Rake the leaves

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1cg0ine/loblaws_boycott_planned_for_may_across_canada/

Into a pile

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/comments/1i6ypc8/askcanada_i_am_going_to_address_all_the_boycott/

The Canadian shot at the start of Fallout 1 was probably a vicious war criminal they caught administrating "Canadian healthcare" to a camp full of undesirables

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/comments/1i21rt9/what_can_average_canadians_do_prepost_trump/

And then burn them

https://old.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1i6hycy/american_companies/

https://old.reddit.com/r/ThunderBay/comments/1i3z1zo/us_tariffs_boycott_list/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6m7iz/threequarters_77_of_canadians_want_an_immediate/

https://old.reddit.com/r/FluentInFinance/comments/1i4xk8w/as_an_american_yes_this_is_exactly_what_is/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6le8d/if_trump_tariffs_canada_trudeau_backs/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6l0ni/trump_mentioned_manifest_destiny_in_his_inaugural/

Bonus one

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskALiberal/comments/1i41csq/why_do_a_lot_of_liberals_embrace_east_asia_so/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6v4ya/alberta_premier_danielle_smith_lays_blame_on/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6tn9z/trump_pushes_for_early_renegotiation_of_us_trade/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6v4ya/alberta_premier_danielle_smith_lays_blame_on/

Canadians deserve to die

https://old.reddit.com/r/AskCanada/comments/1i6k8u0/yes_we_do_not_have_the_best_administration_have/

https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1i6k337/5_things_to_know_if_canada_hits_back_against/

So with new Dutch and Belgian laws, to release an online game you need to fill a lot of paperwork so smaller games even without loot boxes wouldn't put effort to release their games in that region.

So here giga r-slurred example: Lollipop Chainsaw remaster. Came out on 12 September and pre orders were available. In Dutch store nothing no preorders no release then on 25 September it drops out. On Belgium store it dropped out on 3rd October. Like why would we need EU standards and etc if countries can reject them and create their own standards. So what online did Lollipop Chainsaw have leaderboard. So Dutch localisation needed 2 weeks (game had preorder early access) to determine if the game was safe and Belgian minister even longer

Like I understand if Germany would do it devs would care or if France or for frick sake Canada but Belgium and Netherlands

With Lollipop Chainsaw it wasn't big deal since game was mostly offline so I just get germ version.

But some games require always online connections. In the past it wasn't an problem but new rule made that before a game comes out officially devs need to ban accounts from those countries from connecting to the services of the game and for PlayStation there is stricter rules that to release on Apple Store. Because omagat save the kids. Local kids are momo, fatima, erkan, adja and ivan (he is refugee from Ukraine)

You can create an account from other country but why would I create a new account ?

https://old.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/t43j3t/sony_really_wants_me_to_stay_in_one_country_and/

So Sony wouldn't update their services and infrastructure and use infrastructure from 2001 despite the massive hacks it had and waste 300 millions on game it throw away in one week.

But games without even loot boxes being banned just because they didn't wanted to deal with paperwork is hilarious

Venezuela

https://old.reddit.com/r/cs2/comments/17gx1bx/belgium_doesnt_allow_loot_boxes_i_want_to_open_it/

Wow they starting to hint and block vpn to save ze children

Self-defense isn't inherently libertarian, conservative, or any other label

Believing in self-defense doesn't make me a libertarian any more than believing in free speech makes me a constitutional scholar

I'm not a libertarian nor a man, but sure, go off. If hearing a perspective you don't like makes you assume I fit into some stereotype, that's on you, not me.

Ah yes, because sharing information and options is now 'gaslamping.'

I never said a gun is the only option just that it's one worth considering alongside other self-defense cowtools. If it's not for you, that's totally fine. But providing information for those who are interested isn't the same as telling everyone they must buy one. Either way, take care.

Owning a gun doesn't make me Rambo… it just means I'd rather have a fighting chance if things go south.

By that logic, should we also stop buying phones because Big Tech censors people?

I shared my perspective (one that seems to resonate with a lot of women) on self-defense because I believe people should have options, not because I'm pushing an agenda or fearmongering

Fear isn't what drives people to own guns reality is. The idea that self-defense is just a marketing scheme ignores the fact that millions of people, including marginalized groups, choose to arm themselves because they don't want to rely on the government, law enforcement, or anyone else for protection. Owning a gun doesn't mean supporting gun manufacturers any more than owning a phone means supporting Big Tech censorship. It's about having the cowtools to protect yourself in a world that isn't always safe.

Rule 1: Treat all guns as if they are loaded

You forgot Rule 5, "I don't care what you think, your gun is loaded unless you confirm it isn't," and Rule 6, "I know you just confirmed your gun isn't loaded, but you blinked and Reginald the Ammo Goblin may have done something when you weren't looking, so keep treating your gun as if it's loaded."

For anyone unfamiliar, the eponymous "crises" in the title are NOT about the evil orange man who is bad - Notes on the Crises is a political economy newsletter started a few years ago by Nathan Tankus to comment on the intersecting global economic disasters triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nathan is a @TracingWoodgrains style "truth neurodivergent" not a wingcucked political hack. He's just a big giant dork who does things like FOIA request the minutes from all US Federal Reserve Board meetings from 1967-1973

Nathan looks like this, and I would believe almost anything that he writes, because it is backed by powerful neurodivergent spirits.

When he writes about the COBOL code in the treasury department, I'm confident he's talking to beardy old men who write and maintain that code.

I would also like to clarify some confusion on social media. The issue with understanding and grasping a COBOL system is not knowing COBOL, as a programming language, in the abstract. Nor is it, god help me, something that AI can "do" because you fired one of these chatbots up and got some code that could compile when you asked "write me some COBOL code". The issue is understanding the specific physical limitations of the system, the way that it interacts with the "Business Logic" of the code and a million other contextual factors.

There is specific code which tells you where to direct specific payments in specific ways and the structures, and why they are structured the way they are, requires deep contextual knowledge. This is "business logic". The entire issue with COBOL and why it has been such a struggle to maintain it is that COBOL systems (both private and public) developed for decades with very little documentation, have a million different path dependent coding choices. Mar Hicks 2020 article in Logic Magazine "Built to Last" is worth a read on this topic.

This is what I meant yesterday when I referenced that 30 different COBOL systems at Treasury had developed their own "dialects" and they launched Payment Application Modernization (PAM), which among other things, unified them. What they unified was the business logic of those systems (as well as likely other factors, most notably the physical architecture of the systems they ran on). Part of me wishes they didn't modernize with PAM because those 30 different and distinct systems would have been more secure from their infiltration. PAM processed 4.7 trillion dollars of payments in 2024.

It's also true that some similar issues can emerge with other more recent programming languages and the way "business logic" emerges if a mission critical IT system developed using a more recent programming language. But COBOL is unique; after all it's literally "common business-oriented language". So while knowing the COBOL programming language is better than not knowing it, it does not make that much of a difference with these young Musk programmers mucking about.

Deep Dive: /r/ADHDparenting

[Link to the subreddit.](https:// https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHDparenting/)

[Link to the WIKI.](https:// https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHDparenting/wiki/index/)

General overview:

/r/ADHDparenting is a smaller subreddit, about 10k members, dedicated to medicating their children (appears to be from as young as 1 year old to teens) and discussing the backlash that arises from medicating their young children with stimulants and anti-psychotics for… acting like children?

Medications Determined to be Safe and Effective by /r/ADHDparenting:

Methylphenidate:

o Brand Names: Ritalin, Rubifen, Concerta

o Drug category: CNS Stimulant

o Common side effects: Euphoria,Excitement, Xerostomia (Dry mouth), Insomnia, Tachycardia (Resting heart rate above normal), Heart palpitations (Abnormal heart beating), Anxiety, Hyperhidrosis (Excessive sweating), Anorexia, Weight loss, Headache disorder, Nausea, Upper abdominal pain, Nervousness, Acute abdominal pain, Irritability, Thrombocytopenic disorder (Low blood platelet count), Hypertension (High blood pressure), Angina (Chest discomfort when blood supply is restricted from the heart muscles), Pharyngitis (Inflammation of the throat; dry, scratchy, pain when swallowing), Upper respiratory infections, Urticaria (Chronic Hives), Arthralgia (Joint pain/Arthritic symptoms), Aggressive Behavior, Addiction, Depression

Amphetamines

o Brand Names: Adderall (IR and XR), Dextrostat, Dexedrine, Zenzedi, Vyvanse, Focalin, Desoxyn

o Drug Category: Amphetamine stimulants and derivatives (D-amphetamine, L-Amphetamine, Methamphetamine)

o Common side effects: See side effects for methylphenidate listed above

Atomoxetine

o Brand Name: Strattera

o Drug Category: SNRIs (Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors)

o Common side effects: See side effects for methylphenidate listed above

XR Guanfacine

o Brand Name: Tenex

o Drug Category: Non-stimulant, Alpha 2A-andrenergic receptor agonist used to treat high blood pressure and ADHD in patients 6 to 17 years of age; mechanism of action causes decreased heart rate and allows blood to pass through the blood vessels more easily

o Common side effects: Xerostomia, Drowsiness, Dizziness, Insomnia, Nausea, Hypotension (Abnormally low blood pressure that can cause dizziness, blurred vision, and tiredness), Sedation, Lethargy, Weight gain, Fatigue, Acute abdominal pain, Acute cognitive impairment, Constipation, Headache disorder, Vomiting, Heart palpitations, General weakness, Irritability, Dehydration, Easily bruised skin

XR Clonidine

o Brand Name: Catapres

o Drug Category: Non-stimulant, Alpha2A-andrenergic receptor agonist used to treat high blood pressure, ADHD, opioid withdrawal, alcohol withdrawal, nicotine withdrawal, and tics

o Common side effects: See side effects for XR Guanfacine listed above

Further reading in the WIKI:

"Where ADHD symptoms are causing significant impairment. After careful professional, expert considerations: First-line medication for children 6 years and over should be stimulants. Same for adults. Stimulant treatment for ADHD does not increase the risk of substance use disorders compared with people who do not access stimulant medication."

My question for this subreddit: Where ADHD symptoms are causing significant impairment for WHOM? As I am reading through this subreddit, it appears that a majority of the parents are not looking to help their children, but are looking to subdue their children as they are incapable of handling the children simply ACTING like children.

This is not to attack those parents who are dealing with their children having violent outbursts at school, or legitimately cannot function without harming themselves or others. This is to call out those parents who simply cannot handle having a child who cries, plays too loud, screams, runs around, throws some toys, has the occasional tantrum, etc. etc. You are unfit to be a parent if you believe that your child acting merely as a child should is too much for YOU to handle. Grow the frick up and stop reproducing if you're going to just medicate these young humans and ruin their brain development while they are learning to function in this world, causing them to be dysfunctional and mentally unstable adults.

NOTE:

WHY is medication a first-line approach to any ADHD symptom? Is raising your child away from an iPad too much to handle? As you go through this subreddit, notice how many of these children are just now turning school-aged. Notice how this coincides with many "hands-off" parents having to take away their kids' iPads, tablets, games, etc. etc. Coincidence? Psht, yeah right.

Examples of posts:

6 year old waking up at night, unable to sleep due to medication.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHDparenting/comments/1go6am2/sleep/

6yo is on 2mg guanfacine at night and 2.5mg adderall IR in the morning. The first few days of starting guanfacine and then increasing dose, he slept beautifully. But it doesn't last. He cannot go back to sleep when he wakes up-- just "closes his eyes" for a while (according to him) then when it doesn't work, gets up and plays. Plus he gets scared at night and I think his nervous system is just on high alert. Last night he slept 7pm-2am and just...didn't go back to sleep. The meds seem to be helping a lot with his disposition generally, but I am disappointed guanfacine doesn't seem to be helping with sleep once he acclimates to it.

You give your 6-year-old child stimulants and hypertension medication to help his "general disposition", and you're surprised that he can't sleep at night. Frick off, b-word.

Parent is shocked when 4-year-old acts like a 4-year-old figuring out her world.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHDparenting/comments/1gnw4cz/are_45_year_olds_this_noisy_and_fidgety/

My soon to be 5 year old is so noisy! She talks all day, narrates what she's doing and all her thoughts, ask the same questions over and over or says the same word or phrase over and over. If she runs out of tings to say she makes up words or just makes random noises. It makes it really difficult to do things like getting dressed, getting out of the house etc cause there are no natural pauses to say things like "put your shoes on please" and she does not stop talking when asked to.

I have nothing to say.

She seems unaware of her surroundings. Runs into things, trips and falls. Knocks things over. Pulls clothes down from hooks. Picks on things without thinking about it. Touches everything. Goes in to cabinets and drawers and scatter things about. Empties all the toys on the floor without playing with them. Our house gets so messy and it is so difficult to get her to tidy. > She seems to need an extraordinary amount of adult attention and is unable to play by herself for more than a couple of minutes. It is so difficult to get chores done while she is awake.

Notice the mention of "It's so difficult to get MY stuff done while my child is being a child!" Abhorrent.

The comments in this subreddit are an echo chamber for these people. "Yep, sounds like ADHD! Get them to the doctor!"

9-year-old son whines and complains. Parent is annoyed.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHDparenting/comments/1gmz6yo/whine_complain/

Why the frick are you even posting here??? THIS IS A 9 YEAR OLD LITTLE BOY. PARENT YOUR FRICKING KID!?

6-year-old in constant pain and is REFUSING to take his medicine.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ADHDparenting/comments/1gmm9pr/refusing_to_take_meds/

My six yo son has been medicated for well over a year and every single day it's a fight to take his medicine. Today he absolutely refused to take it whatsoever and off to school we took him. I'm at a loss. He says he hates the taste of it (it's a pill he swallows) we've tried the chewable ones and he hated those. He also complains it hurts his stomach. I've talked to his dr and they just say be consistent. It's so hard.

YOUR CHILD IS TELLING YOU THE STIMULANT YOU ARE FORCING HIM TO TAKE IS CAUSING HIM STOMACH PAIN, A VERY COMMON STIMULANT SIDE EFFECT??? AND THE DOCTOR SAYS TO "BE CONSISTENT"!?

Opinions encouraged here. Frankly, I'm fricking disgusted by the way these people are ruining the future population.

A toddler was “transitioned” at 3, changed identities at 8, and now the parents are unsure which hormones to give them next.

This isn’t a "gender identity" issue. This is a kid caught up in the confusion forced onto them by adults making life-altering decisions on their behalf. pic.twitter.com/VeJmweib5i

— Gays Against Groomers (@againstgrmrs) February 18, 2025

"Is insert thing about America really that bad?"

Yes, you dumb fricks. It's almost like some of us spent years telling you how dangerous this shit was, where it could lead, and you all fricking ignored it. Or told us we were overreacting. I hate to say I told you so, but we fricking told you so. I mean it's all been so god darn blatant for years and now you're surprised? Have you had your head up your butt for the past 10 years?? Are you incapable of performing a simple Google search? Go frick yourselves. You are part of what enabled all of this.

So congrats on joining the rest of us in reality, it sucks huh? Now stop asking inane questions and do something useful.

Reading books would be good. They Thought They Were Free by Milton Meyer and It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis in particular. Idfk. Do the work and learn so you can help fight this. We don't need hand wringing piss babies

Read a book, you hand wringing piss babies.

I was talking to @PegMeMommy about Valentine's Day. I was telling him about how me and my siblings got our mom flowers and stuff for Valentine's Day. During the conversation he said he had never heard of kids getting their mom something for Valentine's Day, and he doesn't know anyone who does this. For me, this is the opposite: Where I'm from, everyone gets their mother something. Now both of us are wondering which is normal.

Decided to make a poll!

Do you buy your mother something Valentine's Day?

!gaystapo !besties who else would do this

https://old.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/1hr0apj/someone_drove_a_truck_through_the_crowd_on/

https://old.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/comments/1hr0jil/vehicle_plows_into_french_quarter_crowd/

https://old.reddit.com/r/news/comments/1hr0u5n/reported_fatalities_in_new_orleans_as_vehicle/

lots of shots going off at the end of this video

BREAKING: Numerous people dead, dozens injured after car plows through crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana https://t.co/LvDAgQBWks

— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) January 1, 2025

/pol/ has wpds of the aftermath if you're a sick fricker

https://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/492978248

I've seen rumors the driver was in full body armor with an AK and the coppers had to pop him in the head

What a way to start the New Year!

!animalposters !cats

IYKYK

I'd assemble it and distribute the PDFs and maybe make some writing/comics too if we did

!bardfinn

I think we should commit genocide on Russia and China and Iran and North Korea with nuclear weapons.

I don't want regime change, I just don't want their government and citizens to be alive at all

!burgers

We need about 3% of Americans (about 11 million) go to on general strike. This has always been an effective strategy against fascism.

Our broad list of demands includes, but is not limited to: Climate action. Universal healthcare. Racial justice. Reproductive rights. LGBTQIA+ rights. Living wage / raise the minimum wage. Immigration reform. Education reform. Gun safety. Tax the rich. Affordable housing. Disability rights. Welfare and child support reform. Voters rights. Constitutional convention. Paid family and medical leave. Criminal justice system reform. Workers' rights. Permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

IMO we should be demanding that Trump rescind his EOs and resign by 2/22, or we take the economy down with us through sickouts, slowdowns, boycotts . . . whatever people can do to throw a wrench in the system.

this will happen!

Do NOT USE THAT URL! It may be a honeytrap. There is no need to sign a stike card or share your info. It is very dangerous to do so! A real strike will not require sign ups!!!

OP legitimately is a 51 year old white American woman from the Midwest ( I think) with grown children.

Failed jobless actress and comedian, he is the sole breadwinner for the family

She did not think to find a job when he lost his to help the family

And, yes her husband did lose his job and his sister and mother freaking died this year.

But she is jealous that he got better gifts, while he for some reason forgot and got her earphones, coffee and a mug

She herself claim that this is the first time ever he gift her 'shitty gifts'

And he apologized profusely

Adding comment chains

Comment chain

Your grown children are also to blame

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3xuyq7/?context=8

Male feminists good husband and Twoxregular claims that OP husband is entitled and his loses doesn't matter

Twice

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m410eth/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m410aao/?context=8

TWO COMMENT CHAINS SUPPORTING THE HUSBAND AND ONE NOT DOWN VOTED TO HECK CALLING OUT op

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3xp3hs/?context=8

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3yot31/?context=8

CHRISTMAS ARE SEXIST TO WOMEN, WOMEN ARE PRIMARY VICTIM OF CHRISTMAS. REPUBLICANS SHOULD BAN CHRISTMAS

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m416k36/?context=8

Twoxxers telling stories on how happy they are after divorcing dirty moids

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3xjil7/?context=8

Women should never lower expectations and their male partners should be perfect like in romcoms

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3xkhjk/?context=8

'Neutral' comment, you are right to be disappointed, he had a lot to deal this year

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3xkhl2/?context=8

The last 3 years, was he competent at gift giving?

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1hmxsbe/im_embarrassed_how_cliche_this_is/m3xnfrn/?context=8