DestructoDawn

repping the rural AB vegetarian feminists

warning: queen of the truth-bombs

*she/her*

[DestructoDawn @DestructoDawn]

intended communication != received communication

[Tony Clark @Tony__Clark]

Alberta's UCP government could be pulling off a multi-billion dollar heist here. Not exaggerating. Or, maybe the government is just incompetent. Could be both, I guess.
#Ableg

[Dr. Tehseen Ladha (she/her) @TehseenLadha]

As part of the AMA Section of Pediatrics, I want to reiterate that there is NO PLACE for government in medical decision making between doctors and patients. This sets a dangerous precedent of government overreach. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights

[DestructoDawn @DestructoDawn]

Okay, so, the Alberta government first STEALS MY PENSION because they don't like how the ATRF is managing it.

Now they fire the ENTIRE AIMco board for being terrible... and put a single government employee in charge.

BIG DISLIKE, FOLKS.

[On Canada Project @oncanadaproject]

Are you a Canadian who wanted Kamala Harris to win the US election?

Then get in loser., we need to work together to stop fascism here in Canada.

join us at https://t.co/Nl2x31M2RX

#cdnpoli #youcansitwithus #canada
#USA2024

[Plague Poems @PlaguePoems]

And if he wins
what then?
Then we
take care
of each other.

And if she wins
what then?
Then we
take care
of each other.

And if?
And if?
And if?
Take care
of each other.

[Dr. Kristopher Wells @KristopherWells]

The research is clear. Anti-trans legislation leads to the deaths of trans kids.

Governments should be helping not hurting vulnerable youth. #abpoli #ableg

[Connie Walker @connie_walker]

Tonight, I’m thinking about Justice Murray Sinclair and of the times that I was lucky enough to hear him speak about his work with the TRC. This moment stands out for me. It’s his answer when he was asked, “Why can’t you just get over it?”

[Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin88]

Something that Tanya Talaga said a couple of weeks ago that hasn’t left me: when you think of Murray, think of the weight of hearing thousands of accounts of untold horror, and the toll it would take on your body. Think of taking that on. https://t.co/30LQbg26Q2

[DestructoDawn @DestructoDawn]

Ffs, america. You were supposed to lead us out of the hellscape, not deeper in.

[Jason Scott 🇨🇦 @JasonOnTheDrums]

#Ableg

Everyone who registered for Smith’s leader vote was secretly subjected to:

- Audits of social media activity
- Reviews of all political donations
- Screening correspondence to the UCP for criticism of Smith

This was NOT a free & fair election; it‘s manipulated support

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Tanya Talaga @TanyaTalaga]

A great man has left us. An ogimaa, a warrior for his people and for all of Canada. This is the Murray Sinclair I was privileged to know: https://t.co/Rv06lUScjM

[y🏳️‍🌈şenaz @aysenein]

I got such harsh and disbelieving responses when I said “Covid causes AIDS”, and I get the gut reaction because you just think of HIV, but like what does AIDS stand for? Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. And what does Covid do? Acquire you, say it with me, an Immunodeficiency.

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

Murray Sinclair was a great Canadian, a great Manitoban, a great Anishinaabe. 

His career stands as a legacy of public service and a deep commitment to truth, fairness and dignity for all people. 

He was the first Indigenous person to be named to the Manitoba provincial court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba. He was the first, but he will be remembered as one of the best. 

He was appointed co-commissioner of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, which laid bare systemic racism within the justice system and is considered a foundational perspective on the system’s relationship with Indigenous people. He led the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest and his report spurred systematic change in the delivery of pediatric cardiac care in our province. 

The penultimate moment of his career was his work as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. He approached a process that could have been divisive and instead transformed it into Calls to Action for the future of our country, helping all Canadians to learn to walk together into a future of respect and understanding where we live up to the phrase residential school survivors taught us – Every Child Matters. 

It will be a long time before our nation produces another person the calibre of Murray Sinclair. He showed us there is no reconciliation without truth. We should hold dear in our hearts his words that our nation is on the cusp of a great new era and we must all “dare to live greatly together.” 

On behalf of the people of Manitoba, I extend my condolences to his family and to all Canadians for the loss of Mazina Giizhik. 

A sacred fire will be open to the public on the north side of the legislative building grounds until Murray Sinclair’s funeral later this week.

[Luke Fevin @According2Luke]

Buried in Danielle Smith's anti-trans bills are other dangerous changes including switching Sex Education from opt-out to opt-in.
This will harm the kids that need it most. Young people have a right & need to evidence based sexual health information.
#abed
https://t.co/DYu8VG3hs1

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

A reminder…

The UCP’s anti trans policies are not based in evidence of expertise.

Their consultation was not on the policies, it was on implementation.

They acknowledged in their consultation that their policies are against medical expertise.

These are facts.

#abpoli

[Ms. Lutzmann @MsLutzmann]

In 2023 in Alberta, 5 girls were named Spencer. So were 14 boys.

5 boys were named Sunny. So were 7 girls.

13 girls were named Taylor. So were 7 boys.

52 (!) boys were named Charlie. So were 32 (!) girls.

Perhaps names aren’t as gendered as @ABDanielleSmith thinks.

#abpoli