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You don’t have to be normal to be liked by those around you. I’ve had lots of neurodivergent coworkers who are well liked by their colleagues they’re people who care about others and are helpful. Many of them still talk about special interests at work to people, but they know when to stop. Many of them can read other’s body language, but if you absolutely can’t the most important thing you do is plan lulls in the conversation so they have the opportunity to interject. Let them respond, and ask for their response. Even if they aren’t interested they appreciate that you are asking their opinion, allowing them to contribute, and let them leave the conversation if they want to.

I don’t consider these coworkers “normal”, but they have a “normal” relationship with their coworkers meaning they have friends and are invited out lunches and even events outside of work. These people have what many are seeking without having to “mask”, just moderate. Also contribute to conversations started by others. Everyone appreciates being able to speak, even if it’s the same boring conversation about the weather or whatever. Also if someone wants to talk about sports and you don’t know anything, just tell them that. People appreciate that kind of honesty vs faking trying to contribute.

You won’t win everyone over, some people just won’t like you because you’re different. Just make friends with the ones you can and it’ll help you feel a lot more relaxed at work.

Today the Canadian government announced new sanctions against 5 senior Iranian officials for “their role in preventing the free flow of goods through the strait of Hormuz” - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-new-sanctions-iranians-strait-of-hormuz-9.7307555

Canadians want no concessions to Trump - https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/a-clear-message-for-carney-canadians-will-not-tolerate-any-more-concessions-to-trump/article_c1465d39-bb90-4cae-a06e-cb414e83b147.html

Earlier cbc reporting said the feds were telling the provinces to get ready to stock American liquor again.

Carney is doing what all conservatives in Canada and bankers do best - licking the boots of America 🔥🇨🇦🔥Just trying to be the “pick me” of the evil empire.

As if Canada has nothing better to do than sanction members of the IRGC.

I jumped ship to e/OS here in Canada a couple months ago. Had to order the phone specifically and install e/OS since it only came with Android internationally. It’s honestly been pretty easy so far. I know e/OS is kind just a degooglefied version of Android but it has professional developers behind it so we’ll see where it goes.

https://ado7.com/dalhousie-university-professor-matthew-herder-accessed-hundreds-of-government-documents-to-find-out-what-really-happened-as-canadian-scientists-tried-for-years-to-get-the-pharmaceutical-industry-inter/

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ineffective-private-sector-partner-federal-funding-cuts-hampered/

Here are 2 sources focused on a recent AoFI request in Canada. Harper’s role may be less overt than I implied, but his government’s cuts to scientific discovery forced a private partnership that hampered development.

I read a different source years ago. I’m having a hard time finding that one. It highlighted though that the public lab had about 100 vaccines produced and it sent them all during the 2014 outbreak while the company that owned the patent didn’t produce any.

I’d like to take this opportunity to inform everyone that as of 2010 Canada developed a working Ebola vaccine that is production ready. Unfortunately the lab that produced it committed the unforgivable sin of being owned by the federal government, so the heroic Stephen Harper set things right by forcing the lab to give up the rights to production to an American pharmaceutical company. That company (as well as those afterwards that owned the rights) was a good capitalist company that never produced a single vaccine. They instead sat on the production rights as a value increase for their eventual sale to a larger pharmaceutical company.

So truly there’s nothing anyone could do about these deaths.

Actually with how well trained and invincible the US Marines are, it’s more of a zealot rush - average Non Credible Defense Redditor

But yes the USA should absolutely rush the strait with every single special forces troop they have! I’m fully in support of this plan.

Fibre (non digestible plant material) will help you feel fuller and is very healthy, it helps keep your gut microbiome healthy and your digestive tract clean and regular.

Simply eating less meat, no there’s no downsides. However if you start transitioning towards vegetarianism there are a few things you need to be aware of:

1. You will have to supplement vitamin B12. Eggs are an ok source but you won’t be able to fulfill your body’s need with eggs alone (you’d have to eat around 8 DAILY). You can take it as a supplement but I personally buy B12 fortified nutritional yeast (read the packaging carefully, not all nutritional yeast is B12 fortified). I add it to my eggs on days when I eat eggs, otherwise I add it to my protein during meal prep (lentils, tofu, etc).
2. You’ll need to watch your protein intake a bit more. The only complete vegetarian/vegan proteins are soy and quinoa. Anything else and just make sure you eat it alongside a whole grain (wheat, rice, etc). That will round out you protein intake.
3. You need to mix chia seeds in occasionally. I forget why but I add them to my sweet oatmeal. There’s some sort of minor nutritional need that they fulfill and there is an alternative that I can’t remember off the top of my head.

You’re still eating meat so I assume veganism isn’t something you’re considering. If you do there’s a lot more planning involved in your meals and I’m not familiar with all of it since I’m only vegetarian.

My last piece of advice is if you’re keeping meat in your diet, buy organs if you can stomach them (and it is easier in stews). They’re cheaper and more nutrient dense.

Honestly though it’s great to see successful conservation efforts! North America is making some progress with bison and wolves too and I enjoy seeing them return to the land that they evolved to live on.

Especially if the osprey is packed full of 20 or so Marines.

I enjoy aspects of my job:

• I’m a public servant and I do think I give value to the people I serve.
• my job is complicated. I’ve only been here for just over a year but I’m involved in training people (we’ve been hiring a lot recently)
• somedays I like to get away from my family for a few hours, somedays I don’t.
• I’m not micromanaged. We have specific targets to hit but no one yells at me for taking a longer break or harasses me for being a couple minutes late to work. This also motivates me to stay a few minutes late somedays to make it up (shocker who would have guessed that it improves morale).
• I’m unionized, with sick time, vacation, and benefits. Plus another guaranteed raise next year.
• I get 1 paid EDO every 2 weeks and recently was approved to work from home 4 days every 2 weeks.

These are all great! However there’s aspects I don’t like :

• I don’t like the rigidity of schedule. Having to wake up every day at the same time to work for 8 hours.
• I have to drive in and I resent that. That also means dealing with parking.
• there’s plenty of small things I don’t like. Also our workloads are insane right now and we’re doing a lot of coverage of coworkers.
• previously I was in health care and direct patient care and I miss that.

I try to enjoy the good things and quiet down the bad with any job. Don’t ever mute the bad completely though, it’ll let you know when it’s time to leave.

I find my hatchback very handy. I’ve got a small farm and I have legit hauled 800 pounds of feed in it. Plus you can fold down 1, 2, or all 3 seats in the back for extra storage. It definitely holds as much as a station wagon that way, however if you’re really worried about hauling the hearse suggestion is primo.

That’s why he got his kids back. Cops got to his place, saw all the dead dogs, and thought “a gay like this can’t be all bad.”

Don’t forget why it became popular though.

Gay people came out and simply lived their lives. Bigoted Americans suddenly realized that the neighbours/family members/coworkers they liked were gay. Then gay people educated them on their struggles, and like normal people they wanted the best for the people they like. Now tons of Americans support gay marriage and politicians have to respond to overwhelming public pressure.

Conservatives continue to hate that they lost this portion of the culture war. Isolation people into radicalizing online communities, pushing “alternative realities”, seeding distrust of “the other” and everyone’s neighbours, and amplifying fear - these are deliberate tactics to prevent the expansion of what is culturally acceptable and to reverse the cultural gains made. This is also why they’re trying to make conservatism “cool” to gain cultural relevance.

When you see the tactics, it’s easier to strategize counters. As always though, build communities and solidarity.