I’m really really trying today to, when I see a political thing I think about commenting on, instead go find some good photos I like from other photographers and reposting those. I’m trying to see if I can make social media less bad for my health

"There would be signs"

Tell Me Why (video game) - Wikipedia

About a trans person:

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By a trans person:

😂 BIENVENUE CHEZ LES CH'TIS Bande Annonce VF 2008 HD YouTube video by Films Exclu

C'est aussi une question de culture, c'est pas juste qu'avec les Québécois ou autre peuple francophone au Canada qu'ils sont comme ça, mais envers les Belges et les francophones dans leur propre pays aussi.

Comme par exemple:

Aussi surtout avec le joual, il y a des contractions qui n'existent pas dans le français métropolitain. Comme par exemple, "Shu ben la" (je suis bien là).

Même avec le français "radio Canada" plus formel ils ont de la difficulté.

C'est que les Français ont beaucoup de difficulté à comprendre le français comme c'est parlé au Québec.

Certains mots partagées ont de différente définitions/utilisations au Canada (déjeuner, char, blonde, etc.)

(À suivre)

J'ai importée un film Keb ... de la France car il n'était pas en vente ici. Il contient un petit glossaire pour les Français.

Anti-trans and anti-gay rallies across Canada, deconstructed Following the failure to portray gay people as an existential threat, conservatives have shifted to trans people's increasing acceptance as the latest wedge issue. Supported by an ecosystem of America...

For a bit more about the One Million March:

Whatever happens, we know with such an erratic and malicious regime in the US, the renegotiations will be an economically volatile period for Canadians. One that could lead to a recession.

A bit of context, the US has been weaponizing those ties to extort one-sided concessions harmful to Canadians. The US is approaching this with a pillaging mentality empowered by the population asymmetry, versus mutual benefit.

And if the US don't get their way, they'll blow up the agreement.

The Curta Mechanical Calculator YouTube video by Steve Mould

One of the things I always look on Marketplace for is a Curta calculator.

I love retro tech.

@rachelgilmore.bsky.social fyi

For what it's worth, I don't think it's worth counter-protesting a rally like this one. They're like a fart in the wind.

It's better to save that for when they're trying to disrupt others.

Viva Frei, a convoy conspiracy theorist, and Jeff Evely, another transphobe who got big over his opposition to measures to protect the public during the worst of covid.

They truly got the cream of the crop.

Yeah with Hands Off Our Kids being dead, they might only have dozens of people showing up. Also lol at 2 Tiktok followers.

Not many followers, though people with high follower counts are sharing on Facebook.

This might mean that there's paltry attendance, versus the hundreds from last time.

The featured speakers are whose who: Chris fleury (JCCF/CAWSBAR), Mia Hughes (CAWSBAR), Ann Gillies (Whatever Happened to Emily), Kellie-Lynn Pirie (Detrans Alliance Canada), Barry Neufeld.

Looks like their shop with AI-generated branded swag for this event is run by the convoy affiliated front "Veterans4Freedom".

It's always the same actors.

There will be an anti-trans rally on Parliament Hill on May 5th at 1PM.

Promotional image for an anti-trans rally to be held May 5, 2006 at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. Promoted by Mayday Canada.

Canadian anti-trans chuds are gearing up for a May 5 event in Ottawa. They’ve been emboldened by anti-trans developments in the UK & US attacking healthcare for trans & gender diverse youth. There’s currently a flurry of pieces in the media there. Let your Ottawa friends know! maydaycanada.com

There's a tower beacon for sale on Marketplace and my inner desire for chaos wants to buy it.

💯

If you want to trap me, you'd just need one of these. Or an Autozam AZ-1.

Trump's trans healthcare ban is affecting Americans in Canada • Celeste Trianon U.S. international students studying at McGill now need to contend with the fact that if they are transgender, they can't get trans-specific healthcare on campus until they turn 19.

SCOOP: McGill University's on-campus doctors are now refusing to prescribe hormones to trans youth and adults under age 19... if they're U.S. citizens.

They claim liability issues, but this isn't the first time U.S. EOs have interfered with Canadian doctors.

My report: celeste.lgbt/en/2026/04/d...

Stigmatizing the pursuit of trans rights is not being "pro trans".

Okay he just bodied David Brooks who apparently in a mid 00s column tried argue for ending social welfare programs based partly on social conflict behavior models for great apes (!?!?). I’m 90% done and definitely recommend this book.

A 95 page document from the Privy Council Office about the use (or lack thereof) of Palantir across the Canadian government.

I looked to see if the Canadian government used Palantir. Here's a comprehensive answer; looks like DND did to evaluate it but that's it.

parl-gc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fu...

I'm so glad "oh like Caitlyn Jenner" is no longer in cis people's vocabulary like it once was.