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deborahh

@deborahh@mstdn.ca

Soul gardener, artist & 🌱LifeCoach*
😷 Toronto + 🌏 online

ICF PCC coach & mentor-coach,
Co-Active trained; former techie; painter, printmaker. Trilingual, #ADHD, #dyslexic.

I post on daily life & boost to make us better humans, citizens, helpers. :progress:
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  • Come get unstuck! Honor your truth, tame your critic, love your life. Lead yourself first to create more joy. A little coaching goes a long way - 1st hour free, no obligation.

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deborahh , to random
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@GottaLaff \o/ hurray! You get a break from trial live-tooting!
Thanks for your steadfastness :-)
Have a good … uh … rest? 😜

deborahh OP ,
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@GottaLaff 😁
Hang in there!

GottaLaff , to random
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started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/…

Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:

AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff NFL and to make it harder: Blanche's approach seems to be disjointed, too. 😂

GottaLaff , to random
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Today is yet another 🥱 Open House for us, so we’ll have to take Hammy and be banished for 3-4 hours.

If I’m MIA, that’s why.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff good luck 🙏

GottaLaff , to random
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I'm bone tired from doing more packing, but believe it or not, I packed all my clothes except what I'll need for the next 9 days, cleaned out my entire closet. I'm very proud of myself.

I'll muster up enough strength to share today's dopey gif. (click on the hashtag to see them all. Hammy's in one!)

Have a good evening everyone. 😴

🇨🇦

video/mp4

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff hang in there! You're doing it!! \o/

GottaLaff , to random
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And now a very exhausted Laffy must go do more loading of Mr. POD. I'd say Ms. POD but she's coming for the furniture next week. She took the week off, like any smart POD would.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff ❤

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Elie Mystal:

I wish there weren’t going to be debates.
A:They’re dumb
B:2nd term pres are notoriously bad in their 1st debate for reelection. They’re not used to being…questioned. Challenged. Having somebody in their face like that.

Obama got touched up by Romney in their 1st one. HW Bush got destroyed by Bill Clinton. Clinton in turn had trouble w wooden Bob Dole 1st time out

I slightly remember W doing ok against Kerry. But W was so fucking stupid “okay” was using complete sentences

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff that last SOTU suggests to me that Biden's prep team is on their game.

GottaLaff , to random
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It's that time again! Because you've been so good today, here's your Daily Dose of Dopey gifs!

And tomorrow: The1st of 2 Big Moving PODs!

Have a wonderful evening, everyone.

🇨🇦

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deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff I hope it's a.smooth day!

GottaLaff , to random
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NEW 🧵starts HERE.

Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

1/... Erica Orden:

Trump returned to courtroom accompanied by Eric, Lara Trump, + rest of entourage.

McB:

Back in overflow, the rules are as strict as ever—even Chris Hayes
gets ID'd.

"Press credentials?" a court officer demands, as another reporter gives a good natured, "You sure you're a member of the press, Chris?"

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff NFL
tomorrow? Or thurs?

deborahh , to random
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Must-read on Mothers' Day 👀

"Why do not the mothers of mankind interfere … to prevent the waste of human life? … "Arise, women! Say firmly: ‘We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies."
-- Julia Ward Howe 1870

"Howe had it translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Swedish & distributed as widely as possible. She believed that her Women’s Peace Movement would be the next great development in human history, ending war…"

😭🙏 please
https://mstdn.social/@marick/112428377468248667

deborahh , to random
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Remember Senator Katie Britt, who delivered that bizarre, melodramatic televised response to Biden's 2024 State of the Union address? The one with the creepy 'baby-fundie" voice'?

She's introduced a bill to create a federal website to collect data on pregnant people.

"… The bill would also allow government officials to reach out to users for additional information."

I think I may vomit.
https://bird.makeup/users/notcapnamerica/statuses/1789021651843121331

Handmaid's Tale gif: OfFred with a deadpan face, saying: "Blessed Day" She wears her red and white uniform and has a red wound on her forehead.

GottaLaff , to random
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So glad they ended the early today. We have another house showing, so that reallllllly helped.

Next week will be crazy. I hope the interruptions will be minimal. 🤞🏼

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff thanks again, Laffy ❤

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff LOL just reflecting thet we all call you Laffy, and for allwe know, you've got some elegant name like Marilyn or Francesca or Evelyn 😂
(No, don't tell me. I like the suspense!)

deborahh , to random
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Folks, if you're still giving your $ to The New York Times, you might want to reconsider. Have you noticed what they're doing with your money?

@wdlindsy https://toad.social/@wdlindsy/112416634685406888

GottaLaff , to random
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NEW 🧵 starts HERE.

Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/

McB:

...At 2:14 p.m., Trump walks in, entourage in tow.

Boris Epshteyn just handed a piece of paper with a photo on it to Kaitlan Collins.

I thought he maybe said "Conway" to her, but I'm not exactly sure.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff NFL
so, she was his audience. Calling Melania to say look at me, in the Oval Office window! Look at me, on AF1!

Not so different from insisting Stormy call a friend, to brag about who she was with.

🤢

GottaLaff , to random
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starts HERE.
Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

1/… Bower:

Trump enters the courtroom. Before arriving, he lingered for a moment in the doorway, talking to his lawyers, Emile Bove and Todd Blanche. He had a piece of paper in his hand, which he waved around as he spoke.

Wait for it….

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff NFL

"and I pay my bills"

  • Stormy Daniels

(itcs not every day you get to deliver an in-person sub-tweet)
😂

GottaLaff , to random
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I'm writing Part 3 now. Do you have anything you want covered? 🇨🇦

https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-moving-to-canada.html

https://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2024/01/im-moving-to-canada-part-two-how.html

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff what's it like crossing the border these days? Both ways. What do they check? Just curious, not sure if it's important …

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff and ... what does it feel like to leave the sphere of US laws and politics?

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff when you return to the US is it easier?

GottaLaff , to random
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I think I'll get offline. Bleak doesn't begin to describe how I'm feeling right now.

So let's end the day on an up note.

19 days to go til we start driving up! Enjoy another dopey #CountdownToCanada gif 🇨🇦 and have a peaceful evening.

You've all been wonderful today, thank you.

#Canada

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deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff sending you a hug. Thanks for your attention to detail despite a chaotic day. ❤

GottaLaff , to random
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🧵starts HERE. 1/…

Bower:

Justice Merchan starts off will the prosecution motion for contempt.

He tells Trump he's about to issue his ruling, in which he will again find Trump in contempt of court.

The last thing I want to do is put you in jail, Justice Merchan says to Trump. You are the former President of the United States and possibly the next President as well.

But "going forward," he continues, "this court will have to consider jail sanctions" if necessary.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff NFL anyone know what Red Finch is?

GottaLaff , to random
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🧵STARTS HERE. 1/…

(Please remember to use NFL …Not For Laffy… in replies)

😂 See my previous post, just before this one, in my TL

Pagliery:

The judge starts out be making an odd clarification about his gag order.

He says that despite the restrictions on what Trump can say outside the courtroom, he can absolutely testify from the witness stand.

Trump lawyer Todd Blanche thanks him.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff NFL
I'll look forward to hearing what the transcript says, since some reporters heard
"didn't sound like something he'd say"
and others heard
"did sound like … "

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Emptywheel:

This is why lawyer people speak in terms of statutes.

In Columbia, you have trespassing and vandalism.

In DC, you had trespassing legally exacerbated by Mike Pence's presence, vandalism, the corrupt interruption of the vote count, assault (including w/deadly weapons), sedition

Bradley Moss:

You can’t denounce the J6 rioters and then say the Columbia students who occupied a building by force and destroyed property should be immune from consequences.

This is the real world.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @JustJen it's as if what congress was doing inside the capitol on J6 was completely irrelevant 🤔 … Which, actually, suits alt-right purposes quite well: democracy is annoyingly cumbersome and should be ignored or circumvented. 😨

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @JustJen edited. Better?

GottaLaff , to random
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Warning as First American Dolphin Diagnosed With Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu https://www.newsweek.com/warning-first-ever-american-dolphin-diagnosed-bird-flu-1895121

deborahh ,
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@Snowshadow @GottaLaff thx. I just changed my grocery order. Almond milk, not dairy. #sigh

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @GiddingsMJ it was quoted in the BBC article I boosted this morning. 50% of those known to have contracted it. It feels like a soft stat. Still, worth noting.

deborahh ,
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@GiddingsMJ @GottaLaff I still mask too. People have forgotten Covid completely, look astonished that I'm masking. (Yesterday I even masked while walking on our main street - I have such bad pollen allergies, why not? LOL)

It means I don't attend any indoor networking event, especially with food. It's a shame. But this brain is the only one I've got and I really need it.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow Thx! I didn't know that.

I've also heard that dairy milk calcium isn't as well absorbed as once assumed. For kids, of course, it matters. But I stopped getting my calcium from milk many years ago ¯\ _ (ツ)_/¯

deborahh ,
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@Snowshadow @GottaLaff a nutritionist I follow pointed out that the ones made from grains (oat, rice) are carb-heavy and can mess with blood sugar/insulin. So I went for almond - though I had to hunt to find one that''s UNsweetened.

deborahh ,
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@pmonks @GiddingsMJ @GottaLaff once we get over being stared at, it does have advantages!

I also wear mine to vacuum, it reduces my horror at the pollen I'm kicking up (despite the hepa filter).

Edit: I have a [breathe] mask, and was using aerosol filters for covid. When I read the eildfire smoke forecast for Ontario this summer, I ordered some PM2.5 particulate filters. Better for pollen, as well. 👍

deborahh ,
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@pmonks @GiddingsMJ @GottaLaff my problem with being stared at is that (as a life coach) I'm highly attuned to body language and people's expressions. I try to turn it off in public, but it's harder when it's directed at me.
Yesterday, at a rally for the environment, I noticed I am getting better at ignoring it, and congratulated myself, LOL. It seems to become just part of life for me now.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @stephanie @Snowshadow so many people take carbonate, which is like ground stone, right? Cheap, but not assimilable. The new mineral formulations with biglycinate are also good. My iron and mag are -biglycinate, and my doc likes that.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff yep, just checked the almond milk I ordered. Calcium carbonate. Good call. I'll see what other options I can find.
@Snowshadow I am looking at your article now.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow well, I found 2 oat options without added calcium. \o/

Silk branr: oat and hemp half-and-half! ✔
and
Elmhurst oat creamer (very expensive, and went bad in my fridge very fast).

🤞

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow dunno. I'm not drinking it for the calcium, so I prefer one without that additive. When I drank soy milk, I also used a French brand without calcium (or sugar) added. It was just soy beans, water, salt (maybe added gum for texture?). It was lovely!

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow so … I bought the Silk half-and-half "cream" (it's oat and coconut, no added calcium). Put it in my hot coffee and … it curdled? Oops, fridge door was ajar last night :-(

¯\ _ (ツ)_/¯ tasted normal, tho. Well, like oats, not cream. Will take some getting used to.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow LOL. The fat content is what I'm looking for, I like the mouth-feel in my hot drinks. And I avoid the calcium additives. So between you and me we'll keep all the varieties in business 🤪

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Google has laid off their Python Foundation team and asked them to train their replacements who will be in the Munich office.

This is similar to layoffs in their finance department a few weeks ago where some positions were moved outside the country where they’re cheaper. 😬

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40171125

deborahh ,
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@Nigel_Purchase @Npars01 @carnage4life did that years ago, when I realised they were feeding me filtered search results based on my location and past search history. 👎

deborahh ,
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@Nigel_Purchase @shuttersparks @Npars01 @carnage4life duckduckgo, tho I hear there may be better options recently

GottaLaff , to random
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Today's 🇨🇦... we start driving on May 26.

Have a peaceful evening, everyone!

video/mp4

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @heidilifeldman I love the day the stuff arrives! (With others doing the carrying, for sure 😂) It's like Christmas, but the boxes are bigger!

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @heidilifeldman if not, you can make somebody happy by giving it away. Win-win 😁

Your new home will be beautiful.
🤣

GottaLaff , to random
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Success, @Wileymiller! I Dmd Ali Velshi and he wants you to contact him.

I'll DM you his info.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Wileymiller makes me wonder if they have a fat file of such stories, ready to pull put at the appropriate moment …
🤢

GottaLaff , to random
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Via the Lincoln Project:

He's doing this for two reasons 1) as a distraction from the fact Pecker laid out damning claims against him in criminal court today and 2) to remind his rabid MAGA base of who he really is.

: Charlottesville was a little peanut

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff what's this about?

GottaLaff , to random
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So we just made our usual reservations for our next trip up to BC, #Canada, but something was different this time.

We didn't have to make them for a return trip to California.

Shit's getting real. #CountdownToCanada 🇨🇦

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff \o/💃💐🎉

GottaLaff , to random
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Not only am I not replying during live posting the trial, I’m also not reading your replies, so don’t expect that I’ll see them.

If I have time, I do go back and try, but it’s not easy.

deborahh ,
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@mastodonmigration

Another way is to remove
@ GottaLaff@mastodon.social
from your reply.

Or add a space, like I just did, there.
Easy-peasey - and it lets her focus 👍

GottaLaff , to random
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Should I be posting dopey countdown posts to my move to BC?

Your choice.

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff why not? A tiny daily celebration 😁

GottaLaff , to random
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Via Roger Parloff:

jurors' news sources. (More watch BBC than Fox. Not one reads NY Daily News--ouch.) From
nytimes:
https://bit.ly/3xKEg4L

deborahh ,
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@GottaLaff @Probertd8 at least the Fox person has a varied media diet. That the Truth Social juror has no other sources, otoh … 🙁

Edit: actually, Fox and X
🤦‍♀️ even worse.

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😳😳A man set himself on fire in the designated protest area outside in New York, a witness says -NBC

deborahh ,
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@RoLarenRED57 @GottaLaff @opethminded CNN: "Investigators are now fanning out to collect the flyers the unknown man threw into the air, another senior law enforcement official. A CNN team on the ground observed one of the flyers. It said "NYU is a mob front" and had various allegations of wrongdoings against the school"

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