Catherine Boucher
@bearswim.bsky.social
housing and community activist. person. still hopeful in ottawa
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Looking forward to seeing folks today at the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa.
The @grievousangels104.bsky.social afternoon show is sold out.
Tickets available for the 7pm show.
Rainbow Bistro in the Market.
See you there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pPt...
The @grievousangels104.bsky.social afternoon show is sold out.
Tickets available for the 7pm show.
Rainbow Bistro in the Market.
See you there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pPt...
HEARTBREAK TOWN - GRIEVOUS ANGELS
YouTube video by Grievous Angels
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November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Looking forward to seeing folks today at the Rainbow Bistro in Ottawa.
The @grievousangels104.bsky.social afternoon show is sold out.
Tickets available for the 7pm show.
Rainbow Bistro in the Market.
See you there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pPt...
The @grievousangels104.bsky.social afternoon show is sold out.
Tickets available for the 7pm show.
Rainbow Bistro in the Market.
See you there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pPt...
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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I was nervous when I agreed to be interviewed for CBC’s Fifth Estate about safe supply, but they got the angle exactly right. Safe supply was never implemented properly because govts were scared to prescribe what people are actually addicted to. It was set up to fail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
The political war on safe drugs | Full episode | the fifth estate
YouTube video by the fifth estate
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November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I was nervous when I agreed to be interviewed for CBC’s Fifth Estate about safe supply, but they got the angle exactly right. Safe supply was never implemented properly because govts were scared to prescribe what people are actually addicted to. It was set up to fail.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
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This past week there was a photo from Trump's gala of a barely clad woman frolicking in a giant champagne glass.
She looked like a teen.
It made me think of Jane Doe-another young woman who attempted to shine a light on the darkness in Trumpland.
My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-hea...
She looked like a teen.
It made me think of Jane Doe-another young woman who attempted to shine a light on the darkness in Trumpland.
My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-hea...
Trump's Heart of Darkness
Warning: This story involves allegations of child rape and abuse
charlieangus.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This past week there was a photo from Trump's gala of a barely clad woman frolicking in a giant champagne glass.
She looked like a teen.
It made me think of Jane Doe-another young woman who attempted to shine a light on the darkness in Trumpland.
My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-hea...
She looked like a teen.
It made me think of Jane Doe-another young woman who attempted to shine a light on the darkness in Trumpland.
My latest.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/trumps-hea...
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Exactly what we said would happen when the Ford govt forced the supervised consumption site at Somerset West Community Health Centre: more overdoses in public. Bad for people with addictions, a burden on city services and terrible for the vitality of Chinatown.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Increase in Ottawa paramedic calls for overdoses near closed drug consumption site: data
Data from the City of Ottawa shows an increase in the number of overdose incidents paramedics have responded to since the closure of the supervised consumption site at the Somerset West Community Heal...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Exactly what we said would happen when the Ford govt forced the supervised consumption site at Somerset West Community Health Centre: more overdoses in public. Bad for people with addictions, a burden on city services and terrible for the vitality of Chinatown.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
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This post really helped me put the videos I've been seeing in context. Everyone should read it. Coincidentally, I found the whistle I have owned for decades in a box when I was cleaning out a closet the other day.
This is how it works: We protect each other, period. These are our neighbors, our friends, our family. We do the things we have to do to ensure that as many of us can make it to tomorrow as possible. Not everyone does. I need you to understand that we tried.
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dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
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October 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
This post really helped me put the videos I've been seeing in context. Everyone should read it. Coincidentally, I found the whistle I have owned for decades in a box when I was cleaning out a closet the other day.
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Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin, “Architecture of return, escape (The British Museum)”, a deerskin map a floor plan of the British Museum and possible escape routes for various Indigenous cultural belongings held there.
September 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin, “Architecture of return, escape (The British Museum)”, a deerskin map a floor plan of the British Museum and possible escape routes for various Indigenous cultural belongings held there.
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On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
October 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈
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Pledged to plant a million trees, but that’s not in the budget either.
As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image
As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image
October 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pledged to plant a million trees, but that’s not in the budget either.
As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image
As aspirational as the goal is, if it’s not in the budget it’s not there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social @toderianuw.bsky.social for the image
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Paulette was an integral part of so many progressive causes in Ottawa. I will miss her sharp analysis, her humour and her warmth. May her memory be for a revolution.
ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/pau...
ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/pau...
Paulette Dozois Obituary | Ottawa Citizen Remembering
View Paulette Dozois's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 5 tribute posts from the community.
ottawacitizen.remembering.ca
October 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Paulette was an integral part of so many progressive causes in Ottawa. I will miss her sharp analysis, her humour and her warmth. May her memory be for a revolution.
ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/pau...
ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/pau...
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"In the span of three days, Disney won five Emmys for Andor (a show about resisting fascism) and then suspended Jimmy Kimmel (for resisting fascism)."
– @case.murphy
– @case.murphy
September 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"In the span of three days, Disney won five Emmys for Andor (a show about resisting fascism) and then suspended Jimmy Kimmel (for resisting fascism)."
– @case.murphy
– @case.murphy
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I spoke many times with Catherine McKenna about the failure of the RCMP/Parliamentary Security to address rising levels of threat.
Homes were outfitted with security cameras but little was done to track online threats.
Good people gave up on serving the public.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/12/f...
Homes were outfitted with security cameras but little was done to track online threats.
Good people gave up on serving the public.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/12/f...
Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I spoke many times with Catherine McKenna about the failure of the RCMP/Parliamentary Security to address rising levels of threat.
Homes were outfitted with security cameras but little was done to track online threats.
Good people gave up on serving the public.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/12/f...
Homes were outfitted with security cameras but little was done to track online threats.
Good people gave up on serving the public.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/12/f...
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there simply isn't enough coverage of the fact that, as a matter of ideology and public policy, trump and his administration think domestic violence is good
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
there simply isn't enough coverage of the fact that, as a matter of ideology and public policy, trump and his administration think domestic violence is good
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Tree equity means that all neighbourhoods — regardless of the race, health or socio-economic class of its residents — should get the benefits of trees.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
8 Ottawa neighbourhoods urgently need more trees. Here's where they are | CBC News
As part of the inaugural 'tree equity' analysis, city staff have identified eight priority areas across the city where more trees are badly needed.
www.cbc.ca
September 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tree equity means that all neighbourhoods — regardless of the race, health or socio-economic class of its residents — should get the benefits of trees.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Got some AirPods PRO. "To play sound that better suits your unique ear shape, Personalized Spatial Audio works with the TrueDepth camera on your iPhone to create a custom profile based on your head’s geometry." 🦻🤖
September 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Got some AirPods PRO. "To play sound that better suits your unique ear shape, Personalized Spatial Audio works with the TrueDepth camera on your iPhone to create a custom profile based on your head’s geometry." 🦻🤖
“Is your heart beating and do you plan to live? Then come this way and we will figure out the rest on the other side.”
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Is your heart beating and do you plan to live? Then come this way and we will figure out the rest on the other side.”
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Think Trump and MAGA can’t happen in Canada?
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Think Trump and MAGA can’t happen in Canada?
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
“The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools.”
It can happen here too if we don’t stop it. Some of it already is.
A very fun read and also timely in the "elbows up" era.
A billionaire family’s private bridge empire shaped Detroit for decades, sparking battles over power, neighborhoods, and the future of an international crossing.
Listen now 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/640-...
Listen now 👉 99percentinvisible.org/episode/640-...
August 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A very fun read and also timely in the "elbows up" era.
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After a summer break, our crew talks budget directions, the evergreen issue of extending lifeguard season, why the LTFP is MIA and the NCC-Sens decision. It's feeling like back to school season! #ottnews
Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?
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Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?
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Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?
Insights, opinions and arguments on the latest Ottawa city issues.
open.substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
After a summer break, our crew talks budget directions, the evergreen issue of extending lifeguard season, why the LTFP is MIA and the NCC-Sens decision. It's feeling like back to school season! #ottnews
Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?
open.substack.com/pub/the613/p...
Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?
open.substack.com/pub/the613/p...
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I pulled over and stepped out into the road to take a few pictures. There is no disguising how ugly this parking garage is or will be.
August 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I pulled over and stepped out into the road to take a few pictures. There is no disguising how ugly this parking garage is or will be.
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All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
“On Tuesday afternoon, ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists.” @lilashroff.bsky.social reports on how the chatbot was easily prompted to offer instructions for murder, self-mutilation, and devil worship: https://theatln.tc/Up7Ycoli
July 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
All the dire implications notwithstanding it is hilarious how evil this technology is. Billions of dollars spent on this greasy lying stupid thing that was literally built to replace people, and everyone that uses it gets weaker, lazier, dumber, and sadder for having done so. Well done all around.
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Calgary Stampede celebrates its annual horse euthanasia program - just a small price to pay every year to celebrate the less than 1% of Albertans who are actually cowboys.
July 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Calgary Stampede celebrates its annual horse euthanasia program - just a small price to pay every year to celebrate the less than 1% of Albertans who are actually cowboys.