The Bearded Giant

@stewfromhamont

They/Him - Vincent in #HamOnt is Home. Advocating for our most vulnerable neighbours & the good of all. Pfp by @davidbrace2.bsky.social

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The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· 25d

To any leftist, progressive, or even left-leaning voters in #HamOnt who've strategically voted; how'd that work out for you? Did you 'hold your nose' to vote Liberal in the last election? How happy are you with Carney? What if instead we all voted for the candidate who best represents our beliefs?

Screenshot an article in The Hamilton Spectator.

text inside of * denotes highlighted in yellow, not part of the article

"At his event, Loomis also released the results of a robocall poll commissioned by his campaign showing he was the preferred choice for 38 per cent of decided respondents, followed by Horwath at 24 per cent, Cooper at 22 per cent *and Scarlett Gillespie at nine per cent.*

The poll also noted 35 per cent of the 921 respondents answered "unsure" when asked to choose a preferred candidate and so were excluded from the results.

The top issues — which respondents selected from a list — included homelessness, keeping taxes low and housing affordability, as well as the cost of living, and city roads and infrastructure."

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The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jul 15

Ah yes, perfect pipeline building & mandatory RTO weather. Thanks Carney.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jul 10

Summer/Cottage reading material has arrived!

Shows a hand holding the first three Dungeon Crawler Carl books in front of a bookshelf with some books & figurines on it.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jul 10

I can never understand conservative disability advocates.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jul 3

You know it's hot when this is how the Texas Chihuahua buries himself to nap.

Small brown dog couch with a plush throw blanket on it, the blanket is red on one side, white on the other. On top of the throw blanket is a black chihuahua napping, the tip of their nose is hidden under one of the folds of the blanked, the rest of the dog is uncovered.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jun 30

Hey @codyjohnston.bsky.social, please let the people know where you got this amazing mug from. Signed, People

Screenshot of the Even More News podcast showing Katy smiling proudly, Cody sipping from a black ceramic mug with Pink Floyd esqu prisim & rainbow image on it, which has a cartoon drawing of Sigmund Freud over it, on the bottom of the mug "Pink Freud" can be read alongside some too blurry to make out text, and Johnathan is also here on the right of the image.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jun 17

A bit of vote splitting on the right may finally level the playing field.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Jun 1

Remember #HamOnt friends, even small businesses can rainbow wash just to get more dough out of your wallet. Gay baked goods from a business owned by a union buster sounds more capitalist-scum than progressive-ally to me.

Screenshot of a Facebook post by Donut Monster.

The post reads:

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 This year, the Gay Bar has been joined by a new friend, the Gay Fritter! These special donuts are a fundraiser supporting speqtrum, a youth-founded and youth-focused skill-sharing and community building program for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ people in Hamilton.

The post then goes on to describe the baked goods in question has two pictures. The pictures show the baked goods in full & cut in half to show a cross section, placed on rainbow flags.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· May 23

Pepperidge Farm Remembers meme.

Image is from Family Guy. Shows an elderly man with glasses very low on his nose, mouth open, sitting in the driver seat of a covered wagon, holding up a package of Melba toast.

Top text reads "Remember when the power grid couldn't handle electric cars, or everyone having AC, but now data centres are essential?"

Bottom text reads "Pepperidge Farm remembers"

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· May 15

Went to the Poutine Fest at Gage park today. Before we ordered the guy in the truck asked if he needed to pay the cheese tax, & offered us a small handful of curds for Gizmo.

A black Chihuahua standing up starring at a cheese curd being held a couple inches from his mouth. The person holding the curd is sitting sideways on the bench of a picnic table, an order of poutine is sitting on the bench.

A black Chihuahua laying in the grass, looking at the camera. A small collapsible water bowl with water is also on the grass.

Two people, man & woman, standing in front of a large empty water fountain. The woman is holding a black Chihuahua. All three are looking at the camera.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· May 14

Those perpetually petrified by the progressive bogeyman are constantly whinging and bellyaching about being blocked by Clrs or about posts where Clrs turn off comments; when they run for the same office though, the practice is perfectly proper. 🙃 #HamOnt

Screenshot of the bottom of a facebook post. Shows the bottom of some campaign flyers that were images in the post, underneath which it shows 8 reactions and 2 shares followed by the react and share option buttons. Under that, in text highlighted by the screenshot, it reads "Kelly Bert Dion Oucharek turned off commenting for this post."

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Apr 19

The newest piece in my collection, painted by the ever talented @davidbrace2.bsky.social. Is it too on the nose to name the dinosaur Hormuz?

Oil painting of a dinosaur, several toy green army men, and a coin, painted on a page from an old World Atlas. The dinosaur is on one side, the toy army men face off on the other. Both sides are facing each other. the coin is off to the side of the map.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Apr 17

Meme. Image of the old man from Pawn Stars standing outside in a parking log with his Cadillac in the background. Text above the image reads "When I read Das Kapital and it's full of boring economic shit and nothing about transing kids or putting black women in video games". White text on the image under the old man's head "Those bastards lied to me".

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Apr 17

Two years ago this little man was a stray on the streets of Texas. Today he won't settle for less than the sunniest coziest seat in the house.

A black chihuahua sleeping nestled in a plush red blanket.

A black chihuahua laying in a red blanket that is on a dog sized chaise couch. The dog's head is hanging over the edge, one eye looking at the camera.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Apr 16

If we could all be so lucky as to have a seat as plush & luxurious as this 7lb dog in his chaise lounger.

A black Chihuahua laying in a small dog sized couch which has a plush throw blanket with a red velour side & a white faux wool side draped over it.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Oct 23

Attached are the 3 year projected job prospects for electricians, janitors, & cleaners, posted in order. Other uses for those spaces will be found, some of which would still need the services of those same jobs. In many (most?) cases those workers are not employed by the company leasing the space.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Oct 23

Instead of negotiating a flexible remote work model that saves taxpayers money, supports local communities, and keeps cars off the road, the federal government forged ahead with the costly plan to open coworking spaces that didn’t even last 6 months.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Apr 29

Why is it impossible for #HamOnt to have even a single great BBQ place that isn't run by bigots or racists?

Screenshot of a Facebook post by BBQ Bandits that reads:

We Voted Blue, Sad Day but Leafs Will Make Us Happy Tonight. Order Your Meat Candy, Go Leafs Go

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Apr 24

Do dad's typically give Mother's Day cards to their baby mamas that are from themselves & not their kids, cause "MILF" was not a term I was expecting to see while browsing Mother's Day cards...

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Mar 22

Do you know if this has any ramifications for your book & those who backed it? Any thoughts you want to add?

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Feb 28

Hamilton is not a serious place. Next week we'll meet the trenchcoat wearing watch salesman the city dealt with to upgrade the clocks in city hall.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Feb 10

Dunno who did this, but @steveboots.bsky.social's mod team approves.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Dec 30

It is a sad day for tenants in #HamOnt as one of our strongest voices for tenants' rights has gone silent. Christine was a dedicated advocate with a cheerfulness that brought a light of hope & joy wherever she went. She was my friend, & she will be missed, dearly.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Nov 21

Any #HamOnt local (or Canadian small biz that ships) candy shop recommendations? I'm looking specifically for saltwater taffy, but may end up getting other stuff as well.

assorted saltwater taffy all individually wrapped. Colours are orange, purple, green, red, & yellow.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Nov 20

COVID cases on the rise. A bird flu epidemic on the horizon. Walking pneumonia cases everywhere. At what point does needlessly forcing workers back to the office meet the threshold for Criminal Negligence? laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-4...

Criminal Negligence
Criminal negligence

219 (1) Every one is criminally negligent who

(a) in doing anything, or

(b) in omitting to do anything that it is his duty to do,

shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons.

Definition of duty

(2) For the purposes of this section, duty means a duty imposed by law.

R.S., c. C-34, s. 202

Duty of persons directing work

217.1 Every one who undertakes, or has the authority, to direct how another person does work or performs a task is under a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent bodily harm to that person, or any other person, arising from that work or task.

2003, c. 21, s. 3

Causing death by criminal negligence

220 Every person who by criminal negligence causes death to another person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

(a) where a firearm is used in the commission of the offence, to imprisonment for life and to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of four years; and

(b) in any other case, to imprisonment for life.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 2201995, c. 39, s. 141
Causing bodily harm by criminal negligence

221 Every person who by criminal negligence causes bodily harm to another person is guilty of

(a) an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 10 years; or

(b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.

R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 2212019, c. 25, s. 76

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Nov 20

"I'm anti-anything that threatens the livelihood of my customers. The livelihoods of those who make my customer's livelihoods possible, fuck those people." ~Tobi Lutke, Shopify CEO Dude runs into the point so hard he trips over it and ends up back on the wrong side.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Nov 14

Welp. There goes all my free time for the next month or two.

Main screen of the game Farming Simulator 25. The scene shows a dirt road leading to a barn with some silos & a windmill in the midground. There are a few fields of crops to the left of the road, some trees in the foreground, hills in the background. Top left of the screen says Farming Simulator 25 in a stylized font. Bottom right of the screen lists Career, Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Achievements, Options, Credits, & Quit buttons.

The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont· Nov 13

Work sucked. Have some doggos.