Shirin Yousefi
@sereneshirin.bsky.social
Chiropractor. Yoga, Dance, and Pilates instructor. Mom. (she/her)
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WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch & share this news story. It’s pretty much perfect. Ford claims wrongly that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
May 25, 2026 at 9:51 PM
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch & share this news story. It’s pretty much perfect. Ford claims wrongly that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...
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Came home late to the news a majority of major outlets are mostly flat out not reporting: trans people labeled by our government a terrorist group and threatens to kill them all.
I should have called these prejudiced fucks out everyday.
I should have called these prejudiced fucks out everyday.
"Counterterrorism" now officially means targeting trans people
The White House will prioritize the “neutralization” of groups it considers “anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist.”
www.motherjones.com
May 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Came home late to the news a majority of major outlets are mostly flat out not reporting: trans people labeled by our government a terrorist group and threatens to kill them all.
I should have called these prejudiced fucks out everyday.
I should have called these prejudiced fucks out everyday.
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WTAF, Canada?
Respect to the authors of this piece, and absolute shame on Carney's government
Respect to the authors of this piece, and absolute shame on Carney's government
Canada has just banned Iranian football officials from attending FIFA Congress in Vancouver after previously impeding the entry of the Palestinian FA.
We argue for @breachmedia.ca that this is just the latest evidence of Canada's absurdly-Zionist immigration double-standards.
We argue for @breachmedia.ca that this is just the latest evidence of Canada's absurdly-Zionist immigration double-standards.
Canada’s FIFA exclusion of Palestinians and Iranians reveals a lethal double standard ⋆ The Breach
Canada says it’s inviting the world for the FIFA World Cup—but it’s acting more like a lapdog of the U.S. by shutting its borders to Palestinians and Iranians
breachmedia.ca
April 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
WTAF, Canada?
Respect to the authors of this piece, and absolute shame on Carney's government
Respect to the authors of this piece, and absolute shame on Carney's government
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Doug Ford, to students: "money doesn't go on trees!"
Doug Ford, for himself: uses your tax dollars to buy himself a private jet.
Can we stop pretending Premier "God bless the Westons" cares about everyday people in Ontario?
Doug Ford, for himself: uses your tax dollars to buy himself a private jet.
Can we stop pretending Premier "God bless the Westons" cares about everyday people in Ontario?
Ontario buys used $28.9M private jet for Doug Ford: sources
A senior official confirmed that the province this week took possession of a 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 executive jet.
www.thestar.com
April 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Doug Ford, to students: "money doesn't go on trees!"
Doug Ford, for himself: uses your tax dollars to buy himself a private jet.
Can we stop pretending Premier "God bless the Westons" cares about everyday people in Ontario?
Doug Ford, for himself: uses your tax dollars to buy himself a private jet.
Can we stop pretending Premier "God bless the Westons" cares about everyday people in Ontario?
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Just five grocery companies account for over 75% of all food sales in Canada.
This is not "free or fair competition." What we do have is consumer gouging — and now the prospect of predatory, surveillance-based pricing — in no small part because of a clear lack of competition.
This is not "free or fair competition." What we do have is consumer gouging — and now the prospect of predatory, surveillance-based pricing — in no small part because of a clear lack of competition.
April 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Just five grocery companies account for over 75% of all food sales in Canada.
This is not "free or fair competition." What we do have is consumer gouging — and now the prospect of predatory, surveillance-based pricing — in no small part because of a clear lack of competition.
This is not "free or fair competition." What we do have is consumer gouging — and now the prospect of predatory, surveillance-based pricing — in no small part because of a clear lack of competition.
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The FBI is “proactively” identifying “domestic terrorists,” including anyone with critical views on “capitalism,” “Americanism,” “Christianity,” “migration,” “race,” “gender,” and “family.”
Essentially, every single Bluesky user.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbis-new-p...
Essentially, every single Bluesky user.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbis-new-p...
April 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The FBI is “proactively” identifying “domestic terrorists,” including anyone with critical views on “capitalism,” “Americanism,” “Christianity,” “migration,” “race,” “gender,” and “family.”
Essentially, every single Bluesky user.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbis-new-p...
Essentially, every single Bluesky user.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbis-new-p...
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Trump says he’s not worried about the possibility that attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran are “war crimes” because he says Iranians are “animals.”
He actually said that.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
He actually said that.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
April 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Trump says he’s not worried about the possibility that attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran are “war crimes” because he says Iranians are “animals.”
He actually said that.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
He actually said that.
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Canada could have invested oil revenue into a public fund like Norway did. Canada could have shifted to renewables like several other countries did. But now it's a push for *more* corporate fossil fuel profits.
Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy.
Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. Those that didn't now pay the price.
Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. Those that didn't now pay the price.
March 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Canada could have invested oil revenue into a public fund like Norway did. Canada could have shifted to renewables like several other countries did. But now it's a push for *more* corporate fossil fuel profits.
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Sen. Martin Heinrich: “Remember when Republicans said we couldn't afford those tax credits for your healthcare?
Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”
Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”
March 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Sen. Martin Heinrich: “Remember when Republicans said we couldn't afford those tax credits for your healthcare?
Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”
Now they’re burning through almost a billion dollars a day on their Iran War”
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"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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This one hits hard.
February 21, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This one hits hard.
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Does the University of Toronto not understand that ‘AI’ is literally entirely derivative of human creativity?
It is guessing what humans would say!
It is guessing what humans would say!
February 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Does the University of Toronto not understand that ‘AI’ is literally entirely derivative of human creativity?
It is guessing what humans would say!
It is guessing what humans would say!
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DHS is issuing subpoenas to Google, Meta, and other tech companies for names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize ICE.
It's fascism.
#AbolishICE #FDT #fascism
It's fascism.
#AbolishICE #FDT #fascism
February 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
DHS is issuing subpoenas to Google, Meta, and other tech companies for names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize ICE.
It's fascism.
#AbolishICE #FDT #fascism
It's fascism.
#AbolishICE #FDT #fascism
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In contrast, Canada's Minister for AI Promotion took to X after midnight on a Sunday to let people know that Canada wouldn't be banning X.
The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.
bsky.app/profile/rach...
The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.
bsky.app/profile/rach...
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
In contrast, Canada's Minister for AI Promotion took to X after midnight on a Sunday to let people know that Canada wouldn't be banning X.
The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.
bsky.app/profile/rach...
The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.
bsky.app/profile/rach...
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I found a big sign at the thrift shop with some live/laugh/love stuff on it, so I painted over that with my to-do list. Feel free to make it yours, too.
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I found a big sign at the thrift shop with some live/laugh/love stuff on it, so I painted over that with my to-do list. Feel free to make it yours, too.
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Beit Hanoun, before
July 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Beit Hanoun, before
Dune show ep 4: no spoilers but 🪱🪱🪱 do drawings count too
December 10, 2024 at 1:41 AM
Dune show ep 4: no spoilers but 🪱🪱🪱 do drawings count too
Dune show ep 3: no worms. They may have spent the worm budget on less interesting animals.
December 3, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Dune show ep 3: no worms. They may have spent the worm budget on less interesting animals.
Dune show episode 2: still no worms.
November 26, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Dune show episode 2: still no worms.
Dune show episode 1 verdict: needs more worms
November 21, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Dune show episode 1 verdict: needs more worms
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Nice that each winter surge appears to be smaller than the last, but 1,300 deaths per week is still a lot
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
December 24, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Nice that each winter surge appears to be smaller than the last, but 1,300 deaths per week is still a lot
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-t...
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don’t call cops for wellness checks
December 7, 2023 at 7:12 PM
don’t call cops for wellness checks
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All the handwringing about people not having enough babies, and no one saying they should help queer and trans people who would really like to have babies with the enormous cost of IVF
November 28, 2023 at 10:39 PM
All the handwringing about people not having enough babies, and no one saying they should help queer and trans people who would really like to have babies with the enormous cost of IVF