JW Roulston 🇨🇦🇳🇿🇮🇪
@ottawakiwi.bsky.social
Lawyer, social worker, teacher, and writer working where law meets conscience.
Montréal born, Ottawa based. Citizen of Canada, Ireland, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Bilingual/bilingue. Pro Oxford comma. ☘️🍁🥝
Saoirse don Phalaistín 🍉
Montréal born, Ottawa based. Citizen of Canada, Ireland, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Bilingual/bilingue. Pro Oxford comma. ☘️🍁🥝
Saoirse don Phalaistín 🍉
Pinned
I block bigots and mansplainers. And if you think Bluesky is Hinge, you are gone too.
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Last year, I had biopsies on two small growths on my face. I had to pay for them, but there was a refund if they turned out to be cancerous. Of course I paid.
This is upside down policy. If you’re poor, it’s an obstacle so we add a barrier to health for you.
#OntarioHealth
This is upside down policy. If you’re poor, it’s an obstacle so we add a barrier to health for you.
#OntarioHealth
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Last year, I had biopsies on two small growths on my face. I had to pay for them, but there was a refund if they turned out to be cancerous. Of course I paid.
This is upside down policy. If you’re poor, it’s an obstacle so we add a barrier to health for you.
#OntarioHealth
This is upside down policy. If you’re poor, it’s an obstacle so we add a barrier to health for you.
#OntarioHealth
britain i swear to fuck just ask the EU to take you back, sure we'll be insufferably smug about it and probably force you to get off the pound because we're feeling like being bastards but at least youll have, like, jobs and any kind of perspective
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The English doing their exceptionality thingy.
#Brexit
#Brexit
My favourite moment during the Brexit negotiations was when David Davis went to the press to complain that none of the EU member states would agree to negotiate trade deals with Britain on a one-on-one basis and would only do so as a bloc – as though they were in some sort of union.
we told you with extreme specificity what would happen if you did brexit and you did not believe us and did it anyway and then it all came true and now youre going to elect nigel farage?? same guy who made the whole country poor once already? sorry but youre just a good punchline rn
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The English doing their exceptionality thingy.
#Brexit
#Brexit
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I never wanted to live in interesting times.
November 11, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I never wanted to live in interesting times.
Across the US, UK, Canada, & New Zealand, the destabilisation of centrist & conservative parties & the personalised targeting of leaders like Justin Trudeau & Jacinda Ardern follow the same information-warfare pattern: coordinated amplification through Kremlin-aligned propaganda networks.
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Across the US, UK, Canada, & New Zealand, the destabilisation of centrist & conservative parties & the personalised targeting of leaders like Justin Trudeau & Jacinda Ardern follow the same information-warfare pattern: coordinated amplification through Kremlin-aligned propaganda networks.
Reposted by JW Roulston 🇨🇦🇳🇿🇮🇪
Occasionally, being Irish is a bit depressing…
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Occasionally, being Irish is a bit depressing…
This is how to deal with a leader who backs a coup:
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term www.npr.org/2025/11/22/n...
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term www.npr.org/2025/11/22/n...
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term
Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
www.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Note that Ontario does not have routine screening either
But David Cameron has some nerve flapping his gums
#CancerScreening
#UnnecessaryLoss
#PublicHealth
#Privilege
But David Cameron has some nerve flapping his gums
#CancerScreening
#UnnecessaryLoss
#PublicHealth
#Privilege
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I mean I’m so glad you have private healthcare and were obviously seen really quickly but PLEASE, don’t you fucking dare start talking about ‘targeted screening or other fast track treatments’ when your austerity has caused the mess the NHS is in.
I mean I’m so glad you have private healthcare and were obviously seen really quickly but PLEASE, don’t you fucking dare start talking about ‘targeted screening or other fast track treatments’ when your austerity has caused the mess the NHS is in.
David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening
Former prime minister says he wants to join ranks of those pressing for more checks on men who may have disease
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Note that Ontario does not have routine screening either
But David Cameron has some nerve flapping his gums
#CancerScreening
#UnnecessaryLoss
#PublicHealth
#Privilege
But David Cameron has some nerve flapping his gums
#CancerScreening
#UnnecessaryLoss
#PublicHealth
#Privilege
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Opposing genocide and believing in the rule of law seem like starting points for decency, right?
#GenevaConventions
#RuleOfLaw
#GenevaConventions
#RuleOfLaw
No mention of applicable law or ICJ. No mention of Dept of Foreign Affairs witness confirming ICJ ruling covers both goods and services.
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Opposing genocide and believing in the rule of law seem like starting points for decency, right?
#GenevaConventions
#RuleOfLaw
#GenevaConventions
#RuleOfLaw
It’s been this kind of day in chilly #Ottawa #November #LyingInAllDay
Colour of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey
Lift my head from the pillow, then fall again
A shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
Do I need someone here to scold me?
music.apple.com/ca/album/lik...
Colour of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey
Lift my head from the pillow, then fall again
A shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
Do I need someone here to scold me?
music.apple.com/ca/album/lik...
Like the Weather by 10,000 Maniacs on Apple Music
Song · 1987 · Duration 3:56
music.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It’s been this kind of day in chilly #Ottawa #November #LyingInAllDay
Colour of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey
Lift my head from the pillow, then fall again
A shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
Do I need someone here to scold me?
music.apple.com/ca/album/lik...
Colour of the sky as far as I can see is coal grey
Lift my head from the pillow, then fall again
A shiver in my bones just thinking about the weather
Do I need someone here to scold me?
music.apple.com/ca/album/lik...
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
1. The Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade used to be so dangerous that it was cancelled for more than a century.
Why? Religious hatred & sectarian violence.
Here’s my annual thread about the bloody riots that rocked our city in the days when Toronto was known as "The Belfast of Canada."
Why? Religious hatred & sectarian violence.
Here’s my annual thread about the bloody riots that rocked our city in the days when Toronto was known as "The Belfast of Canada."
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Not sure this is what the TTC was angling for …
It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Not sure this is what the TTC was angling for …
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"How absurd is it that people in the #UK are still being arrested under “terrorism” charges for supporting Palestine Action, a non-violent group that disrupted the weapons industry, yet you can support the occupation in the UK, a pro-violent group committing terrorism daily, and be completely fine."
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’ve realized the real divide ain’t left and right, it’s up and down
Sure sounds like Marxism
#TheWormIsTurning
Sure sounds like Marxism
#TheWormIsTurning
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I’ve realized the real divide ain’t left and right, it’s up and down
Sure sounds like Marxism
#TheWormIsTurning
Sure sounds like Marxism
#TheWormIsTurning
It’s impossible to misinterpret the genocidal intentions
#WATCH | A new video shows the consequences of Israel's two-year "military operation" (Genocide) in the capital of the Gaza Strip.
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It’s impossible to misinterpret the genocidal intentions
This is important.
1) the attack on puberty blockers is anti-trans foolishness. The bans mess up other treatments too - because politicians don’t understand the complexities of medical treatments
2) perfect example of why politicians’ beaks do not belong in the minutia of medical care
#NewZealand
1) the attack on puberty blockers is anti-trans foolishness. The bans mess up other treatments too - because politicians don’t understand the complexities of medical treatments
2) perfect example of why politicians’ beaks do not belong in the minutia of medical care
#NewZealand
This is very good. Clear, calm, factual, and devastating for proponents of bans on puberty blockers for trans youth.
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
theconversation.com/puberty-bloc...
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is important.
1) the attack on puberty blockers is anti-trans foolishness. The bans mess up other treatments too - because politicians don’t understand the complexities of medical treatments
2) perfect example of why politicians’ beaks do not belong in the minutia of medical care
#NewZealand
1) the attack on puberty blockers is anti-trans foolishness. The bans mess up other treatments too - because politicians don’t understand the complexities of medical treatments
2) perfect example of why politicians’ beaks do not belong in the minutia of medical care
#NewZealand
This is so cool
"Domestic cats finally crossed the Alps with the Roman conquest of Gaul"
Huh. I never really thought about the connections between animal populations and military campaigns before
Huh. I never really thought about the connections between animal populations and military campaigns before
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is so cool
