Mike Marra
@greyareaperson.bsky.social
Benevolent grey area person. Winnipeg West End neighborhood of Treaty One Territory they/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦
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Mike Marra
@greyareaperson.bsky.social
· Jan 29
This extremist far right USA regime needs a distraction of massive proportions.
Winnipeg is so unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists ☠️
Manitoba author killed in Osborne Street collision | CBC News
Rosalie Tennison, author of Naomi's Houses, was struck and killed while crossing Osborne Street.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Winnipeg is so unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists ☠️
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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fully bought in to this Bears season when players started adding Migos ad-libs to Ben Johnson’s locker room speech
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
fully bought in to this Bears season when players started adding Migos ad-libs to Ben Johnson’s locker room speech
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No. 38 is Alijah Clark, an undrafted free agent on the Cowboys, and this won Dallas the game. A+ effort.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
No. 38 is Alijah Clark, an undrafted free agent on the Cowboys, and this won Dallas the game. A+ effort.
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🤣
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
American politics. No hope
The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
American politics. No hope
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I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
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A news conference started well for Gianni Infantino. Then Trump reiterated threats to relocate World Cup games from LA and Seattle. And then the likely recipient of FIFA’s peace prize didn’t rule out launching strikes on World Cup co hosts Mexico.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
Trump threatens World Cup host cities over 'safety' concerns, announces visa scheme for fans
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A news conference started well for Gianni Infantino. Then Trump reiterated threats to relocate World Cup games from LA and Seattle. And then the likely recipient of FIFA’s peace prize didn’t rule out launching strikes on World Cup co hosts Mexico.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
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This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Way to go! 🔥👍💯❤️👏
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
This 14-year-old girl hands Megyn Kelly her ass for her utterly disgusting minimization of child sexual abuse.
You go girl! #cdnpoli
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Falk is a prominent human rights expert who turned 95 on the day he was detained.
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Falk is a prominent human rights expert who turned 95 on the day he was detained.
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is who Canada sees as a potential threat to national security?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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The Lincoln Project knocks it out of the park with this new video.
NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Demolishing Democracy
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Lincoln Project knocks it out of the park with this new video.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Lots to think about here.
When you're endorsed by the far-right National Post, it's time to change direction: you're most certainly doing something wrong. I'd be curious to know how many card-carrying Mb NDP members are happy with Mr. Kinew's lurch to the right. #MbPoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v...
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v...
NP View: The federal NDP needs Wab Kinew
Bill to detain meth addicts shows that Manitoba premier is a realist
nationalpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lots to think about here.
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This is an entirely uncontroversial view in international law and usually taught in 101.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is an entirely uncontroversial view in international law and usually taught in 101.
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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"We never did recover from the things Dick Cheney did to the United States. And now the precedents he established have empowered a madman."
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"We never did recover from the things Dick Cheney did to the United States. And now the precedents he established have empowered a madman."
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The cruelty is the point.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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i know yall have seen vladdy’s game 7 fit but one more time for the iconic fucking moment with one of the greatest of all time
November 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i know yall have seen vladdy’s game 7 fit but one more time for the iconic fucking moment with one of the greatest of all time
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Vladdy Jr. pulled up to #WorldSeries Game 7 wearing a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada hockey jersey 😤
(via @Bluejays)
(via @Bluejays)
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Vladdy Jr. pulled up to #WorldSeries Game 7 wearing a Marie-Philip Poulin Team Canada hockey jersey 😤
(via @Bluejays)
(via @Bluejays)