Kelly Smith 🍁
@kellymjsmith.bsky.social
Proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 Quilter, writer, tea and chocolate lover, and amateur genealogist. Feminist, atheist, flaming progressive. Reader of SF, spec fic, and non-fiction. Member of ACES and DRII. Work in business continuity and disaster recovery. She/her.
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🚨 BREAKING:
University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow Warn Bird Flu Viruses Can Withstand Fever, Posing a Major Threat to Humans
University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow Warn Bird Flu Viruses Can Withstand Fever, Posing a Major Threat to Humans
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 BREAKING:
University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow Warn Bird Flu Viruses Can Withstand Fever, Posing a Major Threat to Humans
University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow Warn Bird Flu Viruses Can Withstand Fever, Posing a Major Threat to Humans
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MSM wants you paying attention to:
Travel delays.
Storms.
Weather.
Human interest stories.
Violent one off stories like accidents / shootings.
They do NOT want you paying attention to:
A demented president acting as a king.
Murders by military in our name.
Destruction of our Constitution.
Complicit.
Travel delays.
Storms.
Weather.
Human interest stories.
Violent one off stories like accidents / shootings.
They do NOT want you paying attention to:
A demented president acting as a king.
Murders by military in our name.
Destruction of our Constitution.
Complicit.
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
MSM wants you paying attention to:
Travel delays.
Storms.
Weather.
Human interest stories.
Violent one off stories like accidents / shootings.
They do NOT want you paying attention to:
A demented president acting as a king.
Murders by military in our name.
Destruction of our Constitution.
Complicit.
Travel delays.
Storms.
Weather.
Human interest stories.
Violent one off stories like accidents / shootings.
They do NOT want you paying attention to:
A demented president acting as a king.
Murders by military in our name.
Destruction of our Constitution.
Complicit.
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Another restaurant owner stood up to ICE. She refused to let fear win. Her courage reminds us that ordinary people still hold the power to stop injustice in its tracks. When we speak up, we protect what’s right.
This is NOT AI. This is an angry woman who doesn’t care her hand is in the gravy.
This is NOT AI. This is an angry woman who doesn’t care her hand is in the gravy.
November 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Another restaurant owner stood up to ICE. She refused to let fear win. Her courage reminds us that ordinary people still hold the power to stop injustice in its tracks. When we speak up, we protect what’s right.
This is NOT AI. This is an angry woman who doesn’t care her hand is in the gravy.
This is NOT AI. This is an angry woman who doesn’t care her hand is in the gravy.
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Remember Pete's mommy's letter to him about how awful he is?
And remember her taking it back to help him get the job?
I hope she realizes what she's done.
She's complicit in murder now.
Her child is evil.
She knew it.
And now...
And remember her taking it back to help him get the job?
I hope she realizes what she's done.
She's complicit in murder now.
Her child is evil.
She knew it.
And now...
November 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Remember Pete's mommy's letter to him about how awful he is?
And remember her taking it back to help him get the job?
I hope she realizes what she's done.
She's complicit in murder now.
Her child is evil.
She knew it.
And now...
And remember her taking it back to help him get the job?
I hope she realizes what she's done.
She's complicit in murder now.
Her child is evil.
She knew it.
And now...
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“It’s one thing to say ‘let’s do this in a sovereign way.’ It’s another to actually do it.”
^Ben spoke to @trondizzle.bsky.social from @betakit.com about being children of CanCon, giving people control of their feeds, and why sovereignty doesn’t mean isolation.
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^Ben spoke to @trondizzle.bsky.social from @betakit.com about being children of CanCon, giving people control of their feeds, and why sovereignty doesn’t mean isolation.
More👉 betakit.com/canada-gande...
Can Canada build its own social network? | BetaKit
Gander CEO Ben Waldman explains his vision for sovereign social media.
betakit.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“It’s one thing to say ‘let’s do this in a sovereign way.’ It’s another to actually do it.”
^Ben spoke to @trondizzle.bsky.social from @betakit.com about being children of CanCon, giving people control of their feeds, and why sovereignty doesn’t mean isolation.
More👉 betakit.com/canada-gande...
^Ben spoke to @trondizzle.bsky.social from @betakit.com about being children of CanCon, giving people control of their feeds, and why sovereignty doesn’t mean isolation.
More👉 betakit.com/canada-gande...
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Today I want to focus on the good these billionaires could be doing in the world by revisiting what Sarah McLachlan did with 150,000.00 instead of making an expensive video. Love you all 🥰
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youtu.be/FDmPcSWE0WU?...
Sarah McLachlan - World On Fire (Official Video)
YouTube video by sarahmclachlanVEVO
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November 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Today I want to focus on the good these billionaires could be doing in the world by revisiting what Sarah McLachlan did with 150,000.00 instead of making an expensive video. Love you all 🥰
youtu.be/FDmPcSWE0WU?...
youtu.be/FDmPcSWE0WU?...
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Carolers raise their voices in a Home Depot parking lot in song. Their message to stop deportations gets attention, hits hard, & gets support.
If you are like me and can’t sing, join me in boycotting Home Depot & let them know helping ICE will cost them money. #WeAintBuyingIt
If you are like me and can’t sing, join me in boycotting Home Depot & let them know helping ICE will cost them money. #WeAintBuyingIt
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Carolers raise their voices in a Home Depot parking lot in song. Their message to stop deportations gets attention, hits hard, & gets support.
If you are like me and can’t sing, join me in boycotting Home Depot & let them know helping ICE will cost them money. #WeAintBuyingIt
If you are like me and can’t sing, join me in boycotting Home Depot & let them know helping ICE will cost them money. #WeAintBuyingIt
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Immersing myself in the research literature on community-based forensic mental health, and it's so infuriating because it's the most obvious shit ever.
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
It costs $117,000 to federally incarcerate someone for a year (and these are 2013 numbers, so definitely more now!). PWD in BC—which is, let's be clear, STILL A PITTANCE—is $16,500/year. Like, seriously, WTF are we doing??
These projects give me tremendous drive but also make me SO MAD.
These projects give me tremendous drive but also make me SO MAD.
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Immersing myself in the research literature on community-based forensic mental health, and it's so infuriating because it's the most obvious shit ever.
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees housing reduces reoffending???
DID YOU KNOW that giving parolees income support reduces recidivism???
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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*taps mic*
We're at the end of the "First they came for..." poem.
We're at the end of the "First they came for..." poem.
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 29, 2025 at 6:47 AM
*taps mic*
We're at the end of the "First they came for..." poem.
We're at the end of the "First they came for..." poem.
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Bombing fishing boats in the Caribbean while granting a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández is next level Upside Down.
a cartoon of a girl with the words internally screaming above her
ALT: a cartoon of a girl with the words internally screaming above her
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Bombing fishing boats in the Caribbean while granting a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández is next level Upside Down.
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Rich, influential men and their unchecked power needs to be revealed.
Release everything.
Release everything.
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Rich, influential men and their unchecked power needs to be revealed.
Release everything.
Release everything.
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PUTIN IS A WAR CRIMINAL!!!
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
PUTIN IS A WAR CRIMINAL!!!
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦
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Small local shops have much better service, Do not give Big Box Retailers your money! #WeAintBuyingIt
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Small local shops have much better service, Do not give Big Box Retailers your money! #WeAintBuyingIt
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Canada named most positive leader on world stage--“Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer for the 10th year in a row.
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
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#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
Canada named most positive leader on world stage
According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.
cultmtl.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Canada named most positive leader on world stage--“Canada is seen as the No. 1 world influencer for the 10th year in a row.
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
#Canada
Since 2015, Canada has enjoyed the most positive ranking in the Ipsos World Affairs report.
/1 thread
cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...
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“…advises Indigenous people to always be ready with any and all forms of identification in case they are questioned by immigration enforcement, and that they do not escalate the situation.”
Show us your papers. Sound familiar? Just like the Nazis.
#thedisappeared
#ICE
Show us your papers. Sound familiar? Just like the Nazis.
#thedisappeared
#ICE
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles says ICE called her tribal ID ‘fake’
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“…advises Indigenous people to always be ready with any and all forms of identification in case they are questioned by immigration enforcement, and that they do not escalate the situation.”
Show us your papers. Sound familiar? Just like the Nazis.
#thedisappeared
#ICE
Show us your papers. Sound familiar? Just like the Nazis.
#thedisappeared
#ICE
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"Retarded"
"Stupid"
"Piggy"
And so on...
We have someone with the mind and vocabulary of an 8 year old in an old man's body supposedly running the country.
But we know it's not really him.
He's just a convenient puppet.
So who is in charge?
Not anyone with our best interests at heart.
Disturbing.
"Stupid"
"Piggy"
And so on...
We have someone with the mind and vocabulary of an 8 year old in an old man's body supposedly running the country.
But we know it's not really him.
He's just a convenient puppet.
So who is in charge?
Not anyone with our best interests at heart.
Disturbing.
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Retarded"
"Stupid"
"Piggy"
And so on...
We have someone with the mind and vocabulary of an 8 year old in an old man's body supposedly running the country.
But we know it's not really him.
He's just a convenient puppet.
So who is in charge?
Not anyone with our best interests at heart.
Disturbing.
"Stupid"
"Piggy"
And so on...
We have someone with the mind and vocabulary of an 8 year old in an old man's body supposedly running the country.
But we know it's not really him.
He's just a convenient puppet.
So who is in charge?
Not anyone with our best interests at heart.
Disturbing.
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Canada’s economy just posted 2.6% growth in Q3 smashing expectations. A big reason?
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
Canada's economy grows 2.6%, beating expectations and avoiding recession — Financial Post
However, estimate of economic growth for October shows that momentum may be fading
apple.news
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Canada’s economy just posted 2.6% growth in Q3 smashing expectations. A big reason?
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
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ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
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I know it may be hard to find something to be thankful for this year, but remember, there are always cats.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I know it may be hard to find something to be thankful for this year, but remember, there are always cats.
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A few weeks ago people said that Russia wouldn’t get involved in defending Venezuela against the US.
I disagreed.
I’m not psychic. Russia has a history of smiling to your face while plotting your death. They’re the cats of countries.
I disagreed.
I’m not psychic. Russia has a history of smiling to your face while plotting your death. They’re the cats of countries.
This is absolutely insane..
Trump and Witkoff are negotiating on behalf and for the benefit of Russia, the country now sending troops to Venezuela to train their military on how to kill US soldiers as they continue to murder Ukrainian citizens daily...
Trump and Witkoff are negotiating on behalf and for the benefit of Russia, the country now sending troops to Venezuela to train their military on how to kill US soldiers as they continue to murder Ukrainian citizens daily...
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A few weeks ago people said that Russia wouldn’t get involved in defending Venezuela against the US.
I disagreed.
I’m not psychic. Russia has a history of smiling to your face while plotting your death. They’re the cats of countries.
I disagreed.
I’m not psychic. Russia has a history of smiling to your face while plotting your death. They’re the cats of countries.
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Boycott corporate shopping from Nov 27-Dec 2 except for supporting local stores! Watch what happened spontaneously at a Home Depot! Credit to lorennacleary.bsky.social
#WeAintBuyingIt
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Boycott corporate shopping from Nov 27-Dec 2 except for supporting local stores! Watch what happened spontaneously at a Home Depot! Credit to lorennacleary.bsky.social
#WeAintBuyingIt
#WeAintBuyingIt
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One of the simplest ways to see that creators aren’t bourgeois is that we don’t, as creators, appropriate other peoples’ labor.
We do labor that we can eventually make money from, we don’t make money from exploiting others. It’s the exploitative relation that characterizes the bourgeoisie.
We do labor that we can eventually make money from, we don’t make money from exploiting others. It’s the exploitative relation that characterizes the bourgeoisie.
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.
We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
One of the simplest ways to see that creators aren’t bourgeois is that we don’t, as creators, appropriate other peoples’ labor.
We do labor that we can eventually make money from, we don’t make money from exploiting others. It’s the exploitative relation that characterizes the bourgeoisie.
We do labor that we can eventually make money from, we don’t make money from exploiting others. It’s the exploitative relation that characterizes the bourgeoisie.
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Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.