@torontocrockett.bsky.social
Antifascist, Movement Offence Committee, IWW-GDC28, Community Anarcho-Horticulturist Network, they/them
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It's horrifying watching the harassment of anyone who even mildly criticized Charlie Kirk or pointed out that e.g. thought some deaths by shooting were a reasonable price to pay for the 2nd amendment to the US constitution. He was terrible and his fandom is proving to be at least as bad.
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That explains all the sirens and flashing lights. The "Independent State of Bhudan" guy has apparently opened fire on the Habitat for Humanity build from his church/compound on Plymouth St.
We're all just sheltering in place.
Hopefully this gets sorted without anyone else getting hurt.
#WellandON
We're all just sheltering in place.
Hopefully this gets sorted without anyone else getting hurt.
#WellandON
Officer shot in Welland, Ont., sent to hospital after police respond to gunfire, schools in lockdown | CBC News
The officer has been transported to hospital and the injuries aren't life-threatening, Niagara regional police say.
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
That explains all the sirens and flashing lights. The "Independent State of Bhudan" guy has apparently opened fire on the Habitat for Humanity build from his church/compound on Plymouth St.
We're all just sheltering in place.
Hopefully this gets sorted without anyone else getting hurt.
#WellandON
We're all just sheltering in place.
Hopefully this gets sorted without anyone else getting hurt.
#WellandON
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Invasive quagga mussels are killing off lake ecosystems in the US and Europe, and are now in Northern Ireland.
Yet every time invasives are mentioned, someone says "But it's all just nature."
They're *wrong*: invasive species are one of the worst HUMAN impacts.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet every time invasives are mentioned, someone says "But it's all just nature."
They're *wrong*: invasive species are one of the worst HUMAN impacts.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever
The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in the US, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first time
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Invasive quagga mussels are killing off lake ecosystems in the US and Europe, and are now in Northern Ireland.
Yet every time invasives are mentioned, someone says "But it's all just nature."
They're *wrong*: invasive species are one of the worst HUMAN impacts.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet every time invasives are mentioned, someone says "But it's all just nature."
They're *wrong*: invasive species are one of the worst HUMAN impacts.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A crummy mask and the discredited 2m thing. Deliberately ignoring airborne precautions. This is murderous.
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☝️That sign was recently revised to look like this 👇 & now mentions "medical mask" (surgical/"baggy-blue") -
☝️That sign was recently revised to look like this 👇 & now mentions "medical mask" (surgical/"baggy-blue") -
December 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
A crummy mask and the discredited 2m thing. Deliberately ignoring airborne precautions. This is murderous.
I can manage walking between gates etc., but standing still or shuffling, on terrazzo? NOPE. If I do that, it takes me days to recover. i don't mind waiting my turn but I need to be able to do it seated. There are so many ways airports could be more accessible, but they'd rather shame us.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I can manage walking between gates etc., but standing still or shuffling, on terrazzo? NOPE. If I do that, it takes me days to recover. i don't mind waiting my turn but I need to be able to do it seated. There are so many ways airports could be more accessible, but they'd rather shame us.
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Throughout this entire ‘antifa’ red scare MAGA has consistently spoken about this alleged terrorist threat as if they simultaneously know a lot about it but also as if they’re awaiting a full report that will never come.
It’s obviously a strategy to seem knowledgeable without having to back it up.
It’s obviously a strategy to seem knowledgeable without having to back it up.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Throughout this entire ‘antifa’ red scare MAGA has consistently spoken about this alleged terrorist threat as if they simultaneously know a lot about it but also as if they’re awaiting a full report that will never come.
It’s obviously a strategy to seem knowledgeable without having to back it up.
It’s obviously a strategy to seem knowledgeable without having to back it up.
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BREAKING NEWS:
In response to the extensive disclosure requirements for social media data, the EU has decided that US citizens who are not vaccinated against measles, hepatitis, and polio must be tested upon entry into the Schengen area and quarantined for 14 days at their own expense.
In response to the extensive disclosure requirements for social media data, the EU has decided that US citizens who are not vaccinated against measles, hepatitis, and polio must be tested upon entry into the Schengen area and quarantined for 14 days at their own expense.
December 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
BREAKING NEWS:
In response to the extensive disclosure requirements for social media data, the EU has decided that US citizens who are not vaccinated against measles, hepatitis, and polio must be tested upon entry into the Schengen area and quarantined for 14 days at their own expense.
In response to the extensive disclosure requirements for social media data, the EU has decided that US citizens who are not vaccinated against measles, hepatitis, and polio must be tested upon entry into the Schengen area and quarantined for 14 days at their own expense.
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The way that bisexuality still makes gay & straight people's lose their fecking minds is simply WILD. www.them.us/story/mitch-...
Pro Athlete Mitch Brown Confronted in Bathroom, Told to "Prove" He's Bi
The former Australian Football League athlete came out earlier this year.
www.them.us
December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The way that bisexuality still makes gay & straight people's lose their fecking minds is simply WILD. www.them.us/story/mitch-...
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
Wild that 'a hobby in common' never made the list. Also glad that online dating seems to have led to a decrease in harassment in the workplace. [Seriously, who the hell sees coworkers as a source of dates? Ew.]
Technology is radically restructuring so many elements of social life, from development and education to dating and politics.
Watch what happens to dating around 2007...
Watch what happens to dating around 2007...
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Wild that 'a hobby in common' never made the list. Also glad that online dating seems to have led to a decrease in harassment in the workplace. [Seriously, who the hell sees coworkers as a source of dates? Ew.]
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A statement regarding Leslie Fish.
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
A statement regarding Leslie Fish.
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#OtD 5 Oct 1917 the General Defence Committee of the @IWW was formed in response to workers being persecuted in labour struggles. Supplying legal defence to 1000s of workers and relief for prisoners and their families, the GDC is still active to this day workingclasshistory.com/2018/05/23/w...
October 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#OtD 5 Oct 1917 the General Defence Committee of the @IWW was formed in response to workers being persecuted in labour struggles. Supplying legal defence to 1000s of workers and relief for prisoners and their families, the GDC is still active to this day workingclasshistory.com/2018/05/23/w...
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About a month ago, we hosted the North American IWW convention here in Toronto. A poster I designed was part of the merch/giveaways and I'm starting to get some positive feedback with this poster being handed out on picket lines! Extremely cool!
September 30, 2024 at 4:13 PM
About a month ago, we hosted the North American IWW convention here in Toronto. A poster I designed was part of the merch/giveaways and I'm starting to get some positive feedback with this poster being handed out on picket lines! Extremely cool!
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When this aired everyone was talking about it but if you didn't watch it live & didn't record it yourself or have a pal who did, you were kind of out of luck & I swear mostly people were talking about Prince's ass & not the rest of it (!!!); I was not prepared when I finally saw it.
The official sign that Prince was hot again was when he was asked to be the closing act for MTV’s VMAs. Prince delivered the *most* scandalous performance in MTV’s history with the live debut of Gett Off, which was easily the most talked-about moment of the night. youtu.be/yRfYWJmWN2U
PRINCE & THE NPG / GETT OFF / MTV VMA '91
YouTube video by no name
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
When this aired everyone was talking about it but if you didn't watch it live & didn't record it yourself or have a pal who did, you were kind of out of luck & I swear mostly people were talking about Prince's ass & not the rest of it (!!!); I was not prepared when I finally saw it.
I was surprised to learn the WI was founded in Canada and still exists here. I looked at the WI Ontario website. No eligibility rules at all, looks like anyone can join. Maybe the UK org should try that.
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I was surprised to learn the WI was founded in Canada and still exists here. I looked at the WI Ontario website. No eligibility rules at all, looks like anyone can join. Maybe the UK org should try that.
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Good news for trans workers
After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers.
A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers.
A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Woman loses sex discrimination case after toilet complaint - BBC News
Maria Kelly took legal action against Leonardo UK alleging harassment and discrimination after seeing a trans colleague in female toilets.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Good news for trans workers
After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers.
A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
After the Girl guiding and WI announcements, some comfort for trans workers.
A Scottish tribunal has ruled that a trans-inclusive workplace policy is NOT discriminatory against a woman with gender critical views in the workplace.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If I was head of the WI and an 80 year old trans woman told me it was the only place she'd ever felt respected as a woman, and the British State told me she wasn't allowed to bebin the WI any more, I'd be putting out a public statement declaring the WI to now be an armed guerilla organisation.
This part is *infuriating*. This cis woman heard an 80 year old trans woman say, 'This is the only place I've been respected as a woman IN MY LIFE.'
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
And did not immediately think, 'I will fight every inch like a dying badger to keep her in my organization.'
Absolutely pathetic.
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If I was head of the WI and an 80 year old trans woman told me it was the only place she'd ever felt respected as a woman, and the British State told me she wasn't allowed to bebin the WI any more, I'd be putting out a public statement declaring the WI to now be an armed guerilla organisation.
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Apparently the decision of the WI to rescind trans inclusion was prompted in part by an internal faction. If I were a cis member of the WI, I would want those bigots named,shamed and shunned.
Aggressively promoting transphobia should have social sanctions applied to it.
Aggressively promoting transphobia should have social sanctions applied to it.
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Apparently the decision of the WI to rescind trans inclusion was prompted in part by an internal faction. If I were a cis member of the WI, I would want those bigots named,shamed and shunned.
Aggressively promoting transphobia should have social sanctions applied to it.
Aggressively promoting transphobia should have social sanctions applied to it.
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🤯 Journalist, Munk Debate member, U of T graduate, and recent (unanimously selected) PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize recipient for her work advancing freedom of expression in Canada, @smohyeddin.bsky.social, is turned away from attending tonight's Munk debate in Toronto. Good grief 🤷
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
🤯 Journalist, Munk Debate member, U of T graduate, and recent (unanimously selected) PEN Canada Ken Filkow Prize recipient for her work advancing freedom of expression in Canada, @smohyeddin.bsky.social, is turned away from attending tonight's Munk debate in Toronto. Good grief 🤷
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Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
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Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion.
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
December 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Contact us if you have been affected by the policy changes of Girl Guiding or the Women's Institute. This could be as an individual, or because you lead a local Brownie group who don't want this policy change. We want to help protect trans inclusion.
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
goodlawproject.org/about/contact/
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NEW: Over 50,000 people attempted to block the founding convention for the new youth org of the far-right AfD party on Nov. 29 in Gießen, Germany. Wide-ranging actions-including 19 blockades around the small city-prevented a majority of participants from attending. Police violently beat blockaders.
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
NEW: Over 50,000 people attempted to block the founding convention for the new youth org of the far-right AfD party on Nov. 29 in Gießen, Germany. Wide-ranging actions-including 19 blockades around the small city-prevented a majority of participants from attending. Police violently beat blockaders.
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Please also know that even if an autistic person goes along with something, that doesn’t mean it's not a problem. Too many autistic people learn that they have no choice other than to submit to discomforts, & also people in their lives may not even register or believe that their distress is real. 3/
November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Please also know that even if an autistic person goes along with something, that doesn’t mean it's not a problem. Too many autistic people learn that they have no choice other than to submit to discomforts, & also people in their lives may not even register or believe that their distress is real. 3/
Yes, this, I've experienced a lot of these things.
Here are some avoidable issues that may upset autistic people to the point of self-injury or aggression, yet parents or caregivers might be told such behavior is “just autism,” or that the autistic person needs behavioral conditioning therapy. At TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti... 1/
thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti... 1/
Autism Checklist of DOOM
Our autism checklist of doom is meant to help people the kinds of things that may upset an autistic person, ones that aren't always obvious.
thinkingautismguide.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Yes, this, I've experienced a lot of these things.
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Dear foreign nationals in war-torn countries, terrorism hot-spots, and amidst our enemies:
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
So now they’re going to be doing individualized re-review of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees’ cases on TOP of the re-review of 200,000+ refugees who entered under Biden?
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Dear foreign nationals in war-torn countries, terrorism hot-spots, and amidst our enemies:
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
If you help the United States, we’ll fuck you over and abandon you. Not the individual servicepeople or intelligence officers — they’ll fight for you. I mean the depraved, soulless leadership of the nation.
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Collective, racist punishment.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Collective, racist punishment.