Dawn Sparks
@sparkygazelle.bsky.social
Just a human living in Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish territory. Cats, horses, the smell of the sea, the smell of the forest - heaven. She/her. Let's stop the fascists, the transphobes, the racists and bigots.
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The "Andrew Tate can only beat women, he can't beat a real man" sentiment being repeated today is just repackaged misogyny.
Don't boo me, I'm right.
Don't boo me, I'm right.
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The "Andrew Tate can only beat women, he can't beat a real man" sentiment being repeated today is just repackaged misogyny.
Don't boo me, I'm right.
Don't boo me, I'm right.
This is just so wonderful. This is what you do if you have money.❤️
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is just so wonderful. This is what you do if you have money.❤️
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Mitt Romney is to the left of Mark Carney.
While Mitt calls for higher taxes on the rich, Mark Carney slashed taxes on capital gains and yachts
While Mitt calls for higher taxes on the rich, Mark Carney slashed taxes on capital gains and yachts
Mitt Romney is in the New York Times saying we should tax the rich.
December 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Mitt Romney is to the left of Mark Carney.
While Mitt calls for higher taxes on the rich, Mark Carney slashed taxes on capital gains and yachts
While Mitt calls for higher taxes on the rich, Mark Carney slashed taxes on capital gains and yachts
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CBC has put together an impressive collection of clips exposing Diagolon and Second Sons in their own words. These are white nationalists and neo-Nazis who want an ethnic cleansing and believe "violence is the answer." Largest group of its kind in Canadian history. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Exposing a masked ‘nationalist’ club: ‘The race war is here’
YouTube video by CBC News
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December 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
CBC has put together an impressive collection of clips exposing Diagolon and Second Sons in their own words. These are white nationalists and neo-Nazis who want an ethnic cleansing and believe "violence is the answer." Largest group of its kind in Canadian history. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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The problem with the NDP is much like the Dems in the U.S..... the leadership is out of touch with the times and issues we are facing. Seems like they only listen to pollung consultants rather than their membership.
December 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The problem with the NDP is much like the Dems in the U.S..... the leadership is out of touch with the times and issues we are facing. Seems like they only listen to pollung consultants rather than their membership.
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The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era ban on antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon
The Trump administration will reverse a Biden-era policy that prohibits the use of antipersonnel land mines, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Post.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era ban on antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
The memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies.
JFC
December 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
JFC
It's impossible to overstate the harm this will cause.
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It's impossible to overstate the harm this will cause.
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1) literally no climate activist says fossil fuels aren’t useful. If they weren’t useful then there’d be no problem!
2) The annual Abundance conference where Matty Yglesias was a paid speaker is sponsored by the Koch network.
3) The Liberals in Canada are not “the left”. Not this government.
2) The annual Abundance conference where Matty Yglesias was a paid speaker is sponsored by the Koch network.
3) The Liberals in Canada are not “the left”. Not this government.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
1) literally no climate activist says fossil fuels aren’t useful. If they weren’t useful then there’d be no problem!
2) The annual Abundance conference where Matty Yglesias was a paid speaker is sponsored by the Koch network.
3) The Liberals in Canada are not “the left”. Not this government.
2) The annual Abundance conference where Matty Yglesias was a paid speaker is sponsored by the Koch network.
3) The Liberals in Canada are not “the left”. Not this government.
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2013 was the first time in 30 years the Maine shrimp season was canceled. It never reopened (if you had Maine shrimp in the intervening years, it was from the small "test catch" done to see if they could reopen. This year's catch was < 7 pounds).
This is just so sad. We did this.
This is just so sad. We did this.
When climate change takes a flavor from the world.
My in-law family has told me about the tiny, intense pink shrimp that were harvested in stormy seas in Maine winters.
Now warming oceans have reduced the shrimp population to almost nothing, and the fishery has been officially closed.
My in-law family has told me about the tiny, intense pink shrimp that were harvested in stormy seas in Maine winters.
Now warming oceans have reduced the shrimp population to almost nothing, and the fishery has been officially closed.
New England’s shrimp fishery to shut down for the long haul after years of decline
Fishing regulators are extending a shutdown for New England’s historic shrimp fishing business, effectively shuttering an industry that fell victim to warming oceans.
www.pressherald.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
2013 was the first time in 30 years the Maine shrimp season was canceled. It never reopened (if you had Maine shrimp in the intervening years, it was from the small "test catch" done to see if they could reopen. This year's catch was < 7 pounds).
This is just so sad. We did this.
This is just so sad. We did this.
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! FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR COQUITLAM RIVER !
16 Dec 2025 @ 20:35 PT, the #Coquitlam River at #PortCoquitlam has reached 152cms flow (2-5-yr return period) and is rising rapidly and may exceed bankfull conditions this evening and overnight.
#BCwx #BCstorm #BCflood #BCstormwatch #BCfloods
16 Dec 2025 @ 20:35 PT, the #Coquitlam River at #PortCoquitlam has reached 152cms flow (2-5-yr return period) and is rising rapidly and may exceed bankfull conditions this evening and overnight.
#BCwx #BCstorm #BCflood #BCstormwatch #BCfloods
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 AM
! FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR COQUITLAM RIVER !
16 Dec 2025 @ 20:35 PT, the #Coquitlam River at #PortCoquitlam has reached 152cms flow (2-5-yr return period) and is rising rapidly and may exceed bankfull conditions this evening and overnight.
#BCwx #BCstorm #BCflood #BCstormwatch #BCfloods
16 Dec 2025 @ 20:35 PT, the #Coquitlam River at #PortCoquitlam has reached 152cms flow (2-5-yr return period) and is rising rapidly and may exceed bankfull conditions this evening and overnight.
#BCwx #BCstorm #BCflood #BCstormwatch #BCfloods
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Imagine if Hockey Canada, Canada Soccer, and Curling Canada do what Skate Canada just did in Alberta?
And Premier Smith citing the IOC...ha! They're right up there with FIFA in their ethical practice and governance.
Did Danielle Smith do any sports, outside mandatory gym class?
And Premier Smith citing the IOC...ha! They're right up there with FIFA in their ethical practice and governance.
Did Danielle Smith do any sports, outside mandatory gym class?
I wonder how many other national sport organizations will follow Skate Canada's lead. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Skate Canada won’t host Alberta events due to sports gender law
Skate Canada says it won’t host national and international-level events in Alberta, citing provincial law that restricts transgender athletes from participating in female-only sport divisions.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Imagine if Hockey Canada, Canada Soccer, and Curling Canada do what Skate Canada just did in Alberta?
And Premier Smith citing the IOC...ha! They're right up there with FIFA in their ethical practice and governance.
Did Danielle Smith do any sports, outside mandatory gym class?
And Premier Smith citing the IOC...ha! They're right up there with FIFA in their ethical practice and governance.
Did Danielle Smith do any sports, outside mandatory gym class?
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Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
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In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
B.C.’s UNDRIP law was passed unanimously as a path to reconciliation. But now that a provincial court has ruled the government’s obligations under the act are legally enforceable, Premier David Eby is vowing to amend it, raising alarm bells among some First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/undrip-eby-s...
B.C. premier’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law, explained | The Narwhal
B.C. Premier David Eby’s plans to change Indigenous Rights law following the Gitxaala ruling has some concerned about the province’s future
thenarwhal.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
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I was hoping to ask the premier about his plans to amend DRIPA
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
In 2019, BC MLAs unanimously passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
It was hailed as a watershed moment for reconciliation
Now, the government is vowing to change the law to block the courts from enforcing it and the official opposition is calling for DRIPA's repeal #bcpoli
B.C.’s UNDRIP law was passed unanimously as a path to reconciliation. But now that a provincial court has ruled the government’s obligations under the act are legally enforceable, Premier David Eby is vowing to amend it, raising alarm bells among some First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/undrip-eby-s...
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I was hoping to ask the premier about his plans to amend DRIPA
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
I also have questions about his government's energy policies and his evolution on the issue of fossil fuel development
But my request for a year end interview went unanswered
Most press gallery members got one last week #bcpoli
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The genocide in Gaza has ended, and I found myself without a home, without a city, and everything around me past, present, and perhaps future is destroyed. I am trying to rebuild my life, and I hope you will support me, even in a small way.
chuffed.org/project/1389...
chuffed.org/project/1389...
Help Jamal’s family leave the war zone and rebuild their life!
Hi my loves! My name is Caroline, and I created this fundraiser to help Jamal support his family as they fight to survive the genocide in Gaza, evacuate to safety, and eventually rebuild their lives f...
chuffed.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The genocide in Gaza has ended, and I found myself without a home, without a city, and everything around me past, present, and perhaps future is destroyed. I am trying to rebuild my life, and I hope you will support me, even in a small way.
chuffed.org/project/1389...
chuffed.org/project/1389...
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It’s just too much. Peace and love to all who grieve tonight.
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It’s just too much. Peace and love to all who grieve tonight.
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A lil update/ context.
Post the Haitian Springfield slander of 2024- the city approved a huge housing development.
The house cost on average 300-400k, and Springfield decided anyone who buys those homes
DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY PROPERTY TAX
so wealthy yt assholes from Columbus are buying them
Post the Haitian Springfield slander of 2024- the city approved a huge housing development.
The house cost on average 300-400k, and Springfield decided anyone who buys those homes
DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY PROPERTY TAX
so wealthy yt assholes from Columbus are buying them
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A lil update/ context.
Post the Haitian Springfield slander of 2024- the city approved a huge housing development.
The house cost on average 300-400k, and Springfield decided anyone who buys those homes
DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY PROPERTY TAX
so wealthy yt assholes from Columbus are buying them
Post the Haitian Springfield slander of 2024- the city approved a huge housing development.
The house cost on average 300-400k, and Springfield decided anyone who buys those homes
DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY PROPERTY TAX
so wealthy yt assholes from Columbus are buying them
Can we please please please start asking for vaccination records at the border? We do it if you are traveling with your pet - why not for people?
And so should we all: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Health minister says she worries about U.S. public health decisions harming Canadians | CBC News
Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she worries about how recent actions by U.S. public health agencies, like removing a universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for American infants, could harm ...
www.cbc.ca
December 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Can we please please please start asking for vaccination records at the border? We do it if you are traveling with your pet - why not for people?
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Assigned to a prison job paying $0.13 per hour, Abron Arrington refused to work, figuring his time could be better spent learning physics.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery
Coloradans voted in 2018 to amend their state constitution to ban forced labor in prison. Years later, incarcerated people are still being punished for refusing work assignments.
boltsmag.org
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Assigned to a prison job paying $0.13 per hour, Abron Arrington refused to work, figuring his time could be better spent learning physics.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
The Colorado DOC punished him with bouts of solitary confinement.
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Najwa is also dear to me. She's Sakher's mother, and the mother of such a good man. She needs our help as well.
Najwa is real, her needs tremendous, beyond comprehension.
Sharing is free. Donating is a mutual blessing. gofund.me/759627e87
Najwa is real, her needs tremendous, beyond comprehension.
Sharing is free. Donating is a mutual blessing. gofund.me/759627e87
Donate to Help a Mother of 5 Survive in Gaza, organized by Jennifer M
My name is Najwa, and I am a mother of five children living in Gaza. Every day, we strug… Jennifer M needs your support for Help a Mother of 5 Survive in Gaza
gofund.me
December 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Najwa is also dear to me. She's Sakher's mother, and the mother of such a good man. She needs our help as well.
Najwa is real, her needs tremendous, beyond comprehension.
Sharing is free. Donating is a mutual blessing. gofund.me/759627e87
Najwa is real, her needs tremendous, beyond comprehension.
Sharing is free. Donating is a mutual blessing. gofund.me/759627e87
In the "Things Never Change" file:
December 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In the "Things Never Change" file:
