My Mastodon feed is full of reports about Minneapolis, today. Hearing that Meta may be filtering out Minneapolis news, today, and not seeing a whole lot on BlueSky, I thought I'd at least come over to BlueSky and share some! www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... #ice #minnesota #reneegood #fascism

Patrick Leavy just pointed me to this excellent list of options for getting away from Big Tech. Check it out! www.rebeltechalliance.org/stopusingbig... #fascism #antifa #bigtech

Update: ditching fascist media: YEAH! Still loving Ubuntu, Autistici/Inventati, Signal, etc. I Feel SO liberated and in community! STILL no Fairphone, bc n/a in Canada, & anyway I can't afford to replace my phone rn. Please join me on Mastodon! So much better than Bsky!! #fascism #antifa #bigtech

My beautiful daughter is having a stock-clearing sale at her Loved Books Kids shop, until Jan 2. She's moving & wants to minimize the stock she has to move! Have a look if you have book-loving kids to shop for! www.etsy.com/shop/LovedBo... #gifts #kidsbooks #etsy #supportlocal #smallbusiness #books

One of the best articles I've read in ages. Don't write it off as more political pondering you don't have time for. This is more about who we are as a society than anything else. And who we want to be. Apparently I'm a Cassandra. You might be too. #politics #trump #gender #socialjustice #fascism

Dear Little Emily: Psychosomatic, or Grandma Frees the Ptarmigan ...available as a written story, or audio, at this link: www.emilyartist.ca/2025/12/dear... #art #artist #ukraine #mentalhealth #writing #story #disability #family

I've finally put the audio version of Dear Little Emily: The Best Little Rooster Who Ever Lived up on Makertube: makertube.net/w/jXE76nz3b5... #art #artist #writer #story #chickens #farming #audio

Tidying up for my open studio tomorrow, and decided to write about my bones: www.emilyartist.ca/2025/11/bone... #artist #art #bones #diversity #biodiversity #inspiration #skulls #writing #essay

Instead of supporting billionaires, support your local artists and businesses! *Open Studio and Art Sale* Sunday, Nov. 23, 11am-3pm 602 Collins Rd, Bowen Island/Nexwlelexwem Books, prints, drawings and paintings. Shown are a little of what's available. #art #artist #canadianartist #artstudio #sale

Next up in my Dear Little Emily series of stories. The story of the Splash. 🙂 www.emilyartist.ca/2025/11/dear... #writer #story #storyteller #notetoself #art #artist #canadianartist #chickens #farmlife #farmer

All finished the thrushes window! Of course, being translucent, it will look spectacular from inside on a sunny day, but this is the view seen most often as people walk by outside. Done with Pēbēo Vitrail glass paints. #art #artist #canadianartist #paintedglass

Working on these three thrushes (Varied & Swanson's). The window is salvaged from our local community hall. My mother taught preschool there for many years, and these are some of her favourite birds. #artist #art #canadianartist #wip

Help me boost my daughter's amazing site! Rhiannon is an expert reviewer of kids' books from a perspective of diversity, respect for the reader, and a good story. As a parent, auntie and educator I depend on her reviews! #books #reading #bookreview #kidsbooks #children #boost #entrepreneur

So many such news bits floating around. Tech companies that made themselves ubiquitous in our lives are fascist. Its not too late to say "whoops" and leave them. I've already left Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and am in the process of leaving Android and all Google platforms. And LOVING it!!!

At this time when the US president has signed an executive order that effectively declared himself and his government fascist... we might especially make use of this great info: How to fight fascism in Canada! www.antihate.ca/40ways #antifa #antifascism #fascism #canada

The more I use BlueSky, the more I don't like it, especially as it's filling with spammers/scammers, etc. Please do join me on Mastodon! It's so easy to join and use. No, there's no private messaging, but hey--we all have email, right? Mastodon is where I mainly post, and also where I read.

WEll I finally made my new channel, where I'll be publishing audio versions of the Dear Little Emily series! Here's the first instalment: makertube.net/w/4ikHDR1cK3... The story is also available in text form on my website: www.emilyartist.ca/2025/09/dear... #writing #art #artist #childhood #story

Dear Little Emily is a series of letters to my childhood self, exploring loss, love, and personal growth. I'm thinking of making it an audio series. Should I do it? www.emilyartist.ca/2025/09/dear... #writing #writer #love #parenting #education

Covid is surging along the west coast. It's not over. I thought I was invincible too, until my health & career were wiped out by Long Covid. 5 years, for me, so far. Please, stay home when sick, even if "it's mild". It may not be mild for others, or for you, later. #covid #longcovid #psa #health

I'm giving away veggie seeds on my local food-farming Signal group, & would love to grow the group to include more locals (Bowen/Nexwlelexwm) & share more resources. Please contact me if you'd like to join. Signal is exactly like WhatsApp, but without Meta/fascism/data-insecurity! And free.

"In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty." ~Phil Ochs www.emilyartist.ca/2025/08/time... #gardening #beauty #life #resistance #loss #blog

HAPPY PRIDE!! It's Vancouver Pride weekend and I am SO PROUD OF MY CHILDREN AND ALL THEIR FRIENDS!!! And of me. 🤩 As an asexual neurodiverse person with a disability, it's hard to feel proud, but important, especially as a role model. I wrote this thing. Please do share it. #Pride #lgbtq #lgbtq+

New writing from me. Please do share. Or act in any way you feel called to do. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/07/we-m... #fascism #antifascism #bigtech #activism #socialchange

I did it again! That was fun! 🤠 www.emilyartist.ca/2025/07/labe... #art #artist #ecology #weeds #canadianartist #streetart #publicart #blog

This graph is stunning and yet we knew it already, of course. The whole article is worth reading. Also note it was published over a year ago. volewica.blogspot.com/2024/03/why-... #incomeinequality #fascism #peace

This is why we grow food in an ecologically integrated way; why we host tours to help others do the same. Fight fascism by growing diverse, resilient community from within. We need to do everything we can. www.cbc.ca/news/science... #climatechange #resilience #resistance #davidsuzuki #fascism

Right ON!!!!

🧡 all my non-fascist media!! No ads, great people, and ETHICS. Facebook/Instagram --> Mastodon WhatsApp --> Signal News sources --> Al Jazeera & Syrup Godaddy domain --> ?? Blogger --> Autistici/Noblogs Gmail --> Autistici Youtube --> MakerTube Chrome --> Firefox Google --> Ecosia Windows --> Linux

Thinking of this a lot right now. youtu.be/SrPBdLiqMb0?... #democracy #community #civilrights #peace #justice

Posting things like this frightens me. Like I'm scared of speaking up lest I make someone angry, or be called an anti-semite or anti-American. Why is my social comfort more important than the lives of millions?! Canada is no different. #nazis #fascism #uspoli #gaza #israel #iran #usa #canada

Really good. Chris Hedges. Have a listen youtu.be/gTduwS3Dz7Y #uspoli #canpoli #gaza #genocide #war

Tmrw is Indigenous Peoples' Day, & today our house passed the bill to fast-track resource development without environmental or indigenous consultation. I will be supporting Idle No More 2.0 with everything I've got: money, feet on ground, & amplification!! #indigenous #idlenomore #canpoli

What happened to us as humans that we became this way?! Translate this page if you need to. It's worth reading for a good understanding of what is happening in our world. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/... #war #israel #gaza #idf #americantroops #usarmy #genocide

SO very well written and SO necessary. Eye opening for those who think Canada is free from this crap. I hope it get shared widely. zeroes.ca/@broadwaybab...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzji... #genocide #gaza #israel #gaza

www.emilyartist.ca/2025/06/its-... #art #artist #womeninart #canadianartist #war #socialchange #canadianart #artforchange

YES!!! The tide is coming in!!!

I consulted with a bunch of my family and others, to write this, and share it with their permission. 🧡 I hope you'll read and share it too. It matters so much. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/06/savi... #TransRights #transyouth #parenting #education #children #pride #lgbtq

Stop feeding the rich. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/01/my-g... #WWIII #nokings #nokingsday #NoKingsProtest #fascism #uspoli #canpoli

I joined BlueSky and Mastodon.social at the same time, and find the discussion on Mastodon to be MUCH better, and much less restrictive. And furthermore... BlueSky is, as predicted, trending towards feeding the fascist machine. So... I will be leaving. Please join me! I'm emilyvanartist on Mastodon.

I've been watching Al Jazeera today, getting updates on what I think we can now definitely call WWIII. It matters, in these times, to find news sources that are not complicit. Had you hear of the Office of Remigration? #news #WWIII #ethniccleansing #trump #remigration #politics #fascism

This fragment of this man's experience is from WWII in Amsterdam. Well, here we are again. Is this WWIII we're living now? Or the fall of civilization into fascist insanity? I guess that will depend on how many of us recognize & stand up to stop it. #WWIII #fascism #nokings #nokingsprotests

The definition of terrorism: provoking fear in a population through unpredictable acts of violence and destabilization. Billionaires have been grooming us through media, social media, surveillance, etc. This will benefit the rich as all wars do, while we fight each other to survive. #protests

ICE wears masks to harass and apprehend innocent people, but innocent people are not allowed to wear masks to protest the assault and kidnapping of their neighbours. They can, however, be attacked by the national guard. Just who, exactly, is the national they are guarding? It's not civilians.

Would any Nexwlelexwm people like tomato seedlings? I have TONS. Grahams Good Keeper and Roma. I would love for them to get a home as they're already nearly a food tall and I don't have space for them. :-)

This makes me very happy!!!

I will never stop sharing this. I will never stop doing this. Happy Pride every day, lovely people!!! rickshawunschooling.blogspot.com/2020/10/why-... #pride #lgbtq #lgbtqia #parenting

I started a tiny farm/garden group on Signal a while ago, where we can share resources, extra seeds, plants, ideas, etc. Please let me know if you'd like to join us! (Nexwlélexwm/Bowen/West Van residents only!)

Wild greens (and wild edible flowers) season always reminds me how privileged I am. 💚