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Lynn Vasey

@lynnvasey.bsky.social
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Retired English & Social Justice educator/teacher, slide guitarist, backslider, tree worshipper, word wrangler/mangler, participle dangler, peripatetic procrastinator, knee torturing pedestrian & cyclist, "bird adjacent" delighted, prone to overtalking

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Pyperkub @pyperkub.bsky.social · 12h
Norway builds upon @doctorow.pluralistic.net 's enshittification... ;) www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6SP...
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The Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificator
YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council
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Ling Ling @lltai.me · 11/10/2026
"Under the guise of the conscription law, these coercive arrests and recruitment drives have effectively transformed into a modern-day slavery and human trafficking enterprise." Grim.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I just signed to stop Italy from capping "foreign" children at 30% per class. Kids could be moved away from their friends because of their passport. Parliament can still delete it. Add your name action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-10...
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Europe’s classrooms belong to all children
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Europe’s classrooms belong to all children
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just signed this petition demanding real climate action at COP31, join me: act.350.org/sign/cop31/?...
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Tell the COP31 Presidencies: Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Deliver a Just Transition
In November, Türkiye and Australia will host this year's UN Climate Talks (COP31). For two weeks, they'll steer the negotiations that decide how fast and how fairly the world moves off coal, oil and g...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Meta and X silenced dozens of LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye's government asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts. allout.lgbt/3V09QHo
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Meta and X: Stop blocking Turkish LGBT+ groups
Türkiye ordered Meta and X to block dozens of LGBT+ groups,Meta and X blocked dozens of Turkish LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sig...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Carney is planning to pay for the climate-wrecking West Coast Pipeline with tens of billions of our taxpayer dollars. We can’t let them get away with it. Tell federal leaders to prioritize our future over Big Oil's profits in Budget 2026. share.nwmd.social/s/QLrY49tp
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Tell Your MP: Don't Fund the West Coast Pipeline in Budget 2026
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meta and X silenced dozens of LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye's government asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts. a.allout.org/s/P8DJd/
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Meta and X: Stop blocking Turkish LGBT+ groups
Türkiye ordered Meta and X to block dozens of LGBT+ groups,Meta and X blocked dozens of Turkish LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts:
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tell Malaysia not to hand over Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military, the same Burmese military which has committed genocide against them. It is not safe for Rohingya to return. Take action to halt the deportations planned for this month. action.burmacampaign.org.uk/halt-handove...
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Tell Malaysia not to hand over Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military
At the end of September Malaysia plans to hand over 1,500 Rohingya refugees to the Burmese military, as the first step towards deporting 5,000 Rohingya refugees. Rohingya in Burma face ongoing genocid...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As wildfires burn across Canada, the Carney government is plowing ahead with plans to list a West Coast tar sands pipeline as a "project of national interest." Use 350 Canada's online tool to flood the public consultation before September 18! share.nwmd.social/s/PidENzNw
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No Pipelines on a Burning Planet
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Russian LGBT Network is being forced to shut down after 20 years of life-saving support to queer people in Russia. Add your name to this petition calling for safe passage and visas for LGBT+ people at risk: allout.lgbt/4h8MlTX
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Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is accelerating
The Russian LGBT Network was forced to shut down after 20 years of saving lives. As danger grows, LGBT+ people in Russia urgently need support. I signed calling for safe passage and visas for those at...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Slovakia's interior minister personally rejected a same-sex marriage that was legally performed in Austria, even though the EU's top court says it must be recognized. I signed this petition calling on the EU to act. Will you add your name too? a.allout.org/s/v0qyx/
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Defend equality and LGBTI+ lives in Slovakia
Slovakia's interior minister personally rejected a same-sex marriage that was legally performed in Austria, even though the EU's top court says it must be recognized. I signed this petition calling on the EU to act. Will you add your name too?
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.agrunion.com/jobs-cuts-at...
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Jobs cuts at CFIA will lead to a food safety crisis in Canada  - Syndicat Agriculture Union
For Immediate Release  Ottawa, January 28, 2026 – Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced sweeping job cuts as part of a government-wide expenditure review ordered by Mark Carn...
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Solstice 🇨🇦 @notabot1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
House of Commons petition to enforce the Canada Health Act.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My tailor is devoted to all his clients, making sure their arms are covered. He doesn't sleeve me alone. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Portage students protested unfair work permit denials. Then immigration enforcement came to their protest and issued 10 removal orders! Migrants have the right to protest without fear. I sent a letter demanding action. Send yours: migrantrights.ca/RightToProte... #DefendRightToProtest
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Migrant Have The Right To Protest - Migrant Rights Network
250+ organizations across Canada are standing with Portage students and defending migrants’ right to speak out, organize and protest. Migrants are part of our movements. We will not allow immigration ...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My tailor makes sure everyone has their arms covered. He doesn't sleeve me alone. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I have a friend in advertising who works exclusively in the Vietnamese noodle soup industry as a phở-tographer. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
David was interrogated about being bisexual and forced out of Australia's military. Decades later, veterans harmed by these policies are still waiting for an apology and fair redress. Add your name to help them. a.allout.org/s/WKZEV/
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Australia: Redress LGBT+ veterans forced out of the military
David served in Australia's military, but was interrogated and discharged for being bisexual. Veterans harmed by these policies are asking Australia for an apology and fair redress.
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Xun-ling Au 歐迅灵 🏴 @xunlingau.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The "voluntary" in Malaysia's repatriation programme is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Sending back Rohingya to Myanmar. The Malaysian gov't says it won't proceed if lives were at risk, it is hard to see how that can be guaranteed as the conditions in Myanmar for safe repatriation DO NOT EXIST
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Malaysia to return 1,500 Rohingya refugees next month, despite safety fears
First phase of Malaysia's repatriation plan will involve Myanmar nationals who are 'willing to return voluntarily'.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The head cook at the restaurant loved playing tricks on colleagues and patrons. He was always up to some mischef. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Wherever I go, I can always find whole meal digestives; they are ubiscuitous, in fact.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Tax the banks — cut our bills!
Getting banks to pay more tax on their profits to help us with the cost of living is common sense. They’re raking in billions while the rest of us are struggling. We've seen this pattern before. The h...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m joining an action for migrant justice on September 20, one day before Parliament returns. Join me and RSVP here: migrantrights.ca/events/sep20... Migrants are not the problem — status for all is the solution.
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September 20: Cross-Country Day of Action for Migrant Rights - Migrant Rights Network
Migrants make Canada work. We care for children and elders, grow food, build homes, and keep communities running. But the government is pushing migrants out instead of giving people equal rights. Permits are expiring, being refused, cancelled, or made impossible to renew. Refugees are under attack. People are being deported. Families are being separated. Those
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Every time you open a news site, Google gets paid, but journalism dies. Big Tech’s monopoly is starving newsrooms. The EU can break it up. Tell them: Save journalism, stand up to Big Tech now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05...
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Break up Big Tech
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
800+ traditions are inscribed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. None is LGBT+ – yet. The Netherlands is nominating the Pride movement. Sign to help make Pride heritage #PrideIsHeritage: a.allout.org/s/W7BRj/
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UNESCO: Recognize Pride as cultural heritage
Pride could join UNESCO's list of the world's living cultural heritage – but none of the 800+ traditions on it are LGBT+ yet. Add your name to change that.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Indonesia's government has labeled LGBT+ people a "national threat," fueling violence, raids, and vigilante attacks. No one should be treated as an enemy simply for being who they are. Sign to demand that this dangerous decree be repealed. a.allout.org/s/WNE9l/
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Indonesia: Protect LGBT+ People
Indonesia's government has labeled LGBT+ people a "national threat," fueling violence, raids, and vigilante attacks. No one should be treated as an enemy simply for being who they are. Sign to demand that this dangerous decree be repealed.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In Bangladesh, students are expelled, people imprisoned, and trans people attacked in the street for who they are. Universities, courts, and mobs are involved. Sign to demand it stop: a.allout.org/s/WYRJw/
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Bangladesh: jailed, expelled, attacked for who they are
In Bangladesh, people are being expelled from university, imprisoned by courts, and attacked in the street for who they are. Add your name to demand the government end this persecution:
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Farah fled violence for loving another woman. A U.S. judge ruled she could not be deported to danger. She was sent away anyway. Courts must be respected. Lives depend on it. Sign now: a.allout.org/s/Wx2mK/
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A court said: protect her. She was deported anyway
Farah fled violence for loving another woman. A U.S. judge said she could not be sent back to danger. She was deported anyway. Demand respect for due process and the right to safety.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We uncover truth and hold the powerful to account. Take action, donate and join the Amnesty movement to protect human rights. www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
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Reverse the UK’s student visa ‘brake’ now
Women from Afghanistan, as well as Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon, who have worked tirelessly to achieve offers to UK universities are now being denied the opportunity to study under the UK government’s ...
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 17/06/2026
Carney appears to feel AI has more right to safe drinking water than First Nations
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Reject Trump-Style Deportations in Europe action.wemove.eu/letter/2026-...
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Reject Trump-Style Deportations in Europe
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
A member of the woodwind section has launched a line of tinned pasta. Chef Oboe Dee. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I admire the assured, relaxed confidence with which prune producers work. Each prune starts with aplomb. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Help protect the last remaining southern mountain caribou
Today is World Caribou Day! 🦌 While it’s a day to celebrate these iconic animals, it’s also a reminder that southern mountain caribou in British Columbia are still on the brink of local extinction. A...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I've been discouraged from a life in farming by its many detractors. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Inquisitive student: What was the purpose of creating castrati singers? Professor Broonzy: They got the way to the high key. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.amnesty.org/en/petition/...
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Free Myanmar photojournalist Sai Zaw
Demand that Myanmar’s military release photojournalist Sai Zaw immediately. Sign the petition now.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
People escaping violence in Lebanon are being turned away from shelters or left unprotected because of who they are. No one should face danger when seeking safety. Call for equal protection for all: a.allout.org/s/WnLJ5/
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Lebanon must protect all displaced people
People fleeing violence in Lebanon are being denied safe shelter and care because of who they are or how they live. Everyone has the right to safety and dignity. Add your name now.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Another tern. Who carves seabird decoys? A wood terner. Which is the most promiscuous seabird? The slattern. How to proceed if you find a lost seabird? Tern them in. Ornithologists' favourite soap opera? As the Tern Whirled.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Tern the third. A: What happened when seabirds bathed at the dairy? B: The milk terned. A: What did the ornithologist do when she felt sad and lonely? B: She faced her tern to the wall. A: Which seabird had to be rebooted every one hundred years? B: Tern of the century. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My tern again. A: How did the pianist locate her seabird in order to assist with the score during performances? B: She paged her tern. A: Why did the head of the ornithology department resign over a new acquisition to become a saxophonist? B: He said he had to leave over a new tern. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My tern. A: Why are you feeding a sausage to that seabird? B: It's a wurst for the tern. A: Why did you exchange one seabird for another? B: I had taken the wrong tern. A: Why did you take a holiday near the seabird sanctuary rather than in the mountains? B: I missed a tern. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Chris Dennis served the RAF with honour. He was court-martialled for being gay in 1966 — and now, at 80, the UK Government won't give him the recognition it promised LGBT+ veterans. Sign to change that: a.allout.org/s/W78kl/
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Give Gay Veteran Chris Dennis His Recognition
Chris Dennis was court-martialled for being gay in 1966, aged 21. Now 80, the UK Government's promised recognition for LGBT+ veterans has been denied to him over a technicality. Sign to change that.
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Don't let Trump drown our future
He’s trying to force governments to reject a key climate proposal. Speak up now!
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
I knocked over the container of half and half before I put any of it into my coffee. I found myself crying over split milk. #punslabyrinth
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Landmines are coming back to Europe - quietly. Countries like Poland are already moving toward using them. Others may follow. They don’t stop killing when wars end. We can still stop this, but we need to act now. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-04...
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Protect civilians - keep landmines banned
Landmines are coming back to Europe - quietly. Countries like Poland and Finland are moving toward producing and using them. Others could follow. These weapons don’t disappear after wars end - they ke...
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Lynn Vasey @lynnvasey.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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Donate to Support Bill Laswell’s Essential Needs, organized by Orange Music Collective
Bill Laswell has spent his life creating music that has shaped generati… Orange Music Collective needs your support for Support Bill Laswell’s Essential Needs
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