Alison McBain
@alisonmcbain.bsky.social
Award-winning writer & poet living in Alberta 🇨🇦. Editor at ScribesMICRO. alisonmcbain.com
Doing the math, the wealthiest 10 people could pay each of those 290k GoFundMes $1.8 million just from their wealth increase alone this year. That could save a lot of people.
Unfortunately, they won't. And this $523 billion wealth transfer isn't "remarkable" - it's gross.
Unfortunately, they won't. And this $523 billion wealth transfer isn't "remarkable" - it's gross.
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Doing the math, the wealthiest 10 people could pay each of those 290k GoFundMes $1.8 million just from their wealth increase alone this year. That could save a lot of people.
Unfortunately, they won't. And this $523 billion wealth transfer isn't "remarkable" - it's gross.
Unfortunately, they won't. And this $523 billion wealth transfer isn't "remarkable" - it's gross.
I don't think everything he says is a question? Just adding a question mark doesn't make it a question? It's also very annoying?
I think he'd be on the veto list JUST for his questionable (LOL) punctuation choices alone.
I think he'd be on the veto list JUST for his questionable (LOL) punctuation choices alone.
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I don't think everything he says is a question? Just adding a question mark doesn't make it a question? It's also very annoying?
I think he'd be on the veto list JUST for his questionable (LOL) punctuation choices alone.
I think he'd be on the veto list JUST for his questionable (LOL) punctuation choices alone.
What's worse than the 1 guy who put up this awful survey is that there are 6,000 votes & 44% said women shouldn't be in charge of their own bodies.
That's... terrifying.
That's... terrifying.
October 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What's worse than the 1 guy who put up this awful survey is that there are 6,000 votes & 44% said women shouldn't be in charge of their own bodies.
That's... terrifying.
That's... terrifying.
Who is he, Leonardo Dicaprio?
Even without the HIGHLY problematic "obedience"-oriented list, 100 times nope to that required age difference.
Even without the HIGHLY problematic "obedience"-oriented list, 100 times nope to that required age difference.
October 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Who is he, Leonardo Dicaprio?
Even without the HIGHLY problematic "obedience"-oriented list, 100 times nope to that required age difference.
Even without the HIGHLY problematic "obedience"-oriented list, 100 times nope to that required age difference.
My ovaries weren't exploding but my brain certainly felt like it was exploding after reading this.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My ovaries weren't exploding but my brain certainly felt like it was exploding after reading this.
This made me crack up in a quiet doctor's office. Well done, sir. That gets a follow.
October 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This made me crack up in a quiet doctor's office. Well done, sir. That gets a follow.
Women wear shorts under skirts for a number of reasons (wind, comfort, etc).
However, when this guy is around? Men like him are one of the PRIME reasons to wear shorts... to feel safe & not have unwanted/unasked photos/attention.
However, when this guy is around? Men like him are one of the PRIME reasons to wear shorts... to feel safe & not have unwanted/unasked photos/attention.
October 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Women wear shorts under skirts for a number of reasons (wind, comfort, etc).
However, when this guy is around? Men like him are one of the PRIME reasons to wear shorts... to feel safe & not have unwanted/unasked photos/attention.
However, when this guy is around? Men like him are one of the PRIME reasons to wear shorts... to feel safe & not have unwanted/unasked photos/attention.
So f-ing infuriating.
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So f-ing infuriating.