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Sam W

@samiw.bsky.social
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Tired. Canadian. Lefty. Writer. Doesn't function well without coffee. She/Her www.world-weary.com

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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 9h
When rape is excused, when one woman's crime is used to justify calling for all women to lose the right to vote, when LGBTQ+ people are demonized, you know what's happening. We're witnessing a coordinated assault on our basic liberties. Pay attention and don't comply. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Constructing a Narrative: The War on Women and the LGBTQ+
Fascism always needs an ‘Other’ to maintain social control
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Red alert, Canadians. Don Jr. is getting involved in our defense manufacturing. Kick him the FUCK out! www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/tec...
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Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines, U.S. asset manager invest US$10M in Canada’s Draganfly
Donald Trump Jr.-backed Unusual Machines and an unnamed U.S. asset management company have invested US$10 million in Canadian drone services firm Draganfly, as defense sector investments gather pace a...
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Voter suppression is the right-wing's favourite tactic. Don't let them use it to beat you down. Do your research, know your rights, and fight for democracy. Help your fellow citizens vote in the Midterms. Fuck Trump. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Voting For Democracy Is Not An Option, But Our Responsibility
We can’t reap the benefits if we won’t do the work
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026
Run, don't walk, to vote.nyc/page/register-vote. Register to vote by October 24 so that you can vote on faster, more efficient government.
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Register to Vote | NYC Board of Elections
You can register to vote online, in-person, or by mail.
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Numbcat9 @numbcat9.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s how you stop ICE: Your local police arrests them and the local judge denies bail because they’re flight risks. Simple. Why aren’t our towns and cities doing that.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Looking at recent headlines about how normalized sexual assault is in modern society infuriates me. The Cornell Seven are just one example of a recent incident where dozens of men saw something horrible and either participated or chose not to stop it. Choose the bear. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Would I Rather Run Into a Man or a Bear?
Because I’m a glutton for punishment
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Elbows up! Solidarity wins! medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Canada is Not for Sale: Our Sovereignty is Our Choice
Our Prime Minister got it right
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Lu @rendernev.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome, Autumnal Equinox. The King of Autumn greets thee.🍂
My painting of a pumpkin rider on a black horse surrounded by autumn leaves and mushrooms.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
saw this on Instagram and it so perfectly encapsulated my rage
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being so fr when I say that transmisogyny has put feminism back like 50 years

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what i thought we had distanced ourselves from was the reduction of women to vaginas and wombs and the ability to bear children. i thought we had progressed past 'dresses are for women and pants are for men. i thought we progressed past the idea that someone is less of a woman if she does not adhere strictly to beauty standards. i thought we progressed past the idea that naturally being comfortable adhering to highly feminine standards is vulgar. but i (sarcastically) guess no one could have predicted that trans-exclusive feminism would be the downfall of all the progress we've made
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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 22/09/2026
I think you had to be very online at a time when most people weren't to know that the bush administration was comically evil to the extent that it was, but for those of you who weren't: trust us! these were stupid evil people, not so different from the current ones!
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE-Gestapo killers shot and injured a DoorDash delivery driver in Texas whilst he was doing his job. I’ll say it again, they aren’t agents, they are terrorists.
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RichLBI @richlbi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Love the solidarity among g the WH press pool. 1st Amendment is above politics.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Elbows up! Solidarity wins! medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Canada is Not for Sale: Our Sovereignty is Our Choice
Our Prime Minister got it right
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Republicans claim that their 'family values' exist to protect kids. Instead, they reduce children from individual humans to the property of their parents. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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The Party of ‘Protect the Children’ Sure Doesn’t
From child marriage to school lunch debt, Republicans repeatedly prove that kids aren’t safe in a world they rule
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When will this stop? How long will these people have to endure such mistreatment?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Republicans claim that their 'family values' exist to protect kids. Instead, they reduce children from individual humans to the property of their parents. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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The Party of ‘Protect the Children’ Sure Doesn’t
From child marriage to school lunch debt, Republicans repeatedly prove that kids aren’t safe in a world they rule
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I will never go into debt for emergency medical care in Canada. That peace of mind is worth more than whatever it costs me in tax dollars. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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The Cost of Healthcare and the Value of Human Lives
What matters more? A human life, or money?
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"I loved working at that coffee shop. But it didn't treat me right." medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Working Retail Is Rough, And It Doesn’t Pay Enough
I loved the atmosphere of the old coffee shop, but didn’t treat me right
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
People are on here talking wild reckless to trans people. And it is very annoying because trans people have done everything they needed to do. They educated the public about candidates who were against civil rights. They pointed people towards viable alternatives. They came through in primaries.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 13/09/2026
the extent to which trans people are being told that they should hold their noses and support candidates who are saying they don’t exist (as Talarico said about nonbinary people earlier this week, for ex) or that their identity and HEALTHCARE are up for debate is shameful
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is what bigotry does. And we fucking knew it would; the bigots NEVER talk about trans men, only trans women, and this is what allies have been pointing out for years! There's no way for transgender people to win in this scenario.
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A Jean Stevenson @amandajean.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Genital exams??? I would have never played a single sport. This isn’t reasonable stuff and thats great for them! Making sports suck for girls helps them in their other goals of getting women out of public life and reestablishing their preferred men on top.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 12/09/2026
I would have gone out and found like an 8th generation Texan family who had an adult trans kid who fled Texas and cut an ad with them going "i voted the way i did to keep this texas family together, but Ken Paxton drove them apart. When the government reaches into the home, I begin to question it."
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Not enough talk in this country about how marginalized people are literally expected to be faultlessly polite and gracious in the face of the most rank bigotry and overt attempts to destroy them, or get pilloried.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Too many people online seem to conflate left politics with being obnoxious and scathing and Mamdani is such a model for combining a principled ideological vision with civility and grace. You shake hands, you act like a grown up even whether others aren’t. You show up.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I just had a MAGA cultist type the words, "I wouldn't expect a Canadian to understand liberty," to me. Bro... are you for real? Do these guys actually think about their words before saying them, or writing them down and hitting 'send' on a public platform? Is it just a humiliation kink?
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Julie Goldberg @juliegoldberg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ah, yes. 9/11. The day New Yorkers famously can’t remember where they were, what they were doing, or what exactly the weather was.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I was just a kid when 9/11 happened, but even here in Canada, we felt the horror. I wrote this piece two years ago. It still resonates, still brings back the memories for me. The day my mother, so concerned with professionalism, left work early and knelt in the dirt. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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I Remember Where I Was on 9/11
It was the day that everything changed
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Every time you have a disaster or emergency we've been there. Sad thing is, we'll probably continue to show up - because we care more about your people than your President does.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Climate Change is a serious threat, but it is often overshadowed by other news these days. It doesn't help when corrupt governments go out of their way to cover it up. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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Don’t Look Up: Trump is Desperate To Hide Ocean Warming
I didn’t even realize what it was about until now
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's easy to take things for granted. The height of your kitchen counter, the width of the hallways of your home, how high up your light switches are... But when you're disabled, it's difficult to find a place where you can live alone. Accessibility is hard to find. medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Let’s Talk About Accessibility For The Disabled
It’s constantly overlooked, but it seriously needs our attention
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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Elon’s grotesque extremism should be a topic in literally every interview with every Republican everywhere
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Labor Day, folks. Don't let the folks in charge forget why it exists.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
It's so easy for marginalized people to fall through the cracks in our system. Especially with certain powerful people doing their best to shred those safety nets apart. medium.com/cultured-net...
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The Holes In the Net: Where Social Programs Fail
Social safety nets are great — when they work.
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Wishing everyone a very happy Labour Day weekend. For those who don't know the history, I have a handy little article to explain the holiday, why it matters, and why we should all value today as an example of what organized resistance can achieve. Fight the good fight! medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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The History of Labour Day, and the Summer of the Strike
It’s the compromise that prevented a war
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Clancy trial brought back memories of this old viral internet debate. I'm not debating her guilt or innocence - I'm not on the jury. That's not my job. But I AM looking at a fresh new wave of misogyny and degradation thanks to angry redpill men. What else is new? medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Would I Rather Run Into a Man or a Bear?
Because I’m a glutton for punishment
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As I proved during the 'man vs bear' debate, I'm not afraid to get lit on fire to make a point. So now we're talking about the anti-feminist narratives surrounding the Lindsay Clancy case. Once again, there is a society-wide excuse to hate and degrade all women at once. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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The Lindsay Clancy Case Proves That Women Have Never Been Equal
That doesn’t mean feminism is bad. It just proves that we still need it
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Clancy trial brought back memories of this old viral internet debate. I'm not debating her guilt or innocence - I'm not on the jury. That's not my job. But I AM looking at a fresh new wave of misogyny and degradation thanks to angry redpill men. What else is new? medium.com/bouncin-and-...
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Would I Rather Run Into a Man or a Bear?
Because I’m a glutton for punishment
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
As I proved during the 'man vs bear' debate, I'm not afraid to get lit on fire to make a point. So now we're talking about the anti-feminist narratives surrounding the Lindsay Clancy case. Once again, there is a society-wide excuse to hate and degrade all women at once. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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The Lindsay Clancy Case Proves That Women Have Never Been Equal
That doesn’t mean feminism is bad. It just proves that we still need it
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Suffering does not make you stronger. It wounds you, and if you don't give yourself compassion and take time to heal, you can wind up carrying the scars forever. Be kind to yourself. medium.com/the-heritage...
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The Lie: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
We grow stronger when we heal, not when we get hurt
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There's a reason climate scientists often struggle with mental health. The Nepal flood is another sign of the catastrophic times. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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Climate Change, Nepal, And the Consequences of Inaction
Global temperatures are rearing higher than the limit we hoped for
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Climate change has consequences, and they can't be ignored. It doesn't matter how much Donald Trump wants to pretend it isn't happening. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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Lake Mead Is Drying Up Far Too Fast
The largest reservoir in the U.S. is disappearing rapidly
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly was an international treasure!
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 26/08/2026
It's freaking me out that people are saying the first thing they remember is 2016 because ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAY HAPPENED AFTER THAT POINT IS NORMAL!
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⚡️It’s Got Electrolytes⚡️ @themarchingmorons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
U.S. merchandise trade deficit exists mainly because America relies heavily on Canadian energy. Highlighting staggering statistics—Canada supplies 99% of U.S. natural gas imports, 85% of its electricity imports, and 60% of its crude oil import…😱
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"We Fuel America": Canada PM Mark Carney's Bold Warning to Trump's US
YouTube video by Hook Global
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
And I'm joining millions of other Canadians in giving Trump the middle finger. He can eat shit. Or, as my aunt would say, mange d'la marde!
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 21/08/2026
this is absolutely fucking batshit insane
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Sam W @samiw.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This might be one of the most important articles I've written. Without the oceans of our planet, life on Earth could not exist. So why do we keep pouring poison into them? Between pollution and climate change, disaster is coming. We have no one to blame but ourselves. medium.com/@SamWorld-We...
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Poison in the Water: The Ocean Is the Cradle of Life
Without the ocean, we wouldn’t have food, oxygen, or life on Earth. The Earth is called the ‘Blue Planet’ for a reason
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