This continues to make Canada the only Western democracy in which the usual demographics of political leanings have been flipped on their head.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/first-reading-mark-carney-is-pleasing-old-people-and-basically-nobody-else

the key is actually in realizing that, on social issues, the politics have actually flipped over. the liberals remain center-left economically, but they've swung to the hard right on social issues. conversely, the conservatives are still the economic right, but they're increasingly the left on social concerns.

most canadians vote on social issues, not on economic issues. in canada, it's not the economy, stupid.

young people increasingly see the liberals as a threat to their civil liberties, and they might be right.

hey kathy.

say hi to jesus for me.

this is supposed to be a democrat.

on second thought, i don't need that tuna sandwich yet. a few hours. i'm thinking caesar, dill, monterrey jack. again, i never buy tuna, but it was in the food bank stuff. i don't buy mayo, but i have a lot of caesar.

i think it's the corn that filled me up. that's why there aren't any aztecs anymore, right? too much fibre, not enough vitamins. it really takes a special kind of lack of nutrients to fail to invent the wheel by the age of discovery. i feel like a fucking pinata.

so, let me pass this first.

(reality check: i might have gained five pounds)

i'm not generally very interested in yelling about cultural appropriation, as it implies that cultural groups have property rights over their cultures, and i think that that's bullshit.

however, based on what i understand about islam, i would not expect that most muslims would consider this to be a sign of respect at all. the hijab is not a fashion item, it holds a particular religious significance, which ms. hochul does not adhere to. muslims would be more likely to interpret it as an insult than as a gesture of respect.

i think it reflects a wrong-headedness in fake left political discourses. i know from reading previous news reports that ms. hochul is a christian, and she has said many things that frighten me, like that she talks to god. unless she wants to follow in the footsteps of mohammad and joseph smith, she should stick to her own lane. her own voters will appreciate it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/nyregion/cruz-hochul-head-scarf-officer-funeral.html

i need to keep very close track of what i'm eating.

my normal guac is as follows:

- 2 avocados

- 4 cloves of garlic

- one carrot

- one beet

- one orange

- one lime

- spices & vitamins (cumin, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, paprika, nutritional yeast, dill)

- ten slices of medium cheddar cheese

- caesar dressing

- frank's hot sauce

this would normally be half of a meal.

i have added a yellow pepper and a can of corn, which i realized was cream of corn after i opened it and added a layer of sweetness to the bowl that is unusual. i have subbed the frank's for my own hot sauce, for now.

there's a layer of oil on the top of every single one of the bottles of frank's i haven't touched yet. this is something separating out of the mixture. i've been eating piles of frank's on everything for years and i've never seen that before. it's extremely suspicious.

the vinegar looks clear, but i don't know what that means. i'm going to try it tonight, and if i wake up feeling like garbage then i'll throw it away.

there was a quarter cup of vinegar left. i initially put a quarter cup of water, two tablespoons of cayenne pepper and some unmeasured amount of sprinkled onion salt that i'd guess was a teaspoonish. it wasn't dissolving in the measuring cup, so i put it in a bottle and shook it. the mixture is a darker colour than frank's, but doesn't taste that different. i added a bit of water (unmeasured), another chunk of cayenne that had bunched in the container and a bit of onion sat that had bunched and started shaking it. i may add more of each item.

i suspect this will need to sit a day or two but i'm going to try it in the guac tonight anyways.