Jessicatherine

Enthusiast of all things. Guitar, horticulture, art and equal rights, to name a few & in no particular order 🌈

[Carla Beck @CarlaBeckSK]

After 16 years of the Sask. Party:

42% of Grades 7 to 12 students don't feel like they belong at school;
45% report not feeling safe;
52% of Indigenous students are not graduating on time;
30% of Grade 3 students are reading below grade-level.

Our kids deserve so much better!

[Dr. Adam Ogieglo 🇨🇦 @AOgieglo]

I missed the outrage over the carbon tax exemption for fuel used on farms which disproportionately benefits the prairie provinces.

[SaskCate 🇨🇦 @CateSask]

Survey from the Human Rights Commission in Sask. Takes less than 5 minutes to complete ➡️ https://t.co/uNQ8Aop00E

[Jessicatherine @scarletsinsu]

We need to urgently protect Palestinian and Israeli civilians and humanitarian workers from attacks and demand that water, food, fuel, healthcare and other vital aid be allowed into Gaza.

Send a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. https://t.co/UCZfQYKMNT

[Alex Marz @alexmarz]

The SaskNDP isn’t perfect. I don’t know of a party that is.

What I do know is that they’re absolutely filled with smart, intelligent, and caring people who want better for everyone in this Province, care for the environment, and believe in a better future for the 99%.

#skpoli

[Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz]

I used to be pro-Palestinian. I thought Israel was wrong for carpet bombing Gaza and using siege warfare on civilians.

But then I ran into a very wise Israel apologist who changed my way of looking at things forever.

I was walking down the street and I saw him leaning against a lamp post, smoking a pipe as wise men do.

“Your shirt says Free Palestine,” he said from behind a plume of smoke.

“Yep!” I replied.

“So I guess that means you love Hamas then?” spake he.

I stopped in my tracks. I’d never thought of it that way before.

Could it be? Could my opposition to murdering civilians really be indicative of a deep affection for a Gazan militant group? Maybe I really did love Hamas and think everything it did on October 7 was great and wonderful?

“Is this really how I want to live my life?” I thought to myself.

“I — I — I…” I said out loud.

“Or perhaps,” he said with a raised eyebrow, “you just HATE JEWS??”

I fell to my knees.

Oh my God. He really had a point. What possible reason could anyone have for opposing military explosives being dropped on buildings full of children besides a seething lifelong hatred of adherents to the religion of Judaism? How could anyone possibly oppose siege warfare tactics which cut off civilians from food and water and electricity and fuel and medical supplies unless they harbored a dangerous hostility toward members of a small Abrahamic faith?

“Who… who are you?” I asked.

“That’s of no consequence,” he said, casually blowing a smoke ring through another larger smoke ring.

“But… but the children,” I stammered as my entire worldview crumbled before my eyes. “The civilians! They’re dying! Isn’t it bad that they’re dying?”

And then he went for the coup de grâce.

“Have you considered,” he said before a pregnant pause, “… that all of those deaths are the fault of Hamas?”

I fell flat on my back. The world was spinning. A trickle of blood ran down into my hair from my ear.

I felt all the anti-colonialism leaving my body. I suddenly could no longer remember why I thought it was bad to rain down military explosives on a densely populated concentration camp.

Everything went black.

When I finally came to, the mysterious stranger was gone. But his wisdom and profound insights into Israel and Gaza will always live on in my heart.

[Meara Conway @mearaconwayNDP]

Game of Thrones, Succession, Candy Crush, Cards, Sports we're told.. That's what many of your Sask Party MLAs got up to this wk.

At 6 figure salaries, with Qs about our constitutional democracy & the fate of kids in the balance, you'd think they'd at least remove their earbuds.

[Meara Conway @mearaconwayNDP]

Bill 137 has been proclaimed into law.

Observers in gallery yelling “shame” “travesty” were thrown out.

This is the Sask Party’s legacy.

As dark as today feels, I’m filled with pride in my colleagues & so many people across this province.

Hope, love, and democracy will win.

[Carla Beck @CarlaBeckSK]

Over 200 parents signed a petition asking Scott Moe to fix the roof at their children's school. They even brought Sask. Party ministers to visit last June.

They were ignored. It flooded again last week.

This is Scott Moe's record on "parental involvement".

#cdnpoli #skpoli

[Kelsey Sproat 💕 @BecomingKelsey]

⚠️TW: trans identity struggles, coming out, transphobia, mental health

Today in Saskatchewan, trans youth who are contemplating their identity and are not yet ready to come out to parents are losing a safe space where they can freely and safely, on their terms and at their pace, come to understand themselves.

Now, as they choose instead to stay closeted with their identity struggles, think about where they will seek the guidance, validation, and affirmation they may be seeking.

As many may not see a feasible, safe path forward, think about the internal struggle they fight and mental health issues that will develop as they dig themselves deeper and deeper into the closet.

Now, think about the vitriol and hate, primarily fueled by misinformation and lies, that they are subjected to from every angle... it is eating away at any morsel of hope they may still be clinging to.

When you remove a constant and replace it with multiple uncertainties and variables, it becomes difficult to predict or achieve desirable outcomes.

Everyone knows that positive outcomes occur more frequently when trans youth have the support of their immediate families... Nobody is denying that and nobody wants to keep secrets from students' parents.

However, for those who fear coming out at home, this policy will harm them... irreparably!

We can achieve parental inclusion AND the best possible outcomes for trans youth without removing rights and freedoms from our youth.

[Carla Beck @CarlaBeckSK]

1947 - SK became the 1st in Canada to pass Human Rights legislation.

1962 - SK became the 1st in Canada to pass medicare-for-all legislation.

2023 - under Scott Moe, SK became the 1st in Canada to take Human and Charter Rights away from vulnerable children.

#skpoli #cdnpoli

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

Reminder:

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

“You know when certain groups talk about protecting the children…like that’s their ‘get out of jail’ free card….” 👇👇👇🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️video credit @Lisab09231 👇👇🇨🇦#1MillionMarch4Chidren #NoSpaceForHate #TransRightsAreHumanRights @dddb @tdsb @OCDSB @PeelSchools @kprschools @Sflecce @fordnation @ABDanielleSmith @PremierScottMoe @premierbhiggs #canada #ontario #alberta #bcpoli #LGBTQIA

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

The North Atlantic is in uncharted territory.

The entire ocean basin is a record-smashing 1.5°C above normal, as millions of square miles of ocean experience strong to severe marine heatwaves.

Off the coast of Canada, ocean temperatures are up to 9°C (16°F) above average!

These record-warm temperatures are already having devastating impacts on marine ecosystems. In Florida, water temperatures have soared as high as 98°F (36.7°C), with coral bleaching ongoing and expected to rapidly ramp up throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean in the coming weeks.

Record-warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic will also fuel potentially stronger hurricanes and a more active hurricane season. More heat in the ocean equals more energy, increasing the upper limit of hurricane strength and thus exponentially increasing the damage potential of storms.

For example, a 110 mph Category 2 hurricane has over 2x the damage potential of a 100 mph Category 2 storm.

With over a month until water temperatures typically peak, the North Atlantic is just 0.1°C away from tying the all-time record for its highest ocean temperature (set last year), which it will inevitably break in the coming days.

[Peter Kalmus @ClimateHuman]

A few personal notes:
I was just at a NASA team meeting for 3 days in DC. The scientific findings are so fucked up. Experts on tropical rainforests told me privately that they think the Amazon has already passed its tipping point. Let that sink in. The world needs to know

[Chris Alvino @ChrisAlvino]

I never considered myself a political person—for the majority of my life I was very apolitical. I didn't care about Republicans or Democrats, Left or Right, it didn't matter to me. Part of this was my own privilege. I grew up in a secular science bubble most of life.

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

So, according to the 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty, the He Sapa (Black Hills) is to be held in perpetual trust for “as long as the grass shall grow.” It can only be sold if 2/3rds of male tribal members approve.

I will never ever sell my share. The Six Grandfathers shall remain in my family for the next seven generations — and beyond.

[guyfelicella🇨🇦🍁 @guyfelicella]

At 12 I started using drugs.
At 14 I was incarcerated and made a ward of the court.
At 16 I joined a gang & bounced through foster care.
By 18, I was already fully immersed in crime, drugs & prison.
By 23, I was fully addicted & homeless & facing multiple near fatal medical issues for years.
At 42 I died 6 times.
At 43 I got sober.
At 44 I became a father.
At 45 I got my first legitimate job in years.
At 49 I did my 1st TEDx Talk.
At 50 I became an International Public Speaker.
Nobody thought I'd live past 30 & here I am. It's never too late to start over!

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

BREAKING: scientists say the risk of near-future simultaneous global crop failures has been underestimated 🧵

[Ben See @ClimateBen]

Greenhouse gas emissions should've peaked long ago and would have to fall by 20% in 18 months to avoid global warming impacts we can't adapt to. But no. Fossil fuel emissions are rising to record levels. Financial institutions continue to fund forest destruction. Media? Silent.🧵