Alison Symington
@everyday-advocacy.bsky.social
Human Rights Advocate. Ghost Writer. Legal Researcher. Policy Analyst. Mother. Social Justice Warrior. (she/her)
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Poilievre losing his seat is almost Shakespearean: Pretender to the throne riles countrymen with anger, gets defeated by guy with Joy in his name. It’s basically Macbeth.
April 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Good luck today, Canada 🇨🇦 elbows up!
April 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Good luck today, Canada 🇨🇦 elbows up!
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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According to Conservatives, forcing a vaccine is bad, loss of Freedoms and they are patriots for protesting it.
(the vaccines weren't even forced)
but this is fine... no loss of freedoms here.
The double standard of the Conservatives is laughable at this point.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(the vaccines weren't even forced)
but this is fine... no loss of freedoms here.
The double standard of the Conservatives is laughable at this point.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Patients will need extensive support after involuntary addiction treatment: Alberta agency | CBC News
An Alberta Crown corporation that studies addiction recommends that any involuntary treatment be done for longer time periods because shorter stays seem ineffective.
www.cbc.ca
March 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
According to Conservatives, forcing a vaccine is bad, loss of Freedoms and they are patriots for protesting it.
(the vaccines weren't even forced)
but this is fine... no loss of freedoms here.
The double standard of the Conservatives is laughable at this point.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
(the vaccines weren't even forced)
but this is fine... no loss of freedoms here.
The double standard of the Conservatives is laughable at this point.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
WTF -- proud that you let your child die from a preventable illness!?!
Few things make me livid when I see them online seeing parents proudly say they have no regrets after letting their child die of measles, a fully preventable disease, I lose it for a bit.
That’s child neglect.
CPS has taken Black kids for far less, and it’s infuriating to watch this go unchecked.
That’s child neglect.
CPS has taken Black kids for far less, and it’s infuriating to watch this go unchecked.
March 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
WTF -- proud that you let your child die from a preventable illness!?!
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The United States is no longer a nation under the rule of law.
I urge Canadians to avoid travel. Illegal detentions and kidnapping by ICE have become all too common for travellers and those with working VISAs.
Stay away at this time.
boingboing.net/2025/03/20/d...
I urge Canadians to avoid travel. Illegal detentions and kidnapping by ICE have become all too common for travellers and those with working VISAs.
Stay away at this time.
boingboing.net/2025/03/20/d...
Dire warning from Canada MP: "I urge people not to travel to the United States" (video)
Dire warning from Canada's Prime Minister Angus: "I urge people not to travel to the United States" (video)
boingboing.net
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The United States is no longer a nation under the rule of law.
I urge Canadians to avoid travel. Illegal detentions and kidnapping by ICE have become all too common for travellers and those with working VISAs.
Stay away at this time.
boingboing.net/2025/03/20/d...
I urge Canadians to avoid travel. Illegal detentions and kidnapping by ICE have become all too common for travellers and those with working VISAs.
Stay away at this time.
boingboing.net/2025/03/20/d...
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Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
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We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We just wanted to take a moment to thank all our new supporters! Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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It's weird having to re-think my zombie apocalypse plan into a rogue state American invasion plan, but here we are. Some of it still works.
March 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's weird having to re-think my zombie apocalypse plan into a rogue state American invasion plan, but here we are. Some of it still works.
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The Wiggles just put out a song with Orville Peck about how they’re friends of Dorothy…welcome to the resistance, The Wiggles
March 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Wiggles just put out a song with Orville Peck about how they’re friends of Dorothy…welcome to the resistance, The Wiggles
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You've been asking yourself "where is the Canadian guy"? But you knew he would show up just when we needed him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozb...
We Are Canadian
YouTube video by Jeff Douglas
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
You've been asking yourself "where is the Canadian guy"? But you knew he would show up just when we needed him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ozb...
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Embrace your inner goose, Canadian friends!
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Embrace your inner goose, Canadian friends!
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Happening tomorrow! ⏰
Join @iasociety.bsky.social & @hivjustice.net for a compelling webinar on #HIV criminalisation
We'll learn how HIV-specific laws were removed & recriminalisation attempts were resisted in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Link to register ⬇️ iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join @iasociety.bsky.social & @hivjustice.net for a compelling webinar on #HIV criminalisation
We'll learn how HIV-specific laws were removed & recriminalisation attempts were resisted in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Link to register ⬇️ iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Ending HIV criminalization: lessons from Zimbabwe. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The IAS Heart of Stigma programme, in collaboration with the HIV Justice Network, is hosting “Ending HIV criminalization: lessons from Zimbabwe” to commemorate HIV is Not A Crime Awareness Day. Join u...
iasociety.zoom.us
March 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happening tomorrow! ⏰
Join @iasociety.bsky.social & @hivjustice.net for a compelling webinar on #HIV criminalisation
We'll learn how HIV-specific laws were removed & recriminalisation attempts were resisted in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Link to register ⬇️ iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join @iasociety.bsky.social & @hivjustice.net for a compelling webinar on #HIV criminalisation
We'll learn how HIV-specific laws were removed & recriminalisation attempts were resisted in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Link to register ⬇️ iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on Wednesday!
March 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Join us on Wednesday!
The boycott only helps if you don't go out tomorrow & do everything that you boycotted today. If you don't need to shop at Amazon today, you probably don't need to shop there EVER. If you find what you need at small local shops today, you probably can EVERYDAY! #EconomicBlackout #MakeTheChange
February 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The boycott only helps if you don't go out tomorrow & do everything that you boycotted today. If you don't need to shop at Amazon today, you probably don't need to shop there EVER. If you find what you need at small local shops today, you probably can EVERYDAY! #EconomicBlackout #MakeTheChange
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BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election
February 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election
Criminalizing HIV non-disclosure, exposure & transmission leads to a lot of injustices & undermines proven health interventions. If you are not familiar with this issue, today is the perfect day to learn about it. Check out hivjustice.net & hivjusticeworldwide.org. #HIVIsNotACrime
February 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Criminalizing HIV non-disclosure, exposure & transmission leads to a lot of injustices & undermines proven health interventions. If you are not familiar with this issue, today is the perfect day to learn about it. Check out hivjustice.net & hivjusticeworldwide.org. #HIVIsNotACrime
Congratulations Galen! #ProfiteerOfTheYear !! 🥳🥂
BREAKING: The results are finally in! 🥁🤑 Over 7,000 people across Canada voted in our first-ever #ProfiteerOfTheYear Awards and crowned Galen Weston Jr., Chair of Loblaw, as the top profiteer of 2024.
Read our press release: leadnow.ca/profiteer-re...
Read our press release: leadnow.ca/profiteer-re...
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Congratulations Galen! #ProfiteerOfTheYear !! 🥳🥂
Clare speaks the truth. The candiate doesn't have to be perfect, they just have to belong to a party other than the PC! Not voting because "all politicians are the same" is the most lazy-assed, un informed BS ever. VOTE!
The Ontario election is tomorrow! Doug Ford just said he wants to be premier forever! I hate him so much and you should too! And so without further ado, I post this once more, with feeling: youtu.be/pUoX9FGT0M0?...
Please Don't Vote For Doug Ford This Time, Ontario
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
February 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Clare speaks the truth. The candiate doesn't have to be perfect, they just have to belong to a party other than the PC! Not voting because "all politicians are the same" is the most lazy-assed, un informed BS ever. VOTE!
It is funny how ppl are ok with science, until it requires some action on their part. The reality is harsh.
Five years after the pandemic began, here's the harsh reality: The #COVID19 Alarmists Were Closer to the Truth Than Anyone Else, by @dwallacewells.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/o... via @nytopinion.nytimes.com @jillianhortonmd.bsky.social
Opinion | The Fifth Anniversary of the Covid Pandemic Reveals New Lessons
Five years since a novel virus spread everywhere, it’s hard to remember what the beginning was like.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It is funny how ppl are ok with science, until it requires some action on their part. The reality is harsh.
Agreed! Vote.
Voting is harm reduction. We do not vote for perfection but for progress, step by step.
If you have to pinch your nose while you do it, then do it. But "They all suck" is defeatist BS that only benefits the worst people in politics.
If you have to pinch your nose while you do it, then do it. But "They all suck" is defeatist BS that only benefits the worst people in politics.
February 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Agreed! Vote.
Yes please!
Get in good trouble, necessary trouble.
February 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yes please!
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
And PLEASE VOTE. Last time, Ford got a majority based on votes from only 18% of the electorate.
February 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Amen.
February 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Amen.