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Air pollution, health, cycling & AT advocate. Healthy environment=healthy people. It's all connected. #OttBike #NotJustAHeadache #ClimateJustice
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org, you must cancel your partnership with OpenAI now. This company cannot be allowed anywhere near children.
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
@rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org, you must cancel your partnership with OpenAI now. This company cannot be allowed anywhere near children.
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Western politicians say "Israel is defending our values" and all I can think about is images of children disembowelled by Israeli bombs, made in the USA.
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Western politicians say "Israel is defending our values" and all I can think about is images of children disembowelled by Israeli bombs, made in the USA.
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Delinking is gaining traction among some political movements in the global South. What is it, and how can it be achieved?
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jasonhickel.substack.com/p/what-is-de...
What is delinking?
A crucial strategy for transformation in the 21st century.
jasonhickel.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Delinking is gaining traction among some political movements in the global South. What is it, and how can it be achieved?
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/what-is-de...
jasonhickel.substack.com/p/what-is-de...
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
Imagine committing to providing winter cycling options in Canada. Oh right, BIXI has! What is holding other cities back? I’m betting on plowed, separated facilities
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Imagine committing to providing winter cycling options in Canada. Oh right, BIXI has! What is holding other cities back? I’m betting on plowed, separated facilities
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Elon Musk ’s X disabled its newly launched profile-location feature just hours after rollout, after it revealed that several prominent accounts, previously believed to be U.S.-based right-wing or pro-Israel voices, were operated from other countries.
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk ’s X disabled its newly launched profile-location feature just hours after rollout, after it revealed that several prominent accounts, previously believed to be U.S.-based right-wing or pro-Israel voices, were operated from other countries.
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The entrance to the 3-storey bike parking garage at Utrecht Central holding 12,500 bicycles. It’s free for the first 24 hours, linked to the station, and used by tens of thousands every day. This is what happens when a country treats bikes as real transport infrastructure, not an afterthought.
We have the data, but not the will
On the last official day of #COP30 climate talks, countries are divided on whether to commit to phasing out fossil fuels. Vanuatu's minister for climate change says big polluters like Saudi Arabia are obstructing action despite "scientific clarity" on the need to transition to clean energy.
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
We have the data, but not the will
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Ensemble Montréal era begins with winter bike-lane rollback in Outremont montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ensemble Montréal era begins with winter bike-lane rollback in Outremont montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...
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This motherfracker wants us to prove a negative. In science, you can prove a negative about causation by showing the causal pathway does not exist.
“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This motherfracker wants us to prove a negative. In science, you can prove a negative about causation by showing the causal pathway does not exist.
“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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“Vaccines do not cause autism” has been proven in every scientifically meaningful sense. Read on.
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🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause.
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
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November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ Huge crowds are out tonight at McDougall Centre in Calgary to rally against anti-trans Bill 9 and the Notwithstanding Clause.
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
transactionalberta.ca
savethecharter.ca
#transrightsarehumanrights #ableg #abpoli #canpoli
transactionalberta.ca
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“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Star Editorial Board: Doug Ford’s latest scandal is almost too brazen to be believed
It suggests Ford has established a system where public money is being handed out not based on need or merit but on who you know or who you pay
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“What’s disturbing about the scandal though, is how blatant it is. Political appointees are handing out hundreds of millions of dollars from a public slush fund to organizations that are either close to the government or that hire the right political insiders.”
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Canada trails all G7 countries on GHG emission reductions: www.theenergymix.com/canada-trail...
Canada Trails Global Partners in Reducing Emissions
Compared to Canada, G7 countries are reducing their emissions faster, though developing countries are not (yet), finds new analysis by 440 Megatonnes.
www.theenergymix.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Canada trails all G7 countries on GHG emission reductions: www.theenergymix.com/canada-trail...
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Whoa she said it 🤯 good for her #OntarioNDP #FordIsCorrupt
November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Whoa she said it 🤯 good for her #OntarioNDP #FordIsCorrupt
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How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy
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The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
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You gotta pay more for houses with walkability because we don't build nearly enough of them...
Walkability shouldn't be a "perk"
It should be the default
Walkability shouldn't be a "perk"
It should be the default
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
You gotta pay more for houses with walkability because we don't build nearly enough of them...
Walkability shouldn't be a "perk"
It should be the default
Walkability shouldn't be a "perk"
It should be the default
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It's very upsetting to read this headline, although not altogether surprising, based on recent events. We are now one step closer to losing one of the coolest things to have come to Ottawa in many years. And it didh't have to be this way. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ottawa Charge won't play at smaller Lansdowne arena, PWHL says | CBC News
"We'd like to find a solution that works for us to stay in Ottawa," a league executive says of the Ottawa Charge. "But the city hasn't made it easy for us."
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November 19, 2025 at 5:01 AM
It's very upsetting to read this headline, although not altogether surprising, based on recent events. We are now one step closer to losing one of the coolest things to have come to Ottawa in many years. And it didh't have to be this way. 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This underscores the importance of collaboration in decision-making at city hall. The existing safe, structurally sound, and higher capacity facilities could have been used for much longer until a better plan, and one that was publicly supported, could be implemented.
"We will not play at Lansdowne 2.0. That’s the one option not on the table.” Strong words from the PWHL. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
‘We will not play at Lansdowne 2.0’: PWHL says all other options on table for Ottawa Charge
The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) says all options are on the table to keep the Ottawa Charge in the capital, but the team won’t be playing at the smaller hockey arena at Lansdowne once it...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This underscores the importance of collaboration in decision-making at city hall. The existing safe, structurally sound, and higher capacity facilities could have been used for much longer until a better plan, and one that was publicly supported, could be implemented.