Amy Kaufman
@amykmtl.bsky.social
She/Her: Survivor of IPV, Intersectional Feminist, Mom, Montréalaise, taker of baths, ⚾️
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🧵 On 6 December 1989 a man entered a mechanical engineering classroom at Montreal’s École Polytechnique with a semi automatic weapon. Separating women and men, he shot the women, screaming, “You are all feminists”
14 women were murdered. Today we remember their names and not his.
14 women were murdered. Today we remember their names and not his.
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
🧵 On 6 December 1989 a man entered a mechanical engineering classroom at Montreal’s École Polytechnique with a semi automatic weapon. Separating women and men, he shot the women, screaming, “You are all feminists”
14 women were murdered. Today we remember their names and not his.
14 women were murdered. Today we remember their names and not his.
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I've spent tens of thousands of words trying to come to grips with the massacre at the #Poly, the longest evening of my life. I was there, it was cold, it was gut-wrenching.
But the core of it remains: one pathetic little man with a gun can do more damage than the rest of us can ever undo.
But the core of it remains: one pathetic little man with a gun can do more damage than the rest of us can ever undo.
December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I've spent tens of thousands of words trying to come to grips with the massacre at the #Poly, the longest evening of my life. I was there, it was cold, it was gut-wrenching.
But the core of it remains: one pathetic little man with a gun can do more damage than the rest of us can ever undo.
But the core of it remains: one pathetic little man with a gun can do more damage than the rest of us can ever undo.
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Every year @amykmtl.bsky.social posts about the 14 victims of the Polytechnique massacre. I find it important to not just remember the names, but that they were people with hopes and dreams and a big wide future in front of them. May we never forget what happened.
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Every year @amykmtl.bsky.social posts about the 14 victims of the Polytechnique massacre. I find it important to not just remember the names, but that they were people with hopes and dreams and a big wide future in front of them. May we never forget what happened.
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Annie Turcotte was a woman ahead of her time: committed to nature and finding ways to protect it. She was 21 years old when she was killed. Her mother said that despite the years, Turcotte is “forever our darling daughter… We’ve always kept her very much alive in our house.”
December 6, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Annie Turcotte was a woman ahead of her time: committed to nature and finding ways to protect it. She was 21 years old when she was killed. Her mother said that despite the years, Turcotte is “forever our darling daughter… We’ve always kept her very much alive in our house.”
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Michèle Richard, or Mimi, as she was nicknamed, had a brilliant smile and a calming presence. Her boyfriend who was in her class when she was killed said Richard was “a gentle girl, happy, brilliant, beautiful. She lived every moment intensely. She abhorred violence.”
December 6, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Michèle Richard, or Mimi, as she was nicknamed, had a brilliant smile and a calming presence. Her boyfriend who was in her class when she was killed said Richard was “a gentle girl, happy, brilliant, beautiful. She lived every moment intensely. She abhorred violence.”
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Sonia Pelletier was the person who won every competition and secured every scholarship. She liked rock music and to cook. Pelletier was 28 years old and just days from graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering and a transcript of straight As when she was killed.
December 6, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Sonia Pelletier was the person who won every competition and secured every scholarship. She liked rock music and to cook. Pelletier was 28 years old and just days from graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering and a transcript of straight As when she was killed.
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Maryse Leclair was a rebel who did not care what people thought of her. She liked British punk and new wave music. her father, Lt. Pierre Leclair entered the school that day and found Maryse dead near the man who killed her. “We think of our daughter every day” he told media.
December 6, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Maryse Leclair was a rebel who did not care what people thought of her. She liked British punk and new wave music. her father, Lt. Pierre Leclair entered the school that day and found Maryse dead near the man who killed her. “We think of our daughter every day” he told media.
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Maryse Laganière was a shy newlywed with a beautiful smile. was 25 when she was killed, was a budget clerk for the school’s finance department. That’s where she met the “love of her life,” JF Larivée, in 1986.
December 6, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Maryse Laganière was a shy newlywed with a beautiful smile. was 25 when she was killed, was a budget clerk for the school’s finance department. That’s where she met the “love of her life,” JF Larivée, in 1986.
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Anne-Marie Lemay 22, studied engineering because of a close friend who lost the use of his legs. She was known for her ability to connect with people and visited him weekly to help with his rehabilitation. And it was there that she realized the importance of mechanical devices.
December 6, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Anne-Marie Lemay 22, studied engineering because of a close friend who lost the use of his legs. She was known for her ability to connect with people and visited him weekly to help with his rehabilitation. And it was there that she realized the importance of mechanical devices.
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Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz spoke 5 languages and had a “great deadpan sarcasm.” Born in Poland and fled to Germany after the country was put under martial law. Canada seemed safe,she thought, 31 years old and in her first year of nursing science at the school when she was killed
December 6, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz spoke 5 languages and had a “great deadpan sarcasm.” Born in Poland and fled to Germany after the country was put under martial law. Canada seemed safe,she thought, 31 years old and in her first year of nursing science at the school when she was killed
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Maud Haviernick was, first and foremost, an artist. She chose to go back to school at École Polytechnique to fulfil her dream of being an engineer and studying materials engineering.
She was killed giving her final presentation for her metals class, along with her classmate.
She was killed giving her final presentation for her metals class, along with her classmate.
December 6, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Maud Haviernick was, first and foremost, an artist. She chose to go back to school at École Polytechnique to fulfil her dream of being an engineer and studying materials engineering.
She was killed giving her final presentation for her metals class, along with her classmate.
She was killed giving her final presentation for her metals class, along with her classmate.
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Geneviève Bergeron was smart enough to earn a scholarship and also talented enough that she was still vacillating between a career in engineering or in music. Bergeron played clarinet and sang in the choir at the MSO. Geneviève was sweet, generous and bubbling with life.
December 6, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Geneviève Bergeron was smart enough to earn a scholarship and also talented enough that she was still vacillating between a career in engineering or in music. Bergeron played clarinet and sang in the choir at the MSO. Geneviève was sweet, generous and bubbling with life.
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Anne-Marie Edward loved skiing — a sport she did at school and with her family.
It was so near to Edward’s heart that she was buried in her school team ski jacket
Her mother told La Presse that Edward would be proud to see her memory being used to end misogyny.
It was so near to Edward’s heart that she was buried in her school team ski jacket
Her mother told La Presse that Edward would be proud to see her memory being used to end misogyny.
December 6, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Anne-Marie Edward loved skiing — a sport she did at school and with her family.
It was so near to Edward’s heart that she was buried in her school team ski jacket
Her mother told La Presse that Edward would be proud to see her memory being used to end misogyny.
It was so near to Edward’s heart that she was buried in her school team ski jacket
Her mother told La Presse that Edward would be proud to see her memory being used to end misogyny.
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Barbara Daigneault was not someone bound by conventional limits.
When she was just 7 years old, she asked why she could never become pope. She would ultimately follow in her father’s footsteps and study engineering. She loved shrimp omelettes and chocolate cake with whipped cream
When she was just 7 years old, she asked why she could never become pope. She would ultimately follow in her father’s footsteps and study engineering. She loved shrimp omelettes and chocolate cake with whipped cream
December 6, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Barbara Daigneault was not someone bound by conventional limits.
When she was just 7 years old, she asked why she could never become pope. She would ultimately follow in her father’s footsteps and study engineering. She loved shrimp omelettes and chocolate cake with whipped cream
When she was just 7 years old, she asked why she could never become pope. She would ultimately follow in her father’s footsteps and study engineering. She loved shrimp omelettes and chocolate cake with whipped cream
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Nathalie Croteau was outgoing and enterprising with a passion for learning, particularly when it came to science.
Croteau was 23 when she was killed, just a couple of weeks shy of celebrating New Year’s Eve in the hot sun in Cancun, Mexico with her close friends.
Croteau was 23 when she was killed, just a couple of weeks shy of celebrating New Year’s Eve in the hot sun in Cancun, Mexico with her close friends.
December 6, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Nathalie Croteau was outgoing and enterprising with a passion for learning, particularly when it came to science.
Croteau was 23 when she was killed, just a couple of weeks shy of celebrating New Year’s Eve in the hot sun in Cancun, Mexico with her close friends.
Croteau was 23 when she was killed, just a couple of weeks shy of celebrating New Year’s Eve in the hot sun in Cancun, Mexico with her close friends.
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Hélène Colgan was 23 years old in early December 1989, just weeks shy of a trip with her friends to ring in the new year. It would have been a well-deserved rest, according to her father. She was a strong and conscientious girl
December 6, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Hélène Colgan was 23 years old in early December 1989, just weeks shy of a trip with her friends to ring in the new year. It would have been a well-deserved rest, according to her father. She was a strong and conscientious girl
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Annie St-Arneault was curious, meticulous, intensely caring and always searching for adventure. She was 23 when she was killed while attending her final class before graduating from mechanical engineering studies.
December 6, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Annie St-Arneault was curious, meticulous, intensely caring and always searching for adventure. She was 23 when she was killed while attending her final class before graduating from mechanical engineering studies.
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35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality
December 6, 2024 at 1:03 PM
35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality
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El Perfecto. Happy 7th birthday, Cy. ❤️ @amykmtl.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
El Perfecto. Happy 7th birthday, Cy. ❤️ @amykmtl.bsky.social
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Food assistance for 42M Americans costs approximately 100B a year. 10 individuals grew their personal wealth in one year by an amount that could feed the 42M people needing food assistance for 7 years!
Allowing children to go hungry as a society is a choice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Allowing children to go hungry as a society is a choice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Food assistance for 42M Americans costs approximately 100B a year. 10 individuals grew their personal wealth in one year by an amount that could feed the 42M people needing food assistance for 7 years!
Allowing children to go hungry as a society is a choice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Allowing children to go hungry as a society is a choice.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This isn’t a dig at Jennifer Lawrence, but the way she’s been talking about herself on her current press tour makes me sad. She basically expresses that having a personality as a young woman in the public eye made her too much, and she doesn’t want to repeat those same mistakes. It’s a little eerie.
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This isn’t a dig at Jennifer Lawrence, but the way she’s been talking about herself on her current press tour makes me sad. She basically expresses that having a personality as a young woman in the public eye made her too much, and she doesn’t want to repeat those same mistakes. It’s a little eerie.
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These videos get me every year. Covering 26.2 miles in a day, however long it takes, is an amazing accomplishment. It’s so beautiful that NYC makes sure to celebrate until the last person crosses the line so they have that moment of communal joy, too.
Palate cleanse. Some humans are terrible, but more of us are great.
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
These videos get me every year. Covering 26.2 miles in a day, however long it takes, is an amazing accomplishment. It’s so beautiful that NYC makes sure to celebrate until the last person crosses the line so they have that moment of communal joy, too.
Go baseball! Go Yoshi!
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Go baseball! Go Yoshi!
It wasn’t the ending we hoped for but my new friend Yoshi is very happy!
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It wasn’t the ending we hoped for but my new friend Yoshi is very happy!
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