Ann Petersen-Kane
@anniegirl.bsky.social
I assume everyone is good faith in discussion but if you aren't, I will block your ass so fast. Canadian. Anti-adoption. Writer. Gamer. Family history enthusiast. Polinerd. Liberal/NDP depending.
She/her
She/her
Pinned
I will generalize conservatives, christians, men, Americans because "kicked dogs will holler" theory applies.
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Adopted people do not need to argue that our “need to know” is “urgent.” We should always challenge our opponents to explain why we do not have a *right* to know our own parentage. The explanations are never coherent.
November 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Adopted people do not need to argue that our “need to know” is “urgent.” We should always challenge our opponents to explain why we do not have a *right* to know our own parentage. The explanations are never coherent.
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Needs can conflict; rights do not. My right to know my parentage does not conflict with my birth mother’s “right to privacy,” because my parentage is not a private fact about her alone; it belongs to both of us.
November 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Needs can conflict; rights do not. My right to know my parentage does not conflict with my birth mother’s “right to privacy,” because my parentage is not a private fact about her alone; it belongs to both of us.
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adopted people should resolutely speak of their RIGHT to know their origins, and not just their need to know their origins. We all have a right to know our identities, even if not all us need or want to know. And when you resort to talk about “needs,” they will talk about “balancing of needs.” 🥚
November 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
adopted people should resolutely speak of their RIGHT to know their origins, and not just their need to know their origins. We all have a right to know our identities, even if not all us need or want to know. And when you resort to talk about “needs,” they will talk about “balancing of needs.” 🥚
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Heinlein: isn’t power armor neat?
Verhoeven: no
Verhoeven: no
verhoeven made a good movie but its best treated as an original story that borrows elements loosely from starship troopers
November 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Heinlein: isn’t power armor neat?
Verhoeven: no
Verhoeven: no
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We now have definitive proof that there ISN'T even the concept of a deal.
We're now in "And Mexico will pay for it all." territory. LMFAO !
We're now in "And Mexico will pay for it all." territory. LMFAO !
November 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We now have definitive proof that there ISN'T even the concept of a deal.
We're now in "And Mexico will pay for it all." territory. LMFAO !
We're now in "And Mexico will pay for it all." territory. LMFAO !
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Yes @parkermolloy.com is correct that the right is going to do this (is already doing it), but I just want to emphasize that the hardcore right is not big or powerful enough to make any of this work on its own. They can only pull it off if mainstream media helps amplify & legitimize it.
Republicans Are Already Sowing Doubt About Election Results, Naturally
They’re laying the groundwork for chaos.
www.readtpa.com
November 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Yes @parkermolloy.com is correct that the right is going to do this (is already doing it), but I just want to emphasize that the hardcore right is not big or powerful enough to make any of this work on its own. They can only pull it off if mainstream media helps amplify & legitimize it.
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Maybe it's bullshit fatigue.
Fox News boss blames ‘viewer fatigue’ for massive ratings collapse www.rawstory.com/fox-news-rat...
Fox News boss blames ‘viewer fatigue’ for massive ratings collapse
Fox chief executive Lachlan Murdoch admitted Monday that the network is losing viewers heading into the midterm elections, according to the Financial Times.“We are seeing viewer fatigue,” Murdoch told...
www.rawstory.com
November 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Maybe it's bullshit fatigue.
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This weekend, I asked my newsletter readers how much of an effort they make to buy Canadian. Turns out they read grocery labels more closely than I proofread the newsletter.
✅ Weigh in on the next poll this weekend. Join the newsletter: join.farandwide.news
✅ Weigh in on the next poll this weekend. Join the newsletter: join.farandwide.news
November 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This weekend, I asked my newsletter readers how much of an effort they make to buy Canadian. Turns out they read grocery labels more closely than I proofread the newsletter.
✅ Weigh in on the next poll this weekend. Join the newsletter: join.farandwide.news
✅ Weigh in on the next poll this weekend. Join the newsletter: join.farandwide.news
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In case youre curious about the twitter information ecosystem, a bunch of people are freaking out that trump is going to nuke Iran. Theyre getting this information from Ryan Grim, who got his information from Tucker Carlson, who got his information from making it up out of thin air.
November 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In case youre curious about the twitter information ecosystem, a bunch of people are freaking out that trump is going to nuke Iran. Theyre getting this information from Ryan Grim, who got his information from Tucker Carlson, who got his information from making it up out of thin air.
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Fuck you, Haley Stevens.
And your weird ass husband too.
And your weird ass husband too.
November 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Fuck you, Haley Stevens.
And your weird ass husband too.
And your weird ass husband too.
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Yes but now I'm imagining this as Emperor Paul Atreides, Chani, Leto II Atreides and Ghanima Atreides and we all know how that turned out.
November 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Yes but now I'm imagining this as Emperor Paul Atreides, Chani, Leto II Atreides and Ghanima Atreides and we all know how that turned out.
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that's no longer the case and people are having to choose between liberalism and zionism. for ppl who find zionism most important, like Stevens and Fetterman, they end up moving hard right to the coalition for ethnonationalists and bigots.
November 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
that's no longer the case and people are having to choose between liberalism and zionism. for ppl who find zionism most important, like Stevens and Fetterman, they end up moving hard right to the coalition for ethnonationalists and bigots.
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a lot of ppl ask, "why?" re Fetterman and Stevens, and come up with a range of answers. but I think the big thing is that they're Zionists, and Zionism is not really compatible with multi racial democracy. Ideology is a powerful motivator.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/stevens-an...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/stevens-an...
Stevens And Fetterman Are Not Motivated By Mental Illness
They’re motivated by Zionism.
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
a lot of ppl ask, "why?" re Fetterman and Stevens, and come up with a range of answers. but I think the big thing is that they're Zionists, and Zionism is not really compatible with multi racial democracy. Ideology is a powerful motivator.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/stevens-an...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/stevens-an...
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Abdul El-Sayed raised more than $2.4 million on Sunday, setting a single-day fundraising for the campaign.
29,602 donors gave for the first time, the campaign says
29,602 donors gave for the first time, the campaign says
November 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Abdul El-Sayed raised more than $2.4 million on Sunday, setting a single-day fundraising for the campaign.
29,602 donors gave for the first time, the campaign says
29,602 donors gave for the first time, the campaign says
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1. Major news outlets who did not report on the new rape allegation against Trump:
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
ABC News
CBS News
CNN
NPR
PBS News
Business Insider
Axios
The Associated Press
Bloomberg
The Atlantic
Reuters
NBC News
Politico
(con't)
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
ABC News
CBS News
CNN
NPR
PBS News
Business Insider
Axios
The Associated Press
Bloomberg
The Atlantic
Reuters
NBC News
Politico
(con't)
November 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
1. Major news outlets who did not report on the new rape allegation against Trump:
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
ABC News
CBS News
CNN
NPR
PBS News
Business Insider
Axios
The Associated Press
Bloomberg
The Atlantic
Reuters
NBC News
Politico
(con't)
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
ABC News
CBS News
CNN
NPR
PBS News
Business Insider
Axios
The Associated Press
Bloomberg
The Atlantic
Reuters
NBC News
Politico
(con't)
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G20 Ends Without Consensus as Russia Divides the Room
Foreign ministers left Atlanta without a joint communiqué after two days of talks shaped by Russia, Ukraine, Iran, energy security and deep divisions over who should even be in the room.
www.onestnetwork.com/g20-ends-wit...
Foreign ministers left Atlanta without a joint communiqué after two days of talks shaped by Russia, Ukraine, Iran, energy security and deep divisions over who should even be in the room.
www.onestnetwork.com/g20-ends-wit...
G20 Ends Without Consensus as Russia Divides the Room
Foreign ministers left Atlanta without a joint communiqué after two days of talks shaped by Russia, Ukraine, Iran, energy security and deep divisions over who should even be in the room.
www.onestnetwork.com
October 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
G20 Ends Without Consensus as Russia Divides the Room
Foreign ministers left Atlanta without a joint communiqué after two days of talks shaped by Russia, Ukraine, Iran, energy security and deep divisions over who should even be in the room.
www.onestnetwork.com/g20-ends-wit...
Foreign ministers left Atlanta without a joint communiqué after two days of talks shaped by Russia, Ukraine, Iran, energy security and deep divisions over who should even be in the room.
www.onestnetwork.com/g20-ends-wit...
Adoption is just legal child-trafficking. Adoption agencies are just selling babies. They do a really good job of promoting the idea that it's a win/win social good as opposed to procuring and selling babies, but that doesn't change the facts. Babies are being trafficked. 🥚
National Adoption Month (NAM) when adoptees stock up on barf bags and bunker in while the multi-billion-dollar Adoption Industry and its incurious media toadies commodify, objectify, fantasize, and fetishize us for public consumption and entertainment. shorturl.at/zbzIb
Barf! and Welcome to National Adoption Month 2026! Day 1 | The Daily Bastardette
National Adoption Month (NAM) when adoptees stock up on barf bags and bunker in while the multi-billion-dollar Adoption Industry and its incurious media toadies commodify, objectify, fantasize, and fe...
shorturl.at
November 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Adoption is just legal child-trafficking. Adoption agencies are just selling babies. They do a really good job of promoting the idea that it's a win/win social good as opposed to procuring and selling babies, but that doesn't change the facts. Babies are being trafficked. 🥚
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In 3 wks, Congressman Janones, 42, grew Lula's WhatsApp from 50k to 11m, focusing on supporters, NOT undecideds.
Via videos, audio, and posts, Lula's "General" taught "Army" to use hashtags, like posts, comment on livestreams, share videos & photos making the “L” hand sign & recruit new members. 1/
Via videos, audio, and posts, Lula's "General" taught "Army" to use hashtags, like posts, comment on livestreams, share videos & photos making the “L” hand sign & recruit new members. 1/
November 2, 2026 at 10:54 AM
In 3 wks, Congressman Janones, 42, grew Lula's WhatsApp from 50k to 11m, focusing on supporters, NOT undecideds.
Via videos, audio, and posts, Lula's "General" taught "Army" to use hashtags, like posts, comment on livestreams, share videos & photos making the “L” hand sign & recruit new members. 1/
Via videos, audio, and posts, Lula's "General" taught "Army" to use hashtags, like posts, comment on livestreams, share videos & photos making the “L” hand sign & recruit new members. 1/
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Vomit and diarrhea aerosolize.
You’d better have a well fitting N99 on when an Ebola positive person vomits inside the aeroplane you are on.
people.com/officials-wa...
You’d better have a well fitting N99 on when an Ebola positive person vomits inside the aeroplane you are on.
people.com/officials-wa...
Officials Warn Ebola Could Spread Like COVID as Cases Surpass 10K: ‘We Want All Countries to Know That They Are Not Safe’
Health officials have confirmed more than 10,000 cases and nearly 5,000 deaths in the Ebola outbreak, warning that the fatal disease could spread like COVID-19 if precautions aren’t taken.
people.com
November 2, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Vomit and diarrhea aerosolize.
You’d better have a well fitting N99 on when an Ebola positive person vomits inside the aeroplane you are on.
people.com/officials-wa...
You’d better have a well fitting N99 on when an Ebola positive person vomits inside the aeroplane you are on.
people.com/officials-wa...
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The time zones are supposed to look like this (aligned to the sun), not like that (aligned to politicians’ whims).
November 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The time zones are supposed to look like this (aligned to the sun), not like that (aligned to politicians’ whims).
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I will never stop being stunned at the number of people who treat their vote as a precious little piece of performance art. Yes, this would be better than voting for Rogers. It would, however, be worse than behaving like a responsible and decent adult who understands what voting is meant to do.
November 2, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I will never stop being stunned at the number of people who treat their vote as a precious little piece of performance art. Yes, this would be better than voting for Rogers. It would, however, be worse than behaving like a responsible and decent adult who understands what voting is meant to do.
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I really don't think this is true. (and everyone says it is.)
I think trump does lots of bad things all at once because he is evil and likes to do bad things, not because one distracts from the other.
I think trump does lots of bad things all at once because he is evil and likes to do bad things, not because one distracts from the other.
I know it’s gauche to say it out loud, but I remain convinced that Trump launched the Iran war to distract from the Epstein Files.
He juiced gas prices, tanked Republicans midterms and made himself a lame duck to suppress the release of the files.
The man is guilty and he knows it.
He juiced gas prices, tanked Republicans midterms and made himself a lame duck to suppress the release of the files.
The man is guilty and he knows it.
November 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I really don't think this is true. (and everyone says it is.)
I think trump does lots of bad things all at once because he is evil and likes to do bad things, not because one distracts from the other.
I think trump does lots of bad things all at once because he is evil and likes to do bad things, not because one distracts from the other.