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In 1953, Lt. Milo Radulovich was fired from the Air Force Reserves for being a Communist sympathizer, due to the accused affiliations of his father and sister by Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his refusal to renounce them. Why am I sharing this right now? Because Radulovich and his family were the victims of the witch hunt that was McCarthyism. People were afraid to stand up to people because they were afraid of being seen as subversive, and having House Un-American Activities Com...mittee come after them as well. We may no longer be afraid of being labelled as red or pinkos, but where are now? Are we speaking up for BIPOC? Are we discussing the planned federal seizure of Mi’kmaq lobster traps in Nova Scotia? Are we still discussing the fact that Black and Indigenous people are being arrested and killed at a rate that far outweighs their populations in Canada? Are we discussing that the incumbent President is 2 days away from either being re-elected or conducting his own witch hunt to anyone who voted for his opponent? That he intends to refute any election that does not declare him a winner? Are we remembering that our own Prime Minister is making ethical decisions that are at best foolish and at worst dangerous to our country? Are we doing enough? Are we understanding what is happening? As long as there has been news, there have been people, and journalists, and politicians all making use of the media to propagate, subvert, and inform. The media can be used for good and for evil, and as my very wise sister pointed out to me again today, we must always, always be critical of what we hear and we must always speak out. We cannot allow a fear of how we will be perceived to stop us from discussing things that are important. We cannot forget that sometimes the media we are seeing or hearing is based on fact. Even this post - this post is my opinion. This post is editorializing. Does that make it true? Yes. Does that make it false? Also yes. From the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck. David Strathairn as Edward R. Murrow. #goodnightandgoodluck #edwardrmurrow #murrow #2005 #1953 #radulovich #clooney #strathairn #2020 #criticalthinking #subvert #mysister

Happy Halloween! Enjoy Your Candy and convict the killers of Breonna Taylor. #fineillbepolitical #sayhername #sayhernamebreonnataylor #breonnataylor #blacklivesmatter #blacklivesmatter #blmvancouver #covid19 #halloween2020 #humanrights #covidhalloween #pumpkincarving #harrypotter #nevergiveup #lfc #potterhead #endracism #antiracism #endwhitesupremacy #womensrights #intersectionalfeminism #kalidesautelsreads

He bleeped himself Halloween Trick or Treat! Rotten Zombie Skittles Thank you Auntie Danielle and Uncle Ty for the giggles ... #halloween #rottenzombie #skittles #trickortreat #zombie #kiddos #sogross #fun #candy #candies #yuck #nephewlove #love #momlife #auntie #uncle #kalidesautelsreads

When Auntie and Uncle bring you Rotten Zombie Skittles for Halloween LOL

I found the quickest way to have my not-so-little littles want to cuddle up with their mama - let them try to watch one of the not funny episodes of Supernatural with me! Now I wait to see if they sleep tonight and if I win the Worst Mom of 2020 Award... #halloween #sickkids #quaratine #momlife #supernatural #spnfamily #spnfandom #supernaturalfamily #allhallowseve #supernaturalbritishcolumbia #tvcuddles #kalidesautelsreads @ Vancouver, British Columbia

I have a full house small humans home sick again today, has me begging the question - is it another flu, is it a cold, is it COVID, or is it school avoidance? My daughter is on the tail end of the flu, and my son woke up complaining of similar symptoms, so they have both been reported absent and tucked back into bed. I am just so unsure, with the cases continuing to climb, my kids’ usually poor immune systems, flu season upon us... It looks like it’s going to be a long winter.... Here’s hoping I can convince them to study at home. #covid_19 #fluseason #fluseason2020 #sickkids #stayhome #school #schoolavoidance #kids #lifewithkids #momlife #maskandshieldon #kalidesautelsreads

Hi. Remember me? Remember that tightness in your chest?... Right below your collarbone? The one that makes you feel like a baby elephant is sitting on you? The one that whispers from deep inside that you are just not good enough? The one the takes all of the stuff that scares you and lays it out on the folding table in your mind and points them out one by one? Remember the feeling that only one, maybe two Ativan tablets will soothe? The one that tightens the back of your neck to your temples? The one that makes you lay down and pull the blankets up to your ears? The one that tells you not to talk to anyone, because it will distract you from thinking about me and my folding table? Remember me? Remember the deep exhaustion that burrows into your bones and organs and eyes and head? The one that makes tired seem like a silly, u substantial word? The one that makes you fall asleep when you shouldn’t? The one that makes you blink to keep your eyes open in meetings, and causes you to hold your head up with your hands? The one that makes reaching for the very pills that will make you feel better seems a monumental task? Remember me? Hi. I thought I would invite myself to stay for a bit. I would say don’t worry, but that’s literally who I am. So please, feed me. Please worry. I will be here for a while. Or maybe I won’t. Remember me? Remember how the thought of me caused you to cry and fear me more? Remember wanting to crawl under the table and hide at the last function you attended? Hi. #anxiety #depression #mentalhealth #fear #worry #worried #semicolontattoo #semicolonproject #nature #trees #cry #fatigue #fibromyalgia #spoonie #spoonielife #kalidesautelsreads

It was flu shot day yesterday. Traditionally, it has been hit or miss as to whether they help in our flu-prone household, but this year, I decided to give it a shot (haha) and try to avoid at least terrible cases of some of the expected flu bugs this year. I am grateful that the province of BC is providing the nasal shots for kids under 17. My son offered to just have a regular shot and save the nasal ones for kids like his sister who are scared, but in the end, they got the... nasal vaccine and I got it in the arm. Now for 3 days of mild flu-like symptoms. Thank goodness it’s the weekend. #flushot #flushotseason #flu #coldandfluseason #fluseason #maskup #momlife #kiddos #flusymptoms #mama #mykiddos #lovethem #covid19 #pandemic2020 #kalidesautelsreads

This week has been hard. The last couple of weeks have been hard. Who the hell am I kidding? Life is hard in 2020. Like crazy hard. I have been relying heavily on my people, but especially on one who brings beautiful homemade lunches when I end up in a training session that we had hoped to do together. ... It’s hard to express your feelings sometimes, it’s hard to explain when we are feeling hurt or jealous. It’s even harder to be happy for someone that you feel jealous of. So when my person, my hero, my hand holder, was able to put the sadness of missing out aside and help me when I was in need, I know that I am the luckiest woman. It’s been a hard week. But when you rely on your people, and are there for them in turn, it can make hard things a bit easier. Thank you for helping me, Danielle. Thank you for making me a delicious lunch. Thank you for helping me avoid the need to spend money because my training was 3 times longer than I expected. Thank you for being pragmatic. Thank you for loving me so much. I love you. #love #friends #brownieneedsblondie #ziplockbag #smartsweets #bcapples #electionsbc #bcvotes2020 #bcvotes #provincialelection #friendsforever #family #sister #sisterinlaw #inlaws #feedme #compostablesandwichbags #kalidesautelsreads

White women. Seriously. You may be an activist in one aspect of your life while still perpetuating systemic racism. When we consistently tell WOC that their lived experience is not what it is, that we are not racist and argue that what they are doing is just not as good, when we list off our accomplishments as a way to shut down WOC, and do not even take a moment to consider that we are being condescending, we are perpetuating the white feminist ideologies that are furthe...ring white supremacy. Rose McGowan may be a wonderful, active, agitating pioneer in the Me, Too movement, but she is showing her racial bias by writing her ‘open letter’ to Sarah Jeffrey and starting with I didn’t even know who you were. Come on. We really need to do better. Not just better than this but better overall. #whitefeminism #endwhitesupremacy

It’s a busy day, and the luggage under my eyes is evidence of my crummy sleep last night. So in the immortal words of Lorelei Gilmore, oh I can’t stop drinking the coffee... #busyday #gilmoregirls #townandcountry #vintageshop #civicduty #volunteerday #canadavotes #kalidesautelsreads #vote #bcelection #electionsbc