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cherrymintrose @cherrymintrose.bsky.social · Oct 24
I’ve been keeping this secret for a while, and I can finally share it with you! 🎬 I am grateful to have been chosen as one of the #Autistic interviewers for The Assembly!

youtu.be/kLSXvEqz8yU?...

The first episode of The Assembly drops on Nov 6!

#TheAssembly #CBC #CBCgem #smallarmyentertainment
The Assembly | Official Trailer
YouTube video by CBC
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cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Please sign to support transgender youth and families in Alberta!

www.stop-smith.ca?recruiter_id...
Stop Smith
Help support trans youth and their families in Alberta.
www.stop-smith.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
A couple of fellow #Autistic interviewers on #TheAssembly on #CBC, Luke and Damon were interviewed about their part on the show and about their AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)

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Kamloops’ Verhoeff using national TV spotlight to advocate for non-speaking autistic individuals
KAMLOOPS - Luke Verhoeff of Kamloops is experiencing a brush with national TV fame on The Assembly, the show s...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
There will be a #Transgender Day of Remembrance Rally this Sunday, Nov 21 at 10:30am at the Legislature grounds in Edmonton!

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#TDOR 🏳️‍⚧️
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November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
The last two episodes of #TheAssembly are out on CBC Gem today!

Today's episodes are Arlene Dickinson and Russel Peters.

I was one of the interviewers for Russel Peters, so look out for me there. Should be a fun one, I'm curious to see what made it in the final edit😳😊.
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Somehow I missed this but some of the track that will be the new #rollercoaster to replace #Mindbender at WEM was spotted in an industrial area in Edmonton.

I’m dying to see what this ends up being…Vekoma is my favourite rollercoaster manufacturer. 🎢😁

www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Roller-coaster track, likely for Mindbender replacement, spotted in Edmonton-area industrial park
Steve Phillip was dropping off his truck in Acheson two weeks ago when something colourful caught his eye. Tracks. For a roller coaster. In bold hues. Sitting under tarps in an industrial yard, some o...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
New episodes of The Assembly are out on #cbcgem today! Today is one of the episodes that I was there for filming, if you're looking for me!

Jann Arden (millie)
Allan Hawco

Thanks for watching, I appreciate that so many people watched the first two already! 😊

#TheAssembly
November 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Today is the premiere of The Assembly! 🎉 You can stream it now on #CBCGem and it's on CBC at 9pm.

My fellow Autistic Interviewers came up with some fantastic questions to ask the guests, can't wait to see how it all came together!

Thanks for watching! ❤️

gem.cbc.ca/the-assembly

#TheAssembly
The Assembly | Shows | CBC Gem
A group of autistic and neurodivergent interviewers asks unpredictable, probing and direct questions to celebrities in a no holds barred interview.
gem.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
I opened an Etsy store! 🙂 For now, my first product is some 3D-printed earrings that I designed and printed myself. Thanks for checking it out!

www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4...
www.etsy.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
This is a self-portrait in my Halloween costume, after I got home from my DJ gig (was very tired).

Happy #Halloween 🎃!
Photo is of myself kneeling in the centre of the frame. I am wearing a costume inspired by the character Lorne on the TV Show "Severance". I am wearing a loose black linen dress with European folk embroidery in shades of blue against the black. I am holding a stuffed goat in my arms. My eyes are closed because I am exhausted and I have fake blood around my mouth, similar to the character in a scene in the show. In the background is my apartment with a lot of art and colour knick-knacks on the walls. I have green hair and colour earrings and green framed glasses and I'm wearing a sparkly brooch as part of the costume.
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Trying to think of a movie to watch right now? Watch Suspiria (2018). You're welcome. 🩸

#halloween

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Suspiria - Official Trailer | Amazon Studios
YouTube video by Prime Movies
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November 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
I am grateful to have been chosen as one of the #Autistic interviewers, interviewing Canadian celebrities for the #CBC show, The Assembly!

@smallarmyentertainment
@cbc
@cbcgem

#TheAssembly #CBCgem #smallarmyentertainment
This is a photo of me (millie) standing up facing the camera, when I interviewed Jann Arden on the show The Assembly. She is seen from the back, out of focus in the foreground. I am centred in the image with bright blue-green long hair and colourful earrings and a brightly multicoloured T-shirt under a pair of burgundy overalls. I'm holding my phone which I'm using at the moment for text to speech and showing the text of my question on the phone screen to Jann Arden. I also am wearing a sunflower lanyard with some AAC 3d printed communication cards that I made. One of the other fellow autistic interviewers in the background in a green shirt. The far background is through a brightly lit window onto some trees outside the room we were filming in.
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
I’ve been keeping this secret for a while, and I can finally share it with you! 🎬 I am grateful to have been chosen as one of the #Autistic interviewers for The Assembly!

youtu.be/kLSXvEqz8yU?...

The first episode of The Assembly drops on Nov 6!

#TheAssembly #CBC #CBCgem #smallarmyentertainment
The Assembly | Official Trailer
YouTube video by CBC
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
The Alberta NDP are hosting a #disability services town hall this evening (6:30pm MDT). Here is the spot to register:

www.albertandpcaucus.ca/events/event...
Disability Services Virtual Townhall
Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.
www.albertandpcaucus.ca
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Skipping Stone has a donation page for their Alberta Trans Affirming Legal fund here...

www.skippingstone.ca/legalfund

This is a great way to support #transgender people in Alberta in the fight against the Alberta government's discriminatory policies!
Donate — Skipping Stone
With your support, Skipping Stone leads the way in providing affirming care to trans and gender diverse youth, adults, and families.
www.skippingstone.ca
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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egalecanada.bsky.social
1/ Egale Canada and Skipping Stone have filed a constitutional challenge against the Government of Alberta’s Education Amendment Act, 2024 (formerly Bill 27), which places unconstitutional restrictions on the use of names and pronouns in schools across Alberta.
September 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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zacharyweeks.bsky.social
MLAs say $2,200/month isn’t enough for rent.

But if you’re disabled in Alberta?
You’re expected to live on $1,901 total.

That’s groceries, housing, meds…all of it.

If that sounds wrong to you, it’s because it is.

Share this if you think Alberta can — and should — do better.
A post on X by Zachary Weeks (@zacharyweeks) features a satirical exchange in white text on a black background. It reads: “UCP: MLA housing allowance is now $2,200/month — the old rate wasn’t enough to live on. AISH RECIPIENTS: So can we raise AISH from $1,901 and keep the CDB? UCP: No, we’re clawing back the CDB so you still only get $1,901. AISH RECIPIENTS: That’s below the poverty line? UCP: [looking away] You’re so resilient. Truly inspiring.” A circular headshot of Zachary Weeks appears beside the tweet, showing him smiling in a blue shirt against a purple background.
August 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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hab3261.bsky.social
Reading about the changes to AISH leaves one speechless. Starting July 2026, benefits shift to a two-tier system—AISH or ADAP—based on work ability. For many, this means reassessments, uncertainty, and the risk of losing vital supports. #ABleg #ABpoli #AISH2026 #MoralCollapse #HumanDignity
Black background with large white letters 'U' at the top left and 'P' at the bottom left. In between them, large red letters spell 'CRUELTY,' forming 'UCP CRUELTY. Graphic with orange header stating: 'A society’s moral test is how it treats its most vulnerable.' Below in teal and black text: 'Is the UCP’s disregard for the vulnerable a deliberate strategy?' Bullet points list: Clawing back new federal AISH benefit from people with disabilities. Banning gender affirming care for youth. Making COVID vaccines harder and more expensive to access. Attacking healthcare workers and dismantling the public system. Criminalizing homelessness, a symptom of the UCP’s cuts to social services and disregard for affordable housing. Hurting vulnerable students by underfunding public education. Cutting legal aid funding and politicizing grants for legal clinics. Abandoning harm reduction, risking lives in the addiction crisis. At the bottom: 'What is the real cost of putting “Alberta First”?
August 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
This is an acrylic #painting on canvas that I completed recently. I very rarely paint with acrylic, so I'm still learning a lot and experimenting.

The main goal was trying to not be so perfectionist, which I've struggled with a lot, and to paint automatically, trying not to plan ahead much.

🎨🖌️
The photo is of an abstract acrylic painting on canvas, that takes up the whole frame of the photo. The background is very textured and messy with a layers of light yellow and darker yellow and orange and some pinks as well. There is a lot of texture and energy and the brush strokes are visible and some is done with dry brushing so you see texture of the brush and canvas. There are 5 objects in front of the background, two in the top left and right corners and two in the bottom left and right corners. The ones at the top have rounded cloud like edges and are painted with a reflective bronze paint and are dericated with dots and splotechs of purple, white, blue and orange paint. The ones at the bottom are more rectangular with some curved parts and triangular cutouts and are painted with a vivid blue paint and have some smaller patches of purple and orange. On the bottom of these object there is many strokes of white and blue and purple layered over each other with heavy textured strokes that look a bit feathery. In the centre of the painting is a bold red textured circle with a blue x or cross in the centre and blue circle around it with some dots and tendrils of red sticking outside the circle.
August 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
This is my first attempt trying to record a live #DJ set outside! This one is a more intense blend of melodic, progressive and tech house, as well as some techno and trance.

Thanks for listening! 🔊🎧😊 #gloi

youtu.be/Qza0Lj90FC8
Mayne Island, Canada Live DJ Set with timelapse and slo-mo nature footage
YouTube video by gloi
youtu.be
August 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
#watercolour and ink plein-air sketch of our woodshed on Mayne Island that I made last week during a visit to the island. 🖌️
Top down view of brown table with watercolour sketchbook open to middle page. On the watercolour paper is a black ink sketch of a woodshed with rough wood columns and beams and a slatted roof. Inside the shed are a messy pile of various sizes of cut log rounds and smaller wood pieces. A wheelbarrow is deprived in the sketch as well leaning against the wood. The sketch is layered over by vibrant and messy watercolour using a lot of green and yellow and blue as well as some red and purple and teal to highlight the different materials in the shed.
July 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
@olliecanal.bsky.social I attended your “Art in Colored Pencil” session at Fur-Eh and I wanted to say in addition to your talent as an artist I think you are an incredible teacher!

Genuinely I was struck by how clearly you spoke and with confidence and authority while also…
July 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Attending my first furry fandom convention, Fur-Eh! this weekend. Yesterday was so much fun!

The amount of passion and creativity put into everything I saw was inspiring!

Definitely also reminded me of the pure fun/play and inclusive vibe of rave culture in the 90s and early 2000s. #PLUR
Close up shot of my hand holding my convention pass showing the text “Fur-Eh! Retro Barkade” which are the name and them of the convention. It’s red and green and white and black in a pixel art style to match the convention theme. It has my artist name “cherrymintrose” at the bottom. Below the pass are two fabric tags with text in gold saying “disability” and “they/them” so people who see my pass know I am disabled and my pronouns.
July 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Love to see that one of the best new #rollercoasters in the world for 2025, is in Canada!

I hope I can make it there to ride it some day!

🎢🤩

youtube.com/watch?v=Vzpp...
AlpenFury Review | Canada’s Wonderland’s INSANE New Launch Coaster
YouTube video by XscreamThrills
youtube.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
This is my most recent mix...this one is hard and dark and hypnotic techno. Back to my German roots.

#gloi

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gloi - lunar violet (DJ Mix)
YouTube video by gloi
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May 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
cherrymintrose.bsky.social
Here is another mix of mine. This one is some indie dance, nu disco and afro house! #gloi

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gloi - perylene green (DJ Mix)
YouTube video by gloi
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM