John Clarke
@johncke.bsky.social
Former organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
'The root causes of genocide lie in a racist, supremacist ideology – #Zionism – that underpins a system aiming to dispossess, dominate, and erase Palestinians, supported by an oppressive neo-colonial power structure led by the United States and its allies'
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Final Statement of the Gaza Tribunal Jury of Conscience
We, the undersigned members of the Jury of Conscience, hereby deliver this Statement of Findings and Moral Judgment at the final session of the Gaza Tribunal. The Jury, guided by conscience and inform...
socialistproject.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
'The root causes of genocide lie in a racist, supremacist ideology – #Zionism – that underpins a system aiming to dispossess, dominate, and erase Palestinians, supported by an oppressive neo-colonial power structure led by the United States and its allies'
socialistproject.ca/2025/11/fina...
socialistproject.ca/2025/11/fina...
He is still being held, without charges and under appalling conditions, in an Israeli prison. #HussamAbuSafiya
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
He is still being held, without charges and under appalling conditions, in an Israeli prison. #HussamAbuSafiya
When it comes to the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (#TDU), it's a sad case of 'let the shipwrecks of others by your seamarks.'
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The conservative (d)evolution of Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Tim Goulet examines the history and recent right-ward direction of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU).
tempestmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
When it comes to the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (#TDU), it's a sad case of 'let the shipwrecks of others by your seamarks.'
tempestmag.org/2025/11/the-...
tempestmag.org/2025/11/the-...
Another climate summit farce plays out and, this time, the government leaders, fossil fuel lobbyists and the liberal tuggers on their heartstrings are heading to Brazil. #COP30
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Another climate summit farce plays out and, this time, the government leaders, fossil fuel lobbyists and the liberal tuggers on their heartstrings are heading to Brazil. #COP30
Since 2010, the UK has been at the cutting edge of the attack on sick and #disabled. The Keep Britain Working report (a less than subtle title) is of considerable interest in this regard and it is of international significance.
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Bosses say work till you drop
The Mayfield report ignores how work is damaging our health in order to keep up the attack on the sick and disabled, argues Lee Humber
Sir Charlie Mayfield’s report ‘Keep Britain Working’, publishe...
www.counterfire.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Since 2010, the UK has been at the cutting edge of the attack on sick and #disabled. The Keep Britain Working report (a less than subtle title) is of considerable interest in this regard and it is of international significance.
www.counterfire.org/article/boss...
www.counterfire.org/article/boss...
From this article, you would conclude that encampments of #unhoused people are some perverse public nuisance, rather than the searing expression of a #housingcrisis in Toronto that has spun out of control.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/m...
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Motion to clear encampments faster coming to City Council
Across from the Main Street TTC station, there are a handful of tents in Stanley G. Grizzle Park, and while the encampment has been cleared before, and no camping signs were put up, the tents have ret...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
From this article, you would conclude that encampments of #unhoused people are some perverse public nuisance, rather than the searing expression of a #housingcrisis in Toronto that has spun out of control.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/m...
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/07/m...
For the corporate media's headline writers, #Palestinian suffering is a mysterious phenomenon that takes place for no apparent reason.
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
For the corporate media's headline writers, #Palestinian suffering is a mysterious phenomenon that takes place for no apparent reason.
#OperationSolidarity in BC, in the 80s, was a key example of a common front against the neoliberal assault that went outside of the constraints of regulated class struggle. It also offers an example of a powerful struggle that was abandoned and betrayed.
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1983: The Year BC Citizens and Workers Fought Back | The Tyee
Operation Solidarity ended in bitterness, but mass protests scored dramatic victories against Bennett government.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
#OperationSolidarity in BC, in the 80s, was a key example of a common front against the neoliberal assault that went outside of the constraints of regulated class struggle. It also offers an example of a powerful struggle that was abandoned and betrayed.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018...
#PrinceWilliam pretends to work on a speech someone else has written for him as he flies by private jet to the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil. There is, however, nothing fake about his dirty great carbon footprint.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
#PrinceWilliam pretends to work on a speech someone else has written for him as he flies by private jet to the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil. There is, however, nothing fake about his dirty great carbon footprint.
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Scapegoating newcomers has become a convenient distraction from policy failure in Canada.
The myth of the immigrant threat
Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. But these problems stem from policy failur...
canadiandimension.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Scapegoating newcomers has become a convenient distraction from policy failure in Canada.
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Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto's victims and democracy.
Indonesia makes former president Soeharto posthumous national hero
Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto's victims and democracy.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Activists condemn award by ex-son-in-law President Subianto, branding it betrayal of Soeharto's victims and democracy.
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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, other key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Ed Martin, the United States Pardon Attorney, announced that President Trump would be pardoning key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani.
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Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms bit.ly/47MirA1
Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms
LISBON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Lisbon took to the streets Saturday to protest labor reforms put forth by the center-right government.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Tens of thousands in Portugal protest proposed labor reforms bit.ly/47MirA1
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10-11-1983 CANADA: In British Columbia, three months of protests to defend union rights and social services reach a critical turning point as teachers prepare to join a massive mobilization led by Operation Solidarity and the Solidarity Coalition. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018...
1983: The Year BC Citizens and Workers Fought Back | The Tyee
Operation Solidarity ended in bitterness, but mass protests scored dramatic victories against Bennett government.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
10-11-1983 CANADA: In British Columbia, three months of protests to defend union rights and social services reach a critical turning point as teachers prepare to join a massive mobilization led by Operation Solidarity and the Solidarity Coalition. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018...
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Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
Over 8,500 Flights Disrupted Sunday As Government Shutdown Snarls Air Travel
Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
www.forbes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
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🚨 Yesterday, 833 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy Israeli police protection, conducting provocative tours and rituals. This act highlights the ongoing aggression faced by Palestinians.
Stand with us in solidarity.
#FreePalestine #AlAqsaUnderAttack 🌿✊
Stand with us in solidarity.
#FreePalestine #AlAqsaUnderAttack 🌿✊
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🚨 Yesterday, 833 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy Israeli police protection, conducting provocative tours and rituals. This act highlights the ongoing aggression faced by Palestinians.
Stand with us in solidarity.
#FreePalestine #AlAqsaUnderAttack 🌿✊
Stand with us in solidarity.
#FreePalestine #AlAqsaUnderAttack 🌿✊
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Palestinian woman Umm Zuhri Shweiki was forcibly expelled from her home in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli forces, who seized and emptied her house before handing it to Israeli settlers.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Palestinian woman Umm Zuhri Shweiki was forcibly expelled from her home in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli forces, who seized and emptied her house before handing it to Israeli settlers.
The gatekeepers of the official discourse have a lot to answer for. #GazaGenocide
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The gatekeepers of the official discourse have a lot to answer for. #GazaGenocide
“It’s very hard to remain intact when you are held in such oppressive and difficult conditions.” #PalestinianPrisoners
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Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight
Exclusive: Detainees at Rakefet include nurse deprived of natural light since January, and teenager held for nine months
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“It’s very hard to remain intact when you are held in such oppressive and difficult conditions.” #PalestinianPrisoners
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
'The whole system is stretched beyond its limits, and more people will die because of it.' #HealthCare
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‘You have to advocate for yourself’: Woman shares story of near-death experience in Winnipeg hospital ER
Dec. 31, 2023, was a day Harriet Berkal will never forget – it was the day she almost died. Her husband called an ambulance, which took her to Health Sciences Centre (HSC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba’s larg...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
'The whole system is stretched beyond its limits, and more people will die because of it.' #HealthCare
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www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
The Football Association of Ireland (#FAI) has voted to submit a motion to the United European Football Association (#UEFA) to ban #Israel from all club and international competitions.
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Football Association of Ireland (#FAI) has voted to submit a motion to the United European Football Association (#UEFA) to ban #Israel from all club and international competitions.
Aren't death squads operating in Canada on the instructions of the Indian government a form of this '#foreigninterference' thing that we hear so much about?
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globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
Intercepted communications link Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s assassination | Globalnews.ca
British intelligence provided Canada with initial tip tying India’s government to temple leader's 2023 killing.
globalnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Aren't death squads operating in Canada on the instructions of the Indian government a form of this '#foreigninterference' thing that we hear so much about?
globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
globalnews.ca/news/1151469...