Just Me

My day summed up in a single image: moving the goalpost

Fraser is up there telling the press his government would still deny E.F access to MAiD because her physical suffering, while severe and extremely painful/disabling, were psychiatric manifestations. To this government, the cruelty is the point

Reporter: Do you think advanced requests are less controversial than MAiD for mental illness? Sean Fraser: Wow, I've never thought of it like that before Yeah, we know Sean. You haven't put any thought into this whatsoever.

Cruelty wins today.

Report: Brad Bradford Is Sad Sadford

I'd literally put my date on hold if Patrick Rothfuss would provide a verified release date for this book.

We’re clearly at a point where the right-wing fascists have realized they don’t need to play by liberal democracy’s rules to succeed and actual anticapitalist leftists should realize that too. It’s just that that success typically comes from mass action rather than subversive sedition.

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

well, guess all you can do is wish the BC conservatives good luck as they work to uhh (skimming thru their online presence and recent party history) immediately become hobbled by infighting over what's the right way to do racism then self immolate before any of em find out what government is exactly

We will learn that once again Parliament is making capable Canadians with grievous and irremediable medical conditions and experiencing enduring and intolerable suffering go to court to get their Charter rights respected and Canada is going to have a patchwork quilt with holes for advance requests.

First they used the notwithstanding clause to override fundamental human rights. Next they came for library books. Now they are banning Pride flags. This is not how democracies operate. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Incredible things happening in Alberta

this is why you don't comply in the first place because nothing is ever enough for this dipshit of a human. pretty soon he's going to want to rename earth "planet trump"

In med school one of our ethics scenarios was a parent bringing a teen girl in for a hymen check to ensure virginity. The student is meant to understand that this is a violation of the patient's bodily autonomy and privacy. This is no different. Another culturally mediated excuse to violate girls.

Just catching up with the hell that has been the world of active vulnerability exploitation this week Just.... wow

Who knew Prozzak was still great after 27 years

Props to the ad agency: they nailed the "white person who plagiarises and steals credit using LLMs" look with 100% accuracy

A historic victory for assisted dying campaigners! The Isle of Man's Assisted Dying Bill has received Royal Assent, bringing terminally ill people on the island one step closer to having the choice so many have fought for. #AssistedDying

Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First https://theonion.com/protestors-criticized-for-looting-businesses-without-fo-1843735351/

The Supreme Court burns to the ground in Albania, Parliament and the Department of Education has been stormed, the Prime Minister is in hiding and the country is effectively in the hands of the rebels. Albania rejects blatant corruption and their country being sold.

obviously many more important takeaways from the French approach to protest, but much respect to the absolute varsity level Whimsy of throwing a whole ass piano at the cops

The housing crisis has permeated both BC & civic elections—especially so-called "public safety," homelessness & the war on drugs De Facto journalists @brishti.bsky.social & @mikegraeme.bsky.social take you behind-the-scenes of their 8-month AirTag investigation www.defactomedia.ca/interview-in...

The bankruptcy of Character AI is another reminder that your data is only thinly protected by whatever a company promised in their vaguely-worded privacy notice you didn't read. www.kqed.org/news/1210436...

The owner of X posted a bunch of Kremlin propaganda and then turned off Starshield in Ukraine to help Putin murder thousands of Ukrainian civilians. Here's why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem.

Trans people knew this from the start.

When you're up at 4:30am, trying to write something important, this is the most haunting image

American School Bans ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ For Being Canadian www.ungerreview.com/american-sch...

How many times can one MP be wrong about MAiD in 2 minutes? We count at least three major errors. How many can you see? This is how disinformation spreads. Does MP Garnett Genuis even understand this topic? www.facebook.com/share/v/1DvG...

Fairview homeowners oppressed by neighbouring four-unit apartment building www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

I see this way too often. Apparently having a mental illness automatically makes somebody incapable of making decisions for themselves. Can I use that incapacity to get out of my credit card bill? Or does that incapacity only apply to making decisions about myself?

I wonder what the cabinet documents will reveal in 20 years about the decision to exclude access to MAiD for persons with mental illness as their sole underlying medical condition. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Probably a good time to put this out there again.

Happy National Coming Out Day. Authenticity is something to be celebrated every day of the year! 🌈

Lucy van Pelt has finally gone too far. But she will be brought to justice

Re:The investigation into Powlowski’s (co-Chair of the AMAD committee) professional conduct and suicide instructions in the report that @seanfraser.bsky.social signed-off on. @mark-carney.bsky.social

The American Dream is amazing: within just a few years you can go from being the child of Cuban immigrants to the great-grandson of Spanish settlers.

This is the kind of misinformation that the Committee invited. Wonder if she was part of closed door sessions with the Minister’s office this summer.

100% correct. A violation of charter rights and a more egregious violation of human dignity. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Oh buddy committed a crime against "an influential family" This provincial government suuuucks in so many ways

This headline is in such bad taste. Not unexpected from PostMedia, though.