Kelly🍁
@kellyln.bsky.social
Hiking keeps me sane, kinda.
Pro-democracy, pro-diversity, pro-choice, 2SLGBTQI+ rights, Indigenous rights
she/her London Canada
Pro-democracy, pro-diversity, pro-choice, 2SLGBTQI+ rights, Indigenous rights
she/her London Canada
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Kelly🍁
@kellyln.bsky.social
· Nov 7
It feels like a first post should be memorable but less than 48 hrs after the US decided to embrace fascism, I don’t think I have it in me. So, I’m here to keep listening and learning, to keep supporting and amplifying the good voices, and to keep sharing my own opinions.
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Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
February 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities:
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down
Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged
Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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The Alberta separatist leader says they don't want to pay Federal taxes and the fools think the USA won't want taxes/payments for helping them.
In 2024 Alberta received $1646 per person in Federal transfers. Of that Alberta contributed about $250.
Those transfers don't
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
In 2024 Alberta received $1646 per person in Federal transfers. Of that Alberta contributed about $250.
Those transfers don't
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
February 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Alberta separatist leader says they don't want to pay Federal taxes and the fools think the USA won't want taxes/payments for helping them.
In 2024 Alberta received $1646 per person in Federal transfers. Of that Alberta contributed about $250.
Those transfers don't
1/2
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
In 2024 Alberta received $1646 per person in Federal transfers. Of that Alberta contributed about $250.
Those transfers don't
1/2
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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This U.K. doctor felt he could better care for patients in Canada. So, he moved across the world to #BritishColumbia #Canada
Stephen Osei-Osafo says he's telling his U.K. colleagues to come to Canada 'every single day'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stephen Osei-Osafo says he's telling his U.K. colleagues to come to Canada 'every single day'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This U.K. doctor felt he could better care for patients in Canada. So, he moved across the world to B.C. | CBC News
When U.K. physician Stephen Osei-Osafo heard Canada was facing a doctor shortage, he said "sign me up." Since arriving in November, Osei-Osafo says he loves his new home and is happy to be "flying the...
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 8:13 PM
This U.K. doctor felt he could better care for patients in Canada. So, he moved across the world to #BritishColumbia #Canada
Stephen Osei-Osafo says he's telling his U.K. colleagues to come to Canada 'every single day'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stephen Osei-Osafo says he's telling his U.K. colleagues to come to Canada 'every single day'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
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It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
And with “God Bless America”, Bad Bunny gave a geography and history lesson. I suspect some didn’t get it.
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
And with “God Bless America”, Bad Bunny gave a geography and history lesson. I suspect some didn’t get it.
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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They know and their plan is to be incorporated into the US within hours of declaring “independence”. This is in no way about founding a sovereign nation any more than the AstroTurf separatists in the Donbas were trying to. This is about breaking up Canada.🇨🇦
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They know and their plan is to be incorporated into the US within hours of declaring “independence”. This is in no way about founding a sovereign nation any more than the AstroTurf separatists in the Donbas were trying to. This is about breaking up Canada.🇨🇦
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🤣🤣⤵️
The Winter Olymipcs medal for precision peeing on snow has already been awarded:
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:38 PM
🤣🤣⤵️
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Team Canada Values.
This is apparently on the wall at Team Canada’s workout room.
Big fan of this. (Alt text for easier reading.)
Big fan of this. (Alt text for easier reading.)
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Team Canada Values.
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New story in The Grind.
Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine.
"There is a campaign to silence us," he told me.
@thegrindto.bsky.social
Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine.
"There is a campaign to silence us," he told me.
@thegrindto.bsky.social
An Engineer Was Fired After Speaking Out for Palestine. Now He’s Suing His Former Employer
Palestinian-Canadian Amjad Ramadan is seeking nearly $400,000 in damages after he was abruptly terminated by NTN Canada, the manufacturing company he’d worked at for 15 years. He was fired soon after…
www.thegrindmag.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
New story in The Grind.
Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine.
"There is a campaign to silence us," he told me.
@thegrindto.bsky.social
Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine.
"There is a campaign to silence us," he told me.
@thegrindto.bsky.social
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Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7133 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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From 2023: "The main thing to understand is that Merrick Garland and the DOJ do not want to hold Trump accountable. The preservation of a corrupt institution and its secrets is their agenda, not the survival of our country or the welfare of its people."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
Servants of the Mafia State
Merrick Garland, Jamie Gorelick, and the truth
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
From 2023: "The main thing to understand is that Merrick Garland and the DOJ do not want to hold Trump accountable. The preservation of a corrupt institution and its secrets is their agenda, not the survival of our country or the welfare of its people."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...
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Instead of firing 300 journalists, the Washington Post should fire the executives who approved the endorsement of Bondi. In the meantime, if you want to support the pro-democracy outlet that understood the threat from the start, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Instead of firing 300 journalists, the Washington Post should fire the executives who approved the endorsement of Bondi. In the meantime, if you want to support the pro-democracy outlet that understood the threat from the start, subscribe to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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not to mention doing it while out of town at pre-Super Bowl festivities
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
not to mention doing it while out of town at pre-Super Bowl festivities
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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So this is a headline on Huffpost:
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
February 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
So this is a headline on Huffpost:
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
"Republicans Condemn 'Incredibly Offensive' Trump Post About The Obamas"
Are you fucking kidding me? 3 fucking Republicans said something. 3.
Stop giving them credit for not even doing the absolute minimum. This is ludicrous.
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It's just objectively silly — and, I would argue, very counter-productive — that housing has come to be seen as a *federal* issue.
Provincial and municipal governments increasingly only exist as rumours in Canada.
Provincial and municipal governments increasingly only exist as rumours in Canada.
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
It's just objectively silly — and, I would argue, very counter-productive — that housing has come to be seen as a *federal* issue.
Provincial and municipal governments increasingly only exist as rumours in Canada.
Provincial and municipal governments increasingly only exist as rumours in Canada.
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Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas is just a delight on every level
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Ciji Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman died after she was unable to access standard care in a state that has significantly restricted abortion.
Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4
Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4
February 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Ciji Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman died after she was unable to access standard care in a state that has significantly restricted abortion.
Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4
Read her story: https://propub.li/4r4VQr4
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Your turn, @mark-carney.bsky.social.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Your turn, @mark-carney.bsky.social.