Frances
@frances2023.bsky.social
Feminist, urban living, anthro grad, politics, and climate change. Human origins nerd. #Ontario #Canada I usually follow back but no "intro" DMs, please - only interested in reading posts.
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Rep. Raskin: "Releasing the names of a lot of victims is either spectacular incompetence and sloppiness on [DOJ's] part or, as a lot of the survivors believe, a deliberate threat to other survivors who are thinking about coming forward."
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Rep. Raskin: "Releasing the names of a lot of victims is either spectacular incompetence and sloppiness on [DOJ's] part or, as a lot of the survivors believe, a deliberate threat to other survivors who are thinking about coming forward."
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Not stupid. Impunity is a big part of the project. And so far it seems to be working.
Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney has gone public with her offer to "clear" Donald Trump in exchange for a pardon. So if Donald gives her one, that would be an admission that she has information about him that could lead to criminal convictions.
Stupid of the lawyer to say the quiet part out loud.
Stupid of the lawyer to say the quiet part out loud.
February 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Not stupid. Impunity is a big part of the project. And so far it seems to be working.
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Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
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"A ton of unnecessary redactions in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims."
NOW: Rep Raskin (D-MD) speaks to the press about what he saw after viewing unredacted Epstein files.
NOW: Rep Raskin (D-MD) speaks to the press about what he saw after viewing unredacted Epstein files.
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
"A ton of unnecessary redactions in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims."
NOW: Rep Raskin (D-MD) speaks to the press about what he saw after viewing unredacted Epstein files.
NOW: Rep Raskin (D-MD) speaks to the press about what he saw after viewing unredacted Epstein files.
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Bruce Fanjoy
Carleton
Liberal Caucus
Ontario
24,696 signatures
Alberta-2969
British Columbia-4425
Manitoba-882
New Brunswick-542
Newfoundland and Labrador-341
Northwest Territories-25
Nova Scotia-1159
Nunavut-11
Ontario-12163
Prince Edward Island-146
Quebec-1141
Saskatchewan-679
Yukon-48
Carleton
Liberal Caucus
Ontario
24,696 signatures
Alberta-2969
British Columbia-4425
Manitoba-882
New Brunswick-542
Newfoundland and Labrador-341
Northwest Territories-25
Nova Scotia-1159
Nunavut-11
Ontario-12163
Prince Edward Island-146
Quebec-1141
Saskatchewan-679
Yukon-48
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Bruce Fanjoy - who beat Pierre Poilievre in the riding of Carleton - has officially sponsored a petition which calls on all party leaders to have a security clearance.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/yhu4hbth
Bruce Fanjoy - who beat Pierre Poilievre in the riding of Carleton - has officially sponsored a petition which calls on all party leaders to have a security clearance.
Sign here: tinyurl.com/yhu4hbth
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
tinyurl.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Bruce Fanjoy
Carleton
Liberal Caucus
Ontario
24,696 signatures
Alberta-2969
British Columbia-4425
Manitoba-882
New Brunswick-542
Newfoundland and Labrador-341
Northwest Territories-25
Nova Scotia-1159
Nunavut-11
Ontario-12163
Prince Edward Island-146
Quebec-1141
Saskatchewan-679
Yukon-48
Carleton
Liberal Caucus
Ontario
24,696 signatures
Alberta-2969
British Columbia-4425
Manitoba-882
New Brunswick-542
Newfoundland and Labrador-341
Northwest Territories-25
Nova Scotia-1159
Nunavut-11
Ontario-12163
Prince Edward Island-146
Quebec-1141
Saskatchewan-679
Yukon-48
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👉Register here: bit.ly/4qqIzb4
The strongest predictor of climate action is whether people talk about climate change — not how much they know, how worried they are, or who they vote for.
Seniors For Climate welcomes MP Steven Guilbeault for a climate conversation
#LetsTalkClimate #LaterIsTooLate
The strongest predictor of climate action is whether people talk about climate change — not how much they know, how worried they are, or who they vote for.
Seniors For Climate welcomes MP Steven Guilbeault for a climate conversation
#LetsTalkClimate #LaterIsTooLate
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
👉Register here: bit.ly/4qqIzb4
The strongest predictor of climate action is whether people talk about climate change — not how much they know, how worried they are, or who they vote for.
Seniors For Climate welcomes MP Steven Guilbeault for a climate conversation
#LetsTalkClimate #LaterIsTooLate
The strongest predictor of climate action is whether people talk about climate change — not how much they know, how worried they are, or who they vote for.
Seniors For Climate welcomes MP Steven Guilbeault for a climate conversation
#LetsTalkClimate #LaterIsTooLate
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This is Millie. She has accurately predicted the winner of the Super Bowl three years running. Also knew Bad Bunny was going to bring out Lady Gaga, but no one bothered to ask her about that. 14/10 (TT: jo_jo177)
February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is Millie. She has accurately predicted the winner of the Super Bowl three years running. Also knew Bad Bunny was going to bring out Lady Gaga, but no one bothered to ask her about that. 14/10 (TT: jo_jo177)
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All this, just for a chorus of boos.
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
All this, just for a chorus of boos.
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This is the thing. The fact that governments aren't commonly punished for early election calls doesn't mean they're not risky. The very nature of the 2025 election - the huge swing in the polls, the Trump factor, economic uncertainty etc - would make a call now deeply deeply risky.
plus, polls are one thing, turnout is another. a lot of carney's support is pretty evidently from people who are largely checked out beyond massive scary headlines
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
This is the thing. The fact that governments aren't commonly punished for early election calls doesn't mean they're not risky. The very nature of the 2025 election - the huge swing in the polls, the Trump factor, economic uncertainty etc - would make a call now deeply deeply risky.
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Dr. John Gartner. He is a psychologist and former part-time assistant professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. He has studied "malignant narcissism," a term originally introduced by Erich Fromm.
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Dr. John Gartner. He is a psychologist and former part-time assistant professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. He has studied "malignant narcissism," a term originally introduced by Erich Fromm.
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I am truly impressed by the number of motorists whose objection to this boils down to "but I am not a safe enough driver to handle it and I would prefer not to improve"
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I am truly impressed by the number of motorists whose objection to this boils down to "but I am not a safe enough driver to handle it and I would prefer not to improve"
It's difficult to feel outrage about this when the IDF has been able to get away with killing tens of thousands Palestinians.
Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed
Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed
Last week, the British newspaper The Guardian reported that Israeli forces had “bulldozed” part of the cemetery in al-Tuffah last year.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It's difficult to feel outrage about this when the IDF has been able to get away with killing tens of thousands Palestinians.
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When 40% of voters can deliver near total power, accountability collapses.
Majority governments without majority support are not stability, they are insulation from consequences.
Pro-Rep forces governments to earn broad support and makes abuse of power harder to hide.
Majority governments without majority support are not stability, they are insulation from consequences.
Pro-Rep forces governments to earn broad support and makes abuse of power harder to hide.
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
When 40% of voters can deliver near total power, accountability collapses.
Majority governments without majority support are not stability, they are insulation from consequences.
Pro-Rep forces governments to earn broad support and makes abuse of power harder to hide.
Majority governments without majority support are not stability, they are insulation from consequences.
Pro-Rep forces governments to earn broad support and makes abuse of power harder to hide.
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Every member of Council knows there isn't an easy way to dramatically reduce costs, quickly. It takes time to do it. It takes hard work. It takes patience. For some of those proposing "fiscal prudence" during the budget, this is more about media sound bites than anything else.
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Every member of Council knows there isn't an easy way to dramatically reduce costs, quickly. It takes time to do it. It takes hard work. It takes patience. For some of those proposing "fiscal prudence" during the budget, this is more about media sound bites than anything else.
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I took part in a Stand With Minnesota event last week where I asked Mayor Frey about the negative impact ICE is having on the Minneapolis business community
February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I took part in a Stand With Minnesota event last week where I asked Mayor Frey about the negative impact ICE is having on the Minneapolis business community
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Kitchener-Waterloo’s billion-dollar building industry grinds to a halt as city water shortage fears grow
Kitchener-Waterloo’s billion-dollar building industry grinds to a halt as city water shortage fears grow
The region announced in December that it had identified a significant water capacity issue in an area that supplies drinking water to Kitchener, Waterloo, and parts of Cambridge, Wilmot, and Woolwich.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Kitchener-Waterloo’s billion-dollar building industry grinds to a halt as city water shortage fears grow
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Reminder that the Weston Golf and Country Club, like several other golf courses in Toronto, receives an artificially low property tax assessment to "preserve open space" that is not actually accessible to the public (hence the need for expropriation.)
From @alyshah.bsky.social: It’s taken years for the city to close a tiny gap in this 65-km public trail. The trouble? A 110-year-old private golf course lies in the way www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-...
It’s taken years for the city to close a tiny gap in this 65-km public trail. The trouble? A 110-year-old private golf course lies in the way
Toronto has finally decided to expropriate part of the Weston Golf and Country Club, a private course that has been open since 1915.
www.thestar.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Reminder that the Weston Golf and Country Club, like several other golf courses in Toronto, receives an artificially low property tax assessment to "preserve open space" that is not actually accessible to the public (hence the need for expropriation.)
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"Fear and Fury" author Heather Ann Thompson on how the demonization of four young Black men who were shot by NYC "subway vigilante" Bernie Goetz in 1984 marked a national rebirth of white rage that continues today
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"Fear and Fury" author Heather Ann Thompson on how the demonization of four young Black men who were shot by NYC "subway vigilante" Bernie Goetz in 1984 marked a national rebirth of white rage that continues today
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For supposed “law and order” conservative types, rehabilitation is and has never been the goal. The cruelty is what they seek and always demand. And only of certain law breakers. If you’re white/or connected, there is a different standard for you.
I've said it before and I'll say it again and I will never stop saying it: this is not justice. This is not accountability. This is cruelty.
Driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash is one step closer to deportation, lawyer says
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected one of two last bids for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
For supposed “law and order” conservative types, rehabilitation is and has never been the goal. The cruelty is what they seek and always demand. And only of certain law breakers. If you’re white/or connected, there is a different standard for you.
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
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Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy. n.pr/4akK70l
Olympic Covid restrictions are gone, but some athletes still self-quarantining
For most people, the pandemic days of masking are behind us. In certain corners of the Winter Olympics, though, things still look a lot like they did in Covid times. Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Since the early days of the space program, astronauts have quarantined before missions because any illness could be disastrous. It’s eminently logical — not “extreme” — for athletes who’ve trained their WHOLE LIVES for one event to take similar precautions in order to stay in peak physical condition
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Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Crockett: "All this administration cares about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House."
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MMR is the MMA of vax's - baby got his the day he turned 6 months, just like a windsor kid might go get their beginner's licence the day they turn 16
I remember getting my oldest the MMR vaccine early because we were going on holiday to Mexico.
Now not a bad idea to do so in much of Canada because of the social media-spread anti-vax brain virus.
FYI you can get it as early as 6 months.
Now not a bad idea to do so in much of Canada because of the social media-spread anti-vax brain virus.
FYI you can get it as early as 6 months.
A #Canadian mother whose infant contracted measles is warning about the virus’s long-term health risks
Kimie, now 15 months old, contracted measles as an infant while she was too young to be vaccinated.
#VaccinateYourChildren
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Kimie, now 15 months old, contracted measles as an infant while she was too young to be vaccinated.
#VaccinateYourChildren
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www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
MMR is the MMA of vax's - baby got his the day he turned 6 months, just like a windsor kid might go get their beginner's licence the day they turn 16
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Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB