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Amber Labelle

@amberllab.bsky.social
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Unceded Algonquin territory via the US. She/hers. Veterinary ophthalmologist (yes, it's a real thing). Determined to make it better for everyone. Opinions mine.

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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's been a rough week, and ranting is my therapy. I wrote about the seemingly COVID conspiracist-inspired shooting at my local synagogue and the simultaneous promoting of COVID conspiracism by Jesse Brown. medium.com/@michelle.co...
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Guns, Threats, and the Clown King of Jewish Safety
It’s been a bad week. It’s been a weird week. I awoke Monday to photos of bullet holes in the beautiful stained-glass windows of my local…
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026
An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.
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The media has the AI threat all wrong
Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This should be in a textbook under the “copaganda” section.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Big Tech is using panic to suck the air out of the room just as people are demanding transparency and accountability for the sector’s egregious, monopolistic overreach into every facet of our lives. My latest column with bonus track open.spotify.com/track/403oiK...
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Thieves in the Temple
Prince · Music from Graffiti Bridge · Song · 1990
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The US regime must be stopped. 💔
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11/2001 I was a freshman in high school in Alabama, I wore a hijab. In gym class my teacher wheeled in a screen. Something horrible was happening. I watched, mouth agape as the second tower hit. We were silent. As that period reached an end, my name was announced on the loud speaker. 1/
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I can’t recommend the resource backtothevax.com enough. Empathy and curiosity and time is what it takes to unwind people’s fears and the myths they’ve internalized about vaccines.
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Back to the Vax
We are Heather Simpson and Lydia Greene. Two former antivax moms on a journey back to evidence based medicine.
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Tonight the adaptation of Hunger premieres on Lifetime. They call it Surviving the Silence. It’s directed by the very talented Asia Youngman and an amazing cast and crew worked on this project. You can watch it tonight at 8 pm and stream tomorrow. www.mylifetime.com/movies/survi...
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Watch Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story | Lifetime
Roxane's life is forever changed after a devastating act of sexual violence.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The way I know this is bullshit is that Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom isn't in the top 3. Y'all need to learn.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/08/2026
The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs. Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too. Luckily, I have a guide for that.
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Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is a good example of what @ntusikov.bsky.social and I have been warning about for years: US tech companies are uniquely susceptible to extra-legal US government pressure (Google isn’t compelled to change Lake Ontario’s name.) Because of this, they represent a direct threat to Canadian autonomy.
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that" My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · 27/08/2026
From the Grand Chief of Wendake, Canada's only Wendat First Nation: "We would like to emphasize that the name “Ontario” originates from the Wendat language. Written “Ontarïio’” according to our standardized spelling, it means “the lake is beautiful, great.”" www.facebook.com/pierrepicard...
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Humans and the things we make are so cool. Fuck generative AI, fuck the techbros shoving it down our throat, fuck capitalism.
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 25/08/2026
CAHN is releasing the first public full-length report on the Dominion Society of Canada, a white nationalist non-profit that uses propaganda and political campaigning to promote mass deportations on the basis of race, ethnicity, and religion. 🧵
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Dominion Society of Canada: The White Nationalist Non-Profit with a Mass Deportations Agenda
The Dominion Society of Canada (DSC) is a white nationalist organization that uses propaganda and political campaigning to promote mass deportations on the basis of race, ethnicity, and religion.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gift link for all Canadians to read. We need to grapple with the history of eugenics and abuse of disabled people here in Ontario. Increasing ODSP needs to be a major priority for the next provinival government. #onpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7cc3109...
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The dark legacy of Ontario’s institutions for people with developmental disabilities
Former residents of one facility are still haunted by their experiences and want to see it demolished
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/08/2026
'Allowing THIRD LAW OF MOTION to continue to exist has mobilized American miscreants into a resurrectionary revolution whereby they’ve used Ouija boards and pre-1988 Metallica records to bring Lenin and Stalin back from the dead." buff.ly/84J0s2D
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Trickle-Down Economics Sues Third Law of Motion for Being a Thing
“Ask Newton if people regurgitate their breakfast cereal every morning after eating it and he’ll look at you like you’re stupid, which is a projection becaus...
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is stunning.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 10/08/2026
For my newsletter, I spelled out once simple trick for the WNBA to shut down that transphobic publicity stunt by two former NBA players: www.burnsnotice.com/heres-how-th...
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Here's How the WNBA Can Win the Anti-Trans Controversy
The league has a golden opportunity to make a definitive and educational point about trans athletes–if it has the courage to do it
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Strictly Canadian version. People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight...
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
HaBoobs!
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's Friday, life is hard, but this fantastic piece of art exists for us to enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVs...
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Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom
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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We are launching one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of 2SLGBTQI+ children’s picture books in the world at the IBBY International Congress this week in Ottawa. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
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Canadian senator debuts largest queer picture-book collection in the world | Xtra Magazine
Alberta senator Kristopher Wells partnered with IBBY Canada to launch a publicly available collection of more than 300 LGBTQ2S+ picture books
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 02/08/2026
Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later.
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New study finds Canadian trans youth rarely detransition | Xtra Magazine
A group of Canadian researchers found that 97 percent of youth who seek treatment for gender dysphoria still identify as trans years later
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Canadian anti-Black racism looks like not a single mention of Emancipation Day in @theglobeandmail.com or @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social news this morning. How shameful! This isn’t Black history; it’s the history of Canadian white supremacy and the legacy of white violence that cannot be erase.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Things that aren’t in the DSM but ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE. (Dictionary too).
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
shush now and read this essay about tuna melts already buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Notable Sandwiches #143: Tuna Melt
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week,...
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Stephen Carter @carterab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The question we've heard more than any other: "What are these referendum questions?" Today we're launching kNOwthenine.ca. Plain-language explanations of all 10 referendum questions and why Alberta's Voice recommends: Stay in Canada
No to the Nine Please share.
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Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I was taught soccer is the single biggest thing in the world by @elamin.bsky.social on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social’s Commotion. Bigger than any religion, country, continent, sport, or activity. What a day ⚽️🇪🇸
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 17/07/2026
Ok. As promised, a thread about supply chain food safety vulnerabilities in the food industry. Buckle up. It's a long one.
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Anishinabek Nation @anishinabeknation.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
(1/3) The Anishinabek Nation is now accepting in-kind donations on behalf of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Acceptable items: ▪️Adult clothing (in all sizes & genders) ▪️Non-perishable food items & goods ▪️Toys for children of all ages
The Anishinabek Nation is now accepting in-kind donations on behalf of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Acceptable items:
▪️Adult clothing (in all sizes & genders)
▪️Non-perishable food items & goods
▪️Toys for children of all ages

Drop-Off Location: The Outset, 610 Simpson Street, Thunder Bay, ON
Drop-Off Hours: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST (Daily)
Contact: Courtney Mohring, Ingaged Creative Productions, 807-620-5324
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Dr. Lorgia García Peña @laprofelgp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I don’t know who needs to hear this. But the children are ours. All the children. We are all responsible for protecting and caring for them.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Time for us settlers to step up and support our Namaygoosisagagun First Nation. #canada #cdnpoli
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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.
A photo of the wildfires in canada. Fire rages through forest area with vright orange flame and dark gray smoke.
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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I did a tonne of research so you don't have to. I talk about masking, air filtration, and air quality rating systems, & I give concrete suggestions to help you keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you don't have this information yet, it's time to get educated. Wildfires don't respect borders.
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Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yesterday it felt like 40+ C in Toronto. Today it's cooler... because smoke from the wildfire that has obliterated Collins First Nation in northern Ontario is blocking the sun. Seems like time to re-up my column from last year on the summertime blues. thenarwhal.ca/seasonal-dep...
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I have seasonal depression in the summer now | The Narwhal
Extreme heat, wildfires and pests — fuelled by climate change — threaten to make summer the worst season in Canada. It’s time to talk about it
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
All of the branding finally got me to talk about menopause. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/o...
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Opinion | Welcome to the Golden Age of the Crone (Gift Article)
A new generation is not willing to settle for being invisible.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
What Dreams Mitch Come
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Cowboy wedding Barbie 😂 #cdnpoli
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I am ABSOLUTELY FURIOUS about this. #Ottawa ottawacitizen.com/news/ocdsb-c...
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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board pulls out of Capital Pride parade
The OCDSB will not participate in the Capital Pride parade, drawing criticism from a trustee over the message it sends to LGBTQ+ students.
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Imperial boomerang: for centuries, Europeans have framed tech to protect against cold (fire, furnaces) as noble and good, while they’ve framed the warm climates they colonized as full of lazy people (Asians, Africans) and, thus, the need to use AC or fans as frivaloues, wasteful & unnecessary
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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 23/06/2026
the one pride billboard in southern manitoba (rural bible belt region, one of the towns only just had their first-ever pride march last week) was vandalized a few days ago, so they made tshirts of it. lmfao gettem
a billboard of a rainbow that says "pride belongs in the pembina valley" with spray paint scribbled all over it. kinda made it look cooler tbh they didn't do a great jobthe same defaced rainbow on a black tshirt. text: "you can't spray the gay away" (pembina valley pride)
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The truth is that fewer guns and stricter legislation around guns, ammunition, and accessories decreases the amount of gun violence. Just because the US refuses to act on those facts doesn’t mean that we cannot act today here in Canada. We can and should demand more policy action. #cdnpoli
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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 20/06/2026
“As public schools struggle to deliver the physical education kids need,” writes @rachelgiese.bsky.social, “a massive industry around competitive, specialized youth sports has taken root.” thelocal.to/youth-sports...
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Kids Aren’t Active Enough. Youth Sports Are Part of the Problem. | The Local
As competitive, specialized athletics dominate gyms and community fields, the children who need physical activity most are the ones being left out.
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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Drag Storytime with Cyril Cinder Time and Place: June 20 10 am. Glebe Community Center, 175 Third Web: thespanielstale.ca/events/5693920260620
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Drag Storytime | The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore
Hintonburg's independendent bookstore, and Ottawa's proudest indie.
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
As a mother and Canadian, I want this technology BANNED in Canada @evansolomon.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social. This is unconscionable to allow this AI technology to be used in the abuse of children. Take action NOW. #Canada #cdnpoli
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Amber Labelle @amberllab.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This episode was really superb, and Katie Mendes' policy suggestions for how to regulate social media to make it safer for every one is what @mark-carney.bsky.social and @evansolomon.bsky.social should be implementing. #cdnpoli #canada #socialmediaban
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Ok welcome to DC vibe check walk, second annual Trump’s birthday edition part 2
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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Mamdani feels so refreshing because he's **an emotionally regulated man** who is unthreatened by other people. Related: watching a gregarious public servant connect with other people and express joy and pleasure at helping is a gift.
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