Amber Labelle

Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement This website has been established to provide general information related to the proposed settlement of the case referred to as Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement.

Join the Cdn packaged bread class action lawsuit. The deadline is today- Dec 11! Just takes 2 mins. If you have bought packaged bread btwn 2001-21, ie tortilla, bagel, sliced bread etc. All those over age 18 can apply. www.canadianbreadsettlement.ca

Black women face up to 70 per cent higher breast cancer mortality, study finds A new study found that Black women face up to 70 per cent higher death rates from breast cancer compared to white women, prompting medical experts and advocates to urge for increased risk-based screen...

A new study has found that Black women face up to 70 per cent higher death rates from breast cancer compared to white women, prompting medical experts and advocates to call for increased risk-based screening in #Canada.

www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Thread on how to detect ai in that viral dog video

The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...

Absolutely fucking dying here www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

A premium example of what the United States does in the light Canada does in the dark

CTV News reporting that Canadian company Roshel is producing armoured vehicles for ICE

Thanks to the Treasury Board of Canada for inviting me to serve as a panelist on yesterday's CCO Day of Learning, which was broadcast to thousands of government communicators across the country. Here are 12 of my comments, which I will attempt to weave into a paper at a later date:

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Oh, come on. This is like 2025 is getting written by Chat GPT, them metaphors are so dull!

Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.

1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

@octopusbooks.ca in Ottawa and Beggar’s Banquet in Gananoque.

Clearing a Path. “Clearing a Path” cartoon with permission from University of Ver- mont Center for Digital Initiatives and Absurdities and Realities of Special Education. The cartoon shows children attempting to enter school building. One of the school staff mem- bers is busy shoveling the snow-covered stairs. A disabled, wheelchair user child asks the staff member “Can you please shovel the ramp?” The staff member replies “All these other kids are waiting to use the stairs. When I get through shoveling them off, then I will clear the ramp for you.” The original child replies “But if you shovel the ramp, we can all get in!” This cartoon shows how when we plan and execute with the needs of the people who are excluded, we meet everyone’s needs more effectively and efficiently.

Shovel the ramp! When we make solutions that work for those whose needs and rights have been shoved to the periphery of our concerns, we make things better for EVERYONE! Trans rights are human rights!

The inimitable @syrusmarcusware.bsky.social is hosting the annual Trans Day of Pizza!

gofund.me/d2fcbddb2

Feed trans people! Fight for the rights of trans people! Shovel the ramp! (See next post for context)

#TransPizzaDay #TDOR #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Keep saying the truth and calling out the lies.

Vaccines do not cause autism, full stop!

Why Are “Gender Critical” Activists So Fond of Gametes? plus my new video “Trans People and Biological Sex: What the Science Says”

I have a new essay coming out next week so stay tuned! since one of the ppl I critique in it is a hardcore "gamete truther", I figured I'd re-up this – discusses both the actual biology & the bonkers anti-trans talking point that's grown out of it (no paywall): juliaserano.medium.com/why-are-gend...

This was absolutely brilliant. Thank you for putting this piece into the world!

It is hard to find parenting role models, but Mira Nair just shot to the top of my list.

Hard, good reading by Jeet Heer

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

In Zohran Mamadani text, the words "Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down—Alice Wong" in orange font over a blue background

Remember: "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"

A photo of a woman in pink in a wheelchair. She has an intubation for oxygen. She looks up at the viewer. Words: This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine ! would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all. may her memory

I am gutted to learn of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social (Alice Wong’s) passing. She was always a warm friend, a wonderful spirit, and someone who fostered my own growth. She helped me see that, as a #disabled person with chronic illness, I matter—I am whole. I’ll be posting some of Alice’s work. ❤️ forever

I have nothing to say that more eloquent folks haven't said better, but I am grieving deeply. @sfdirewolf.bsky.social was a North star for justice in this world and, along w/ Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, taught me how to find hope, joy, power & community in my disabled self rather than despair.

Hey Canada friends: has anyone used FullHost for their website's hosting? Trying to break free of dependence on (evil) US tech firms. www.fullhost.com Would love to hear from anyone who has experience with their services.

#Canada #TechSky #Tech

Absolutely the FUCK not.

We are a social species, and we have always prevailed through cooperation. Caring for our sick. Raising children we didn't sire or birth because they were part of our village or extended family. We are not breeders and predators, we are communicators and survivors. We evolved to UNITE.

I JUST finished this book last weekend and it was STUPENDOUS. You are a genius writer, and I couldn't put it down. Shout out to the owner of a tiny bookstore in a tiny Ontario town who recommended Death of the Author to me. I've already passed it on to another friend to read.

Owl & Bear Studio - Nature-Inspired Gifts & Apparel Apparel, enamel pins, stickers, and gifts - illustrated by a wildlife scientist and supporting nature conservation!

Alena at owlandbearstudio.com does fantastic work!

Amid Fierce Patriarchal Backlash and Surging Fascism, Does Freeing the Nipple Still Matter? A transgender woman with “indecent” breasts makes the case that topless equality is still worth fighting for.

It’s Flytrap Tuesday, and I have thoughts about boobs

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Canadians spend a lot of time sneering at Americans when we should spend more time tending our own backyard and the disinformation that brought us to this point.

Shout out to Heather and Lydia who are doing the work and to help people unlearn vaccine myths. backtothevax.com #cdnpoli #vaccines

Worms & Germs Blog The Worms and Germs Blog authored by Drs. Scott Weese and Maureen Anderson covers animal health and diseases and is published by the Ontario Veterinary College University of Guelph.

Dr. Scott Weese is a deeply respected veterinarian who is on faculty at the Ontario Veterinary College and who is both an expert and superb science communicator. If you are looking for more information about the ostrich cull, his latest blog post is helpful: www.wormsandgermsblog.com

🚨LCBO revenues down $300 million

💰 that pays for schools, healthcare, infrastructure

Canceling beer store contract early cost $225 million

▶️Cost to Ontarians of privatizing alcohol sales:

$300 M + $225 M = $525 million

#ONpoli #FordMath