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Stephanie

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Came for ofmd🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈, 📘tok and cosplay🧝🏻‍♀️, stayed for the fight to preserve democracy. Protect trans kids 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇨🇦, bi🏳️‍🌈, millenial, she/her

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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 02/10/2026
Canadians build great technology. Some of them are sitting in your app store right now, waiting for a turn. From email to streaming to ride apps, each of these alternatives is Canadian-owned and operated. (A check mark means I use it myself!) ✅ Our full list is at unplug.todmaffin.com #BuyCanadian
A one-page guide titled "Unplug America" recommending Canadian alternatives to U.S. tech services, listing pairs like ChatGPT → Augure/CanadaGPT, Netflix → CBC Gem/APTN+, Uber/Lyft → Poparide/R-Hero.
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
2020 v 2026
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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Stephanie @jellyfish-booknerd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I am not surprised, but ashamed that Canada stayed. We should all be talking about it
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The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 18/09/2026
Carney’s investment summit advanced a right-wing corporate agenda—from airport privatization to tax breaks to environmental deregulation—while dressing it up as patriotic. Martin Lukacs joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to break down what happened breachmedia.ca/how-mark-car...
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How Mark Carney’s investment summit maple-washed a giant corporate giveaway  ⋆ The Breach
Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole break down what happened at the summit and on the streets
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)
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Diana Chan @thingsbydiana.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
💗💜💙 Bisexual Pride Fox~
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 15/09/2026
As we said from the moment this idea was first floated: privatizing our airports benefits no one but corporations out to make a profit.
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Raven Queen of the Great Hollow 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️ @ravenqueenhrefna.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t remember him campaigning on letting the public pharmacare plan die instead of maintaining or expanding it. Or killing off environmental protections. Or instauring a surveillance state through our online activities. Or putting all our tax money into expanding oil & gas. Etc. But here we are.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 15/09/2026
#Breaking: The federal government will allow private ownership of four major airports — including Toronto’s Pearson, Canada’s busiest — in a move that breaks with a decades-long arrangement that saw them run by non-profits on government-owned land.
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Carney government will allow private ownership of Canadian airports
The federal government will allow private ownership of four major airports — including Toronto's Pearson, Canada's busiest — in a move that breaks with a decades-long arrangement that saw them
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 15/09/2026
Privatizing airports is a terrible deal for travellers, workers, and the public purse. Around the world, it has led to higher travel costs, fewer jobs and worse working conditions.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 11/09/2026
In a few days, Prime Minister Carney is inviting some of the world’s richest CEOs to Toronto to buy up Canada’s resources, public infrastructure, and more. We won’t save Canada by selling it off to the highest bidder. Join us, and let's build a Canada for the many, not the money.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years later and The Onion’s ParentCorner 9/11 explainer from immediately after the attack is a better understanding of the threat environment than the one produced by the U.S. government.
An Onion article titled “Talking to your child about the WTC attack,” which is filled with real good info.
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 02/09/2026
Yesterday Doug Ford did three things that will make congestion around Toronto much, much worse. First, Ford has made made massive cuts to GO Train service on the Lakeshore West, Lakeshore East, Barrie and Stouffville lines. In some cases, GO Train frequency will drop from 15 trains a day to 4 ->
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Mark Shaw 🇨🇦✌️🇪🇺 @markshawtoronto.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
That’s almost the entire network. It’s so much worse than we feared 😔
Planned bike lane closures
The closures make up about 20km of bike lanes, including a 14km stretch on Bloor St.

Also Avenue road, Yonge street, University Avenue.

Dedicated bike ways includes bike lanes, contra-flow bike lanes, and cycle tracks
SOURCE: TORONTO OPEN DATA
TORONTO STAR GRAPHIC
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💫 Brock 💫 @queeralchemy.com · 03/09/2026
The fucking Ford family... They continue to waste so much public money on making Toronto worse. I will never understand why people from outside of Toronto not only tolerate them, but LOVE them. This family is a scourge on Ontario taxpayers.
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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Consumerism as activism” can be a questionable tactic… but it’s worth noting: if you all see COYOTE VS ACME this weekend and make it a giant hit… you will specifically humiliate David Zaslov and make him miserable… while also seeing an entertaining and heartfelt movie. The definition of win/win.
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Wile E. Coyote Bored
Alt: Wile E. Coyote files his fingernails.
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jules | #LongLiveOFMD @blandbeard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
calling it lake season 3 of our flag means death since that’s more likely to happen than canada ever becoming a state
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moosh 🧜🏼‍♂️ @mooshy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I love Lake Ontario!
photo of lake ontario from chimney bluffs state parkphoto of lake ontario from fair haven beach photo of my friend skipping a rock in lake ontario. you can't see any land.photo of tiny merstede at fort ontario with lake ontario behind him
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Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Researchers in Chicago tracked neighborhood-level tree canopy over two decades and discovered something startling: “Each year-to-year percent increase in canopy was associated with around a 10 percent reduction in mortality." Keeping mature trees alive can help keep people alive -and cooler, too.
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Climate: Saving Old Trees Might Save Lives
We know that trees are good for cities. A new study finds that mature trees are especially good.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 25/08/2026
Trump’s trade war is destructive and dangerous, & it will harm Canadians and Americans alike. It's also a fork in the road moment for our country. We need a made-in-Canada plan to protect our workers & industries, develop our economic independence & double down on strengthening our public services.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 25/08/2026
This trade war should jolt us out of our reliance on volatile fossil fuels and accelerate our transition to clean, secure and reliable energy.
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OpenMedia @openmedia.org · 25/08/2026
Canada's police chiefs revealed they want #BillC22 to guarantee them access to your encrypted messages — every app, every platform, everything! edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... #ReformC22
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Canadian police chiefs: Bill C-22's good — but encryption's a sticking point
Canadian police chiefs say they need to be able to decrypt data used by criminals, while tech companies argue that exposes lawful users.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 27/05/2026
1/ Right now, a bill called C-22 is moving through Parliament. It would let police pull information on who you talk to, when, and where, all without a warrant. It's at committee this week. 🧵
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.
 ALTMAN: "WE SEE A FUTURE WHERE INTELLIGENCE IS A UTILITY, LIKE ELECTRICITY OR WATER, AND PEOPLE BUY IT FROM US ON A METER.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/05/2026
This is laughable, coming from someone who has been winking at the MAGA-aligned separatist movement for years. People who are losing sleep over climate change are not the ones tearing our country apart: we’re trying to save it. This summer Canada could well be burning faster than we can build it.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is also why I opposed Status of Women Canada changing their name to Women and Gender Equality. As we suspected, doing so diluted the work & now we're seeing austerity measures but we're giving millions to a Men's Health initiative. Any excuse to sideline women & people take it.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Have you ever seen someone get groped on the bus? Ever overheard slurs being thrown around at a coffee shop? Maybe you've been out for a walk and witnessed catcalls? We're not powerless to stop this nonsense. Bystanders can make a HUGE difference! Truly. Let me teach you! zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Image of three people with their arms around each other and the text "We keep each other safe: Free bystander intervention webinar to mark sexual assault awareness month. Happening May 20 at noon EST"
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
This Needs to Happen…. Idea: a law that says if you’re going to build a data center, you have to also build enough solar panels to power it. We can call it the Bring Your Own Damn Grid Act.
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National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 14/05/2026
Carney government proposal targets extinction protections for endangered killer whales off B.C. coast, @althiaraj reports www.thestar.com/politics/fed... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
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Carney government proposal targets extinction protections for endangered killer whales off B.C. coast
The orcas’ habitat has been affected by shipping traffic causing physical and acoustic disturbances, pollutants in the ocean, and declining food stock.
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 14/05/2026
Spotted on Tumblr…
Screenshotted tweet:”If people are fighting for an orb you are reading fantasy. If people are fighting fir a cube you are reading sci-fi. If it gas more sides than that. I dont know. I dont know man.”
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 13/05/2026
So, you didn't get the long form census? Same. 😡 That's why I've made The Long Form Census We All Wanted. It asks the REAL questions that Statistics Canada was too afraid to! 70+ questions across 9 categories. And yes, I will publish the full results. ✅ Take it now at census.todmaffin.com
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Online harassment against female journalists is a growing problem, UN report suggests. 22% of female journalists in new survey reported online violence to police, by Natalie Stechyson www.cbc.ca/news/world/w... via @cbcnews.ca #journalism
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Online harassment against female journalists is a growing problem, UN report suggests | CBC News
A new UN report released Thursday puts numbers to what many female journalists already know: Online violence against women in the media is growing, becoming increasingly sophisticated, and is affectin...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 30/04/2026
This is a fascinating example because it's exactly what a bullshitter does and what gives him away. He leans into the little cues you give them, and riffs on those cues ,making stuff up. "It's a real, verifiable peer-reviewed publication" (To be clear: there is no "Swedish magpie" paper.)
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"Guys if you don't make me feel honored all the time I'm gonna embrace the far-right narrative of self-victimization I stg"
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/04/2026
Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water theonion.com/report-every-place-on-…
Report: Every Place On Earth Has Wrong Amount Of Water
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Maddie 🏴‍☠️ #LongLiveOFMD @maddie-stc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I was playing around in NASA's Landsat and I felt the need to spell out the most romantic words ever spoken. #OFMD
A series of satellite photos of Earth spelling out the words "You Wear Fine Things Well" using geographical features.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Israel has killed more journalists than any other nation in history. More than the total number of journalists killed during the U.S. Civil War, WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War combined.
@AJEnglish
Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett says journalist Amal Khalil received threats from an Israeli WhatsApp number during the last war, warning her to stop reporting or leave Lebanon “if she wanted her head to remain on her shoulders,” before being killed today in an Israeli attack.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/04/2026
Today, the Liberals rejected our NDP motion to ban surveillance pricing - a dystopian practice that will drive up costs for Canadians if we allow it to take root. The NDP is the only party fighting to protect you from getting ripped off at the checkout.
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 04/04/2026
It's indeed possible to beat bad things backed by big money
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Almost Half of US Data Centers That Were Supposed to Open This Year Slated to Be Canceled or Delayed
The vast majority of data centers scheduled for completion over the next few years have yet to even break ground.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 04/04/2026
The Doug Ford government is moving to shield politicians from scrutiny. Here are secrets the new law would have kept under wraps
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The Doug Ford government is moving to shield politicians from scrutiny. Here are secrets the new law would have kept under wraps
The Star has for decades used freedom of information legislation to hold governments to account.
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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
"For decades, every female Olympic athlete was screened. In all those years of testing, it never caught a single person deliberately misrepresenting their sex. What it did do was destroy the careers&lives of women with intersex conditions they didn’t know they had." open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
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The IOC's New Policy Isn't Really a Trans Story
Every headline says the IOC banned trans women from the Olympics. The athletes who’ll actually be barred are cis women who’ve never heard of the SRY gene.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Elizabeth May’s warning to Canadians about the Canadian government’s destruction of democratic pillars in Canada 🇨🇦. #Canadasky #bcpoli
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Miriam Cosic @miriamcosic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Remember when Carney said 'We do not have a feminist foreign policy' and partisans lost their damn mind on me and my colleagues for pointing out how bad that is? The man has made it his mission to do business with anyone who is willing, regardless of whether he has to sell us out to do so.
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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 24/03/2026
True cosmic horror isn’t that the universe is hostile. It’s that the universe is indifferent. This holds true at the human level. We imagine monsters with malevolent aggression toward us—but in reality, the greatest horror on earth is other humans indifferent to suffering.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
This is the step that happens before really really bad things happen in most dystopian sci-fi's
US to embed Palantir AI across entire military: Report
Palantir's targeting software has been used by Israel and the US to target civilians in Gaza and Iran
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This really sucks
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Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Let us know if you see more.
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Stephanie @jellyfish-booknerd.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Bringing awareness with the goal of putting pressure on the companies and countries with the highest leak output to fix those leaks!
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