Amber Labelle

It's astounding to see self-described progressives lose their minds over the successes of a Jewish female entrepreneur and intellect in @bariweiss, and a wildly successful Black man in @VanJones68. I guess equity, diversity, and inclusion don't mean as much as they've told us.

A useful illustration of the limits of liberal identity politics.

What this looks like in practice is 1) apologizing for what you said, 2) Raising hell with Bluesky moderation for their shitty practices and 3) Not making a public critique of Black people protecting themselves again. You got this!

White lady to white lady: our
job is to dismantle the anti-Black racism that makes it necessary for Black people to need to build their own spaces, not critique Black people for protecting themselves. You can learn this and you can change your mind and do different in the future!

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...

This also impacts your pets, because research about veterinary medicine is published on PubMed. It also impacts veterinary medicine around the ENTIRE world, because this is the searchable repository for all of veterinary medicine. #VetMedSky

It is incredibly funny how the Bluesky team thinks that everyone is here because of their cool new coding system and framework to build your own siloed communities meanwhile 99% of their user base has no clue about any of that shit and is only here because it is like Twitter before Elon bought it

That is a BIG spood.

Hey #CanadaSky,

This is an important parliamentary petition that demands a framework to hold politicians accountable for misinformation in public statements. 🇨🇦

✅ Please sign!

#canpoli #cdnpoli #medialiteracy

🚨New video🚨

As Canadians, we like to think we’re strong and free. But, when it comes to the wealth gap, we’re looking more like America Lite—better manners, but almost all the inequality.

#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Wealth #EconSky

Think about ways to expand what's good and improve on the good.

May your name be inscribed in the book of life, and may Jewish people the world over know safety and peace.

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

I wrote this piece about 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world.

And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

I spoke w/ over 2 dozen birth mothers for this story. Though I could only include a fraction of their stories here, all they shared about their experiences since placement, their love & their grief, & their hopes for their children helped inform this piece & deepen my understanding of open adoption.

This is the height of weaponized white womanhood. Lindsay Shepherd cannot paint herself as a sympathetic Madonna figure while she lies and dehumanizes the murder of others mother’s children.

Lying in public has and should have consequences, and Lindsay can and should experience them. #cdnpoli

I'm gonna shamelessly cherry-pick this quote:

"Despite understanding themselves as critical thinkers, reactionary centrists are conformists at heart. And they are so unmoored in our current age because, increasingly, there is no social consensus for them to conform to."

That's it right there.

Labour Solidarity Rally Workers at OPSEU, Unifor, and CUPW are all currently on strike. Labour is under attack and we need to remind our leaders that everyone deserves a fair contract and safe working conditions. It's time to push back! Wednesday, Oct. 1 @ 11am Office of the PM, 80 Wellington

🚨 JOINT LABOUR SOLIDARITY RALLY TODAY 🚨

🕚: 11:00 AM
📍: PMO, 80 Wellington

Join us in rallying with striking workers from CUPW, UNIFOR, and OPSEU, and other labour allies and help us take a stand for labour rights in our city and across the country!

TRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2025 - Indigenous Watchdog

"Why are we still wearing orange shirts?"

Because of this:

www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2025/03/05/t...

I call on PM Carney to lead the implementation of all 94 calls to action. 14 completed calls to action is unacceptable. Survivors told us what needed to be done; it is incumbent upon us to DO IT.

Thank you for that learning! Agreed that it is unacceptable and a stain on Smith and she should act swiftly to remove him.

There should be no public acceptance of elected officials calling on violence against children in this fashion. This is not the USA. Canada is signatory to the UN Rights of Children. It is illegal to beat your kids here. Bruce McAllister should resign in shame. #abpoli #cdnpoli

What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

So exhausting..

"The solution for service inequality isn't to make it worse for everybody else."

YES! THANK YOU!

This is in relation to Canada Post and losing door-to-door mail delivery, but it's true for everything.

Good government should address inequality by improving things for everyone. Aim higher, folks!

Planning the obsolescence of Canada Post There is an unwillingness to entertain a future in which Canada Post’s role can evolve to serve the needs of Canadians. The degradation of delivery work by Amazon is accepted as a fait accompli, inste...

“We should want to take advantage of the post office’s unique, nationwide infrastructure to provide more and better services to Canadians instead of dismantling something that we may never be able to rebuild.” @parismarx.com

Millions from Ontario training funding went to dentists’ brokerage with ties to then-labour minister’s wife Dentacloud received more than $2 million through the Ford government’s Skills Development Fund

Oh boy, the Auditor-General's report due next Wednesday, better blow the doors off this 2.5 billion$, yes BILLION$ boondoggle.

2.5 billion for "private" skills training while starving community colleges which have laid off 10,000!
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

If I could get non-autistic people to understand one thing, it wouldn't be that I have support needs. It would be that YOU have support needs.

Navy blue text against a white background reads: Over 175 2SLGBTQIA+ and allied organizations call on Prime Minister Carney to maintain funding for 2SLGBTQIA+ equality and women's rights in the 2025 federal budget. The logos of Dignity Network Canada, Egale, Enchante Network, Fierte Canada Pride, Queer Momentum, and Pride at Work Canada are also shown. At the bottom, white text against a blue background reads: "Read more and add your voice: MomentumCanada.net/Budget"

Alongside 175+ organizations across Canada, including leading 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations like @egalecanada.bsky.social, @fiertecappride.bsky.social, Pride at Work Canada, Enchanté Network & Dignity Network Canada, we are sounding the alarm about potential cuts to Women & Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

Clearing a Path. “Clearing a Path” cartoon with permission from University of Vermont 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.

This is the solution to ***WAVES HANDS FRANTICALLY*** all this.

Shovel the ramp so we all can get it. That's where the work is right now.

Carney is failing to make the grade The prime minister is doing well on the leadership front relative to his opponents, but his early stats on community outreach, combatting fascism, and Indigenous reconciliation are poor.

I’m baaaaaaack! In my first column back I gave @mark-carney.bsky.social a performance review for his work over the summer

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

My @politico.com diatribe is also rooted in frustrated.

The media wants to perpetuate lies, stigma, and discrimination against autistic people even if it means they are doing something morally bankrupt.