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MSI Reproductive Choices @msichoices.org · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny for bodily autonomy 👑 When the US Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, #BadBunny retweeted Rep. Shontel Brown: "Let me get this straight: The Supreme Court says states cannot decide how to regulate guns—yet only the states can decide how to regulate a woman’s body." #SBLX

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/02/2026

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

nytimes.com

Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Nothing screams “pro-life” and “we value women’s lives” more than allowing pharmacists to refuse to stock the medications that literally save our lives (I’ve taken both, for an ectopic pregnancy and a missed miscarriage). Thanks for being so “pro-life” you’d prefer us dead!

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

What an icon! One of my most prized possessions is a letter to the editor that said my parents should be ashamed of me (for writing an editorial shaming Ralph Klein for being against gay marriage). That has nothing on this! I aspire to be this badass 😎. Thank you for your service, Julie K. Brown!! 🫡

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Five members of the Women Veterans Council, tasked with addressing negative experiences of women in the armed forces (a monumental task), have had to resign due to the negative experiences they say they themselves were experiencing trying to address the issues. Sigh. At least there’s consistency.

theglobeandmail.com

Nearly half of members of Women Veterans Council quit

Five of the 12 members resigned after a meeting with the Veterans Affairs Minister, saying there was limited engagement on addressing the needs of female soldiers

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A good excuse to rewatch Heated Rivalry 🏒

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Federal agents are flat out killing people in the street. As a Canadian watching the US crumble, threaten us and other nations, and go completely off the rails, I really don’t understand. How much worse does it have to get before what’s left of American democratic institutions stop this madness?

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

So not only do frequently-prescribed beta blockers actually cause HARM in women (and not men), but women are less frequently prescribed treatments that can be life saving, as well. What does the data say for women who aren’t cis or white? Do we know? Cis, white women aren’t the default either.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This is why I came out as bisexual. As a woman married to a man, I could have been forever perceived as straight. But it wasn’t authentic. And visibility MATTERS. Despite pretty intense biphobia, I don’t regret a thing. I feel empowered, have gained friends & community, and am proud of who I am 🏳️‍🌈

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Gaëtan Dugas, a French Canadian who was bravely openly gay at a time it was criminal to be so, and who cooperated with health authorities in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, was falsely and unjustly villainized as “Patient Zero”. Today is the anniversary of his death - a perfect day to watch.

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🏳️‍🌈@oldtimeygay🇨🇦 @oldtimeygay.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

This superb, insightful documentary tells Gaetan's story. It's a must see if you wish to know more about the "Patient Zero" story that so unjustly vilified him. I was young gay man living in Vancouver's West End, so moved to remember so many friends we had in common. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Gg...

youtube.com

Killing Patient Zero | Full Film | TVO Documentary

YouTube video by TVO Docs

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I feel old because I don’t know why Hilary Duff has a twin, but otherwise, YES!!! A win for one is a win for us all 💗🏳️‍⚧️💪

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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Yes, elbows up and all that. But let's continue to work against racism and violence against all Canadians. Because it doesn't matter how high your elbows are when someone's trying to light your hijab on fire. (📷 via National Council of Canadian Muslims - IG)

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

“Tech platforms including Meta, Amazon, Google and TikTok are “systematically suppressing sexual and reproductive health information for women and people of diverse genders.”” Yikes. All the reproductive health gains we’ve made might be rolled back by bad advice from uninformed influencers. 😬

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Amazing. These are the values we need to protect in Canada. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇨🇦🍁 These are types of leaders we need. Well done, Premier Kinew.👏

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

“The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business… Companies…receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies… The more detainees, the more money they make.”

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

So let me get this straight: 1) They are doubling down on this fentanyl fallacy; 2) One of Trump’s top aids recently said Canada is covering up fentanyl labs; 3) If they call fentanyl a WMD, they can justify invading Canada. Anyone else having flashbacks to the invasion of Iraq? Terrifying.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

While grieving my second ectopic pregnancy, I learned that Ohio legislators wanted women and their doctors to be considered murderers for not relocating ectopic pregnancies to the uterus, despite the fact that relocating an ectopic pregnancy is impossible. A great way to support grieving women!

climate.law.columbia.edu

Ohio Abortion Bill Would Force Doctors to Reimplant Ectopic Pregnancies or Face Murder Charges | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Let’s keep it this way, Canada. This is what “Elbows Up” is all about. This is what we are defending. This is who we are. 🇨🇦🍁🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #elbowsup #canpoli

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Canadians — listen to these voices. There’s a whole slew of them, and they are our experts in making Canada what we want it to be — a diverse, equitable and inclusive nation. That’s my Canada. A nation that defends not just our sovereignty, but our country’s values as well. #elbowsup #canpoli

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I’m concerned by all the posts I’m seeing that argue we need to choose between fighting for Canadian sovereignty and fighting for equity-deserving groups. These are Canadian values — this is literally what we are defending. It’s not one or the other. We need to do both. #elbowsup #canpoli

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

“We’re in a major fight at the moment about equity, about diversity, about LGBTQ+ rights — generally, about even the concept of gender…We’re up against a number of countries that are simply not willing to accept these concepts as being valid and important.” #Elbowsup, Canada. #canpoli

ctvnews.ca

U.S. gender backlash hitting UN agencies, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae says

Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I found out about this podcast by desperately searching for an “Elbows Up”-related podcast. Not only does one exist, but it’s great! If, like me, you are looking for guidance on what more you can do in these uncertain times, I highly recommend. A great listen. Can’t wait for new episodes. 🇨🇦🍁

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Agreed. I’m also not sure why his repeated threats of force (whether military or economic) aren’t being acknowledged more as an explicit violation of Article 1 of NATO, which states that members must “refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner”.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Canadian gender-diverse people and women — particularly Indigenous and racialized women — are paid less than cis men, disproportionately experience gender-based violence, & are at risk of being further marginalized by growing anti-DEI trends. How Canada prioritizes these issues MATTERS. We matter.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Anyone else get an ominous feeling from Trudeau’s “one last thing” speech today? I know it’s meant to be touching and inspiring, but it reminds me of a Canadian version of the speech James Marsden (as POTUS) gives to Americans in the new series Paradise, when he knows the world is about to end 😳

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

United we stand, divided we fall, Canada. 🇨🇦🍁💪 #elbowsup

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Thank you to the doctors and surgeons who saved my life when I: - Was diagnosed and treated for my first ectopic pregnancy (2012); - Was prescribed misoprostol and had a D&C for an incomplete miscarriage (2015); - Had emergency surgery to remove my fallopian tube (2015). Abortions save lives.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Elbows Up, Canada 🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lloyd Axworthy, did not mince words today at an “Elbows Up” rally on Parliament Hill. He said we are “facing an adversary to the south of us”, and that the American government “is run by a megalomaniac, who has only one thing in mind — power and greed.”🧵

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Mar. 6: Trump uses the excuse of “honouring” women to release a statement filled with transphobic hate. Same day: Canada announces free contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, “a significant step toward improving health care for women and gender diverse people throughout their lifetimes.”

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Trump pretended he was "moderate" on abortion and supports "exceptions" for "rape, incest, and the life of the mother." This week, he backed states that ban abortion for women who show up at E.R. in crisis, needing an abortion to survive. www.salon.com/2025/03/07/q...

salon.com

"Ordering people to suffer": Trump backs states that ban life-saving care for pregnant women

The Biden administration protected emergency abortions, but Trump will leave women to be injured or die

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

“Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen.” — Barack Obama, Istanbul, 2009. I remember being envious of Americans for their leadership during the Obama era. How far the American administration has fallen…

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Canada is certainly not perfect, and it’s been hard to wrap my head around reclaiming of patriotism in Canada. But we can’t continue Indigenous reconciliation, anti-racism efforts and other righting of past wrongs in Canada without remaining a sovereign nation. Elbows up. We. Are. Canadian.

m.youtube.com

We are Canadian.

YouTube video by Average Joes

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Made the mistake of watching a clip of Trump’s Address to Congress, and many members of Congress actually laughed when he said the US will acquire Greenland “one way or the other”. He’s playing a dangerous game with imperial and expansionist aims. Do Americans really think this is funny???

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

In case anyone thought reproductive rights wasn’t an issue in Canada…

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Far too few men speak up for reproductive rights. Until recently, I knew of only one man who was doing just that, loudly (Ryan Hamilton). An entire panel of men speaking up? Unheard of. Until now. 👏 If you are a man and believe abortion is healthcare, please use your voice too. We need allies!

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

If seeing the treatment yesterday of President Zelenskyy by American leaders upsets you, please consider donating to a charity in support of Ukraine. 🇺🇦 There are many of them. The official fundraising platform of Ukraine is United24, and you can choose how your donation is used: u24.gov.ua

u24.gov.ua

UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine

UNITED24 was launched by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be transferred to the official accounts of...

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

On a day when trans service members are being removed from the US military, consider spending 45 minutes with Mae Martin on “The Nature of Things”. They talk about the scientific consensus of gender and sexuality existing on a spectrum, and how freedom and authenticity benefit us all 🏳️‍⚧️

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Brent Snavely @brentasnavely.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

How many times has Sam been pregnant ?

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

NO. If abortion truly was “unthinkable”, I would be DEAD. How is that pro-life? Does my life not matter??? Abortions save lives in a million different ways. LISTEN TO US. If you care about life so much, listen to the people who are living their lives BECAUSE of abortions.

cbc.ca

'We pledge to make abortion unthinkable in our lifetime': PC MPP Sam Oosterhoff | CBC News

Niagara West MPP, Sam Oosterhoff spoke in support of anti-abortion at rally in front of Queen's Park Thursday.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

If you live in Ontario and are wondering who to vote for in the provincial election, this tool could help: votewell.ca

votewell.ca

VoteWell

A strategic voting tool for the 2025 ON provincial election

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

My first instinct was to call this literal insanity, but the more accurate term is fascism. Plain and simple. You can’t erase transgender people. They are a part of our history, our present, our future. So proud of all those protesting at Stonewall National Monument right now. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I live in Canada, where my colleagues and I plan and attend DEI & reconciliation events without fear of losing our jobs, where our Black History Month posters aren’t ripped off the walls, and where we have a federal gov’t call to action on anti-racism, equity & inclusion. I hope it stays this way.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Fellow Canadians — please post as many photos like this as possible (lots of snow, ice, parkas, etc.). American neighbours — it’s like this year-round. The ice never melts. It’s so cold our new Fentanyl Czar’s eyelashes may freeze together (a real thing). Best you focus on yourselves for a while 😊

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

My sister is here! She is a Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics at Yale University School of Medicine, and a newly-inducted fellow with the Royal Society of Canada. Follow her as she “unravels the mysteries of the human genome within a collaborative, inclusive and supportive training environment”.

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Janelle Brennand Armstrong @janelleba.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This is an uplifting read in the context of all that is happening in the US, for those who could use it. Jessica Marie Johnson writes that these are merely resegregation ‘attempts’, because “the future is not written.” “Concede nothing…you alone are the reckoning.”(Jeri Hilt)

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