Smell the Onions
@monicarooney.bsky.social
Fine art and portrait photographer
She/her
Toronto (BEY)
Twin mom x 2
Atheist, feminist, anti-fascist, anti-racist
Photography, politics, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, art, Canada etc.
Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight - Bruce Cockburn
ELBOWS UP!! 🇨🇦
She/her
Toronto (BEY)
Twin mom x 2
Atheist, feminist, anti-fascist, anti-racist
Photography, politics, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, art, Canada etc.
Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight - Bruce Cockburn
ELBOWS UP!! 🇨🇦
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Mastodon Canada
A community for Canadians, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Peoples of the great white north.
mstdn.ca
If you’re looking for me on other platforms, I’m on mstdn.ca and on Pixelfed.social at the same handle. Still on IG but only check sporadically. I vet my follows so be patient and I'll follow back in time.
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is how you get Lexx
(which I watched and remember little about except it was very horny)
(which I watched and remember little about except it was very horny)
Make more sci-fi shows with insanely expensive premises for $20(CAD) per episode!! Please!!
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is how you get Lexx
(which I watched and remember little about except it was very horny)
(which I watched and remember little about except it was very horny)
All new vehicles will be equipped with spinning knives both inside and out for maximum carnage
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
All new vehicles will be equipped with spinning knives both inside and out for maximum carnage
Chris Tucker flew on the Lolita Express
Rush Hour 4 is reportedly a go at Paramount – after Trump intervened on behalf of the movie.
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring the franchise back to the big screen
Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening
Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring his hit franchise back to the big screen
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Chris Tucker flew on the Lolita Express
@junlper.beer love Ill Conceived. Why is this the answer to every question?
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@junlper.beer love Ill Conceived. Why is this the answer to every question?
I saw the fascist organizer for the Christie Pits rally at lunch yesterday, but then I saw Thomas Haskell (@tshaskell.bsky.social ) in the afternoon - which made everything better. www.cbc.ca/television/t...
Thomas Haskell | The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down Potter Bio | CBC Television
Meet the potters competing for top prize on The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I saw the fascist organizer for the Christie Pits rally at lunch yesterday, but then I saw Thomas Haskell (@tshaskell.bsky.social ) in the afternoon - which made everything better. www.cbc.ca/television/t...
Me to trans people in the closet (you’ll be much happier):
Canada should support the Global South’s call for a Just Transition Mechanism www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/20/o...
Canada should support the Global South’s call for a Just Transition Mechanism
Workers in industries such as coal mining face job losses. Without a plan, the transformation of the energy sector could deepen inequality and leave entire communities behind.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Me to trans people in the closet (you’ll be much happier):
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
@theferocity.bsky.social yes! Visit Canada! But check the weather first. Montreal can get very cold and snowy. Toronto has more of a damp/slush season.
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@theferocity.bsky.social yes! Visit Canada! But check the weather first. Montreal can get very cold and snowy. Toronto has more of a damp/slush season.
🎶 And we will really shake them up when we win the World Cup /
‘Cause Scotland are the greatest football team 🎶
- ear worm from my childhood
‘Cause Scotland are the greatest football team 🎶
- ear worm from my childhood
SCOTLAND GOING TO WORLD CUP
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
🎶 And we will really shake them up when we win the World Cup /
‘Cause Scotland are the greatest football team 🎶
- ear worm from my childhood
‘Cause Scotland are the greatest football team 🎶
- ear worm from my childhood
State-level anti-transgender laws increased incidents of past-year suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary young people by 7–72%
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
State-level anti-transgender laws increased incidents of past-year suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary young people by 7–72%
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Just a reminder that the notwithstanding clause is used when a government knows what they are doing not only is against people's Charter rights, but also is not a reasonable limit justified in a free and democratic society under section 1. #cdnpoli #ableg
Alberta's justice minister has tabled a bill to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of legislation from legal challenges. The laws in question restrict the rights of transgender people in access to health care and sports, and affect K-12 education of all students.
#AbLeg #Abed
#AbLeg #Abed
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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The UCP's obsession with children's genitals should result in the same kind of shunning that happens to a weird cousin who asks all of the kids at a family BBQ what colour their underpants are.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
November 18, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The UCP's obsession with children's genitals should result in the same kind of shunning that happens to a weird cousin who asks all of the kids at a family BBQ what colour their underpants are.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
This obsession with what's happening in the pants of children is unhealthy, predatory, and creepy as hell.
If you need to visit Toronto to get trans care for your kid, contact me and I’ll see if you can stay at my place while you have your medical appointments. I’m sorry I can’t help with the sports.
Today, Alberta introduced Bill 9 and invoked the notwithstanding clause to shield three anti-trans laws from constitutional challenge. These laws deny gender-affirming care to youth, erase 2SLGBTQI identities from schools, and ban trans girls and women from sports.
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
If you need to visit Toronto to get trans care for your kid, contact me and I’ll see if you can stay at my place while you have your medical appointments. I’m sorry I can’t help with the sports.
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Look, I think it’s folly to monitor NYT coverage at this point but it just has to be said that the NYT covered those damn university president hearings BREATHLESSLY but the Epstein emails???? Crumbs. Even though I’m used to them being bootlickers, it’s still appalling to see.
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Look, I think it’s folly to monitor NYT coverage at this point but it just has to be said that the NYT covered those damn university president hearings BREATHLESSLY but the Epstein emails???? Crumbs. Even though I’m used to them being bootlickers, it’s still appalling to see.
Specifically Hoggle from Labyrinth after he got left in the unclaimed baggage area for years
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Specifically Hoggle from Labyrinth after he got left in the unclaimed baggage area for years
This goes nicely with the “no, the NYT is a reputable newspaper - not unethical garbage” protestations we heard so much yesterday from their current and former contributors
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This goes nicely with the “no, the NYT is a reputable newspaper - not unethical garbage” protestations we heard so much yesterday from their current and former contributors
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No clicks for the New York Times! No Wordle. No recipes. No magazine. Nothing!! NO CLICKS!!!
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
No clicks for the New York Times! No Wordle. No recipes. No magazine. Nothing!! NO CLICKS!!!
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do people who work for the new york times know that shutting up is free
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
do people who work for the new york times know that shutting up is free
Yay! We get the good stuff! Suck it, rest of Toronto!
The neighbourhood retail report as amended CARRIES 23-2.
Toronto Council votes to permit corner stores in all Old Toronto & East York wards, and expands permission for retail on some (but not all) major streets city-wide.
Toronto Council votes to permit corner stores in all Old Toronto & East York wards, and expands permission for retail on some (but not all) major streets city-wide.
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yay! We get the good stuff! Suck it, rest of Toronto!
Laura Loomer doesn’t want to say that she sees herself in President Trump, but that President Trump is inside of her.
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Laura Loomer doesn’t want to say that she sees herself in President Trump, but that President Trump is inside of her.
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This is so instructive about the reality distortion field that happens at the NYT. People inside really can't see the difference in what gets covered, and how, and how the amount of emphasis/focus changes what a story *is*. The example of the panic over trans kids is such an instructive case.
November 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is so instructive about the reality distortion field that happens at the NYT. People inside really can't see the difference in what gets covered, and how, and how the amount of emphasis/focus changes what a story *is*. The example of the panic over trans kids is such an instructive case.
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Note how this is obfuscating: "A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is 'dirty' is not a whole news story."
Guy 1: Notorious sexual offender.
Guy 2: Reporter at a leading national newspaper.
Guy 3: Candidate for president.
Guy 1: Notorious sexual offender.
Guy 2: Reporter at a leading national newspaper.
Guy 3: Candidate for president.
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Note how this is obfuscating: "A guy emailing a reporter talking about old girlfriends or saying someone is 'dirty' is not a whole news story."
Guy 1: Notorious sexual offender.
Guy 2: Reporter at a leading national newspaper.
Guy 3: Candidate for president.
Guy 1: Notorious sexual offender.
Guy 2: Reporter at a leading national newspaper.
Guy 3: Candidate for president.