Collette (they/them)
@collette.bsky.social
Non-profit marketer, web writer, Brazilian Portuguese learner, interested in local governance. I play drums in a band. Treaty 4 / Regina SK. Views do not reflect my employer.
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There are a lot of reasons for the failure of this narrative when it runs up against reality, but I think a lot of it is that we’ve been indoctrinated into this notion that capitalism is somehow inherently rational, which it is not
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There are a lot of reasons for the failure of this narrative when it runs up against reality, but I think a lot of it is that we’ve been indoctrinated into this notion that capitalism is somehow inherently rational, which it is not
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This is why people who insist that capitalism/profit motive will ultimately trump racism are unfortunately and demonstrably incorrect
We’ve had endless examples of how much money there is to be made, and yet they consistently do this
We’ve had endless examples of how much money there is to be made, and yet they consistently do this
I still can't believe Sony sold K-Pop Demon Hunters to Netflix thinking it would be a flop, but are betting that basketball movie with a goat is going to be a huge hit in cinemas.
December 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is why people who insist that capitalism/profit motive will ultimately trump racism are unfortunately and demonstrably incorrect
We’ve had endless examples of how much money there is to be made, and yet they consistently do this
We’ve had endless examples of how much money there is to be made, and yet they consistently do this
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Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has orphaned at least 56,348 Palestinian children, marking the largest wave of war-related orphanhood in modern history, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.
#Infograph
#Infograph
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has orphaned at least 56,348 Palestinian children, marking the largest wave of war-related orphanhood in modern history, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza.
#Infograph
#Infograph
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As Chantal Hébert said, folks are missing the climate forest for the pipeline trees.
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
I'm not convinced that wasn't Carney's plan all along. It isn't Ottawa that said no to Alberta. "Now you run along, Danielle, and make friends and get it done." Oh wait, you can't? Oh well then, at least you tried.
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As Chantal Hébert said, folks are missing the climate forest for the pipeline trees.
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
Carney rolled back major climate policies for Alberta, now! In exchange for a lil industrial carbon price increase and the BS that is carbon capture!
Forgetting the pipeline, this is BAD for the climate crisis!
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Ladies and gentlemen, make sure to keep your elbows firmly up while inside the vehicles bound for a country that's going to use them to illegally kidnap innocent men, women, and children share.google/ANhrgIX5WcIm...
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, make sure to keep your elbows firmly up while inside the vehicles bound for a country that's going to use them to illegally kidnap innocent men, women, and children share.google/ANhrgIX5WcIm...
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What's worse: not having the data (and Carr was cool with that) or not knowing that the data exists?
Both signal incompetence, which is on-brand for this particular Minister.
Both signal incompetence, which is on-brand for this particular Minister.
December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
What's worse: not having the data (and Carr was cool with that) or not knowing that the data exists?
Both signal incompetence, which is on-brand for this particular Minister.
Both signal incompetence, which is on-brand for this particular Minister.
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NEW: Sask. minister says province doesn't have addictions wait-time data. It does.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. minister says province doesn't have addictions wait-time data. It does | CBC News
Data obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information request to the Ministry of Health shows it can take as long as six weeks to receive in-patient addiction treatment in Saskatchewan.
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEW: Sask. minister says province doesn't have addictions wait-time data. It does.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Geoff Leo has a new story about Susie Silvestri, an American ALS patient that died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at a controversial facility in Moose Jaw.
youtu.be/6vxf0L9Vqd4?...
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American ALS patient dies after pursuing healing at controversial Sask. facility
YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan
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December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Geoff Leo has a new story about Susie Silvestri, an American ALS patient that died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at a controversial facility in Moose Jaw.
youtu.be/6vxf0L9Vqd4?...
youtu.be/6vxf0L9Vqd4?...
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Franklin the Turtle publisher slams Hegseth for ‘violent’ boat strike post
“Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.
“Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.
Franklin the Turtle publisher slams Hegseth for ‘violent’ boat strike post
“Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Franklin the Turtle publisher slams Hegseth for ‘violent’ boat strike post
“Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.
“Beloved Canadian icon” says it wants no part of the Trump team's war on drug traffickers.
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This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
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when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
when Michael Phelps was dominating US swimming there was endless coverage of all his genetic advantages. His wingspan, the way his body processed lactic acid, on and on and on. Nobody, not one person, floated the idea of kicking him out of the sport for genetic advantages
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This piece hit hard for me, as it tracks with why my daughter stopped playing soccer at recess. The boys wouldn't let the girls play with them--only against them and with fewer players. But when girls scored anyway, some boys would cheat and play to hurt the girls, to the point where it wasn't fun.
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This piece hit hard for me, as it tracks with why my daughter stopped playing soccer at recess. The boys wouldn't let the girls play with them--only against them and with fewer players. But when girls scored anyway, some boys would cheat and play to hurt the girls, to the point where it wasn't fun.
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
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This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
This is how a health system burns to the ground
Dr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
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We suspended teachers’ Charter rights because we just don’t want to pay them fairly is a hell of a position for a government to take.
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We suspended teachers’ Charter rights because we just don’t want to pay them fairly is a hell of a position for a government to take.
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This is a failure of the provinces and the federal govt who are driving our public healthcare system to the brink of collapse : Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is a failure of the provinces and the federal govt who are driving our public healthcare system to the brink of collapse : Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
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a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
a lot of people debating the merits of that dogshit essay meanwhile the girl’s mom is retweeting demands to ban all trans people from teaching at any level. it’s forest for the trees shit
I’m so fucking sick of politics and politicians.
Tired of our lives being treated like a game.
Tired of our lives being treated like a game.
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’m so fucking sick of politics and politicians.
Tired of our lives being treated like a game.
Tired of our lives being treated like a game.
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About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
Regina clinic closure leaves 5,000 patients scrambling for new family doctors | CBC News
About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
About 5,000 patients in Regina are now searching for a new family doctor after a clinic that received government money closed over the weekend. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
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Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
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How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
How do people not see that the entire OU essay thing is just an attempt by this girl and the Turning Point chapter to turn her into another Riley Gaines grifting on trying to push trans people out of society?
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of November!
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of November!
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Watching people “discover” environmental racism, and then double down on doing it has been depressing.
It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Watching people “discover” environmental racism, and then double down on doing it has been depressing.