Robyn
@theologybird.bsky.social
she/her, Canadian, Anglican, pro-2SLGBTQ+, disabled & chronically ill & neurodiverse, cat & dog person, settler on Treaty 6 land, will change this next time I notice it (still)
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Robyn
@theologybird.bsky.social
· Jun 18
Okay:
Abortion is healthcare
Gender affirming care is often accessed by cis (non-trans ppl)
Trans medical care are healthcare
Healthcare is bodily autonomy is a human right
If anyone doesn’t have bodily autonomy, no one has bodily autonomy.
Bc that’s how human rights work.
Abortion is healthcare
Gender affirming care is often accessed by cis (non-trans ppl)
Trans medical care are healthcare
Healthcare is bodily autonomy is a human right
If anyone doesn’t have bodily autonomy, no one has bodily autonomy.
Bc that’s how human rights work.
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NEW from me: Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses religious freedom concerns of clergy who have been shot by DHS/ICE with pepper balls, pepper rounds, or rubber bullets, insisting he hasn't heard about such incidents despite being asked about one earlier this month. religionnews.com/2025/10/29/s...
Speaker Johnson says clergy protesting deportations have no right to 'get in the face' of DHS agents
(RNS) — Johnson initially claimed he was not aware of the instances, despite having been directly asked about one of the incidents in a press conference earlier this month.
religionnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
NEW from me: Speaker Mike Johnson dismisses religious freedom concerns of clergy who have been shot by DHS/ICE with pepper balls, pepper rounds, or rubber bullets, insisting he hasn't heard about such incidents despite being asked about one earlier this month. religionnews.com/2025/10/29/s...
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Health policy experts say the UCP government's ill-informed and ill-timed policies have created a "perfect storm" for a crisis during this year's inevitable flu and Covid season.
'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Health policy experts say the UCP government's ill-informed and ill-timed policies have created a "perfect storm" for a crisis during this year's inevitable flu and Covid season.
'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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Donald Trump's masked agents believe that their actions are immune from investigation or accountability — they're not.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
October 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Donald Trump's masked agents believe that their actions are immune from investigation or accountability — they're not.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
I've signed an Executive Order today establishing the Illinois Accountability Commission to create a public record and capture the impact on our communities.
It is both an immense privilege to have lived into new understandings of medical care that will almost certainly improve my life and I’m so tired of life feeling like a chemistry experiment. #ChronicIllness #MoreBloodwork
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It is both an immense privilege to have lived into new understandings of medical care that will almost certainly improve my life and I’m so tired of life feeling like a chemistry experiment. #ChronicIllness #MoreBloodwork
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if you haven't read amber tamblyn's remembrance of andrea gibson yet, drop everything you're doing and read it now: www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/173...
A Wild and Precious Life: Remembering Andrea Gibson
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
www.poetryfoundation.org
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
if you haven't read amber tamblyn's remembrance of andrea gibson yet, drop everything you're doing and read it now: www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/173...
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In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.
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“People with long COVID reported worse disability than 98% of the general Australian population. A total of 86% of those with long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9% of Australians overall.”
theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
Long COVID is more than fatigue. Our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson’s
Long COVID isn’t just a bunch of lingering symptoms. A new study shows it can stop peoole doing what they want to do, and need to do.
theconversation.com
October 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“People with long COVID reported worse disability than 98% of the general Australian population. A total of 86% of those with long COVID met the threshold for serious disability compared with 9% of Australians overall.”
theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
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The ATA refused to engage in talks where pupil-teacher ratios were off the table. And the premier said to expect back-to-work legislation if there's no deal by the last week of October.
What would such legislation mean for teachers and classroom conditions? #AbLeg #AbEd
What would such legislation mean for teachers and classroom conditions? #AbLeg #AbEd
Striking Alberta teachers refuse to engage in talks that exclude pupil-teacher ratio | CBC News
The association representing 51,000 Alberta teachers who have been off the job since Oct. 6 says employers asked them to return to classrooms voluntarily and attend talks where class-size caps and pup...
www.cbc.ca
October 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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OH MY GOD.
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
OH MY GOD.
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
I have been trying to articulate this for MONTHS.
I just couldn't.
Because I've been DROWNING in a self-selected maelstrom of social media.
I beg of you... Read this.
If not for your own sanity, for the good of your country & humanity itself.
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
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The Preservation Alliance has a weird thing about food and medical care and other things humans need to survive being free and available anywhere.
October 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The Preservation Alliance has a weird thing about food and medical care and other things humans need to survive being free and available anywhere.
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
October 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’
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Grassroots activist and Salt River First Nation member Mskwaasin Agnew is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) aboard a ship called the Conscience.
Israeli forces holding First Nations woman who was on flotilla: FFC
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition say that Mskwaasin Agnew from Salt River First Nation is in custody of Israeli authorities.
www.aptnnews.ca
October 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Grassroots activist and Salt River First Nation member Mskwaasin Agnew is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) aboard a ship called the Conscience.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
October 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wanna learn more about the pastor in this photo?
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
I talked to him yesterday.
He's currently part of a lawsuit against DHS, in part due to this exact moment: religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
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NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.
All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Going on record to say that heated steering wheels may be the best human invention
September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Going on record to say that heated steering wheels may be the best human invention
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This is super cool bc:
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
CDC panel votes to limit who is eligible for this fall's Covid vaccine
Only people 65 and over or with underlying health conditions should get the shots, the advisory group recommended. There may be insurance roadblocks for others.
www.nbcnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is super cool bc:
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
1) Many of the highest-risk conditions, like ME/CFS & Long Covid, aren't on the list
2) The best way to protect the vulnerable is to protect the population so others don't infect them
3) None of this accounts for Novavax which is not mRNA
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
I lived in AB for a decade as a non-citizen. I very rarely (less than 1/yr) needed to provide info about my citizenship.
This would enable racism and discrimination.
This is a waste of government time and taxes while healthcare and education are struggling.
This would enable racism and discrimination.
This is a waste of government time and taxes while healthcare and education are struggling.
LIVE SOON: Danielle Smith is set to announce changes to Alberta drivers' licences and ID cards with Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally #yyc #yeg www.ctvnews.ca/video/live/2...
LIVE: New licences, ID cards in Alberta
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally announce licence, ID card changes.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I lived in AB for a decade as a non-citizen. I very rarely (less than 1/yr) needed to provide info about my citizenship.
This would enable racism and discrimination.
This is a waste of government time and taxes while healthcare and education are struggling.
This would enable racism and discrimination.
This is a waste of government time and taxes while healthcare and education are struggling.
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As a priest who's been a priest longer than you have, I tell you, it is disrespectful of the dead to lie about them, even if the lies make them seem nicer or better. In giving memorials, it's difficult, but possible to tell the truth without insulting the deceased.
Don't lie about Charlie Kirk.
Don't lie about Charlie Kirk.
September 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As a priest who's been a priest longer than you have, I tell you, it is disrespectful of the dead to lie about them, even if the lies make them seem nicer or better. In giving memorials, it's difficult, but possible to tell the truth without insulting the deceased.
Don't lie about Charlie Kirk.
Don't lie about Charlie Kirk.
The actual Holy Spirit reminding you to notice and love what is beautiful and strange. 🕯️
This bird with a gotdamn jheri curl been killing me since yesterday.
September 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The actual Holy Spirit reminding you to notice and love what is beautiful and strange. 🕯️
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
In 1965:
-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.
-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.
-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
