Jake Donaldson, MD

Alberta needs a general strike.

Minister Adriana LaGrange disappoints Albertans on many levels but in the appalling abuse of Charter rights & democracy that occurred in the Alberta legislature today, she, of all people knows better & should do better. Prior to failing at healthcare, she was a school trustee & education minister.

What are today’s politics of peace? | Anabaptist World Nobel Prize winner aligned with harmful policies

This article does a nice job describing why I was so disturbed by the most recent Nobel Peace Prize winner: anabaptistworld.org/what-are-tod...

FDR tried to warn everyone of exactly this. The fact that some liberals still just wanna go back to brunch and haven’t learned these lessons — it’s just amazing. My hope is the “No Kings” rally is a sign that more liberals have finally figured it out.

Are you afraid of poverty? Why responding to middle-class fears won’t make Calgary a more equitable city

Regardless of statistics showing crime is dwindling, safety is a major concern for Calgarians—why?

In my latest essay, i explore this question, alongside the implications of letting our bourgeois fears guide our city’s policy agenda.

Except Bernie was running on a New Deal democrat platform not a socialist revolution.

Well this cartoon was definitely prophetic…

Powerful Speeches From Trans Dems Flip 29 Republicans, Anti-Trans Bills Die In Montana Transgender Reps Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell delivered powerful speeches on the Montana House floor on Thursday. Republicans defected en masse to join them in voting against anti-trans bills.

Some good news to share. 🙌

"Were this all that happened, it would have been remarkable enough—such aisle-crossing has become rare in modern politics, and on transgender issues, it is almost unheard of."

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Amazing encapsulation of how “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it.”

I have friends- gay, lesbian, bi, queer, trans- and none think about gay sex more than the righties that comment on my pro-2SLGBTQIA+ posts. They are obsessed with what people do in bed. Especially right men- they fascinate about man on man sex. Seems it's ALL they think about.

I created this version of Flip It Like This for a trans man. The original was plain, then a trans woman requested one, so I drew it. Now, here’s the trans man version!

Want your own custom piece? Just reply with "commission", and we’ll make it happen!

Much love!

For decades, self-proclaimed centrists and moderates have been in control of the Democratic Party.

Now we’re having discussions on how to “save” or “rebuild” the party.

Why would that task be left to those who architected the first popular vote loss in 20 years?!

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I asked ChatGPT to create an accurate map of the ultimate destinations of the rubber duckies that fell out in the Pacific Ocean in 1990s. Here’s what it gave me:

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I think this person is on to something. 🍕

Macklemore - fucked up. YouTube video by ANRed Audiovisual

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I see this chart frequently and think its biggest blindspot is that it fails to consider funding sources of the media outlets it rates.

New White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt did her first press briefing today and told a number of demonstrable lies (about condoms for Gaza, the criminal records of undocumented migrants, and more).

This is how the New York Times covered it.

Scott wearing a tshirt that reads protect trans kids while holding onto a gigantic trans pride flag in a parade.

Buy this shirt and help GLMA protect trans kids. (Link in comments.) The government cannot be allowed to deny our youth life-saving evidence-based care.

Everyone’s saying it’s the best win in Philly this week

Canadian Journalism Is Dying, But Poilievre May Kill It Trudeau has helped keep news outlets afloat during his reign, but these programs may be slashed if the Conservatives are elected.

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Where we're at.

Christmas is not “merry” for everyone.

I have memories of my momma crying & being depressed during this time of the year. Being poor and trying to make it happen for family is hard as hell.

To my struggling sistas and brothas: never give up. I see you, you’re doing your best.

Statement from President Joe Biden on H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 | The White House Today, I have signed into law H.R. 5009, the "Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025" (the

And just like that, the first anti LGBTQ bill in nearly 3 decades was signed by Biden and passed by a Democratic senate. It included a ban on gender affirming care for trans children of military families. So much for having our back, you god damn liar.

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it’s almost as if we’re living inside a movie about a business huckster president being controlled by a tech billionaire

Personally, I am fascinated by how religious stories get coopted/distorted by those in power to suit their agendas. Greater example ever, IMO, is how the revolutionary story of Jesus eventually got turned into a bazar theology of substitutionary atonement.

Indivisible Ventura THE NUMBER NINE TOM THE DANCING BUG OF 2024 One Day in January, 2025, in The New York Times Newsroom

So much this.