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Amy K
@amyklassen.bsky.social
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🍁 Canadian 🪶 Métis ♾️
Leftist at heart, progressive in practice. Fully flawed, pragmatic realist. 💜
🌎 Solidarity, love & unity ✊🏻
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amyklassen.bsky.social
Winter hardens us.
Spring softens us.
Summer makes it worth it.
Soft, minimalist graphic on a cream background. Text reads: “You made it through the 10 darkest weeks of the year. Brighter days are officially on their way.” A small illustrated sun is rising from water beneath the text.
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Meritocracy is how exploitation gets called achievement.
If labour created wealth, workers wouldn’t be poor.

Happy #socialistsunday & #marxistmonday to those who observe ✊🏻
Screenshot of a social media post by “stoarts” on a white background. Text reads: “Meritocracy is a myth designed to make the poor feel lazy and the rich feel virtuous. It ignores the starting line. It ignores that some people are running a marathon in Nikes, and others are running barefoot on broken glass.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Every warning is called hysterical.
Every alarm is mocked as dramatic.

They lie as easily as they breathe.
We are no longer sleepwalking.

Do you hear the bullets yet?
Or are we still pretending nothing is happening?
Image of a long, empty highway stretching toward the horizon under a cloudy sky. Overlaid white text reads: “The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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This is how it starts.
Violence, excused.
Flimsy excuses for lethal force.
Power, unaccountable.
Liberty on the ground while uniforms insist it was necessary.
Editorial cartoon signed “Mike Luckovich AJC © 1-9-26” in the top left corner. Three masked, heavily armed figures labeled “ICE” stand over the fallen Statue of Liberty. Liberty lies face down with her torch dropped on the ground. One agent says, “She was brandishing a torch…,” implying a flimsy justification for lethal force.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Noise is inevitable.
Progress is optional.
Keep walking.
❤️🍁❤️🇨🇦❤️🍁❤️
Photograph of a polar bear and her cub walking across a wide, snow-covered Arctic landscape. Their footprints trail behind them. Near the bottom of the image is black text reading: “The dogs bark, but the bear keeps walking.”
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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🤦🏻‍♀️
🤷🏻‍♀️
A polar bear stands on a snowy Arctic shoreline holding a tattered American flag in its mouth. Red and blue stains mark the bear’s fur and the snow, with another piece of the flag lying on the ground nearby.
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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🥶 I do not miss the cold cold! This is about as low as I want to go 😉 stay warm friends!
Screenshot of Environment Canada current weather conditions in Coldstream, BC showing -11°C wind chill -15°C
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Bloody freezing! (Hey, I'm a sunny Okanagan kid, this is cold for us!)
Screenshot of Environment Canada current weather conditions in Coldstream, BC showing -11°C wind chill -15°C
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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🤭
Just gtfo!
Meme image set in a staged sitcom living room on SNL. On the left, Chris Farley, labeled “Canadian Voters” is yelling at PP who is sitting with arms crossed, looking annoyed, on the right, and labeled “Career Politician Poilievre”. Large text reads: “For the LOVE of GOD! just get OUT of our LIVES!!”
January 23, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Current mood 🔥
A digitally altered image of the White House engulfed in flames and thick black smoke under a dark sky. Fire pours from the roof and windows. In the bottom right corner, my headshot shows me with a slight smile looking toward the camera.
January 21, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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St John is the best! My dog and I were volunteers with their therapy dog program 🥰🐶❤️
My dog, Cosmo, a small beagle x king Charles spaniel, wearing a red St. John Ambulance therapy dog vest sitting on a concrete floor, looking up with wide, gentle eyes. A blue leash is attached, and Cosmo’s expression is calm, attentive, and quietly sweet. An angel dog.
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Mmm pub food!
Last time my mom and I were out for Caesar Sunday we shared the following spread 😋
Don't laugh, this is at our beloved Kal pub, the oldest building in town, est. 1892, that's super old for western Canada!
The Kal has over 100 flavors of wings, and their pizza is yum too!
www.thekal.ca
It's me, Amy, smiling while holding a Caesar cocktail garnished with pickles and a lime. On the table in front of me are two plates. On the left is a plate of saucy chicken wings with celery and carrot sticks. On the right is a bison burger on a shiny bun with greens, alongside dirty fries topped with sauce and herbs. A tabletop restaurant menu listing over 100 flavours of chicken wings. Flavour names are playful, such as “Raging Buffalo,” “Heartburn,” “Mommy It Hurts,” and “Firecracker.”
January 19, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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The market is soaring and people are drowning.

That isn’t a paradox.

If the system rewards suffering, the system is the problem.

Happy #marxistmonday comrades ✊🏻
Screenshot of a tweet from the Hampton Institute (@HamptonThink). The text states that the capitalist class (a wealthy minority) and the working class (the labouring majority) have opposing interests, and that the wealth of the former is generated from the misery of the latter, explaining why the stock market is booming while most Americans struggle.
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 😄 I love it!
The image below explains part of our cultural teachings. It is what I constantly remind myself of at work. People insult me and call me awful things, then there comes a time when those people need help from our office, and I help them. It provides opportunity to practice the lesson.
Poster showing a Métis floral border with infinity symbols at the top and bottom. A herd of bison stands on open prairie under a soft pastel sky. Text reads: “Even when people talked against me, I still helped them when they came to me. It’s called Niipaywishiihk (Humility). With Niipaywishiihk (Humility), we must build a path to ensure respect for our Métis ∞ stories for future generations.”
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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One punches down, the other punches back.
Funny how outrage only appears when power feels disrespected, not when workers are. 🙄
Screenshot of a FactPost tweet reporting that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt complained about protesters giving the middle finger to ICE vehicles. Below it is a tweet from Adam Parkhomenko asking whether Donald Trump gave his middle finger to a UAW union worker 48 hours earlier. The image includes a Fox News clip of Leavitt holding a photo during a press briefing.
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Words matter. Definitions matter. And gaslighting people about who actually lives off whose labour doesn’t change reality.

When wealth flows upward from workers to people who don’t work at all, that’s not socialism. That’s the system functioning as designed.

Happy #socialistsunday comrades ✊🏻
Screenshot of a tweet exchange. At the top, Joe Dunman (@JoeDunman) says, “This is literally capitalism.” Below is a quoted tweet from Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray), dated 2/22/19, stating: “Socialism is the idea that people who work hard should be deprived of their hard earned income that then goes to people who don’t work at all.”
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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With a teeny-tiny-penis 🤭
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Satire cuts because it tells the truth out loud.
Cruelty isn’t law enforcement and harm isn’t patriotism.
Mockery simply holds up the mirror.
A black baseball cap held up against a plain background. White embroidered text reads: “Are you a dangerous moron with no moral compass and a small dick? Join ICE today!”
January 18, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Extreme wealth and extreme poverty are two ends of the same system.

One hoards more than anyone could spend. The other lacks the basics to survive.

This is the result of policy choices. We can change it. We must.
Light grey background with bold grey text that reads: “Billionaires and homeless people should never exist at the same time. They are both evidence of policy failures.”
January 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Such an amazing group of strong, smart, inspirational women. 💪🏻 🤓 💜
MLA Harwinder Sandhu speaks into a handheld microphone while seated, holding notes. Other panelists sit beside her listening attentively. Audience members are visible from behind in the foreground. A wide room view showing the full panel seated at the front, a moderator speaking at a lectern, and a large audience filling the space. A screen reads “Women in Leadership: Challenging the Status Quo.” A wide shot of a packed audience seated in rows, facing a panel of women at the front of a modern indoor venue with exposed concrete beams and wood ceilings. A screen on the wall displays a slide with a portrait of MLA Harwinder Sandhu and text, while a moderator stands at a lectern to the right. A close-up moment on the panel stage where MLA Harwinder Sandhu accepts a bouquet of flowers from an organizer.
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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So excited for today's speaker panel with @harwindersandhu.bsky.social
🥰
Graphic poster with a purple-to-pink gradient background titled “Women in Leadership: Challenging the Status Quo.” Below the title: “Speaker Panel | January 17th | 12–2 PM.” Five circular headshots are shown with names and titles: Harwinder Sandhu, MLA Vernon–Lumby; Vanessa Mitchell, School District 22 Trustee; Kari Gares, City Councillor; Jenelle Brewer, OKIB Council Member; Teresa Durning, City Councillor. Bottom right reads “The Museum.” Harwinder Sandhu, MLA Vernon–Lumby, her portrait on a lavender background. Text reads: “Harwinder Sandhu was first elected as the MLA for Vernon–Monashee (now Vernon–Lumby) in 2020, making history as the first person of colour to win the seat and the first BC NDP representative elected there. She was re-elected in 2024 and currently serves as Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, after previously serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care. A longtime community advocate and gender-equity leader, Harwinder has worked to advance women’s representation in politics, support rural and agricultural communities, and strengthen access to healthcare and long-term care across the province. Her work continues to reflect her core belief that good governance means lifting people up and ensuring no one is left behind.”
January 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Every choice costs something.
Every non-choice does too.
There’s no path without loss, only different kinds of it.
That’s the human ordeal.
A beige, textured background with typewriter-style black text that reads: “Do it or do not do it. You will regret both.” Attributed to Søren Kierkegaard.
January 17, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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🤭
At least it contributes something useful. 💁🏻‍♀️
A white ceramic mug with a black handle and interior. On the front is a circular image resembling a petri dish with bacterial cultures. Above it reads “Support Bacteria.” Below it says, “They are the only culture some people have.”
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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I know I can stop selling you on them, but, they were also the party who gave Canada universal healthcare in 1966, headed by Tommy Douglas.
🧡🧡🧡
My favorite politicians are all (mostly) NDP 🥰
A black-and-white photo of Tommy Douglas speaking at a microphone. White text reads: “Courage, my friends; ’tis not too late to build a better world.” The NDP logo appears in the corner.
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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If your ancestors arrived uninvited and stayed, immigration isn’t the problem.
Selective memory is.
A solid red background with bold white text that reads: “It takes a lot of ignorant racism to live on stolen land and complain about immigration.”
January 16, 2026 at 10:34 PM