Lauralee Dukeshire (she/her) @LauraleeDukeshire@social.cleverlibre.org

I guess I have to repeat this so I don't get @ with "Don't be naive, Canada has problems too, you know:" I'm well aware, but still glad we got permanent residence in BC. No place is perfect, but I feel safer there. So far, no insurrection, no daily mass shootings, and, well, the chart below.

I prefer it to the accelerating fascism here, at least for now. And with that👇

H/t: Ian Bremmer:

% of canadians that follow q-anon theories: 3

#Canada 🇨🇦

https://www.gzeromedia.com/gzero-north/the-graphic-truth-no-need-to-liberate-canada

If listening to "Very Serious People" ultimately got you a rigged oligarchy, swarming with dangerous armed nazis, under a fascist police state regime on a planet literally about to boil humanity off its surface... why do you think it's a good idea to ask those same people about solutions, and trust them when they tell you no one but them can solve the problem?

I'm not talking about scientists and experts; we're talking about capitalists here.

Why is it so hard to imagine that an entire socio-economic-political system that continuously puts greedbag reactionary capitalists in charge, even unto the point of literally threatening all life on earth with no sign of abatement, might have been designed that way on purpose? By whom? Well let me tell you a funny story about how rich reactionary crackers been running pretty much everything since and because of slavery...

Dawg, they lied to you. I'm right. The boiling sea proves it.

Once again, a reminder for those of you who scream about "e-begging":

None of us want to constantly solicit for funds, and in a society that actually cared enough for people to pay them livable wages if they work or provide enough to meet their needs if they can't work due to disability or age, there would be no need for #MutualAid.

This society, however, sometimes leaves us no other choice when all other avenues are closed off.

You don't have to like it or even donate, but respect it.

FASCIST OLIGARCHS BACK WHOEVER'S MOST LIKELY TO WIN & TO DELIVER WHAT THEY WANT

In 2016, BigOil, NRA & the Christian Right cut a deal with Trump:

he'd give them minoritarian control of the govt & judiciary

& Mike Pence as VP

Interview with Anne Nelson, Shadow Network:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJFg5nTxgMk

Also Nancy MacLean, Democracy in chains, espec re the Koch network (talk begins ~10m in)

https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/scholar-to-scholar-talk-nancy-maclean-pre-history-likely-sequels-of-insurrection-us-capitol/

#USPol #UKPol #CdnPoli #AusPol

A pinnable thread of resources that every trans person should know about in these terrifying times.

1. Erin Reed (no relation) makes maps of the US states with the best and worst laws for trans people, in case you are looking for a place to run to. This is a fast-evolving situation, so check her Substack for the latest map.

https://erininthemorn.substack.com/

#TransRights #TransLiberation #ShitIsFuckedUpAndBullshit #AndWeDoNotLikeIt

https://www.marca.com/en/ncaa/2023/04/22/64435531e2704e470a8b45ed.html

So, let's be clear about this. The NC legislators have one single incident that appears on the face of it problematic and want to pass teansphobic legislation. Yet, mass shootings and gun violence happens daily but they don't wish to address it. Alright, just so we know exactly where your fake morals lie.

#transphobia #transrights

We knew Covid was associated with diverse self-directed antibodies. But now the link to diverse autoimmune diseases has been established in triplicate

erictopol.substack.com/p/the-heightened…

A first for me today, in ten years of photographing protests. A dog holding a placard.

#TheBigOne #ExtinctionRebellion #London #XR #Protest #Protests #Photography #Photographer ©

Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. - POLITICO

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/23/surprising-geography-of-gun-violence-00092413

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them — ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims

Hello, I’m Dr Kaplan-Myrth, a family doctor in Canada. I also refuse to be an accomplice in the (re)infection of my patients and community. I will do what I can to prevent spread of #COVID19, to educate people about #LongCovid, and to take care of others. How about you? #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp

I interrupt the general sense of disinformation defeatism and public health gloom to announce that I’m reading the final manuscript today for #BreakingCanadians, co-written by beloved healthcare experts and advocates. Next it goes to production for @utpress fall/winter catalogue!