Ann Given
@missgiven.bsky.social
Writer, redhead, pluviophile, Marxist-Feminist, Flâneuse, atheist, anti-fascist, anti-Trump, and anti-Smith. Committed door knocker. Married. Lives in Alberta and Oregon. Views my own. Cats, dogs, wine, books, and minutiae are discussed.
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Ann Given
@missgiven.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Hello men. Being followed by a woman is not an invitation to DM her. STOP with the bullshit.
And if you need an extra push, read my profile pic.
And if you need an extra push, read my profile pic.
The Trump healthcare plan is the new Infrastructure Week.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Trump healthcare plan is the new Infrastructure Week.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
I saw a post this morning talking about how KIA is continuing to make ICE vehicles and the comments are all about if KIA is making cars for fascists, they’ll never buy one. Most folks are REALLY worked up in the comments.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I saw a post this morning talking about how KIA is continuing to make ICE vehicles and the comments are all about if KIA is making cars for fascists, they’ll never buy one. Most folks are REALLY worked up in the comments.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
This loopy Hart to Hart episode has a tandem bike chase through the Hotel del Coronado’s shopping arcade and is the highlight of my month.
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This loopy Hart to Hart episode has a tandem bike chase through the Hotel del Coronado’s shopping arcade and is the highlight of my month.
Postdoc! Calgary is a large thriving city, an hour from the mountains.
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Postdoc! Calgary is a large thriving city, an hour from the mountains.
The new gilded age is upon the US.
Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The new gilded age is upon the US.
Found this photo today. Spoon-y is my darlin’.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Found this photo today. Spoon-y is my darlin’.
Jesus, America. You are so broken it’s astonishing.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Jesus, America. You are so broken it’s astonishing.
Thanks to the good nurses at AHS, I got my COVID booster this evening.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thanks to the good nurses at AHS, I got my COVID booster this evening.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
This for-profit eye clinic is filled with patients. Someone’s making a shit ton of money off Albertans.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This for-profit eye clinic is filled with patients. Someone’s making a shit ton of money off Albertans.
The Liberal budget has squeaked through. Thanks to everyone who voted yes.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Liberal budget has squeaked through. Thanks to everyone who voted yes.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
Welp folks! The community choir I joined this year is having our annual Christmas Concert today.
If you like Dutch and English Christmas carols, this free event is for you! We also do some pop songs because why not?
If you like Dutch and English Christmas carols, this free event is for you! We also do some pop songs because why not?
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Welp folks! The community choir I joined this year is having our annual Christmas Concert today.
If you like Dutch and English Christmas carols, this free event is for you! We also do some pop songs because why not?
If you like Dutch and English Christmas carols, this free event is for you! We also do some pop songs because why not?
It occurs to me that most Americans don’t know what will happen next in the discharge petition.
The CBC provides a great primer here on what’s next.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...
The CBC provides a great primer here on what’s next.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...
What's next in U.S. Congress after Jeffrey Epstein petition passes | CBC News
The U.S. House of Representatives is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. While it looks like the measure cou...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It occurs to me that most Americans don’t know what will happen next in the discharge petition.
The CBC provides a great primer here on what’s next.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...
The CBC provides a great primer here on what’s next.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/w...
Are you a medical researcher looking for a new home? It might be cold but we are a way better country, by every metric.
Apply today!
Apply today!
Canada announces a $1.7 billion program to recruit top H1B visa holders from America. #cdnpoli
November 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Are you a medical researcher looking for a new home? It might be cold but we are a way better country, by every metric.
Apply today!
Apply today!
Migraine day and this little darling has been keeping me company while I wait for the meds to kick in.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Migraine day and this little darling has been keeping me company while I wait for the meds to kick in.
Good news!
Halifax doctor shocked by success of using heat to force cancer cell death halifax.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/h...
Some doctors have noted that when treating cancer patients, those who get sick with an infection, their cancer can go away.
Some doctors have noted that when treating cancer patients, those who get sick with an infection, their cancer can go away.
Halifax doctor shocked by success of using heat to force cancer cell death
There could be another option to treat cancer in the future, after a human trial proved to be extremely successful by raising the temperature of a tumour to kill it off. Dr. Camen Giacomantonio, the c...
halifax.citynews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Good news!
Americans, you too can do this where you live.
Protect folks, meet friends, thwart ICE! It’s a win win win!
Protect folks, meet friends, thwart ICE! It’s a win win win!
I went to my first ICE watch yesterday and was surprised by how kind and community-centered it felt.
PIRC (@pirc_oregon) runs free ICE watch training in Portland. Once trained, you’ll get text alerts so you can show up when ICE is sighted.
Sometimes just showing up is enough.
PIRC (@pirc_oregon) runs free ICE watch training in Portland. Once trained, you’ll get text alerts so you can show up when ICE is sighted.
Sometimes just showing up is enough.
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Americans, you too can do this where you live.
Protect folks, meet friends, thwart ICE! It’s a win win win!
Protect folks, meet friends, thwart ICE! It’s a win win win!
I discovered Chapman’s makes seasonal ice cream sammiches with candy cane ice cream inside.
I have to stop myself from having four a day.
I have to stop myself from having four a day.
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I discovered Chapman’s makes seasonal ice cream sammiches with candy cane ice cream inside.
I have to stop myself from having four a day.
I have to stop myself from having four a day.
Lest we forget indeed. My family answered the call. My father was a peacekeeer in Egypt. My uncles and grandfather fought in both wars.
Today we remember.
Today we remember.
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Lest we forget indeed. My family answered the call. My father was a peacekeeer in Egypt. My uncles and grandfather fought in both wars.
Today we remember.
Today we remember.
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There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
There will be another 60 vote Friday* on the garbage shutdown deal. If we can convince just one Senator from the 52 republicans and 8 Dems that voted yes to flip, we could still stop this. Please jump on the phone today, call them, and share this widely.
*If all goes by the regular schedule
*If all goes by the regular schedule
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Many cities across Canada are having Winter Clothing Drives, they support new immigrants, seniors, low income families, children.
If you have used coats, boots, mittens, Toques (hats), please donate these items to local non profit charities, churches, schools etc.
#SupportEachOther #Canada
If you have used coats, boots, mittens, Toques (hats), please donate these items to local non profit charities, churches, schools etc.
#SupportEachOther #Canada
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Many cities across Canada are having Winter Clothing Drives, they support new immigrants, seniors, low income families, children.
If you have used coats, boots, mittens, Toques (hats), please donate these items to local non profit charities, churches, schools etc.
#SupportEachOther #Canada
If you have used coats, boots, mittens, Toques (hats), please donate these items to local non profit charities, churches, schools etc.
#SupportEachOther #Canada
It’s nice that the Democratic Senators are screwing Americans now too.
Still not willing to take to the streets?
Still not willing to take to the streets?
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s nice that the Democratic Senators are screwing Americans now too.
Still not willing to take to the streets?
Still not willing to take to the streets?
Oregonians!!
ByHeart Inc is recalling lots of Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after more than a dozen cases of infant botulism.
Baby formula recalled after hospitalizing 13 infants including Oregon child
ByHeart Inc is recalling lots of Whole Nutrition Infant Formula after more than a dozen cases of infant botulism.
www.oregonlive.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Oregonians!!
A Chinese cocktail bun and coffee is the perfect breakfast.
I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them.
I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them.
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A Chinese cocktail bun and coffee is the perfect breakfast.
I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them.
I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them.