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Amanda DiPaolo

@amandadipaolo.bsky.social

Human Rights Professor at St. Thomas University. Proud Canadian. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Vegan. 😷 I enjoy AEW rasslin, hockey, and fitness stuff. Mask in public places. Research interests include disability and television studies. Fredericton, NB

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A tweet depicting how our dog escaped in a wooden area while on vacation while my husband was wearing a shirt with the dogs face on it.

A tweet depicting how our dog escaped in a wooden area while on vacation while my husband was wearing a shirt with the dogs face on it.

Our day today.

21.07.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like Taz

13.07.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did the paragon v don callis family match get cut cause how does anything other than the main event follow anarchy in the arena? #aew πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

26.05.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where the hell did collision go in Canada?!? WTF?? #AEWCollision #Wrestlesky

18.05.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who the heck told Bishop Kaun to smile all wide all the time like he is in the Smile movie franchise? I don't get what it is supposed to add and is ruining their menacing vibe. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ #aew

18.05.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So much would prefer the match be Fox vs Wayne. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

06.04.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wtf with that slow ass count, Bryce? #aew πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For real.

10.03.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Crowd went to sleep? Cmon yall. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ouchies. Poor jaw of Mone. Hope she isn't injured. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love that we finally got a good guy win without having to lose to the heel first. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

10.03.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so ready for some good graps tonight. πŸ€Όβ€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men . ALT: a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .

Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.

American voters:

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Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025? a mental health professional’s perspective

Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
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01.03.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 230    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 47

DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

22.02.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 24553    πŸ” 4905    πŸ’¬ 290    πŸ“Œ 236

As a human rights professor, I've seen it firsthand at my institution. It inspired me to create an entire interdisciplinary major called Reimagining Disability. Waiting on final approval but should be soon established.

21.02.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re laughing? This hideous car that costs twice the median household income is floundering in a few inches of snow while a Honda fit and a Camry cruise by, and you’re laughing?

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Red haired woman holding a mug that reads "I miss precedented times"

Red haired woman holding a mug that reads "I miss precedented times"

14.02.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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So if anyone is wondering if Canada will ever become the 51st state, please watch my mother, who is in her 80's, plant a Canadian flag, attached to a hockey stick, in the snowbank in her front yard in honour of Flag Day on Saturday. #IAmCanadian

14.02.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 482    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 14

As a Canadian, I heard about how America's 'checks and balances' protect them from tyranny since I was a child.

We learned from US TV that Americans would fight tooth and nail to preserve their democracy and their constitution.

So it's weird to watch them just roll over to a pair of con-men.

11.02.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1004    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 21

Click on the magnifying glass icon in your browser bar, then select "DuckDuckGo" as your default search engine.

12.02.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 10000    πŸ” 3579    πŸ’¬ 665    πŸ“Œ 296

The real MeToo β€œcancel culture” was what happened to the women and other victims who came forward. They were retraumatized, harassed, humiliated, sued, fired, and blacklisted. Then they were the subject of a revisionist history that MeToo went β€œtoo far” and deserved a reactionary backlash

12.02.2025 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6465    πŸ” 1366    πŸ’¬ 67    πŸ“Œ 42
I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudoscience and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive. Where have we heard it before? Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self-esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us - then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls.

The candle flame gutters. Its little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir.”

I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudoscience and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive. Where have we heard it before? Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self-esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us - then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls. The candle flame gutters. Its little pool of light trembles. Darkness gathers. The demons begin to stir.”

Carl Sagan's prediction in 1995. We are here now.

12.02.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 675    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10

Not even just a Toronto thing. It's still the skydome to this proud New Brunswicker, too. So yeah, Gulf of America is not happening.

12.02.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Remember that a mask does more than protect against covid.

A well fitted respirator will also keep you safe from flu, measles, TB and other airborne viruses. It will keep those around you safe if you’re sick.

It’s an easy way to demonstrate community care and solidarity.

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Can we stop saying β€œhe can’t do that, it’s illegal!”

The man was convicted of 34 felonies and then rewarded with a second Presidential term

He’s pardoned people who were involved in a violent insurrection

He doesn’t care about the rule of law. You put a criminal in charge, they commit more crimes

05.02.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 574    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 11

Everyone in the whole world is having their β€œbut doctor, I AM Pagliacci” moment

04.02.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🍁 I'm Australian, a fellow Commonwealth country with Canada. I have Etsy stores but Etsy is dominated by America, the algorithm biased towards American stores. Search for Canadian stores under "location of store"..

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