Leah Howie
@lhowie.bsky.social
Oldest daughter/mom/sessional lecturer/coach/cheer mom/ringette mom/podcaster. Excellent at sending feisty emails, hosting parties, and gathering amazing women together to do amazing things. Pro-choice, pro-science. She/her.
Our summers are too short in Saskatchewan to have to try and find the perfect window for lake time in between smoke season and toxic algae season.
August 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Our summers are too short in Saskatchewan to have to try and find the perfect window for lake time in between smoke season and toxic algae season.
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"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
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Lawsuits from men against the doctors who provide abortions to their partners illustrate that men understand abortion bans as legal codifications of their private right to dominate and control women.
ughghghghg
that's all the commentary I have for now
that's all the commentary I have for now
Texas man sues California doctor over medication abortion
The wrongful death suit invokes a long-dormant federal law alongside state law.
www.courthousenews.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Lawsuits from men against the doctors who provide abortions to their partners illustrate that men understand abortion bans as legal codifications of their private right to dominate and control women.
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It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s always “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, drop out of the public sphere and become a tradwife” and never “Ladies, if you are alienated by overwork, form a union.”
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By 2030, 1 in 4 women in developed countries will remain childfree.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
By 2030, 1 in 4 women in developed countries will remain childfree.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
Up to 45% will be single by choice.
Society will frame this as a crisis.
Governments will panic over birth rates.
This is about choice though…
It's about women walking away from the roles that kept men comfortable and powerful.
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Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.
www.thebeaverton.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
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“I feel like I’m dying”
“I feel like I’ve been lied to”
The words of an anti-vax chiropractor who become seriously ill with measles and spread it to his kids, who then also became seriously ill. All four kids were hospitalized.
You *were* lied to. And you wanted to believe that lie.
“I feel like I’ve been lied to”
The words of an anti-vax chiropractor who become seriously ill with measles and spread it to his kids, who then also became seriously ill. All four kids were hospitalized.
You *were* lied to. And you wanted to believe that lie.
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“I feel like I’m dying”
“I feel like I’ve been lied to”
The words of an anti-vax chiropractor who become seriously ill with measles and spread it to his kids, who then also became seriously ill. All four kids were hospitalized.
You *were* lied to. And you wanted to believe that lie.
“I feel like I’ve been lied to”
The words of an anti-vax chiropractor who become seriously ill with measles and spread it to his kids, who then also became seriously ill. All four kids were hospitalized.
You *were* lied to. And you wanted to believe that lie.
A pride coloured breakfast for a basement full of teenagers 🏳️🌈
Also have I mentioned how much I love this era of waking up and listening to a bunch of 12 and 13 year olds giggling in the basement while we make them breakfast? It’s a good era ❤️
Also have I mentioned how much I love this era of waking up and listening to a bunch of 12 and 13 year olds giggling in the basement while we make them breakfast? It’s a good era ❤️
June 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A pride coloured breakfast for a basement full of teenagers 🏳️🌈
Also have I mentioned how much I love this era of waking up and listening to a bunch of 12 and 13 year olds giggling in the basement while we make them breakfast? It’s a good era ❤️
Also have I mentioned how much I love this era of waking up and listening to a bunch of 12 and 13 year olds giggling in the basement while we make them breakfast? It’s a good era ❤️
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Misogyny is core to the American fascist project and feminism must be core to its opposition.
June 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Misogyny is core to the American fascist project and feminism must be core to its opposition.
My neighbour brought me a bouquet of peonies from his garden on Father’s Day and I love this so much.
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day!
June 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My neighbour brought me a bouquet of peonies from his garden on Father’s Day and I love this so much.
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day!
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Indeed.
This is everywhere.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
Every academic institution I know is held together by some exhausted woman in her early 40's who waits until the old white male professors have finished their vague rants and says, "alright, so concretely can I propose the following next steps..."
She makes half their salary.
A friend is getting involved in politics for the 1st time. Went to local mtg where guys in charge said: we want to have a concert in 6wks. She asked ?s They had no venue, no bands, etc. She made a PowerPoint on tasks needed & a realistic timeline. Them: You're too corporate, not progressive enough.
June 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Indeed.
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I’ll never get over how, in an era when women’s rights and status are being attacked and eroded in law and culture alike, we were incessantly told that it was boys and men whose suffering we needed to attend to.
May 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I’ll never get over how, in an era when women’s rights and status are being attacked and eroded in law and culture alike, we were incessantly told that it was boys and men whose suffering we needed to attend to.
I’ll go one step further and suggest that given the state of the world today, women should actually be in charge of every country.
I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
June 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I’ll go one step further and suggest that given the state of the world today, women should actually be in charge of every country.
Helping my 12 year old get pumped up for her cheer tryouts tonight by playing Dreams by The Cranberries at a ridiculous volume on every single speaker in our house and now realizing that this is how I should actually start every single day in our home.
June 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Helping my 12 year old get pumped up for her cheer tryouts tonight by playing Dreams by The Cranberries at a ridiculous volume on every single speaker in our house and now realizing that this is how I should actually start every single day in our home.
My soon to be 10 year old is going through it.
March 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
My soon to be 10 year old is going through it.
Whhhhy does almost everyone I love live in Saskatoon? 😂🙇♀️
February 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Whhhhy does almost everyone I love live in Saskatoon? 😂🙇♀️
New core memory unlocked.
February 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New core memory unlocked.
Wild to go from -28 to +28 in a day. Family vacay in Costa Rica has begun!
February 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wild to go from -28 to +28 in a day. Family vacay in Costa Rica has begun!
Check in on the women in your lives that have a man in their life who gets angry at the sight of Taylor Swift on the tv when they’re watching football.
Anger is an emotion - it’s not normal to be unable to control your emotions at the sight of a successful woman who is admired by so many women.
Anger is an emotion - it’s not normal to be unable to control your emotions at the sight of a successful woman who is admired by so many women.
February 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Check in on the women in your lives that have a man in their life who gets angry at the sight of Taylor Swift on the tv when they’re watching football.
Anger is an emotion - it’s not normal to be unable to control your emotions at the sight of a successful woman who is admired by so many women.
Anger is an emotion - it’s not normal to be unable to control your emotions at the sight of a successful woman who is admired by so many women.
My daughter’s ringette team just won their first gold medal after 2 OTs and 19 rounds of shootouts and I think I may have just had 2-3 heart attacks watching.
February 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My daughter’s ringette team just won their first gold medal after 2 OTs and 19 rounds of shootouts and I think I may have just had 2-3 heart attacks watching.
Cheer comp season is upon us ❤️
January 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cheer comp season is upon us ❤️
Recharging in the boreal forest after 12 days of moving, unpacking, and hosting.
January 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Recharging in the boreal forest after 12 days of moving, unpacking, and hosting.
December 28 should be international Eldest Daughter Day.
December 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
December 28 should be international Eldest Daughter Day.
It’s so good to be home.
December 22, 2024 at 5:15 PM
It’s so good to be home.