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salixthorn.bsky.social
Willow
@salixthorn.bsky.social
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Neurodivergent, creative, proud Canadian
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truebluebeliever.bsky.social
They have a NEW anthem AND made the cover of TIME!

Listen and watch now & save it to play THIS Saturday 10.18

🐸🐸 #PortlandFrogs 🐸🐸🐸 #WeAreTheFrogs 🐸🐸

#NoKings #NoNazis #NoFascism #NoICE #NoMAGA

💙 #RESIST #SpeakUP #UNITE #ShowUP #RiseUP 💙

❌❌❌❌ NO KINGS ❌❌❌❌ nokings.org

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October 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Lawyer @leejamiller.bsky.social talks about using humour to fight fascism. She looks at historical movements & present day #activism, what works & what's missing.

#TacticalFrivolity #PortlandFrogs #NoKings

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Humor Can Topple Dictators
YouTube video by Leeja Miller
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October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
People in frog suits practising emotional aikido. Love it! Humour is sophisticated.

#portlandfrogs #resistance #USpoli #Trickster #LaughterIsLiberating #psychology
The Psychology of the Portland Green Frog
YouTube video by Dr. Geoff Grammer
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October 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Gotta love the response from ‪@margaretatwood.bsky.social‬ ! If you haven't got a copy, please buy #HandmaidsTale - catch your hair on fire!

#bookban #censorship #altapoli #authors

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Book ban backlash
YouTube video by CTV News
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August 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
"Mitochondrial challenges"? This is even worse than the doc who swore he could tell blood pressure just by looking at a patient from across the room!

#autism #health #rfk #pseudoscience

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RFK Jr. makes unhinged claim that he can diagnose kids on sight
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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motherjones.com
Ending prison for teens might seem like a pipe dream in the age of Donald Trump.

But when it comes to girls, who are less likely than boys to commit violence, this fantasy could be closer to reality than you’d think.
A revolutionary way to end the incarceration of girls
A new criminal justice wave has formed in Hawaii and California. Where will it go next?
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August 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Migrant #farm workers are crucial in #Canada too

#AgWork #immigration

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Kelowna market a home away from home for many migrant farm workers
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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August 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
I'm loving a lot of these #reform ideas

#democracy #uspoli

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He has a plan to save democracy. Will it work?
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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August 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
It doesn't take much skill to birth a human? Maybe we need to review what #mom really means! Check out this thoughtful, activist, food-growing, bee-keeping, creative mom. Now it's a positive from the left, Angela!

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"Mom" isn't the insult you think it is.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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August 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Sooooo much is missing from the DSM criteria for #autism! It's frustrating, especially for high masking people and AFAB folks.

#neurodivergence

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6 Autism Signs The DSM-5 Completely Missed!
YouTube video by Autistic AF
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August 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Again @elizabethemay.bsky.social impresses! Concise speech, but very clear on values and the role of the Speaker in Parliament. The mention of Jack Layton was classy, too.

#cdnpoli #politics #Canada

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Francis Scarpaleggia elected Speaker of the House of Commons – May 26, 2025
YouTube video by cpac
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June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
I'd avoid encouraging Conservatives to "Reform" (that's a big part of the problem already!) but some good points here, all the same
June 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Some commonsense reflections on #foodsafety from lawyer Leeja Miller

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAlK...
Is America's Food System Safe Under Trump?
YouTube video by Leeja Miller
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May 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
RIP Loretta Swit
captscout.bsky.social Scout🩸 @captscout.bsky.social · May 30
An old study i did that im bringing back for her. Loretta Swit was an icon and made Margaret Houlihan one of the best women to ever grace your tv. Character of all time, most beautiful woman in the world ✨️
Portrait painting study of Loretta Swit as Margaret Houlihan from MASH
May 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
It's shocking that #Indigenous women are still subjected to forced sterilization in #Canada today

#reproductiverights #genocide

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPOT...
A First Nations mother’s fight against forced sterilization
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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May 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social
I cannot love this more.
May 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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jefftrnka.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Absolutely love this response to #corporate claims that "we're all family!"

#worklifebalance #workersrights

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You are not family with the people at work.
YouTube video by Tom Powell Jr
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May 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Police need to do better

#rcmp #Canada #Indigenous #MMIWG

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Inquest called into death of First Nation woman in Richmond | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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May 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
This creator gives Alberta's Danielle Smith an "F"

#cdnpoli #satire #Canada

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbNF...
You Get an F – The Ultimate Satirical Anthem for Danielle Smith’s Alberta
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
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May 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Searches of cars on US side of #border heading north to #Canada likely to expand

#immigration

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US border officials reveal what contraband was seized at additional BC checkpoints
YouTube video by Global News
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May 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
salixthorn.bsky.social
A #student delivers a message to RFK and the #education system about #autism

#diversity #inclusion #DEI

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N.J. 4th grader calls out RFK Jr. following comments about autism
YouTube video by NJ.com
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May 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
salixthorn.bsky.social
Ummm, yeah! The #cats win this argument!

#humour
georgetakei.bsky.social George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · May 7
Shots fired, Neil.
May 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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peipolitical.bsky.social
Message from Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation to Danielle Smith -
"Pack up your bag and go. You're not welcome here anymore" #cdnpoli
May 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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cathmill.bsky.social
Today's little ditty from John D. Cundle called "An Open Letter from the Honourable Owners of Canada 🇨🇦" 🎵🎶 comes from the roots of the very best East Coast kitchen parties. Enjoy! Elbows Up!
"Never. Never. Never. Never. Never." ~ Prime Minister Mark Carney
❤️🇨🇦
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An Open Letter from the Honourable Owners of Canada 🇨🇦 (Satirical Anthem to Donald J. Trump)
YouTube video by John D. Cundle
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May 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM