Alison
@alisonstratten.bsky.social
Author, PhD Student OISE/UofT
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
"A Regina police officer has pleaded guilty to using police databases to pursue intimate and personal relationships with women. [...] It's not clear how many people Semenchuk may have contacted."
Regina officer pleads guilty to using police databases to pursue women | CBC News
Sergeant Robert Eric Semenchuck remains suspended with pay, as required under the province's Police Act. He has pleaded guilty to breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
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To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To everyone saying that people in our military already know not to follow unlawful orders, how do you explain almost 100 civilians murdered on fishing boats in the Caribbean so far?
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If you’ve ever found yourself at a holiday meal without the right words to discuss causes you believe in, we’ve got your back.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
The ACLU’s Holiday Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
www.aclu.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you’ve ever found yourself at a holiday meal without the right words to discuss causes you believe in, we’ve got your back.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
Gear up to navigate conversations about trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and more.
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What are you reading this weekend?
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What are you reading this weekend?
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Your wellness routine should include taking precautions to avoid multiple covid infections that damage your immune system, hope that helps. 🌟💕
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Your wellness routine should include taking precautions to avoid multiple covid infections that damage your immune system, hope that helps. 🌟💕
Trying to see if this has a name or anyone’s written on it; TikToks where women talk about make up or fashion for a bit and then say “ok now they’re gone” (or something) and then talk about politics and power?
Anyone know is this (style/trend) has a name?
Anyone know is this (style/trend) has a name?
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Trying to see if this has a name or anyone’s written on it; TikToks where women talk about make up or fashion for a bit and then say “ok now they’re gone” (or something) and then talk about politics and power?
Anyone know is this (style/trend) has a name?
Anyone know is this (style/trend) has a name?
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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Trans rights are human rights, even if Alberta is using the notwithstanding clause yet again to try and claim otherwise.
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trans rights are human rights, even if Alberta is using the notwithstanding clause yet again to try and claim otherwise.
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
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'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
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Alice was the first person to ever encourage my creative writing. She was a thoughtful editor and a beloved mentor. I learned so much about activism just by watching her move through the world. May her memory be a blessing to us all.
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Alice was the first person to ever encourage my creative writing. She was a thoughtful editor and a beloved mentor. I learned so much about activism just by watching her move through the world. May her memory be a blessing to us all.
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
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Every now and then I stumble over a Yoko Ono piece in the wild and it’s always the coolest shit you ever saw with your human eyeballs
Yoko Ono exhibit at the MCA Chicago was incredible and overwhelming.
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Every now and then I stumble over a Yoko Ono piece in the wild and it’s always the coolest shit you ever saw with your human eyeballs
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This is also an indication of how badly we need trauma informed care. It's like we've created widespread arrested development where people don't have to process their emotions, they can just distract themselves or get a chat bot to confirm their worst ideas.
No processing, just delusions.
No processing, just delusions.
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is also an indication of how badly we need trauma informed care. It's like we've created widespread arrested development where people don't have to process their emotions, they can just distract themselves or get a chat bot to confirm their worst ideas.
No processing, just delusions.
No processing, just delusions.
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“In her radical exploration of water, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson topples anthropocentrism and conventional ontologies to reveal water in all its forms as a powerful decolonizing force that connects us all.”
Congratulations to @biidaasamose.bsky.social, author of Theory of Water!
Congratulations to @biidaasamose.bsky.social, author of Theory of Water!
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson @biidaasamose.bsky.social wins the $75K #HilaryWeston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead, published by Alchemy by Knopf Canada. The prize is supported by The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation. #WTAwards #canlit
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“In her radical exploration of water, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson topples anthropocentrism and conventional ontologies to reveal water in all its forms as a powerful decolonizing force that connects us all.”
Congratulations to @biidaasamose.bsky.social, author of Theory of Water!
Congratulations to @biidaasamose.bsky.social, author of Theory of Water!
Ordered and looking forward to reading!
Solidarity With Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy is available now!
Happy Publication Day, @lalouverouge.bsky.social! 💐
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2610-s...
Happy Publication Day, @lalouverouge.bsky.social! 💐
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2610-s...
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Ordered and looking forward to reading!
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Robert Munsch has donated his personal archives of stories and materials to the Guelph Public Library.
This is wonderful for such a valuable archive to be given to a public municipal library.
www.guelphpl.ca/Modules/News...
This is wonderful for such a valuable archive to be given to a public municipal library.
www.guelphpl.ca/Modules/News...
Robert Munsch donates his archives to Guelph Public Library
Robert Munsch donates his archives to Guelph Public Library
www.guelphpl.ca
November 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Robert Munsch has donated his personal archives of stories and materials to the Guelph Public Library.
This is wonderful for such a valuable archive to be given to a public municipal library.
www.guelphpl.ca/Modules/News...
This is wonderful for such a valuable archive to be given to a public municipal library.
www.guelphpl.ca/Modules/News...
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.