Krista-Lee Gould

@JonathonMock @healthnutritipz @grok Thank so much, Jonathon!

@KristaLeeBates @healthnutritipz @grok do you know the name of the person in this video?

This video on "protein sources" will change your life

I’m dealing with a family emergency, so I won’t be doing broadcast interviews on the John Davidson Tourette’s tic at the BAFTAs story. Hearing the N word shouted at two of the most successful black actors in the world, on stage at the BAFTAs and broadcast on the BBC, was horrible. It made people uncomfortable. It should have. But it was an involuntary tic from someone who lives with Tourette’s syndrome. It was not chosen. It was not intentional. It was not an expression of belief. What’s astonishing is watching people who constantly lecture the public about inclusion suddenly abandon it the moment it becomes complicated. The same voices that demand respect for lived experience are now acting as if a neurodivergent man consciously decided to shout a slur for sport. Tourette’s is a neurological condition. It is not a political statement. It is not a moral failing. You cannot preach DEI and then punish someone for symptoms of their neurodivergence. Even the Royal Household has previously understood Davidson’s condition. Not even the late Queen was immune to his tics he said “F*ck the Queen” TO HER FACE. If that reality can be accepted there, it should not be beyond the rest of us. Two things can be true at once. The word is abhorrent. The tic was involuntary. If your commitment to inclusion collapses when it involves neurodivergence, then it was never inclusion in the first place.

@erinotoole @MarcMillerVM This is such an adorable and * suuuch * a nerdy thread 😅🥰

@MarcMillerVM Thank you for boldly going where I proposed that we should go before. Merry Christmas.

It’s been a long time getting from there to here, Erin. Have faith in the heart.

Oh nooo... do we really have to wait a whole week to hear @TheHerleBurly, @_scottreid, @JordanLeichnitz & Kory Teneycke talk about the floor crossing?? 😖

The ongoing use of this word as a put down of political opponents is grotesque and insulting to anyone who knows anything about disability. Please stop it. #cdnpoli

@deAdder 😞

I just got let go from the Halifax Chronicle Herald after almost 30 years.

@VeryBadLlama It's to the point where there's a 'you visit often' label on Google for weather.gc.ca's hurricane tracker... really hoping we get missed this year

watching record-breaking storm footage from my coastal home and realizing, with creeping horror, that I am not so much watching "the news" as I am "a sneak preview"

“I am also happy that the suspected shooter is dead.” In all the reactions from political leaders the world over, I can find no other expressing such lipsmacking satisfaction at the violent death of another human being. While others appeal for calm, Poilievre rejoices in retribution. It’s human enough, in such moments, to think it. But to say it — and not in some unguarded private moment but as the public reaction, with the potential for further violence hanging in the air, of a would-be prime minister… This is not normal.

So sorry I was slow responding to your email, I was tied up watching this over and over again

@clairebearian "Punch buggy blue don't punch back!"

So apparently the children call VW Beetles “punch buggies.” I have never before in my life heard them called that until approximately five minutes ago.

@katynotie An Apple Air Tag with the right accessory to attach could possibly work :) We attached one to a necklace for our little guy

Runner/ bicycle type friends: My kid uses a tracker because he us a diagnosed flight risk and is verbally limited. Our trackers' monthly rate is going up substantially. I'm looking into alternatives for a tracker that is minimally invasive and has live capabilites in an app.

@ItsDeanBlundell I tried it- it's actually quite tasty ☺️ I really liked the dough

Tim Horton’s new pizza needs a sad trombone and some fucking toppings. The Red Headed lazy step child of Canadian fast food. Not even close.

My take on taxes, the social contract and giving people a hand up. First, I don’t think anyone *likes* paying taxes. Well, except for @mcuban. In the ‘90s I didn’t pay taxes since I was mostly reliant on the state. I had a couple of kids and was raising them mostly alone. /1

@Girrl_Friday Good lord, you're paying too much!! I pay $34.99 with tax with Koodo- all the essentials, and 30GB/month-- never had any issues with service

@SeanPeever @Wealthsimple Do you mind elaborating? I contributed the full $8000, & submitted my return Feb. 29

@_honza Thankfully no, but I appreciate the years old memories :)

@KristaLeeBates I have been diligently storing photo memories offline for years now. For this very reason. Not quite printed photo albums though. Please tell me FB isn't the only place where your photos live? 🙃

Facebook is down. I hope it stays that way.

@kaylreyuuuh Same

Me coming to Twitter to see if my Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger have been hacked.

@petermansbridge @CanadaTalks167 No shouting during Question Period

If you could make one change to Canada’s political system, what would it be? Highlighting your answers and thoughts, today on a new Your Turn format for The Bridge. Plus the Ranter returns for 2024. Noon EST on @CanadaTalks167, and all podcast platforms.