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Lawyer (condo/multi-res/affordable housing) in ON, 🇨🇦; 2SLGBTQIA+; ADHDer; she/her; activist; volunteer; Mom of dogs, lizards, & stinky teenage boy; avid reader; swiftie; tattoo/piercing lover; trying to focus on action & not wallowing in current rage
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ssutherland @ssutherland.bsky.social · Nov 15
My 1st post in these blue skies after escaping the toxic hellhole! Happy to be here & find amazing folks and great discussions. Here for #law, #politics, #news, #socialjustice, #2SLGBTQIA+, #neurodivergence, #books and #reading, #BIPoGM, #feminism... Starting w cuteness, here's a pic of my pups!
2 large white, short-haired dogs. Vada the American Bulldog is wearing a black Iron Maiden t-shirt and Leia the Boxer is wearing an orange Tom Petty t-shirt. They are both sitting on my kitchen floor and looking at the camera, Leia has her tongue out.
ssutherland.bsky.social
Very happy about last night's 🇨🇦 election results, especially Poilievre losing his seat. Highly disappointed, though, by the loss of #MikeMorrice in Kitchener Centre (my riding). We've gone from an incredibly active advocate Green MP to a helicoptered-in Con MP. Definite downgrade for our riding.
April 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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sarahkendzior.bsky.social
"The 21st century's most desirable currency is impunity. Impunity, the sadist's conception of freedom, mainstreamed and marketed as the new American Dream."
www.sarahkendziorbooks.com
November 24, 2024 at 5:55 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
If you're not hard-core stanning @booker.senate.gov, can you even call yourself a liberal/Democrat? More Dem Senators should have been supporting him, but he still did it and beat the record almost entirely on his own. #filibuster #TheHeroWeNeed #StepUp
April 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
ssutherland.bsky.social
Well, I think we can guess which side Hungary will be on in WWIII.
April 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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heidilifeldman.bsky.social
🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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evangreer.bsky.social
When we talk about “trans issues” we need to mean more than just access to hormones and name changes

🏳️‍⚧️ housing is a trans issue
🏳️‍⚧️ healthcare is a trans issue
🏳️‍⚧️police surveillance is a trans issue
🏳️‍⚧️censorship is a trans issue
🏳️‍⚧️criminalization is a trans issue
🏳️‍⚧️genocide is a trans issue
April 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
ssutherland.bsky.social
Is @theonion.com just obsolete now, with these types of headlines?? #enolagay
March 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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nuggs1977.bsky.social
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@warrenkinsella.bsky.social
This is terrifying and ever #Canadian should read this and American
Every Canadian needs to read this New York Times report
I'm sharing all of it with you, gratis, because it's really important.
substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
Currently being serenaded by an orchestra of snores. One partner and two large dogs. It's a miracle I get any sleep at all. But I wouldn't change it for anything.
White Boxer dog sleeping on a dog bed
March 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
ssutherland.bsky.social
Don't the Republicans know not to get on France's bad side? They'll destroy you with words alone!

youtu.be/rLpmBfkZx0E?...
"We Are Fighting Against a Dictator Backed by a Traitor" - A French Senator Speaks Out
YouTube video by alexandre dai castaing
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
🤣🤣🤣 Love this snarky little response - IYKYK. #transgenic not #transgender you absolute buffoons.
snail-press.bsky.social Just a little guy @snail-press.bsky.social · Mar 5
DEI ruined chemistry & biology
Cis and trans isomers of dichloroethene
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
It is horrifying that the leader of the United States is so dumb that he can't figure out the difference between transgender and transgenic. What's even more horrifying is that NO ONE ON HIS TEAM REALISED THE ERROR either.
milesklee.bsky.social Batman or halo @milesklee.bsky.social · Mar 5
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
There are very few women who I would put ahead of her as the last woman I'd want to have representing women. MTG is up there too, for sure.
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · Mar 5
House Republicans spotlight Lauren Boebert for Women’s History Month
March 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
Well... at least we know he's not taking a side??? 🙄 I mean, wanting to raze Gaza is obviously worse, but he's certainly not taking steps to protect Jewish people either. Not so shocking given he's basically following Hitler's process step-by-step.
judiciarydems.senate.gov Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · Mar 5
Donald Trump and his favorite billionaire laid off at least a dozen government officials IN CHARGE OF investigating antisemitism on college campuses.
March 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
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March 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal judge issues a nationwide preliminary injunction against the medical provider funding prohibitions in Trump's EO seeking to restrict gender-affirming medical care for those under 19 and the "gender ideology" funding restriction in his Jan. 20 "sex"-defining EO.
ORDER For the reasons stated in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, ECF 69, is GRANTED! It is further ORDERED that Defendants U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in his official capacity as Secretary of HHS; the Health Resources and Services Administration ("HRSA"; Diana Espinosa, in her official capacity as Principal Deputy Administrator of HRSA; the National Institutes of Health ("NIH"); Matthew J. Memoli, in his official capacity as Acting NIH Director; the National Science Foundation ("NSF"); Sethuraman Panchanathan, in his official capacity as Director of NSF; any subagencies of Defendant HHS, their officers, agents, successors, servants, employees, and attorneys, and any other persons who are in active concert or participation with them, are ENJOINED from conditioning, withholding, or terminating federal funding under Section 3(8) of Executive Order 14,168 and Section 4 of Executive Order 14,187, based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under the age of nineteen; it is further ORDERED that Defendants must provide written notice of the Court's preliminary injunction to all Defendants and their employees, contractors, and grantees by March 10, 2025. The written notice shall instruct the aforementioned groups that Defendants may not take any steps to implement, give effect to, or reinstate under a different name the directives in Section 3(g) of Executive Order 14,168 or Section 4 of Executive Order 14,187 that condition or withhold federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare entity or health professional provides gender-affirming medical care to a patient under the age of nineteen. The written notice shall also instruct Defendant agencies to release any disbursements on funds that were paused due to the Executive Orders; it is further ORDERED that the preliminary injunction remains in effect pending further orders from this Court; it is further ORDERED that Defendants shall file a status report on or before March 11, 2025, apprising the Court of the status of Defendants' compliance with this Order
March 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
ssutherland.bsky.social
The US is being run by a gang of racist, bigoted, 10 year olds... I'm so sorry to all American residents who are not followers of the orange cheetoh.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
White House posts shocking Valentine's Day message
Love was not in the air for illegal immigrants in the United States at the White House this Valentine's Day.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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patti3333.bsky.social
www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/...

Please SHARE

TRANS ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORT NETWORK

These great people are dedicated to assist our Trans Brothers and Sisters from ICE Detention
BE A TRANS ALLY
The Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network (TASSN)
The Trans Asylum Seekers Support Network (TASSN) is an all-volunteer revolutionary & justice oriented group that is dedicated to freeing transgende...
www.awesomefoundation.org
January 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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raiastar.bsky.social
www.theskimm.com/news/reprodu...

The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!

Go to reproductive rights dotgov.com

This is how to do it!
In quietness and confidence.
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
www.theskimm.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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chenoweth.bsky.social
I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...
Readings - Civil Resistance How It Works Fall 2022.pdf
drive.google.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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dadnails.bsky.social
Democracy doesn’t die overnight—it dies when people look away. South Korea stopped authoritarianism with protests and accountability. If we don’t resist Trump’s radical agenda, America is next.

Organize. Speak up. Take action.
#DefendDemocracy #ResistAuthoritarianism #FightForOurRights
January 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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michelewitchypoo.bsky.social
💯 Shitler‼️
January 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
Donald Trump has promised retribution. When you hear that a Trump foe is under investigation, be skeptical. When you read about anonymous leaks against pro-democracy leaders, consider that it may be part of an effort to discredit their work. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-t...
Ten Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy
From Marc | The most common question I receive is how everyday citizens can help in the fight for democracy.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
ssutherland.bsky.social
To ppl who didn't vote for Kamala bc her stance on Israel-Palestine "wasn't strong enough"... is this strong enough? Not what you were looking for? I'm not gloating, I am ANGRY. That short-sightedness is part of why we're here now. And 'shocker', his stance is way worse.

www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
ANALYSIS | Trump's comment to 'clean out' Gaza has thrilled Israel's far right and infuriated Palestinians | CBC News
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he intends to push the leaders of Egypt and Jordan to build housing for Palestinians in Gaza, so they can be relocated...
www.cbc.ca
January 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ssutherland.bsky.social
One terrifying little piece in here: the fascist cheetoh referred to MSNBC and CNN as "the enemy of the people". This is a line straight out of Hitler's propaganda strategy (as is so much of what he's doing now). The signs are so, so clear. #StopTheFascism #DontLetHistoryRepeat
michelewitchypoo.bsky.social MicheleWitchyPoo🦋🤍🐾🦋🤍🐾🦋🤍🐾🦋 @michelewitchypoo.bsky.social · Jan 27
I love Rachel Maddow & I love MSNBC & I’ll never stop watching! & the ratings are amazing and they’re coming back up.Why? Because it’s the only Real Honest network that tells the truth and pushes back at Trump‘s lies and propaganda, that’s why he’s trying to get rid of them.
#WeLoveRachelMaddow 💯🫶🏼♥️
January 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM