inelastic demand shouldn’t be driven by the profit motive. Food, healthcare, housing, etc. We can let luxury goods stay within the private sector for now since people don’t need them to survive, and come back to that conversation at a later date.

HawlSera ,

This I have always hated the “FREE STUFF!” talking point and how the mainstream bought it.

I’m not talking about demanding some middle class guy be forced to buy me an Xbox, but rather I’m asking multiple billionaires start paying just a little more in taxes (instead of ya know… constant rebates for “cReAtInG JoBs”) so that little Timmy doesn’t die of untreated pediatric cancer.

NickCudawn , in Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi

An abortion is not something you should need to be able to afford. It’s not a luxury, it’s a (often necessary) medical procedure. So fucked up, all of this. I hope the family can achieve some semblance of happiness some day

Polar , in Former Ravens RB Alex Collins dies in motorcycle crash. He was 28

This is why I’ll never own a bike. Doesn’t help that half the bikers I see dress all black on a black bike with no lights on. You guys are crazy.

Bikes are hard to see. Drivers in cars pull dumb moves and they’re sometimes so unpredictable.

At the end of the day, no matter how right you are on a bike, you’re taking the bigger beating every time.

28 is so young. ):

HurlingDurling , in Three women injured in otter attack in Montana

“… And in otter news!”

Burn_The_Right , in Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi

The baby’s father is so proud he gave expensive cigars to all his fellow GOP congressmen.

Cabrio , in Ron DeSantis Says He Has “Moved On” And Disney Should Drop Its Lawsuit Against Him

Don’t start shit, won’t be shit.

preussischblau , in Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi
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Makes me sick, fuck that hellhole of a country.

Aobing , in Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi

I am embarrassed to be American

nothing , in Group of up to 50 people shoplift about $100K worth of luxury items from L.A. mall; used bear spray against guards

It’s also “over $100k” if you believe that cheaply made stuff is worth that price.

Nomad ,

Also this is just 2k per person who would risk that?!

Hildegarde ,

Nordstrom is a store I go to when I need a laugh. Their prices are the peak of comedy.

Wilziac ,

My Ex used to work in Saks 5th Avenue, so I would often browse around while waiting for them. I once saw a short sleeve button up shirt on the clearance rack that I really liked. It was $175 after the discount. I never seriously shopped in there after that.

cantstopthesignal ,

Nordstrom will put high end goods near brands that are more affordable. It’s like having an expensive bottle of wine on the menu so the customer doesn’t feel so bad about paying 50 bucks. If you need to laugh go to a genuine luxury store and the prices are insane. Like $10k for a back pack nuts.

ghostBones ,

This country is so cutthroat capitalist that now even the consumers are becoming predatory.

eestileib , in Ron DeSantis Says He Has “Moved On” And Disney Should Drop Its Lawsuit Against Him

Run up, get done up.

who8mydamnoreos , in CNN posts trump's indictment from Fulton County, Georgia

If you told me 8 years ago that Trump would be charged with racketeering i would not have been surprised at all. He has always been a slimy wannabe mob boss, its an embarrassment that he made it in to the White House

bron ,

On the other hand, if you told me 8 years ago that a former president would be charged with racketeering, I don't know who wouldn't be surprised.

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