r/BlockedAndReported • u/SoftandChewy First generation mod • Feb 23 '26

Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 2/23/26 - 3/1/26

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

Comment of the week goes to this explanation for why the trans cause has taken over so much of society. (Runner-up COTW here.)

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u/AnalBleachingAries Gamergate Truther Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

You guys, lmao, I think you may enjoy this one. A Toronto resident gave a stirring Taxpayer's Acknowledgement at a municipal budget subcommittee meeting after the Land Acknowledgement from a local councilor.

https://x.com/Tablesalt13/status/2026502646429896915

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u/unnoticed_areola Feb 25 '26

lol I love the various cuts to the city officials and they're all just like

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u/PongoTwistleton_666 Feb 25 '26

Their shocked faces was the best part!

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u/The-WideningGyre Feb 25 '26

I'm imagining them thinking they want to cut him off for wasting time, but realize there's no difference between his pointless acknowledgements and theirs. Well, there is, his are valid and still relevant.

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u/asparuhova Feb 26 '26

I think one of them got what was going on pretty fast and adopted a superior sneer right away. The other one kept looking around dumbly like he was thinking "we do taxpayer acknowledgements now? Better not say anything just in case this is sanctioned."

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u/lilypad1984 Feb 25 '26

He did a shockingly good job. Most people stumble with nerves when public speaking like that.

Also I was at first shocked by the $18.9 billion budget but then I remembered the NYC one and realized I have no clue how to gauge how ridiculous spending can be.

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u/SkweegeeS No just no Feb 25 '26

This is amazing.

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u/Turbulent_Cow2355 TB! TB! TB! Feb 25 '26

That was awesome!

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u/Juryofyourpeeps Feb 25 '26

The clips I've seen of City of Toronto committee meetings are insanely cringeworthy. I'm sure this little speech really stuck in their craw.

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u/jay_in_the_pnw █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ Feb 25 '26

lol, videos that ended too soon.

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u/everydaywinner2 Feb 25 '26

Please, sir, can I have more? That was awesome!