Misfortune Cookie

Wet nurse to the stars.

[Misfortune Cookie @kikit666]

@FabrizioRomano @guardian Aka The rest of England's tournament

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

It's time to cut through the bullshit about the Cowboys tent. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to treat neighbours like garbage and damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

By now you've seen the coordinated smear campaign from out-of-town politicians. They think you're stupid and want you to believe that we're somehow cancelling Stampede by asking the big tents to use the same rules in place at Coachella, Lollapooloza and all the other world class festivals.

That's the first piece of bullshit. We're not talking about Stampede at all. We're talking about a few off-site tents that have been treating their neighbors like garbage.

Here's the truth. In the last few years, the tents were given a special exemption way above and beyond what was in place up until about 2019. People living near these tents were told to call 311 and wait. Their windows shook and broke. Their shelves rattled. Music ran on weeknights until 2 or 3 a.m. They dealt with property damage, public disorder, and excessive intoxication outside their homes.

Thousands of Calgarians raised their concerns. And just like when we repealed blanket rezoning, the city chose to listen to the people rather than answer to the money.

The second piece of bullshit is that Calgary's rules suck compared to everywhere else. In fact, the changes are modest. There's no change on weekends. But on weeknights, concerts now need to wrap up by 1230am. Even with this change, it means that Calgary still allows outdoor music later than anywhere else in North America.

The third piece of bullshit is that this was done last minute. This wasn't a last minute change. The big tents knew in February that their exemption was under review. Cowboys was told again in May. Their exemption depended on managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard.

But what isn't bullshit is that as your mayor I'm fighting for you. I want you to know that a permit is not a licence to bully a neighbourhood. It is not a profit guarantee. I was elected to stand up for Calgarians, not to take orders from wealthy donors, lobbyists, or politicians protecting their friends.

I am more than happy to seek compromise and work with operators who respect Calgarians. But I answer to the nurse on an early shift, the parent getting kids ready for school, and the worker who needs sleep.

So no. We are not cancelling Stampede. We are protecting it. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

If you want to do business in Calgary, respect the people who live next door.

[Luke Savage @LukewSavage]

If I were a public figure in the UK I would simply not ever sit in the back of a car

[PitBackle @PitBackle]

We didn't win against Iran but at least it didn't cost us 300 billion USD. 🤷‍♂️

[Jared Cook @jkimballcook]

easy 150K

[Misfortune Cookie @kikit666]

@JoshNorris Would have loved for Liverpool to sign his transfer before the World Cup. Price is only going to go up.

[Misfortune Cookie @kikit666]

@bennpeifert Like Danny Tanner?

[Misfortune Cookie @kikit666]

Should probably play TayTay in the clink on a loop for 15years straight.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Fifteen years in jail for jihadist plot to attack Taylor Swift concert in Austria https://t.co/bQTSSCgrkp

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

I love Canada 🇨🇦

[The Anfield Wrap @TheAnfieldWrap]

😢

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @salahive]

Robbo comes off for the final time…

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

"You show me an economist who supports Alberta independence and I'll show you an unemployed economist."

Employed economist Moshe Lander says the independence movement hasnt show its math on why Alberta would better off alone, adding all evidence says otherwise.

He adds that rural Alberta would likely suffer more than urban centres

https://t.co/hJdJ7VGmgt

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

I love that Zohran's fight to make New York City accessible to everyone goes beyond food and shelter. "This is your city, you should get to enjoy all that it has to offer," is a hell of a platform.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Jen Gerson: "The momentum here right now is on the side of people who treat the idea of the Republic of Alberta as a kind of religious movement. It's a millenarian movement ... heavily influenced by the kind of nihilism that infects a lot of the broader MAGA movement."

[Drew Comments @sjs856]

It’s literally impossible for cancer to go directly to stage 4 from a normal cell in 8 weeks.

Cell cycles exist

[Emily Zanotti 🦝 @emzanotti]

Respect.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

How can the US have such an idiot as president.
Every word he says is not only a lie but just absurd.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

The contempt for the judiciary is ramping up.

And it’s coming directly from inside Alberta’s premiers office.

Attempts like this to delegitimize the judiciary are a huge red flag for democracy and 100% the tools of authoritarians.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Misfortune Cookie @kikit666]

@Lieutenant_Eric You are so right. Support your club, love your club. With being said, Slot out. Xabi IN!

[Misfortune Cookie @kikit666]

@Lowetide Don't know if it was mentioned, but Rockwell was Berry Gordy's son who got MJ to do his kid a "favor" singing backing vocals on "Somebody's Watching Me". Pretty good flex from the ol' dad.