Reading this and sobbing at the thought of that terrified 7 year old begging for a place to hide so she isn't taken away by the Ghestappo Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

🌳🪶 En français : La mobilisation – et la victoire – des gardien·nes du territoire autochtones et de leurs soutiens contre la Loi 97 de la CAQ. ⬇️Texte de @eksbainbridge.bsky.social

Writing at @therovermedia.bsky.social Emma Bainbridge explains how Indigenous land defenders and allies mobilized against the CAQ’s Bill 97 and won in Nehirowisiw Territory. therover.ca/a-summer-of-... 🔶

I've spent the past month trying to understand what's going on behind the scenes at Ottawa's Capital Pride after they mysteriously removed their Palestine solidarity statement. Thanks to @theleveller.bsky.social for publishing this!

Queers For Palestine #Ottawa organized a demonstration within the #CapitalPride parade. For weeks, Palestinian solidarity activists were organizing - so were politicians and pro-genocide institutions. We explain what really happened in the run-up to these events. leveller.ca/2025/09/putt... #ottpoli

In January, I was verbally harassed and accused of anti-police prejudice by an officer when checking in on an unhoused man being harassed by police in the Montreal metro. Removing people from metro stations doesn't fix homelessness, and police actively harm the vulnerable people they interact with.

There's no way we can "reform" this institution #acab

Pls stop what you are doing and read this entire report on Israel's murder of journalist Anas al-Sharif and five colleagues in Gaza City. "He characterized Israel’s threats as 'Silence or Death,' and he vowed not to be silent." It ends with his final message. www.dropsitenews.com/p/anas-al-sh...

Pride season in Montreal usually means drag shows, outdoor parties and community get-togethers. This year, though, it began with a boycott.

HOME OFFICE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OVER PALESTINE ACTION BAN EXPOSED @declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments. In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...

A Palestinian activist who helped film the "No Other Land" documentary, Awdah Hathaleen, was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Monday. Locals identified the killer as Yinon Levi, who was sanctioned by the U.S. and the EU for “regularly leading groups of violent extremists” in the West Bank.

International energy companies, such as BP and Chevron, are becoming increasingly involved in Israel's energy sector and therefore fuelling the genocide of Palestinians. This article offers a really good explanation of Israel's "energy diplomacy" strategy!

Love when my work allows me to dig into fossil fuel lobbyists.

🔥A masterclass in holding cities accountable for greenwashing by @toenviro.bsky.social "When weighed against landfilling using the latest green energy technology, like methane gas conversion, the emission rate of incineration is as much as six times more." www.torontotoday.ca/local/enviro...

Fixed it

One thing we’ve talked about on @theflytrapmedia.com is allowing people to sponsor posts and looking at all these amazing freelance pitches we will have to reject for purely budgetary reasons I feel like I gotta ask…anyone want to sponsor a post at The Flytrap?

In other news, I spoke with @xtramagazine.com about how lesbian communities have responded to the UK transphobia, and the importance of solidarity and collective action in the face of state-mandated persecution. Hope lies with Dyke News, with Dyke Pride, and with the Lesbian Avengers!

Meanwhile the government of so-called Canada is literally trying to pass Trump-esque legislation to deport refugees and exploit Indigenous lands without consultation 🤡🤡🤡

“We need intentional, aggressive, extremely homosexual non-compliance.” ‪@notrightruth.bsky.social‬ speaks to @eksbainbridge.bsky.social about how lesbian communities are responding to the U.K. Supreme Court ruling.

NEW: For @prismreports.org, I wrote about my beloved Los Angeles, an American city unlike any other, where there is an unspoken understanding that our place and our people must be defended at all costs:

🔴‘My Partner Turned Out to Be an Undercover Cop – Now I’m Exposing the Truth’ The activist who helped expose Britain’s ‘spy cop’ scandal discusses her new book on state-sanctioned betrayal, and why she thinks politicised policing still continues today bylinetimes.com/2025/06/02/m...

It’s Flytrap Tuesday, and this week we’ve got a brilliant freelance piece by @eksbainbridge.bsky.social on the political nature of maps and how, in contrast to what the fashy tech bros are doing, we could use that aspect of maps for good theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/maps-have-...

“Cartographers must continue understanding how maps function as a political tool and harness their influence to foster radical change.” @theflytrapmedia.com

We published a tremendously timely and thoughtful read on the political power of maps today, by @eksbainbridge.bsky.social

Super proud of this piece for @theflytrapmedia.com! Definitely the most I've used my university degree for an article!

NEW: Ottawa Police deny inviting convoy figure to help them with anti-LGBTQ+ protest at elementary school Community groups are now calling for police to face an investigation after ‘convoy church’ pastor tells city councillors he was “invited” to help police manage aggressive protests

I'm writing about how lesbian communities are resisting the Supreme Court's transphobic ruling. I'm interested in speaking to individuals who identify as lesbians (cis or trans) about their reaction to the court's attempt to remove trans women from lesbianism. for @xtramagazine.com

As a worker-owned feminist media publication, we believe in being honest about how much running a business costs. So here's the truth: we haven't been able to pay ourselves for all the brilliant work we have put out, so we are doing a subscription drive! theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/state-of-t...

Despite the issues with Carney and the Liberals, we can at least celebrate the utter humiliation of PP losing the election and his seat when he was expected to sweep the election a few months ago

#BREAKING: Yesterday morning, the NOLA ICE Field Office deported at least two families, including two mothers and their minor children – three of whom are U.S. citizen children aged 2, 4, and 7. One of the mothers is currently pregnant. Read more: nipnlg.org/news/press-r...

The British government:

The statues in Parliament Square got a makeover yesterday. #transrightsarehumanrights

Thanks to @eksbainbridge.bsky.social and @xtramagazine.com for including us in this important piece. Read more below to hear from our Executive Director, and other leaders working to support 2SLGBTQ+ youth.

Of course the police are the first to jump on this. ACAB all the way.

In my latest article for @xtramagazine.com, I spoke with LGBTQ2S+ advocacy groups across Canada about the challenges and uncertainty they're facing during the election period.

🔴BP Hit by Protests and Investor Rebellion Over Israel Fuel Sales and Broken Climate Pledges The multinational oil and gas company is accused of complicity in Israel’s war on the Palestinian people bylinetimes.com/2025/04/17/b...

In response to RFK Jr.'s recent press conference about autism, where he referred to increasing prevalence as an "epidemic", I broke down his ableist rhetoric for Metro. metro.co.uk/2025/04/17/n...

My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment. The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010 www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...

I wonder how long it's going to take for Google to blur out the footage and cover up the Trump admin's crimes

My feminist take on the show everyone's talking about. And the questions about technology, patriarchy, teenagers, education, misogyny, estrangement, and perception it raises..... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/its-not-them...

For @xtramagazine.com I'm interviewing orgs serving 2SLGBTQ+ communities about how they're preparing for the federal election. I have quite a few in mind but putting out a callout in case I'm missing anything! Can be national/regional/local, but preferably not Ontario/Toronto focused. #journorequest

I took two of Jonathan Sterne's classes at McGill, which were some of the best experiences of my degree. I always say that communications is the best department at McGill, and he was a large part of that. Dr. Sterne was an amazing professor, thinker, and mentor, and I'm gutted to hear of this loss.

ITV London last night had three stories back to back about missing/murdered women if anyone's wondering how women's history month is going

New from me: wrote about Montrealers mobilizing against Poilievre's racist, transphobic, and corporate agenda for rabble! rabble.ca/politics/can...

Great investigative work here by @nationalobserver.com. Highly recommend this read (as what occurred in this town is not isolated) 👇 Mapping the dark-money oil and gas ads targeting a small Ontario town www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/24/i...

I'm looking to speak with student journalists on Canadian campuses about their publications' approach to covering Palestine and solidarity protests on campus since October 7. #journorequest @jsource.bsky.social #canadasky Please share widely and DM or email [email protected] if interested!

New original reporting on bias at the New York Times: Evan Urquhart has the story of @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, once an editor on the NYT international desk, and how she tried, and ultimately failed, to improve the paper's coverage of trans issues from the inside.

"When reporting in solidarity, journalists use newsworthiness criteria, sourcing tactics, and framing styles that are distinct from those typically used by mainstream media."

Re: legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act and how tech companies enforce policies around “protecting” kids, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social found out that Meta was blocking LGBTQ content in search results for teen accounts for months open.substack.com/pub/taylorlo...