Ann Douglas
@anndouglas.bsky.social
Author of 26 non-fiction books, including NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE (a book about midlife). Trying to teach myself how to write my first novel. Passionate about democracy and social justice. http://anndouglas.ca
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Love this, @prisonculture.bsky.social.
“Who will remind us to shoot for a place beyond the moon? The status quo is unrealistic and impractical. In fact, for most of the planet, it is oppressive and death-making. We want life; we want livingness for all.”
“Who will remind us to shoot for a place beyond the moon? The status quo is unrealistic and impractical. In fact, for most of the planet, it is oppressive and death-making. We want life; we want livingness for all.”
We Don’t Know Where We Will End Up…
A Year Since the 2024 Election
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Love this, @prisonculture.bsky.social.
“Who will remind us to shoot for a place beyond the moon? The status quo is unrealistic and impractical. In fact, for most of the planet, it is oppressive and death-making. We want life; we want livingness for all.”
“Who will remind us to shoot for a place beyond the moon? The status quo is unrealistic and impractical. In fact, for most of the planet, it is oppressive and death-making. We want life; we want livingness for all.”
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Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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Come learn bystander intervention with me - It's free!
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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It really is.
And I'm finally grateful for a life lived mostly outside the norms, one based more and more on my own deeply held values and not on what others think.
It's not *just* that I don't want to get sick, it's that I believe everyone has a right to health.
And I'm finally grateful for a life lived mostly outside the norms, one based more and more on my own deeply held values and not on what others think.
It's not *just* that I don't want to get sick, it's that I believe everyone has a right to health.
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It really is.
And I'm finally grateful for a life lived mostly outside the norms, one based more and more on my own deeply held values and not on what others think.
It's not *just* that I don't want to get sick, it's that I believe everyone has a right to health.
And I'm finally grateful for a life lived mostly outside the norms, one based more and more on my own deeply held values and not on what others think.
It's not *just* that I don't want to get sick, it's that I believe everyone has a right to health.
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It's that time of year when the leaves are gone and the lichen and mosses growing on the tree branches take center stage
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #Lichen #Mosses
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #Lichen #Mosses
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's that time of year when the leaves are gone and the lichen and mosses growing on the tree branches take center stage
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #Lichen #Mosses
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #Lichen #Mosses
We Had No Idea What Was Coming: Caring for My Aging Father
By Michelle Cottle
The New York Times
#GiftLink 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
By Michelle Cottle
The New York Times
#GiftLink 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We Had No Idea What Was Coming: Caring for My Aging Father
By Michelle Cottle
The New York Times
#GiftLink 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
By Michelle Cottle
The New York Times
#GiftLink 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Looks like the sky was busy being beautiful in all kinds of different places today. (We had a very November-ish kind of day—drizzly and cloudy—so I don’t have a photo to share. But I’m loving yours.) 😍
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Looks like the sky was busy being beautiful in all kinds of different places today. (We had a very November-ish kind of day—drizzly and cloudy—so I don’t have a photo to share. But I’m loving yours.) 😍
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It has been a beautiful day, one in which we’ve been outside all day 😊 And it ended on this glorious note ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It has been a beautiful day, one in which we’ve been outside all day 😊 And it ended on this glorious note ❤️
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This one might be even more uncanny mirror-wise.
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This one might be even more uncanny mirror-wise.
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Acolytes of this “death cult” are manipulating vulnerable women. Several of these “traditional birth attendants” spoke at the recent Reclaiming Birth conference held in London ON
Acolytes of this “death cult” are manipulating vulnerable women. Several of these “traditional birth attendants” spoke at the recent Reclaiming Birth conference held in London ON
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Acolytes of this “death cult” are manipulating vulnerable women. Several of these “traditional birth attendants” spoke at the recent Reclaiming Birth conference held in London ON
Acolytes of this “death cult” are manipulating vulnerable women. Several of these “traditional birth attendants” spoke at the recent Reclaiming Birth conference held in London ON
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This is me at some point in revision with every novel:
Me: you know the shadow story running in the background of the novel-on-the-page
Also me: go on
Me: what if you let the reader in on at least some of that
Also me: I dunno, feels like cheating
Me: you know the shadow story running in the background of the novel-on-the-page
Also me: go on
Me: what if you let the reader in on at least some of that
Also me: I dunno, feels like cheating
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is me at some point in revision with every novel:
Me: you know the shadow story running in the background of the novel-on-the-page
Also me: go on
Me: what if you let the reader in on at least some of that
Also me: I dunno, feels like cheating
Me: you know the shadow story running in the background of the novel-on-the-page
Also me: go on
Me: what if you let the reader in on at least some of that
Also me: I dunno, feels like cheating
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Only TWO more weekends to submit to next summer's special disability issue!
Disability: The Revolution!
Special Issue Call for Submissions, Deadline November 30, 2025
If you identify as disabled and would like to answer this call, please submit! We would love to hear from you.
See the full call and instructions on how to submit here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution
Special Issue Call for Submissions, Deadline November 30, 2025
If you identify as disabled and would like to answer this call, please submit! We would love to hear from you.
See the full call and instructions on how to submit here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution
November 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Only TWO more weekends to submit to next summer's special disability issue!
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We're gearing up to celebrate Rise Up's 10th Anniversary!🎈
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We're gearing up to celebrate Rise Up's 10th Anniversary!🎈
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"Carney's problem isn’t so much that his govt is trying to manage a conscious but limited decoupling from the US as much as that, in the process, they’ve refused to grapple with the White House’s depravity & have abandoned anything resembling an assertion of domestic sovereignty or self-respect."
As America declines, how far is Canada willing to watch, remain silent, and profit from its markets?
thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
Carney Promised Defiance. All We’re Getting Is Deference | The Walrus
How far are we willing to go to preserve our relationship with the US?
thewalrus.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"Carney's problem isn’t so much that his govt is trying to manage a conscious but limited decoupling from the US as much as that, in the process, they’ve refused to grapple with the White House’s depravity & have abandoned anything resembling an assertion of domestic sovereignty or self-respect."
“Gregory Taylor, an associate professor at the University of Calgary studying telecom policy, says telecom companies are profit-seeking entities, not public utilities, and market forces alone cannot ensure service is delivered to underserved areas.” 🎁
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a0344d6...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a0344d6...
Why Canada’s roadways are studded with cell phone ‘dead zones’
Ottawa has not adequately pushed cellphone companies to increase coverage, experts say, preventing people in emergencies from receiving help
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Gregory Taylor, an associate professor at the University of Calgary studying telecom policy, says telecom companies are profit-seeking entities, not public utilities, and market forces alone cannot ensure service is delivered to underserved areas.” 🎁
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a0344d6...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a0344d6...
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This thread tells the truth. I know several women in Canada who've told me that they were unable to continue their studies because of predation/assault by male professors and advisors. None of them made it through their masters and were unable to continue elsewhere as they were effectively blocked.
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This thread tells the truth. I know several women in Canada who've told me that they were unable to continue their studies because of predation/assault by male professors and advisors. None of them made it through their masters and were unable to continue elsewhere as they were effectively blocked.
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Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
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“We turn our hearts into museums of the people that we love to keep them alive inside us.”
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“We turn our hearts into museums of the people that we love to keep them alive inside us.”
Thank you to everyone who is making it possible for me to do therapy via the reply function today. 😂
(I hadn't realized how many things were TICKING ME OFF until I started replying to various threads.)
(I hadn't realized how many things were TICKING ME OFF until I started replying to various threads.)
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Thank you to everyone who is making it possible for me to do therapy via the reply function today. 😂
(I hadn't realized how many things were TICKING ME OFF until I started replying to various threads.)
(I hadn't realized how many things were TICKING ME OFF until I started replying to various threads.)
Received author sc@m messages by email, text, and phone today. (The phone call was a first. I'm hoping it isn't the start of a new trend.) Also: I have to question the business model here. If you're trying to con people out of their vast fortunes, why go after authors? Choose billionaires! 🤷🏻♀️
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Received author sc@m messages by email, text, and phone today. (The phone call was a first. I'm hoping it isn't the start of a new trend.) Also: I have to question the business model here. If you're trying to con people out of their vast fortunes, why go after authors? Choose billionaires! 🤷🏻♀️
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Just a reminder that if you want some help figuring out what to do right now, I wrote a book for you. It’s basically organizing 101 with a creative twist!
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just a reminder that if you want some help figuring out what to do right now, I wrote a book for you. It’s basically organizing 101 with a creative twist!
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/shann...
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Join us for a vital discussion with @alexhim.bsky.social about his book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge, in conversation with @kevinskerrett.bsky.social.
Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm.
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb
Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm.
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Join us for a vital discussion with @alexhim.bsky.social about his book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge, in conversation with @kevinskerrett.bsky.social.
Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm.
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb
Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm.
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb
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Something no one prepares you for when you publish a book is how deeply moved you'll be when anyone tells you they've read it. I keep tearing up and making it really weird, sorry everyone
November 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Something no one prepares you for when you publish a book is how deeply moved you'll be when anyone tells you they've read it. I keep tearing up and making it really weird, sorry everyone
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If you want there to be a certain kind of art in ten years, you gotta pay for that art now. You gotta make sure small time artists can survive the next ten years. If you can't afford to, then tell people about the art and artists you love. Gush about them. Help others find them.
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you want there to be a certain kind of art in ten years, you gotta pay for that art now. You gotta make sure small time artists can survive the next ten years. If you can't afford to, then tell people about the art and artists you love. Gush about them. Help others find them.