The US Senate has enough votes to pass a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government funded until Nov. 17 and avert a shutdown: Bloomberg
@GottaLaff To vote against this is to literally root against the country IMO. Under the guise of pretending to care about our fiscal and economic success, no less.
@GottaLaff these people do not believe in democracy. they do not believe in the constitution. they do not believe in the declaration of independence. they do not believe in the american ideal. they do not believe a middle class should exist. they believe in a ruling class and forced labor.
@GottaLaff I just want to say thank you. Sometimes I feel so invisible on these social media platforms, and you acknowledging a post means a lot. I know many people, including you, are too busy sometimes to respond in some way, but it is very much appreciated when you do. Hope you have a great Sunday. 😊
@CapeHeaven@GottaLaff She is always here first with what’s #breaking. Because she’s willing to wade through the #Musk muck to bring it here. That’s a huge commitment. Big thanks are in order for sure. ❤️
@GottaLaff@CapeHeaven It is awful over there but what you're doing is so needed during the 'transition' to eventual sanity. Take your showers as needed! LOL
I try to reply to every reply I get, but sometimes I don’t have time, sometimes I just don’t have the energy, and sometimes i just have nothing to add : )
@CapeHeaven One of the things that is wonderful about Mastodon is the level of engagement of accounts like @GottaLaff and @Teri_Kanefield. They put the social back into social network!
@CapeHeaven I agree. I can imagine @GottaLaff's mentions are often swamped with oneliner comments (mine among them), yet she often takes time to write a meaningful response. That, we should remember, is far from an obvious thing to do for someone with that high a profile and it merits appreciation.
@deborahh LOL, no, GottaLaff has always been this way. It's one of the reasons she can't wait to finally make the permanent move to Canada. @Eetschrijver@CapeHeaven
@Eetschrijver Aww, they didn't? We lucked out, hugely. No kidding. People our age most often don't qualify. Now our twins are working to get their perm residency too. @deborahh@CapeHeaven
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Too old, they said indeed. Singing O Canada in both English and French didn't change that, and neither did showing them my picture towering over two mounties. Oh well. I still love them.
Well, you have a wonderful time there. BC? @deborahh@CapeHeaven
@Eetschrijver Mr. Laffy's employer, it turns out, is owned by a Canadian company + I think they liked our financial situation more than they hated our ages. We love BC, yes! @deborahh@CapeHeaven
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You lucked out! Well, you're more than welcome to it. BC would have been our choice, but my Canadian publisher turned out to have insufficient clout. C'est la vie. @deborahh@CapeHeaven
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I've perfectly happy for the almost six years I've been living here now. Also, this region of the French Limousin is nicknamed 'Petit Canada', so best of both worlds, really. We've decided we can live without poutine, eh? 😅 @deborahh@CapeHeaven
@GottaLaff@deborahh@CapeHeaven It IS fantastic and I'm actually happy things turned out this way. And whilst poutine is edible, I do prefer other delicacies. 😅
The climate here is wonderful, in Port Moody. I love every day of it. We got lots of sunny days, fresh air, rain, a little snow, actual seasons, everything. In L.A. we only get hot, warm, and cool, very little rain, snow only in the mountains far away. I love the climate in BC.
@GottaLaff@Eetschrijver@CapeHeaven QC is the international ISO standard.
I guess the US hadn't adopted ISO cause California would be in trouble (CA is the ISO code for Canada). 🙂
@GottaLaff@Eetschrijver@CapeHeaven LOL. Snow "only in the mountains far away". I missed that the first time I read it. Sounds heavenly 🙂
Though, truth be told, my first year back in Toronto we had massive snow, very unusual - huge snow banks for months, like when I was a kid in Montreal. I loved it! 😁
@deborahh No,my only point in saying that was that we don't get snow in L.A. We only see it from afar, on the mountains, rarely, when there's a storm, and the mountain areas are hours away. @Eetschrijver@CapeHeaven
@GottaLaff can the senate pass something not given to them by the house though? in the UK, every bill has to go through the house of commons, the lower chamber, then house of lords, the upper one. a bill cant just be made in the lords here, is the US different?
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