Anija Jänes
anija.bsky.social
Anija Jänes
@anija.bsky.social
Raised in the fundamentalist Christian swamp of SW Ontario. Ran off to the city and got a PhD. Most posts are about Christian nationalism & oligarchy. Also climate, slow travel, and cats. 🇺🇦 DONATE to UKRAINE https://u24.gov.ua/ 🇺🇦
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Vaccines have had proven success eradicating lethal & devastating childhood infectious diseases, saving millions of lives.
This movement against immunization is widening health disparities & threatening public health.
Ignorance is deadly.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
September 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Russia is a despicable regime. Brainwashing kids into signing up for the military, sending them to the front lines mere WEEKS later with almost no training. Of course they die within days. www.bbc.com/news/article...
School-leavers losing their lives for Russia in Putin's war with Ukraine
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.
www.bbc.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Rich people can just move to the UK whenever they want to? No visa? No immigration applications? Goddamn. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ellen DeGeneres: I moved to the UK because of Donald Trump
The TV star makes her first public appearance since moving to the UK the day after Trump's re-election.
www.bbc.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Listening to The Devils by Joe Abercrombie on @libro.fm. Catching up on the Book of the Month at Sword and Laser 😁
July 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
LOVING Libro.fm audiobooks! A much more ethical option than Bezos-Audible. And I get to support a used book store in my local area. @libro.fm
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July 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An extraordinary man, who lived through such difficulties and overcame them… killed by a stupid driver who then drove off. Cars are toxic. They should not be used for individual transport. Get rid of them and we’ll clean up our cities, reduce pollution, and save lives. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Fauja Singh: Driver held over hit-and-run death of world's 'oldest' marathon runner
Police in India arrest a man they say was driving the car that hit Fauja Singh in his village on Monday.
www.bbc.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Descendants of Holocaust victims committing mass deportation and ethnic cleansing. Humanity’s capacity for vicious self-deception is stunning. How could anyone get this dark… www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp
Israel Katz tells Israeli media the so-called "humanitarian city" in Rafah will eventually house 2.1 million Palestinians.
www.bbc.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s so sad that people will continue to deny climate change while kids from their own communities are swept away by floods. Eventually humanity will have to admit that we have fucked up. www.bbc.com/news/article...
How fast moving floods ripped through central Texas
Survivors describe a deluge that pounced with devastating speed in the pre-dawn hours in central Texas.
www.bbc.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump is bringing back formal, state sanctioned slavery. The fundamentalist fever dream becomes reality….

tialevings.substack.com/p/trump-is-b...
Trump is Bringing Back Enslavement
WTF did he mean by "owners?" He meant exactly what you're afraid he did
tialevings.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM
No shit… How thick is the Australian government that it has taken until 2025 to state the obvious?! We know AUS is the Texas of the southern hemisphere, but come on…. 😳 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians
It is the country's first formal "truth-telling" inquiry that ran for four years from 2021.
www.bbc.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Reacting to the fact that three female justices dissented in today's SCOTUS rulings, Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon says that only "Christian American men" should be able to hold public office.
June 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Hungarians being awesome. 🏳️‍🌈 Gay rights are human rights. If we let the fascists go after the queer community, we ALL lose our freedom. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...
Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A new bike tunnel that runs under the Zurich main train station, helping cyclists avoid busy traffic and get through the city MUCH quicker!

More of this please. urbanbike.news/stadttunnel-...
Stadttunnel Zürich eröffnet: Neue Fahrradverbindung setzt Zeichen für nachhaltige Mobilität — UrbanBike.News
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urbanbike.news
June 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Stupid Donold is a total failure.
Stupid Donold Bombed Iran And It Didn’t Even Work
Man, he is one pathetic loser.
www.thegodpodcast.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Libbri family cargo bikes line up by the playground! A new and powerful bike made for climbing the steep hills in Switzerland.
June 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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#Zelenskyy revealed that #Russia had proposed exchanging #Ukrainian children for #Russian prisoners of war.

“We won’t trade them [the children] for anything — it’s completely unjust. Honestly, it’s madness. The Russians actually suggested this: we give them soldiers, and they give us children.⬇️
June 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
All of this is terrible. “And let's not forget, the one man who benefits from rising oil prices is President Putin of Russia who would suddenly see billions more dollars flood into Kremlin coffers to pay for his war against Ukraine.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel-Iran strikes: What are the worst-case scenarios?
The BBC's James Landale looks at what could happen if the fighting escalates and expands.
www.bbc.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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🍿 … best breakup 💔 ever… 💣
June 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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ICE is abducting immigrants off the streets and tearing families apart—sometimes right in front of their kids. Congress can stop it. Take 60 seconds to text this letter to your lawmakers now. It’s prewritten. It’s free. It’s urgent.
resist.bot/petitions/PX...
Stop ICE’s Rogue Militias—End Lawless Abductions and State-Sanctioned Terror
Text SIGN PXWFWU to 50409 to send this to your officials.
resist.bot
June 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I'll leave this right here....🤣🤣🤣🤣
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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He deserves it. Harvard has done more to stop Trump than the DNC and our Dem reps. #Resist
Harvard president receives standing ovation during commencement.
May 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Even by Republicans’ own numbers, the money undocumented immigrants pay in taxes far exceeds the cost of services they use.

Listen. Learn. Just STOP the hate.

Source in next post.
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Miss Rachel isn’t on Bluesky, but her posts about Gaza should be. I wish this wasn’t so unusual to see from people with big platforms.
May 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
American masculinity is endlessly bizarre and threatening www.bbc.com/news/article...
Orthodox Christianity: Young US men joining 'masculine' Russian churches
A religion with traditions dating back centuries is attracting young American men.
www.bbc.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM