Dan Hayward
@danielhayward.bsky.social
Minister, hunchback, religious hillbilly, he/him. Disability, Christianity, politics, miscellany. Any political statements are made in my personal capacity.
I know I am shouting into the void here, but the response to the use of an ableist slur should not double down on the ableism. But I was told during Trump's first term that disabled people have to "take one for the team" and let ableist criticisms of him go, and now it's even worse.
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I know I am shouting into the void here, but the response to the use of an ableist slur should not double down on the ableism. But I was told during Trump's first term that disabled people have to "take one for the team" and let ableist criticisms of him go, and now it's even worse.
The ability of the MAGA crowd on X to explain away everything, in the most condescending way possible with the maximum amount of whataboutism and twisting of facts and scripture, is unparalleled, the use of a slur against disabled people and the murder of survivors at sea being just the latest.
November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The ability of the MAGA crowd on X to explain away everything, in the most condescending way possible with the maximum amount of whataboutism and twisting of facts and scripture, is unparalleled, the use of a slur against disabled people and the murder of survivors at sea being just the latest.
Yes, it's "Trump used a slur against disabled people to describe Tim Walz, so progressives are responding with ableism" day.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Yes, it's "Trump used a slur against disabled people to describe Tim Walz, so progressives are responding with ableism" day.
We have not been to Tim Hortons for a couple of weeks, apparently, as we have the Christmas Santa-Claus-playing-hockey cups for the first time.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We have not been to Tim Hortons for a couple of weeks, apparently, as we have the Christmas Santa-Claus-playing-hockey cups for the first time.
I have been praying for the victims, and for everyone affected by this horrific tragedy in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s worst fire in memory was still smoldering in several apartment towers Thursday as firefighters struggled to rescue dozens of people who remained unaccounted for. https://to.pbs.org/4isLm18
What to know about the deadly apartment fire in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's worst fire in decades was still smoldering in several apartment towers Thursday as firefighters struggled to rescue dozens of people still unaccounted for.
to.pbs.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I have been praying for the victims, and for everyone affected by this horrific tragedy in Hong Kong.
We are very tempted to go to the Christmas market in Parc St-Marc in Vieux-Longueuil, although this is based solely on one reel on Instagram.
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We are very tempted to go to the Christmas market in Parc St-Marc in Vieux-Longueuil, although this is based solely on one reel on Instagram.
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Four Winds Turtle
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2010
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2010
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Four Winds Turtle
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2010
Leah Dorion ~ Métis
2010
My mother, from Quebec, loved Cherry Blossoms, also made in Quebec.
For over 130 years, Canadians either loved or hated Cherry Blossoms.
Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings.
In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued.
This is their history.
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Considered a staple of the Christmas season, these candies were often found in stockings.
In January 2025, it was announced Cherry Blossoms were being discontinued.
This is their history.
🧵 1/6
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My mother, from Quebec, loved Cherry Blossoms, also made in Quebec.
One of the church's Executive Ministers is retiring, and his retirement party features an organic recital (he LOVES organ music) and remarks by so many friends in church leadership. A great gathering of well-wishers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
One of the church's Executive Ministers is retiring, and his retirement party features an organic recital (he LOVES organ music) and remarks by so many friends in church leadership. A great gathering of well-wishers.
Cooking gnocchi, got the Anne Murray Christmas channel on the radio. Christmas carols from the Pride of Springhill, Nova Scotia.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Cooking gnocchi, got the Anne Murray Christmas channel on the radio. Christmas carols from the Pride of Springhill, Nova Scotia.
We certainly knew this already about disabled men, from Richard III to Skeletor, Dr. Doom and Dr. No.
Because who ever said disabled people aren’t capable of locking animals in cages, stripping Munchkins of their rights and turning their ex into a shiny metallic servant boy.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
We certainly knew this already about disabled men, from Richard III to Skeletor, Dr. Doom and Dr. No.
Reposted by Dan Hayward
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Canada is releasing a set of stamps celebrating the nation's graphic novelists.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
These stamps feature Kate Beaton, Jimmy Beaulieu, Guy Delisle, Julie Doucet, Bryan Lee O’Malley and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, alongside some of their famous works.
Christmas lights are up! Of course, this has inspired visions of even more lights, so I'm going to Canadian Tire at lunchtime tomorrow.
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Christmas lights are up! Of course, this has inspired visions of even more lights, so I'm going to Canadian Tire at lunchtime tomorrow.
Interesting. My father was on HMCS Huron, off Korea, on that date, and I had not known that Huron was in company with Haida.
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Interesting. My father was on HMCS Huron, off Korea, on that date, and I had not known that Huron was in company with Haida.
After an Ottawa Senators win, now watching Vancouver Whitecaps go up 2-0 on LAFC, 46'.
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
After an Ottawa Senators win, now watching Vancouver Whitecaps go up 2-0 on LAFC, 46'.
Félicitations aux Carabins de Montréal, vainqueurs des Huskies de Saskatchewan, qui remportent la Coupe Vanier pour la troisième fois. L'Université de Montréal possède un excellent programme de football.
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Félicitations aux Carabins de Montréal, vainqueurs des Huskies de Saskatchewan, qui remportent la Coupe Vanier pour la troisième fois. L'Université de Montréal possède un excellent programme de football.
Yuletide Faire at Wall Street United Church today. Bought a Kenyan nativity set, baking, local Winchester Springs honey, and dishcloths, ate tourtière and quiche, talked to lots of people.
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yuletide Faire at Wall Street United Church today. Bought a Kenyan nativity set, baking, local Winchester Springs honey, and dishcloths, ate tourtière and quiche, talked to lots of people.
JD Vance speaks of "my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States." We are not treated as "friends;" perhaps this supposed obsession comes from the American administration's obsessive threats to annex the country.
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
JD Vance speaks of "my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States." We are not treated as "friends;" perhaps this supposed obsession comes from the American administration's obsessive threats to annex the country.
The United Church of Canada's Five Oaks Retreat Centre in Paris, Ontario, has a wonderful bookstore, and I have to keep reminding myself how many boxes of books are sitting at home...
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The United Church of Canada's Five Oaks Retreat Centre in Paris, Ontario, has a wonderful bookstore, and I have to keep reminding myself how many boxes of books are sitting at home...
The Trump Administration is pledging to work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and others to stop the war in Sudan, when it's the UAE supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces that is fuelling the conflict.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Trump Administration is pledging to work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and others to stop the war in Sudan, when it's the UAE supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces that is fuelling the conflict.
Reposted by Dan Hayward
On this Trans Day of Remembrance I honor all trans people, and I think about all the trans people who intersect with disabled communities who can't fully be themselves due to ableism and transphobia. I see you. I support you.
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance I honor all trans people, and I think about all the trans people who intersect with disabled communities who can't fully be themselves due to ableism and transphobia. I see you. I support you.
I didn't take responsibility for the ancestors who somehow passed on to me the genetic marker for ankylosing spondylitis. My bad.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I didn't take responsibility for the ancestors who somehow passed on to me the genetic marker for ankylosing spondylitis. My bad.
My late father in law was a wireless operator on HMCS Peterborough, on convoy escort duty from St. John's NL to Londonderry in Northern Ireland. In May 1945 he received the message notifying ships that Germany had surrendered.
HMCS PETERBOROUGH ~ Corvette - Revised FLOWER (1943-44 Program). Commissioned: 01-Jun-44. Builder: Kingston Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Kingston, Ont #RCN More: https://readyayeread...
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My late father in law was a wireless operator on HMCS Peterborough, on convoy escort duty from St. John's NL to Londonderry in Northern Ireland. In May 1945 he received the message notifying ships that Germany had surrendered.
I need to examine this. Low-contrast slides with illegible fonts are a constant issue in my church circles.
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
www.brailleinstitute.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I need to examine this. Low-contrast slides with illegible fonts are a constant issue in my church circles.
Congratulations to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Good Grey Cup game.
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Congratulations to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Good Grey Cup game.