smash fortier
@smashfortier.bsky.social
editor, publisher at @metonymypress.bsky.social, proud mama of 2 feisty little freaks, small-town homo turned Montrealer for life, hopeless jock.
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It is really bothering me (understatement) that the message is “bring back that one innocent guy” and not “WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK SHUT DOWN THIS WHOLE OPERATION IMMEDIATELY.”
April 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It is really bothering me (understatement) that the message is “bring back that one innocent guy” and not “WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK SHUT DOWN THIS WHOLE OPERATION IMMEDIATELY.”
Solidarité avec les éducatrices des CPE. Get yr shit together, Monsieur Legault. Also omg do I need the daycares to reopen 😭
Grève des éducatrices des CPE | Petite enfance, grande indifférence
On dit des gouvernements qu’ils marchent au bruit. Dans le vacarme ambiant, difficile d’entendre le bruit de la colère des éducatrices en CPE et des parents qui soutiennent leur combat. Difficile auss...
lp.ca
April 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Solidarité avec les éducatrices des CPE. Get yr shit together, Monsieur Legault. Also omg do I need the daycares to reopen 😭
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Chilling. They are saying that simply taking action in opposition to US foreign policy is grounds for deportation.
Think of the proud lineage of protests against US-backed wars, coups, torture...
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Think of the proud lineage of protests against US-backed wars, coups, torture...
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules
The judge said the Trump administration’s evidence – a two-page letter from Secretary of State Marco Rubio – is sufficient to deport Khalil under an obscure legal provision.
open.substack.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Chilling. They are saying that simply taking action in opposition to US foreign policy is grounds for deportation.
Think of the proud lineage of protests against US-backed wars, coups, torture...
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Think of the proud lineage of protests against US-backed wars, coups, torture...
BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
There’s a special place in hell for the people who honk angrily at me for being too slow at helping my neurodivergent child get safely on and off his school bus.
March 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
There’s a special place in hell for the people who honk angrily at me for being too slow at helping my neurodivergent child get safely on and off his school bus.
“Walk” home from metro yesterday got clocked by my garmin as a high-intensity elliptical workout. This is the sidewalk on my street rn.
February 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Walk” home from metro yesterday got clocked by my garmin as a high-intensity elliptical workout. This is the sidewalk on my street rn.
So much respect for everyone who made this happen!
Giller Foundation cuts ties with Scotiabank—bravo, finally. Congratulations to the activists who lead the campaign to compel this change, and hoping it leads banks to yet further divestment from weapons-makers.
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a...
www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/a...
Giller Foundation, lead sponsor Scotiabank end partnership
The foundation that administers the Giller Prize didn’t say why the partnership ended, but the sponsorship has recently come under fire over a Scotiabank subsidiary’s investment in an Israeli arms com...
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So much respect for everyone who made this happen!
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I think a lot of folks could benefit from taking a minute to read this from @tuck.bsky.social (and support Gender Reveal while you’re there).
www.patreon.com/posts/121361...
www.patreon.com/posts/121361...
literally what can we do | Tuck Woodstock
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February 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I think a lot of folks could benefit from taking a minute to read this from @tuck.bsky.social (and support Gender Reveal while you’re there).
www.patreon.com/posts/121361...
www.patreon.com/posts/121361...
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trade war btwn imperialist allies (US & Canada) is means to use economic nationalism to rally behind otherwise status-quo. struggle between 'foreign' & 'domestic' capital maintains capitalism, hurts ppl through price gouging, reinforces racist nationalism & intensifies extraction on Indigenous lands
February 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
trade war btwn imperialist allies (US & Canada) is means to use economic nationalism to rally behind otherwise status-quo. struggle between 'foreign' & 'domestic' capital maintains capitalism, hurts ppl through price gouging, reinforces racist nationalism & intensifies extraction on Indigenous lands
Nothing like a vicious Covid cough to remind me how weak my pelvic floor muscles are.
February 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Nothing like a vicious Covid cough to remind me how weak my pelvic floor muscles are.
So glad this was recorded and can’t wait to listen all the way thru
How do parenting and caregiving relate to justice and transforming the world? There are some great insights in the panel from tonight's virtual launch of the new book We Grow the World Together.
Truly profound and oddly hopeful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX6...
Truly profound and oddly hopeful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiX6...
We Grow The World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition
YouTube video by Haymarket Books
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:14 AM
So glad this was recorded and can’t wait to listen all the way thru
“The women of the Kanien’kehá:ka nation are entrusted as being title holders to our lands. We will decide who can or cannot speak for us and we will decide what to do on our homelands. In particular, the lands upon which McGill University is currently situated…”
Tree planted on McGill campus for Haudenosaunee peace ceremony
Amid continuing violence in the Middle East, Kanien’kehá:ka women say the symbolic gesture is a reminder peace is possible.
montrealgazette.com
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
“The women of the Kanien’kehá:ka nation are entrusted as being title holders to our lands. We will decide who can or cannot speak for us and we will decide what to do on our homelands. In particular, the lands upon which McGill University is currently situated…”
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I've heard rumors that Palestinians in Gaza are getting their accounts taken down (cool and normal reasons I'm sure) so I'm threading a partial list of GoFundMes that I've personally supported, in the hopes that you will do the same!
November 15, 2024 at 4:26 AM
I've heard rumors that Palestinians in Gaza are getting their accounts taken down (cool and normal reasons I'm sure) so I'm threading a partial list of GoFundMes that I've personally supported, in the hopes that you will do the same!
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THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION. Censorship affects all of us, and if Project 2025 gets its way, the entire trans publishing industry is at a significant risk of criminalization. In this article, I lay out the problem and the stakes, and suggest a broad action plan with dozens of potential response ✊
The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
thetransfemininereview.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:36 PM
THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION. Censorship affects all of us, and if Project 2025 gets its way, the entire trans publishing industry is at a significant risk of criminalization. In this article, I lay out the problem and the stakes, and suggest a broad action plan with dozens of potential response ✊