Bronwyn Douwsma
@ninesnowboots.bsky.social
43 year old trans femme in Halifax, NS. Mostly human at times. AuDHD. My posts do not represent my employer.
Pronouns: they/them. MDNI.
http://linktr.ee/ninesnowboots
Pronouns: they/them. MDNI.
http://linktr.ee/ninesnowboots
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Reintroduction time: I'm Bronwyn (they/them), a 43 year old trans femme in Halifax, NS.
Looking to connect with fellow queerdos, local folk, exvangelicals, bald ladies and theydies, AuDHDers, and SNL nerds.
Looking to connect with fellow queerdos, local folk, exvangelicals, bald ladies and theydies, AuDHDers, and SNL nerds.
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Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Rudy Bridges is younger than the Sitting President of the United States and 29 sitting United States Senators
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People don’t get that Hollywood is incredibly conservative. There’s no industry that’s more risk-averse. They’re the people who will only laugh at a joke if everyone else laughs first.
When I've patiently explained to someone who has absolutely no links to this industry beyond me how it's actually VERY HARD to get in to television and I haven't been lucky or talented or pretty enough to crack that code yet and they then suggest "what about America?" I just start fully crying.
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
People don’t get that Hollywood is incredibly conservative. There’s no industry that’s more risk-averse. They’re the people who will only laugh at a joke if everyone else laughs first.
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
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Listening to Sarah Marshall’s podcast about the Satanic Panic, and thinking of the time I was visiting friends in Wisconsin in the ‘90s, and they said you had to be careful (esp. around Halloween) if you had black dogs or cats because “we have satanic cults in the area”
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
In the 1980s and 90s, Satan and his followers were accused of brainwashing children, sacrificing babies, and infiltrating North American society on a massive scale — yet these thousands of alleged Sat...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Listening to Sarah Marshall’s podcast about the Satanic Panic, and thinking of the time I was visiting friends in Wisconsin in the ‘90s, and they said you had to be careful (esp. around Halloween) if you had black dogs or cats because “we have satanic cults in the area”
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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Protect Norman Rockwell from the hashtag retvrn creeps. His legacy is so much better than that.
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Protect Norman Rockwell from the hashtag retvrn creeps. His legacy is so much better than that.
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Also in here: DHS responded to the faith-led protest yesterday, calling participants “violent rioters” and “imbecilic morons” who need to “get a job.”
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Also in here: DHS responded to the faith-led protest yesterday, calling participants “violent rioters” and “imbecilic morons” who need to “get a job.”
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
Asked about the statement, one UMC pastor who participated in the protest told me: "This is our job." religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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I know Teen Vogue’s heel turn has been pretty hard but if this is true it’s indefensible. Alice Wong was a force and I will miss her voice 💔
The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I know Teen Vogue’s heel turn has been pretty hard but if this is true it’s indefensible. Alice Wong was a force and I will miss her voice 💔
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oh boy this made me cry
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
oh boy this made me cry
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Artificial scarcity is the bane of humanity, and every single thing that profits off it should be free.
We also should abolish economies of profit and exploitation in general, but that's a natural consequence here.
Food is the most obvious example, but there are other things too.
We also should abolish economies of profit and exploitation in general, but that's a natural consequence here.
Food is the most obvious example, but there are other things too.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Artificial scarcity is the bane of humanity, and every single thing that profits off it should be free.
We also should abolish economies of profit and exploitation in general, but that's a natural consequence here.
Food is the most obvious example, but there are other things too.
We also should abolish economies of profit and exploitation in general, but that's a natural consequence here.
Food is the most obvious example, but there are other things too.
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
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old enough to remember when white guys in the beltway said the occupations weren't a big deal
Memphis is experiencing gestapo-style raids 24/7 now. Our local media is failing us and the national media is ignoring this black/blue/incredibly poor city in a red state. I guess we just aren’t as sexy as LA or Portland.
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
old enough to remember when white guys in the beltway said the occupations weren't a big deal
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how to say “fuck them kids” in a single image
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
how to say “fuck them kids” in a single image
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Yes … meow meow meow … YES!
Happy Friday from Dottie. I’ve always believed cats were Sickos …
@theonion.com
Happy Friday from Dottie. I’ve always believed cats were Sickos …
@theonion.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Yes … meow meow meow … YES!
Happy Friday from Dottie. I’ve always believed cats were Sickos …
@theonion.com
Happy Friday from Dottie. I’ve always believed cats were Sickos …
@theonion.com
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This seems like it should be getting more attention.
"The President is ordering foster service providers to place children in homes that are anti-trans and/or deeply religious, without concern for whether those family ideologies would harm the children involved."
"The President is ordering foster service providers to place children in homes that are anti-trans and/or deeply religious, without concern for whether those family ideologies would harm the children involved."
Our latest: 📰 United States- Queer Kids to be Placed in Anti-Queer Foster Homes Under New Executive Order 📰
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
United States- Queer Kids to be Placed in Anti-Queer Foster Homes Under New Executive Order
The policy is a reversal of longstanding policy which separated queer kids from potential abuse.
theneedle.news
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This seems like it should be getting more attention.
"The President is ordering foster service providers to place children in homes that are anti-trans and/or deeply religious, without concern for whether those family ideologies would harm the children involved."
"The President is ordering foster service providers to place children in homes that are anti-trans and/or deeply religious, without concern for whether those family ideologies would harm the children involved."
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I made an MS Paint-style flowchart for the OCD girlies
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I made an MS Paint-style flowchart for the OCD girlies
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Also gender is a fucking scam. You should be able to present how you want to present and do the activities you want to do.
High femme AMAB who likes carpentry? Go off! Super masc AMAB who also enjoys wearing makeup? Have a blast! Let people enjoy their fucking lives!
High femme AMAB who likes carpentry? Go off! Super masc AMAB who also enjoys wearing makeup? Have a blast! Let people enjoy their fucking lives!
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Also gender is a fucking scam. You should be able to present how you want to present and do the activities you want to do.
High femme AMAB who likes carpentry? Go off! Super masc AMAB who also enjoys wearing makeup? Have a blast! Let people enjoy their fucking lives!
High femme AMAB who likes carpentry? Go off! Super masc AMAB who also enjoys wearing makeup? Have a blast! Let people enjoy their fucking lives!
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Socialism isn't going to work if y'all stay racist. It's not gonna work if y'all stay sexist. It's not gonna work if y'all stay transphobic. It's not gonna work if y'all stay ableist. Everyone needs to constantly work on that for these systems to work.
And we SHOULD because we want EVERYONE to eat.
And we SHOULD because we want EVERYONE to eat.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Socialism isn't going to work if y'all stay racist. It's not gonna work if y'all stay sexist. It's not gonna work if y'all stay transphobic. It's not gonna work if y'all stay ableist. Everyone needs to constantly work on that for these systems to work.
And we SHOULD because we want EVERYONE to eat.
And we SHOULD because we want EVERYONE to eat.
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the internet used to be comminism since all the information on webbed sites used to be free but now the internet is capitalism because its worse and costs money
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
the internet used to be comminism since all the information on webbed sites used to be free but now the internet is capitalism because its worse and costs money
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Tim LaHaye (of Left Behind fame) disagrees with Megyn Kelly, because he thinks that 5yos are very similar to sexually active and responsive young wives. And that daddies have a special role in preparing them for this.
Show me a little girl of five or six who can run into her daddy’s heart, sit on his lap, and kiss him any time she likes, and in fifteen or twenty years I will show you a young woman who is emotionally prepared to be a sexually responsive wife.” -Tim and Beverley LaHaye, The Spirit Controlled Family
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tim LaHaye (of Left Behind fame) disagrees with Megyn Kelly, because he thinks that 5yos are very similar to sexually active and responsive young wives. And that daddies have a special role in preparing them for this.
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Reminder that this is a man who worked on 128 episodes of a very popular TV series, and he's got to sell off all of his shit just to afford cancer treatment.
SO, HOW IS THE AVERAGE PERSON SUPPOSED TO?
SO, HOW IS THE AVERAGE PERSON SUPPOSED TO?
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Reminder that this is a man who worked on 128 episodes of a very popular TV series, and he's got to sell off all of his shit just to afford cancer treatment.
SO, HOW IS THE AVERAGE PERSON SUPPOSED TO?
SO, HOW IS THE AVERAGE PERSON SUPPOSED TO?
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I've driven the 401 through Toronto and ridden the Elizabeth Line through London, and the latter is a much better experience.
Widening highways over and over again, expecting that to fix traffic is that definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I've driven the 401 through Toronto and ridden the Elizabeth Line through London, and the latter is a much better experience.
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I don't mean to be glib or trivializing: Texas A&M's "to end indoctrination you must teach only our doctrine" is some arbeit macht frei obscenity. No, of course it's not genocide. But it's the logic of sadistic erasure, the way in 1984 2+2=5 made even believing the truth impossible.
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I don't mean to be glib or trivializing: Texas A&M's "to end indoctrination you must teach only our doctrine" is some arbeit macht frei obscenity. No, of course it's not genocide. But it's the logic of sadistic erasure, the way in 1984 2+2=5 made even believing the truth impossible.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.