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Teresa Deak

@teresadeak.bsky.social

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Addicted to colour & butterflies! Staff for 3 cats and 2 dogs. Married since the 80s! Vernon BC in the Okanagan. That's in Canada. AuDHD with FM ME/CFS. Who knew I'd like gardening? She/her. Anti-Nazi, pro-science. Digital art, photos.

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Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · Jul 28

Blooming roses make me smile.

Thought you'd like a smile, too

#BloomScrolling #BeautyInSmallThings #HopeScrolling #VernonBC

Close up photo of 2 opened pale pink roses, with a tight bud poking out between them.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jul 5

We’re calling for a Florida boycott over the inhumane “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site. Cancel your family vacation and choose a different destination this summer.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 29

Learning to rest is crucial when you’re chronically ill.

If you try and play through the pain, you can permanently set back your baseline.

Make sure you remember to rest your brain and your body.

That crushing brain fog that feels like scrambled eggs in your head?

That’s a warning sign to rest

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 21

Disabled people aren’t “choosing” to be sick.

They can’t “try harder” to be well.

It’s not about how hard we fight or whether we want it bad enough.

Disability is not a moral failing.

Many of us were just like you, until we weren’t.

Its one of the only minority groups you can join at any time

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Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · Jun 18

A little bit of zen from my backyard in Vernon BC. I'm sorry you're dealing with sad things. Good work reaching out for soul soothing - that's how we get through all this.

Miura the Siamese chonker on a stone bench with a Shiva statue at the opposite end. Vines, butterflies and prayer flags adorn the fence in behind.

Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · Jun 17

Beautiful!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 14

If you’re participating in No Kings this weekend, document everything.

Upload to social media, but store in another more secure place. Keep a hard copy. Back it up.

Tell your story. Write down atrocities by hand if you can. Keep it somewhere safe.

Future generations are counting on us.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Jun 13

This is ✨Senator Kim Pate✨

Canada's champion for Basic Income in Parliament

She just gave one of the most iconic speeches ever
- it's cheaper than poverty
- encourages work and entrepreneurs
- cuts crime and helps victims of abuse

We break it down🧵

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ❆ ☃︎︎ ❆ @moxiest.art · Jun 11

leftists: that thing you teach us in school to be terrified of is happening

historians: that thing is definitely happening

star wars: here is a beat-for-beat breakdown of how the thing happens, but with pew pew lasers. we know you watched it

news outlets: these protesters are out of control

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 7

Choosing to wear a mask is a radical act of kindness, resistance and community care.

It’s a simple yet profound way of saying “I care about my health and others”

In this time of rising fascism, survival is resistance. Refusing to treat anyone as expendable is resistance.

Masking is powerful

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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · May 29

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Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 29

Yes, TOTUS hates it!

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · May 28

“Only sick kids die from covid/measles”

“Only the vulnerable need to worry”

“Just stay home”

“Your health is not my responsibility”

“How many comorbids did they have?”

These statements feed directly into fascism & eugenics.

Don’t make it easier for them to eliminate us. We aren’t expendable.

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Honest and Unfiltered @momazonrises.bsky.social · May 28

#ProudBlue

Bravo! 👏

More of this, please.

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Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 25

May you find peace and joy today, noticing the glimmers and celebrating them. Every little bit helps, especially now while so much is dangerous and awful.

Share your glimmers here, I want to see, too!

#Bloomscrolling #BeautyInSmallThings #HopeScrolling #VernonBC

Photo of a copper coloured praying Buddha statue, with a single yellow flower in their lap, sitting by the top of a fountain. In the background a Shiva statue sits on a stone bench with butterflies and prayer flags adorning the fence behind it.

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Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 19

Happy birthday butterflies 🦋🦋🦋!

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · May 19

BREAKING: New COVID-19 Wave Hits Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Thailand Amid Surge in Cases.

Covid-19 has quietly re-emerged as a growing concern in parts of Asia, notably Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Thailand, with a sharp rise in infections and severe cases.

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · May 17

You can put American products on our shelves but we're not going to buy them.
signed,
Canadians

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Chris Barkley (He/Him) @cmzhang42.bsky.social · May 15

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Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 16

I wear an N95 to all concerts (and indoor shopping, etc), and I'm routinely the only one. I wish more bands would make this request

Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 14

Wishing you peace and glimmers. We gotta get through all this somehow. I'm relying on small beautiful things to help me. Maybe they help you too?

#BeautyInSmallThings #HopeScrolling #VernonBC #BloomScrolling

Photo of a copper coloured praying Buddha statue sitting beside the top of a fountain, a single purple bloom in its lap.

Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 13

I love the visitors that come to my yard!

More types of bees than I've been able to show you, plus the little butterfly who didn't let me get close.

This right here is how I fill my cup. How do you fill yours?

#BloomScrolling #BeautyInSmallThings #HopeScrolling #VernonBC

Photo of a bumblebee flying in for a landing on a purple Allium flower, a weathered wood wall is in the background.

Cloe photo of an orange, yellow, and black bumblebee enjoying a yellow Caragana flower, surrounded by the green and yellow of the Caragana trees.

Photo of a small blue grey Hairstreak butterfly with a touch of orange on its lower wings, resting on green Hydrangea leaves.

Cloe photo of a giant golden bumblebee enjoying a yellow Caragana flower, surrounded by green and yellow.

This one looked sooooooo soft! I was so tempted to reach out and pet them!

Teresa Deak @teresadeak.bsky.social · May 10

With former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper leading the charge.😡

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · May 10

😱Submissions are OPEN for the Disability in Dystopia anthology! If you're disabled and/or chronically ill, we want to hear your stories and pay you for them!
Submissions Guide: shorturl.at/jges6
Deadline: June 20th 2025.

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