Ann Given
@missgiven.bsky.social
Writer, redhead, pluviophile, Marxist-Feminist, Flâneuse, atheist, anti-fascist, anti-Trump, and anti-Smith. Committed door knocker. Married. Lives in Alberta and Oregon. Views my own. Cats, dogs, wine, books, and minutiae are discussed.
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Ann Given
@missgiven.bsky.social
· Jan 10
Hello men. Being followed by a woman is not an invitation to DM her. STOP with the bullshit.
And if you need an extra push, read my profile pic.
And if you need an extra push, read my profile pic.
Heard a very good friend has passed. Please tell your friends how much you love them. We all need to hear that.
Save home, Tim Williams. The band in the afterlife just got infinitely better.
Save home, Tim Williams. The band in the afterlife just got infinitely better.
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Heard a very good friend has passed. Please tell your friends how much you love them. We all need to hear that.
Save home, Tim Williams. The band in the afterlife just got infinitely better.
Save home, Tim Williams. The band in the afterlife just got infinitely better.
Cats are the best. Here’s proof!
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Cats are the best. Here’s proof!
FOLKS, She needs your help to win! Sign up anywhere across the US to lend a hand. It feels so good to volunteer! Try it!
Have you signed up for one of our phonebanks yet? It takes just a few minutes, and makes a huge difference!
This race is down to the wire, and we're leaving it all on the field. Sign up today!
Fri & Mon: tr.ee/final-sprint
Sat (with @jimmcgovernma.bsky.social !) & Sun: tr.ee/weekend-phonebank
This race is down to the wire, and we're leaving it all on the field. Sign up today!
Fri & Mon: tr.ee/final-sprint
Sat (with @jimmcgovernma.bsky.social !) & Sun: tr.ee/weekend-phonebank
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
FOLKS, She needs your help to win! Sign up anywhere across the US to lend a hand. It feels so good to volunteer! Try it!
It’s this kinda day here on the tundra. IYKYK.
November 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It’s this kinda day here on the tundra. IYKYK.
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Good Morning Everyone
Hope your Thanksgiving was grand
Now this long weekend to enjoy but remember
Today ain't black. AND
WE AIN'T BUYING SHIT
Thank you to the wonderful
Jennifer Lewis !!
Hope your Thanksgiving was grand
Now this long weekend to enjoy but remember
Today ain't black. AND
WE AIN'T BUYING SHIT
Thank you to the wonderful
Jennifer Lewis !!
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Good Morning Everyone
Hope your Thanksgiving was grand
Now this long weekend to enjoy but remember
Today ain't black. AND
WE AIN'T BUYING SHIT
Thank you to the wonderful
Jennifer Lewis !!
Hope your Thanksgiving was grand
Now this long weekend to enjoy but remember
Today ain't black. AND
WE AIN'T BUYING SHIT
Thank you to the wonderful
Jennifer Lewis !!
Do anti-vaxxers get tetanus shots?
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Do anti-vaxxers get tetanus shots?
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There have been 378 mass shootings this year as of November 25th—
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There have been 378 mass shootings this year as of November 25th—
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
#Trump & Republicans response is to dismantle the Gun Violence Prevention Office & replace it with an office dedicated to “protecting” the 2nd Amendment
I’m up early to take a friend to a medical appointment and Tansy has been upstairs barking her fool head off since 6:30 am.
My husband is literally sleeping through it. I have no idea how.
My husband is literally sleeping through it. I have no idea how.
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I’m up early to take a friend to a medical appointment and Tansy has been upstairs barking her fool head off since 6:30 am.
My husband is literally sleeping through it. I have no idea how.
My husband is literally sleeping through it. I have no idea how.
Happy Thanksgiving, my darlings!
If you’re cooking, add in rest breaks, if you’re a guest, show up on time and dress up a little, won’t you? Bring what you’ve been asked and behave yourself.
Someone has worked their Fanny off to put this meal together. Be grateful and thank THEM.
If you’re cooking, add in rest breaks, if you’re a guest, show up on time and dress up a little, won’t you? Bring what you’ve been asked and behave yourself.
Someone has worked their Fanny off to put this meal together. Be grateful and thank THEM.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, my darlings!
If you’re cooking, add in rest breaks, if you’re a guest, show up on time and dress up a little, won’t you? Bring what you’ve been asked and behave yourself.
Someone has worked their Fanny off to put this meal together. Be grateful and thank THEM.
If you’re cooking, add in rest breaks, if you’re a guest, show up on time and dress up a little, won’t you? Bring what you’ve been asked and behave yourself.
Someone has worked their Fanny off to put this meal together. Be grateful and thank THEM.
Hey Americans, this would be a good time to thank your Mom, Auntie, Grandma, or friend who fed you years of Thanksgiving meals, just the way you liked it. Never complained, and spent days and days in the kitchen so you would have the perfect holiday.
And for those in the kitchen, I appreciate you.
And for those in the kitchen, I appreciate you.
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hey Americans, this would be a good time to thank your Mom, Auntie, Grandma, or friend who fed you years of Thanksgiving meals, just the way you liked it. Never complained, and spent days and days in the kitchen so you would have the perfect holiday.
And for those in the kitchen, I appreciate you.
And for those in the kitchen, I appreciate you.
The poor Security Guard. All he does is help the old Luddites how to use the parking machine. None of them can figure it out.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The poor Security Guard. All he does is help the old Luddites how to use the parking machine. None of them can figure it out.
Glenn has excellent advice for Americans.
When you speak out, people hear you
When you stand up, people see you
When you march together, people listen to you
When you get creative, people notice you
When you find a new way, people follow you
When you insist, people respect you
When you resist, people watch you
When you persist, people win
💙
When you stand up, people see you
When you march together, people listen to you
When you get creative, people notice you
When you find a new way, people follow you
When you insist, people respect you
When you resist, people watch you
When you persist, people win
💙
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Glenn has excellent advice for Americans.
I’m waiting for a friend as she has cataract surgery today. This waiting room is full of old people all talking on their phones and every call is using speakerphone.
There’s a pretty good chance I’m going to lose my mind in the next hour.
There’s a pretty good chance I’m going to lose my mind in the next hour.
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I’m waiting for a friend as she has cataract surgery today. This waiting room is full of old people all talking on their phones and every call is using speakerphone.
There’s a pretty good chance I’m going to lose my mind in the next hour.
There’s a pretty good chance I’m going to lose my mind in the next hour.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Trump healthcare plan is the new Infrastructure Week.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The Trump healthcare plan is the new Infrastructure Week.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
And folks still seem to fall for it. Sheesh.
I saw a post this morning talking about how KIA is continuing to make ICE vehicles and the comments are all about if KIA is making cars for fascists, they’ll never buy one. Most folks are REALLY worked up in the comments.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I saw a post this morning talking about how KIA is continuing to make ICE vehicles and the comments are all about if KIA is making cars for fascists, they’ll never buy one. Most folks are REALLY worked up in the comments.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
This is why the world thinks Americans are dumb. And we’re right.
This loopy Hart to Hart episode has a tandem bike chase through the Hotel del Coronado’s shopping arcade and is the highlight of my month.
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This loopy Hart to Hart episode has a tandem bike chase through the Hotel del Coronado’s shopping arcade and is the highlight of my month.
Postdoc! Calgary is a large thriving city, an hour from the mountains.
🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics*
Term: 2 years
Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance
Start: July 2026
Details in next two posts 👇
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Postdoc! Calgary is a large thriving city, an hour from the mountains.
The new gilded age is upon the US.
Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The new gilded age is upon the US.
Found this photo today. Spoon-y is my darlin’.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Found this photo today. Spoon-y is my darlin’.
Jesus, America. You are so broken it’s astonishing.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Jesus, America. You are so broken it’s astonishing.
Thanks to the good nurses at AHS, I got my COVID booster this evening.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Thanks to the good nurses at AHS, I got my COVID booster this evening.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
Premier Smith can kiss my ass.
This for-profit eye clinic is filled with patients. Someone’s making a shit ton of money off Albertans.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This for-profit eye clinic is filled with patients. Someone’s making a shit ton of money off Albertans.
The Liberal budget has squeaked through. Thanks to everyone who voted yes.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Liberal budget has squeaked through. Thanks to everyone who voted yes.
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