Emily Spanton
@whatdoesntkillu.bsky.social
Public and Mental Health | Politics and Policy. Free Palestine. Team Orca. Eng/French. She/Elle.
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3 years ago today: I spent the morning at Belfast's Botanic Gardens before flying to Paris for the premiere of a documentary... about me.
TY to everyone who made that evening special - it was overwhelming, but the support did help ease the shock 🖤
TY to everyone who made that evening special - it was overwhelming, but the support did help ease the shock 🖤
April 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
3 years ago today: I spent the morning at Belfast's Botanic Gardens before flying to Paris for the premiere of a documentary... about me.
TY to everyone who made that evening special - it was overwhelming, but the support did help ease the shock 🖤
TY to everyone who made that evening special - it was overwhelming, but the support did help ease the shock 🖤
St Catharines is moving to criminalize encampments with a new bylaw on Tuesdays council agenda.
Apparently, we plan to fine people for being poor in public... Because people living in tents have secret money stashed away for fines?!
stcatharines.civicweb.net/filepro/docu...
Apparently, we plan to fine people for being poor in public... Because people living in tents have secret money stashed away for fines?!
stcatharines.civicweb.net/filepro/docu...
April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
St Catharines is moving to criminalize encampments with a new bylaw on Tuesdays council agenda.
Apparently, we plan to fine people for being poor in public... Because people living in tents have secret money stashed away for fines?!
stcatharines.civicweb.net/filepro/docu...
Apparently, we plan to fine people for being poor in public... Because people living in tents have secret money stashed away for fines?!
stcatharines.civicweb.net/filepro/docu...
Today, we say goodbye to Miss Molly as she makes her way over the rainbow bridge... Grateful for one last snuggle 🖤
April 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Today, we say goodbye to Miss Molly as she makes her way over the rainbow bridge... Grateful for one last snuggle 🖤
People talk of things happening in another life yet can't point to a moment that caused the before and after; 11 yrs ago today, 22 April '14, my life ended.
8 yrs later, 22 April '22, the Kafkaesque purgatory also came to an end.
... But still we wait for the after @echr.coe.int
8 yrs later, 22 April '22, the Kafkaesque purgatory also came to an end.
... But still we wait for the after @echr.coe.int
April 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
People talk of things happening in another life yet can't point to a moment that caused the before and after; 11 yrs ago today, 22 April '14, my life ended.
8 yrs later, 22 April '22, the Kafkaesque purgatory also came to an end.
... But still we wait for the after @echr.coe.int
8 yrs later, 22 April '22, the Kafkaesque purgatory also came to an end.
... But still we wait for the after @echr.coe.int
Once we are through the federal election, I'll be officially migrating from the other site to this bat channel... Stay tuned.
April 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Once we are through the federal election, I'll be officially migrating from the other site to this bat channel... Stay tuned.
Happy Easter | Joyeuses Pâques 🐇
April 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy Easter | Joyeuses Pâques 🐇
5 years ago today...
North Americans complain about a loss of freedom during pandemic shutdowns but y'all have no idea what that actually means.
North Americans complain about a loss of freedom during pandemic shutdowns but y'all have no idea what that actually means.
March 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
5 years ago today...
North Americans complain about a loss of freedom during pandemic shutdowns but y'all have no idea what that actually means.
North Americans complain about a loss of freedom during pandemic shutdowns but y'all have no idea what that actually means.
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I’m concerned by all the posts I’m seeing that argue we need to choose between fighting for Canadian sovereignty and fighting for equity-deserving groups.
These are Canadian values — this is literally what we are defending.
It’s not one or the other. We need to do both.
#elbowsup
#canpoli
These are Canadian values — this is literally what we are defending.
It’s not one or the other. We need to do both.
#elbowsup
#canpoli
March 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I havent processed anything yet but I love the contrast in this shot.
March 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I havent processed anything yet but I love the contrast in this shot.
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I think it's better for Canada that Trump got fixated on the 51st state nonsense and came after us first on trade.
There's an alternate version of this where we're playing the grovelling vassal state, throwing Mexico and EU allies to the wolves in trying to preserve our trade access while Trump.
There's an alternate version of this where we're playing the grovelling vassal state, throwing Mexico and EU allies to the wolves in trying to preserve our trade access while Trump.
March 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I think it's better for Canada that Trump got fixated on the 51st state nonsense and came after us first on trade.
There's an alternate version of this where we're playing the grovelling vassal state, throwing Mexico and EU allies to the wolves in trying to preserve our trade access while Trump.
There's an alternate version of this where we're playing the grovelling vassal state, throwing Mexico and EU allies to the wolves in trying to preserve our trade access while Trump.
As someone who has had an entire team at Foreign Affairs (Paris) for 11 years... The Canadian govt can NOT intervene.
Their role is to watch, ensure local laws/processes are followed, and ensure local govt is aware Canada is watching - that's it. 🧵
Their role is to watch, ensure local laws/processes are followed, and ensure local govt is aware Canada is watching - that's it. 🧵
A young lady originally from Whitehorse is being detained in a detention center in Arizona. She was detained March 3rd, after her visa was denied.
Facebook post from her Mom is in the pics below. It's a disturbing sequence of events.
Do not travel to the US.
Facebook post from her Mom is in the pics below. It's a disturbing sequence of events.
Do not travel to the US.
March 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
As someone who has had an entire team at Foreign Affairs (Paris) for 11 years... The Canadian govt can NOT intervene.
Their role is to watch, ensure local laws/processes are followed, and ensure local govt is aware Canada is watching - that's it. 🧵
Their role is to watch, ensure local laws/processes are followed, and ensure local govt is aware Canada is watching - that's it. 🧵
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So, I think what American farmers are waking up to is the fact that Canadians are no longer buying their products. We’re just not going to participate in this abusive relationship. You threaten us, we don’t buy your products. How about that?
March 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: So, I think what American farmers are waking up to is the fact that Canadians are no longer buying their products. We’re just not going to participate in this abusive relationship. You threaten us, we don’t buy your products. How about that?
Today, I cancelled my Capital One credit card and ordered one from my Canadian bank.
It's a small gesture, I don't like debt and only use it to keep a good credit score, but it felt good.
It's a small gesture, I don't like debt and only use it to keep a good credit score, but it felt good.
March 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Today, I cancelled my Capital One credit card and ordered one from my Canadian bank.
It's a small gesture, I don't like debt and only use it to keep a good credit score, but it felt good.
It's a small gesture, I don't like debt and only use it to keep a good credit score, but it felt good.
So transitioning is good when it's referring to the economy under Trump, just not when it's healthcare 🙃
White House, asked about recession concern, says U.S. is in a period of "economic transition"
March 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So transitioning is good when it's referring to the economy under Trump, just not when it's healthcare 🙃
#Niagara Health St Catharines has closed their ER in response to an overwhelming number of patients - there isn't a chair/hallway/closet left.
Please use a walk-in clinic or urgent care centre. If there's ANY chance of measles exposure, CALL AHEAD.
IF IT IS LIFE OR DEATH, CALL 911.
Please use a walk-in clinic or urgent care centre. If there's ANY chance of measles exposure, CALL AHEAD.
IF IT IS LIFE OR DEATH, CALL 911.
March 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#Niagara Health St Catharines has closed their ER in response to an overwhelming number of patients - there isn't a chair/hallway/closet left.
Please use a walk-in clinic or urgent care centre. If there's ANY chance of measles exposure, CALL AHEAD.
IF IT IS LIFE OR DEATH, CALL 911.
Please use a walk-in clinic or urgent care centre. If there's ANY chance of measles exposure, CALL AHEAD.
IF IT IS LIFE OR DEATH, CALL 911.
5 years ago... I was on the phone with Foreign Affairs trying to find out if I should cancel my trip. Because it was court related, I was told I had to go. So, I got on a plane to Iceland.
By the time I reached Paris, the entire world had changed.
By the time I reached Paris, the entire world had changed.
March 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
5 years ago... I was on the phone with Foreign Affairs trying to find out if I should cancel my trip. Because it was court related, I was told I had to go. So, I got on a plane to Iceland.
By the time I reached Paris, the entire world had changed.
By the time I reached Paris, the entire world had changed.
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how did ICE know where to find Mahmoud Khalil, and who will they go after next? I wrote about the vast surveillance network that powers ICE arrests, and the Zionist groups making deportation wishlists for the agency:
www.theverge.com/policy/62718...
www.theverge.com/policy/62718...
The disappeared Columbia student is the start of a surveillance nightmare
Mahmoud Khalil is a legal permanent resident. That didn’t stop ICE.
www.theverge.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
how did ICE know where to find Mahmoud Khalil, and who will they go after next? I wrote about the vast surveillance network that powers ICE arrests, and the Zionist groups making deportation wishlists for the agency:
www.theverge.com/policy/62718...
www.theverge.com/policy/62718...
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Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.
March 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.
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“The answer to fascism isn’t more nationalism—it’s deeper democracy, stronger communities, empowered labour movements, and unwavering commitment to justice for all.” @erinblondeau.bsky.social 💯🔥
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Fight fascism with climate justice, not 'Canada First' nationalism
Instead of turning towards nationalism, in the face of rising fascism, we should turn to each other and the planet.
rabble.ca
March 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“The answer to fascism isn’t more nationalism—it’s deeper democracy, stronger communities, empowered labour movements, and unwavering commitment to justice for all.” @erinblondeau.bsky.social 💯🔥
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rabble.ca/columnists/f...
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My latest -- Carney has made his career (and his weath) by bending government to allow corporations to profit. We should all beware a Carner PM and organize to force him to do what will not come naturally -- take from the corporate class and redistribute wealth among everyone else.
A Carney in charge of the circus
Canadians in the bottom 50% income bracket should buckle up
noraloreto.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My latest -- Carney has made his career (and his weath) by bending government to allow corporations to profit. We should all beware a Carner PM and organize to force him to do what will not come naturally -- take from the corporate class and redistribute wealth among everyone else.
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Think back to every suspicious ASIRT investigation of police brutality over the years.
What were your worst instincts about them?
Turns out, those may have been right.
www.readtheorchard.org/p/how-the-uc...
What were your worst instincts about them?
Turns out, those may have been right.
www.readtheorchard.org/p/how-the-uc...
How the UCP covered up police violence against the U of C Palestine encampment
The Orchard has obtained hundreds of pages of correspondence from the university's executive leadership team, campus security, Calgary police and the provincial government. Part II of II.
www.readtheorchard.org
March 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Think back to every suspicious ASIRT investigation of police brutality over the years.
What were your worst instincts about them?
Turns out, those may have been right.
www.readtheorchard.org/p/how-the-uc...
What were your worst instincts about them?
Turns out, those may have been right.
www.readtheorchard.org/p/how-the-uc...
Team Canada: We all agree, if shit hits the fan, our code will be the Log Driver Waltz - if you don't know where he learned to step lightly, we know you're a plant.
March 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Team Canada: We all agree, if shit hits the fan, our code will be the Log Driver Waltz - if you don't know where he learned to step lightly, we know you're a plant.