Play on your music app of choice (but hopefully not Spotify). 🌈

LOLLLL Up is Down Truth is Lie or whatever Can't wait to hear temu Bondi (whoever it is) rant about the TSX being at an all-time high before the end of the parliamentary session.

It's June and we all queer in the club

IMO, new mother

Also, I have to give up my coke (a cola) habit because the SALE price yesterday was two 12 packs for $17.99. I yelled in sticker shock. But, now I'm in withdrawal.

*Puts on tinfoil hat and approaches podium* Canada, if you are concerned about c-22 aside from contacting your mp, signing petitions etc you should also be looking into cyber security measures (many free) you can take. You will see a lot of "you don't need this" but that is not entirely true. 1/2

1/ Right now, a bill called C-22 is moving through Parliament. It would let police pull information on who you talk to, when, and where, all without a warrant. It's at committee this week. 🧵

Well, you kind of have to put something towards putting out fires if every other decision goes towards causing them 🤷🏻‍♀️

Please, PLEASE go to this thread and sign the petition. Also, don't forget that there is a validation email - click the link or your signature doesn't count! We are moving backwards in so many ways and this cannot be one of them.

How do I know I could never be PM (aside from the financial resources necessary and having to people)? I would never see "rearming" as an achievement.

For the love of Bob. "Alberta will look risky to investors" doesn't make sense. I don't know if you have heard, but you just need to look at extraction in, say, the entire global south or, any Indigenous land.

Big news! @Sandela and I are raising money to hire a journalist to investigate the extent to which pro-Israel narratives are influencing Canadian media, and what the impact of that influence is on coverage. Chip in a few bucks! Help us hire somone! chuffed.org/project/1823...

The liberal keeps pushing for #BillC22, and we just wrote to SECU to demand full withdrawal. The #surveillance powers are dangerously unsafe. This so-called 'lawful access' bill MUST NOT PASS! 👉 View our latest blog for its latest developments and why we need your action NOW. #cdnpoli @openmedia.org

Oh good, another statement. Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands on the situation in the West Bank.

As usual, Ford just takes the Paris Hilton circa 2006 stance and fails to offer real solutions (housing) or have, you know, a basic level of humanity.

The Pentagon is buying “unprecedented” ownership stakes in Canadian mining companies. Nessie Nankivell tracks how Canada’s critical minerals are being extracted to build weapons for the U.S. military—all while the Canadian government is helping fund these projects. breachmedia.ca/elbows-up-ca...

It never made sense to me to bypass Kingston - for both accessibility and economic reasons. I've only skimmed the report but, it's nice to see I was ri - I mean, that the business case aligns. 🙃

In my head Crosby is 20 years old and I go through whiplash every time he does a "seasoned vet giving opinions" interview. (Totally a me problem)

Good news!

Honestly, when CBC Gem covered the Olympics all of a sudden I was that person like, "OMG did you see women's figure skating?!". As someone who wears an "I just hope both teams have fun" shirt during any sports playoff this is a big deal.

Canadians: You should watch this. We are only a few baby steps behind the US.

I quit smoking a month before my mom died of lung cancer. My reason? Not wanting to pay another cent to the industry that killed my mom.

Power move: Answer every phone call with, "Can I call you back? I'm on the other line." Extra dominance points for: - Hanging up immediately - Not calling back

If you don't follow Merriam-Webster you really should.

A timely one from CBC. Speaking from personal experience, the Canadian government does not see combatting *this* kind of foreign interference/misinformation as a priority. vt.tiktok.com/ZSxU8dnn2/

Still pushing Rec League so I can find more people to follow.

Elect a leader that can say genocide.

Gee, Jeff.... The only reason you could be right is that the current administration would waste it (probably on a massive keg or something) rather than actually use it for the social good.

Jimmy Jack McDaniel is a top tier Texas name, though.

I think about getting bangs way too often.

"Signal and NordVPN have said if the bill passes, they’ll leave the country altogether" We can't post actual journalism on FB, leaving a portion of Canadians just getting info easily spread by foreign actors. Now, let's remove ways to make personal information less secure. #whatcouldgowrong

"[Gazan] called on the federal government to take immediate action on Nutrition North, as well as provide an update on the status of the external review. “Northerners should not be left on the hook waiting for food while your government stalls on tabling findings from the most recent study."

Liberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water. They're pulling the plug on settlement talks, seeking to overturn First Nations' victories and using tactics their own guideline advises lawyers against. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/liberal...

I mean, forcing people to work in an office is stupid (and discriminatory)...AND I drafted a petition re AI safety in OCTOBER that still needs an MP to sponsor it...

I already recommended a death of a mother-in-law book; here’s a death of a mother book. This got more twisty than I anticipated, and I couldn’t totally get on board, but overall it was worth the read. #booksky

YA? Y not? #booksky

Doing some book sharing because why not. Is reading Scott Turow basic? Maybe. But I do enjoy unhinged characters. #booksky

So… I guess we’re mad at Pinterest now? I think Rec League is cute anyway. Come follow me so I have someone to tell about the 15-20 books a month I go through, not to mention my random playlists. 😂https://miranda.recleague.com/collections/-new?lyr_campaign=share&lyr_source=link&lyr_s=NTE4Njg

Positive: Soraya Chemaly (Rage Becomes Her) is quoted. Perhaps "boys will be boys" and "girls should be quiet and accommodating" does, in fact, backfire for boys, too. FEMINISTS HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THIS FOR DECADES.

"Bankruptcies require the person who owes money to hand over their assets, such as cars and houses, immediately in order to get rid of their debt, explained Anna Lund, a law professor at the University of Alberta." I loathe these kinds of statements. 🧵1/3

You know how the OPS could have avoided some of these issues? BY HAVING FEDERAL REGULATORY LEGISLATION FIRST. Obviously, holding governments accountable with one's vote is _sooooo_ incredibly helpful with all this nonsense continuing to happen... </s> Full report: www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/s...

Don't forget exercise and get more sleep! Fun fact: My SO went to the hospital because he had kidney stones. No diagnostics to confirm, no "how would you rate your pain?" They prescribed morphine. I had an obvious cut on my LITERAL EYEBALL and was sobbing before I got...two advil.

I remember from SOC101 a bazillion years ago that increased social support --> decreased crime rates. Why announce this when the 2025 stats aren't released? www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo... And why take the fear mongering approach instead of the education approach? ⬇️

I'm all for gender affirming care. However, and I'll hold your hand while I say this, NO woman ever sat around with her girlfriends and said, "I mean, he's great. I just wish his literal balls were bigger." Conversely, I have wished for metaphorical balls to match my own.

I just want everyone to know that today I found a button in one of my bird feeders and that counts as a Mother's Day gift.

*Breathes into paper bag chanting "4D chess"* (Not to endorse apples to oranges but the US added 115,000 jobs in April and that just makes me more angry)

🧵1/?? First of all, concern about job loss is fine and all... BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY like, oh I dunno, not partnering with US companies who are wildly successful because of their war tech.

The Liberal government’s so-called “sovereign wealth fund” is nothing like the Norwegian example they’ve cited. Norway invests revenue from its public oil company into its fund for the public’s benefit.

I give you, "Costly Credit Card Budget" because apparently the CPC is still using slogans 🤷🏻‍♀️ vt.tiktok.com/ZS9QkDRT9/