Des Mathews (they/them)

Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of information that's out there? Do you feel uncertain what to believe, what to think is fake, and what's a rumor?

I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. I'll be taking action in PETERBOROUGH on Sept. 20, 2025. Will you join me? drawtheline.world?event_id=263...

One thing that kinda blows my mind:

I spoke to national French-language media all morning about this. I did three separate interviews before 10am.

I was interviewed for the U.S. publication WIRED about it.

But English-language Canadian media? Crickets.

It’s just so odd!

I’m flabbergasted. Can anyone else tell me what changed?🤔

I wrote a detailed essay on what media and politicians would say if they treated white extremists the way they treat Black, brown, Muslim, trans, and immigrants.

It’s going viral right now. Link:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-white-ma...

Told a resident, "I'm sick of this place. Should I leave?" She said no. I asked why not. She said, "because we love you." I said, "aw, I love you, too." This same resident spits on and hits people😂

Handwritten text on a notecard: My husbands ashes; I made me feel alone scared, empty, now I wonder where he is and if he's all still in his urn and if hes ok and I hope he's not in the dump

We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words.

In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:

#satan
#santa

someone in the neighbourhood told their dog to "leave it, cattle dogs can be mean" when Aura was minding her own business & sniffing. here's Aura mean muggin'
#cattledog
#redheeler
#dogsofbluesky

sunday
#dogsofbluesky
#redheeler

look at these fuckin' jellyfish from #sealifemelbournequarium

her eyelashes😍
#aura
#dogsofbluesky

In my 'not entertaining assumptions' era

grateful to be surrounded+protected by cedar on Treaty 20

guided a yoga practice in the park downtown that felt performative because of a shirtless dude watching us from a balcony AND two leering cop cars as they drove by. we're allowed to exist in public spaces without folks being weird about it

Poster with QR code that says Condemn Carney’s call for a Zionist Palestinian state.

Condemn Carney’s call for a “Zionist” Palestinian state. How can Canadians stand for this type of bigotry from their Prime Minister? tinyurl.com/condemn-racism

Happy Cancer New Moon.
How does home feel?

Activists in Paris dyed a fountain red to symbolise what they called “the bloodbath” taking place in Gaza. The protesters said a lack of political will to confront Israel’s actions is increasingly being seen as “a form of complicity” with genocide.

sorbet sunrise

According to new data from our lab, women have been leaving X at a higher rate than men.

After peaking at 42% in 2020, X account ownership has slipped to 37%, down from 40% in 2022, marking the only sustained retreat among the big platforms. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...

it is a gift to be able to share yoga with folks

Anti-electoral posters seen around Sydney

had car soup for lunch. you can laugh. this is the third inconvenience this week & hopefully the last

love is everywhere

Politicians will not save us❤️‍🔥

I had a virtual yoga training all day & when I stepped outside my house, someone left a bag of food at my door. First thought "oh! Who did this?!" It could have been multiple people. And that alone is such a gift. My life is abundant. People care about me.

sometimes BIPOC uphold carcerality because we are so used to being oppressed that we become the oppressors. to follow a yogic path is to follow a path towards liberation

asked a friend to get me a bag of chips and they brought me two! my life is abundant✨

They are Not Scared of You White supremacy is not a fear based ideology. White supremacy is a paranoid ideology. White supremacy lies to you.

THEY ARE NOT SCARED OF YOU

White supremacy is not a fear based ideology. White supremacy is a paranoid ideology. White supremacy lies to you.

www.alicesparklykat.com/articles/628...

YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore Chaos, crime and housing at the debate? Time for a Fact Check Friday!

🚨IT’S FACT CHECK FRIDAY🚨

Is chaos and crime taking over our streets? Did Poilievre see 6 houses built, or 200,000? And what about…that…Rebel News question?

@emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social and I have the goods for @nationalobserver.com!

youtu.be/VN6BlUdvuX4?...

so THAT'S what's happening