Deanne aka deakat
@deakat.bsky.social
Vaxxed & masked reader (SF&F, horror, and more), gamer, dog behaviour geek in Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Wawiiahtanan Ziibii. the traditional lands of the Three Fires Confederacy, made up of the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi)
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Gonna check in on Canada, where politics is more normal... I see there is a convoy headed to Ottawa to avenge a flock of dead ostriches
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Gonna check in on Canada, where politics is more normal... I see there is a convoy headed to Ottawa to avenge a flock of dead ostriches
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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"The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is to refrain from the gendered talk that frames the situation as “men vs. women.” In reality, it’s being driven by capitalist vultures who have monetized people’s misery."
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
Don’t blame women for men’s loneliness. Blame capitalism
There’s a lot of money to be made off angry, isolated men
www.salon.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is to refrain from the gendered talk that frames the situation as “men vs. women.” In reality, it’s being driven by capitalist vultures who have monetized people’s misery."
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
www.salon.com/2025/11/17/d...
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deer are cute but ecologically ruinous! we should be eating more of them: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
Indigenous deer hunt could restore B.C. Gulf Islands | The Narwhal
Research suggests Indigenous-led hunts may be the best way to reduce deer populations, restore ecosystems and support communities on the Gulf Islands
thenarwhal.ca
November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
deer are cute but ecologically ruinous! we should be eating more of them: thenarwhal.ca/bc-gulf-isla...
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Today is my birthday. I would like many things but from you specifically I want $2,500 for @scarleteen.com's annual fundraiser, which is supporting staff & volunteer healthcare this year. We need $2,500 to unlock a $10,000 match and this would really make my day! Donate to my campaign page here.
Scarleteen Staff and Volunteer Healthcare Fund
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today is my birthday. I would like many things but from you specifically I want $2,500 for @scarleteen.com's annual fundraiser, which is supporting staff & volunteer healthcare this year. We need $2,500 to unlock a $10,000 match and this would really make my day! Donate to my campaign page here.
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The bad news:
#H3N2 is new flu strain, "generally thought to cause more illness & be worse for older adults than other strains".
* This, on top of 5+ years of #COVID reinfections, a virus known to dysregulate the immune system.
The good news:
It's PREVENTABLE with an #N95 mask & #CleanAir.
#H3N2 is new flu strain, "generally thought to cause more illness & be worse for older adults than other strains".
* This, on top of 5+ years of #COVID reinfections, a virus known to dysregulate the immune system.
The good news:
It's PREVENTABLE with an #N95 mask & #CleanAir.
1/ H3N2 that’s circulated worldwide this year “acquired 7 new mutations over the summer,” Antonia Ho, of Scotland’s U of Glasgow, said.
That “means the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
That “means the virus is quite different to the H3N2 strain included in this year’s vaccine,” she said.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Warnings rise for U.S. as severe flu strain causes outbreaks in Canada, U.K.
A flu strain that emerged over the summer is causing "unprecedented" outbreaks in Japan, as well as in Canada and the U.K. The CDC hasn't provided insights on flu in the U.S. in nearly two months.
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The 1st instalment of my 1st serialized short story has landed in people's inboxes care of @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! If you want to read "A Road Less Taken" over the course of this week, sign up! You'll get access to previous instalments too. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Book Week Scotland: Amal El-Mohtar in your inbox
Sign up to receive an exclusive serialised story from Amal El-Mohtar during Book Week Scotland.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The 1st instalment of my 1st serialized short story has landed in people's inboxes care of @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! If you want to read "A Road Less Taken" over the course of this week, sign up! You'll get access to previous instalments too. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
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periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
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November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
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Commemorating #LouisRielDay:
"…in Riel's day, the prime minister of Canada was calling for Riel's execution. Here we are, seven generations later, the prime minister of Canada is here to pay respect and honour Louis Riel." #Métis #Michif ♾️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"…in Riel's day, the prime minister of Canada was calling for Riel's execution. Here we are, seven generations later, the prime minister of Canada is here to pay respect and honour Louis Riel." #Métis #Michif ♾️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Carney says Louis Riel's legacy 'helps to unite' Canada at event marking Métis leader's execution | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney laid a wreath at the grave of Louis Riel to mark the 140th anniversary of the Red River Métis leader's execution at a ceremony in Winnipeg on Sunday morning.
www.cbc.ca
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Commemorating #LouisRielDay:
"…in Riel's day, the prime minister of Canada was calling for Riel's execution. Here we are, seven generations later, the prime minister of Canada is here to pay respect and honour Louis Riel." #Métis #Michif ♾️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"…in Riel's day, the prime minister of Canada was calling for Riel's execution. Here we are, seven generations later, the prime minister of Canada is here to pay respect and honour Louis Riel." #Métis #Michif ♾️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“So the question I have for Canadians is, what would we do with a human who is running around acting like a suicide coach or pretending to be a therapist when they’re not?"
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“So the question I have for Canadians is, what would we do with a human who is running around acting like a suicide coach or pretending to be a therapist when they’re not?"
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Making property owners pay a larger percentage in property tax on each subsequent house they buy would be rad.
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
Okay.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
"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 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Making property owners pay a larger percentage in property tax on each subsequent house they buy would be rad.
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
I'm thinking of that guy who said he owned 15,000 properties. At purchase #100 you'd just pay the full value of the house in taxes every year.
This is actually a thing we could do, easy
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Okay.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
"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 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Okay.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
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"Safe supply itself is not a failure. Safe supply has never been tried yet." 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 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"Safe supply itself is not a failure. Safe supply has never been tried yet." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XJ-...
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Reminder! @solarisbooks.bsky.social has a bunch of horror and horror-adjacent ebooks for sale, including four of mine, for several more days! :D
Remember, horror is in your HEART, not a CALENDAR 💀
geni.us/Solarissale
Remember, horror is in your HEART, not a CALENDAR 💀
geni.us/Solarissale
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reminder! @solarisbooks.bsky.social has a bunch of horror and horror-adjacent ebooks for sale, including four of mine, for several more days! :D
Remember, horror is in your HEART, not a CALENDAR 💀
geni.us/Solarissale
Remember, horror is in your HEART, not a CALENDAR 💀
geni.us/Solarissale
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If CBSA refuses to explain why it thought a *95 YEAR OLD* retired Princeton law professor and UN special rapporteur might be a threat to national security, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree should
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If CBSA refuses to explain why it thought a *95 YEAR OLD* retired Princeton law professor and UN special rapporteur might be a threat to national security, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree should
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Speculative fiction: just escapism, or - at its best - a form of protest? What do you think?
Keep lifting up your voices and your stories!
#WisCon #WisCon26 #WomenInSFF #FeministConvention
Keep lifting up your voices and your stories!
#WisCon #WisCon26 #WomenInSFF #FeministConvention
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Speculative fiction: just escapism, or - at its best - a form of protest? What do you think?
Keep lifting up your voices and your stories!
#WisCon #WisCon26 #WomenInSFF #FeministConvention
Keep lifting up your voices and your stories!
#WisCon #WisCon26 #WomenInSFF #FeministConvention
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maybe i’m naive but i think it’s kinda doomerism to always be saying this is gonna take decades to undo or you’ll be old or dead when it ends. first it doesn’t matter, plant trees you won’t live to sit in the shade of. second great change is capable of happening very quickly
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
maybe i’m naive but i think it’s kinda doomerism to always be saying this is gonna take decades to undo or you’ll be old or dead when it ends. first it doesn’t matter, plant trees you won’t live to sit in the shade of. second great change is capable of happening very quickly
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The only fic, to my knowledge, ever inspired by a tweet of mine. It includes a phrase I would be proud to have written: “A man who does not love naked hot sauerkraut wrestling truly cannot be said to love our country.”
NB-
This is a reference to a simpler time (apparently 7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2021) . Fic thoughtfully bearing witness is archiveofourown.org/works/33342418
This is a reference to a simpler time (apparently 7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2021) . Fic thoughtfully bearing witness is archiveofourown.org/works/33342418
![Screenshot in intro to a fic (citation above)of two tweets [The link for the first one no longer works]:
Once upon a time, Ursula Vernon a.k.a. T. Kingfisher tweeted these two tweets in response to a troll:
https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1411096126657335303
FATHER? WHY DO YOU LOOK SO FORLORN? HAS THE PIG GOTTEN INTO THE VODKA AGAIN?
WHAT? MOTHER? MOTHER HAS DIED?!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "CABBAGE POISONING?!"
https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1411100077079339023
NO, FATHER. PUT DOWN THE AXE. PUT IT DOWN, I SAY! WE SHALL BURY MOTHER AMONG THE CABBAGES.
...VERY WELL, WE SHALL BURY HER WHERE THE CABBAGES WOULD BE IF THE TSAR'S MEN HAD NOT TAKEN THEM ALL FOR THEIR INDECENT HOT SAUERKRAUT WRESTLING RING.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i33m3atdwnpjjocc2spipqex/bafkreicosl3pqxufuxkfufqrqhwg6wtm6pg6rv2e7ou3jrhmlfi2gk6ft4@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The only fic, to my knowledge, ever inspired by a tweet of mine. It includes a phrase I would be proud to have written: “A man who does not love naked hot sauerkraut wrestling truly cannot be said to love our country.”
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
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This argument that we need to adopt fascism-lite to prevent electing fascists is a big ahistorical lie, and it has a lot of currency in Canada too. This will not solve any problems fascists blame on refugees, while it concedes the idea that they're correct to blame them. This is how you get ICE.
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This argument that we need to adopt fascism-lite to prevent electing fascists is a big ahistorical lie, and it has a lot of currency in Canada too. This will not solve any problems fascists blame on refugees, while it concedes the idea that they're correct to blame them. This is how you get ICE.
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Great summary for how to navigate imtoday's world of information overload. Turning off or limiting nearly all my inputs, resisting the urge to shame and hate read, and refusing to argue online have been especially transformative for me. All we can control is our own behavior. But those actions stack
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great summary for how to navigate imtoday's world of information overload. Turning off or limiting nearly all my inputs, resisting the urge to shame and hate read, and refusing to argue online have been especially transformative for me. All we can control is our own behavior. But those actions stack