Richard W. Woodley 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️

Retired Parliamentary Indexer. Socialist, political observer and sometime activist with HBA in Political Science, Laurentian University, 1973. Outdoorsperson, environmentalist, cyclist and mountain biker. Amateur photographer and mapmaker.

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2024-08-07 02:58:46

Did you know the person assigned to sweep the floors at a brewery is called the Broom Master ?

2024-07-31 14:54:24

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@npub1lzz…jhl3
And someone got a tongue lashing, "who told you it was a good idea to write this stuff down for the world to see",

2024-07-15 18:19:12

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@npub1grx…uxfe
However the court did NOT RULE on the merits of the case.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/florida-judge-cannon-trump-documents-case-1.7263683

2024-07-08 02:03:48

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@npub1hjg…dh78
Trumpites really wish they were in Russia worshipping Putin.

2024-07-02 23:37:39

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tk-eml%C3%BAps-te-secw%C3%A9pemc-catholic-church-sacred-covenant-1.7247437

2024-06-25 14:16:28

Why are Canadians so stupid ?

2024-06-20 01:08:19

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
Would never have happened in a majority Liberal or Conservative government without the supply and confidence agreement.

2024-05-24 17:01:42

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Indeed, occasionally they come out of their (left) populist cocoon to be the voice of reason.

2024-05-22 00:34:49

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@npub17lg…9uux
Is this what we are talking about or is it something else. It looks like this can be removed.
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/481/460/856/781/329/original/5b052d8f344bec81.png

2024-05-11 18:52:50

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@npub139m…6cf9
lovely

2024-05-11 18:05:10

In brief: The encampment needs to go because we saw all sorts of not nice things outside the encampment.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/original-message-at-u-of-t-encampment-has-been-lost-its-time-to-pack-up/article_59420604-0e33-11ef-ad33-e364d39a2eb2.html

2024-05-10 20:35:29

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
To make it more threatening try "enjoy your last day".

2024-05-07 04:01:21

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
ripped jeans BUT only if pre-ripped and you paid $200 for them, if you ripped them working that doesn't count.

2024-05-04 00:44:12

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Did anyone ask the Legion ?

2024-04-28 19:22:46

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@npub1a0g…ae8f
great shot, superb DoF

2024-04-26 01:00:57

This just in. Supreme Court of United States to rule on whether the President has the power to send people to hell after death.
(Yes this is what satirizing the #SCOTUS has come to, aything less is just business as usual)

2024-04-16 16:09:28

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
Ontario says hi

2024-04-16 00:28:24

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@npub1t2c…d0pp
Tax day is a happy day to celebrate all the great things a society collectively spends it's money on for the common good.

2024-04-12 15:39:53

#PoliticalRant I do not care what jurisdiction or what the choices are, I do not believe anyone should be demonized for voting for the person (or party) they believe is the best candidate. That is the essence of democracy. I also do not think anyone should be criticized for strategic voting (voting for the lessor of evils) if they believe that is necessary. One's vote is one's sacred right.

2024-04-07 16:06:09

So apparently Monday’s solar #eclipse will pass over the unincorporated community of #Rapture, Indiana. So we know what that means.

2024-04-01 01:53:50

My latest Desktop PC wallpaper, Newfoundland, September 2019, Panasonic Lumix FZ100 photo edited. #photography
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/192/993/813/987/469/original/06db240eaa2988b8.png

2024-03-25 02:36:28

My latest Desktop PC wallpaper, Newfoundland, September 2019, Panasonic Lumix FZ100 photo edited. #photography
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/112/153/761/150/628/705/original/05ceb91009983931.png

2024-03-20 19:02:42

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
I thought ther was a federal law banning conversion therapy
https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2022-01-19/canada-bill-c-4-banning-conversion-therapy-comes-into-force/

2024-03-17 01:02:24

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@npub178r…qekt @npub16ad…u0sv @npub1vep…qc0f @npub1ckm…gutz
Probably as useful as completely changing your economic system. but what if that is the solution that is required.

2024-03-17 00:37:16

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@npub178r…qekt @npub1vep…qc0f @npub1ckm…gutz
Using a ballot like Ontario does would allow as many positions as you wanted on the ballot. It is marked by blacking in squares (like those tests) and counted by machine for immediate results. But paper ballots are available for recounts in case of disputes.
https://the5thc.blogspot.com/2019/01/is-american-democracy-fucked.html

2024-03-15 16:12:10

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@npub139m…6cf9
I love taking urban landscapes but feel awkward taking people's photos without asking and even more awkward (anxious) about asking.

2024-03-15 16:04:26

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@npub139m…6cf9
my kind of #photography

2024-03-15 16:00:54

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@npub139m…6cf9
carrying the rule of thirds to an extreme, LOL.

2024-03-13 19:15:28

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
Strange coincidence that as unionization increased the middle class grew and as unionization decreased the middle class shrunk.

2024-03-11 23:36:36

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@npub139m…6cf9
great shot, love the DoF

2024-03-10 02:49:25

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@npub16nf…q6as
or go to
https://duckduckgo.com/

2024-03-08 01:15:23

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@npub1mmf…eknq
One of the victims was born In Canada, the others recent immigrants, Canadian by my definition, if not all citizens.

2024-03-06 04:10:58

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Yes, it made it clear no actual payments were missed.

2024-03-06 04:07:30

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Details here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-government-resume-unrwa-funding-1.7134961

2024-03-06 03:56:07

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@npub1mmf…eknq
"In addition to going ahead with a scheduled payment in April of $25 million, Canada's international development minister also intends to announce new funding, according to a senior government official."
"Canada announced the suspension of funding within hours of a similar announcement by the U.S. — but Canada's next regular payment to the organization was not due until April.'
- So no funding was actually withheld.

2024-03-05 04:31:07

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@npub1mmf…eknq
I'm sure it must have one on how to books on how to make tiny computers from old transistor radios.

2024-02-28 18:04:50

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@npub1a68…qf4k
lovely shot

2024-02-27 15:24:01

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@npub14ka…um78 Ironically perhaps one of the pitfalls of completely independent management of pensions by an entity solely focused on financial returns with no concern for ethics or morality.

2024-02-26 19:00:14

“We got elected to get like-minded people in appointments … I’m not going to appoint some NDP or some Liberal,” Ford said Friday."
Yep the main thing my mind when voting was the right patronage appointments being made.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/i-am-going-to-make-sure-we-have-like-minded-judges-ford-doubles-down-amid/article_11957aa8-d4b7-11ee-a4e5-03b6529e6fd5.html

2024-02-24 20:25:50

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Oh, you mean "cite" I had to DuckDuckGo "h/t".

2024-02-24 18:03:24

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@npub17lg…9uux
Also in my short time here I've noticed after people come to Mastodon and get a chance to check it out many might move to a different server or instance that is more suited to their intersects but they are still in the fediverse.

2024-02-18 20:12:00

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@npub1mmf…eknq
Theoretically that could mean a new PM if that policy was considered important enough.

2024-02-16 15:54:02

Europe: Prove it Safe
Canada: Prove it Dangerous
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/snack-food-ingredient-banned-europe-available-canada-1.7115568

2024-02-09 19:29:57

Crypto: Made for Crime
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/crypto-scam-human-trafficking-1.7105454

2024-02-09 15:45:55

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@npub1ccn…czwu
You go from, wow all this stuff is neat to, oh I have to remember all this stuff.

2024-02-09 15:34:12

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@npub1ccn…czwu
Finally a meme that recognizes that the earth can be both flat and round.

2024-02-03 04:03:33

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@npub1fg4…22tg @npub1u0p…enmz @npub1ppd…rs9t @npub1ys8…tl3r @npub1ccn…czwu
I read a lot of stuff too and if what I read sounds like bunk I assume it is bunk.

2024-02-02 19:53:42

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@npub1ys8…tl3r @npub1jjz…rjqk @npub1v4z…48dt @npub1g0z…r7l8 @npub1ppd…rs9t @npub1ccn…czwu
Next time I meet a believer I should tell them I found a homeopathic cure for stupidity and then I will give them a glass of water and ask them if they still believe in it, if they say yes I have proof it doesn't work.

2024-02-02 16:50:42

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@npub1u0p…enmz @npub1g0z…r7l8 @npub1ppd…rs9t @npub1ys8…tl3r @npub1ccn…czwu
And ironically if the customers even understood how it is claimed to work, they could just buy it once and keep diluting it making it more potent and never have to buy it again. Crappy business model.

2024-02-02 16:29:23

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@npub1yhj…3h3t
So apparently you cannot just go there and search. You have to download an app. Bye.

2024-01-30 16:02:22

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@npub1smm…pm4m @npub1unx…z25q @npub1g0z…r7l8 @npub1ccn…czwu
Sort of like transubstantiation without the cannibalism

2024-01-28 14:22:04

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@npub1cmg…rzd2 @npub1e5v…8v6w
hear hear

2024-01-24 14:23:08

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@npub1k8d…5h2l
Why does my "up to date" version say it is 7.6 ? That's a big numbering jump.

2024-01-23 01:00:38

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/norman-jewison-director-of-fiddler-on-the-roof-moonstruck-dies-at-age-97/article_dcf909a8-5724-5f73-8d72-4c04d4b0a60c.html

2024-01-22 19:49:42

The high point of #Trump's entrepreneurship was when he figured out putting his name on tall buildings would make him appear to be a bigger deal than he really was.

2024-01-21 19:55:33

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@npub1xsy…cevg
I wonder if the ship's namesake was related to Peter MacKay, or if you are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_MacKay

2024-01-21 17:58:06

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@npub1ccn…czwu @npub1zxd…vnv7 @npub1s69…l9l2
Actually there is nothing wrong with preferring to be led. It's what representative government is all about. But we used to choose the best amongst us, people we thought were more qualified than us, but shared our values, to lead us. Now for many, people smarter than them are scary and they choose the worst among them so they do not feel inferior to their leaders.

2024-01-21 17:52:34

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@npub16lu…5aha @npub1ccn…czwu
When do libraries and bookstores start moving it from the fiction section to the current events section.

2024-01-20 17:19:56

The good thing about being a Boomer is we can emember when elections were not about choosing the least bad or evil candidate.

2024-01-17 01:24:52

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
Who knew putting the facilities I need close to me will result in my catalytic converter being stolen.

2024-01-13 16:28:53

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@npub15ju…8cgm @npub1ccn…czwu
Will have to check him out.

2024-01-13 04:08:03

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@npub1ccn…czwu
Indeed Woody Guthrie one of my favourites along with Phil Ochs

2024-01-13 01:59:09

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@npub1ccn…czwu
the theology may be bunk but the song is great
https://youtu.be/YBtSFhbxBTg?feature=shared

2024-01-07 16:23:08

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@npub14ka…um78
We need to revive conservatism (or at least the conservatives do) so true conservatives have someplace to go besides the CRAP that passes for conservatism these days.

2024-01-03 16:43:33

A Private Members Bill cannot amend the Constitution. But have fun with it folks.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/oath-of-allegiance-king-charles-optional-1.7063273?cmp=newsletter_CBC%20News%20Morning%20Brief_10626_1339789

2024-01-02 19:01:21

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@npub14ka…um78
One of the worst had to be the Tories carrying on about Trudeau being at the cottage, because the PMs temporary residence while 24 Sussex is out of commission is called Rideau Cottage.

2024-01-02 18:15:47

Remember when there wasn't any #disinformation or #misinformation. There was just #Lies

2024-01-02 01:15:32

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@npub1mmf…eknq
We are allowed to make stuff better Ruth better engineering but doing the same thing for society is the dreaded social engineering.

2023-12-29 01:00:32

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@npub1e3l…vhed @npub1m9q…7ssd @npub1ccn…czwu
“Ouija games ... and all this are forbidden in the Bible.”
-patented July 1, 1890, who knew the Bible was so recent ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija )

2023-12-27 15:53:37

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@npub14ka…um78
I've never voted conservative in my life, even when conservatives were actually conservatives, and a huge portion of my generation can say the same thing.

2023-12-27 15:46:21

From all the anti #boomer comments I see a lot of people sure have issues with their parents and grandparents.

2023-12-26 17:15:13

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@npub1d4h…2ta7 @npub1e3c…eyk2 @npub1ccn…czwu
\I think people feel more comfortable in criticizing the mythology they were brought up with once they learn it is all bunk, than criticizing that of others that they are not as familiar with.

2023-12-26 16:51:04

My favourite lumber measurement is the 2X4 which measures 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches, unless its the rarely found in captivity unfinished (not planed) 2X4 which actually is 2 inches X 4 inches.

2023-12-26 01:24:36

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@npub1xa8…n09s @npub1zqp…ygdt @npub19qn…6760 @npub1y9e…fqtl @npub1ccn…czwu
For the past 70 years or so in Ontario Canada god bless you, often shortened to bless you, is commonly used but i can assure you 99% of the time the speaker is not thinking about any god.

2023-12-24 19:55:24

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@npub1pk7…r8xr @npub1ccn…czwu
The original idea of representative democracy was that we would choose the best of us to lead, not the worst.

2023-12-23 20:55:34

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@npub1ccn…czwu @npub1ghv…q5dt @npub18g5…q6tf
I see Jesus as standing in for Christianity and the Bible teaching that slaves should be obedient. I also think it says masters should not mistreat their slaves as if that excuses slavery.

2023-12-23 20:10:37

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@npub1ymx…f94d @npub18g5…q6tf @npub1ccn…czwu
and by the very same logic of faith I can decide to believe all of that is bunk

2023-12-23 19:38:08

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@npub18g5…q6tf @npub1ccn…czwu
I would bet the average atheist knows the bible better than the average christian, but since there is no book of Christ, none of the Bible was written by him, why do they always refer to it as the word of god, if it isn't.

2023-12-23 16:25:22

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@npub18g5…q6tf @npub1ccn…czwu
Except that the Christians themselves say that the Bible is the Word of God even if there non-existent god did not write any of it.

2023-12-16 15:11:03

How could a contractual agreement to not report a crime or testify a before a court ever be legal or enforceable so why do we weed new laws to outlaw it ?

2023-12-15 20:45:22

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@npub1mmf…eknq
I've already blocked the threads domain. I will probably block any corporate or for profit domains just on principle.

2023-12-14 18:22:23

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@npub1k75…p956 @npub1ccn…czwu
Well yes the concept is fake, god does not exist and prayers go nowhere so cannot be intercepted by satellites. BUT all it takes is one person to create an organization so Christians Against Satellites might be as real as one person with a computer or thousands of deluded fools, who knows. Who would have thought guys that no woman would sleep with could become a movement.

2023-12-13 17:22:10

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@npub15zu…s7lx
That little machine with two floppy drives ran Dbase2, along with Wordstar and Supercalc, Basic and Pascal, and much more

2023-12-13 17:08:17

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@npub1ccn…czwu
I get the point but I suspect the truth is closer to no woman was ever credited with it.

2023-12-12 16:21:58

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@npub1lzz…jhl3
Texas: A Founding Republic of Gilead

2023-12-12 04:33:41

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@npub1n32…4ylg
lovely, looks like a painting

2023-12-10 14:41:15

Who are your favourite Canadian conservative politicians, for me the first that come to mind are Flora MacDonald, Joe Clark and John Diefenbaker.

2023-12-09 16:06:56

Nobody will ever accuse PP of being a Parliamentarian but he should still understand that in a Parliamentary system it is not the role of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition to blindly obstruct and try to prevent the functioning of government.

2023-12-07 20:12:33

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@npub1k8d…5h2l
Hmm I have 7.6.2.1 and it says I have the latest version when I check for updates.

2023-12-06 01:19:57

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@npub1mmf…eknq @npub1w2r…6msg
hmm, proof that the aliens are amongst us ?

2023-10-12 16:31:49

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@npub1yyx…qa5g
What part of "destroying the source of your resources and workers and habitat of your customers is not a good thing" do they not understand.

2023-10-06 18:46:31

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@npub1k4q…3lsq
When I worked at the Inco Smelter in the 1970s we still had metal numbered badges. Today i suppose it's ID cards with magnetic strips.

2023-09-26 01:54:10

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@npub14ka…um78 @npub1yxp…xvxj
Fighting with the Nazis in an SS Division is a different question than being a war criminal, albeit one is worst.

2023-09-26 01:03:34

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@npub14ka…um78 @npub1yxp…xvxj
The enemy of my enemy is my friend is a slippery slope., I don.t have to read anymore after "fought with Nazis".

2023-09-13 04:11:31

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@npub1n32…4ylg
Cool, looks like a river of flowers

2023-07-05 00:51:00

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@npub1k4q…3lsq American third parties have no influence, Canadian ones do and actually form governments and one currently has a supply and confidence agreement with the governing federal party.

2023-07-04 21:11:31

You know your electoral system sucks when every election you have to choose between voting for the best candidate and losing your vote or voting for the least worst candidate to stop the most worst candidate from winning.

2023-03-05 18:38:26

Why Mastodon
https://the5thc.blogspot.com/2023/03/why-mastodon.html
#Internet, #Mastodon, #SocialMedia, #Twitter