AliSmith
@alismith269.bsky.social
Late-diagnosed autistic/AuDHD, CPTSD, disabled recovering academic, still masking 😷, Canadian/Ontario politics, never vote Conservative, she/her
Mostly reposts and the occasional music video
Mostly reposts and the occasional music video
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AliSmith
@alismith269.bsky.social
· Apr 2
American Idiot (Canadian Version) cover - Whitenoiz CA
YouTube video by Whitenoiz CA
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A little music to accompany Trump’s escalating trade wars!
#elbowsup #BuyCanadian #cdnpoli #CanadaSky #Never51
youtu.be/oXnP_YIG7Ww?...
#elbowsup #BuyCanadian #cdnpoli #CanadaSky #Never51
youtu.be/oXnP_YIG7Ww?...
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We should not forget that Alice Wong could only go to college because she had access to Medicaid. People with disabilities can only thrive and survive if society chooses to invest in them the way it invests in everyone else.
www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/o...
Opinion | My Medicaid, My Life (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
We should not forget that Alice Wong could only go to college because she had access to Medicaid. People with disabilities can only thrive and survive if society chooses to invest in them the way it invests in everyone else.
www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/o...
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The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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Canada needs a women's health chair, say advocates https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-needs-womens-health-chair-100000536.html
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Canada needs a women's health chair, say advocates https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-needs-womens-health-chair-100000536.html
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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Please consider donating to Crips for eSims for Gaza in Alice Wong's memory. #ConnectingGaza
chuffed.org/project/crip...
chuffed.org/project/crip...
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Please consider donating to Crips for eSims for Gaza in Alice Wong's memory. #ConnectingGaza
chuffed.org/project/crip...
chuffed.org/project/crip...
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disabled people should be paid enough to thrive, and this should happen automatically as soon as a doctor diagnoses you with a disability or a disabling condition.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
disabled people should be paid enough to thrive, and this should happen automatically as soon as a doctor diagnoses you with a disability or a disabling condition.
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According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
According to Fox News, if you are a racist Young Republican you are still a "kid" when you are 34, but if you are an Epstein victim, you are an adult when you're 15.
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In memory of Alice Wong, the 10 Principles of Disability Justice. May she rest in power
sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
10 Principles of Disability Justice | Sins Invalid
sinsinvalid.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In memory of Alice Wong, the 10 Principles of Disability Justice. May she rest in power
sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
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hmm, it turns out leftists were correct and you cannot rely on liberalism to protect you from fascism
interesting, I wonder what else they're right about!
interesting, I wonder what else they're right about!
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
hmm, it turns out leftists were correct and you cannot rely on liberalism to protect you from fascism
interesting, I wonder what else they're right about!
interesting, I wonder what else they're right about!
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This is one of the most recent things Alice did. It was, as ever, a clear, trenchant, messy, and powerful exploration of not just her own experiences but also society's expectations around disability.
November 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is one of the most recent things Alice did. It was, as ever, a clear, trenchant, messy, and powerful exploration of not just her own experiences but also society's expectations around disability.
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Before anyone gets too carried away here.
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Today, we mourn the loss of Alice Wong, a trailblazer in every sense of the word. As the daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, a disability activist, and a fierce voice against colonialism, imperialism, and genocide, Alice gave voice to the interconnectedness of our collective liberation.
希望你一路走好。🤍🕯️
希望你一路走好。🤍🕯️
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today, we mourn the loss of Alice Wong, a trailblazer in every sense of the word. As the daughter of Hong Kong immigrants, a disability activist, and a fierce voice against colonialism, imperialism, and genocide, Alice gave voice to the interconnectedness of our collective liberation.
希望你一路走好。🤍🕯️
希望你一路走好。🤍🕯️
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Marjorie Taylor Greene being the voice of reason is like Melissa Lantsman suddenly making sense and not being a total bitch.
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene being the voice of reason is like Melissa Lantsman suddenly making sense and not being a total bitch.
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i think online gambling is a cancer that is spreading throughout our society, it was a horrible mistake to de-regulate it, and we desperately need to crack down on it again
i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
i think online gambling is a cancer that is spreading throughout our society, it was a horrible mistake to de-regulate it, and we desperately need to crack down on it again
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Ukrainian poets turn frontline soldiers to defend their country from Russia’s invasion.
🧵 1/16 ⬇️
🧵 1/16 ⬇️
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ukrainian poets turn frontline soldiers to defend their country from Russia’s invasion.
🧵 1/16 ⬇️
🧵 1/16 ⬇️
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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
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if you grew up disabled/Mad, you know what it's like to experience multiple forms of infantilization and delegitimization at once - for being a kid, and for being disabled on top of that. alice knew it too. she knew that being seen & trusted as a full person could change our lives. and she did it.
alice wong treated me as an equal from the moment she met me. i was a teenager with very little experience in the way of organizing; she was already a titan in this community. it didn't matter. she believed above all else that everyone, no matter how small, deserved to be treated as a future elder.
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
if you grew up disabled/Mad, you know what it's like to experience multiple forms of infantilization and delegitimization at once - for being a kid, and for being disabled on top of that. alice knew it too. she knew that being seen & trusted as a full person could change our lives. and she did it.
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My most woke opinion is that "woke" at root is a beautiful concept: active socio-political consciousness in the context of the Black American liberation struggle. And the way it's been turned into a sneering pejorative is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen in Western political discourse.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
My most woke opinion is that "woke" at root is a beautiful concept: active socio-political consciousness in the context of the Black American liberation struggle. And the way it's been turned into a sneering pejorative is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen in Western political discourse.
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What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
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You want to know why young people don’t give a fuck about our system? It’s because this pedophile piece of shit has never been held accountable despite being the antithesis of everything this country was founded on.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
You want to know why young people don’t give a fuck about our system? It’s because this pedophile piece of shit has never been held accountable despite being the antithesis of everything this country was founded on.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
We have to give people a reason to vote and care, and the current system ain’t it.
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RIP & thank you, Alice💔🕊️
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
RIP & thank you, Alice💔🕊️
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What's a phrase you wouldn't ever have thought you'd hear as much in your lifetime, and how did "actually it's ephebophilia" become that phrase
November 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
What's a phrase you wouldn't ever have thought you'd hear as much in your lifetime, and how did "actually it's ephebophilia" become that phrase
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This one... this one hurts. Alice was THE lightning rod of disability justice, in my eyes. She was the Judith Huemann of our generation, and I'm very, very sad knowing that she won't be here any longer, being that ubiquitous force for disability rights, so much so we wondered if she EVER slept.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
This one... this one hurts. Alice was THE lightning rod of disability justice, in my eyes. She was the Judith Huemann of our generation, and I'm very, very sad knowing that she won't be here any longer, being that ubiquitous force for disability rights, so much so we wondered if she EVER slept.
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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.