Tom Wednesday

Human. Dad. Torontonian.

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On this day in 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever.
It is a book that originated from tragedy but from that tragedy came something wonderful and beloved around the world.
This is the story of one of Canada's most acclaimed books.

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[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@coopincanada Still one of the most memorable games I've been to...had great seats with an incredible view to watch it go down.

[Upper Canadian Cavalier @UCCavalier]

You are taxed more heavily than a medieval serf.

The average Canadian family now surrenders 42% of its income to the state. That's more than it spends on food, shelter, and clothing. Combined.

A serf paid his lord and his church around 40%.

So you already pay the higher rate. But what did he get for his 40% that you don't get for yours?

The serf got land he could never be evicted from. A house. Firewood. Protection. A court that had to hear him.

You get audited. Policed. Priced out of the cities your parents bought into on one income.

He was buying a life. You're renting your own country.

And this isn't an accident, or waste, or one bad government. It's the design. Canada was built as an extraction colony and it never once stopped being one.

The flag changed three times. France. England. Now Washington.

The thing being extracted changed too. Fur. Timber. Wheat. Oil.

You're the current one.

Follow a single dollar you earn. It's skimmed before it reaches you, taxed when it lands, taxed again when you spend it, inflated while it sits still, and taxed one final time the day you die, on money you never even cashed out.

Nine tax gates. From your paycheque to your grave.

I mapped every one of them. Who runs the machine. Why the hardest-working people in this country can never get ahead no matter what how hard they try. And exactly what it would take to end it.

Article link in the next post

[Daniel Foch @danielfoch]

Remember when I told you this would happen in 2022 and everyone called me crazy?

I have receipts

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

UN Climate Panel Quietly Admits Its Doomsday Climate Scenarios Were 'Implausible' https://t.co/qdV2ZLzFG6

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

Key points:
- immigrated to Japan and lived there long enough to have an adult child who's been there is whole life to "escape religious persecution" but I'm assuming they did not file a claim for asylum.
- Japan is a signatory to the 1951 UN convention and 1967 protocol
- India does not practise birthright citizenship and they would do the same to me if I lived there.

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@BlueJays Hell yeah. How are you enjoying T.O @DALLASBRADEN209 ??

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

Hey guys, it’s Ernie. Before the season starts, I had some thoughts for @BlueJays fans I wanted to share. Thanks for reading https://t.co/aDajNK1kJL

[Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms @JCCFCanada]

The Justice Centre welcomes today’s decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, which affirms the lower court ruling that the Trudeau government’s use of the Emergencies Act against peaceful protesters in Ottawa in February 2022 was illegal.

Lawyers funded by the Justice Centre were on the ground in Ottawa throughout all three weeks of the peaceful Freedom Convoy protest in January and February 2022, observing events as they unfolded and providing legal support to Canadians exercising their Charter freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.

Justice Centre president John Carpay said, “This decision confirms what Canadians witnessed in real time in 2022. The Emergencies Act was never meant to be used against peaceful citizens exercising fundamental freedoms.”

Read the full release here:
https://t.co/nPkB7lAuj7

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@DylPicksGreens @DALLASBRADEN209 Haha hell yeah. Let's fucking go. The boys have seen him now.

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@Jared_Carrabis Ball knower.

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@Matthew_Cann Lol no I had it right! Genius move game two. Bassit ain't even on the roster.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@Tablesalt13 Here's a novel idea. Why not a community safety Police officer? He can get to know the kids, and the neighbourhood and the challenges all while acting as a deterrent. They can even issue speeding tickets. You know...protecting and serving. That kind of thing.

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@nic_carter What's @dieworkwear got to say?

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@JoeyTweeets Right? Should they leave the city? YES! Let people who still work in the city live there. Go enjoy the fresh air.

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@ericweinstein @joerogan @threadreaderapp unroll please

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@Jared_Carrabis Back to back int walks means back to bed buddy! Let's go Jays. Love the music talk on the pod enjoy your trip!

[Tom Wednesday @tommywednesday]

@HoCStaffer @threadreaderapp unroll please