bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 5hI really want to sleep. But the last minute text messages from folks who are choosing different priorities over tomorrow’s town council meeting are getting to me. I don’t have a problem with their priorities, but telling me I should announce to the council what their priorities are is too much. 110
Reposted by bekka leighShelley Krause 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @butwait.bsky.social · 13hTemps next Tuesday night where our friend is STILL living in a car are projected to go down into the 30's (F). The goal is to get her inside for a while, & while significant progress towards that has been made, there's still a ways to go. V SNDesiree C $SNDesiree C: @sndesireecha.bsky.social 113
Reposted by bekka leighashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 7hthis is my favorite example ever of an interactive clearly, creatively illustrated concept 5258121
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 7hAltman should be held criminally accountable for the mass shooting in my community in February. OpenAI corporate sponsors and partners should be held financially accountable. 110
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 8hWatching hockey with the kids tonight and I of course point out how 90% of the ads are methods for winning/making money (predatory home equity loans, “score and win” grocery store promos, gambling/betting) and the other 10% are debt counselling/consolidation companies. 110
Reposted by bekka leighMara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 15hSt Paul! Eyes out for Day Day 01713
Reposted by bekka leighJane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026thanks to everyone's support we finally reached $3.5M CAD!!! now to reach $4M CAD... we are keeping several hospitals connected and dozens of students studying for exams, among others! project is currently $12K in the red #ConnectingGaza bit.ly/eSimsRUsbit.lyCrips for eSims for GazaCrips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong. 15774
Reposted by bekka leighBaharak Yousefi بهارک یوسفی 🍉 @baharaky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Two authors have sued the city of Los Angeles over the Los Angeles public library’s (LAPL) cancellation of a Read Palestine Week event where the writers were scheduled to discuss their books featuring Palestinian stories." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Dangerous precedent’: authors sue LA library over cancelled Palestine eventCity of LA faces free speech suit after public library officials scrapped two writers’ Read Palestine Week book talks 010747
Reposted by bekka leighTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 12hOnce again, your "liberal" publications are the ones that launder eugenics and race science into the mainstream 225243
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 10hAs my family friend floods his FB page with photos of one of his adult children over the years from birth to parenthood, I am once again reminding you: Consent extends to photos of your kids on the internet. Did your kid consent? No? Don’t post/share the photo. 022
Reposted by bekka leighBrandi Bennett @bbennettesq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026More of this. No honoraria. Only Shame. 132
Reposted by bekka leighXodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 17hPlease continue to get this moving as much as yesterday, & day before. As I emphasized, september electric is already overdue. Can't afford to keep waiting months for goals to only get partially met. #helpsky #tipaNative #showupforwishes 💸💕 01423
Reposted by bekka leighChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 15hWe’re trying to save little Elias’ vision. He can lose it as his bad eye condition progresses. It causes him to have bad injuries just playing as a little boy in rubble. His family needs our help for his treatment. Boost & give. 035
Reposted by bekka leighChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 15hOm Jameel needs help. Folks, I don't feel strong at all. I feel weak & suffering. But I look to my sweet sister Om Jameel, in a hospital in Gaza needing emergency after complications from an emergency surgery & already had multiple chronic conditions, her husband's wounded, kids need food. Give. 01112
Reposted by bekka leighnyxi🐛 @nyxipuff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"We can't change the whole world at once, but we can change the world for this one family today. Every bit counts-please donate or share to keep the momentum going." chuffed.org/project/1517... 14972
Reposted by bekka leighWingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 20hI didn't know that she was having to go without like this. 30 people $50 each, it's done. But she only has Venmo and CashApp: Venmo @ julie-Mascarenas-1 Cashapp $juliemascarenas Can we do this today? If you've dealt with major dental work, you know how miserable this is. 278
Reposted by bekka leighKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 04/10/2026It took like a week for him to change his mind on the "enjoy the camps" thing. All it took was people saying it to the mod team instead of trans people. 10835146
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 20hThe following thread isn't meant to imply that if you didn't start young, it's too late now, by the way. No, if you didn't start yet, you can and should start now. 020
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 20hOctober 4 is the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+. In May, we honour the National Day of Awareness, and I usually remind people it's a good time to read the National Report because October is coming, and today is a day of action. What are you doing today about MMIWG2S+? 122
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 20hYou know when is the best time to teach kids, all kids and any kids, about consent and autonomy? When they are small. Even before they can communicate verbally. Teach them in small ways. If you nurse your baby, start talking about consent and autonomy right now. 273
Reposted by bekka leighJennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Four-year-old Ahmed's condition is getting worse. Along with the other lesions on his skin, one on his abdomen has caused the flesh to open up. He is in extreme pain and screams all the time. His family is terrified of losing him, but can't afford treatment. chuffed.org/project/mahm... 🍉 #Gaza 🆘 668118
Reposted by bekka leighChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 21hBaraa’s needs are important & immediate. She just got out of the hospital herself, & her son Ibrahim has a life threatening illness, & they face eviction in their state onto the dangerous streets of Gaza if they can’t make rent. She’s been totally ignored not getting what she needs. Boost & give. 133
Reposted by bekka leigh🪙⛲️Paradise 🇵🇸❤️🔥 @paradis3gained.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Om jameel:health om jameel is in grave danger.The loss of her tent because bomb caused severe uterine wall hemorrhaging &a rupture, requiring urgent surgery for which $200 is still needed. She also suffers from a loose heart valve; please save her to hug back their kids😭🙏 chuffed.org/project/1839... 181140
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Did I just read that the McDonald's Monopoly game is offering a solid gold quarter pounder? I just… something feels seriously tasteless about that prize. No pun intended. 330
Reposted by bekka leighSN Désirée Cha @sndesireecha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026please report and block this [redacted]. 164
Reposted by bekka leighAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I swear social media has addled the brains of so many parents, its terrifying to behold. What do you mean youre feeding the photos of your underaged children into this app 15697143
Reposted by bekka leigh🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026All this. The Alberta separatists are just a front for American fashy bullshit, in the hopes of weakening up Canada towards seizing advantage / forcing hard rightward shifts to placate them / division and absorption (whichever they can get). 0153
Reposted by bekka leighMicheeel @micheeel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Om jameel:After losing her tent in the shelling,she faced a critical health crisis;she suffers from a loose heart valve&has now developed a hemorrhage& a uterine wall tear She needs $200 for her surgery to stop bleeding The danger is extremely high Return her to her kids😭 chuffed.org/project/1839... 190156
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Not being able to opt out is the most egregious shit possible. I can’t control whether someone else uses AI, but I absolutely should have control over whether or not their use of AI uses my data. 153
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Oh, you know, just browsing some old designs to see if there's illustrations I can reuse, only to come across one I did for Ezekiel the year I was custom-engraving hockey pucks at the kids' home hockey tournament. Not how I planned my evening, but grief comes whether you're ready or not. 240
Reposted by bekka leighEric Dirnbach @ericdirnbach.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Saw NAZA today, and wow. Interviews with 24 IDF intelligence officers who describe how they do the genocide. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.com“NAZA” Puts Israel Face to Face with the War in GazaIn this documentary, Israeli military and intelligence sources reveal systems, policies, and practices that have resulted in high numbers of civilian deaths and widespread destruction. 16519
Reposted by bekka leighDiscordantMuse @discordantmuse.northsky.social · 03/10/2026Thanks @davidebybc.bsky.social @bcndpcaucus.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social. You are the reason for so many of this world's, nation's and provinces ills. For despair and suffering. You are ghoulish monsters. 055
Reposted by bekka leighThinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 29/09/2026A challenge for those who decide on graphics to accompany autism articles—maybe AVOID: 1) A bald silhouetted human head in profile 2) A stylized human brain 3) Puzzle pieces 4) Any combination of the above Thank you. (So tiresome.) 39221
Reposted by bekka leighoh jeez @nimakokaaz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026here's the thing israelu soldiers took sick and injured children and adults from a hospital and put them into body bags, piled them on top of each other, suffocating and screaming, and then they slowly drove over them with bulldozers so they could hear the screams and know what was coming. 1167
Reposted by bekka leighOuaquaga on Chenango @jnxouaquaga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No Fucking Kidding 032
Reposted by bekka leighEluthurin Rhiwaerlin @eluthurin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So close! This needs to be met today if possible. Jnx's household has zero income currently. Job search is in the works but in the meantime, let's keep him and his spouse fed and their needs met. 🌈🐾💚 148
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ok, woke up to a beautiful message from the band. And this last little tidbit about our token of thanks tells me it landed exactly the way I hoped it would. 250
Reposted by bekka leighChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026Everyone, we urgently need to call together all compassion for the young sweet boy Ahmed in Gaza’s serious life threatening condition. It’s been an emergency a long time & he grips to his life as his family watches in helpless terror & panic seeking aid. They needed us yesterday & right now! Give. 1810
Reposted by bekka leighKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When I get down about what has become of journalism, of speaking the truth, I think of Jamal. I lost my Washington Post job. Jamal lost his life. Both of us — all we wanted to do was write and help people. 122115246
Reposted by bekka leighKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 237101653235
Reposted by bekka leighKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 02/10/2026the Saudi government now enjoys a 15.1% equity stake in the new, bigger Paramount Warner Brothers 15632270
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Loved Monkey Beach and the Trickster trilogy. Looking forward to this one: 020
Reposted by bekka leighAlex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 12/09/2023Reducing light pollution at night helps migrating birds. Turn off the lights for them! 4783284
bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Always always always blessed by @jesshausti.bsky.social’s work and so pleased her poetry books are resonating with folks! 142
Reposted by bekka leighbekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Well, I’m biased, but I’d like to the think the concert went well. Nearly full house — which is saying something for here because of the mine shifts and Bingo happening on Thursdays… The band was great! Personal songs, couple covers. And I think they appreciated our token of thanks. 011
Reposted by bekka leighlumpenpoledancer @daturabombs333.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FYI: if you willingly ignore somebody pleading for their life, and can’t even throw them a share inspite lives being on the line? Maybe fix your own heart. I got radio silence from this person for DAYS. Tagging. DMs. Not even a response. But I guess they don’t like me? Life or death- it’s still hs 81520