Collette (they/them)
@collette.bsky.social
Non-profit marketer, web writer, Brazilian Portuguese learner, interested in local governance. I play drums in a band. Treaty 4 / Regina SK. Views do not reflect my employer.
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Growing up my friend lived on the same street as Wozniak and on Halloween he gave out full bars and we stanned for him then and we stan for him now.
Silicon Valley picked the wrong Steve to lionize.
Silicon Valley picked the wrong Steve to lionize.
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Growing up my friend lived on the same street as Wozniak and on Halloween he gave out full bars and we stanned for him then and we stan for him now.
Silicon Valley picked the wrong Steve to lionize.
Silicon Valley picked the wrong Steve to lionize.
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Saskatchewan's auditor says she plans to look into the preparedness of province's public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
Auditor to investigate Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's wildfire preparedness
REGINA - Saskatchewan's auditor says she plans to look into the preparedness of province's public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Saskatchewan's auditor says she plans to look into the preparedness of province's public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
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Trans kids as cattle.
The only thing in Alberta more disgusting than a UCP MLA is an Albertan who actually voted for them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The only thing in Alberta more disgusting than a UCP MLA is an Albertan who actually voted for them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta MLA urged to apologize for comparing transgender surgery to livestock castration | CBC News
An Alberta legislature member was called on by the Opposition to apologize Thursday after saying the province has a duty to step in to deal with "bad parents" while also comparing transgender surgery ...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Trans kids as cattle.
The only thing in Alberta more disgusting than a UCP MLA is an Albertan who actually voted for them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The only thing in Alberta more disgusting than a UCP MLA is an Albertan who actually voted for them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Did you hear that the Department of Education reclassified some professional degrees to non-professional and guess what? Most of them are female-dominated jobs. They really want to economically subjugate women
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
Full list of degrees not classed as ‘professional’ by Trump admin
Certain students may no longer receive the same loan for their studies as what counts as "professional" will determine how much they get.
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Did you hear that the Department of Education reclassified some professional degrees to non-professional and guess what? Most of them are female-dominated jobs. They really want to economically subjugate women
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
www.newsweek.com/full-list-de...
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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The next episode of South Park is 100% going to be about Trump cheating on Satan with Mamdani.
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The next episode of South Park is 100% going to be about Trump cheating on Satan with Mamdani.
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Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is now defending Mamdani in response to loaded questions from Fox News. incredible scenes
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It tracks since Riley Gaines was best buddies with the coach who allegedly raped her teammates and has said almost nothing about it. She is very quiet about that despite being so outspoken about trans people.
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It tracks since Riley Gaines was best buddies with the coach who allegedly raped her teammates and has said almost nothing about it. She is very quiet about that despite being so outspoken about trans people.
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Riley Gaines is grateful for Megyn Kelly, the woman who was openly defending pedophilia and child sex trafficking last week.
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Riley Gaines is grateful for Megyn Kelly, the woman who was openly defending pedophilia and child sex trafficking last week.
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The UK is considering a policy that would effectively segregate trans people from society. It would bar trans people from "single sex spaces" even when they use the facility of their sex assigned at birth.
This is a full on policy of segregation without even the benefit of separate facilities.
This is a full on policy of segregation without even the benefit of separate facilities.
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The UK is considering a policy that would effectively segregate trans people from society. It would bar trans people from "single sex spaces" even when they use the facility of their sex assigned at birth.
This is a full on policy of segregation without even the benefit of separate facilities.
This is a full on policy of segregation without even the benefit of separate facilities.
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At least 178 people, including climbers, porters, guides and tourism officials, were stranded on the 3,676m mountain.
Climbers at Indonesia’s Mount Semeru safe after sudden volcanic eruption
At least 178 people, including climbers, porters, guides and tourism officials, were stranded on the 3,676m mountain.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At least 178 people, including climbers, porters, guides and tourism officials, were stranded on the 3,676m mountain.
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There is a free press chill in Alberta.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger
Former UCP candidate Caylan Ford's scattergun defamation lawsuit against the media and others sends a free press chill through Alberta
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There is a free press chill in Alberta.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/19/o...
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"I just say, ‘You know, it’s hard for me to care about Riley Gaines tying for fifth when my swim coach is accused of raping my teammates.”
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"I just say, ‘You know, it’s hard for me to care about Riley Gaines tying for fifth when my swim coach is accused of raping my teammates.”
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Federal Conservatives blame municipal "red tape" for housing soaring costs and the slow pace of development.
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Regina city council moves to allow manufactured homes in all residential neighbourhoods | CBC News
On Wednesday, Regina city council voted 8-3 to amend the city's bylaws to allow manufactured homes to be installed in neighbourhoods across the city. The measure has one final vote in December before ...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Federal Conservatives blame municipal "red tape" for housing soaring costs and the slow pace of development.
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Flo is a local hero. Magnificent human.
Here is the full text of Florence's presentation. She is super knowledgeable and it's worth reading but I can't keep up with her. #yqrcc
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Flo is a local hero. Magnificent human.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.
Israel kills at least 28 Palestinians in wave of Gaza ‘ceasefire’ attacks
Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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"Multiple cisgender women have turned down spots on a list of the top female cyclists in the U.K. because the organization compiling the list banned trans women.
"'If they don’t want to ride with all women, then it’s not the kind of ride I want to be part of'…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/cis-...
"'If they don’t want to ride with all women, then it’s not the kind of ride I want to be part of'…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/cis-...
Cis cyclists decline award because trans women were excluded: We "ride with all women" - LGBTQ Nation
“If they don’t want to ride with all women, then it’s not the kind of ride I want to be part of.”
www.lgbtqnation.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Multiple cisgender women have turned down spots on a list of the top female cyclists in the U.K. because the organization compiling the list banned trans women.
"'If they don’t want to ride with all women, then it’s not the kind of ride I want to be part of'…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/cis-...
"'If they don’t want to ride with all women, then it’s not the kind of ride I want to be part of'…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/cis-...
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“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” said Reid Pillifant, an attorney specializing in public records and media law.
NEW: Remember that story we broke a few months ago with
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
@propublica.org @texastribune.org?
We reported Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not want to release his office's emails with #Elon #Musk. Well, we have an update. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA #transparency #Texas
Gov. Abbott released 1,400 pages of emails about Elon Musk. Most are blacked out.
Abbott fought for months to keep secret emails between his office and Elon Musk. Now, hundreds of pages have been released.
www.kut.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” said Reid Pillifant, an attorney specializing in public records and media law.
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I feel like maybe it’s a function of everyone online being born in 2002 but I don’t think most people realize how openly and explicitly pedophilic american culture was until like… maybe 10 years ago
Someone found an mp3 of the creepy "Jailbait" song Olivia Nuzzi released when she was 16 🫣
November 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I feel like maybe it’s a function of everyone online being born in 2002 but I don’t think most people realize how openly and explicitly pedophilic american culture was until like… maybe 10 years ago
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I have been feeling depressed and discouraged that this man has the power and influence he does at my school and in my profession
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I have been feeling depressed and discouraged that this man has the power and influence he does at my school and in my profession
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it