Mercedes Allen

I want people to realize 2 things: 1) The Alberta Independence campaign isn't *meant* to succeed, and 2) It *doesn't have to*, in order to achieve the objective that the Trump administration is funding it for. 1/x #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #albertaindependence

Why is this being talked about like a natural disaster and not something Anthropic could literally choose not to do

"Gregory was asking the court to make his son reimburse him for the $6,000 that the conversion therapy program cost. Judge Williams… [pointed] out that Michael only… wanted to go because he was worried about being thrown out of his home as a minor…" lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/christ…

@liberal_party If your "big tent" is welcoming the anti-vax, anti-abortion, racist, homophobic, transphobic, Islamophobic, far right fringes, then it is a whole lot less welcoming of everybody else.

Welcome to the Liberal team, Marilyn Gladu. Now is the time to work together to build a brighter future for all in a stronger Canada!

Here it is. They never came close to 177K. They only claimed it after it was clear and obvious they weren't hitting Forever Canadian numbers despite having longer. To the surprise of nobody, they won't hand in the votes (because they can't) Lies. Propaganda. Grifting.

"One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests. An area larger than Texas. The largest public land agency in the country. Just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it. And they did it with a press release on a Tuesday." hatchmag.com/articles/trump…

Author of Finnish study on trans youth has ties with anti-trans 'medical' group SEGM & history of anti-trans activism …lliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/2026/04/author…

"The study authors make no effort to describe how Finland treats patients with gender dysphoria, or highlight the differences between their model and mainstream… Instead, they present their findings as relevant to… gender reassignment writ large…" assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/…

"'He was saying he didn’t know any gay people because they are bad & stuff like that, so I was like, ‘You do know a gay person.’' "… She saw the interaction as a teachable moment. But… administrators found her… in violation of the… code of conduct…" lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/she-ca…

"An Instagram account promoting sexual wellness for women and queer people was permanently deleted by Meta this week, for using the word 'clitoris.' "… Its account had 700,000 followers and hosted a decade’s worth of content related to sexual health…" xtramagazine.com/video/bellesa-…

"It is obvious that the parents’ rights movement has never believed that all parents deserve rights, just that conservative parents do. But there is no Constitutional right to bully LGBTQ+ kids out of existence just because they make you uncomfortable…" lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/the-pa…

Mark Carney taking in an anti-vax, anti-trans, Christian Nationalist, Islamophobic, far-righter to get his majority government says everything you need to know about his cynical drive for power, commitment to principles and care about anything but money. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

"Miles is a Canadian citizen with no criminal record and is part of the NEXUS program, which expedites entry into the U.S… He’s never had an issue crossing… so when U.S. Customs… brought him to a secondary screening, Miles knew something was off…" lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/gay-mo…

"A new study… claims that gender-affirming care… does not improve mental health outcomes… The study… comes from… a Finnish psychiatrist with extensive ties to at least one anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and a history of anti-trans political advocacy…" erininthemorning.com/p/fact-check-n…

"These groups aren’t dissuaded by the needless & deadly havoc their favored policies bring to cities & untold numbers of immigrant families… since the second Trump administration began. By the coalition’s own admission, they want to make matters worse…" peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch…

"It’s not just that the right disagrees with the complexity of identity and gender; it’s that they really want to make it impossible for trans and nonbinary folks to live the full lives that we deserve…" truthout.org/articles/red-s…

So there's no excuse if FEMA doesn't respond to disaster sites fast enough. salon.com/2026/04/05/fem…

"The backsliding shows voters exactly who’s willing to fight and who isn’t… It doesn’t read as strategic. It reads as hesitation in the face of coordinated attacks. Voters… can tell the difference between leadership and retreat…" salon.com/2026/04/05/run…

"'OK,' she said, interrupting my thoughts. 'Based on your answers, we’ve identified a mismatch in your DNA'…" huffpost.com/entry/intersex…

"It was no longer about playing a role I was expected to play. Instead, femininity became a tool of expression — a way of reconnecting with the parts of me that had always been there. The crescendo of that exploration was stepping into the art of drag…" #toggle-gdpr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">out.com/voices/drag-th…

"I was born in the wee hours of Dec.15, 1980… It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I learned my family was undocumented… [and] I had gained U.S. citizenship through birthright, which the Trump administration is now attempting to strike down…" salon.com/2026/04/04/my-…