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Anna Fitzpatrick

@bananafitz.bsky.social
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It’s me, Anna. Not for everyone. Read Good Girl (Flying Books), or don’t.

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Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is a memorial, “I miss you still”, that was installed at the end of a funeral procession. The “weird art” is a telephone that encourages people to dial in the number of dead people so you can process your grief by speaking to “the wind”. Many types of memorials have them.
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
solidarity with everyone fighting for reproductive justice, you've saved my life again and again
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Still the best looking mag around 😍
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The Believer @thebeliever.net · 26/08/2026
Issue 155 is on its way, featuring @katiekitamura.bsky.social, Kurt Vile, @tricialockwood.bsky.social, “Body Alchemy,” indie wrestling, Contact Improv, and more. Through Sunday, get it as part of our bundle with @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social: 7 print issues for $75: store.mcsweeneys.net/products/bel...
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I don’t think Homer should talk to Dolly Parton like that.
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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
She was smart, funny, and fearless about calling out bullshit. She wrote a righteous screed on Canada’s broken arts institutions for us at The Local that is typical of her work—full of great lines, fuelled by a belief that THINGS SHOULD NOT BE THIS WAY. thelocal.to/hot-docs-can...
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Toronto’s Arts Institutions Are Crumbling and it’s Always the Same Story | The Local
The trouble at Hot Docs, TIFF, Artscape and the AGO are part of a larger failure in a country that doesn’t take art seriously.
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Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just heard the awful news of Soraya Roberts’s death. I knew her as a reader, first, admiring her cultural criticism from afar, then as a fellow freelancer bitching/scheming about how to make it in this terrible industry. 1/3 defector.com/soraya-rober...
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Soraya Roberts Was A Great Critic And A Great Hang | Defector
A not-insignificant part of my job is fielding phone calls from freelance writers who have questions. The questions can vary—Have you heard of any job openings? Are you interested in this pitch? An ed...
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sad news, our friend @sorayaroberts.bsky.social has died. www.justatad.xyz/p/soraya
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I sat on the aisle at a movie the other day.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/06/2026
Black Neighborhood Demolished To Make Room For Nothing In Particular theonion.com/black-neighborhood-dem…
Black Neighborhood Demolished To Make Room For Nothing In Particular
Not Much Of Anything To Take Place Of Homes, Businesses

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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The benefits I get from a robust public library system far, far outweigh any royalties I could ever get from book sales. That being said, it would still be cool if every single one of you bought 2-3 copies of my book brand new
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Finally, some good news: workers at Hachette are unionizing, and you can sign an open letter of support. This is the way! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Sign onto our open letter in solidarity with Hachette Workers Coalition!
To the management at Hachette Book Group, We are authors, publishing professionals, readers, and union supporters, and we are proud to express our full support for the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC...
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Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🗳️Toronto has a municipal election on October 26, 2026! What are some of the issues you would like to see prioritized?
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Libraries (always), transit, shelter supports, and creative ways to stand up to interference from the provincial government
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Recently started NO PLACE LIKE HOME by @jessicabarrett.bsky.social and really enjoying it so far. Clear, accessible, blends memoir with policy analysis to really put a human lens on the housing crisis
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It's funny, I feel -less- safe when armed police are standing around idly in a public space that previously had no armed police in it
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 23/03/2026
Cool fellowship alert! Closes tomorrow!
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The Local Fellowship 2026 | The Local
Our fellowship program provides training and mentorship to emerging journalists from communities underrepresented in Canadian media. Applications are now open.
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
last fall I wrote something about why it’s good for poly people to talk about their experiences. one reason: a partner’s manipulative behaviour can be couched in progressive rhetoric. This is especially true when the person being manipulated is encouraged to stay quiet feeld.co/ask-feeld/ho...
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Why Poly People Do, Actually, Have to Talk About it
“Why do poly people always talk about it?” is a common but unjust response to polyamorous dynamics. Here’s why talking about polyamory is actually helpful.
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
was at a cafe this morning talking about books and politics with my friends when a woman with the word “dyke” embroidered on her denim jacket came up. She said, “sorry to eavesdrop, I just moved here and you seem like the type of people I’d like to be friends with.” so we invited her to sit with us
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I’m reading Bust magazine for the first time in a while and am I losing my mind or is this ChatGPT
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
[writing a travelogue of my time in Uganda after mostly hanging out with my two-year-old niece the whole time] man they looooooove Ms. Rachel over there
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I wrote about AI, enshittification, language learning as hobby vs necessity, and falling out of love with Duolingo. Art by my three-year-old niece. Thank you for reading. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: AI doesn’t make it better
It’s a familiar story now: artificial intelligence has embedded itself into yet another thing that people loved, and made it worse
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is."
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I wrote about AI, enshittification, language learning as hobby vs necessity, and falling out of love with Duolingo. Art by my three-year-old niece. Thank you for reading. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: AI doesn’t make it better
It’s a familiar story now: artificial intelligence has embedded itself into yet another thing that people loved, and made it worse
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I think I accidentally lost my Twitter account forever so now I have to pretend I’m making the switch to Bluesky for ethical reasons
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another. linktr.ee/twincitieste...
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twincitiestenants | Instagram | Linktree
The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Listen. I have believed that lack of housing supply has been responsible for rising rents-it makes sense!-but it becomes harder truth to swallow when it’s coming from a REIT that generated returns of nearly 40% on 20,000 seniors homes. What a series of sentences.
Canadian REITs set for better real estate returns in 2026, especially in seniors housing
Occupancies in Canada’s seniors housing sector are expected to grow due to a ‘persistent imbalance’ in supply and demand, says Hazelview Investments’ global outlook report.The report noted retirement home chain Chartwell Retirement Residences generated returns of 37.8 per cent.

Occupancies in the seniors housing sector are expected to grow and rents are expected to rise due to a “persistent imbalance” in supply and demand, it said, noting Canada’s 80-plus population is projected to grow by nearly 5 per cent through 2042, and new construction starts are “near record lows.”
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Reading my niece’s French books. They’re raising her to be bilingual. But at what cost.
Une vache qui dit “meuh! Meuh!”
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
amazing the extent to which certain people encounter the inability to reply to a post and are completely unable to be normal about it
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 27/01/2026
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Davide Mastracci @davide.readthemaple.com · 31/12/2025
10 more members to go in order to hit our goal! Consider becoming one of them if you have enjoyed our work this year.
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This would be catastrophic. Red alert for housing advocates. This is one of the few bulwarks left in the province for protecting existing affordability. This government refuses to focus on making *new* supply easier beyond bare minimum reforms, and this reads like we're being governed by a REIT.
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draglikepull @draglikepull.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
If there really are a lot of units sitting vacant because landlords don't want to rent them out - and I'm pretty skeptical of that claim - hit them with a vacancy tax. Make it a money loser to hold on to investment properties that no one is living in.
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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Honestly, look at this shit. When tenants called for an end to LTB delays, they didn't call for an end to justice. That's what Bill 60 does: it eliminates backlogs by eliminating avenues for justice for tenants. When tenants called for an end to eviction loopholes, Ford widened them. Heinous.
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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
As an advocate, I have years of experience talking privately and publicly about homelessness. So, I'm pleased to have worked with Social Planning Toronto on this resource to help people and orgs communicate across divides about homelessness! www.socialplanningtoronto.org/talking_abou...
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Talking About Homelessness
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This is violence.
Ghadeer, a nurse with Project Hope in Gaza, said: “The number of malnutrition cases has skyrocketed. Two months ago, malnutrition cases did not exceed 50 cases per day. Now, we’re seeing about 200 cases per day. Many of the children we see haven’t eaten real food in weeks – only the nutritional biscuits we distribute. They’re losing weight, becoming withdrawn, and getting sick more easily. We are doing everything we can, but we’re seeing the consequences of extreme hunger in an entire generation. Without more food and aid coming in, I fear for their future.”
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
For my birthday my friend who is Good At This Stuff is helping me get my apartment organized. Tonight she came over and put together a shelf for my teas.
A mini shelf full of tea on a bigger shelf that also has some tea on it
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Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Punishing encampment residents instead of providing the housing people need costs more than anyone wants to pay — ethically, morally, and fiscally. In Ontario, we can’t afford to import this cruel American approach. SPT co-signs this letter. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Encampment Justice Coalition — Letter to the Premier
Dear Premier Ford, Ontario’s homelessness crisis has exploded. Last year, 80,000 Ontarians experienced homelessness — more than triple the number since 2018, and nearly three times the number of she...
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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Today, I released a letter, signed by 67 organizations working across Ontario, asking the Ford government to rescind Bill 6. We can't adopt Trumpian policies to punish encampments; people need proven solutions — especially housing. Read our letter: tinyurl.com/EJC-Bill6
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Social Planning Toronto @planningtoronto.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We heard there was interest in building A Better City. We’ve compiled some of our favourite tips on how to create a city that works for everyone for budding activists at every commitment level. www.socialplanningtoronto.org/bettercity2025
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5 Ways to Build a Better City
A guide for activists at every experience level.
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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
This man has access to nuclear codes and his brain is completely melted. He's beyond gone.
Image of hand with obvious computer text saying MS13 that Trump thinks is actual tattoos.
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Everyone watching Pierre Poilievre eat absolute shit in Carleton and respecting Canada's bilingual culture.
Left of image is Sickos, your favourite window staring friend going "YES HA HA HA YES!"

Right of image is a French revolution era Sickos, Monsieur Pervers, saying "OUI, HON HON HON, OUI!"
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Unironically , my politics.
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
My two-year-old niece is obsessed with Chappell roan so I’m trying to make this commemorative magazine I found more appropriate.
Chappell roan smoking a huge blunt Chappell roan with a sticker of a Hershey bar where the big blunt used to be. Its smoking with chocolatey goodness
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 18/04/2025
"Witches got due process" is why we use the term "witch hunt" to refer to the process of investigating credible allegations of witchcraft, which are then advanced as charges only if and when there is sufficient evidence to charge and a public interest in their prosecution and/or burning.
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Local nimby group wants you to be concerned that your local parking lot might be targeted for housing next
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
theonion.com/historians-q...
From The Onion:

Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition Of Concentration Camp Sign Of Healthy Society
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Anna Fitzpatrick @bananafitz.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
How many women are trapped in abusive dynamics they can’t afford to leave? Investing in affordable housing—real, meaningful affordable housing—will do far more to reduce domestic violence than whatever this is
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Diana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
As a woman, I do not want to be invoked to justify consecutive life sentences that let people die in prison without any chance of redemption. You want to make me safer? Tackle the root causes of misogyny and violence. Start within your own ranks, pundits, and supporters.
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