Reposted by Jennifer FrancisRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem. 402411525
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisCTV News Ottawa @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Royal’s new mental health urgent care clinic opens Mondaybit.lyThe Royal’s new mental health urgent care clinic opens MondayThe Royal says its new mental health urgent care clinic will open to the public on Monday, offering first-of-its-kind service in eastern Ontario to adults experiencing a mental health crisis. 055
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisPhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Hugging Face episode was not "a textbook case of what AI safety researchers have long warned about: AI systems pursuing goals single-mindedly in ways that are misaligned with human interests." It was a textbook case of AI engineers messing up. aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...aiguide.substack.comMisleading Metaphors, Real RisksWhat To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency 1479
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisWallenstein Appreciator @marbleliberal.bsky.social · 05/09/202648% actually. I keep this graph on my phone 161545363
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026When we talk about "civil rights," it's important to keep in mind that the right of women and girls to access the public sphere without being subjected to sexual violence or harassment is usually considered less important than the free speech rights of men to harass them. 9705181
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 25/07/2026theglobeandmail.comStatsCan report shows drop in crime rates in 2025, raising questions about bail reform legislationExperts say there is no evidence to prove that tough penalties, bail reforms will curb crime 0126
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisMicah @rincewind.run · 01/07/2026a) there are, like, single digit trans girls in sports in most states (sometimes literally one!), this entire thing is made up so that one girl who wants to play sports with her friends can't do it b) do not, under any circumstances, make policy based on angry sports parents 6749381026
Jennifer Francis @jenniferfrancis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Trans rights are human rights. Sports bans are solving a problem manufactured by the media and the right. They will not protect women. They will make life worse for many. 000
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026You're not supposed to say this, but conservatives hate HPV vaccines because they think that removing the risk of cervical cancer from sex incentives women to be sluts. It's been a Christian thing since way before RFK Jr. was around, everybody knows what it's about, but you have to pretend not to. 14162872014
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisAdrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Fabulous piece by Alberta senator Paula Simon albertaviews.ca/the-case-for...albertaviews.caThe Case for Sticking Around - Alberta ViewsI’m calling on us to do something un-Canadian: and stand up for the country we love—and reject the idea of a sovereign Alberta 021
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 13/05/2026The Ford government allowed public employees to upload people’s personal data, including credit cards and driver’s licences, to unsecured AI sites and used medical software that recorded wrong medications and missed mental health details, says Ontario's auditor general.nationalobserver.comThousands of Ontario government staff using unsecured AI, watchdog findsOntario's auditor general says the Ford government allowed public employees to upload people’s personal data, including credit cards and driver’s licences, to unsecured AI sites and used medical softw... 12133101
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisIan Darragh @iandarragh.bsky.social · 07/05/2026A deep dive into the devastating environmental effects of allowing #jets at Billy Bishop #Toronto City #Airport. This is the report that the Toronto Port Authority kept secret for nine years. Read @spacing.bsky.social online spacing.ca/toronto/2026... #toronto #onpoli @waterfront4all.bsky.socialspacing.caJet Dreams on Toronto Island (Part 2) - Spacing TorontoThis is the continuation of Jet Dreams on Toronto Island (Part 1). The chief obstacle to expanding Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is geography – the tiny size of the airport and its location on an ... 04936
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 08/05/2026The owner of Nieuport Aviation, the J.P. Morgan-affiliated IIF, is registered in the Cayman Islands. A former J.P. Morgan banker, Hai-Gi Li, sits on the board of Nieuport Aviation. A 2023 document from J.P. Morgan also lists Nieuport Aviation under its portfolio/operating companies roster.nationalobserver.comLeading American bank would be a major beneficiary of Billy Bishop takeoverThe island airport’s terminal is owned by Nieuport Aviation, which is owned by a J.P. Morgan-controlled group of companies. Lobbyists for Nieuport Aviation have held jobs with the Ford and federal gov... 128254
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This is not justice. You never have to listen to an Ontario Progressive Conservative talk about law & order again. Put this back in their face. Every minister, every back bencher. They all voted for secret govt. 7188102
Jennifer Francis @jenniferfrancis.bsky.social · 25/04/2026I don’t really understand why so many people, when they get behind the wheel of a car, develop a complete disregard for the lives of pedestrians, cyclists and those trying to keep children safe. 040
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisAdrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Buying a private jet is a let-them-eat-cake kind of move a Premier makes when he feels invincible. My take on Doug Ford's private plane purchase for @nationalobserver.com www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/23/o...nationalobserver.comHubris will be Doug Ford's undoingIn his “sorry, not sorry” apology for buying a private jet, Ontario's premier whined about the backlash he should have seen coming. 3164
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisBrigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I am shocked, shocked. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caSpeeding surges at former camera sites, city data says | CBC NewsSpeeding in school zones that used to host speed cameras has shot up since the cameras were turned off, according to new City of Ottawa data. 1126
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisToronto Star @thestar.com · 04/04/2026The Doug Ford government is moving to shield politicians from scrutiny. Here are secrets the new law would have kept under wrapsthestar.comThe Doug Ford government is moving to shield politicians from scrutiny. Here are secrets the new law would have kept under wrapsThe Star has for decades used freedom of information legislation to hold governments to account. 9157101
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisCity of Ottawa @en.ottawa.ca · 31/03/2026Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Since 2009, March 31 is a day to celebrate and honour transgender people and highlight the challenges they still face. It is an important day for continued acceptance and advocacy. To our transgender community: We see you, and we stand with you. 03517
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisMelissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social · 29/03/2026"Doug Ford isn’t responsible for the current spike in oil prices, but all of Ontario is more fragile and less resilient to oil shocks because of decisions he’s made." -John Michael McGrath #ONpoli www.tvo.org/article/anal...tvo.orgANALYSIS: Is Doug Ford waging a war on cars? | TVO TodaySoaring gas prices. Worsening congestion. Fewer options. Are drivers better off than eight years ago? 35125
Jennifer Francis @jenniferfrancis.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Women having to prove they are female is not a win for women. 8356100
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisChristine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I came across this website dedicated to Doug Ford’s government. It’s a one stop spot for a compilation on Doug’s tenure as Ontario’s Premier. It’s worth a bookmark. And that slide bar graphic, wow. www.dougfordclownshow.cadougfordclownshow.caThe Ford Files | Documenting the Pattern$39.3B+ in documented fiscal impact — contract awards, cost overruns, and developer connections identified by Ontario's oversight bodies. 56555
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisMarkham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Trump, the "Roomba theory," and the Danger of Pierre Poilievre He hoovers up everything in his path until resisted, says Stewart Prest. The CPC claims that only Poilievre can negotiate a trade deal with Donald Trump are hopelessly naive. #cdnpoli markhamhislop.substack.com/p/trump-the-...markhamhislop.substack.comTrump, the "Roomba theory," and the Danger of Pierre PoilievreCPC claims that only Poilievre can negotiate a trade deal with the US are hopelessly naive 64818
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 18/03/2026The Ontario government wants to keep Premier Doug Ford’s communications a secret. It plans to seriously restrict what journalists and the public can ask for in freedom of information requests — including by blocking emails and call logs for top politicians. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cana...thenarwhal.caCanadians’ right to know is under threat | The NarwhalAcross Canada, governments are making it harder and harder for journalists to find out what’s happening behind closed doors 57957
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Our very own very stable genius. 2518460
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisNeil Lewis @neil-lewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right? 503171245953
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisMaggie Archibald @maggiearchibald.bsky.social · 07/02/2026New report out this week: Leading Beyond the Gap from Women’s Health Collective Canada (with McKinsey Canada). Canadian women spend 24% more of their lives in poor health. Closing the women’s health gap could add $37B to GDP by 2040. whcc.ca/blueprintforaction 2249
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/02/2026So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hydetheguardian.comSo the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina HydeObsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde 39501151
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisOttawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 23/01/2026New partnership aims to make Ottawa a hub for biotherapeutics manufacturing and biodefence ottawacitizen.com/news/partner... 011
Reposted by Jennifer Francisℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I hope it's not lost on anyone that the exact same motherfuckers on the Canadian right who spent decades wielding the idea of Canadian Patriotism like a cudgel, talking about "real Canadians", accusing every opponent of "hating Canada", are now pivoting to a platform of literal treason 643596
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisSean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · 16/01/2026I've got a new piece for @canadiandimension.bsky.social about residential school denialism, the Making a Killing documentary, and the politics of Canada's anti-Indigenous industry: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...canadiandimension.comConfronting the far-right’s war on reconciliationAs anti-Indigenous politics intensify in Canada, the far-right is weaponizing residential school misinformation to undermine truth and reconciliation. As professor and author Sean Carleton explains, w... 25332
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisHelen 🏳️⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Written by the father of a trans girl… “When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls. Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””medium.comWhy the War on Trans Girls Is a War on GirlhoodExcluding trans girls is controlling who can be girls, and who can't, further dividing children and causing harm 151803542
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisChristine Cooper 🇨🇦🏴 @coopspeak.bsky.social · 28/12/2025“Research on increased deaths in ER at private equity-owned hosp aligns with a 2021 study finding 11% ⬆️ mortality rates at NH owned by private equity. That study, concluded that ⬇️ nursing staffs & ⬇️ in compliance with care standards contributed to the increased deaths at financier-owned homes.” 02113
Jennifer Francis @jenniferfrancis.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Private equity should not be allowed near health care and long term carel 000
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/12/2025"We here at Bank of America remember a time when a woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's approval. Wouldn't that be fun again?" 20649631243
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisDaniel Malmer @malmer.com · 19/12/2025White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action. 373595999
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 18/12/2025Yeah, as I've been saying, we overcompensated because the media ran with the stupid 'GDP per capita' and 'immigrants hurt housing' framing. This is long-run damage to the economy by short-term thinking, feeding xenophobia, and helping to further destroy Canada's world class universities. 20470158
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 18/12/2025Three Democrats (Cuellar, Gonzalez, and Davis) joined the Republicans to pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's federal ban on gender affirming care through the House of Representatives. It is repugnant that the federal government won't give people health care, but it will TAKE IT AWAY from trans people. 242101594
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisLucy van Oldenbarneveld @lucyvanolden.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday. His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21 313665
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/12/2025To be very clear: Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the children who get it.lnk.thebulwark.comRFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.” 1061570651
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 01/12/2025This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.cacanadahealthwatch.caThis is how a health system burns to the groundDr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care. 314085
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for. 20335180
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisKeith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 27/11/2025As we await the pipeline MOU, a reminder that Alberta has 12% of Canada’s population and • 38% of national GHG emissions • 75% of oil and gas-related GHGs • 51% of electricity-related GHGS Source: 2025 National Inventory Report 1990-2023: GHG Sources and Sinks in Canada (ECCC) 1722093
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisSafe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 22/11/2025"People drove 1.8 million fewer miles on city streets....City Council voted this summer to extend it [free transit] another year, paying for it with a 1 percent increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...nytimes.comIowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. 318750
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisGraeme Bayliss @gbayliss.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Conservatives: “DEI unfairly rewards low-quality applicants.” Also conservatives: www.thestar.com/politics/pro...thestar.comLow-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development FundUntil the Star obtained the database, scores were such a closely guarded secret the public didn't know the application scores of funding recipients. 23919
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisForward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 21/11/2025🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause. #transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli transactionalberta.ca savethecharter.ca 423966
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisBrett Bergie 🏳️⚧️ @brettbergie.bsky.social · 19/11/2025“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”theglobeandmail.comOpinion: As a physician, I see how gender-affirming care benefits youthAlberta’s moves to restrict treatment are based in ignorance and misinformation 17339
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 19/11/2025The article I've been wanting to write.nytimes.comOpinion | How to Utterly Miss the Point of the Jeffrey Epstein Story 35924
Reposted by Jennifer FrancisDr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Did you know Makary is using 45 year old, 34 year old, and 29 year old observational studies to spread disinformation about MHT? Ignoring newer, far better quality data is misogyny open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...open.substack.comVintage Data, Modern Misinformation:The FDA’s use of outdated studies and Makary’s inaccurate all-cause mortality claim, explained 10337118