Ashleigh Lodge
@ashleighlodge.ca
Accessibility advocate and speaker, developer, leader. Watches way too much nerdy media. Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom running at all times. AuDHD fibromite and servant of Ratchet, cat of the house. Views are her own.
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Terribly stupid idea that will satisfy faux-populist urges to dunk on public servants while simultaneously making the lives of public servants and the service itself so much worse.
Goofy stuff.
Goofy stuff.
Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/08/c...
Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon
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December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Terribly stupid idea that will satisfy faux-populist urges to dunk on public servants while simultaneously making the lives of public servants and the service itself so much worse.
Goofy stuff.
Goofy stuff.
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adding alt text to your photos is like washing your hands after going to the bathroom- both take a little extra time, but theyre the right thing to do, and it’s gross if you don’t.
December 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
adding alt text to your photos is like washing your hands after going to the bathroom- both take a little extra time, but theyre the right thing to do, and it’s gross if you don’t.
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As a former Canadian Girl Guide, I'd like to welcome all UK Girl Guides into our org, as we remain a trans/GNC-inclusive org, if the UK GG org doesn't do the right thing and fix their hearts: www.girlguides.ca/web/GGC/Pare...
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As a former Canadian Girl Guide, I'd like to welcome all UK Girl Guides into our org, as we remain a trans/GNC-inclusive org, if the UK GG org doesn't do the right thing and fix their hearts: www.girlguides.ca/web/GGC/Pare...
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look, auto-craptions have their place as a backstop last resort by the end consumer. but there is no excuse for serving them up earlier in the chain and making people *think* something has high-quality captions, when it doesn't!
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
look, auto-craptions have their place as a backstop last resort by the end consumer. but there is no excuse for serving them up earlier in the chain and making people *think* something has high-quality captions, when it doesn't!
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How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
How about we worry less, as a society, about whether individuals might be cheating to get a disability accommodation or some help buying food, and more about whether extremely wealthy people and corporations are paying their fair share of taxes?
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If you've made it to the end of this thread, my only request is that you share it with others. So many people suffered because of this denialism, and it frankly burns me up that this dark legacy has been made to disappear without a fuss.
www.motherjones.com/politics/200...
www.motherjones.com/politics/200...
Foo Fighters, HIV Deniers
A platinum-selling alt-rock group may be endangering their fans by promoting a dangerous myth.
www.motherjones.com
September 16, 2023 at 10:29 PM
If you've made it to the end of this thread, my only request is that you share it with others. So many people suffered because of this denialism, and it frankly burns me up that this dark legacy has been made to disappear without a fuss.
www.motherjones.com/politics/200...
www.motherjones.com/politics/200...
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People that pretend that Defund the Police is a bad slogan, usually turn out to be deeply uncomfortable with the idea that the police don't do what they think the police do, just like you've asked in this thread.
But trying to focus on the slogan isn't as honest as just saying what you feel.
But trying to focus on the slogan isn't as honest as just saying what you feel.
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
People that pretend that Defund the Police is a bad slogan, usually turn out to be deeply uncomfortable with the idea that the police don't do what they think the police do, just like you've asked in this thread.
But trying to focus on the slogan isn't as honest as just saying what you feel.
But trying to focus on the slogan isn't as honest as just saying what you feel.
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"My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity, and how our worldview ascribes spiritual status to people who have been gifted the ability to change genders and courageous enough to fulfill that responsibility," Mandosking writes.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity, and how our worldview ascribes spiritual status to people who have been gifted the ability to change genders and courageous enough to fulfill that responsibility," Mandosking writes.
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Which is why one of the things actual, non-biased, non-hack child safety experts say is you should absolutely never punish *the kid* for the actions of a third party, even if the kid broke a rule, by taking away/restricting their devices! Because that makes the kid conclude you can't be trusted!
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Which is why one of the things actual, non-biased, non-hack child safety experts say is you should absolutely never punish *the kid* for the actions of a third party, even if the kid broke a rule, by taking away/restricting their devices! Because that makes the kid conclude you can't be trusted!
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I repeat: the CEO of Roblox, a service where a little less than half of the users are under the age of 13, thinks his service would make a great dating site.
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I repeat: the CEO of Roblox, a service where a little less than half of the users are under the age of 13, thinks his service would make a great dating site.
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--because they can't see any other way to force Roblox to stop letting extremist nihilists blackmail 10-year-olds into killing their families and then themselves, because Roblox sure as fuck isn't gonna put a stop to it voluntarily.
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
--because they can't see any other way to force Roblox to stop letting extremist nihilists blackmail 10-year-olds into killing their families and then themselves, because Roblox sure as fuck isn't gonna put a stop to it voluntarily.
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They're missing so many product safety features that any site who accepts under-13 signups should have. They sit on reports for weeks or months. They have only extremely reluctantly been pressured into implementing additional systems, and it was only because of *multiple* lawsuits.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
They're missing so many product safety features that any site who accepts under-13 signups should have. They sit on reports for weeks or months. They have only extremely reluctantly been pressured into implementing additional systems, and it was only because of *multiple* lawsuits.
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Even Discord is better, because Discord is at least trying to handle the child predator problem, even if they're not perfectly successful at it! Roblox didn't even acknowledge the problem until recently. They're *ludicrously* understaffed, moderator-wise, for their size and traffic.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Even Discord is better, because Discord is at least trying to handle the child predator problem, even if they're not perfectly successful at it! Roblox didn't even acknowledge the problem until recently. They're *ludicrously* understaffed, moderator-wise, for their size and traffic.
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📣 Hear hear! The biggest savings on the Practical Accessibility course start *today*—for a limited time only.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
The Practical Accessibility Course
A get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today
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November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📣 Hear hear! The biggest savings on the Practical Accessibility course start *today*—for a limited time only.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
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Thanks to @thetyee.ca for republishing my op-ed about Danielle Smith and the Notwithstanding Clause. ✨
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thanks to @thetyee.ca for republishing my op-ed about Danielle Smith and the Notwithstanding Clause. ✨
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
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It's the other way around: that if the government were responsible for everyone's health and took that seriously, we'd live in healthier environments.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's the other way around: that if the government were responsible for everyone's health and took that seriously, we'd live in healthier environments.
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MONTREAL – A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes discriminates against people living with a disability, say advocates and travellers.
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded, advocates say
MONTREAL – A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes discriminates against people living with a disability, say advocates and travellers.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
MONTREAL – A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes discriminates against people living with a disability, say advocates and travellers.
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Men are not inherently violent; some men have learned they can get away with anything because of permissive power structures, and they proceed to do so.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Men are not inherently violent; some men have learned they can get away with anything because of permissive power structures, and they proceed to do so.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
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The entire backlash against trans women existing in society was based on the notion that boys would be boys, even if they went through extraordinary pains to NOT be boys in literally every way possible.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The entire backlash against trans women existing in society was based on the notion that boys would be boys, even if they went through extraordinary pains to NOT be boys in literally every way possible.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
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People behave significantly less abusively when they're posting under a persistent pseudonym (ie, their username is self-chosen, but they always use the same one) than they do when posting under their "real name". The effect has been replicated a bunch of times, too!
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
People behave significantly less abusively when they're posting under a persistent pseudonym (ie, their username is self-chosen, but they always use the same one) than they do when posting under their "real name". The effect has been replicated a bunch of times, too!
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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After almost three decades, Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
After almost three decades, Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Well, we’re not backing down
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Well, we’re not backing down
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
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You’ve seen what’s happening in the USA
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You’ve seen what’s happening in the USA
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices