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Willow

@salixthorn.bsky.social
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She/her Neurodivergent, creative, proud Canadian

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The latest episode of Philosophy Tube is about conversion therapy, why it’s still legal in the UK, and the ways the British government is implicated in it making it NHS policy. Proud to expose this stuff ✊ youtu.be/_S5w18sjYLk?...
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How To Ban Conversion Therapy
YouTube video by Philosophy Tube
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Kids removed from #Indigenous families in Greenland #colonialism #racism #justice www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
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💙 True Blue Believer 💙 @truebluebeliever.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
They have a NEW anthem AND made the cover of TIME! Listen and watch now & save it to play THIS Saturday 10.18 🐸🐸 #PortlandFrogs 🐸🐸🐸 #WeAreTheFrogs 🐸🐸 #NoKings #NoNazis #NoFascism #NoICE #NoMAGA 💙 #RESIST #SpeakUP #UNITE #ShowUP #RiseUP 💙 ❌❌❌❌ NO KINGS ❌❌❌❌ nokings.org youtu.be/anVROJ9_5kY?...
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We’re the Frogs (Portland, Oregon Peaceful Protest Anthem for the "War Ravaged" city)
YouTube video by Delanae - Original Music. Storytelling. Cultural
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Lawyer @leejamiller.bsky.social talks about using humour to fight fascism. She looks at historical movements & present day #activism, what works & what's missing. #TacticalFrivolity #PortlandFrogs #NoKings www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGiE...
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Humor Can Topple Dictators
YouTube video by Leeja Miller
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
People in frog suits practising emotional aikido. Love it! Humour is sophisticated. #portlandfrogs #resistance #USpoli #Trickster #LaughterIsLiberating #psychology
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The Psychology of the Portland Green Frog
YouTube video by Dr. Geoff Grammer
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Gotta love the response from ‪@margaretatwood.bsky.social‬ ! If you haven't got a copy, please buy #HandmaidsTale - catch your hair on fire! #bookban #censorship #altapoli #authors www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZgV...
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Book ban backlash
YouTube video by CTV News
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
"Mitochondrial challenges"? This is even worse than the doc who swore he could tell blood pressure just by looking at a patient from across the room! #autism #health #rfk #pseudoscience www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSWG...
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RFK Jr. makes unhinged claim that he can diagnose kids on sight
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/08/2025
Ending prison for teens might seem like a pipe dream in the age of Donald Trump. But when it comes to girls, who are less likely than boys to commit violence, this fantasy could be closer to reality than you’d think.
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A revolutionary way to end the incarceration of girls
A new criminal justice wave has formed in Hawaii and California. Where will it go next?
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Migrant #farm workers are crucial in #Canada too #AgWork #immigration www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wz0...
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Kelowna market a home away from home for many migrant farm workers
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I'm loving a lot of these #reform ideas #democracy #uspoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoJ_...
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He has a plan to save democracy. Will it work?
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
It doesn't take much skill to birth a human? Maybe we need to review what #mom really means! Check out this thoughtful, activist, food-growing, bee-keeping, creative mom. Now it's a positive from the left, Angela! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gntx...
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"Mom" isn't the insult you think it is.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Sooooo much is missing from the DSM criteria for #autism! It's frustrating, especially for high masking people and AFAB folks. #neurodivergence www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icq_...
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6 Autism Signs The DSM-5 Completely Missed!
YouTube video by Autistic AF
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Again @elizabethemay.bsky.social impresses! Concise speech, but very clear on values and the role of the Speaker in Parliament. The mention of Jack Layton was classy, too. #cdnpoli #politics #Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jan...
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Francis Scarpaleggia elected Speaker of the House of Commons – May 26, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I'd avoid encouraging Conservatives to "Reform" (that's a big part of the problem already!) but some good points here, all the same
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Some commonsense reflections on #foodsafety from lawyer Leeja Miller www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAlK...
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Is America's Food System Safe Under Trump?
YouTube video by Leeja Miller
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
RIP Loretta Swit
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
It's shocking that #Indigenous women are still subjected to forced sterilization in #Canada today #reproductiverights #genocide www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPOT...
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A First Nations mother’s fight against forced sterilization
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
I cannot love this more.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Absolutely love this response to #corporate claims that "we're all family!" #worklifebalance #workersrights www.youtube.com/watch?v=82bK...
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You are not family with the people at work.
YouTube video by Tom Powell Jr
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Police need to do better #rcmp #Canada #Indigenous #MMIWG www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PG1...
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Inquest called into death of First Nation woman in Richmond | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
This creator gives Alberta's Danielle Smith an "F" #cdnpoli #satire #Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbNF...
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You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Searches of cars on US side of #border heading north to #Canada likely to expand #immigration www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK5d...
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US border officials reveal what contraband was seized at additional BC checkpoints
YouTube video by Global News
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
A #student delivers a message to RFK and the #education system about #autism #diversity #inclusion #DEI www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPGT...
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N.J. 4th grader calls out RFK Jr. following comments about autism
YouTube video by NJ.com
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Ummm, yeah! The #cats win this argument! #humour
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Message from Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to Danielle Smith - "Pack up your bag and go. You're not welcome here anymore" #cdnpoli
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Cath Millage @cathmill.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Today's little ditty from John D. Cundle called "An Open Letter from the Honourable Owners of Canada 🇨🇦" 🎵🎶 comes from the roots of the very best East Coast kitchen parties. Enjoy! Elbows Up! "Never. Never. Never. Never. Never." ~ Prime Minister Mark Carney ❤️🇨🇦 youtu.be/0q4GUJ_VHBc?...
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An Open Letter from the Honourable Owners of Canada 🇨🇦 (Satirical Anthem to Donald J. Trump)
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/05/2025
MEEKS: Does trade deficits constitute a national emergency? BESSENT: Yes MEEKS: Do you know that for the last four decades we have trade deficits and nobody said it was a national emergency?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
If as President you answer “I don’t know” when asked if you’ll follow the Constitution, you have violated your oath of office and should be removed.
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
American #military personnel, please remember your #oath www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFqM...
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Armed forces: remember your oath
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Canada's #Indigenous chiefs have something to tell separatists #cdnpoli #sacred #treatylands www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_SH...
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‘You are not going to take any treaty land’ says AFN national chief on separatism | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Today I thought I'd share the work of a young student in an #Indigenous film making program in BC. This #shortfilm was an end of year class project. #canadiancontent #lgbtq youtu.be/sxZME7gWUHs?...
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HAVEN | Coming of Age Short Film
YouTube video by Kwecta'mn Pierre
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
More of the #earrings we are donating to raise funds for friends. Our little #homebasedbusiness is Rowan Cottage Crafts. We're just getting going, but watch for our handcrafted #beadwork, among other cool creations! #CrestonValley #Canadian
Frosted ice blue crystals woven together with accents of silver and turquoise in a pair of tear-shaped earrings. They are mounted on a card bearing the Rowan Cottage Crafts logo.Dangly spiral earrings made from rich green fire polished Czech glass. They are mounted on a card that reads, "Rowan Cottage Crafts."Leaf-shaped peach coloured earrings featuring seed beads woven around shiny crystal rondelles. They are mounted on a card that reads, "Rowan Cottage Crafts."
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I decided to share something a little different today. These are some #handmade earrings I'm donating towards a #community sale for some friends who lost their home. #artisan #ShopCanadian
Handmade beaded earrings packaged in a yellow organza bagLong gold earrings with chain, tiny spikes, and white pearls. The earrings are mounted on a card displaying a logo for Rowan Cottage Crafts.A pair of large, bronze pearl drop earrings mounted on a card bearing the logo of Rowan Cottage Crafts. The logo displays a hobbit-style earth mound home surrounded by rowan branches.
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
And another classy #Canadian wrapping up her campaign www.youtube.com/watch?v=v03s... #cdnpoli #greens @elizabethemay.bsky.social
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Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May says Carney already called to congratulate her on her win | FULL
YouTube video by Global News
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
A class act! I wonder who will step up to fill his shoes? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kd2... #cnpoli #ndp @jagmeetsingh.ca @jagmeetsingh.ca
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
A mother and her three children were snatched by ICE from a dairy farm in Sackets Harbor, a rural town in northern New York. But the location is no coincidence—Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, LIVES THERE. He allowed his own neighbors, including a third grader, to be jailed. Deplorable.
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Mom, 3 kids detained in ‘horrifying’ ICE probe in Northern NY
The family has been transferred out of New York state.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
In more uplifting news, 1,000 people protested ICE’s abduction of a mother and children at the home of the agency’s acting head Tom Homan. Notably, the entire population of the town is just 1,450. www.syracuse.com/state/2025/0...
More than 1,000 march in Sackets Harbor in support of detained children, mother
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Thanks to Angela at @parkroseperma.bsky.social for sharing this! #boundaries #respectmyspace #beassertive
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Moms and daughters: this is the example we follow in 2025.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Illinois Governor Pritzker gets it! 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I just had to share this wisdom from Illinois governor, @jbpritzker.bsky.social - who is both eloquent and humorous! #leadership #kindness #evolution www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY7h...
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DON'T TRUST IDIOTS! J.B. Pritzker On Why The Kindest People Are Usually The Smartest
YouTube video by Political CUSTARD
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Pics of the finished hat and a really pretty farmhouse #grannysquare #crochet
Navy crochet beanie with greyish purple panelDetail of the texture on the ribbed panel of the hatCoral peach granny square in the farmhouse style, featuring a large "x" running through the middle from all four corners
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
It's been a crazy week, as we've been dealing with the hospitalization of a family member. Still working on granny squares, but I also wanted to #crochet a hat to keep our loved one warm. More pics to come! #elderly #hospital #hookingwithlove
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Oddly, I can't get this song out of my head right now... #70smusic #muskrats youtu.be/xBYV_7a0FQs?...
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Captain & Tennille MUSKRAT LOVE
YouTube video by Darren Q.
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
More on the "sabotage socks" made by prisoners in Nazi concentration camps #knitting #resistance #holocaust blog.ehri-project.eu/2025/01/27/u...
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Unraveling “Sabotage Socks”: The Materiality of Nazi Concentration Camps in Sweden – Document Blog
The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure Document Blog
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chadzia dax 🔞😷 @m00psy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
yesssss 🧶
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Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
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Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Support Canadian alternatives!
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
"The memo listed 11 observances that are now banned. It also said that all affinity groups and 'employee networking groups' are immediately on pause." #holocaust #pride #blackhistory #womenshistory #mlk #juneteenth www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump's executive orders.
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Willow @salixthorn.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
It can be easy to ignore the warning signs of #tyranny. But can we afford to? Thanks to Angela at @parkroseperma.bsky.social for bringing this video to my attention. #government #oppression #survival www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_D-...
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The First Signs of Tyranny, From People Who Missed Them | NYT Opinion
YouTube video by The New York Times
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