Quite frankly if boring suburban visitors want to sell other boring suburban visitors on only hanging out in Surbiton, I’m fine with that

That’s fair. A big one is I’m not American, so while it’s constantly around and tough to get away from, US domestic politics is allegorical and conceptual

I hope you’re wrong. If all they can do now is give in, the “good enough” you’re willing to accept is going to slide a lot further to “bad” very quickly

Watch out you don’t make your own self fulfilling prophecies there!

Not everyone will have cookie cutter beliefs, and the ability to find ways to work together is core to building community and making progress. But I worry the left right now is too quick to make big concessions

I think this is where you and I split again: you can continue to speak to the other side like they’re humans, while holding firm on your core beliefs. Some tactics can be on a good/perfect scale, but on core tenets “good enough” isn’t an option

I get that. The systems built around us are so complicated it often means we have to choose the lesser evil when doing simple things like going grocery shopping, let alone operating in a two party political state

Oh I thought we were talking about broader hypotheticals here, not that the trench warfare buddy was a literal person with a record to examine.

In real life, of course you have to evaluate based off all the info you have, but personally appeasing the other side sounds the alarms

But is it “convincing” yourself if they’ve already expressed alignment with some of the worst parts of the side you’re opposing

But shouldn’t you care that at any given moment they might turn on you and say “now actually, the Nazis have some good points”

I know the world is …this. But today I sent an inconsequential email I’ve been putting off for five days, so I think everything will be alright

The interaction wasn’t exactly a wild success: she moved it to someone else’s seat rather than throw it out, but I didn’t threaten to throw it at her

It always surprises me how comfortable British people are littering. The older lady on the train next to me pushed all her rubbish onto the table in front of me as she got ready to get off and was outraged that I firmly suggested she take it with her rather than leaving it for me

Anyway I feel like I’ve unlocked a new level of friendship with my book club now

Not sure how we got onto the topic… the book was The Gentleman from Peru by André Aciman and was well liked by all. We just really wanted to talk through how one might behave at like a backyard bbq with Rachel Weisz ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

At book club last night, we discovered the group had a unanimous adoration for The Mummy, and corresponding, abiding crushes on Rachel Weisz. In the end, I think we spoke longer about what we’d do if we ever met her than the book

There’s a certain spiritual kindredness of supporting both Spurs and the Leafs

Feels like the kind of thing written on a white board in the My Pillow guy’s garage

Celebrating the election of a new pope by listening to the Sister Act soundtrack over breakfast

One of the things no one ever tells you about pregnancy is that there’s a perfectly normal thing called lightning crotch

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I’ve been really moved by stories shared by women in drinks about their experiences with parental leave in the UK — surprise it sucks! Please read and sign this petition which is trying to get Statutory Maternity Pay raised to meet the 😳basic cost of living 😳

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Waking up to positive news from home — and a lot of relief. We’re not perfect, but Canadians are Canadians, and great to see that come out in the polls

Totally get it. I was surprised when I found out Crown Royal is MASSIVE in Texas, but turns out people have no clue it’s Canadian, they might just love the velvet bag (which is fair)

Caveat: I say this with a Canadian lens, not American, so take it with a grain of salt

I’m not sure Irish whiskey’s success/volume in North America is strictly because of its national identity, but more its price positioning and occasion as a shooting whiskey. A lot of people order a shot of Jamieson because it’s $3, not knowing it’s Irish.

Part of what infuriates me is point 4: “or have mixed sex spaces because that’s fine too” if they’re fine, why then can’t people just use the space based on their identity!?!

(To be clear, its not mixed sex spaces I’m against, it’s the whole terf situation)

Hey @channel4.bsky.social who would one speak to about getting a Come Dine with Me x MAFS crossover? Would definitely watch Adrian try to explain how he made a soufflé

Walking through the green today and could hear someone playing the can can on bagpipes. From the other side, bands filtering in from the RSD festival put on by Dash the Henge. I love south London

It is terrible, but has an almost positive galvanizing force to it. Brings torontonians together in their eye rolls and shrugs

Ugh my sympathies. I remember one time (let’s be honest: every time) being on a streetcar stuck in traffic for longer than it would take to walk the same route. But you always hope maybe this time will be different

Every time I’m away for work I convince myself I’ll get an easy takeaway and just relax, but instead spend 90 harrowing minutes reading local redditors opinions on who does better pizza dip