Mark Smeets
@mrmarksmeets.bsky.social
Husband, Parent, Advocate for ADHD and Autism, He/Him, opinions my own also #Lego #AFOL #Disability #baker #musician #bced #bcpoli
Always happy to talk about #adhd #autism just ask questions
#StarWars and #StarTrek
Always happy to talk about #adhd #autism just ask questions
#StarWars and #StarTrek
Alberta isn’t safe
fucking abhorrent.
Starting this school year, Alberta will block transgender athletes who are 12 and older from competing in female amateur sports.
globalnews.ca/news/1137456...
globalnews.ca/news/1137456...
September 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Alberta isn’t safe
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"It's critical that we start from a young age to break the cycle of violence, to have a better understanding for our children to understand what's happening at home for prevention, and also for better understanding as a community as a whole.” @orcabook.bsky.social
Congratulations, @katrinachen.bsky.social!
Former B.C. MLA pens children's book about gender-based violence | CBC News
In 2022, Katrina Chen revealed she’d suffered from gender-based violence multiple times through the course of her life, and has since spoken publicly about the need to destigmatize this type of abuse.
www.cbc.ca
July 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"It's critical that we start from a young age to break the cycle of violence, to have a better understanding for our children to understand what's happening at home for prevention, and also for better understanding as a community as a whole.” @orcabook.bsky.social
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If you're a minor and your parents don't want you to get vaccinated, the mature minor policy means you can override them and get the jabs yourself so long as you demonstrate informed consent: www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc...
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine | HealthLink BC
www.healthlinkbc.ca
June 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If you're a minor and your parents don't want you to get vaccinated, the mature minor policy means you can override them and get the jabs yourself so long as you demonstrate informed consent: www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthlinkbc...
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PSA: If you're in B.C. and your parents didn't get you immunized when you were a kid, you can get MMR vaccines at many local pharmacies: www.bcpharmacy.ca/mmr
Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccines | BC Pharmacy Association
www.bcpharmacy.ca
June 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
PSA: If you're in B.C. and your parents didn't get you immunized when you were a kid, you can get MMR vaccines at many local pharmacies: www.bcpharmacy.ca/mmr
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As an expert on conversion therapy, I recommend reading this thread ⬇️
OK i’ve seen almost no media outlet pick up on the fact the Supreme Court ruling endorsed conversion therapy
and opens a portal to the normalization of conversion therapy nationally
so here’s a thread explaining how they did so, and why you should care
(1/x)
and opens a portal to the normalization of conversion therapy nationally
so here’s a thread explaining how they did so, and why you should care
(1/x)
June 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
As an expert on conversion therapy, I recommend reading this thread ⬇️
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i am deeply troubled by the media’s reluctance to cover the rise of conversion therapy activism in the U.S. and hope that future coverage of this ruling focuses on how it could further popularize what some U.S. states and other countries consider to be cruel and inhumane treatments
OHCHR | Report on conversion therapy
"Conversion therapy" is an umbrella term used to describe interventions of a wide-ranging nature, all of which have in common the belief that a person's sexual orientation or gender identity can and s...
www.ohchr.org
June 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
i am deeply troubled by the media’s reluctance to cover the rise of conversion therapy activism in the U.S. and hope that future coverage of this ruling focuses on how it could further popularize what some U.S. states and other countries consider to be cruel and inhumane treatments
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Manitoba sets the example, how hard was that?
June 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Manitoba sets the example, how hard was that?
This is something that I work on every time I ride with my kids and teach them about riding.
My daughter uses her bell to signal she is behind people, my son uses his voice to say what side he is passing or travelling on
My daughter uses her bell to signal she is behind people, my son uses his voice to say what side he is passing or travelling on
Funny that cyclists literally ignore this provision of the MVA when someone says they have to look out for their safety and the safety of others.
May 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is something that I work on every time I ride with my kids and teach them about riding.
My daughter uses her bell to signal she is behind people, my son uses his voice to say what side he is passing or travelling on
My daughter uses her bell to signal she is behind people, my son uses his voice to say what side he is passing or travelling on
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Premier Eby - Invest in BC's Public Schools Now - Sign the Petition!
Parents, students, & partners are headed to Victoria to demand a better school system for our kids.
chng.it/qbJ9bS2shP
#bcpoli #bced #FundBCSchools
@eby-david.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social
Parents, students, & partners are headed to Victoria to demand a better school system for our kids.
chng.it/qbJ9bS2shP
#bcpoli #bced #FundBCSchools
@eby-david.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social
Sign the Petition
Premier Eby - Invest in BC's Public Schools Now
chng.it
May 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Premier Eby - Invest in BC's Public Schools Now - Sign the Petition!
Parents, students, & partners are headed to Victoria to demand a better school system for our kids.
chng.it/qbJ9bS2shP
#bcpoli #bced #FundBCSchools
@eby-david.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social
Parents, students, & partners are headed to Victoria to demand a better school system for our kids.
chng.it/qbJ9bS2shP
#bcpoli #bced #FundBCSchools
@eby-david.bsky.social @bctf.bsky.social @cupebc.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social
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"Amazon is selling books marketed at people seeking techniques to manage their ADHD that claim to offer expert advice yet appear to be authored by a chatbot such as ChatGPT."
And people buy them, seeing the ratings.
#ADHD #Books #AI
And people buy them, seeing the ratings.
#ADHD #Books #AI
‘Dangerous nonsense’: AI-authored books about ADHD for sale on Amazon
Experts say online retailer has ethical responsibility to guard against chatbot-generated work on sensitive topics
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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And since this is Bluesky, where local issues get zero traction, let’s try tagging: @pattibacchus.bsky.social @reddyforchange.bsky.social @richardsonyvr.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social @bceducationmatters.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @vancouverdpac.bsky.social
#vanpoli #bced
#vanpoli #bced
May 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
And since this is Bluesky, where local issues get zero traction, let’s try tagging: @pattibacchus.bsky.social @reddyforchange.bsky.social @richardsonyvr.bsky.social @bcsta.bsky.social @bceducationmatters.bsky.social @lisabeare.bsky.social @vancouverdpac.bsky.social
#vanpoli #bced
#vanpoli #bced
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I hope the people of Vancouver will take care when voting for trustees in the 2026 election. Start preparing now to get rid of the ABC figure heads that sit on the board (literally just sit), and let’s elect some change makers who actually want to do the job. vancouver.ca/guides/votin...
Guide to voting
Get information on who can vote in Vancouver city elections and more.
vancouver.ca
May 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I hope the people of Vancouver will take care when voting for trustees in the 2026 election. Start preparing now to get rid of the ABC figure heads that sit on the board (literally just sit), and let’s elect some change makers who actually want to do the job. vancouver.ca/guides/votin...
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He has since deleted the post, but not before revealing these names of advocates to 5000 or more people who viewed it. He has also put forward a motion that this kind of accessible advocacy (letter template campaigns facilitated by the district PAC) be discontinued.
May 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
He has since deleted the post, but not before revealing these names of advocates to 5000 or more people who viewed it. He has also put forward a motion that this kind of accessible advocacy (letter template campaigns facilitated by the district PAC) be discontinued.
What is the job of a school board trustee if not reading emails from interest holders and being responsive to them? One ABC trustee in @vsb39.bsky.social decided to treat advocacy emails from over 200 parents/caregivers as “spam”, and to post his grievance on X, compromising parent privacy.
May 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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OMG.. this is GREAT!!!!!👇👇👇😂😂
April 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
OMG.. this is GREAT!!!!!👇👇👇😂😂
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A lift up for non-binary and trans folks and the people who love them as another country tries to erase people being who they are and also science.
For particularly the younger trans and non-binary individuals out there, but everyone though more generally, I can't tell you things will be okay. I can say that there is so much support for you, so much love. That's what drives change. Just look at this and not the bigots today 👇 1/
The crowd is now so big, it's spilling over to the "supreme" court.
April 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A lift up for non-binary and trans folks and the people who love them as another country tries to erase people being who they are and also science.
April is #AutismAcceptanceMonth
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
April 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
April is #AutismAcceptanceMonth
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
April is #AutismAcceptanceMonth
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
April 16, 2025 at 9:07 PM
April is #AutismAcceptanceMonth
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
The language we use plays a critical role in shaping our beliefs and stereotypes about disabilities.
These words and phrases can create barriers, especially when we are not aware of the etymology.
RFK is a f'ing idiot and has no grasp or clue in reality.
Absolutely ridiculous
Autistics are not damaged, not broken, not a disease, not an epidemic, not a burden - not any of the things this monster says.
The only epidemic is ableism and ignorance
Absolutely ridiculous
Autistics are not damaged, not broken, not a disease, not an epidemic, not a burden - not any of the things this monster says.
The only epidemic is ableism and ignorance
NEW from me: RFK Jr. made it clear at a press conference that he'd promote "environmental factors" (read: vaccines) as a cause of autism, and trotted out a new phrase, "epidemic denial," to label people who disagree with his interpretation of data. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. Is using a new study on autism rates to push his anti-vaccine agenda
While researchers try to determine why autism rates seem to be rising, Kennedy made it clear he’ll try to put his thumb on the scale.
www.motherjones.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
RFK is a f'ing idiot and has no grasp or clue in reality.
Absolutely ridiculous
Autistics are not damaged, not broken, not a disease, not an epidemic, not a burden - not any of the things this monster says.
The only epidemic is ableism and ignorance
Absolutely ridiculous
Autistics are not damaged, not broken, not a disease, not an epidemic, not a burden - not any of the things this monster says.
The only epidemic is ableism and ignorance
It’s been ages since I’ve made a post…but proud to another bass in my arsenal (The 4 string is the new one, I’ve played a 6 string for years).
April 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It’s been ages since I’ve made a post…but proud to another bass in my arsenal (The 4 string is the new one, I’ve played a 6 string for years).
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FACT CHECK FRIDAY IS ALIVE THANKS TO @jameswsthomson.com, @emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social AND THE @nationalobserver.com!!
Read the first one here: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/04/a...
Read the first one here: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/04/a...
April 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
FACT CHECK FRIDAY IS ALIVE THANKS TO @jameswsthomson.com, @emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social AND THE @nationalobserver.com!!
Read the first one here: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/04/a...
Read the first one here: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/04/a...
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March 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You mean the message where she wants to promote election interference so PP can get in?
March 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
You mean the message where she wants to promote election interference so PP can get in?
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Yet people on the right scream the loudest about being silenced…
I’m begging people to think about why we have so many massive right-wing accounts and what it tells you about the money behind, institutional support for and algorithmic appeasement of those views.
I’m begging people to think about why we have so many massive right-wing accounts and what it tells you about the money behind, institutional support for and algorithmic appeasement of those views.
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Yet people on the right scream the loudest about being silenced…
I’m begging people to think about why we have so many massive right-wing accounts and what it tells you about the money behind, institutional support for and algorithmic appeasement of those views.
I’m begging people to think about why we have so many massive right-wing accounts and what it tells you about the money behind, institutional support for and algorithmic appeasement of those views.